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Front  Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, England, Denmark, Curacao, Cook Islands, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Bermuda & Belgium

MISS UNIVERSE 1983

1983 July 11
 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A.
80 entries

Results
1  New Zealand  Lorraine Elizabeth Downes
2  U.S.A.  Julie Lynn Hayek
3  Ireland  Roberta Brown (Intercontinental '82, 6th RU World '82)
4  Switzerland  Lolita Laure Morena (3rd RU World '82)
5  England  Karen Lesley Moore (SF International '84, SF Europe '84)

Semi-finalists
Finland  Nina Marjaana Rekola
Germany  Loana Katharina Radecki (International '83, 4th RU Europe '84)
Italy  Federica Maria Moro
Norway  Karen Elisabeth Dobloug (World '83)
Singapore  Kathie Lee Lee Beng
Spain  Ana Isabel Herrero García (World '82, Young International '83)
Venezuela  Paola Laura Ruggeri Ghigo (winner South America '83)
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Order of announcement of semi-finalists
New Zealand, Italy, Singapore, Venezuela, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, Spain, England, Finland, U.S.A. & Germany

Order of announcement of finalists
England, New Zealand, Ireland, U.S.A. & Switzerland
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Remainder
Argentina  Maria Daniela Carrara Mariano (South America '83)
Aruba  Milva Evertsz
Australia  Simone Cox
Austria  Mercedes Stermitz (SF World '83, SF Europe '84)
Bahamas  Christina Maria Thompson
Belgium  Françoise Bostoen (World '83, 3rd RU Europe '84)
Belize  Shirlene Dianne McKoy
Bermuda  Angelita Emily Diaz (World '83)
Bolivia  Cecilia Zamora Oliva (South America '83)
Brazil  Mariza Fully Coelho (1st RU South America '83)
British Virgin Islands  Anna Maria Joseph
Canada  Jodi Yvonne Rutledge
Cayman Islands  Effie Ebanks (World '83)
Chile  Maria Josefa Isensee Ugarte (South America '83)
Colombia  Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes (3rd RU South America '83)
Cook Islands  Carmena Blake
Costa Rica  Maria Gabriela Pozuela Castro (SF Latin America '83)
Curacao  Maybelline Altagracia Snel
Cyprus  Marina Elena Rauscher (Intercontinental '82, World '82)
Denmark  Inge Ravn Thomsen (2nd RU International '83)
Dominican Republic  Maria Alexandra Astwood Tueni
Ecuador  Mariela García Monsalve (South America '83)
El Salvador  Claudia Deniz Oliva Alberto  (Latin America '84)
France  Frédérique Marcelle Leroy (World '83, 1st RU Europe '84)
French Guiana  Marie-Georges Achamana
Gambia  Abbey Scattrel Janneh (World '83)
Gibraltar  Louise Michelle Gillingwater (World '82)
Greece  Plousia "Sia" Farfaraki (International '83, SF Europe '84)
Guadeloupe  Nicole LeBorgne
Guam  Pamela Joyce Booth
Guatemala  Berta Victoria González García
Holland  Nancy Lalleman Heynis (Young International '83, SF World '83, Europe '84)
Honduras  Ollie June Thompson Bodden (winner Coffee '84)
Hong Kong  Cherona Yeung Suet-Yee
Iceland  Unnur Steinsson (3rd RU Young International '80, 3rd RU World '83)
India  Rekha Hande
Indonesia  Andi Tenri (Asia '82, World '82)
Israel  Shim’ona Hollander
Japan  Yuko Yamaguchi (World '78)
Korea  Kim Jong-joong
Lebanon  May Mansour Chahwan (World '82)
Malaysia  Puspa Mohamad Salleh
Malta  Christine Bonnici
Martinique  Marie Line Laupa
Mexico  Mónica Maria Rosas Torres
Namibia  Astrid Klotzsch
Northern Marianas  Thelma Mafnas
Panama  Elizabeth Bylan Bennett
Papua-New Guinea  Shannelle Bray
Paraguay  Mercedes Bosch Cuarilla (South America '83, Young International '83)
Peru  Vivien Griffiths Shields (2nd RU South America '83)
Philippines  Rosita "Cita" Capuyon (SF Mrs World '85)
Portugal  Anabela Elisa Vissenjou Ananíades (Europe '84)
Puerto Rico  Carmen Batiz Vergara (Intercontinental '83)
Reunion  Eliane LeBeau
Scotland  Linda Renton (Europe '84)
South Africa  Leanne Beverly Hosking
Sri Lanka  Shyama Ayesa Cecilia Fernando (Asia '77)
Sweden  Viveca Miriam Ljung (Europe '84)
Thailand  Jinda Nuean-ktang
Transkei  Nomxolisi Xokelelo
Trinidad & Tobago  Sandra William
Turkey  Dilara Haracci
Turks & Caicos  Lolita Elaine Ariza (World '82)
U.S. Virgin Islands  Julie Elizabeth Woods
Uruguay  Maria Jacqueline Beltrán (South America '83)
Wales  Lianne Patricia Gray (International '83, Europe '84)
Western Samoa  Falute Mama Aluni
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Awards
Miss Amity  Gambia
Miss Photogenic  Switzerland
Best National Costume
1 Korea
2 U.S. Virgin Islands
3 Japan
New Zealand & Costa Rica
Peru

Venezuela

England (4th RU), Ireland (2nd RU), New Zealand (winner), U.S.A. (1st RU) & Switzerland (3rd RU)