Miss World 1988

Miss World 1988
Miss World 1988
	Miss World 1988 Titlecard
Date	17 November 1988
Presenters	Peter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo
Entertainment	Koreana, Donny Osmond
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster	Thames Television
Entrants	84
Placements	10
Debuts	Bulgaria
Withdrawals	Brazil, Panama, St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Returns	British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda
Winner	Linda Pétursdóttir; Iceland
	← 1987 1989 →

Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) from Iceland.^[1]^[2] She was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. 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, 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.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1988	Iceland – Linda Pétursdóttir^[1]^[2]
1st Runner-up	Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
2nd Runner-up	United Kingdom – Kirsty Roper
Top 5	Spain – Susana de la Llave Varón Venezuela – Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez
Top 10	Australia – Catherine Bushell Austria – Alexandra Werbanschitz Norway – Rita Helene Paulsen Sweden – Cecilia Margareta Hörberg United States – Diana Rosa Rodriguez Magaňa

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	Kenya – Dianna Naylor
Americas	Venezuela – Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez
Asia	Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
Europe	Iceland – Linda Pétursdóttir
Oceania	Australia – Catherine Bushell

Contestants

84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Preliminary Score
American Virgin Islands	Cathy Mae Sitaram	19	St. Croix	18
Argentina	Gabriela Karina Madeira	19	Buenos Aires	18
Australia	Catherine Bushell	21	Sydney	26
Austria	Alexandra Werbanschitz	21	Graz	25
Bahamas	Natasha Michelle Rolle	21	Nassau	18
Barbados	Ferida Kola	20	Bridgetown	18
Belgium	Daisy van Cauwenbergh	19	Limbourg	19
Belize	Pauline Young	19	Belize City	19
Bermuda	Sophie Cannonier	19	Warwick East	19
Bolivia	Claudia Mabel Nazer Calabi †	24	Tarija	18
British Virgin Islands	Nelda Felecia Farrington	22	Tortola	19
Bulgaria	Sonia Vassilieva	19	Varna	18
Canada	Morgan Fox	18	Richmond	19
Cayman Islands	Melissa McTaggart	23	Grand Cayman	20
Chile	María Francisca Aldunate Sanhueza	22	Santiago	20
China Taiwan	Wu Yi-ning	17	Taipei	18
Colombia	Jasmín Oliveros Segura	20	Bahía Solano	18
Cook Islands	Annie Wigmore	17	Titikaveka	18
Costa Rica	Virginia Steinvort	19	San José	18
Curaçao	Anuschka Monique Cova	19	Willemstad	18
Cyprus	Aphrodite Theophanous	18	Paphos	18
Denmark	Susanne Johansen	24	Copenhagen	20
Dominican Republic	María Josefina Martínez Marte	21	San Ignacio de Sabaneta	23
Ecuador	Cristina Elena López Villagómez	20	Guayaquil	20
Egypt	Dina El Naggar	20	Giza	19
El Salvador	Karla Lorena Hasbún	17	San Salvador	19
Finland	Nina Andersson	21	Lahti	24
France	Claudia Frittolini	20	Illzach	18
Germany	Katja Munch	19	Frankfurt	21
Ghana	Dzidzo Abra Amoa	23	Volta	20
Gibraltar	Tatiana Desoiza	23	Gibraltar	18
Greece	Ariadni Mylona	19	Chania	18
Guam	Rita Mae Diaz Pangelinan	23	Windward Hills	18
Guatemala	Mariluz Aguilar Rivas	18	Guatemala City	23
Guyana	Christine Amanda Jardim	20	Georgetown	18
Holland	Angela Visser	21	Rotterdam	23
Honduras	Alina Patricia Díaz Ordóñez	19	Choluteca	18
