Miss Latin America 1985
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Miss América Latina 1985 was the third international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the fifth overall. The final event was held on September 22, 1985 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. At the conclusion of the pageant, Victoria Mauríz of the Dominican Republic was crowned by outgoing titleholder, Mirla Ochoa of Venezuela.[1]
Contents
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
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| Miss América Latina 1985 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
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Contestants[2]
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Notes
Debuts
Withdraws
Historical Significance
- Colombia and Florida placed for the third consecutive time.
- Panama, Paraguay, Spain and Venezuela had all placed the year before as well.
- The rest of the placing nations/states (Arizona, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico) had all placed in 1983.
- Panama achieved its highest placement (third) ever. They would again match this placement in 1986, 1989 and 2007.
- Arizona achieved its highest placement ever.
- Costa Rica achieved its highest placement up to that point.
- Venezuela became the first defending territory to place.
- Spain became the first European territory and non-American territory to place.
