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]
| Miss World 1984 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 15 November 1984 |
| Presenters | Peter Marshall, Judith Chalmers |
| Entertainment | The Drifters |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 72 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Withdrawals | Indonesia, Liberia, Tonga, Turkey |
| Returns | Kenya, Nigeria, Tahiti |
| Winner | Astrid Carolina Herrera Venezuela |
Results
editPlacements
edit| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1984 | |
| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
edit| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas | |
| Asia |
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| Europe |
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| Oceania |
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Contestants
edit72 contestants competed for the title.
| Country | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margaret Bislick | 22 | Oranjestad | |
| Lou-Anne Ronchi | 22 | Perth | |
| Heidemarie Pilgerstorfer | 23 | Linz | |
| Yvette Rolle | 20 | Nassau | |
| Gale Thomas | 22 | Christ Church | |
| Brigitte Muyshondt | 24 | Antwerp | |
| Rhonda Wilkinson | 21 | St. Georges | |
| Erika Weise | 21 | Santa Cruz | |
| Adriana Alves de Oliveira | 21 | Rio Grande | |
| Connie Fitzpatrick | 20 | Hamilton | |
| Thora Ann Crighton | 22 | George Town | |
| María Soledad García | 21 | Santiago | |
| Patricia Janiot | 20 | Bucaramanga | |
| Catalina Blum | 21 | San Jose | |
| Ivette Atacho | 20 | Willemstad | |
| Agathi Demetriou | 17 | Paphos | |
| Pia Melchiorsen | 18 | Frederikshavn | |
| Mayelinne de Lara | 20 | El Seibo | |
| María Sol Corral | 19 | Quito | |
| Celina María López | 17 | San Salvador | |
| Anna-Liisa Tilus | 19 | Helsinki | |
| Martine Robine | 19 | Cabourg | |
| Mirabelle Carayol | 19 | Banjul | |
| Brigitta Berx | 22 | Düsseldorf | |
| Karina Hollands[4] | 18 | Gibraltar | |
| Vassiliki Barba | 18 | Athens | |
| Janet Clymer | 20 | Mangilao | |
| Carla Aldana | 22 | Guatemala City | |
| Nancy Neede | 20 | Amsterdam | |
| Myrtice Hyde | 22 | Roatan | |
| Joan Tong | 20 | Hong Kong Island | |
| Berglind Johansen | 18 | Reykjavík | |
| Suchita Kumar | 19 | Bombay | |
| Olivia Tracey | 24 | Dublin | |
| Jill Armstrong | 17 | Braddan | |
| Iris Louk | 18 | Rishon LeZion | |
| Federica Tersch | 20 | Milan | |
| Jacqueline Crichton | 20 | Kingston | |
| Ayako Ohsone | 21 | Tokyo | |
| Khadija Ismail | 24 | Nairobi | |
| Lee Joo-hee | 18 | Seoul | |
| Eliane Khoury | 19 | Beirut | |
| Christine Teo | 22 | Kuala Lumpur | |
| Graziella Previ | 19 | Gzira | |
| Mariana Urrea | 19 | Guadalajara | |
| Barbara McDowell | 19 | Auckland | |
| Cynthia Oronsaye | 20 | Lagos | |
| Ingrid Martens | 19 | Oslo | |
| Ana Luisa Seda | 18 | Panama City | |
| Susana Ivasiuten | 17 | Encarnación | |
| Gloria Loayza-Guerra | 21 | Trujillo | |
| Aurora Sevilla | 21 | Manila | |
| Magdalena Jaworska[3] | 23 | Warsaw | |
| Maria Leonor Mendes Correia | 22 | Lisbon | |
| María de los Ángeles Rosas | 23 | San Juan | |
| Jenny Li | 22 | Singapore | |
| Juncal Rivero | 18 | Valladolid | |
| Bhagya Gunasinghe | 22 | Colombo | |
| Busie Motsa | 19 | Manzini | |
| Brigitte Gunnarsson | 21 | Malmö | |
| Silvia Anna Affolter | 20 | Sarnen | |
| Hinarii Kilian | 17 | Punaauia | |
| Intira Imsompoh | 19 | Bangkok | |
| Ria Rambardan | 17 | Tunapuna | |
| Miriam Coralita Adams | 18 | Grand Turk | |
| Vivienne Rooke | 22 | Bristol | |
| Kelly Anderson | 23 | Clarksburg | |
| Sandy Lewis | 19 | St. Croix | |
| Giselle Barthou | 23 | Montevideo | |
| Astrid Carolina Herrera | 21 | Caracas | |
| Ana Bentley | 22 | Apia | |
| Dinka Delić | 18 | Zenica |
Notes
edit- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "The beauty queens up there". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Miss Gibraltar calendar 2012: September". The Gibraltar Magazine. 29 August 2012. p. 67. Retrieved 22 June 2024.