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Miss World 1982

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Miss World 1982
Mariasela Álvarez, Miss World 1982
Date18 November 1982
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers
EntertainmentThe Three Degrees
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants68
Placements15
DebutsIndonesia, Turks and Caicos
WithdrawalsArgentina, Austria, Jersey, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Suriname
ReturnsPanama, Paraguay, Portugal, Yugoslavia, US Virgin Islands
WinnerMariasela Álvarez
Dominican Republic
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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, UK. 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]

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1982
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

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

68 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Aruba Aruba Noriza Helder 19 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Catherine Anne Morris 19 Sydney
The Bahamas Bahamas Oralee Stubbs 18 Nassau
Belgium Belgium Marie Pierre Lemaître 21 Brussels
Bermuda Bermuda Heather Ross[5] 22 Somerset
Bolivia Bolivia Brita Cederberg 17 Oruro
Brazil Brazil Mônica Jannuzzi 21 Londrina, Paraná
Canada Canada Jody Jensen 19 Calgary
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Maureen Therese Lewis 21 George Town
Chile Chile Mariana Reinhardt 20 Santiago
Colombia Colombia María Teresa Gómez 19 Medellin
Costa Rica Costa Rica Maureen Jiménez 22 San Jose
Netherlands Antilles Curaçao Vendetta Roozendal 20 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Marina Rauscher 17 Limassol
Denmark Denmark Tina Nielsen 18 Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Mariasela Álvarez 22 Santo Domingo
Ecuador Ecuador Gianna Machiavello 20 Guayaquil
El Salvador El Salvador Berta Loredana Munguía 20 San Salvador
Finland Finland Sari Aspholm 20 Vantaa
France France Martine Philipps 23 Audincourt
West Germany Germany Kerstin Paeserack 19 Wilhelmshaven
Gibraltar Gibraltar Louise Gillingwater 20 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Anthi Priovolou 19 Athens
Guam Guam Frances Limtiaco 22 Tamuning
Guatemala Guatemala Suzanne Whitbeck 20 Guatemala City
Netherlands Holland Irene Schell 20 Venlo
Honduras Honduras Ana Lucía Rivera 20 San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Cally Kwong 19 Victoria
Iceland Iceland María Björk Sverrisdóttir 19 Reykjavík
India India Uttara Mhatre 19 Nasik
Indonesia Indonesia Andi Botenri 17 Jakarta
Republic of Ireland Ireland Roberta Brown 19 Derry
 Isle of Man Maria Elizabeth Craig 19 Jurby
Israel Israel Anat Kerem 18 Haifa
Italy Italy Raffaella del Rosario 17 Bologna
Jamaica Jamaica Cornelia Parchment 19 Kingston
Japan Japan Mutsuko Kikuchi 20 Tokyo
South Korea Korea Choi Sung-yoon 19 Seoul
Lebanon Lebanon May Mansour Chahwan 19 Beirut
Malaysia Malaysia Nellie Teoh 25 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Malta Delina Camilleri 18 Mosta
Mexico Mexico Ana Ruth García 23 Villahermosa
New Zealand New Zealand Susan Mainland 19 Hamilton
Norway Norway Janett Krefting 19 Oslo
Panama Panama María Lorena Moreno 22 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Zulema Domínguez 19 Asuncion
Peru Peru Cynthia Piedra 21 Lima
Philippines Philippines Sara-Jane Areza 22 Manila
Portugal Portugal Suzana Dias 19 Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Jannette Torres 17 San Juan
Singapore Singapore Yvonne Tan 19 Singapore
Spain Spain Ana Herrero 17 Zaragoza
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Tania Pereira 19 Panadura
Sweden Sweden Anne-Lie Sjöberg 18 Eskilstuna
Switzerland Switzerland Lolita Morena 22 Locarno
French Polynesia Tahiti Teura Tuhiti 17 Papeete
Thailand Thailand Alisa Kajornchaiyakul 17 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Althea Rocke 22 Port of Spain
Turkey Turkey Ayse Güven 20 Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Lolita Ariza 21 Grand Turk
United Kingdom United Kingdom Della Dolan 20 Grimsby
United States United States LuAnn Caughey 23 Abilene
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Benedicta Acosta 20 St. Croix
Uruguay Uruguay Varinia Govea 21 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Michelle Shoda 22 Maracaibo
Samoa Western Samoa Lilly Hunt 20 Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Ana Sasso 19 Split
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Caroline Murinda 22 Harare

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ "New Miss World". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Dominican Miss World; Texas Entry A Finalist". The Victoria Advocate. 19 November 1982. pp. 6B. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ "Miss World 1981 winner Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo - Miss World Contest: through the years". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Malaysian Business". 1997. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Miss Ross in a world of trouble". The Salina Journal. 28 November 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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