Miss Universe 1985
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| Miss Universe 1985 | |
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| Date: | July 15, 1985 |
| Presenters: | Bob Barker |
| Entertainment: | John Denver, Miami Sound Machine |
| Venue: | Miami Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA |
| Entrants: | 79 |
| Placements: | 10 |
| Winner: | Deborah Carthy-Deu |
| Represented: |  Puerto Rico |
Miss Universe 1985, the 34th Miss Universe pageant, was held at Miami Convention Center, Miami, USA on July 15, 1985. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the 1985 Miss Universe Pageant.
Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico won the Miss Universe title, and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Yvonne Ryding of Sweden.[1]
This internationally televised event was expected to reach an estimated audience of 600 million television viewers in 45 countries.[1]
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[edit] Host City
In October 1984, the owners of the newly expanded West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Canada showed an interest in hosting the Miss Universe 1985 pageant there.[2] This followed an unsuccessful attempt to host the Miss Universe 1984 pageant in Calgary, Canada the previous year.
Pageant organizers chose to host the pageant in Miami, Florida for the second consecutive year. George Honchar, president of Miss Universe Inc., expressed disappointment at a lack of local support for the event, which cost the city $2 million.[1]
[edit] Results
- Miss Universe 1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu (Puerto Rico).
- The runners-up were:
- The delegates who made in the top ten are: Márcia Giagio Canavezes (Brazil), Karen Tilley (Canada), Claudia van Sint Jan (Chile), Olivia Tracey (Ireland) and Laura Martínez-Herring (USA).
[edit] Special awards
- Congeniality: Lucy Carbullido Montinola (Guam)
- Photogenic: Brigitte Bergman (Holland)
- Most popular and followed by the media Julia Haydee Mora(El Salvador)
- National Costume: Sandra Eugenia Borda Caldas (Colombia)
[edit] Contestants
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[edit] Miss South Africa controversy
In April, 1985 the city of Miami requested that the Miss Universe organization insist that South Africa should not send a represenative to pageant, due to the threat of demonstrations over her country's Apartheid policy.[4] In mid May the nation announced that they would not send their titleholder, Andrea Steltzer, to the pageant because of fears for her safety.[5] This was the first time since 1975 that the country did not participate in the pageant; they would not return to the event until 1995.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "79 Women Vie For Miss Universe Crown", Associated Press, 1985-07-15.
- ^ "Edmonton's new focus", The Globe and Mail, 1984-10-23, p. M1.
- ^ Leisner, Pat. "Miss Texas, the New Miss USA, Will Represent USA in Miss Universe Pageant", Associated Press, 1985-05-13.
- ^ Reuters. "Miami Worried About Miss South Africa", The San Francisco Chronicle, 1985-04-02.
- ^ "Protest Fears Force Miss South Africa Out Of Miss Universe Pageant", Associated Press, 1985-05-19.
- ^ South African representatives to Miss Universe. Pageant Almanac. Retrieved on 2007-04-21.
[edit] External links
- Miss Universe official website
- Pageantopolis Miss Universe 1985 page - detailed results and pictures
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