# Miss World 1983

Miss World 1983, the 33rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1982, Mariasela Álvarez of Dominican Republic. First runner-up was Rocío Isabel Luna representing Colombia and second runner-up was Cátia Pedrosa from Brazil. Miss World 1983 marked the first Miss World event that included an intelligence test for contestants. The intelligence test was created by psychologists.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 1983 | United Kingdom – Sarah-Jane Hutt |
| 1st Runner-Up | Colombia – Rocío Isabel Luna |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Brazil – Cátia Pedrosa |
| Top 7 | Jamaica – Catherine Levy  Iceland – Unnur Steinsson  Panama – Marissa Burgos  United States – Lisa Allred |
| Top 15 | Austria – Mercedes Stermitz  Belgium – Françoise Bostoen  Bolivia – Ana María Taboada  Holland – Nancy Heynis  Hong Kong – Margaret Cheung  Ireland – Patricia Nolan  Israel – Yi'fat Schechter  Yugoslavia – Bernarda Marovt |

### Continental Queens of Beauty

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | Liberia – Annie Broderick |
| Americas | Colombia – Rocío Isabel Luna |
| Asia | Israel – Yi'fat Schechter |
| Europe | United Kingdom – Sarah-Jane Hutt |
| Oceania | Australia – Tanya Bowe |

## Contestants

72 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Aruba | Audrey Bruges | 17 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Tanya Bowe | 20 | Adelaide |
| Austria | Mercedes Stermitz | 25 | Klagenfurt |
| Bahamas | Lucille Bullen | 20 | Nassau |
| Barbados | Nina McIntosh-Clarke | 24 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Françoise Bostoen | 20 | Roeselare |
| Bermuda | Angelita Emily Diaz | 20 | St. George's |
| Bolivia | Ana María Taboada | 18 | Tarija |
| Brazil | Cátia Pedrosa | 20 | Rio de Janeiro |
| Canada | Katharine Durish | 25 | Toronto |
| Cayman Islands | Effie Ebanks | 18 | George Town |
| Chile | Gina Rovira | 19 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Rocío Isabel Luna | 18 | El Banco |
| Costa Rica | María Argentina Meléndez | 20 | San José |
| Curaçao | Ivette Domacasse | 22 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Katia Chrysochou | 20 | Paphos |
| Denmark | Tina-Lissette Joergensen | 18 | Holstebro |
| Dominican Republic | Yonoris Estrella | 20 | Azua de Compostela |
| Ecuador | Martha Isabel Lascano | 20 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Carmen Álvarez | 18 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Sanna Pekkala | 20 | Helsinki |
| France | Frederique Leroy | 20 | Bordeaux |
| Gambia | Abbey Scattrel Janneh | 19 | Banjul |
| Germany | Claudia Zielinski | 19 | Lindenberg |
| Gibraltar | Jessica Palao | 19 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Anna Martinou | 17 | Athens |
| Guam | Geraldine Santos | 22 | Chalan Pago-Ordot |
| Guatemala | Hilda Manrique | 23 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Nancy Heynis | 18 | Amsterdam |
| Honduras | Carmen Isabel Morales | 18 | Puerto Cortés |
| Hong Kong | Maggie Cheung | 19 | Hong Kong Island |
| Iceland | Unnur Steinsson | 20 | Álftanes |
| India | Sweety Grewal | 21 | Bombay |
| Indonesia | Titi Dwi Jayati | 17 | Jakarta |
| Ireland | Patricia Nolan | 19 | Dublin |
| Isle of Man | Jennifer Huyton | 18 | Bride |
| Israel | Yi'fat Schechter | 20 | Tel Aviv |
| Italy | Barbara Previato | 17 | Modena |
| Jamaica | Catherine Levy | 21 | Kingston |
| Japan | Mie Nakahara | 22 | Tokyo |
| Lebanon | Douchka Abi-Nader | 17 | Beirut |
| Liberia | Annie Broderick | 24 | Montserrado |
| Malaysia | Michelle Yeoh | 21 | Ipoh |
| Malta | Odette Balzan | 19 | Rabat |
| Mexico | Mayra Rojas | 19 | Mexico City |
| New Zealand | Maria Sando | 18 | Palmerston North |
| Norway | Karen Dobloug | 21 | Furnes |
| Panama | Marissa Burgos | 19 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Antonella Filartiga | 21 | Asunción |
| Peru | Lisbet Aurora Alcázar | 20 | Lima |
| Philippines | Marilou Sadiua | 22 | Manila |
| Poland | Lidia Wasiak | 21 | Szczecin |
| Portugal | Cesaltina da Silva | 20 | Lisbon |
| Puerto Rico | Fátima Mustafá | 17 | Aibonito |
| Singapore | Sharon Denise Wells | 22 | Singapore |
| South Korea | Suh Min-sook | 20 | Seoul |
| Spain | Milagros Pérez | 21 | Gran Canaria |
| Swaziland | Gladys Rudd | 22 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Eva Liza Törnquist | 18 | Stockholm |
| Switzerland | Patricia Lang | 19 | Zürich |
| Thailand | Tavinan Kongkran | 19 | Bangkok |
| Tonga | Rosetta Moa Johansson | 18 | Neiafu |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Esther Juliette Farmer | 24 | San Fernando |
| Turkey | Ebru Özmeriç | 18 | Istanbul |
| Turks and Caicos | Cheryl Astwood | 19 | Grand Turk |
| United Kingdom | Sarah-Jane Hutt | 19 | Dorset |
| United States | Lisa Gayle Allred | 22 | Fort Worth |
| United States Virgin Islands | Chandra Ramsingh | 18 | St. Croix |
| Uruguay | Silvia Zumarán | 21 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Carolina Cerruti | 21 | Caracas |
| Western Samoa | Theresa Vaotapu Thomsen | 19 | Apia |
| Yugoslavia | Bernarda Marovt | 23 | Ljubljana |