Miss Universe 1984, the 33rd

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pageant, was held on 9 July 1984 at the

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Yvonne Ryding Yvonne Agneta Ryding (born 14 December 1962, in Eskilstuna, Södermanland County, Södermanland) is a Swedish dancer, model, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1984 on 9 July 1984. She is the third Swede in history to win the ...

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was crowned by

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. 81 contestants competed in this year.This is the Third time that Swedish woman to win

since

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and

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Results

Placements

Final Competition

Order of Announcements Top 10 # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # #

Contestants

* - Leila Adar * - Jacqueline van Putten * - Donna Rudrum * - Michaela Nussbaumer * - Lisa Worme * - Brigitte Antonia Muyshondt * - Lisa Patricia Ramirez * - Rhonda Wilkinson * - Lourdes Aponte * - Ana Elisa Flores da Cruz * - Donna Patricia Frett * -

Cynthia Kereluk Cynthia Michele Kereluk ( ; born January 9, 1962) is a Canadian fitness and exercise guru from British Columbia, Canada. She won the title of Miss Canada in 1984 and went on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant that year. From 1985 to 2000, ...

* - Thora Anne Crighton * - Carol Bahnke Muñoz * - Susana Caldas Lemaitre * - Margaret Brown * - Silvia Portilla * - Susanne Marie Verbrugge * - Zsa Zsa Melodias * - Catarina Clausen * - Sumaya Heinsen * - Leonor Gonzenbach * - Ana Lorena Samagoa * - Louise Gray * - Anna-Liisa Tilus * - Martine Robine * - Rose Nicole Lony * - Mirabel Carayol * - Brigitta Berx * - Jessica Palao * - Peggy Dogani * - Martine Seremes * - Eleanor Benavente * -

Ilma Urrutia Ilma Julieta Urrutia Chang (born 9 July 1962) is a Guatemalan model and beauty queen who was the Guatemala's national representative for the major beauty pageants in 1984. Ilma competed in Miss Universe 1984 in Miami, Florida, where she placed ...

* - Nancy Neede * - Myrtice Elitha Hyde * -

Joyce Godenzi Joyce Mina Godenzi (; born 28 May 1965) is a former actress and winner of the Miss Hong Kong pageant of 1984. Background Born in British Hong Kong in 1965 to an Australian father and a Chinese mother, Godenzi was encouraged to join the Miss Hong K ...

* - Berglind Johansson * -

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* - Patricia Nolan * - Sapir Koffmann * -

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* - Megumi Niiyama * - Lim Mi-sook * - Susan El Sayed * - Romy Bayeri * - Latifah Abdul Hamid * - Marisa Sammut * - Danielle Clery * - Elizabeth Broden * - Petra Harley Peters * - Tania Clague * - Porsche Salas * - Ingrid Marie Martens * - Cilinia Prada Acosta * - Patricia Mirisa * - Elena Ortiz * - Fiorella Ferrari * - Maria Desiree "Des" Ereso Verdadero * - Joanna Karska * - Maria de Fatima Jardim * - Sandra Beauchamp Roche * - Marie Lise Gigan * - May Monaghan * - Violet Lee Hui Min * - Letitia Snyman * - Garbiñe Abasolo * -

* - Silvia Anna Afolter * - Savinee Pakaranang * - Gina Marie Tardieu * - Gurcin Ulker * - Deborah Lindsey * - Yissa Pronzatti * -

Mai Shanley Mai Therese Shanley (born February 17, 1963) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss New Mexico 1983, Miss New Mexico USA 1984 and Miss USA 1984. Biography Her mother is ethnically Chinese and is from Taiwan, while h ...

* - Patricia Graham * -

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* - Jane Anne Riley * - Lena Slade * - Kresinja Borojevic * - Lokange Lwali

Celebrity judges

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- actress * Johnny Yune *

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- fashion designer *

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* Karen Baldwin -

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winner *

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- actor *

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- NFL player *

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- TV personality/singer/actor

Notes

Returns

Last competed in

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Withdrawals

* - Pamela Lois Parker withdrew after the

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Committee boycotted the contest due to South Africa being allowed to participate and send a representative. * - Titi Dwi Jayati * - Nilmini Iddamalgoda who was depressed and homesick. * - Competed as

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since then.

Awards

* - Miss Amity (Jessica Palao) * - Miss Photogenic ( Garbiñe Abasolo) * - Best National Costume (

)

Host City controversy

Initially,

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was chosen as host city for the pageant, a decision announced on March 13, 1984. Funding issues arose within days when the city council would not allow the tourist bureau to commit permanent funds to the event. An agreement was reached whereby funds from the city could be used but had to be repaid, although some complained about "using sex to sell the city". By late April there were indications that the pageant might be moved to

due to the continued financial issues, but that negotiations in the hope of Calgary retaining the event were ongoing. Despite the attempts of Calgary's Tourist Bureau, Miami was officially announced as the new venue on 12 May 1984, a decision which cost Calgary $125,000 and left the city facing a potential lawsuit from Miss Universe Inc., the pageant owner.

General references

References

External links

Miss Universe official website
{{Miss Universe 1984 delegates

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