Miss World 1989

Miss World 1989, the 39th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1989 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant. It was the first time in history that Miss World ventured overseas. It was also the first time the Soviet Union has sent a contestant in any major pageant. The winner was Aneta Kręglicka of Polish People's Republic, who was the first Eastern European person to win the competition.[1][2] She was crowned by Miss World 1988, Linda Pétursdóttir of Iceland.

Miss World 1989
Miss World 1989 Titlecard
Date22 November 1989
PresentersPeter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo, John Davidson
EntertainmentAswad
VenueHong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
BroadcasterAsia Television
Entrants78
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerAneta Kręglicka[1][2]
 Poland
PersonalityGreet Ramaekers
 Belgium
PhotogenicAnna Gorbunova
 Soviet Union

Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1989[1][2][3]

Placements
Placement Contestant
Miss World 1989
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 10

Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

78 contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Argentina ArgentinaPatricia Wiedenhofer17La Pampa
Aruba ArubaDilailah Odor-Wever20Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaNatalie McCurry23North Bondi
Austria AustriaMarion Amann20Vienna
The Bahamas BahamasCarolyn Moree17Nassau
Belgium BelgiumGreet Ramaekers18Limbourg
Belize BelizeMartha Elena Badillo20San Pedro
Bermuda BermudaCherie Tannock23Warwick
Bolivia BoliviaMaría Victoria Julio19Tarija
Canada CanadaLeanne Caputo23Milton
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsMichelle Garcia20Grand Cayman
Chile ChileClaudia Bahamondes17Santiago
Colombia ColombiaMónica María Isaza20Medellín
Costa Rica Costa RicaMaría Antonieta Sáenz18San José
Curaçao CuraçaoSupharmy Sadji19Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusIrma Voulgari17Larnaca
Czechoslovakia CzechoslovakiaJana Hronková22Horšovský Týn
Denmark DenmarkCharlotte Pedersen19Holstebro
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicIrma Mauriz23San Felipe de Puerto Plata
Ecuador EcuadorXimena Correa19Machala
El Salvador El SalvadorAna Estela Aguilar20San Salvador
Finland FinlandÅsa Lövdahl20Helsinki
France FranceStephanie Zlotkowski17Bordeaux
West Germany GermanyJasmine Beil23Frankfurt
Ghana GhanaAfua Amoah Bonsu23Accra
Gibraltar GibraltarAudrey Gingell19Gibraltar
Greece GreeceKaterina Petropoulou19Athens
Guam GuamCora Tricia Yanger18Mangilao
Guatemala GuatemalaRocío Lerma de la Vega24Guatemala City
Guyana GuyanaLyla Shalimar Ryhaan Majeed21Georgetown
Netherlands HollandLiesbeth Caspers21Noordwijk
Honduras HondurasBelinda Bodden18San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongEwong Yung-hung21Hong Kong Island
Hungary HungaryMagdolna Gerloczy18Budapest
Iceland IcelandHugrún Guðmundsdóttir20Reykjavík
Republic of Ireland IrelandBarbara Ann Curran23Dublin
Israel IsraelRonit Sutton19Jerusalem
Italy ItalyPaola Mercurio17Naples
Jamaica JamaicaNatasha Marcanik19Kingston
Japan JapanKaori Muto22Tokyo
Kenya KenyaGrace Chabari22Mombasa
South Korea KoreaKim Hye-ri19Seoul
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic LatviaIna Magone18Liepāja
Luxembourg LuxembourgChris Scott23Luxembourg City
Macau MacauGuilhermina Madeira da Silva Pedruco19Macau
Malaysia MalaysiaVivien Chen Shee Yee24Kuching
Malta MaltaMarika Micallef18Għargħur
Mauritius MauritiusJeanne-Françoise Clement20Beau Bassin
Mexico MexicoNelia María Ochoa19Veracruz
South Africa NamibiaEmarencia Esterhuizen22Windhoek
New Zealand New ZealandHelen Rowney19Auckland
Nigeria NigeriaBianca Onoh22Enugu
Norway NorwayBente Brunland22Oslo
Panama PanamaGloria Quintana19Panama City
 Papua New GuineaJoycelin Leahy24Morobe Province
Paraguay ParaguayAlicia María Jaime20Asunción
Peru PeruMaritza Zorrilla20Lima
Philippines PhilippinesEstrella Querubin20Manila
Polish People's Republic PolandAneta Kręglicka[1][2]24Gdańsk
Portugal PortugalMaria Angélica Mira18Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoTania Collazo18Orocovis
Taiwan Republic of China Wang Min-yei 22 Taipei
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesAnna Young19Kingstown
Singapore SingaporeJacqueline Ang18Singapore
Spain SpainEva Pedraza18Córdoba
Soviet Union Soviet UnionAnna Gorbunova[3]22Moscow
Sri Lanka Sri LankaSerena Danvers21Colombo
Sweden SwedenLena Berglind23Gothenburg
Switzerland SwitzerlandCatherine Mesot23Wil
Thailand ThailandPrathumrat Woramali17Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoSamantha Bhagan22Goodwood Park
Turkey TurkeyBurcu Burkut †19İzmir
Uganda UgandaDoreen Lamon-Opira20Kampala
United Kingdom United KingdomSuzanne Younger23Shrewsbury
United States United StatesJill Renee Scheffert21Oklahoma City
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Vanessa Thomas 19 St. Thomas
Venezuela VenezuelaFabiola Candosín19Caracas
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaAleksandra Dobraš17Banja Luka

Judges

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Replacements
  •  Soviet Union – Yulia Sukhanova did not compete due to parental refusal to sign any contract with the Miss USSR organizers due to being underaged or overaged.[4]

Withdrawals

Other Notes

References
  1. "European crowned Miss World '89". The Evening News. 24 November 1989. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. "Miss Poland destroys wall, wins Miss World". Ocala Star-Banner. 24 November 1989. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. Miklossy, K.; Ilic, M. (2014). Competition in Socialist Society. Routledge Studies in the History of Russia and Eastern Europe. Taylor & Francis. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-317-75275-2.
  4. The Very First Miss USSR
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