Miss World 1988
| Miss World 1988 |
Miss World 1988 Titlecard |
| Date |
17 November 1988 |
| Presenters |
Peter Marshall, and Alexandra Bastedo |
| Entertainment |
Koreana, and Donny Osmond |
| Venue |
Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster |
Thames Television |
| Entrants |
84 |
| Placements |
10 |
| Debuts |
Bulgaria |
| Withdraws |
Brazil, Panama, and St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
| Returns |
British Virgin Islands, Republic of China, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Uganda |
| Winner |
Linda Pétursdóttir
Iceland |
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. The Miss World 1988 was hosted by Peter Marshall and Alexandra Bastedo, with musical performances of Koreana who sang Hand In Hand in the Seoul Olympics, and the 70's American pop sensation, Donny Osmond.
Results
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1988 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| 3rd Runner-up |
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| 4th Runner-up |
- Spain - Susana de la Llave Varon
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| Top 10 Semi-finalists |
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Order of Semi-finalists
- 1. Australia
- 2. Austria
- 3. Iceland
- 4. Korea
- 5. Norway
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- 6. Spain
- 7. Sweden
- 8. United Kingdom
- 9. United States
- 10. Venezuela
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Order of Finalists
- 1. Korea
- 2. United Kingdom
- 3. Venezuela
- 4. Iceland
- 5. Spain
Special awards
- Personality: Helena Isabel de Cunha Laureano (Portugal)
- Photogenic: Mariluz Aguilar Rivas (Guatemala)
Continental Queens
- Africa: Dianna Naylor - Kenya
- Americas: Emma Rabbe - Venezuela
- Asia: Yeon-hee Choi - Korea
- Europe: Linda Pétursdóttir - Iceland
- Oceania: Catherine Bushell - Australia
84 Contestants
Trivia
Returning countries and Debuts
- Bulgaria competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Egypt last competed in 1956.
- Republic of China last competed in 1964.
- Ghana last competed in 1968.
- Guyana last competed in 1971.
- Liberia, and Uganda last competed in 1985.
- British Virgin Islands, and Sierra Leone last competed in 1986.
Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- 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 failed to send delegates in Miss World.
Other Notes
- 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.
- Preliminary swimsuits in Miss World 1988 was held in Hotel Torrequebrada, Benalmadena and Puerto Banus, Malaga, Spain.
- Dominican Republic, Finland, Guatemala, Holland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Kenya, and Trinidad & Tobago missed their spots into the semi-finalists after receiving high preliminary scores; therefore they were among the Top 20 contestants. Guatemala won the Miss Photogenic award in Miss World 1988.
- Holland, who failed to make it to the semi-finals, was crowned Miss Universe 1989 in Cancun, Mexico.
- Hong Kong, who failed to make it to the semi-finals, was crowned Miss Chinese International 1988 in Hong Kong.
- Poland, who failed to make it to semi-finals, competed Miss Universe 1989 and finished as the third runner-up.
- Spain (Susana de la Llave Varon) was the 1st runner-up in Miss Spain 1987, as pageant organizers decided to move Miss Spain by December 1988.
- Korea was placed as 1st runner-up for the first time in Miss World 1988. In fact, a Korean representative also placed 1st runner-up at the 1988 Miss Universe pageant and the country hosted the Olympic Games in Seoul on that same year.
- 4 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.
- Sweden won the Miss Hawaiian Tropic International pageant four years earlier.
- This was the biggest Miss World pageant ever in the 1980s since eighty-four contestants were competing.
- United Kingdom's entry, Kirsty Roper, later became a songwriter and the future wife of billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli[1][2][3]
- Half the number of countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Korea (1965), Norway (1974), Spain (1979), Australia (1984), and Sweden (1985).
Judges
- Eric Morley
- Richard Birchnall
- Angelo Carrazo
- Lindka Cierach
- Reita Faria
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Contestants Preliminary Scores
| Country |
Score |
Country |
Score |
| American Virgin Islands |
18 |
Israel |
21 |
| Argentina |
18 |
Italy |
20 |
| Australia |
26 |
Jamaica |
21 |
| Austria |
25 |
Japan |
18 |
| Bahamas |
18 |
Kenya |
21 |
| Barbados |
18 |
Korea |
25 |
| Belgium |
19 |
Lebanon |
18 |
| Belize |
18 |
Liberia |
18 |
| Bermuda |
19 |
Luxembourg |
20 |
| Bolivia |
18 |
Macau |
18 |
| British Virgin Islands |
19 |
Malaysia |
18 |
| Bulgaria |
18 |
Malta |
18 |
| Canada |
19 |
Mauritius |
18 |
| Cayman Islands |
20 |
Mexico |
20 |
| Chile |
20 |
New Zealand |
19 |
| China Taiwan |
18 |
Nigeria |
19 |
| Colombia |
18 |
Norway |
25 |
| Cook Islands |
18 |
Papua New Guinea |
18 |
| Costa Rica |
18 |
Paraguay |
18 |
| Curaçao |
18 |
Peru |
18 |
| Cyprus |
18 |
Philippines |
19 |
| Denmark |
20 |
Poland |
20 |
| Dominican Republic |
23 |
Portugal |
18 |
| Ecuador |
20 |
St. Kitts & Nevis |
18 |
| Egypt |
19 |
Sierra Leone |
18 |
| El Salvador |
19 |
Singapore |
20 |
| Finland |
24 |
Spain |
26 |
| France |
18 |
Sri Lanka |
18 |
| Germany |
21 |
Swaziland |
19 |
| Ghana |
20 |
Sweden |
28 |
| Gibraltar |
18 |
Switzerland |
21 |
| Greece |
18 |
Thailand |
19 |
| Guam |
18 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
24 |
| Guatemala |
23 |
Turkey |
18 |
| Guyana |
18 |
Turks & Caicos |
18 |
| Holland |
23 |
Uganda |
18 |
| Honduras |
18 |
United Kingdom |
29 |
| Hong Kong |
23 |
United States of America |
27 |
| Iceland |
31 |
Uruguay |
18 |
| India |
18 |
Venezuela |
29 |
| Ireland |
23 |
Western Samoa |
18 |
| Isle of Man |
18 |
Yugoslavia |
18 |
References
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