British fashion model Sarah-Jane Hutt started her one-year reign as the new Miss World modestly denying she was the world’s most beautiful woman - and some disgruntled competitors agreed.

“She was not the prettiest girl, we all think the judges were wrong,” said unplaced Miss Barbados, Nina McIntosh-Clarke, 24.

Press Association, the British domestic news agency, reported that Miss Jamaica, Catherine Levy, 21, who placed fourth, was so angry about not winning that she refused to attend the coronation ball after the televised contest.

But Miss Hutt, a 19-year-old brown-eyed brunette, was all smiles this morning, when, after dancing into the early hours at London’s Grosvenor Hotel, she appeared at a morning photo-call.

Asked by reporters if she was “the most beautiful girl in the world,” Miss Hutt simply answered, “No.”

Princess Margaret greeted the winner during a post-midnight ball that followed the contest.  More than 1,000 people, including the other 71 Miss World competitors, gathered to dance and celebrate into the early hours.

Miss Colombia, 18-year-old medical student Rocio Florenz, finished second while Miss Brazil, Catia Pedrosa, 20, a psychology student, rated by bookmakers as a 33-1 long shot, placed third.

The others among the seven finalists were Miss United States, Lisa Allred of Fort Worth, Texas; Marissa Burgos Canallas of Panama; Unnur Steinsson of Iceland and Catherine Levy of Jamaica.

A television audience estimated by organizers at 500 million watched the contest live by satellite.

Miss Hutt was crowned Miss World to thunderous applause in London’s Royal Albert Hall.

Miss Hutt, the favorite in the 33rd Miss World Beauty Pageant and the first Briton to win the contest in 18 years, was chosen over young women from 71 other countries.

“I feel fantastic - I never thought I would win even though I was the favorite,” Miss Hutt, the first Briton to win the title in 18 years, told reporters.  She is the fourth Briton to win the title in the contest’s 33-year history.

Miss Hutt topped the bookmakers’ list of favorites throughout the two weeks the contenders were here.  Tipsters put her early success down to British bettors’ patriotism.

1983 November 17
London, England
72 entries

Results
1  United Kingdom  Sarah-Jane Hutt
       Queen of Europe
2  Colombia  Rocio Isabel Luna Florez
       Queen of Americas
3  Brazil  Cátia Silveira Pedrosa

Finalists
4  Jamaica  Catherine Levy
5  Iceland  Unnur Steinsson
6  Panama  Marissa Burgos Canalias
7  U.S.A.  Lisa Gayle Allred

Semi-finalists
Austria  Mercedes Stermitz
Belgium  Françoise Bostoen
Bolivia  Ana Maria Taboada Arnold
Holland  Nancy Lalleman Heynis
Hong Kong  Margaret Cheung Man-Yuk
Ireland  Patricia Nolan
Israel  Yi'fat Schechter
       Queen of Asia
Yugoslavia  Bernarda Marovt

Remainder
American Virgin Islands  Chandra Theresa Ramsingh
Aruba  Audrey Bruges
Australia  Tanya Bowe
       Queen of Oceania
Bahamas  Lucille Bullen
Barbados  Nina McIntosh-Clarke
Bermuda  Angelita Emily Diaz
Canada  Katharine Durish
Cayman Islands  Effie Ebanks
Chile  Gina Rovira Beyris
Costa Rica  Maria Argentina Meléndez Herrera
Curacao  Yvette Rowina Domacasse
Cyprus  Katia Chrysochou
Denmark  Tina Lissiette Dahl Joergensen
Dominican Republic  Yonoris Maribel Estrella Florentino
Ecuador  Martha Lascano Salcedo
El Salvador  Carmen Irene Alvarez Gallardo
Finland  Sanna Marita Pekkala
France  Frédérique Marcelle Leroy
Gambia  Abbey Scattrel Janneh
Germany  Claudia Zielinski
Gibraltar  Jessica Palao
Greece  Anna Martinou
Guam  Geraldine Santos
Guatemala  Hilda Mansilla Manrique
Honduras  Carmen Isabel Morales Ustariz
India  Sweety Grewal
Indonesia  Titi Dwi Jayati
Isle of Man  Jennifer Huyton
Italy  Barbara Previato
Japan  Mie Nakahara
Korea  Seo Min-sook
Lebanon  Douchka Abi-Nader
Liberia  Annie Broderick
       Queen of Africa
Malaysia  Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng
Malta  Odette Balzan
Mexico  Mayra Adela Rojas González
New Zealand  Maria Sando
Norway  Karen Elizabeth Dobloug
Paraguay  Antonella Filartiga Montuori
Peru  Lisbet Alcazar Salomón
Philippines  Marilou Sadia Sadiua
Poland  Lidia Wasiak
Portugal  Cesaltina da Conceição Lopes da Silva
Puerto Rico  Fatima Mustafá Vásquez
Singapore  Sharon Denise Wells
Spain  Milagros Pérez Castro
Swaziland  Gladys Rudd
Sweden  Liza Eva Törnqvist
Switzerland  Patricia Lang
Thailand  Tavinan Kongkran 
Tonga  Anna Johansson
Trinidad & Tobago  Esther Farmer
Turkey  Ebru Ozmeric
Turks & Caicos  Cheryl Astwood
Uruguay  Silvia Zumarán
Venezuela  Carolina Ceruti Duijm
Western Samoa  Theresa Thomsen

Awards
Miss Personality  Brazil
Miss Photogenic  Yugoslavia