Miss World 1982
| Miss World 1982 | |
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.jpg) Mariasela Álvarez, Miss World 1982 | |
| Date | 18 November 1982 |
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| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 68 |
| Placements | 15 |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Winner | Mariasela Álvarez Dominican Republic |
Miss World 1982 was the 32nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the United Kingdom.
At the end of the event, Mariasela Álvarez of the Dominican Republic and was crowned by Pilín León of Venezuela. It is the first victory of the Dominican Republic in the pageant's history. The 1st Runner-Up was Sari Kaarina Aspholm from Finland and the 2nd Runner-Up was Della Dolan from the United Kingdom who were semi-finalists in Miss Universe 1982 four months before.[1]
This edition marked the debut of Indonesia and Turks and Caicos Islands. And the return of Yugoslavia, which last competed in 1975, Portugal last competed in 1979 and Panama, Paraguay and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 1980. Argentina, Austria, Jersey, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Suriname withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
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| Asia |
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Contestants
68 contestants competed for the title.
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Notes
References
- ↑ "New Miss World". Observer-Reporter. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Dominican Miss World; Texas Entry A Finalist". The Victoria Advocate. 19 November 1982. pp. 6B. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Google News Archive.
- ↑ "Miss World 1981 winner Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo - Miss World Contest: through the years". Daily Express. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Malaysian Business". 1997. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Ross in a world of trouble". The Salina Journal. 28 November 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Power, Bairbre (17 August 1982). "'Breakfast' with Miss Ireland". Evening Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Contest winner". The Press. Christchurch, New Zealand. 30 August 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via Papers Past.
- ↑ Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.