Miss Universe 1982
31st Miss Universe pageant
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Miss Universe 1982 was the 31st Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru, on 26 July 1982. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in South America. Seventy-seven contestants competed in the pageant. At the conclusion of the event, Karen Baldwin of Canada was crowned by Irene Saez of Venezuela. This is the first time Canada won the pageant.[1][2]
| Miss Universe 1982 | |
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| Date | 26 July 1982 |
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| Venue | Coliseo Amauta, Lima, Peru |
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| Entrants | 77 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Karen Baldwin Canada |
| Congeniality | Maureen Lewis (Cayman Islands) |
| Best National Costume | Francesca Zaza (Peru) |
| Photogenic | Ava Marilyn Burke (Bahamas) |
The stadium where the contest was taking place was attacked with dynamite on 26 July, during the contest's finale.[3]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss Universe 1982 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Final Scores
| Country/Territory | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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 Canada[4][5] |
7.761 (9) | 8.400 (5) | 8.275 (3) | 8.525 (3) | 8.400 (2) |
 Guam[4] |
7.892 (5) | 8.867 (1) | 8.692 (1) | 8.355 (4) | 8.638 (1) |
 Italy[4] |
7.714 (11) | 7.925 (9) | 8.067 (5) | 8.608 (2) | 8.200 (4) |
 Greece[4] |
7.847 (6) | 8.042 (8) | 8.325 (2) | 8.317 (5) | 8.228 (3) |
 United States[4] |
8.131 (2) | 8.425 (4) | 8.192 (4) | 7.925 (8) | 8.181 (5) |
 South Africa[4] |
8.406 (1) | 8.583 (2) | 7.225 (10) | 8.707 (1) | 8.172 (6) |
 England[4] |
8.100 (3) | 8.433 (3) | 7.808 (7) | 8.167 (7) | 8.136 (7) |
 Peru[4] |
7.797 (8) | 8.218 (6) | 7.508 (8) | 8.292 (6) | 8.006 (8) |
 Brazil[4] |
8.011 (4) | 8.133 (7) | 7.892 (6) | 7.917 (9) | 7.981 (9) |
 Finland[4] |
7.719 (10) | 7.808 (10) | 7.408 (9) | 7.908 (10) | 7.708 (10) |
 Uruguay[4] |
7.594 (12) | 7.692 (11) | 7.167 (11) | 7.783 (11) | 7.547 (11) |
 Germany[4] |
7.808 (7) | 7.204 (12) | 7.008 (12) | 7.483 (12) | 7.232 (12) |
Contestants
Argentina – María Alejandra Basile
Aruba – Noriza Antonio Helder
Australia – Lou Ann Ronchi
Austria – Elisabeth Kawan
Bahamas – Ava Marilyn Burke
Belgium – Marie-Pierre Lemaitre
Belize – Sharon Kay Auxilliou
Bermuda – Heather Ross
Bolivia – Sandra Villaroel
Brazil – Celice Márques
British Virgin Islands – Luce Dahlia Hodge
Canada – Karen Baldwin
Cayman Islands – Maureen Theresa Lewis
Chile – Jenny Purto Arab
Colombia – Nadya Santacruz
Costa Rica – Liliana Corella Espinoza
Curaçao – Minerva Ranila Heiroms
Denmark – Tina Maria Nielsen
Dominican Republic – Soraya Morey
Ecuador – Jacqueline Burgos
El Salvador – Jeanette Marroquín
England – Della Dolan
Finland – Sari Aspholm
France – Martine Philipps
Greece – Tina Roussou
Guadeloupe – Lydia Galin
Guam – Patty Chong Kerkos
Guatemala – Edith Whitbeck
Holland – Brigitte Diereckx
Honduras – Eva Lissethe Barahona
Hong Kong – Angie Leung
Iceland – Gudrun Moller
India – Pamela Singh
Indonesia – Sri Yulianti Soemardjo
Ireland – Geraldine McGrory[6]
Israel – Deborah Naomi Hess
Italy – Cinzia Fiordeponti
Japan – Eri Okuwaki
Malaysia – Siti Rohani Wahid
Malta – Rita Falzon
Martinique – Corine Soler
Mexico – María del Carmen López
Namibia – Deseree Anita Kotze
New Caledonia – Lenka Topalovitch
New Zealand – Sandra Dexter[7]
Northern Mariana Islands – Sheryl Sonoda Sizemore
Norway – Janett Krefting
Panama – Isora de Lourdes López
Papua New Guinea – Moi Eli
Paraguay – Maris Villalba
Peru – Francesca Zaza
Philippines – Maria Isabel Lopez
Portugal – Ana Maria Valdiz
Puerto Rico – Lourdes Milagros Mantero Hormazábal
Réunion – Ginon Manthe
Scotland – Georgina Kearney
Singapore – Judicia Nonis
Sint Maarten – Liana Elviara Brown
South Africa – Odette Scrooby
South Korea – Sun-hee Park[8]
Spain – Cristina Pérez Cottrell
Sri Lanka – Ann Monica Tradigo
Suriname – Vanessa de Vries
Sweden – Anna Kari Maria Bergström
Switzerland – Jeannette Linkenheill
Thailand – Nipaporn Tarapanich
Transkei – Noxolisi Mji
Trinidad and Tobago – Suzanne Traboulay
Turkey – Canan Kakmaci
Turks and Caicos Islands – Jacqueline Astwood
United States – Terri Utley
United States Virgin Islands – Ingeborg Hendricks
Uruguay – Silvia Vila
Venezuela – Ana Teresa Oropeza
Wales – Michelle Donelly
West Germany – Kerstin Paeserack
Western Samoa – Ivy Evelyn Warner
