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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 was crowned by Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada. Eighty contestants competed in this year. This is the first, and so far the only time New Zealand won the pageant. Results Placements Final Competition Order Of Announcements Top 12 # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # # 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 Thoms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorraine Downes
Lorraine Elizabeth Downes (born 12 June 1964) is a New Zealand dancer and beauty queen who won the Miss Universe title in 1983 and the New Zealand version of the reality TV show ''Dancing with the Stars'' in 2006. Early life Downes was born in Auckland to Lloyd and Glad Downes. She is one of four daughters, Her sisters are Sue, Jenny and Carolyn. Miss Universe Downes won the Miss New Zealand title and went on to represent her country at the 1983 Miss Universe pageant broadcast live from St. Louis, Missouri in July 1983. After the preliminary competition, Downes made the top twelve cut in sixth place, but placed second in the final evening gown competition, third in the interview competition, and fourth in swimsuit. She made the final five in third place behind Julie Hayek of the USA and Lolita Morena of Switzerland, and was eventually crowned Miss Universe. She wore a midnight blue gown and long gloves during the competition. Downes' win was New Zealand's first in the pagea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
