Miss Universe 1985
Miss Universe 1985, the 34th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 15 July 1985 at the James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. Seventy-nine contestants competed in the pageant. Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico was crowned by Yvonne Ryding of Sweden.[1]
Miss Universe 1985 | |
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Date | 15 July 1985 |
Presenters | |
Entertainment | |
Venue | James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, United States |
Broadcaster | CBS, WTVJ-TV |
Entrants | 79 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts | Dominica |
Withdrawals | |
Returns | |
Winner | Deborah Carthy-Deu |
Congeniality | Lucy Montinola |
Best National Costume | Sandra Borda |
Photogenic | Brigitte Bergman |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe 1985 | |
1st Runner-up | |
2nd Runner-up |
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3rd Runner-up | |
4th Runner-up |
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Top 10 |
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Final Competition
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Nation | Preliminary
Average |
Interview | Swimsuit | Evening Gown | Semifinal Average |
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8.035 (4) | 8.365 (5) | 8.536 (4) | 9.057 (1) | 8.652 (5) | |
8.251 (1) | 8.793 (1) | 9.331 (1) | 8.660 (6) | 8.928 (1) | |
7.710 (9) | 8.648 (3) | 8.705 (3) | 8.983 (3) | 8.778 (2) | |
8.140 (2) | 8.693 (2) | 8.455 (5) | 9.000 (2) | 8.716 (3) | |
7.824 (7) | 8.560 (4) | 8.805 (2) | 8.730 (4) | 8.698 (4) | |
7.904 (6) | 7.708 (8) | 8.325 (7) | 8.668 (5) | 8.233 (6) | |
8.091 (3) | 8.261 (6) | 8.148 (8) | 8.021 (10) | 8.143 (7) | |
7.732 (8) | 7.737 (7) | 8.326 (6) | 8.232 (7) | 8.098 (8) | |
8.016 (5) | 7.650 (9) | 7.538 (10) | 8.164 (8) | 7.784 (9) | |
7.592 (10) | 7.161 (10) | 7.658 (9) | 8.042 (9) | 7.620 (10) |
Contestants
Argentina - Yanina Castaño Australia - Elizabeth Rowly Austria - Martina Haiden Bahamas - Cleopatra Adderly Barbados - Elizabeth Wadman Belgium - Anne van der Broeck Belize - Jennifer Woods Bermuda - Jannell Nadra Ford Bolivia - Gabriela Orozco Brazil - Márcia Giagio Canavezes de Oliveira British Virgin Islands - Jennifer Leonora Penn Canada - Karen Elizabeth Tilley Cayman Islands - Emily Hurston Chile - Claudia van Sint Jan del Pedregal Colombia - Sandra Eugenia Borda Caldas Cook Islands - Essie Apolonia Mokotupu Costa Rica - Rosibel Chacón Pereira Curaçao - Sheida Weber Cyprus - Andri Andreou Denmark - Susan Rasmussen Dominica - Margaret Rose Cools Lartigue Dominican Republic - Melba Vicens Bello Ecuador - María Elena Stangl El Salvador - Julia Haydee Mora England - Helen Westlake Finland - Marja Kinnunen France - Suzanne Iskandar Gambia - Batura Jallow Germany - Stefanie Angelika Roth Gibraltar - Karina Hollands Greece - Sabina Damianidis Guam - Lucy Carbollido Montinola Guatemala - Perla Elizabeth Prera Frunwirth Haiti - Arielle Jeanty Holland - Brigitte Bergman Honduras - Diana Margarita García Hong Kong - Shallin Tse Ming Iceland - Hana Bryndis Jonsdóttir India - Sonia Wallia Ireland - Olivia Marie Tracey Israel - Hilla Kelmann Italy - Anne Beatrice Popi Japan - Hatsumi Furusawa Korea - Choi Young-ok Lebanon - Joyce Sahab Luxembourg - Gabrielle Chiarini Malaysia - Agnes Chin Malta - Fiona Micallef Mexico - Yolanda de la Cruz New Zealand - Claire Glenister Northern Marianas - Antoinette Marie Flores Norway - Karen Margrethe Moe Panama - Janette Iveth Vásquez Sanjur Papua New Guinea - Carmel Vagi Paraguay - Beverly Ocampo Peru - María Gracia Galleno Philippines - Joyce Ann Fellosas Burton Poland - Katarzyna Zawidzka Portugal - Alexandra Gomes Puerto Rico - Deborah Carthy-Deu Réunion - Dominique de Lort Serignan Scotland - Jacqueline Hendrie Senegal - Chantal Loubelo Singapore - Lyana Chiok Spain - Teresa Sánchez López Sri Lanka - Ramani Liz Bartholomeusz Sweden - Carina Marklund Tahiti - Hinarii Kilian Thailand - Tarntip Pongsuk Trinidad & Tobago - Brenda Joy Fahey Turks & Caicos - Miriam Coralita Adams Uruguay - Andrea López USA - Laura Martínez-Herring[2] U.S. Virgin Islands - Mudite Alda Henderson Venezuela - Silvia Cristina Martínez Stapulionis Wales - Barbara Christian Western Samoa - Tracy Mihaljevich Yugoslavia - Dinka Delić Zaire - Kayonga Benita Mureka Tete
Notes
Debut
Withdrawals
Aruba French Guiana – participated in Miss France since this year Guadeloupe – participated in Miss France since this year Martinique – participated in Miss France since this year Namibia – Alice Pfeiffer South Africa – Andrea Stelzer (see Miss South Africa controversy below), later competed as Miss Germany in 1989. Switzerland Turkey
Awards
Host city
In October 1984, the owners of the newly expanded West Edmonton Mall in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada showed an interest in hosting the Miss Universe 1985 pageant there.[3] This followed an unsuccessful attempt to host the Miss Universe 1984 pageant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada the previous year.
Pageant organizers chose to host the pageant in Miami, Florida for the second consecutive year. George Honchar, president of Miss Universe Inc., expressed disappointment at a lack of local support for the event, which cost the city $2 million.[1]
Celebrity judges
- Hardy Aimes
- Simon MacCorkindale - actor
- Rocío Jurado
- Victor Banerjee
- Lorraine Downes
- Susan George - actress
- Dong Kingman
- Olga Guillot
- Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Robin Moore
- June Taylor
Miss South Africa controversy
In April, 1985 the city of Miami requested that the Miss Universe organization insist that South Africa should not send a representative to pageant, due to the threat of demonstrations over her country's Apartheid policy.[4] In mid May the nation announced that they would not send their titleholder, Andrea Steltzer, to the pageant because of fears for her safety.[5] This was the first time since 1975 that the country did not participate in the pageant; they would not return to the event until 1995.[6] Andrea Steltzer (half South African and half German) took part as Miss Germany in the 1989 Miss Universe pageant where she was a semi-finalist.
General references
- West, Donald (ed.). "Miss Universe 1985". pageantopolis.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2012.
References
- "79 Women Vie For Miss Universe Crown". Associated Press. 1985-07-15.
- Leisner, Pat (1985-05-13). "Miss Texas, the New Miss USA, Will Represent USA in Miss Universe Pageant". Associated Press.
- "Edmonton's new focus". The Globe and Mail. 1984-10-23. p. M1.
- Reuters (1985-04-02). "Miami Worried About Miss South Africa". The San Francisco Chronicle.
- "Protest Fears Force Miss South Africa Out Of Miss Universe Pageant". Associated Press. 1985-05-19.
- "South African representatives to Miss Universe". Pageant Almanac. Retrieved 2007-04-21.