Miss Universe 1983

32nd Miss Universe pageant
  • Bob Barker
  • Joan Van Ark
Entertainment
  • John Schneider
  • José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma"
VenueKiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, United StatesBroadcaster
  • CBS (KMOX-TV)
Entrants80Placements12Debuts
  • Cook Islands
  • Gambia
Withdrawals
  • New Caledonia
  • St. Maarten
  • Suriname
Returns
  • Cyprus
  • French Guiana
  • Gibraltar
  • Lebanon
WinnerLorraine Downes
 New ZealandCongenialityAbbey Scattrel Janneh
 GambiaBest National CostumeJong-jun Kim
 KoreaPhotogenicLolita Morena
 Switzerland
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Miss Universe 1983 was the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, held on 11 July 1983 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand was crowned by Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada.[1] Eighty contestants competed in this year. This is the first, and so far the only time New Zealand won the pageant.

Results

Miss Universe 1983 participating nations and results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1983
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Newhouse, Eric (12 Jul 1983). "New Zealand model named Miss Universe". The Journal News. Associated Press. p. 27. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

External links

  • Miss Universe official website
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Miss Universe 1983, national titleholders