Hong Kong	Michelle Monique Reis	18	Kowloon	23
Iceland	Linda Pétursdóttir^[1]^[2]	18	Vopnafjörður	31
India	Anuradha Kottoor	22	Bombay	18
Ireland	Collette Jackson	22	Coolock	23
Isle of Man	Victoria O'Dea	17	Douglas	18
Israel	Dganit Cohen	18	Tel Aviv	21
Italy	Giulia Gemo	18	Modena	20
Jamaica	Andrea Nichola Haynes	24	Kingston	21
Japan	Kazumi Sakikubo	22	Kobe	18
Kenya	Dianna Naylor	21	Mombasa	21
Korea	Choi Yeon-hee	22	Seoul	25
Lebanon	Sylvana Samaha	19	Beirut	18
Liberia	Ollie White	19	Nimba	18
Luxembourg	Chantal Schanbacher	22	Altrier	20
Macau	Helena da Conceição Lo Branco	19	Macau	18
Malaysia	Sue Wong Choy Fun	19	Penang	18
Malta	Josette Camilleri	21	Marsa	18
Mauritius	Véronique Ash	21	Beau Bassin	18
Mexico	Cecilia Cervera Ferrer	20	Tlaxcala	20
New Zealand	Lisa Corban	19	Waikato	19
Nigeria	Omasan Tokurbo Buwa	22	Warri	19
Norway	Rita Helene Paulsen	21	Myrvoll	25
Papua New Guinea	Erue Taunao	19	Port Moresby	18
Paraguay	María José Miranda	19	Asunción	18
Peru	Martha Elena Kaik Tasso	21	Lima	18
Philippines	Dana Mayor Narvadez	19	Manila	18
Poland	Joanna Gapinska	20	Szczecin	20
Portugal	Helena Isabel de Cunha Laureano	20	Sesimbra	18
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Hailey Cassius	21	Newtown	18
Sierra Leone	Tiwilla Ojukutu	21	Freetown	18
Singapore	Shirley Teo Ser Lee	23	Singapore	20
Spain	Susana de la Llave Varón	19	Figueres	26
Sri Lanka	Michelle Koelmeyer	18	Colombo	18
Swaziland	Thandeka Magagula	22	Manzini	19
Sweden	Cecilia Margareta Hörberg	22	Gothenburg	28
Switzerland	Karina Berger	20	Zurich	21
Thailand	Thaveeporn Hunsilp	18	Bangkok	18
Trinidad and Tobago	Wendy Baptiste	19	Arouca	24
Turkey	Esra Sumer	19	Istanbul	18
Turks and Caicos	Doreen Dickenson	20	Grand Turk	18
Uganda	Nazma Jamal Mohamed	20	Entebbe	18
United Kingdom	Kirsty Roper	17	Staffordshire	28
United States	Diana Rosa Rodriguez Magaña	23	Rancho Palos Verdes	27
Uruguay	Gisel Silva Sienra	19	Montevideo	18
Venezuela	Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez	19	La Guaira	28
Western Samoa	Noanoa Hill	17	Apia	18
Yugoslavia	Suzana Žunić	17	Split	18

Notes

Debuts

Bulgaria

Returns

Last competed in 1956:
- Egypt
Last competed in 1964:
- China Taiwan
Last competed in 1968:
- Ghana
Last competed in 1971:
- Guyana
Last competed in 1985:
- Liberia
- Uganda
Last competed in 1986:
- British Virgin Islands
- Sierra Leone

Withdrawals

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

Other Notes

Holland- Angela Visser competed in Miss Universe 1989, in May 1989, she only had 7 months to prepare to Miss Universe before going to win.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Bodybuilder crowned Miss World". Observer-Reporter. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ "Former Miss UK lands a billionaire life and enters Rich List in sixth". The Sunday Times. (subscription required)

External links

Pageantopolis – Miss World 1988

[express.co.uk-1] "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[OR-1-2] "Bodybuilder crowned Miss World". Observer-Reporter. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[Getty_Images_1986-3] "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[TDT-1-4] "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.

[The_Independent_2014-5] "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)

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