Miss Universe 1984

Miss Universe 1984
Date	July 9, 1984
Presenters	Bob Barker, Joan Van Ark
Entertainment	Tom Jones, Miami Sound Machine
Venue	James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, USA
Entrants	81
Placements	10
Withdraws	Bahamas, Indonesia, Sri Lanka
Returns	Barbados, Luxembourg, Poland, Yugoslavia, Zaire
Winner	Yvonne Ryding  Sweden
Congeniality	Jessica Palao  Gibraltar
Best National Costume	Juhi Chawla  India
Photogenic	Garbiñe Abasolo  Spain

Miss Universe 1984, the 33rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, USA on July 9, 1984. 81 contestants competed for the crown.

21-year-old Yvonne Ryding of Sweden was crowned Miss Universe 1984, by outgoing titleholder Lorraine Downes of New Zealand.^[1] Ryding was the third titleholder from her country.

Host City controversy

Initially, Calgary, 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] This was the first time the pageant was held in the area since 1971, where it was staged in Miami Beach.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss Universe 1984	Sweden - Yvonne Ryding
1st runner-up	South Africa - Leticia Snyman
2nd runner-up	Venezuela - Carmen María Montiel
3rd runner-up	Philippines - Desiree Verdadero
4th runner-up	Colombia - Susana Caldas Lemaitre
Top 10	Thailand - Savinee Pakaranang  Holland - Nancy Neede  Germany - Brigitte Berx  Guatemala - Ilma Urrutia  USA - Mai Shanley

Semifinal Scores

Country Preliminary Average Interview Swimsuit Evening Gown Semifinal Average  Sweden 8.500 (1) 9.090 (4) 9.460 (1) 9.540 (1) 9.363 (1)  Venezuela 8.430 (3) 9.140 (2) 9.280 (2) 9.285 (2) 9.235 (2)  Philippines 8.470 (2) 9.050 (5) 9.140 (3) 9.255 (3) 9.148 (3)  Colombia 7.935 (10) 9.200 (1) 8.530 (10) 9.220 (4) 8.983 (4)  South Africa 8.048 (8) 9.100 (3) 8.635 (9) 9.025 (7) 8.920 (5)  Thailand 8.088 (7) 8.610 (6) 9.130 (5) 8.975 (8) 8.905 (6)  Holland 8.345 (4) 8.555 (8) 8.950 (6) 9.175 (5) 8.893 (7)  Germany 8.136 (5) 8.175 (10) 9.140 (3) 9.027 (6) 8.780 (8)  Guatemala 7.956 (9) 8.590 (7) 8.820 (7) 8.805 (10) 8.738 (9)  USA 8.093 (6) 8.195 (9) 8.670 (8) 8.855 (9) 8.573 (10)

Winner      First Runner-up      Second Runner-up      Third Runner-up      Fourth Runner-up      Top 10 Semifinalist (#) Rank in each round of competition

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	India - Juhi Chawla  Uruguay - Yissa Pronzatti  Hong Kong - Mina Godenzi
Miss Congeniality	Gibraltar - Jessica Palao
Miss Photogenic	Spain - Garbiñe Abasolo

Contestants

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 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 - Brigitte Berx  Gibraltar - Jessica Palao  Greece - Peggy Dogani  Guadeloupe - Martine Seremes  Guam - Eleanor Benavente  Guatemala - Ilma Julieta Urrutia Chang  Holland - Nancy Neede  Honduras - Myrtice Elitha Hyde  Hong Kong - Mina Godenzi  Iceland - Berglind Johansson  India - Juhi Chawla  Ireland - Patricia Nolan  Israel - Saphire Kauffmann

Italy - Raffaella Baracchi  Japan - Mayumi Niiyama  Korea - Lim Mi Sook  Lebanon - Sawsan El Sayed  Luxembourg - Romy Bayeri  Malaysia - Latifah Abdul Hamid  Malta - Marissa 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 - Desiree Verdadero  Poland - Joanna Karska  Portugal - Maria de Fatima Jardim  Puerto Rico - Sandra Beauchamp  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 & Caicos - Deborah Lindsey  Uruguay - Yissa Pronzatti  USA - Mai Shanley  U.S. Virgin Islands - Patricia Graham  Venezuela - Carmen María Montiel  Wales - Jane Anne Riley  Western Samoa - Lena Slade  Yugoslavia - Kresinja Borojevic  Zaire - Lokange Lwali

Withdrawals

•  Bahamas - Pamela Lois Parker
•  Indonesia
•  Jamaica
•  Sri Lanka - Nilmini Iddamaigoda who was depressed and homesick.^[6]
•  Transkei

Preliminary Swimsuit Scores

8.500 Holland 8.245 Germany 8.245 Philippines 8.150 Venezuela 8.140 Sweden 8.110 Norway 7.950 Thailand 7.925 Iceland 7.895 USA 7.740 Finland 7.680 Panama 7.625 Guatemala 7.603 Wales 7.560 Costa Rica 7.560 Trinidad & Tobago 7.460 Peru 7.440 Austria 7.435 Israel 7.425 South Africa 7.408 Uruguay

7.380 Denmark 7.370 England 7.360 Turkey 7.345 Ireland 7.340 Japan 7.295 Yugoslavia 7.290 Korea 7.244 Spain 7.230 Ecuador 7.210 Colombia 7.200 Switzerland 7.160 Australia 7.110 Lebanon 7.100 Martinique 7.090 Cyprus 7.050 New Zealand 7.050 Portugal 7.050 Zaire 7.045 Canada 7.040 Curaçao

7.040 Greece 7.015 Hong Kong 7.010 Italy 7.000 Poland 6.990 Honduras 6.945 Scotland 6.935 India 6.925 Namibia 6.920 Guam 6.905 France 6.900 Argentina 6.890 British Virgin Islands 6.890 Cayman Islands 6.870 Puerto Rico 6.840 Paraguay 6.830 Brazil 6.830 Dominican Republic 6.820 Luxembourg 6.805 Malaysia 6.730 Chile

6.725 U.S. Virgin Islands 6.670 Malta 6.660 Cook Islands 6.650 Western Samoa 6.640 Guadeloupe 6.635 El Salvador 6.630 Réunion 6.620 Mexico 6.620 Singapore 6.575 Belgium 6.570 Gibraltar 6.565 Gambia 6.530 French Guiana 6.490 Papua New Guinea 6.460 Bermuda 6.430 Aruba 6.390 Northern Marianas 6.330 Bolivia 6.210 Belize 6.195 Barbados 6.010 Turks & Caicos

Crossovers

Miss International 1984  Guatemala - Ilma Urrutia (Winner)

Miss World 1984  Holland - Nancy Neede (Top 15)

Miss Asia Pacific 1987  Panama - Clinia Prada Acosta (Winner)

References

1. ^ "Sweden Wins Miss Universe". The Washington POst. 1984-07-10. 
2. ^ "Miss Universe pageant will be held in Calgary". The Globe and Mail. 1984-03-15. p. P3. 
3. ^ "ACROSS CANADA Calgary council curbs funds for beauty show". The Globe and Mail. 1984-03-20. p. N3. 
4. ^ "Miss Universe show may move location". The Globe and Mail. 1984-04-26. 
5. ^ "Miss Universe deal takes an ugly turn". The Globe and Mail. 1984-05-12. p. P8. 
6. ^ Jimmy's Pageant Page - Miss Universe 1984 information (accessed 2006-09-05)

External links

• Official Miss Universe website