Miss Universe 1983
Miss Universe 1983, the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1983 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand crowned by Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada. Eighty contestants competed in this year. This is the first, and only time New Zealand won the pageant.Results
Placements
Final Competition
| Nation | Preliminary Average | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
| ' | 8.325 | 9.081 | 9.177 | 9.358 | 9.205 |
| ' | 8.708 | 8.916 | 9.333 | 9.455 | 9.234 |
| ' | 8.353 | 9.244 | 9.161 | 9.192 | 9.199 |
| ' | 8.395 | 9.138 | 9.220 | 9.338 | 9.232 |
| ' | 8.385 | 9.027 | 9.244 | 9.172 | 9.147 |
| ' | 8.091 | 8.872 | 9.094 | 9.322 | 9.096 |
| ' | 8.464 | 8.666 | 9.088 | 9.338 | 9.030 |
| ' | 8.222 | 8.658 | 8.766 | 9.161 | 8.861 |
| ' | 8.158 | 8.644 | 8.922 | 9.016 | 8.860 |
| ' | 8.143 | 8.427 | 8.888 | 9.144 | 8.819 |
| ' | 8.089 | 8.486 | 8.505 | 8.822 | 8.604 |
| ' | 8.098 | 8.261 | 8.577 | 8.788 | 8.542 |
Contestants
- ' – María Daniela Carara
- ' – Milva Evertsz
- ' – Simone Cox
- ' – Mercedes Stermitz
- ' – Christina Thompson
- ' – Françoise Bostoen
- ' – Shirlene Dianne McKay
- ' – Angelita Diaz
- – Cecilia Zamora
- ' – Mariza Fully Coelho †
- ' – Anna Maria Joseph
- ' – Jodi Yvonne Rutledge
- ' – Effie Ebanks
- – María Josefa Isensee Ugarte
- – Julie Pauline Sáenz Starnes
- ' – Carmena Blake
- ' – María Gabriela Pozuelo
- ' – Maybelline Altagracia Snel
- ' – Marina Elena Rauscher
- ' – Inge Ravn Thomsen
- ' – Alexandra Astwood
- ' – Mariela García
- ' – Claudia Oliva
- ' – Karen Moore
- ' – Nina Marjaana Rekkola
- ' – Frederique Leroy
- ' – Marie Georges Achamana
- ' – Abbey Scattrel Janneh
- ' – Loana Katharina Radecki
- ' – Louise Gillingwater
- ' – Plousia Farfaraki
- ' – Nicole LeBorgne
- ' – Pamela Booth
- ' – Berta Victoria Gonzales
- ' – Nancy Lalleman Heynis
- ' – Ollie Thompson
- ' – Cherona Yeung
- ' – Unnur Steinsson
- ' – Rekha Hande
- ' – Andi Botenri
- ' – Roberta Brown
- ' – Shimona Hollender
- ' – Federica Moro
- ' – Yuko Yamaguchi
- ' – Jong-jun Kim
- ' – May Mansour Chahwan
- ' – Puspa Mohammed
- ' – Christine Bonnici
- ' – Marie Lina Laupa
- ' – Monica Rosas
- ' – Astrid Klotzsch
- ' – Lorraine Elizabeth Downes
- ' – Thelma Mafnas
- ' – Karen Elisabeth Dobloug
- ' – Elizabeth Bylan Bennett
- ' – Shannelle Bray
- ' – Mercedes Bosch
- ' – Vivien Griffiths
- ' – Rosita Cornel Capuyon
- ' – Anabella Elisa Ananiades
- ' – Carmen Batíz Vergara
- ' – Eliane LeBeau
- ' – Linda Renton
- ' – Kathie Lee Lee Beng
- ' – Leanne Hosking
- ' – Ana Isabela Herrero
- ' – Shyama Fernando
- ' – Viveca Miriam Jung
- ' – Lolita Morena
- ' – Jinda Nernkrang
- ' – Nomxousi Xokelelo
- ' – Sandra Williams
- ' – Dilara Haracci
- ' – Lolita Ariza
- ' – María Jacqueline Beltrán
- ' – Julie Hayek
- ' – Julie Elizabeth Woods
- ' – Paola Ruggeri
- ' – Lianne Gray
- – Falute Mama Aluni
Celebrity judges
- Irene Saez Miss Universe 1981
- Lewis Collins
- Rosemary Rogers
- Patricia Neary
- Peter Diamandis
- Marlin Perkins
- Ken Norton
- Rocío Jurado
- Ruby Keeler
Awards
- ' - Miss Amity
- ' - Miss Photogenic
- - Best National Costume
General references
