# Miss World 1982 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1982 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_World_1982.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1982 > Source revision: 1344050316 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant edition Miss World 1982 Mariasela Álvarez, Miss World 1982 Date 18 November 1982 Presenters Peter Marshall Judith Chalmers Entertainment The Three Degrees Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom Broadcaster Thames Television Entrants 68 Placements 15 Debuts Indonesia Turks and Caicos Islands Withdrawals Argentina Austria Jersey Lesotho Papua New Guinea Suriname Returns Panama Paraguay Portugal United States Virgin Islands Yugoslavia Winner Mariasela Álvarez Dominican Republic ← 1981 1983 → **Miss World 1982** was the 32nd edition of the [Miss World](/source/Miss_World) pageant, held on 18 November 1982 at the [Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall) in [London](/source/London), the United Kingdom. The winner was [Mariasela Álvarez](/source/Mariasela_%C3%81lvarez) from the Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss World 1981, [Pilín León](/source/Pil%C3%ADn_Le%C3%B3n) of Venezuela. The first and second runners-up were Sari Kaarina Aspholm from Finland and Della Dolan from the United Kingdom who were semi-finalists in [Miss Universe 1982](/source/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](/source/Miss_World_1975), Portugal last competed in [1979](/source/Miss_World_1979) and Panama, Paraguay and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in [1980](/source/Miss_World_1980). Argentina, Austria, Jersey, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Suriname withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. ## Results ### Placements This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. 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(July 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Placement Contestant Miss World 1982 Dominican Republic – Mariasela Álvarez 1st runner-up Finland – Sari Aspholm 2nd runner-up United Kingdom – Della Dolan Top 7 Ireland – Roberta Brown Switzerland – Lolita Morena Trinidad and Tobago – Althea Rocke United States – LuAnn Caughey Top 15 Australia – Catherine Anne Morris Bolivia – Brita Cederberg Cayman Islands – Maureen Therese Lewis Denmark – Tina Nielsen Guam – Frances Limtiaco Philippines – Sara-Jane Areza Yugoslavia – Ana Sasso Zimbabwe – Caroline Murinda ### Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa Zimbabwe – Caroline Murinda[2] Americas Dominican Republic – Mariasela Alvarez[2] Asia Philippines – Sara-Jane Areza[2] Europe Finland – Sari Aspholm[2] Oceania Australia – Catherine Anne Morris[2] ## Contestants Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1982[3][4] 68 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown Aruba Noriza Helder 19 Oranjestad Australia Catherine Anne Morris 19 Sydney Bahamas Oralee Stubbs 18 Nassau Belgium Marie Pierre Lemaître 21 Brussels Bermuda Heather Ross[5] 22 Somerset Bolivia Brita Cederberg 17 Oruro Brazil Mônica Jannuzzi 21 Londrina Canada Jody Jensen 19 Calgary Cayman Islands Maureen Therese Lewis 21 George Town Chile Mariana Reinhardt 20 Santiago Colombia María Teresa Gómez 19 Medellín Costa Rica Maureen Jiménez 22 San Jose Curaçao Vendetta Roozendal 20 Willemstad Cyprus Marina Rauscher 17 Limassol Denmark Tina Nielsen 18 Copenhagen Dominican Republic Mariasela Álvarez 22 Santo Domingo Ecuador Gianna Machiavello 20 Guayaquil El Salvador Berta Loredana Munguía 20 San Salvador Finland Sari Aspholm 20 Vantaa France Martine Philipps 23 Audincourt French Polynesia[b] Teura Tuhiti 17 Papeete Gibraltar Louise Gillingwater 20 Gibraltar Greece Anthi Priovolou 19 Athens Guam Frances Limtiaco 22 Tamuning Guatemala Suzanne Whitbeck 20 Guatemala City Holland Irene Schell 20 Venlo Honduras Ana Lucía Rivera 20 San Pedro Sula Hong Kong Cally Kwong 19 Victoria Iceland María Björk Sverrisdóttir 19 Reykjavík India Uttara Mhatre 19 Nasik Indonesia Andi Botenri 17 Jakarta Ireland Roberta Brown[6] 19 Derry Isle of Man Maria Elizabeth Craig 19 Jurby Israel Anat Kerem 18 Haifa Italy Raffaella del Rosario 17 Bologna Jamaica Cornelia Parchment 19 Kingston Japan Mutsuko Kikuchi 20 Tokyo Lebanon May Mansour Chahwan 19 Beirut Malaysia Nellie Teoh 25 Kuala Lumpur Malta Delina Camilleri 18 Mosta Mexico Ana Ruth García 23 Villahermosa New Zealand Susan Mainland[7] 19 Hamilton Norway Janett Krefting 19 Oslo Panama María Lorena Moreno 22 Panama City Paraguay Zulema Domínguez 