Miss World 1982
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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. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss World 1981, Pilín León 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 four months before.
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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Americas | Dominican Republic – Mariasela Alvarez |
| Asia | Philippines – Sara-Jane Areza |
| Europe | Finland – Sari Aspholm |
| Oceania | Australia – Catherine Anne Morris |
Contestants
68 contestants competed for the title.