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

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

Placements

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Final results Contestant
Miss World 1988
1st Runner-up
  •  Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
2nd Runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Kenya – Dianna Naylor
Americas
Asia
  •  Korea – Yeon-hee Choi
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

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

Notes

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Debuts

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  •  Bulgaria

Returns

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  • 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

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  •  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

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "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. ^ a b "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Alexandra Bastedo: Actress best known for her role in the 1960s". The Independent. 12 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ "Former Miss UK lands a billionaire life and enters Rich List in sixth". The Sunday Times. (subscription required)

Further reading

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[[:Category:Miss World]] [[:Category:1988 in London]] [[:Category:1988 beauty pageants]] [[:Category:Beauty pageants in the United Kingdom]] [[:Category:Events at the Royal Albert Hall]] [[:Category:November 1988 events in the United Kingdom]]

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