19 Asunción Peru Cynthia Piedra 21 Lima Philippines Sarah Jane Coronel Areza[8] 22 Manila Portugal Suzana Dias 19 Lisbon Puerto Rico Jannette Torres 17 San Juan Singapore Yvonne Tan 19 Singapore South Korea[c] Choi Sung-yoon 19 Seoul Spain Isabel Herrero 17 Zaragoza Sri Lanka Tania Pereira 19 Panadura Sweden Anne-Lie Sjöberg 18 Eskilstuna Switzerland Lolita Morena 22 Locarno Thailand Alisa Kajornchaiyakul 17 Bangkok Trinidad and Tobago Althea Rocke 22 Port of Spain Turkey Ayse Güven 20 Istanbul Turks and Caicos Islands Lolita Ariza 21 Grand Turk United Kingdom Della Dolan 20 Grimsby United States LuAnn Caughey 23 Abilene United States Virgin Islands Benedicta Acosta 20 St. Croix Uruguay Varinia Govea 21 Montevideo Venezuela Michelle Shoda 22 Maracaibo West Germany Kerstin Paeserack 19 Wilhelmshaven Western Samoa Lilly Hunt 20 Apia Yugoslavia Ana Sasso 19 Split Zimbabwe Caroline Murinda 22 Harare ## Notes 1. **[^](#cite_ref-I_5-0)** Ages at the time of the pageant 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** Competed as Tahiti in the pageant 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** Competed as Korea in the pageant ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-google.com_1-0)** ["New Miss World"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2519&dat=19821118&id=M4NdAAAAIBAJ&pg=5123,3239284&hl=en). *[Observer-Reporter](/source/Observer-Reporter)*. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-:0_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-:0_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-:0_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-:0_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-:0_2-4) ["Dominican Miss World; Texas Entry A Finalist"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=f8AcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5VcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6697%2C5054878). *[The Victoria Advocate](/source/The_Victoria_Advocate)*. 19 November 1982. pp. 6B. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via [Google News Archive](/source/Google_News_Archive). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-express.co.uk_3-0)** ["Miss World 1981 winner Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo - Miss World Contest: through the years"](http://www.express.co.uk/pictures/galleries/2438/Miss-World-Contest-through-the-years/Miss-World-1981-winner-Carmen-Josefina-Leon-Crespo-49872). *[Daily Express](/source/Daily_Express)*. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Malaysian Business"](https://books.google.com/books?id=fZO0AAAAIAAJ). 1997. Retrieved 26 January 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Miss Ross in a world of trouble"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salina-journal/52768427/). *[The Salina Journal](/source/The_Salina_Journal)*. 28 November 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 8 July 2023 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Power, Bairbre (17 August 1982). ["'Breakfast' with Miss Ireland"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-herald-breakfast-with-miss-ire/168021533/). *[Evening Herald](/source/The_Herald_(Ireland))*. p. 3. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via [Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Contest winner"](https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/press/1982/08/30/2). *[The Press](/source/The_Press)*. [Christchurch](/source/Christchurch), New Zealand. 30 August 1982. p. 2. Retrieved 1 October 2025 – via [Papers Past](/source/National_Library_of_New_Zealand#Papers_Past). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). ["From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history"](https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/40304-philippines-miss-world-history/). *[Rappler](/source/Rappler)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240724212547/https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708) from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025. ## External links - [Official website](http://www.missworld.com) v t e Miss World Editions 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Related Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Beauty with a Purpose --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss World 1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1982) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_World_1982?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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