| Miss Universe 1983 |
| Date |
11 July 1983 |
| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Joan Van Ark |
| Entertainment |
John Schneider, José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" |
| Venue |
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri, USA  |
| Broadcaster |
CBS, KMOX-TV |
| Entrants |
80 |
| Placements |
12 |
| Debuts |
Cook Islands, Gambia |
| Withdrawals |
New Caledonia, St. Maarten, Suriname |
| Returns |
French Guiana, Gibraltar, Lebanon |
| Winner |
Lorraine Downes
 New Zealand |
| Congeniality |
Abbey Scattrel Janneh
 Gambia |
| Best National Costume |
Jong-jun Kim
 Korea |
| Photogenic |
Lolita Morena
 Switzerland |
Miss Universe 1983, the 32nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1983 at the Kiel Auditorium in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. Lorraine Downes of New Zealand crowned by Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada. Eighty contestants competed in this year. This is the first time New Zealand won the pageant.
Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1983 |
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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 |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
- Gambia - Abbey Scattrel Janneh
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| Miss Photogenic |
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Semi-final scores
| Delegate |
Preliminary average |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening gown |
Semifinal average |
| USA |
8.708 (1) |
8.916 (5) |
9.333 (1) |
9.455 (1) |
9.234 (1) |
| Switzerland |
8.395 (3) |
9.138 (2) |
9.220 (3) |
9.338 (3) |
9.232 (2) |
| New Zealand |
8.325 (6) |
9.081 (3) |
9.177 (4) |
9.358 (2) |
9.205 (3) |
 Ireland |
8.353 (5) |
9.244 (1) |
9.161 (5) |
9.192 (6) |
9.199 (4) |
 England |
8.385 (4) |
9.027 (4) |
9.244 (2) |
9.172 (7) |
9.147 (5) |
 Germany |
8.091 (11) |
8.872 (6) |
9.094 (6) |
9.322 (5) |
9.096 (6) |
 Venezuela |
8.464 (2) |
8.666 (7) |
9.088 (7) |
9.338 (3) |
9.030 (7) |
 Singapore |
8.222 (7) |
8.658 (8) |
8.766 (10) |
9.161 (8) |
8.861 (8) |
 Italy |
8.158 (8) |
8.644 (9) |
8.922 (8) |
9.016 (10) |
8.860 (9) |
 Finland |
8.143 (9) |
8.427 (11) |
8.888 (9) |
9.144 (9) |
8.573 (10) |
 Norway |
8.089 (12) |
8.486 (10) |
8.505 (12) |
8.822 (11) |
8.604 (11) |
 Spain |
8.098 (10) |
8.261 (12) |
8.577 (11) |
8.788 (12) |
8.542 (12) |
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- Winner
- First runner-up
- Second runner-up
- Third runner-up
- Fourth runner-up
- Top 12 semi-finalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
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Preliminary swimsuit scores
- 8.327 Venezuela
- 8.316 Switzerland
- 8.232 USA
- 8.221 New Zealand
- 8.111 Denmark
- 8.094 Mexico
- 8.065 Finland
- 8.065 Italy
- 8.044 Peru
- 8.003 England
- 7.955 Israel
- 7.947 Norway
- 7.938 Philippines
- 7.933 Ireland
- 7.893 Singapore
- 7.872 Spain
- 7.872 Uruguay
- 7.844 Brazil
- 7.822 South Africa
- 7.821 France
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- 7.784 Ecuador
- 7.736 Portugal
- 7.727 Japan
- 7.705 Scotland
- 7.683 Wales
- 7.677 Iceland
- 7.677 Turkey
- 7.655 Sweden
- 7.622 Panama
- 7.588 Korea
- 7.583 Holland
- 7.494 Dominican Republic
- 7.490 Transkei
- 7.472 Austria
- 7.454 India
- 7.411 Greece
- 7.404 Cyprus
- 7.403 French Guiana
- 7.350 Colombia
- 7.344 Paraguay
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- 7.343 Guadeloupe
- 7.333 Guatemala
- 7.311 Namibia
- 7.300 Curaçao
- 7.298 Chile
- 7.277 Belgium
- 7.266 Malaysia
- 7.261 Honduras
- 7.250 Sri Lanka
- 7.244 Lebanon
- 7.211 Canada
- 7.205 Bermuda
- 7.144 Turks & Caicos
- 7.188 Western Samoa
- 7.138 Cayman Islands
- 7.136 Thailand
- 7.122 Australia
- 7.055 Bolivia
- 7.038 Northern Marianas
- 7.037 Puerto Rico
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- 7.033 U.S. Virgin Islands
- 6.977 Martinique
- 6.966 Argentina
- 6.955 Bahamas
- 6.954 Malta
- 6.922 Réunion
- 6.777 Papua New Guinea
- 6.766 British Virgin Islands
- 6.755 El Salvador
- 6.622 Guam
- 6.554 Gambia
- 6.533 Aruba
- 6.525 Cook Islands
- 6.500 Gibraltar
- 6.488 Belize
- 6.464 Costa Rica
- ? Germany
- ? Hong Kong
- ? Indonesia
- ? Trinidad & Tobago
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Order of announcements
Top 12
- New Zealand
- Italy
- Singapore
- Venezuela
- Ireland
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Spain
- England
- Finland
- USA
- Germany
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Top 5
- England
- New Zealand
- Ireland
- USA
- Switzerland
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Judges
Contestants
Notes
Crossovers
External links
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