Miss World 1982

Miss World 1982
Mariasela Álvarez, Miss World 1982
Date18 November 1982
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants68
Placements15
Debuts
  • Indonesia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
Withdrawals
  • Argentina
  • Austria
  • Jersey
  • Lesotho
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Suriname
Returns
  • Panama
  • Paraguay
  • Portugal
  • United States Virgin Islands
  • Yugoslavia
WinnerMariasela Álvarez
Dominican Republic

Miss World 1982 was the 32nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 18 November 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, the United Kingdom. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic. She was crowned by Miss World 1981, Pilín León of Venezuela. The first and second runners-up were Sari Kaarina Aspholm from Finland and Della Dolan from the United Kingdom who were semi-finalists in Miss Universe 1982 four months before.

This edition marked the debut of Indonesia and Turks and Caicos Islands. And the return of Yugoslavia, which last competed in 1975, Portugal last competed in 1979 and Panama, Paraguay and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 1980. Argentina, Austria, Jersey, Lesotho, Papua New Guinea, Suriname withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.