| Mauriziok/Miss World 1988 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 17 November 1988 |
| Presenters | Peter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo |
| Entertainment | Koreana, Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 84 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Bulgaria |
| Withdrawals | Brazil, Panama, St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Returns | British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
| Winner | Linda Pétursdóttir[1][2] Iceland |
Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) from Iceland.[1][2] She was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Runner-up was Yeon-hee Choi (Queen of Asia) representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom. The Miss World 1988 was hosted by Peter Marshall, who has hosted other Miss World competitions such as Miss World 1986,[3][4][5] and Alexandra Bastedo,[4][5] with musical performances by Koreana and 1970s American pop musician Donny Osmond.
Results edit
Placements edit
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1988 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty edit
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas | |
| Asia |
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| Europe | |
| Oceania |
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Contestants edit
| Nation | Contestant | Hometown | Preliminary Score |
|---|---|---|---|
 American Virgin Islands' |
Cathy Mae Sitaram | St. Croix | 19 |
 Argentina |
Gabriela Karina Madeira | Buenos Aires | 19 |
 Australia |
Catherine Bushell | Sydney | 26 |
 Austria |
Alexandra Werbanschitz | Graz | 25 |
 Bahamas |
Natasha Rolle | Nassau | 19 |
 Barbados |
Ferida Kola | Bridgetown | 19 |
 Belgium |
Daisy van Cauwenbergh | Limbourg | 19 |
 Belize |
Pauline Young | Belize City | 19 |
 Bermuda |
Sophie Cannonier | Warwick East | 20 |
 Bolivia |
Claudia Nazer † | Santa Cruz | 19 |
 British Virgin Islands |
Nelda Felecia Farrington | Tortola | 19 |
 Bulgaria |
Sonia Vassilieva | Varna | 18 |
 Canada |
Morgan Fox | Richmond | 19 |
 Cayman Islands |
Melissa McTaggart | Grand Cayman | 21 |
 Chile |
María Francisca Aldunate Sanhueza | Santiago | 21 |
 China Taiwan |
Yi-Ning Wu | Taipei | 18 |
 Colombia |
Jasmín Oliveros Segura | Bahía Solano | 19 |
 Cook Islands |
Annie Wigmore | Titikaveka | 18 |
 Costa Rica |
Virginia Steinvorth | San José | 19 |
 Curaçao |
Anuschka Cova | Willemstad | 19 |
 Cyprus |
Aphrodite Theophanous | Paphos | 18 |
 Denmark |
Susanne Johansen | Copenhagen | 20 |
 Dominican Republic |
María Josefina Martínez | San Ignacio de Sabaneta | 24 |
 Ecuador |
Cristina Elena López Villagómez | Guayaquil | 21 |
 Egypt |
Dina El Naggar | Giza | 19 |
 El Salvador |
Karla Lorena Hasbún | San Salvador | 20 |
 Finland |
Nina Andersson | Lahti | 24 |
 France |
Claudia Frittolini | Illzach | 18 |
 Germany |
Katja Munch | Frankfurt | 21 |
 Ghana |
Dzidzo Abra Amoa | Volta | 20 |
 Gibraltar |
Tatiana Desoiza | Gibraltar | 18 |
 Greece |
Ariadni Mylona | Heraklion | 18 |
 Guam |
Rita Mae Diaz Pangelinan | Yona | 18 |
 Guatemala |
Mariluz Aguilar Rivas | Guatemala City | 24 |
 Guyana |
Christine Jardim | Georgetown | 19 |
 Holland |
Angela Visser | Rotterdam | 23 |
 Honduras |
Alina Díaz | Choluteca | 19 |
 Hong Kong |
Michelle Monique Reis | Kowloon | 23 |
| Iceland |
Linda Pétursdóttir[1][2] | Vopnafjörður | 31 |
 India |
Anuradha Kottoor | Bombay | 18 |
 Ireland |
Collette Jackson | Pollagh | 24 |
 Isle of Man |
Victoria O'Dea | Douglas | 18 |
 Israel |
Dganit Cohen | Tel Aviv | 21 |
 Italy |
Giulia Gemo | Modena | 20 |
 Jamaica |
Andrea Haynes | Kingston | 21 |
 Japan |
Kazumi Sakikubo | Kobe | 18 |
 Kenya |
Dianna Naylor | Mombasa | 21 |
 Korea |
Choi Yeon-hee | Seoul | 25 |
 Lebanon |
Sylvana Samaha | Beirut | 18 |
 Liberia |
Ollie White | Nimba | 18 |
 Luxembourg |
Chantal Schanbacher | Wiltz | 20 |
 Macau |
Helena da Conceição Lo Branco | Macau | 18 |
 Malaysia |
Sue Wong Choy Fun | Penang | 18 |
 Malta |
Josette Camilleri | Marsa | 18 |
 Mauritius |
Veronique Ash | Beau Bassin | 18 |
 Mexico |
Cecilia Cervera Ferrer | Tlaxcala | 23 |
 New Zealand |
Lisa Corban | Waikato | 19 |
 Nigeria |
Omasan Tokurbo Buwa | Warri | 19 |
 Norway |
Rita Paulsen | Oslo | 25 |
 Papua New Guinea |
Erue Taunao | Port Moresby | 18 |
 Paraguay |
María José Miranda | Asunción | 19 |
 Peru |
Martha Elena Kaik Tasso | Lima | 20 |
 Philippines |
Dana Mayor Narvadez | Manila | 21 |
 Poland |
Joanna Gapinska | Szczecin | 20 |
 Portugal |
Helena Isabel de Cunha Laureano | Sesimbra | 18 |
 St. Kitts & Nevis |
Hailey Cassius | Newtown | 18 |
 Sierra Leone |
Tiwila Ojukutu | Freetown | 18 |
 Singapore |
Shirley Teo Ser Lee | Singapore | 20 |
 Spain |
Susana de la Llave Varón | Figueres | 26 |
 Sri Lanka |
Michelle Koelmeyer | Colombo | 18 |
 Swaziland |
Thandeka Magagula | Manzini | 19 |
 Sweden |
Cecilia Margareta Hörberg | Gothenburg | 28 |
 Switzerland |
Karina Berger | Zurich | 21 |
 Thailand |
Thaveeporn Hunsilp | Bangkok | 18 |
 Trinidad & Tobago |
Mintee Narine | Siparia | 24 |
 Turkey |
Esra Sumer | Istanbul | 18 |
 Turks & Caicos |
Doreen Dickerson | Grand Turk | 18 |
 Uganda |
Nazma Jamal Mohamed | Entebbe | 18 |
 United Kingdom |
Kirsty Roper | Staffordshire | 28 |
 United States |
Diana Magaña | Rancho Palos Verdes | 27 |
 Uruguay |
Gisel Silva Sienra | Montevideo | 19 |
 Venezuela |
Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez | La Guaira | 28 |
 Western Samoa |
Noanoa Hill | Apia | 18 |
 Yugoslavia |
Suzana Žunić | Split | 18 |
Notes edit
Debuts edit
Bulgaria
Returns edit
Withdrawals edit
Brazil lost its Miss World franchise.
Panama lost its national pageant franchise to send delegates to Miss World and to Miss Universe.
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Bodybuilder crowned Miss World". Observer-Reporter. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Bastedo: Actress best known for her role in the 1960s". The Independent. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Former Miss UK lands a billionaire life and enters Rich List in sixth". The Sunday Times. (subscription required)
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