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Karen Dianne Baldwin (born September 6, 1963)[1] is a Canadian actress, TV host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1982. She is the first Canadian to win the Miss Universe title.

Karen Baldwin
Born	Karen Dianne Baldwin (1963-09-06) September 6, 1963 (age 59) London, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouses	Jack Scalia ​ (m. 1987⁠–⁠1996)​ Nicholas Karazissis
Children	2
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Canada 1982 Miss Universe 1982
Hair colour	Brown
Eye colour	Blue green

Early life

Baldwin was born in London, Ontario. Her father William is president of a real estate agency. Her mother Marion is a real estate broker. She has two brothers.[1] Before becoming Miss Universe, she attended London Central Secondary School in London, Ontario.

Miss Universe

Baldwin was the winner of the 1982 Miss Canada pageant and was crowned Miss Universe in Lima, Peru. She then relinquished her crown to Lorraine Downes the following year in the United States.[2][3]

Life after Miss Universe

She hosted The New You, a Canadian fashion and lifestyle television program and was one of the co-hosts for the 1989 Miss Universe pageant, held in Cancun, Mexico.[4]

She was also featured in the comedy movie Who's That Girl starring Madonna and Griffin Dunne as "Heather", one of the kidnapped bridesmaids and she appeared in the movies: Spellbinder, Night Eyes, Last Call, T-Force and Sudden Death.

She works as a realtor for Baldwin Scott Thomas Team in Calabasas California.[5]

Personal life

She married actor Jack Scalia in 1987 and they had two daughters. They were divorced in 1996.[6] Her second husband is Nicholas Karazissis.

References

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Irene Sáez	Miss Universe 1982	Succeeded by Lorraine Downes
Media offices
Preceded by Tracy Scoggins	Miss Universe colour commentator (with Emma Samms) 1989	Succeeded by Leeza Gibbons and Margaret Gardiner
Preceded by Jodi Yvonne Rutledge	Miss Canada colour commentator 1982	Succeeded by Terry MacKay

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