Miss World 1988

Miss World 1988
Miss World 1988 Titlecard
Date17 November 1988
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants84
Placements10
Debuts
  • Bulgaria
Withdrawals
  • Brazil
  • Panama
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Returns
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Egypt
  • Ghana
  • Guyana
  • Liberia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Taiwan
  • Uganda
WinnerLinda 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, United Kingdom. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) from Iceland.[1][2] At the conclusion of the event, she was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Runner-up was Yeon-hee Choi (Queen of Asia) representing South 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.

This edition marked the debut of Bulgaria and the return of Egypt, which had last competed in 1956, Taiwan last competed (as Free China) in 1964, Ghana last competed in 1968 , Guyana last competed in 1971, Liberia and Uganda last competed in 1985, and the British Virgin and Sierra Leone Islands last competed in 1986

Brazil, Panama, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdrew from the competition due to lost Miss World franchise.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1988[2][6]

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1988
1st Runner-up
  •  South Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
2nd Runner-up
Top 5
  •  Spain – Susana de la Llave Varón
  •  Venezuela – Emma Rabbe
Top 10
  •  Australia – Catherine Bushell
  •  Austria – Alexandra Werbanschitz
  •  Norway – Rita Helene Paulsen
  •  Sweden – Cecilia Hörberg
  •  United States – Diana Magaňa

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Kenya – Dianna Naylor
Americas
Asia
  •  South Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
Europe
Oceania
  •  Australia – Catherine Bushell

Contestants

84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownPreliminary Scores
Argentina ArgentinaGabriela Madeira19Buenos Aires18
Australia AustraliaCatherine Bushell21Sydney26
Austria AustriaAlexandra Werbanschitz21Graz25
The Bahamas BahamasNatasha Rolle21Nassau18
Barbados BarbadosFerida Kola20Bridgetown18
Belgium BelgiumDaisy van Cauwenbergh19Limbourg19
Belize BelizePauline Young19Belize City18
Bermuda BermudaSophie Cannonier[7]19Warwick East19
Bolivia BoliviaClaudia Nazer24Tarija18
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsNelda Farrington22Tortola19
Bulgaria BulgariaSonia Vassilieva[8]19Varna18
Canada CanadaMorgan Fox18Richmond19
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsMelissa McTaggart23Grand Cayman20
Chile ChileMaría Francisca Aldunate22Santiago20
Colombia ColombiaJasmín Oliveros20Bahía Solano18
Cook Islands Cook IslandsAnnie Wigmore17Titikaveka18
Costa Rica Costa RicaVirginia Steinvort19San José18
Curaçao CuraçaoAnuschka Cova19Willemstad18
Cyprus CyprusAphrodite Theophanous18Paphos18
Denmark DenmarkSusanne Johansen24Copenhagen20
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicMaría Josefina Martínez21San Ignacio de Sabaneta23
Ecuador EcuadorCristina López20Guayaquil20
Egypt EgyptDina El Naggar20Giza19
El Salvador El SalvadorKarla Hasbún17San Salvador19
Finland FinlandNina Andersson21Lahti24
France FranceClaudia Frittolini20Illzach18
Ghana GhanaDzidzo Abra Amoa23Volta20
Gibraltar GibraltarTatiana Desoiza23Gibraltar18
Greece GreeceAriadni Mylona19Chania18
Guam GuamRita Mae Diaz23Windward Hills18
Guatemala GuatemalaMariluz Aguilar18Guatemala City23
Guyana GuyanaChristine Jardim20Georgetown18
Netherlands HollandAngela Visser21Rotterdam23
Honduras HondurasAlina Patricia Díaz19Choluteca18
British Hong Kong Hong KongMichelle Reis[9]18Kowloon23
Iceland IcelandLinda Pétursdóttir[1][2][10]18Vopnafjörður31
India IndiaAnuradha Kottoor22Bombay18
Republic of Ireland IrelandColette Jackson22Coolock23
 Isle of ManVictoria O'Dea17Douglas18
Israel IsraelDganit Cohen18Tel Aviv21
Italy ItalyGiulia Gemo18Modena20
Jamaica JamaicaAndrea Haynes24Kingston21
Japan JapanKazumi Sakikubo22Kobe18
Kenya KenyaDianna Naylor21Mombasa21
Lebanon LebanonSylvana Samaha19Beirut18
Liberia LiberiaOllie White[11]19Nimba18
Luxembourg LuxembourgChantal Schanbacher[12]22Altrier20
Macau MacauHelena da Conceição Lo Branco19Macau18
Malaysia MalaysiaSue Wong19Penang18
Malta MaltaJosette Camilleri21Marsa18
Mauritius MauritiusVéronique Ash21Beau Bassin18
Mexico MexicoCecilia Cervera20Tlaxcala20
New Zealand New ZealandLisa Corban19Tokoroa19
Nigeria NigeriaOmasan Buwa22Warri19
Norway NorwayRita Paulsen21Myrvoll25
 Papua New GuineaErue Taunao19Port Moresby18
Paraguay ParaguayMaría José Miranda19Asunción18
Peru PeruMartha Kaik21Lima18
Philippines PhilippinesDana Narvadez19Manila18
Polish People's Republic PolandJoanna Gapinska20Szczecin20
Portugal PortugalHelena Isabel de Cunha Laureano20Sesimbra18
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisHailey Cassius21Newtown18
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneTiwilla Ojukutu21Freetown18
Singapore SingaporeShirley Teo23Singapore20
South Korea South Korea[a]Choi Yeon-hee22Seoul25
Spain SpainSusana de la Llave19Figueres26
Sri Lanka Sri LankaMichelle Koelmeyer18Colombo18
Eswatini SwazilandThandeka Magagula22Manzini19
Sweden SwedenCecilia Hörberg22Gothenburg28
Switzerland SwitzerlandKarina Berger20Zürich21
Taiwan Taiwan[b]Wu Yi-ning[13]17Taipei18
Thailand ThailandPrapatsara Chutanutpong[14]18Bangkok19
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoWendy Baptiste19Arouca24
Turkey TurkeyEsra Sumer19Istanbul18
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsDoreen Dickenson20Grand Turk18
Uganda UgandaNazma Mohamed20Entebbe18
United Kingdom United KingdomKirsty Roper17Staffordshire29
United States United StatesDiana Magaña23Rancho Palos Verdes27
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Cathy Mae Sitaram 19 St. Croix18
Uruguay UruguayGisel Silva19Montevideo18
Venezuela VenezuelaEmma Rabbe19La Guaira29
West Germany West Germany[c]Katja Munch19Frankfurt21
Samoa Western SamoaNoanoa Hill17Apia18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaSuzana Žunić[15]17Split18

