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
Final results 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
American Virgin IslandsCathy Mae Sitaram19St. Croix18
ArgentinaGabriela Karina Madeira19Buenos Aires18
AustraliaCatherine Bushell21Sydney26
AustriaAlexandra Werbanschitz21Graz25
BahamasNatasha Michelle Rolle21Nassau18
BarbadosFerida Kola20Bridgetown18
BelgiumDaisy van Cauwenbergh19Limbourg19
BelizePauline Young19Belize City19
BermudaSophie Cannonier19Warwick East19
BoliviaClaudia Mabel Nazer Calabi †24Tarija18
British Virgin IslandsNelda Felecia Farrington22Tortola19
BulgariaSonia Vassilieva19Varna18
CanadaMorgan Fox18Richmond19
Cayman IslandsMelissa McTaggart23Grand Cayman20
ChileMaría Francisca Aldunate Sanhueza22Santiago20
China TaiwanWu Yi-ning17Taipei18
ColombiaJasmín Oliveros Segura20Bahía Solano18
Cook IslandsAnnie Wigmore17Titikaveka18
Costa RicaVirginia Steinvort19San José18
CuraçaoAnuschka Monique Cova19Willemstad18
CyprusAphrodite Theophanous18Paphos18
DenmarkSusanne Johansen24Copenhagen20
Dominican RepublicMaría Josefina Martínez Marte21San Ignacio de Sabaneta23
EcuadorCristina Elena López Villagómez20Guayaquil20
EgyptDina El Naggar20Giza19
El SalvadorKarla Lorena Hasbún17San Salvador19
FinlandNina Andersson21Lahti24
FranceClaudia Frittolini20Illzach18
GermanyKatja Munch19Frankfurt21
GhanaDzidzo Abra Amoa23Volta20
GibraltarTatiana Desoiza23Gibraltar18
GreeceAriadni Mylona19Chania18
GuamRita Mae Diaz Pangelinan23Windward Hills18
GuatemalaMariluz Aguilar Rivas18Guatemala City23
GuyanaChristine Amanda Jardim20Georgetown18
HollandAngela Visser21Rotterdam23
HondurasAlina Patricia Díaz Ordóñez19Choluteca18
Hong KongMichelle Monique Reis18Kowloon23
IcelandLinda Pétursdóttir[1][2]18Vopnafjörður31
IndiaAnuradha Kottoor22Bombay18
IrelandCollette Jackson22Coolock23
 Isle of ManVictoria O'Dea17Douglas18
IsraelDganit Cohen18Tel Aviv21
ItalyGiulia Gemo18Modena20
JamaicaAndrea Nichola Haynes24Kingston21
JapanKazumi Sakikubo22Kobe18
KenyaDianna Naylor21Mombasa21
KoreaChoi Yeon-hee22Seoul25
LebanonSylvana Samaha19Beirut18
LiberiaOllie White19Nimba18
LuxembourgChantal Schanbacher22Altrier20
MacauHelena da Conceição Lo Branco19Macau18
MalaysiaSue Wong Choy Fun19Penang18
MaltaJosette Camilleri21Marsa18
MauritiusVéronique Ash21Beau Bassin18
MexicoCecilia Cervera Ferrer20Tlaxcala20
New ZealandLisa Corban19Waikato19
NigeriaOmasan Tokurbo Buwa22Warri19
NorwayRita Helene Paulsen21Myrvoll25
 Papua New GuineaErue Taunao19Port Moresby18
ParaguayMaría José Miranda19Asunción18
PeruMartha Elena Kaik Tasso21Lima18
PhilippinesDana Mayor Narvadez19Manila18
PolandJoanna Gapinska20Szczecin20
PortugalHelena Isabel de Cunha Laureano20Sesimbra18
Saint Kitts and NevisHailey Cassius21Newtown18
Sierra LeoneTiwilla Ojukutu21Freetown18
SingaporeShirley Teo Ser Lee23Singapore20
SpainSusana de la Llave Varón19Figueres26
Sri LankaMichelle Koelmeyer18Colombo18
SwazilandThandeka Magagula22Manzini19
SwedenCecilia Margareta Hörberg22Gothenburg28
SwitzerlandKarina Berger20Zurich21
ThailandThaveeporn Hunsilp18Bangkok18
Trinidad and TobagoWendy Baptiste19Arouca24
TurkeyEsra Sumer19Istanbul18
Turks and CaicosDoreen Dickenson20Grand Turk18
UgandaNazma Jamal Mohamed20Entebbe18
United KingdomKirsty Roper17Staffordshire28
United StatesDiana Rosa Rodriguez Magaña23Rancho Palos Verdes27
UruguayGisel Silva Sienra19Montevideo18
VenezuelaEmma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez19La Guaira28
Western SamoaNoanoa Hill17Apia18
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

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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