Miss Universe 1982

31st Miss Universe pageant

  • Bob Barker
  • Joan Van Ark
Entertainment
  • Rex Smith
  • José Luis Rodríguez
VenueColiseo Amauta, Lima, PeruBroadcaster
Entrants77Placements12Debuts
  • New Caledonia
Withdrawals
  • Cyprus
  • Fiji
  • Gibraltar
  • St. Kitts
  • Tahiti
Returns
  • El Salvador
  • Indonesia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • St. Maarten
  • Suriname
WinnerKaren Dianne Baldwin
 CanadaCongenialityMaureen Lewis
 Cayman IslandsBest National CostumeMaría Francesca Zaza
 PeruPhotogenicAva Marilyn Burke
 Bahamas
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Miss Universe 1982 was the 31st Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 July 1982 at the Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru. 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. Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada was crowned by Irene Saez of Venezuela. This is the first time Canada won the pageant.[1][2]

The stadium where the contest was taking place was attacked with dynamite on July 26, during the contest's finale.[3]

Results

Miss Universe 1982 participating nations and results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 1982
1st runner-up
  •  Guam – Patty Chong Kerkos
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12

Contestants

References

  1. ^ "Canada Teen Miss Universe". The Pittsburgh Press. 27 July 1982. p. 9. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  2. ^ Wilkinson, Tracy (27 July 1982). "Rough start for new Miss Universe". United Press International. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
  3. ^ "APENDICE: CUADROS CRONOLOGICOS SOBRE LA VIOLENCIA POLITICA". Violencia política en el Perú: 1980-1988 (PDF) (in Spanish). Vol. 1. Lima: DESCO Centro de Estudios y Promoción del Desarrollo. 1989. p. 85.
  4. ^ "Miss Park Sun-hi, 19, was crowned Miss Korea 1982..." United Press International. 15 May 1982. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
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Miss Universe 1982 national titleholders