Notes

  1. ↑ Competed as Korea in the pageant
  2. ↑ Competed as China Taiwan in the pageant
  3. ↑ Competed as Germany in the pageant

Other Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bodybuilder crowned Miss World". Observer-Reporter. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Alexandra Bastedo: Actress best known for her role in the 1960s". The Independent. 12 January 2014. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Former Miss UK lands a billionaire life and enters Rich List in sixth". The Sunday Times. (subscription required)
  7. ↑ Hendrickson, Sékou (11 July 2022). "Sophia Cannonier tells court her antibodies 'equal to, if not better than' vaccine". Royal Gazette. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Red beauty Sonia faces court". The Sunday People. 2 July 1989. p. 9. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Wang, Zijing (23 September 2024). "Beyond the Crown: Miss Hong Kong's Shifting Influence". The World of Chinese. Archived from the original on 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  10. ↑ Guðjónsdóttir, Guðrún Ósk (13 May 2020). "Fegurðardrottningar sem leituðu á önnur mið" [Beauty queens who sought other paths]. DV - Frjáls og óháður miðill (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Liberia: Former Miss Liberia Launches School Operation". The Inquirer Newspaper. 19 September 2007. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via AllAfrica.
  12. ↑ "Miss Luxemburg heißt Chantal Schambacher" [Miss Luxembourg is Chantal Schambacher]. Tageblatt (in German). 7 March 1988. pp. 1, 2. Retrieved 6 August 2026 – via National Library of Luxembourg.
  13. ↑ "Newest rage in Taiwan". The Free-Lance Star. 5 May 1988. p. 3. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via Google Books.
  14. ↑ "Beast in the beauties rears its ugly head". The New Paper. 18 October 1988. p. 2. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via National Library Board.
  15. ↑ "Bila je tiha patnja i želja mnogih muškaraca, no zbog ovog je našeg nogometaša bivša Miss Jugoslavije prošla kroz pakao" [It was the silent suffering and desire of many men, but because of this our football player, the former Miss Yugoslavia went through hell.]. Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). 18 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2025.

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