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

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

Top  Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Turks & Caicos, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Uruguay, Venezuela, Western Samoa & Yugoslavia

 

Miss World 1983
- an amalgam of news reports -

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.

Miss Hutt’s winner’s prize was a check for 5,000 pounds, or $7,500, and a year-long contract worth 25,000 pounds, or $37,500, with the Miss World organization to promote clothes, products and the Variety Club children’s charity around the world.  Miss Florenz received 2,000 pounds, or $3,000, and Miss Pedrosa’s prize was 1,000 pounds or $1,500.


Sweden, Norway, Finland & Denmark


Sweden & Germany

Guam

Ireland & United Kingdom

Photographers' choices
Top 
United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Belgium & France
Bottom  Yugoslavia, Poland & Germany

 

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 T
örnqvist
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

Withdrew
Sri Lanka  Fiona Wickremesinghe


Poland & Yugoslavia

U.S.A.


Colombia


Trinidad & Tobago, Finland


Brazil, Chile & Mexico


Colombia (1st runner-up), United Kingdom (winner) & Brazil (2nd runner-up)


3rd runner-up
Jamaica

4th runner-up
Iceland

5th runner-up
Panama

6th runner-up
U.S.A.
Cross-references to some of the other pageants

Austria  Universe 1983 & Europe 1984 (semi-finalist)
Belgium  Universe 1983 & Europe 1984 (3rd runner-up)
Bermuda  Universe 1983
Cayman Islands  Universe 1983
Cyprus
 Europe 1984
Denmark  Young International 1983 & Europe 1984 (semi-finalist)
Finland
 Europe 1984 (2nd runner-up)
France  Universe 1983 & Europe 1984 (1st runner-up)
Gambia  Universe 1983
Gibraltar  Universe 1984
Holland
 Young International 1983, Universe 1983 & Europe 1984
Iceland
 Young International 1980 (3rd runner-up) & Universe 1983 NOTE: daughter won Miss World 2005
Ireland
 Universe 1984 & Europe 1984
Norway 
Universe 1983 (semi-finalist)
Poland
  Europe 1984
Portugal
  International 1983
Spain
  Intercontinental 1982 (semi-finalist) & International 1983 (semi-finalist)
Thailand  World Miss University 1986 & again in 1988