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Miss Universe 1982
31st Miss Universe pageant
31st Miss Universe pageant
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| winner | **Karen Baldwin** |
| represented | CAN Canada |
| congeniality | Maureen Lewis |
| Cayman Islands Cayman Islands | |
| best national costume | María Francesca Zaza |
| PER Peru | |
| photogenic | Ava Marilyn Burke |
| BAH Bahamas | |
| date | 26 July 1982 |
| venue | Coliseo Amauta, Lima, Peru |
| broadcaster | |
| acts | |
| presenters | |
| entrants | 77 |
| placements | 12 |
| debuts | |
| withdrawals | |
| returns | |
| before | 1981 |
| next | 1983 |
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands PER Peru BAH Bahamas
Miss Universe 1982 was the 31st Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru, on 26 July 1982. It was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in South America. Seventy-seven contestants competed in the pageant. At the conclusion of the event, Karen Baldwin of Canada was crowned by Irene Saez of Venezuela. This is the first time Canada won the pageant.
The stadium where the contest was taking place was attacked with dynamite on 26 July, during the contest's finale.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 1982 | |
| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up | |
| 3rd runner-up | |
| 4th runner-up | |
| Top 12 |
Final Scores
| Country/Territory | Preliminary | Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **Canada** | 7.761 (9) | 8.400 (5) | 8.275 (3) | 8.525 (3) | 8.400 (2) |
| **Guam** | 7.892 (5) | 8.867 (1) | 8.692 (1) | 8.355 (4) | 8.638 (1) |
| **Italy** | 7.714 (11) | 7.925 (9) | 8.067 (5) | 8.608 (2) | 8.200 (4) |
| **Greece** | 7.847 (6) | 8.042 (8) | 8.325 (2) | 8.317 (5) | 8.228 (3) |
| **United States** | 8.131 (2) | 8.425 (4) | 8.192 (4) | 7.925 (8) | 8.181 (5) |
| **South Africa** | 8.406 (1) | 8.583 (2) | 7.225 (10) | 8.707 (1) | 8.172 (6) |
| **England** | 8.100 (3) | 8.433 (3) | 7.808 (7) | 8.167 (7) | 8.136 (7) |
| **Peru** | 7.797 (8) | 8.218 (6) | 7.508 (8) | 8.292 (6) | 8.006 (8) |
| **Brazil** | 8.011 (4) | 8.133 (7) | 7.892 (6) | 7.917 (9) | 7.981 (9) |
| **Finland** | 7.719 (10) | 7.808 (10) | 7.408 (9) | 7.908 (10) | 7.708 (10) |
| **Uruguay** | 7.594 (12) | 7.692 (11) | 7.167 (11) | 7.783 (11) | 7.547 (11) |
| **West Germany** | 7.808 (7) | 7.204 (12) | 7.008 (12) | 7.483 (12) | 7.232 (12) |
Contestants
- Argentina – María Alejandra Basile
- – Noriza Antonio Helder
- – Lou Ann Ronchi
- – Elisabeth Kawan
- – Ava Marilyn Burke
- – Marie-Pierre Lemaitre
- – Sharon Kay Auxilliou
- – Heather Ross
- Bolivia – Sandra Villaroel
- – Celice Pinto Márques da Silva
- – Luce Dahlia Hodge
- – Karen Baldwin
- Cayman Islands – Maureen Theresa Lewis
- – Jenny Purto Arab
- – Nadya Santacruz
- – Liliana Corella Espinoza
- – Minerva Ranila Heiroms
- – Tina Maria Nielsen
- – Soraya Morey
- Ecuador – Jacqueline Burgos
- – Jeanette Marroquín
- – Della Frances Dolan
- – Sari Kaarina Aspholm
- – Martine Philipps
- – Tina Roussou
- Guadeloupe – Lydia Galin
- – Patty Chong Kerkos
- – Edith Whitbeck
- Holland – Brigitte Diereckx
- Honduras – Eva Lissethe Barahona
- British Hong Kong – Angie Leung
- – Gudrun Moller
- – Pamela Chaudry Singh
- – Sri Yulianti Soemardjo
- – Geraldine Mary McGrory
- – Deborah Naomi Hess
- – Cinzia Fiordeponti
- Japan – Eri Okuwaki
- – Siti Rohani Wahid
- – Rita Falzon
- Martinique – Corine Soler
- – María del Carmen López
- South Africa Namibia – Deseree Anita Kotze
- New Caledonia New Caledonia – Lenka Topalovitch
- – Sandra "Sandy" Dexter
- Northern Mariana Islands – Sheryl Sonoda Sizemore
- – Janett Krefting
- – Isora de Lourdes López
- – Moi Eli
- Paraguay – Maris Villalba
- – María Francesca Zaza Reinoso
- Philippines – Maria Isabel Lopez
- – Ana Maria Valdiz
- Puerto Rico – Lourdes Milagros Mantero Hormazábal
- Réunion – Ginon Manthe
- – Georgina Kearney
- – Judicia Nonis
- Sint Maarten – Liana Elviara Brown
- South Africa – Odette Octavia Scrooby
- South Korea – Sun-hee Park
- – Cristina Pérez Cottrell
- – Ann Monica Tradigo
- – Vanessa de Vries
- – Anna Kari Maria Bergström
- – Jeannette Linkenheill
- – Nipaporn Tarapanich
- Transkei – Noxolisi Mji
- – Suzanne Traboulay
- – Canan Kakmaci
- Turks and Caicos Islands – Jacqueline Astwood
- – Terri Utley
- United States Virgin Islands – Ingeborg Hendricks
- – Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavián
- Venezuela – Ana Teresa Oropeza
- – Michelle Donelly
- West Germany – Kerstin Natalie Paeserack
- Western Samoa – Ivy Evelyn Warner
References
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