Miss World 1983
| Miss World 1983 |
Miss World 1983 Titlecard |
| Date |
17 November 1983 |
| Presenters |
Peter Marshall, and Judith Chalmers |
| Entertainment |
Leo Sayer |
| Venue |
Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster |
Thames Television |
| Entrants |
72 |
| Placements |
15 |
| Debuts |
Poland, and Tonga |
| Withdraws |
Sri Lanka, Tahiti, and Zimbabwe |
| Returns |
Austria, Barbados, Gambia, Liberia, and Swaziland |
| Winner |
Sarah-Jane Hutt
United Kingdom |
| Personality |
Cátia Pedrosa
Brazil |
| Photogenic |
Bernarda Marovt
Yugoslavia |
Miss World 1983, the 33rd Miss World pageant was held on November 17, 1983 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from the United Kingdom. First runner-up was Rocío Isabel Luna representing Colombia and second runner-up was Cátia Pedrosa from the Brazil.
Results
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1983 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| 5th runner-up |
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| 6th runner-up |
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| Top 15 semifinalists |
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Special Awards
Continental Queens
- Africa: Annie Broderick - Liberia
- America: Rocío Isabel Luna - Colombia
- Asia: Yi'fat Schechter - Israel
- Europe: Sarah-Jane Hutt - United Kingdom
- Oceania: Tanya Bowe - Australia
Order of Announcements
- Top 15
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Holland
- Hong Kong
- Iceland
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- 9. Ireland
- 10. Israel
- 11. Jamaica
- 12. Panama
- 13. United Kingdom
- 14. United States
- 15. Yugoslavia
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- Top 7
- United States
- Brazil
- Jamaica
- Colombia
- Panama
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
72 Contestants
National pageant notes
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.
Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Sri Lanka (Fiona Wickremesinghe) did not attend the Miss World because of personal reasons.
Crossovers
Miss Universe
- Miss Universe 1983: Austria, Belgium, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, France, Gambia (Miss Amity), Holland, Iceland and Norway (semi-finalist)
- Miss Universe 1984: Gibraltar (Miss Amity) and Ireland
Miss International
Historical significance
- Sarah-Jane Hutt of United Kingdom became the fifth British woman to win the Miss World title.
- This is the first time that the scores from the judges were shown in the preliminary swimsuit segment through electronic voting.
- This is the first time that the award winners for Africa and Oceania did not make it into the semi-finals.
- 10 out of 15 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Holland (1977), Panama (1979), Austria and Israel (1980), and Belgium, Brazil, Colombia, and Jamaica (1981). Hong Kong and Iceland had made into the semi-finals for the first time. Iceland marked its debut in 1955, while Hong Kong in 1959.
- Hong Kong and Malaysia became actresses in box-office movies after they competed in Miss World.
- 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 5 seasons.
- Carolina del Valle Cerruti Duijm of Venezuela is the daughter of Miss World 1955, Susana Duijm.
- Unnur Steinsson of Iceland is the mother of Miss World 2005, Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir.
Judges
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