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The 39th Miss World marked the very first staging of the Miss World pageant in a foreign location. The pageant was held at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant. It was also the first time the Soviet Union has sent a contest in any major pageant.
[edit] Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
- 1st Runner-up: Leanne Caputo - Canada
- 2nd Runner-up: Mónica Maria Isaza Mejía - Colombia
- Finalists:
- Prathumrat Woramali - Thailand
- Jill Renee Scheffert - United States
- Semi-Finalists:
- Vania Thomas - American Virgin Islands
- Natalie Tania McCurry - Australia
- Barbara Ann Curran - Ireland
- Jeanne-Françoise Clement - Mauritius
- Suzanne Younger - United Kingdom
[edit] Order of Semi-finalists
- 1. Mauritius
- 2. Canada
- 3. United States
- 4. Poland
- 5. American Virgin Islands
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- 6. United Kingdom
- 7. Colombia
- 8. Thailand
- 9. Australia
- 10. Ireland
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[edit] Special Awards
- Personality: Greet Ramaekers - Belgium
- Photogenic: Anna Gorbunova - U.S.S.R
[edit] Continental Queens
- Africa: Jeanne-Françoise Clement - Mauritius
- Americas: Leanne Caputo - Canada
- Asia: Prathumrat Woramali - Thailand
- Caribbean: Vania Thomas - American Virgin Islands
- Europe: Aneta Beata Kreglicka - Poland
- Oceania: Natalie Tania McCurry - Australia
[edit] 78 Contestants
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Hungary, Latvia, Namibia and U.S.S.R competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Czechoslovakia last competed in 1970.
- Aruba, and Puerto Rico last competed in 1985.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Egypt, St. Kitts, Swaziland, Turks & Caicos and Uruguay failed to send delegates in Miss World 1989.
- Brazil lost its Miss World franchise.
- India had to postpone its national pageant and was scheduled to be held three months later.
- Lebanon did not compete in Miss World due to a civil war.
[edit] Other Notes
- This is the first time that Miss World was held overseas, in the city of Hong Kong.
- This is also the first time that the award for the "Queen of Caribbean" was included.
- Czechoslovakia failed to make into the Top 10 in Miss World, but made into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1990 in Los Angeles.
- Ireland, who placed as semi-finalist in Miss World, failed to make into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1990.
- Aneta-Beata Kreglicka of Poland was the first Eastern European woman to win the Miss World title. She also placed as 1st runner-up in Miss International in Japan two months before.
- Norway, Bente Charlotte Rosenkilde Brunland, who made into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1988 in Taipei, failed to make into the semi-finals in Miss World.
- Preliminary swimsuits in Miss World were held in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
- Finland and Holland, who had the Top 10 preliminary scores, missed their mark into the Top 10 Semi-finals.
- American Virgin Islands made into the semi-finals in Miss World for the first time and received an award for the "Queen of Caribbean". However, she failed to put her through the semi-finals in Miss Universe eight years later.
- Finland, Âsa Maria Lovdahl, who made into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1989 in Cancun, Mexico, also failed to make into the semi-finals in Miss World.
- France, Peggy Zlotkowski, did not compete in Miss Universe 1989 by the replacement of Pascale Meotti, because of underage.
- The Miss World 1989 Parade of Nations introduced the contestants with their national costumes and evening gowns for the first time.
- Kenya, Grace Chabari, is now a professional model and works in a modelling agency in Dusseldorf, Germany.
[edit] Contestants Preliminary Scores
| Country |
Score |
Country |
Score |
| American Virgin Islands |
22 |
Italy |
24 |
| Argentina |
19 |
Jamaica |
18 |
| Aruba |
18 |
Japan |
19 |
| Australia |
25 |
Kenya |
19 |
| Austria |
20 |
Korea |
24 |
| Bahamas |
18 |
Latvia |
18 |
| Belgium |
18 |
Luxembourg |
23 |
| Belize |
18 |
Macau |
19 |
| Bermuda |
18 |
Malaysia |
18 |
| Bolivia |
20 |
Malta |
18 |
| Canada |
29 |
Mauritius |
20 |
| Cayman Islands |
18 |
Mexico |
22 |
| Chile |
18 |
Namibia |
18 |
| Republic of China |
18 |
New Zealand |
18 |
| Colombia |
27 |
Nigeria |
18 |
| Costa Rica |
18 |
Norway |
25 |
| Curaçao |
18 |
Panama |
21 |
| Cyprus |
18 |
Papua New Guinea |
18 |
| Czechoslovakia |
21 |
Paraguay |
18 |
| Denmark |
21 |
Peru |
19 |
| Dominican Republic |
19 |
Philippines |
20 |
| Ecuador |
18 |
Poland |
30 |
| El Salvador |
19 |
Portugal |
20 |
| Finland |
26 |
Puerto Rico |
18 |
| France |
19 |
St. Vincent & the Grenadines |
20 |
| Germany |
22 |
Singapore |
19 |
| Ghana |
18 |
Spain |
18 |
| Gibraltar |
18 |
Sri Lanka |
18 |
| Greece |
18 |
Sweden |
18 |
| Guam |
18 |
Switzerland |
19 |
| Guatemala |
19 |
Thailand |
29 |
| Guyana |
18 |
Trinidad & Tobago |
19 |
| Holland |
25 |
Turkey |
19 |
| Honduras |
20 |
Uganda |
18 |
| Hong Kong |
18 |
United Kingdom |
26 |
| Hungary |
22 |
United States |
26 |
| Iceland |
19 |
U.S.S.R |
24 |
| Ireland |
27 |
Venezuela |
20 |
| Israel |
23 |
Yugoslavia |
18 |
[edit] External links
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