Miss World 1990

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The 40th Miss World Pageant was held on November 8, 1990 in the Palladium Theatre, London, UK. The winner was Gina Marie Tolleson (Queen of Americas) from the United States. Runner up was Siobhna McClafferty (Queen of Europe) representing Ireland and third was Sharon Raquel Luengo Gonzalez from the Venezuela.

Contents 1 Results 2 Special awards 3 Continental Queens 4 81 Contestants 5 Trivia 6 External Sources

[edit] Results

• Miss World 1990: Gina Marie Tolleson (United States).
• The runners-up were:
  • 1st runner-up: Siobhan McClafferty (Ireland)
  • 2nd runner-up: Sharon Raquel Luengo Gonzalez (Venezuela)
• Finalists:
  • 3rd runner-up: Nina Björkfelt (Finland)
  • 4th runner-up: Adele Valerie Kenny (New Zealand)
• The delegates who made in the top ten are: Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama (Aruba), Gabrielle Stap (Holland), Erica Aquart (Jamaica), Ewa Maria Szymczak (Poland), and Julide Ates (Turkey).

[edit] Special awards

• Personality: Sabina Ifeoma Umeh (Nigeria)
• Photogenic: Sharon Raquel Luengo Gonzalez (Venezuela)

[edit] Continental Queens

• Africa: Aisha Wawira Lieberg - Kenya

• America: Gina Marie Tolleson - United States

• Asia & Oceania: Adele Valerie Kenny - New Zealand

• Caribbean: Erica Aquart - Jamaica

• Europe: Siobhan McClafferty - Ireland

[edit] 81 Contestants

American Virgin Islands Keima Akintobi Argentina Romina Rosales Aruba Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama SEMI-FINALIST Australia Karina Brown Austria Carina Friedberger Bahamas Lisa Gizelle Strachan Barbados Cheryl Jean Brewster Belgium Katia Alens Belize Ysela Antonia Zabaneh Bolivia Daniela Dominguez Brazil Karla Cristina Kwiatkowski British Virgin Islands Suzanne Spencer Bulgaria Violeta Galabova Canada Natasha Palewandrem Cayman Islands Bethea Michelle Christian Chile Maria Isabel Jara Pizarro Colombia Angela Mercedes Mariño Ortiz Cook Islands Angela Manarang Costa Rica Andrea Murillo Fallas-Florez Curaçao Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger Cyprus Emilia Groutidou Czechoslovakia Andrea Roskovcova Denmark Charlotte Christiansen Dominican Republic Brenda Marte Lajara Egypt Dhalia El-Beheri El Salvador Maria Elena Henriquez Finland Nina Björkfelt TOP 5 FINALIST France Gaelle Voiry

Germany Christiane Stocker Ghana Dela Tamakole Gibraltar Sarah Yeats Greece Sophia Lafkioti Guam Mary Esteban Guatemala Maria del Rosario Perez Aguilar Holland Gabrielle Stap SEMI-FINALIST Honduras Claudia Bendaña McCausland Hong Kong Elaine da Silva Hungary Kinga Czuczor Iceland Asta Sigridur Einarsdóttir India Naveedha Medhi Ireland Siobhan McClafferty 1st RUNNER-UP Israel Ariela Tessler Italy Cristina Gavagnin Jamaica Erica Aquart TOP 5 FINALIST Japan Tomoko Iwasaki Kenya Aisha Wawira Lieberg Korea Hyun-jung Goh Latvia Velga Braznevica Luxembourg Bea Jarzynska Macau Alexandra Paula Costa Mendes Madagascar Ellys Raza Malta Karen Demicoli Mauritius Marie Desiree Audrey Pitchen Mexico Luz Maria Mena Basso Namibia Ronel Liebenberg

New Zealand Adele Valerie Kenny TOP 5 FINALIST Nigeria Sabina Ifeoma Umeh Norway Ingerborg Kolseth Panama Madelaine Leignadier Dawson Papua New Guinea Nellie Ban Paraguay Alba Maria Cordero Rivals Peru Gisselle Martinez Cuadros Philippines Antonette Elizalde Ballesteros Poland Ewa Maria Szymczak SEMI-FINALIST Portugal Filomena Paula Dias Miranda Marques Puerto Rico Magdalena Pabon Romania Mihaela Raescu Singapore Karen Frances Ng Spain Maria del Carmen Carrasco Garcia Sri Lanka Angela Mary Jane Gunaskera Sweden Daniela Jessica Maria Almen Switzerland Priscilla Leimgruber Thailand Panida Umsaard Trinidad & Tobago Guenevere Helen Kelshall Turkey Julide Ates SEMI-FINALIST United Kingdom Helen Upton United States Gina Marie Tolleson MISS WORLD 1990 Uruguay Maria Carolina Casalia Abelia U.S.S.R Lauma Zemzare Venezuela Sharon Raquel Luengo Gonzalez 2nd RUNNER-UP Yugoslavia Ivona Brnelic

[edit] Trivia

• Sixteen out of 81 contestants competed in Miss Universe 1989-1992.
  • Aruba, Belize, Egypt, France, Germany, Nigeria, and Turkey competed in Miss Universe 1990 which was held in Los Angeles. Aruba surprisingly made it into the Top 10 in Miss World. Turkey, on the other hand, made into semi-finals in both Miss Universe and Miss World at the same year.
  • Belgium, Cayman Islands, Curacao, Ghana, Ireland, Namibia, and United Kingdom competed in Miss Universe 1991 which was held in Las Vegas. Curacao surprinsingly made into the Top 10 semi-finals in Miss Universe the following year.
  • Trinidad & Tobago competed in Miss Universe 1989, while Kenya in Miss Universe 1992.

• Preliminary swimsuits in Miss World 1990 were held in Norway.

• United States (Miss World 1990) married celebrity star, Alan Thicke, but later divorced. She was also the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA pageant as Miss South Carolina USA.

• Ireland won Miss Photogenic in Miss Universe 1991.

• Romania competed in Miss World for the first time.

• Ecuador and Malaysia did not compete in Miss World due to lack of sponsorships.

• Gibraltar, Sarah Yeats and Switzerland, Priscilla Leimgruber, did not compete in Miss Universe 1991. Gibraltar lost its franchise with the Miss Universe organization, while Miss Switzerland fell ill, and then she withdrew at the last minute.

• Germany, Christiane Stocker, also won the Miss Amity award in Miss Universe 1990.

• Brazil returned to Miss World after a 2-year absence.

[edit] External Sources

• Pageantopolis

• Jimmy's Pageant Page

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