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, St. Vincent & 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
Top 10

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

Contestants

84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownPreliminary Score
United States Virgin Islands American Virgin IslandsCathy Mae Sitaram19St. Croix18
Argentina ArgentinaGabriela Karina Madeira19Buenos Aires18
Australia AustraliaCatherine Bushell21Sydney26
Austria AustriaAlexandra Werbanschitz21Graz25
The Bahamas BahamasNatasha Michelle Rolle21Nassau18
Barbados BarbadosFerida Kola20Bridgetown18
Belgium BelgiumDaisy van Cauwenbergh19Limbourg19
Belize BelizePauline Young19Belize City19
Bermuda BermudaSophie Cannonier19Warwick East19
Bolivia BoliviaClaudia Mabel Nazer Calabi †24Tarija18
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsNelda Felecia Farrington22Tortola19
Bulgaria BulgariaSonia Vassilieva19Varna18
Canada CanadaMorgan Fox18Richmond19
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsMelissa McTaggart23Grand Cayman20
Chile ChileMaría Francisca Aldunate Sanhueza22Santiago20
Taiwan China TaiwanWu Yi-ning17Taipei18
Colombia ColombiaJasmín Oliveros Segura20Bahía Solano18
Cook Islands Cook IslandsAnnie Wigmore17Titikaveka18
Costa Rica Costa RicaVirginia Steinvort19San José18
Curaçao CuraçaoAnuschka Monique Cova19Willemstad18
Cyprus CyprusAphrodite Theophanous18Paphos18
Denmark DenmarkSusanne Johansen24Copenhagen20
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicMaría Josefina Martínez Marte21San Ignacio de Sabaneta23
Ecuador EcuadorCristina Elena López Villagómez20Guayaquil20
Egypt EgyptDina El Naggar20Giza19
El Salvador El SalvadorKarla Lorena Hasbún17San Salvador19
Finland FinlandNina Andersson21Lahti24
France FranceClaudia Frittolini20Illzach18
West Germany GermanyKatja Munch19Frankfurt21
Ghana GhanaDzidzo Abra Amoa23Volta20
Gibraltar GibraltarTatiana Desoiza23Gibraltar18
Greece GreeceAriadni Mylona19Chania18
Guam GuamRita Mae Diaz Pangelinan23Windward Hills18
Guatemala GuatemalaMariluz Aguilar Rivas18Guatemala City23
Guyana GuyanaChristine Amanda Jardim20Georgetown18
Netherlands HollandAngela Visser21Rotterdam23
Honduras HondurasAlina Patricia Díaz Ordóñez19Choluteca18
British Hong Kong Hong KongMichelle Monique Reis18Kowloon23
Iceland IcelandLinda Pétursdóttir[1][2]18Vopnafjörður31
India IndiaAnuradha Kottoor22Bombay18
Republic of Ireland IrelandCollette Jackson22Coolock23
 Isle of ManVictoria O'Dea17Douglas18
Israel IsraelDganit Cohen18Tel Aviv21
Italy ItalyGiulia Gemo18Modena20
Jamaica JamaicaAndrea Nichola Haynes24Kingston21
Japan JapanKazumi Sakikubo22Kobe18
Kenya KenyaDianna Naylor21Mombasa21
South Korea KoreaChoi Yeon-hee22Seoul25
Lebanon LebanonSylvana Samaha19Beirut18
Liberia LiberiaOllie White19Nimba18
Luxembourg LuxembourgChantal Schanbacher22Altrier20
Macau MacauHelena da Conceição Lo Branco19Macau18
Malaysia MalaysiaSue Wong Choy Fun19Penang18
Malta MaltaJosette Camilleri21Marsa18
Mauritius MauritiusVéronique Ash21Beau Bassin18
Mexico MexicoCecilia Cervera Ferrer20Tlaxcala20
New Zealand New ZealandLisa Corban19Waikato19
Nigeria NigeriaOmasan Tokurbo Buwa22Warri19
Norway NorwayRita Helene Paulsen21Myrvoll25
 Papua New GuineaErue Taunao19Port Moresby18
Paraguay ParaguayMaría José Miranda19Asunción18
Peru PeruMartha Elena Kaik Tasso21Lima18
Philippines PhilippinesDana Mayor Narvadez19Manila18
Polish People's Republic PolandJoanna Gapinska20Szczecin20
Portugal PortugalHelena Isabel de Cunha Laureano20Sesimbra18
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisHailey Cassius21Newtown18
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneTiwilla Ojukutu21Freetown18
Singapore SingaporeShirley Teo Ser Lee23Singapore20
Spain SpainSusana de la Llave Varón19Figueres26
Sri Lanka Sri LankaMichelle Koelmeyer18Colombo18
Eswatini SwazilandThandeka Magagula22Manzini19
Sweden SwedenCecilia Margareta Hörberg22Gothenburg28
Switzerland SwitzerlandKarina Berger20Zurich21
Thailand ThailandThaveeporn Hunsilp18Bangkok18
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoWendy Baptiste19Arouca24
Turkey TurkeyEsra Sumer19Istanbul18
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and CaicosDoreen Dickenson20Grand Turk18
Uganda UgandaNazma Jamal Mohamed20Entebbe18
United Kingdom United KingdomKirsty Roper17Staffordshire28
United States United StatesDiana Rosa Rodriguez Magaña23Rancho Palos Verdes27
Uruguay UruguayGisel Silva Sienra19Montevideo18
Venezuela VenezuelaEmma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez19La Guaira28
Samoa Western SamoaNoanoa Hill17Apia18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaSuzana Žunić17Split18

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

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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