Miss World 1983

Miss World 1983
Miss World 1983 Titlecard
Date17 November 1983
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers
EntertainmentLeo Sayer
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants72
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerSarah-Jane Hutt
United Kingdom
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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.[1] 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.[2] The intelligence test was created by psychologists.[2]

  1. ^ "Sarah Jane Hutt, Miss U.K, is crowned Miss World 1983, during the..." Getty Images. 17 November 1983. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Brains or Beauty?". New Straits Times. 4 February 1988. p. 5. Retrieved 25 January 2016. For the first time, contestants for the Miss World 1983 in London were put through a one-and-a-half-hour intelligence test devised by psychologists