- Miss Latin America 1983
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Miss Latin America 1983 Date September 8, 1983 Venue Four Ambassadors Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida, USA Entrants 16 Placements 10 Winner María Rosa
Puerto Rico
Miss América Latina 1983 was the first international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the third overall. The final event was held on September 8, 1983 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. At the conclusion of the pageant, María Rosa of Puerto Rico was crowned the winner. [1].Contents
Results
Final Results Contestant Miss América Latina 1983 - Puerto Rico - María Rosa
1st runner-up - Dominican Republic - Deisy Rodriguez
2nd runner-up - Texas, USA - Cira Sánchez
3rd runner-up - Chile - Sandra Oyarzún
4th runner-up - Colombia - Maria Torres
Semi-finalists (in order of placement)
- Florida, USA - Elvira Castro
- Honduras - Waldina Paz
- Costa Rica - Gabriela Pozuela
- Arizona, USA - Verónica Sosa
- California, USA - Rosita Ojedo
Contestants
- Arizona, USA - Verónica Sosa
- Bolivia - Xiemna Barrágan
- California, USA - Rosita Ojedo
- Chile - Sandra Oyarzún
- Colombia - Maria Torres
- Costa Rica - Gabriela Pozuela
- Dominican Republic - Deisy Rodriguez
- El Salvador - Ana Julia Gutiérrez
- Florida, USA - Elvira Castro
- Guatemala - Mercedes Beteta
- Honduras - Waldina Paz
- Nevada, USA - Gloria Flores
- Puerto Rico - María Rosa
- Texas, USA - Cira Sánchez
- Uruguay - Mónica Mesones
- Venezuela - Nakharí Barbosa
Historical Significance
- This was the first of two victories for Puerto Rico.
- This is the only time that the USA had more than two placements in one year.
- This would be the highest placement the Dominican Republic would achieve before winning in 1985.
- This is the highest placement Chile would achieve until 1994.
- This is the only time that Texas and California would place.
References
Categories:- Miss América Latina
- 1983 beauty pageants
- 1983 in the United States
- Beauty pageants in the United States
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