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Miss World 1984

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Miss World 1984
Date15 November 1984
PresentersPeter Marshall, Judith Chalmers
EntertainmentThe Drifters
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants72
Placements15
WithdrawalsIndonesia, Liberia, Tonga, Turkey
ReturnsKenya, Nigeria, Tahiti
WinnerAstrid Carolina Herrera
Venezuela
← 1983
1985 →

Miss World 1984, the 34th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1984 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK.[1] The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1983, Sarah-Jane Hutt of the United Kingdom. The 1st and 2nd runners-up were Constance Ellen (Connie) Fitzpatrick from Canada, and Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi from Australia. The event was viewed by 17.1 million people in the UK.[2][3]

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1984
1st runner-up
  •  Canada – Connie Fitzpatrick
2nd Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Kenya – Khadija Adam Ismail
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

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Miss World 1984 participating countries and territories

72 contestants competed for the title.

Country Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Aruba Aruba Margaret Bislick 22 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Lou-Anne Ronchi 22 Perth
Austria Austria Heidemarie Pilgerstorfer 23 Linz
The Bahamas Bahamas Yvette Rolle 20 Nassau
Barbados Barbados Gale Thomas 22 Christ Church
Belgium Belgium Brigitte Muyshondt 24 Antwerp
Bermuda Bermuda Rhonda Wilkinson 21 St. Georges
Bolivia Bolivia Erika Weise 21 Santa Cruz
Brazil Brazil Adriana Alves de Oliveira 21 Rio Grande
Canada Canada Connie Fitzpatrick 20 Hamilton
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Thora Ann Crighton 22 George Town
Chile Chile María Soledad García 21 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Patricia Janiot 20 Bucaramanga
Costa Rica Costa Rica Catalina Blum 21 San Jose
Curaçao Curaçao Ivette Atacho 20 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Agathi Demetriou 17 Paphos
Denmark Denmark Pia Melchiorsen 18 Frederikshavn
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Mayelinne de Lara 20 El Seibo
Ecuador Ecuador María Sol Corral 19 Quito
El Salvador El Salvador Celina María López 17 San Salvador
Finland Finland Anna-Liisa Tilus 19 Helsinki
France France Martine Robine 19 Cabourg
The Gambia Gambia Mirabelle Carayol 19 Banjul
West Germany Germany Brigitta Berx 22 Düsseldorf
Gibraltar Gibraltar Karina Hollands[4] 18 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Vassiliki Barba 18 Athens
Guam Guam Janet Clymer 20 Mangilao
Guatemala Guatemala Carla Aldana 22 Guatemala City
Netherlands Holland Nancy Neede 20 Amsterdam
Honduras Honduras Myrtice Hyde 22 Roatan
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Joan Tong 20 Hong Kong Island
Iceland Iceland Berglind Johansen 18 Reykjavík
India India Suchita Kumar 19 Bombay
Republic of Ireland Ireland Olivia Tracey 24 Dublin
 Isle of Man Jill Armstrong 17 Braddan
Israel Israel Iris Louk 18 Rishon LeZion
Italy Italy Federica Tersch 20 Milan
Jamaica Jamaica Jacqueline Crichton 20 Kingston
Japan Japan Ayako Ohsone 21 Tokyo
Kenya Kenya Khadija Ismail 24 Nairobi
South Korea Korea Lee Joo-hee 18 Seoul
Lebanon Lebanon Eliane Khoury 19 Beirut
Malaysia Malaysia Christine Teo 22 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Malta Graziella Previ 19 Gzira
Mexico Mexico Mariana Urrea 19 Guadalajara
New Zealand New Zealand Barbara McDowell 19 Auckland
Nigeria Nigeria Cynthia Oronsaye 20 Lagos
Norway Norway Ingrid Martens 19 Oslo
Panama Panama Ana Luisa Seda 18 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Susana Ivasiuten 17 Encarnación
Peru Peru Gloria Loayza-Guerra 21 Trujillo
Philippines Philippines Aurora Sevilla 21 Manila
Polish People's Republic Poland Magdalena Jaworska[3] 23 Warsaw
Portugal Portugal Maria Leonor Mendes Correia 22 Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico María de los Ángeles Rosas 23 San Juan
Singapore Singapore Jenny Li 22 Singapore
Spain Spain Juncal Rivero 18 Valladolid
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Bhagya Gunasinghe 22 Colombo
Eswatini Swaziland Busie Motsa 19 Manzini
Sweden Sweden Brigitte Gunnarsson 21 Malmö
Switzerland Switzerland Silvia Anna Affolter 20 Sarnen
French Polynesia Tahiti Hinarii Kilian 17 Punaauia
Thailand Thailand Intira Imsompoh 19 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Ria Rambardan 17 Tunapuna
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Miriam Coralita Adams 18 Grand Turk
United Kingdom United Kingdom Vivienne Rooke 22 Bristol
United States United States Kelly Anderson 23 Clarksburg
 United States Virgin Islands Sandy Lewis 19 St. Croix
Uruguay Uruguay Giselle Barthou 23 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Astrid Carolina Herrera 21 Caracas
Samoa Western Samoa Ana Bentley 22 Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Dinka Delić 18 Zenica

Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ "A Brief History Of Miss World In Pictures". The Huffington Post UK. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2016. Winner of the 1984 Miss World Contest, Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela, sitting on her throne at the Royal Albert Hall on 15 November 1984.
  2. ^ Thussu, D.K. (2008). News as Entertainment: The Rise of Global Infotainment. SAGE Publications. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-4462-3331-3. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b "The beauty queens up there". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Miss Gibraltar calendar 2012: September". The Gibraltar Magazine. 29 August 2012. p. 67. Retrieved 22 June 2024.