Miss Latin America 1984
Encyclopedia
Miss América Latina 1984 was the second international edition of the Miss América Latina
contest, and the fourth overall. The final event was held on September 8, 1984 in Miami Beach, Florida
, USA. At the conclusion of the pageant, Mirla Ochoa of Venezuela
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, María Rosa of Puerto Rico
. .
Miss América Latina
Miss América Latina or Miss América Latina del Mundo, known in English as Miss Latin America or Miss Latin America of the World, is an international beauty contest held annually. It is organized by the Miss América Latina Organization. Despite its name, the contest is not restricted to only Latin...
contest, and the fourth overall. The final event was held on September 8, 1984 in Miami Beach, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, USA. At the conclusion of the pageant, Mirla Ochoa of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
was crowned by outgoing titleholder, María Rosa of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. .
Results
| Final Results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss América Latina 1984 |
|
| 1st runner-up |
|
| 2nd runner-up |
 Colombia - Maria Elena Sánchez |
| 3rd runner-up |
 Mexico - Elizabeth Carrillo |
| 4th runner-up |
 Bolivia - Sandra Aliaga |
| Semi-finalists
(in order of placement) |
Contestants
Argentina - Viviana Perrig- ' - María Elena Verdugo
- Bolivia - Sandra Aliaga
Brazil - Sandra Passy- ' - Carmen Camarena
Chile - Dominique Raab- Colombia - Maria Elena Sánchez
Costa Rica - Sylvia Portillo
Dominican Republic - Lourdes Díaz
Ecuador - Cecilia Pozo
El Salvador - Claudia Oliva- ' - Yolanda Fernández
Guatemala - Zenaida Escobedo
Honduras - Sonia Sosa- ' - Angelita Pagán
- ' - Elsie Rivera
- Mexico - Elizabeth Carrillo
- ' - Margarita Veloz
- ' - María de Carvalho
- ' - Eloisa Serna
- ' - Deborah de Castro
Panama - Cilinia Prada
Paraguay - Lourdes Araujo
Peru - Malena Rodríguez
Puerto Rico - Zulma Rodríguez
Spain - Pilar Palau- ' - Rachel Martínez
Uruguay - María Jesús
Venezuela - Mirla Ochoa
Historical Significance
- Colombia and Florida also placed in 1983.
- The remaining countries all placed for the first time.
- This was the first of three wins for Venezuela.
- This is the highest placement Florida would achieve, matched in 1985. It would also be the highest placement achieved by the USA (matched in 1985, 2005 and 2009) until their first international win in 2006. (Technically, the first two Miss Latin America titleholders, from 1981 and 1982, were from the USA but the contest was open only to Florida women at the time.)
- Colombia, Mexico and Bolivia achieved their highest placements up to that point.