Miss World 1988
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The 38th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1988 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) from Iceland. Runner up was Yeon-hee Choi (Queen of Asia) representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Results
- Miss World 1990: Linda Pétursdóttir (Iceland).
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Yeon-hee Choi (Korea)
- 2nd runner-up: Kirsty Roper (United Kingdom)
- Finalists:
- 3rd runner-up: Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramirez (Venezuela)
- 4th runner-up: Susana de la Llave Varon (Spain)
- The delegates who made in the top ten are: Catherine Bushell (Australia), Alexandra Werbanschitz (Austria), Rita Paulsen (Norway), Cecilia Margareta Hörberg (Sweden), and Diana Magaňa (United States).
[edit] Special awards
- Personality: Helena Isabel de Cunha Laureano (Portugal)
- Photogenic: Mariluz Aguilar Rivas (Guatemala)
[edit] Continental Queens
- Africa: Dianna Naylor - Kenya
- America: Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramirez - Venezuela
- Asia: Yeon-hee Choi - Korea
- Europe: Linda Pétursdóttir - Iceland
- Oceania: Catherine Bushell - Australia
[edit] 84 Contestants
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[edit] Trivia
- This is the first time that there were only 10 semi-finalists and five out of the Top 10 would make it into the finals.
- Egypt and Guyana returned to Miss World after a long-year hiatus.
- Bulgaria competed for the first time in Miss World.
- Preliminary swimsuits in Miss World 1988 was held in Malaga, Spain.
- Holland, who failed to make it into the semi-finals, was crowned Miss Universe 1989 in Cancun, Mexico.
- Korea was placed as 1st runner-up for the first time in Miss World 1988.
- Four out of 84 contestants (Belgium, British Virgin Islands, France and Nigeria) competed in Miss Universe 1988 six months before.
- Iceland won the Miss World title for the second time in 3 years.
- This was the biggest Miss World pageant ever in the 1980s since eighty-four contestants were competing.
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