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Bottom  American Virgin Islands, Aruba, Australia, Bahamas, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curacao, Cyprus, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany & Gibraltar

Middle  Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Holland, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Lebanon, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway & Panama

Top  Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Samoa, Yugoslavia & Zimbabwe

 

Miss World 1982
- an amalgam of news reports -

The new Miss World, Mariasela Alvarez Lebrun of the Dominican Republic, began her one-year reign in joy and disbelief at a coronation ball that lasted until the early hours of the morning.

More than 1,000 people, including the 68 contestants, packed the Great Room of London’s Grosvenor Hotel for the dinner and dancing hosted by the beauty pageant’s organizers.

Earlier, at the Royal Albert Hall, Miss Alvarez Lebrun, the daughter of a university professor, beat 67 other national beauty queens to win the coveted contest and prizes worth more than $48,000.

“I hope now I can put my country on the map,” said Miss Alvarez Lebrun, 22, after defeating 67 other contestants for the title.

“I am so surprised,” she said, wiping away a tear with one hand and steadying her crown with the other.  “It is the first time a girl from my country has ever won the title.  I feel it is a great honor.”

Miss Alvarez Lebrun, a brunette, had come to London as a tourist after vacationing in Poland, Greece, Austria, Italy, Germany, Spain and in Latin America.

London bookies at first made her a 20-1 long shot, although her odds later improved to 10-1 before the contest began.

But the 5-foot-10 architecture student emerged the winner, knocking out the bookies’ favorite, Miss Trinidad, Althea Ingrid Rocke, 22, who did not place.

In second place in the contest was Miss Finland, 20-year-old model Sari Kaarina Apsholm, and third place went to the local favourite, 20-year-old Della Dolan, of the United Kingdom.

The new Miss World was crowned by last year’s winner, Pilin Leon of Venezuela.

The brown-eyed Miss Alvarez Lebrun, whose interests include singing, ballet, gymnastics and volleyball, won about $49,000 in prizes, including a $8,000 cash prize and a $41,000 modeling contract.

Miss Alvarez Lebrun speaks little English, but her victory also gives her a screen test with the executive producer of “Chariots of Fire,” Dodi Fayed, for an upcoming movie.

She did not receive the traditional fur coat, as animal rights advocates protested loudly about the prize in the past.

There was heavy security at the Royal Albert Hall for the contest amid fears the environmentalists would disrupt the proceedings as they did a recent televised beauty contest in Britain.

The new strapless bathing suit the contestants were required to wear angered Miss U.S.A., Luann Cauchey, 23, a blonde from Dallas, Texas.

She thought the suit was too revealing and was unhappy that she had to wear it for the photographers.  “I’m being exploited,” said the beauty queen who lifts weights in her spare time.

The contest was also marked by charges of racism.  Miss Zimbabwe charged the organizers with racism, claiming she had been pushed out of photo sessions by other contestants.


Finland, Sweden, Norway & Denmark

Australia

Zimbabwe

Trinidad & Tobago

Finland

Spain

 

Front  Tahiti, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, & United Kingdom
Back  U.S.A., Uruguay (not visible behind Thailand), Venezuela, Western Samoa, Yugoslavia & Zimbabwe

 


Top 15
Australia, Bolivia, Cayman Islands, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Finland, Guam, Ireland, Philippines, Switzerland, Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Yugoslavia & Zimbabwe

 

1982 November 18
London, England
68 entries

Results
1  Dominican Republic  Mariasela Alvarez Lebrón
      
Queen of Americas
2  Finland  Sari Kaarina Aspholm
      
Queen of Europe
3  United Kingdom  Della Frances Dolan

Finalists
4  Switzerland  Lolita Laure Morena
5  U.S.A.  Elizabeth Luann Caughey
6  Trinidad & Tobago  Althea Ingrid Rocke
7  Ireland  Roberta Brown

Semi-finalists
Australia  Catherine Anne Morris
      
Queen of Oceania
Bolivia  Brita Margareta Cederberg
Cayman Islands  Maureen Theresa Lewis
Denmark  Tina Maria Nielsen
Guam  Frances Rose Limtiaco 
Philippines  Sara-Jane Areza
      
