Miss Universe 1984
Miss Universe 1984, the 33rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 9 July 1984 at the James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. Yvonne Ryding of Sweden was crowned by Lorraine Downes of New Zealand. 81 contestants competed in this year.
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Miss Universe 1984 | |
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![]() Miss Universe 1984 Yvonne Ryding | |
Date | 9 July 1984 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | |
Venue | James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 81 |
Placements | 10 |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Yvonne Ryding ![]() |
Congeniality | Jessica Palao ![]() |
Best National Costume | Juhi Chawla ![]() |
Photogenic | Garbiñe Abasolo ![]() |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1984 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up | |
3rd Runner-up |
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4th Runner-up |
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Top 10 |
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Contestants
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Argentina - Leila Adar
Aruba - Jacqueline van Putten
Australia - Donna Rudrum
Austria - Michaela Nussbaumer
Barbados - Lisa Worme
Belgium - Brigitte Antonia Muyshondt
Belize - Lisa Patricia Ramirez
Bermuda - Rhonda Wilkinson
Bolivia - Lourdes Aponte
Brazil - Ana Elisa Flores da Cruz
British Virgin Islands - Donna Patricia Frett
Canada - Cynthia Kereluk
Cayman Islands - Thora Anne Crighton
Chile - Carol Bahnke Muñoz
Colombia - Susana Caldas Lemaitre
Cook Islands - Margaret Brown
Costa Rica - Silvia Portilla
Curaçao - Susanne Marie Verbrugge
Cyprus - Zsa Zsa Melodias
Denmark - Catarina Clausen
Dominican Republic - Sumaya Heinsen
Ecuador - Leonor Gonzenbach
El Salvador - Ana Lorena Samagoa
England - Louise Gray
Finland - Anna-Liisa Tilus
France - Martine Robine
French Guiana - Rose Nicole Lony
Gambia - Mirabel Carayol
Germany - Brigitta Berx
Gibraltar - Jessica Palao
Greece - Peggy Dogani
Guadeloupe - Martine Seremes
Guam - Eleanor Benavente
Guatemala - Ilma Urrutia
Holland - Nancy Neede
Honduras - Myrtice Elitha Hyde
Hong Kong - Joyce Godenzi
Iceland - Berglind Johansson
India - Juhi Chawla
Ireland - Patricia Nolan
Israel - Sapir Koffmann
Italy - Raffaella Baracchi
Japan - Megumi Niiyama
Korea - Lim Mi-sook
Lebanon - Susan El Sayed
Luxembourg - Romy Bayeri
Malaysia - Latifah Abdul Hamid
Malta - Marisa Sammut
Martinique - Danielle Clery
Mexico - Elizabeth Broden
Namibia - Petra Harley Peters
New Zealand - Tania Clague
Northern Marianas - Porsche Salas
Norway - Ingrid Marie Martens
Panama - Cilinia Prada Acosta
Papua New Guinea - Patricia Mirisa
Paraguay - Elena Ortiz
Peru - Fiorella Ferrari
Philippines - Maria Desiree "Des" Ereso Verdadero
Poland - Joanna Karska
Portugal - Maria de Fatima Jardim
Puerto Rico - Sandra Beauchamp Roche
Réunion - Marie Lise Gigan
Scotland - May Monaghan
Singapore - Violet Lee Hui Min
South Africa - Leticia Snyman
Spain - Garbiñe Abasolo
Sweden - Yvonne Ryding
Switzerland - Silvia Anna Afolter
Thailand - Savinee Pakaranang
Trinidad and Tobago - Gina Marie Tardieu
Turkey - Gurcin Ulker
Turks and Caicos Islands - Deborah Lindsey
Uruguay - Yissa Pronzatti
United States - Mai Shanley
United States Virgin Islands - Patricia Graham
Venezuela - Carmen María Montiel
Wales - Jane Anne Riley
Western Samoa - Lena Slade
Yugoslavia - Kresinja Borojevic
Zaire - Lokange Lwali
Celebrity judges
- Constance Towers - actress
- Johnny Yune
- Carolina Herrera - fashion designer
- William Haber
- Karen Baldwin - Miss Universe 1982 winner
- Ronny Cox - actor
- Lucía Méndez
- Marcus Allen - NFL player
- Linda Christian
- Harry Guardino
- Maria Tallchief
- Alan Thicke - TV personality/singer/actor
Notes
Returns
Last competed in 1959:
Last competed in 1972:
Last competed in 1976:
Last competed in 1977:
Last competed in 1979:
Withdrawals
Awards
Gibraltar - Miss Amity (Jessica Palao)
Spain - Miss Photogenic (Garbiñe Abasolo)
India - Best National Costume (Juhi Chawla)
Host City controversy
Initially, Calgary, Alberta, Canada was chosen as host city for the pageant, a decision announced on March 13, 1984.[2] Funding issues arose within days when the city council would not allow the tourist bureau to commit permanent funds to the event. An agreement was reached whereby funds from the city could be used but had to be repaid, although some complained about "using sex to sell the city".[3] By late April there were indications that the pageant might be moved to Miami, Florida due to the continued financial issues, but that negotiations in the hope of Calgary retaining the event were ongoing.[4] Despite the attempts of Calgary's Tourist Bureau, Miami was officially announced as the new venue on 12 May 1984, a decision which cost Calgary $125,000 and left the city facing a potential lawsuit from Miss Universe Inc., the pageant owner.[5]
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1984". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- Jimmy's Pageant Page - Miss Universe 1984 information (accessed 2006-09-05)
- "Miss Universe pageant will be held in Calgary". The Globe and Mail. 1984-03-15. p. P3.
- "ACROSS CANADA Calgary council curbs funds for beauty show". The Globe and Mail. 1984-03-20. p. N3.
- "Miss Universe show may move location". The Globe and Mail. 1984-04-26.
- "Miss Universe deal takes an ugly turn". The Globe and Mail. 1984-05-12. p. P8.