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The 33rd Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1983 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt (Queen of Europe) from the United Kingdom. Runner up was Rocio Isabel Luna Florez (Queen of Americas) representing Colombia and third was Catia Silveira Pedrosa from the Brazil.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
[edit] Special awards
- Personality: Catia Silveira Pedrosa (Brazil)
- Photogenic: Bernarda Marovt (Yugoslavia)
[edit] Continental Queens
- Africa: Annie Broderick - Liberia
- America: Rocio Isabel Luna Florez - Colombia
- Asia: Yi'fat Schechter - Israel
- Europe: Sarah-Jane Hutt - United Kingdom
- Oceania: Tanya Bowe - Australia
[edit] 72 Contestants
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Poland and Tonga competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Gambia last competed in 1970.
- Liberia last competed in 1972.
- Barbados last competed in 1975.
- Swaziland last competed in 1980.
- Austria last competed in 1981.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Sri Lanka (Fiona Wickremesinghe) did not attend the Miss World because of personal reasons.
[edit] Other Notes
- Gambia and Gibraltar won the same award as Miss Amity in Miss Universe 1983, and in Miss Universe 1984.
- Iceland, Unnur Steinsson, who was the mother of Miss World 2005, Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir,placed as fourth runner-up in Miss World, while Venezuela, Carolina Cerruti Duijm, , who was the daughter of Miss World 1955, Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga, failed to put herself into the semi-finals of Miss World.
- Norway, Karen Elizabeth Dobloug, who placed as semi-finalist in Miss Universe 1983 in St. Louis, MO, failed to make into the semi-finals in Miss World. Austria, Belgium, Holland, and Iceland, who competed in Miss Universe four months before, made into the semi-finals and even in the finals for Iceland in Miss World.
- This is the first time that the award winners for Africa and Oceania did not make it into the semi-finals.
- Hong Kong and Malaysia became actresses in box-office movies after they competed in Miss World.
- Sarah-Jane Hutt of United Kingdom became the fourth British woman to win the Miss World title.
- Mercedes Stermitz of Austria had a career as a racing driver following Miss World, competing mostly in German series.
- Titi Dwi Jayati, contestant from Indonesia, now is a singing diva in Indonesia and also being one of the judges of Indonesian Idol for 4 seasons.
[edit] External Sources
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