Queen of Asia
Yugoslavia  Ana Sasso 
Zimbabwe  Caroline Murinda
       
Queen of Africa

Remainder
American Virgin Islands  Benedicta Acosta
Aruba  Noriza Antonio Helder
Bahamas  Oralee Laverne Stubbs
Belgium  Marie-Pierre Lemaître
Bermuda  Heather Michelle Ross
Brazil  Mônica Jannuzzi
Canada  Jody Jensen
Chile  Mariana Margarita Reinhardt Lagos
Colombia  Maria Teresa Gómez Fajardo
Costa Rica  Maureen Jiménez Solano
Curacao  Vendetta Martha Roozendal
Cyprus  Marina Elena Rauscher
Ecuador  Gianna Machiavello González
El Salvador  Loredana Munguta
France  Martine Marie Phillipps
Germany  Kerstin Natalie Paeserack
Gibraltar  Louise Michelle Gillingwater
Greece  Anthi Priovolou
Guatemala  Edith Suzanne Whitbeck Cain
Holland  Irene Maria Petronnella Henrichs Schell
Honduras  Ana Lucia Rivera Castro 
Hong Kong  Cally Kwong Mei-Wan
Iceland  Maria Bjork Sverrisdóttir
India  Uttara Mhatre
Indonesia  Andi Tenri
Isle of Man  Maria Elizabeth Craig
Israel  Anat Kerem
Italy  Raffaella del Rosario
Jamaica  Cornelia Ramona Roxanne Parchment
Japan  Mutsuko Kikuchi
Korea  Choi Sung-yoon
Lebanon  May Mansour Chahwan
Malaysia  Nellie Teoh Swee Yong
Malta  Adelina Camilleri
Mexico  Ana Ruth García Jiménez
New Zealand  Susan Jane Mainland
Norway  Jeanette Carine Krefting
Panama  Maria Lorena Moreno Arosemena
Paraguay  Zulema Dominguez Gutter
Peru  Cynthia Mercedes Piedra
Portugal  Suzana Walker dos Santos Dias 
Puerto Rico  Jannette Torres Burgos
Singapore  Yvonne Tan
Spain  Ana Isabel Herrero García
Sri Lanka  Tania Coleen Anne Pereira
Sweden  Anne-Lie Margareta Sjöberg
Tahiti  Teura Tuhiti
Thailand  Alisa Kajornchaiyakul
Turkey  Ayse Belgin Guven
Turks & Caicos  Lolita Elaine Ariza
Uruguay  Varinia Roxana Govea Pazos 
Venezuela  Michelle Marie Shoda Belloso
Western Samoa  Lilly Caroline Hunt

Awards
Miss Personality  Cayman Islands
Miss Photogenic  Switzerland

Did not compete
Austria  Rita Isabella Zehtner


Photographers' choices
Top  Uruguay, Israel & Switzerland
Bottom  Germany, U.S.A., Trinidad & Tobago, United Kingdom

Top 7
Switzerland, Dominican Republic, U.S.A., Trinidad & Tobago, Ireland, Finland & United Kingdom

Continental Queens
Finland (Europe), Australia (Oceania), Philippines (Asia), Dominican Republic (Americas) & Zimbabwe (Africa)


United Kingdom (2nd runner-up), Dominican Republic (winner) & Finland (1st runner-up)

Cross-references to some of the other pageants

Aruba  Universe 1982
Belgium  Universe 1982 & Europe 1982
Bermuda  Universe 1982
Cayman Islands
  Universe 1982 (Miss Amity)
Cyprus  Intercontinental 1982 & Universe 1983
Denmark  Universe 1982 & Europe 1982
Finland  Universe 1982 (semi-finalist)
France
 Universe 1982
Germany  Universe 1982 (semi-finalist)
Gibraltar  Universe 1983
Greece  Mrs Globe 1997 (winner)
Guatemala  Universe 1982
Honduras
  Coffee 1983
Indonesia
  Asia 1982 & Universe 1983
Ireland
  Universe 1983 (2nd runner-up) & Intercontinental 1982
Lebanon
  Universe 1983
Malta
  Europe 1982
Norway
  Universe 1982
Panama
  Sugar Cane 1980 (2nd runner-up)
Portugal
  Intercontinental 1982 (semi-finalist)
Spain
  Universe 1983 (semi-finalist) & Young International 1983
Sweden
  Europe 1982 (1st runner-up)
Switzerland
 Universe 1983 (Miss Photogenic & 3rd runner-up)
Trinidad & Tobago  Universe 1980
Turks & Caicos
  Universe 1983
United Kingdom  Universe-England 1982 (semi-finalist) & Intercontinental 1982 (semi-finalist)
Uruguay  Young International 1978