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The 37th Miss World Pageant was held on November 12, 1987 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Ulla Weigerstorfer (Queen of Europe) from Austria. Runner up was Albani Josefina Lozada Jimenez (Queen of Americas) from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margret Jonsdottir from Iceland.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
- Miss World 1987: Ulla Weigerstorfer (Austria).
- The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up: Albani Josefina Lozada Jimenez (Venezuela)
- 2nd runner-up: Anna Margret Jonsdóttir (Iceland)
- Finalists:
- 3rd runner-up: Monika Ewa Nowosadko (Poland)
- 4th runner-up: Claudia Mercedes Escobar Zapata (Colombia)
- 5th runner-up: Caterina Ciscato (Argentina)
- The delegates who made in the top twelve are: Nathalie Marquay (France), Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol (Guam), Angelique Johanna Gerarda Cremers (Holland), Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling (Hong Kong), Ya'el Gerthler (Israel), and Mary Ngazi Bienoseh (Nigeria).
[edit] Order of Semi-finalists
- 1. Argentina
- 2. Austria
- 3. Colombia
- 4. France
- 5. Guam
- 6. Holland
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- 7. Hong Kong
- 8. Iceland
- 9. Israel
- 10. Nigeria
- 11. Poland
- 12. Venezuela
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[edit] Order of Finalists
- 1. Iceland
- 2. Poland
- 3. Argentina
- 4. Venezuela
- 5. Colombia
- 6. Austria
[edit] Special Awards
- Personality: Clotilde Helen Cabrera - United States
- Photogenic: Karin Agneta Charlotta Trydell - Sweden
[edit] Continental Queens
- Africa: Mary Ngazi Bienoseh - Nigeria
- Americas: Albani Josefina Lozada Jimenez - Venezuela
- Asia: Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling - Hong Kong
- Europe: Ulla Weigerstorfer - Austria
- Oceania: Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol - Guam
[edit] 78 Contestants
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Belize and Cook Islands competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Argentina and Papua New Guinea last competed in 1981. Argentina returned to Miss World after a 6-year war in the Falkland Islands which brought its dispute against the United Kingdom.
- Curacao, and Nigeria last competed in 1985.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- British Virgin Islands, and Sierra Leone did not compete in Miss World because of the national pageant postponement.
[edit] Other Notes
- This is the first time that Miss World has twelve semi-finalists, and six out of the semi-finalists went straight into the Top 6 finalists.
- Preliminary swimsuits in Miss World 1987 were shot in the island of Malta.
- Hong Kong's Pauline Yeung Bo Ling went on to place as 4th runner-up in Miss Universe 1988 which was held in Taiwan. She is the highest placed Miss Hong Kong at both pageants. She is also the first and so far only Hong Kong representative to win the Queen of Asia award. Iceland, Anna Margret Jonsdóttir, who placed as 2nd runner-up in Miss World, failed to put her through into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1988.
- First time records:
- United Kingdom failed to make into the semi-finals after 30 years.
- United States failed to make into the semi-finals after 11 years.
- Guam had received the award for Queen of Oceania for the first time other than Australia or New Zealand.
- Nigeria had made into the semi-finals for the first time, and subsequently received the award for Queen of Africa.
- 78 contestants sang God Bless The Children as their production number while wearing evening gowns.
- Belgium and Bermuda did not compete in Miss Universe 1987 because of scheduling conflicts in which the pageant took place in May of that same year.
[edit] Contestants Preliminary Scores
| Country |
Score |
Country |
Score |
| American Virgin Islands |
20 |
Jamaica |
24 |
| Argentina |
26 |
Japan |
18 |
| Australia |
18 |
Kenya |
18 |
| Austria |
30 |
Korea |
19 |
| Bahamas |
19 |
Lebanon |
18 |
| Barbados |
21 |
Luxembourg |
21 |
| Belgium |
19 |
Macau |
18 |
| Belize |
18 |
Malaysia |
19 |
| Bermuda |
18 |
Malta |
22 |
| Bolivia |
18 |
Mauritius |
18 |
| Brazil |
23 |
Mexico |
21 |
| Canada |
20 |
New Zealand |
18 |
| Cayman Islands |
18 |
Nigeria |
19 |
| Chile |
25 |
Norway |
19 |
| Colombia |
28 |
Panama |
20 |
| Cook Islands |
18 |
Papua New Guinea |
18 |
| Costa Rica |
20 |
Paraguay |
21 |
| Curaçao |
18 |
Peru |
18 |
| Cyprus |
18 |
Philippines |
23 |
| Denmark |
20 |
Poland |
26 |
| Dominican Republic |
24 |
Portugal |
19 |
| Ecuador |
25 |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
18 |
| El Salvador |
18 |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
21 |
| Finland |
22 |
Singapore |
18 |
| France |
27 |
Spain |
23 |
| Germany |
21 |
Sri Lanka |
18 |
| Gibraltar |
21 |
Swaziland |
18 |
| Greece |
19 |
Sweden |
23 |
| Guam |
21 |
Switzerland |
18 |
| Guatemala |
18 |
Thailand |
18 |
| Holland |
26 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
20 |
| Honduras |
18 |
Turkey |
19 |
| Hong Kong |
24 |
Turks & Caicos |
18 |
| Iceland |
28 |
United Kingdom |
25 |
| India |
21 |
United States |
24 |
| Ireland |
21 |
Uruguay |
18 |
| Isle of Man |
21 |
Venezuela |
28 |
| Israel |
27 |
Western Samoa |
18 |
| Italy |
21 |
Yugoslavia |
21 |
[edit] External Sources
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