Miss Universe 1984

Miss Universe 1984
Miss Universe 1984 Yvonne Ryding
Date	9 July 1984
Presenters	Bob Barker Joan Van Ark
Entertainment	Tom Jones Miami Sound Machine
Venue	James L. Knight Convention Center, Miami, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	CBS (WTVJ)
Entrants	81
Placements	10
Withdrawals	Bahamas Indonesia Sri Lanka Transkei
Returns	Barbados Luxembourg Poland Yugoslavia Zaire
Winner	Yvonne Ryding Sweden
Congeniality	Jessica Palao Gibraltar
Best National Costume	Juhi Chawla India
Photogenic	Garbiñe Abasolo Spain

Miss Universe 1984 was the 33rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 9 July 1984 at the James L. Knight Convention Center in Miami, Florida, United States. Yvonne Ryding of Sweden was crowned by Lorraine Downes of New Zealand. Eighty-one contestants competed in this year. This is the third time that a Swedish woman has won Miss Universe, following Hillevi Rombin in 1955 and Margareta Arvidsson in 1966.

Background

Location and date

Initially, Calgary, Alberta, Canada was chosen as host city for the pageant, a decision announced on March 13, 1984. Funding issues arose within days when the city council would not allow the tourist bureau to commit permanent funds to the event. An agreement was reached whereby funds from the city could be used but had to be repaid, although some complained about "using sex to sell the city". By late April there were indications that the pageant might be moved to Miami, Florida due to the continued financial issues, but that negotiations in the hope of Calgary retaining the event were ongoing. Despite the attempts of Calgary's Tourist Bureau, Miami was officially announced as the new venue on 12 May 1984, a decision which cost Calgary $125,000 and left the city facing a potential lawsuit from Miss Universe Inc., the pageant owner.

Results

Placements