Miss World 1985

Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event.[1][2]

Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985 Titlecard
Date14 November 1985
PresentersPeter Marshall, Anne Diamond
EntertainmentJack Jones
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78
Placements15
DebutsIvory Coast, St. Kitts & Nevis, Zaire
WithdrawalsHonduras, Turkey
ReturnsLiberia, Luxembourg, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Uganda
WinnerHólmfríður Karlsdóttir[1]
 Iceland

Results

Placements
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1985[1][2]
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1985
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15
  •  Brazil – Leila Rosana Leal Bittencourt
  •  Ireland – Anne Marie Gannon
  •  New Zealand – Sheri Anastasia LeFleming Burrow
  •  Paraguay – Daisy Patricia Ferreira Caballero
  •  Poland – Katarzyna Dorota Zawidzka
  •  Puerto Rico – Iris Matías González
  •  Sweden – Anne-Bolette Jill Christophersson
  •  Zaire – Kayonga (Benita) Mureka Tete

Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Zaire – Kayonga (Benita) Mureka Tete
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Contestants
CountryContestantAgeHometownPreliminary Score
United States Virgin Islands American Virgin IslandsConnie Mary Colaire23Christiansted 19
Aruba ArubaJacqueline Deborah van Putten24Sint Nicolaas 20
Australia AustraliaAngelina Nasso18Sydney 21
Austria AustriaGabriele Christine Maxonus20Salzburg 18
The Bahamas BahamasRhonda Lea Cornea17Abaco Island 20
Barbados BarbadosElizabeth Dana Wadman19Christ Church 19
Belgium BelgiumAnn van den Broeck18Antwerp 18
Bermuda BermudaJannell Kathy Nadra Ford23Devonshire 23
Bolivia BoliviaCarolina Issa Abudinen19Santa Cruz 19
Brazil BrazilLeila Bittencourt19Porto Alegre 28
Canada CanadaMichelle Irene Tambling20Toronto 19
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsEmily Yvette Hurlston18North Side 19
Chile ChileLydia Ana Labarca Birke20Santiago 21
Colombia ColombiaMargarita Rosa de Francisco20Santiago de Cali 23
Costa Rica Costa RicaMarianela Herrera Marín19San Jose 19
Curaçao CuraçaoLidushka Pamela Curiel21Willemstad 21
Cyprus CyprusJuliana Panayiota Kalogirou18Famagusta 18
Denmark DenmarkJeanette Kröll19Odense 19
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicMaría Trinidad González Hernández20Santo Domingo 19
Ecuador EcuadorMaría del Pilar de Veintemilla Russo21Quito 19
El Salvador El SalvadorLuz del Carmen Mena Duke21San Salvador 19
Finland FinlandMarja Kristiina Kinnunen22Tampere 26
France FranceNathalie Jones18Nouméa 18
The Gambia GambiaGeorgett Salleh19Brikama 18
West Germany GermanyMarion Morell20Stuttgart 20
Gibraltar GibraltarGail Anne May Francis22Gibraltar 18
Greece GreeceEpi Galanos22Athens 18
Guam GuamTherese M. Quintanilla18Agana 23
Guatemala GuatemalaMaricela Luna Villacorta20Guatemala City 19
Netherlands HollandBrigitte Bergman21Utrecht 24
British Hong Kong Hong KongAileen Lo Kam-yu20Hong Kong Island 21
Iceland IcelandHólmfríður Karlsdóttir22Reykjavík[1] 34
India IndiaSharon Mary Clarke18New Delhi 24
Republic of Ireland IrelandAnne Marie Gannon19Dublin 27
 Isle of ManFiona Louise Hartley19Douglas 23
Israel IsraelMaja Wechtenhaim21Haifa 33
Italy ItalyCosetta Antoniolli20Milan 22
Ivory Coast Ivory CoastRose Armande Oulla18Abidjan 22
Jamaica JamaicaAlison Jean Barnett19Kingston 32
Japan JapanHaruko Sugimoto22Tokyo 18
Kenya KenyaJacqueline Mary Thom18Thika 20
South Korea KoreaPark Eun-kyoung22Seoul 18
Lebanon LebanonMary Khoury25Beirut 18
Liberia LiberiaSarah Laurine Massanuh Horton18Monrovia 18
Luxembourg LuxembourgBeatrix Bertine Herma Corneline Tinnemans24Luxembourg City 18
Malaysia MalaysiaRosalind Kong Siew Yuen21Kuala Lumpur 18
Malta MaltaKristina Apap Bologna20Mdina 18
Mexico MexicoAlicia Yolanda Carrillo González23Guadalajara 19
New Zealand New ZealandSheri Anastasia LeFleming Burrow20Auckland 29
Nigeria NigeriaRosemary Okeke21Lagos 18
Norway NorwayKaren Margrethe Moe18Kristiansund 18
Panama PanamaDiana Ester Alfaro Arosemena24Panama City 19
Paraguay ParaguayDaisy Patricia Ferreira Caballero19Asunción 33
Peru PeruCarmen del Rosario Muro Távara21Lambayeque 19
Philippines PhilippinesElizabeth Dionisio Cuenco21Manila 18
Polish People's Republic PolandKatarzyna Dorota Zawidzka23Gorzów 32
Portugal PortugalMaria de Fátima da Silva Alves Raimundo18Cascais 19
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoIris Matías González20Caguas 30
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisKaren Marcelle Grant19Old Road Town 19
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDonna Maria Young †19Kingstown 19
Singapore SingaporeJoanna Sylvia Mitchell19Paya Lebar 26
Spain SpainMaría Amparo Martínez Cerdán23Valencia 21
Sri Lanka Sri LankaNatalie Gunewardene22Colombo 18
Eswatini SwazilandJune Hank25Manzini 19
Sweden SwedenAnne-Bolette Jill Christophersson21Stockholm 28
Switzerland SwitzerlandEveline Nicole Glanzmann20Bauen 31
French Polynesia TahitiRuth Manea18Faa'a 18
Thailand ThailandParnlekha Wanmuang22Bangkok 18
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoUlrica Christina Phillip21San Fernando 20
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and CaicosBarbara Bulah Mae Capron18Providenciales 19
Uganda UgandaHelen Acheng24Kitgum 18
United Kingdom United KingdomMandy Adele Shires19Bradford 33
United States United StatesBrenda Denton22Hobbs 31
Uruguay UruguayGabriela de León Muñiz19Montevideo 20
Venezuela VenezuelaRuddy Rodríguez18Anaco 36
Samoa Western SamoaAngelie Achatz21Apia 18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaAleksandra Kosanović23Belgrade 21
Zaire ZaireKayonga Mureka Tete18Kinshasa 24

Judges

Notes

Debuts
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  St. Kitts & Nevis
  •  Zaire

Returns
  • Last competed in 1968:
    •  Uganda
  • Last competed in 1977:
    •  Luxembourg
  • Last competed in 1978:
    •  St. Vincent & the Grenadines (as  St. Vincent)
  • Last competed in 1983:
    •  Liberia

Withdrawals
  •  Honduras
  •  Turkey

Other Notes

References
  1. "Miss World". The Southeast Missourian. 15 November 1985. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. "Lakeland Ledger". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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