| Miss Universe 1982 |
| Date |
July 26, 1982 |
| Presenters |
Bob Barker, Joan Van Ark |
| Entertainment |
Rex Smith and José Luis Rodríguez "El Puma" |
| Venue |
Coliseo Amauta, Lima, Peru |
| Broadcaster |
CBS, Panamericana TV |
| Entrants |
77 |
| Placements |
12 |
| Debuts |
New Caledonia |
| Withdraws |
Cyprus, Fiji, Gibraltar, St. Kitts, Tahiti |
| Returns |
El Salvador, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, St. Maarten, Surinam |
| Winner |
Karen Baldwin
 Canada |
| Congeniality |
Maureen Lewis
 Cayman Islands |
| Best National Costume |
María Francesca Zaza
 Peru |
| Photogenic |
Ava Marilyn Burke
 Bahamas |
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Miss Universe 1982, the 31st annual Miss Universe pageant, was held at Coliseo Amauta in Lima, Peru on July 26, 1982. 77 contestants competed in the pageant and 18-year-old Karen Dianne Baldwin of Canada was crowned Miss Universe 1982. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1981, Irene Saez of Venezuela.
Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss Universe 1982 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Guam - Patty Chong Kerkos
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| 2nd runner-up |
 Italy - Cinzia Fiordeponti
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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Semifinal Scores
| Country |
Preliminary Average |
Interview |
Swimsuit |
Evening Gown |
Semifinal Average |
| Guam |
7.892 (5) |
8.867 (1) |
8.692 (1) |
8.355 (4) |
8.638 (1) |
| Canada |
7.761 (9) |
8.400 (5) |
8.275 (3) |
8.525 (3) |
8.400 (2) |
 Greece |
7.847 (6) |
8.042 (8) |
8.325 (2) |
8.317 (5) |
8.228 (3) |
| Italy |
7.714 (11) |
7.925 (9) |
8.067 (5) |
8.608 (2) |
8.200 (4) |
 USA |
8.131 (2) |
8.425 (4) |
8.192 (4) |
7.925 (8) |
8.181 (5) |
 South Africa |
8.406 (1) |
8.583 (2) |
7.225 (10) |
8.707 (1) |
8.172 (6) |
 England |
8.100 (3) |
8.433 (3) |
7.808 (7) |
8.167 (7) |
8.137 (7) |
| Peru |
7.797 (8) |
8.218 (6) |
7.508 (8) |
8.292 (6) |
8.006 (8) |
 Brazil |
8.011 (4) |
8.133 (7) |
7.892 (6) |
7.917 (9) |
7.981 (9) |
 Finland |
7.719 (10) |
7.808 (10) |
7.408 (9) |
7.908 (10) |
7.708 (10) |
 Uruguay |
7.594 (12) |
7.692 (11) |
7.167 (11) |
7.783 (11) |
7.547 (11) |
 Germany |
7.808 (7) |
7.204 (12) |
7.008 (12) |
7.483 (12) |
7.232 (12) |
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- Winner
- First Runner-up
- Second Runner-up
- Third Runner-up
- Fourth Runner-up
- Top 12 Semifinalist
- (#) Rank in each round of competition
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Special Awards
| Award |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Press |
- Guam - Patty Chong Kerkos
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Order of announcements
Top 12
- Canada
- Brazil
- Italy
- South Africa
- Finland
- Peru
- Guam
- USA
- Germany
- Greece
- England
- Uruguay
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Top 5
- Greece
- USA
- Guam
- Canada
- Italy
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Judges
Contestants
Withdrawing delegates
Preliminary Swimsuit Scores
- 8.542 South Africa
- 8.483 England
- 8.125 USA
- 8.075 Brazil
- 8.050 Finland
- 7.883 Guam
- 7.842 Germany
- 7.800 Italy
- 7.733 Canada
- 7.658 Peru
- 7.625 Greece
- 7.575 Sweden
- 7.457 Austria
- 7.433 Mexico
- 7.433 New Caledonia
- 7.417 Chile
- 7.412 India
- 7.367 Israel
- 7.292 Uruguay
- 7.258 Scotland
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- 7.250 Venezuela
- 7.200 Philippines
- 7.183 Iceland
- 7.167 Japan
- 7.150 Spain
- 7.142 Holland
- 7.133 Wales
- 7.100 Australia
- 7.083 Suriname
- 7.058 Portugal
- 7.042 Hong Kong
- 6.975 Denmark
- 6.967 Aruba
- 6.900 Cayman Islands
- 6.892 Panama
- 6.850 Guatemala
- 6.833 Colombia
- 6.792 Belgium
- 6.783 Argentina
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- 6.750 Bahamas
- 6.725 El Salvador
- 6.725 Guadeloupe
- 6.708 New Zealand
- 6.700 France
- 6.700 Norway
- 6.692 Thailand
- 6.683 Namibia
- 6.675 Northern Mariana Islands
- 6.650 Réunion
- 6.650 Switzerland
- 6.633 Paraguay
- 6.633 Puerto Rico
- 6.617 Curaçao
- 6.617 Western Samoa
- 6.600 Bolivia
- 6.600 Malta
- 6.600 US Virgin Islands
- 6.550 Turks & Caicos Islands
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- 6.533 Dominican Republic
- 6.492 Singapore
- 6.483 Turkey
- 6.475 Martinique
- 6.450 Korea
- 6.442 Ecuador
- 6.425 Belize
- 6.425 Ireland
- 6.400 Sri Lanka
- 6.308 Bermuda
- 6.300 Transkei
- 6.283 Trinidad & Tobago
- 6.217 Indonesia
- 6.217 Malaysia
- 6.117 Honduras
- 6.083 British Virgin Islands
- 6.050 Papua New Guinea
- 6.033 Costa Rica
- 5.950 St Martin
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Historical significance
- Belgium, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Denmark,England, Finland, France, Germany, Guatemala and Norway competed in Miss World 1982 in London four months later. Finland, Sari Kaarina Aspholm and England, Della Dolan, who crowned as Miss United Kingdom, placed as 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up in Miss World. Cayman Islands and Denmark placed as semi-finalists, while Germany, semi-finalist in Miss Universe 1982, was unplaced.
- Wales, who was unplaced in Miss Universe, competed as United Kingdom in Miss World 1981 where she was placed as 4th runner-up.
- Bahamas and Cayman Islands, who competed in Miss World seven years apart, won the award for Miss Photogenic and Miss Amity.
- In the Parade of Nations, contestants were introduced in alphabetical order, in which each candidate recites her name, hometown, and country. However, Miss Greece was conspicuously absent in the parade (some think this is because she hadn't had her national costume, but she wore one in the preliminary parade), and this allowed Miss Guam to introduce herself before Miss Guadeloupe. This caused the alphabetical order to be disrupted. This made Hong Kong before Honduras, India before Iceland, and more. When Miss Venezuela and Miss Wales stepped up to the microphone, they introduced themselves at the same time.
External links
Canada
Cayman Islands
Peru
Bahamas
