1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin CANADA

Lima, Peru

1st runner-up     Patty Chong Kerkos   GUAM 2nd runner-up     Cinzia Fiordeponti   ITALY 3rd runner-up     Tina Roussou   GREECE 4th runner-up     Terri Utley   USA SEMI-FINALISTS Celice Pinto Marques da Silva   BRAZIL Della Frances Dolan   ENGLAND Sari Kaarina Aspholm   FINLAND Kerstin Natalie Paeserack   GERMANY Maria Francesca Zaza Reinoso   PERU Odette Octavia Scrooby   SOUTH AFRICA Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavian   URUGUAY

Preliminary competition and preparations for pageant night were extended to a full month unlike previous pageants which lasted for a week or two. Canada's Karen Baldwin won with not much surprise from her fellow delegates and pageant organizers as she was vibrant and eloquent. Controversy arose with the naming of Patty Kerkos as runner-up to Karen.  Most vocal was Italy's Cinzia Fiordeponti, the 2nd runner-up   “I deserved to be first runner-up!” Cinzia emphasized.

Karen's official photograph as Miss Universe 1982

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