Grand Slam Ranking and Country of the Year 1983

101 Zaire; 101 The Gambia; 101 Isle of Man; 101 Reunion; 105 Turks & Caicos; 105 British Virgin Islands; 105 Okinawa; 105 West Indies; 109 Guadeloupe; 109 Swalizand; 109 Madagascar; 109 Burma; 113 Martinique; 113 American Samoa; 113 Bonaire; 113 Lesotho; 113 Saint Maarten; 113 Saint Vincent & the Grenadines; 113 Transkei; 120 Namibia; 120 Botswana; 120 Saint Kitts & Nevis; 120 Syria; 124 French Guyana; 124 Antigua & Barbuda; 124 Fiji; 124 Guernsey; 124 Monaco; 124 New Caledonia; 124 Tanzania; 124 Uganda; 132 Cook Islands; 132 Benin; 132 Bophuthatwana; 132 Borneo; 132 Bulgaria; 132 Dominica; 132 Iraq; 132 Micronesia; 132 Senegal; 132 South Pacific; 132 Tonga; 132 Vanuatu; 132 Zambia.

1983: ANALYSING THE MAIN CHANGES IN THE GRAND SLAM RANKING DURING THE PAST YEAR

• Venezuela went up one very important notch and was then 11th, very close to making it to the Top 10.

• After winning the Miss Universe title, New Zealand also made a significant move, going from 22nd to 19th place (+3).

• Costa Rica won its 2nd Miss International title in 1983, moving 9 notches up. It ranked 37th that year, continuing to lead the Central American nations. It was the biggest mover of the year!

Miss World Ranking in 1983 (Top 10): 1-UK; 2-United States; 3-Sweden; 4-Germany; 5-France; 6-Australia; 7-South Africa; 8-Israel; 9-Jamaica; 10-Venezuela.

Miss Universe Ranking in 1983 (Top 10): 1-United States; 2-Sweden; 3-Brazil; 4-Finland; 5-Germany; 6-Venezuela; 7-England / UK; 8-Israel; 9-Philippines; 10-Colombia.

Miss International Ranking in 1983 (Top 10): 1-United States; 2-England / UK; 3-Philippines; 4-Brazil; 5-Australia; 6-Finland; 7-Spain; 8-Germany; 9-Japan; 10-Colombia.

COUNTRY OF THE YEAR 1983: THE UNITED KINGDOM

British Grand Slam beauties once again stood out in 1983, making Britain "Country of the Year" for the 4th time. Beautiful Sarah-Jane Hutt was the 5th woman from her country to be crowned Miss World, while Nicola Stanley was in the Top 15 of Miss International, and Karen Moore, Miss England, placed 5th in Miss Universe.

New Zealand, after a Miss Universe victory by Lorraine Downes, and a Top 15 placement in Miss International, came 2nd, while Costa Rica, winner of Miss International with Gidget Sandoval, was 3rd.

This is how top nations of 1983 scored:

1) UK (4275 points);
2) New Zealand (3426);
3) Costa Rica (2752).

Top 5: USA (2475) and Ireland (1975).

Link: Learn more about Miss World 1983 with Julio Rodriguez