Miss World 1988

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.

Miss World 1988
Miss World 1988 Titlecard
Date17 November 1988
PresentersPeter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo
EntertainmentKoreana, Donny Osmond
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants84
Placements10
DebutsBulgaria
WithdrawalsBrazil, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ReturnsBritish Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda
WinnerLinda Pétursdóttir[1][2]
 Iceland

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1988[2][6]

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1988
1st Runner-up
  •  Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
2nd Runner-up
Top 5
  •  Spain – Susana de la Llave Varón
  •  Venezuela – Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez
Top 10

Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Kenya – Dianna Naylor
Americas
  •  Venezuela – Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez
Asia
  •  Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Argentina ArgentinaGabriela Madeira19Buenos Aires
Australia AustraliaCatherine Bushell21Sydney
Austria AustriaAlexandra Werbanschitz21Graz
The Bahamas BahamasNatasha Rolle21Nassau
Barbados BarbadosFerida Kola20Bridgetown
Belgium BelgiumDaisy van Cauwenbergh19Limbourg
Belize BelizePauline Young19Belize City
Bermuda BermudaSophie Cannonier19Warwick East
Bolivia BoliviaClaudia Nazer24Tarija
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsNelda Farrington22Tortola
Bulgaria BulgariaSonia Vassilieva19Varna
Canada CanadaMorgan Fox18Richmond
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsMelissa McTaggart23Grand Cayman
Chile ChileMaría Francisca Aldunate22Santiago
Taiwan China TaiwanWu Yi-ning17Taipei
Colombia ColombiaJasmín Oliveros20Bahía Solano
Cook Islands Cook IslandsAnnie Wigmore17Titikaveka
Costa Rica Costa RicaVirginia Steinvort19San José
Curaçao CuraçaoAnuschka Cova19Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusAphrodite Theophanous18Paphos
Denmark DenmarkSusanne Johansen24Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicMaría Josefina Martínez21San Ignacio de Sabaneta
Ecuador EcuadorCristina López20Guayaquil
Egypt EgyptDina El Naggar20Giza
El Salvador El SalvadorKarla Hasbún17San Salvador
Finland FinlandNina Andersson21Lahti
France FranceClaudia Frittolini20Illzach
West Germany GermanyKatja Munch19Frankfurt
Ghana GhanaDzidzo Abra Amoa23Volta
Gibraltar GibraltarTatiana Desoiza23Gibraltar
Greece GreeceAriadni Mylona19Chania
Guam GuamRita Mae Diaz23Windward Hills
Guatemala GuatemalaMariluz Aguilar18Guatemala City
Guyana GuyanaChristine Jardim20Georgetown
Netherlands HollandAngela Visser21Rotterdam
Honduras HondurasAlina Patricia Díaz19Choluteca
British Hong Kong Hong KongMichelle Reis18Kowloon
Iceland IcelandLinda Pétursdóttir[1][2]18Vopnafjörður
India IndiaAnuradha Kottoor22Bombay
Republic of Ireland IrelandCollette Jackson22Coolock
 Isle of ManVictoria O'Dea17Douglas
Israel IsraelDganit Cohen18Tel Aviv
Italy ItalyGiulia Gemo18Modena
Jamaica JamaicaAndrea Haynes24Kingston
Japan JapanKazumi Sakikubo22Kobe
Kenya KenyaDianna Naylor21Mombasa
South Korea KoreaChoi Yeon-hee22Seoul
Lebanon LebanonSylvana Samaha19Beirut
Liberia LiberiaOllie White19Nimba
Luxembourg LuxembourgChantal Schanbacher22Altrier
Macau MacauHelena da Conceição Lo Branco19Macau
Malaysia MalaysiaSue Wong19Penang
Malta MaltaJosette Camilleri21Marsa
Mauritius MauritiusVéronique Ash21Beau Bassin
Mexico MexicoCecilia Cervera20Tlaxcala
New Zealand New ZealandLisa Corban19Waikato
Nigeria NigeriaOmasan Buwa22Warri
Norway NorwayRita Paulsen21Myrvoll
 Papua New GuineaErue Taunao19Port Moresby
Paraguay ParaguayMaría José Miranda19Asunción
Peru PeruMartha Kaik21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesDana Narvadez19Manila
Polish People's Republic PolandJoanna Gapinska20Szczecin
Portugal PortugalHelena Isabel de Cunha Laureano20Sesimbra
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisHailey Cassius21Newtown
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneTiwilla Ojukutu21Freetown
Singapore SingaporeShirley Teo23Singapore
Spain SpainSusana de la Llave19Figueres
Sri Lanka Sri LankaMichelle Koelmeyer18Colombo
Eswatini SwazilandThandeka Magagula22Manzini
Sweden SwedenCecilia Hörberg22Gothenburg
Switzerland SwitzerlandKarina Berger20Zürich
Thailand ThailandPrapatsara Chutanutpong18Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoWendy Baptiste19Arouca
Turkey TurkeyEsra Sumer19Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and CaicosDoreen Dickenson20Grand Turk
Uganda UgandaNazma Mohamed20Entebbe
United Kingdom United KingdomKirsty Roper17Staffordshire
United States United StatesDiana Magaña23Rancho Palos Verdes
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Cathy Mae Sitaram 19 St. Croix
Uruguay UruguayGisel Silva19Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaEmma Rabbe19La Guaira
Samoa Western SamoaNoanoa Hill17Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaSuzana Žunić17Split

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
  1. "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. "Bodybuilder crowned Miss World". Observer-Reporter. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  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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