Miss World 1982

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Miss World 1982 was the 32nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the United Kingdom. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss World 1981, Pilín León of Venezuela. The first and second runners-up were Sari Kaarina Aspholm from Finland and Della Dolan from the United Kingdom who were semi-finalists in Miss Universe 1982 four months before.[1]

Date18 November 1982
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
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Miss World 1982
Mariasela Álvarez, Miss World 1982
Date18 November 1982
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants68
Placements15
Debuts
  • Indonesia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
Withdrawals
  • Argentina
  • Austria
  • Jersey
  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
Returns
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Portugal
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Yugoslavia
WinnerMariasela Álvarez
Dominican Republic
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This edition marked the debut of Indonesia and Turks and Caicos Islands. And the return of Yugoslavia, which last competed in 1975, Portugal last competed in 1979 and Panama, Paraguay and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 1980. Argentina, Austria, Jersey, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Suriname withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.

Results

Placements

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Placement Contestant
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1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 7
Top 15
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Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Zimbabwe – Caroline Murinda[2]
Americas
Asia
  •  Philippines – Sara-Jane Areza[2]
Europe
  •  Finland – Sari Aspholm[2]
Oceania
  •  Australia – Catherine Anne Morris[2]
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Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1982[3][4]

68 contestants competed for the title.

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Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Aruba ArubaNoriza Helder19Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaCatherine Anne Morris19Sydney
The Bahamas BahamasOralee Stubbs18Nassau
Belgium BelgiumMarie Pierre Lemaître21Brussels
Bermuda BermudaHeather Ross[5]22Somerset
Bolivia BoliviaBrita Cederberg17Oruro
Brazil BrazilMônica Jannuzzi21Londrina
Canada CanadaJody Jensen19Calgary
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsMaureen Therese Lewis21George Town
Chile ChileMariana Reinhardt20Santiago
Colombia ColombiaMaría Teresa Gómez19Medellín
Costa Rica Costa RicaMaureen Jiménez22San Jose
Netherlands Antilles CuraçaoVendetta Roozendal20Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusMarina Rauscher17Limassol
Denmark DenmarkTina Nielsen18Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicMariasela Álvarez22Santo Domingo
Ecuador EcuadorGianna Machiavello20Guayaquil
El Salvador El SalvadorBerta Loredana Munguía20San Salvador
Finland FinlandSari Aspholm20Vantaa
France FranceMartine Philipps23Audincourt
French Polynesia French Polynesia[b]Teura Tuhiti17Papeete
Gibraltar GibraltarLouise Gillingwater20Gibraltar
Greece GreeceAnthi Priovolou19Athens
Guam GuamFrances Limtiaco22Tamuning
Guatemala GuatemalaSuzanne Whitbeck20Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandIrene Schell20Venlo
Honduras HondurasAna Lucía Rivera20San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongCally Kwong19Victoria
Iceland IcelandMaría Björk Sverrisdóttir19Reykjavík
India IndiaUttara Mhatre19Nasik
Indonesia IndonesiaAndi Botenri17Jakarta
Republic of Ireland IrelandRoberta Brown[6]19Derry
Isle of ManMaria Elizabeth Craig19Jurby
Israel IsraelAnat Kerem18Haifa
Italy ItalyRaffaella del Rosario17Bologna
Jamaica JamaicaCornelia Parchment19Kingston
Japan JapanMutsuko Kikuchi20Tokyo
Lebanon LebanonMay Mansour Chahwan19Beirut
Malaysia MalaysiaNellie Teoh25Kuala Lumpur
Malta MaltaDelina Camilleri18Mosta
Mexico MexicoAna Ruth García23Villahermosa
New Zealand New ZealandSusan Mainland[7]19Hamilton
Norway NorwayJanett Krefting19Oslo
Panama PanamaMaría Lorena Moreno22Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayZulema Domínguez19Asunción
Peru PeruCynthia Piedra21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesSarah Jane Coronel Areza[8]22Manila
Portugal PortugalSuzana Dias19Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoJannette Torres17San Juan
Singapore SingaporeYvonne Tan19Singapore
South Korea South Korea[c]Choi Sung-yoon19Seoul
Spain SpainIsabel Herrero17Zaragoza
Sri Lanka Sri LankaTania Pereira19Panadura
Sweden SwedenAnne-Lie Sjöberg18Eskilstuna
Switzerland SwitzerlandLolita Morena22Locarno
Thailand ThailandAlisa Kajornchaiyakul17Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoAlthea Rocke22Port of Spain
Turkey TurkeyAyse Güven20Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsLolita Ariza21Grand Turk
United Kingdom United KingdomDella Dolan20Grimsby
United States United StatesLuAnn Caughey23Abilene
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Benedicta Acosta 20 St. Croix
Uruguay UruguayVarinia Govea21Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaMichelle Shoda22Maracaibo
West Germany West GermanyKerstin Paeserack19Wilhelmshaven
Samoa Western SamoaLilly Hunt20Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaAna Sasso19Split
Zimbabwe ZimbabweCaroline Murinda22Harare
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. [b]
    Competed as Tahiti in the pageant
  3. [c]
    Competed as Korea in the pageant

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