Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from Russia.[1][2] She was crowned by Miss World 1991, Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela.
| Miss World 1992 | |
|---|---|
 Miss World 1992 Titlecard | |
| Date | 12 December 1992 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 83 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Julia Kourotchkina  Russia |
| Personality | Ana María Johanis Iglesias Guatemala |
| Best National Costume | Nina Khilji Canada |
| Photogenic | Ravit Asaf Israel |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1992 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania | |
| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
Contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 American Virgin Islands |
Leah LaTasha Webster | 19 | St. Thomas |
 Argentina |
Claudia Andrea Bertona | 23 | Cordoba |
 Aruba |
Solange Noelle Nicolaas | 22 | Savaneta |
 Australia |
Rebecca Simic | 20 | Sydney |
 Austria |
Kerstin Kinberg | 20 | Graz |
 Bahamas |
Jody Barbara Weech | 18 | Bimini |
 Belgium |
Sandra Joine | 23 | Antwerp |
 Bermuda |
Dianne Lorraine Mitchell | 24 | Pembroke |
 Bolivia |
Verónica Pino Linale | 21 | Tarija |
 Brazil |
Priscilla Maria Furlan | 20 | São Paulo |
 British Virgin Islands |
Bisa Smith | 17 | Tortola |
 Bulgaria |
Elena Draganova | 17 | Sofia |
| Canada |
Nina Khilji | 25 | Toronto |
 Cayman Islands |
Pamela Joanne Ebanks | 19 | Grand Cayman |
 Chile |
Paula Maite Caballero Fernández | 22 | Santiago |
 Republic of China |
Cheng Wei-wei | 24 | Taipei |
 Colombia |
Wguerddy Alejandra Oviedo Vargas | 20 | Santa Fe de Bogotá |
 Costa Rica |
Marisol Soto Alarcón | 19 | San Jose |
 Croatia |
Elena Šuran | 21 | Rovinj |
 Curaçao |
Cristina Bakhuis | 20 | Willemstad |
 Cyprus |
Maria Kountouris | 19 | Nicosia |
 Czechoslovakia |
Gabriela Harsanyová | 21 | Košice |
 Denmark |
Anja Hende Brond | 20 | Aalborg |
 Dominican Republic |
Gina María Rojas Mañón | 21 | Concepción de La Vega |
 Ecuador |
Stephanie Krumholz de Menezes | 18 | Guayaquil |
 El Salvador |
Raquel Cristina Durán | 18 | San Salvador |
 Finland |
Petra Enrika von Hellens | 19 | Turku |
 France |
Linda Hardy | 19 | Nantes |
 Germany |
Carina Jope | 21 | Frankfurt |
 Gibraltar |
Michelle Torres | 17 | Alameda Estate |
 Greece |
Evgenia Paschalidi | 20 | Athens |
 Greenland |
Laali Lyberth | 18 | Nuuk |
 Guam |
Michelle Cruz | 20 | Santa Rita |
| Guatemala |
Ana María Johanis Iglesias | 22 | Guatemala City |
 Holland |
Gabrielle van Nimwegen | 21 | Stoutenburg |
 Hong Kong |
Patsy Lau Yan-ling | 23 | New Territories |
 Hungary |
Bernadette Papp | 19 | Balatonalmádi |
 Iceland |
María Rún Hafliðadóttir | 20 | Reykjavík |
 India |
Celine Shyla Lopez | 23 | Bangalore |
 Ireland |
Sharon Ellis | 22 | Cork |
| Israel |
Ravit Asaf | 18 | Lehavim |
 Italy |
Paola Irrera | 19 | Messina |
 Jamaica |
Julie Anne Bradford Houghton | 23 | Kingston |
 Japan |
Kaoru Kikuchi | 17 | Tokyo |
 Korea |
Lee Mi-young | 23 | Seoul |
 Latvia |
Zane Vaļicka | 19 | Cēsis |
 Lebanon |
Nicole Bardawil | 20 | Keserwan |
 Macau |
Ho Lok-I | 22 | Macau |
 Malaysia |
Fazira Wan Chek | 18 | Kuala Lumpur |
 Malta |
Noelene Micallef | 19 | Fgura |
 Mauritius |
Sarasvadee Rengassamy | 23 | Port Louis |
 Mexico |
Carmen Lucía Lehman Fernández | 22 | Mérida |
 Namibia |
Linda Sharon Schulz | 19 | Windhoek |
 New Zealand |
Karly Donne Kinnaird | 19 | Dunedin |
 Nigeria |
Sandra Guenefred Petgrave | 20 | Lagos |
 Norway |
Kjersti Brakestad | 19 | Oslo |
 Panama |
Michelle Marie Harrington Hasbún | 19 | Panama City |
 Paraguay |
Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho | 18 | Asunción |
 Philippines |
Marina Pura Santos Benipayo | 24 | Manila |
 Poland |
Ewa Wachowicz | 22 | Kraków |
 Portugal |
Fernanda Manuela Santos | 20 | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico |
Lianabel Rosario Centeno | 21 | Trujillo Alto |
 Romania |
Camelia Ilie | 19 | Bucharest |
| Russia |
Julia Kourotchkina | 18 | Shcherbinka |
 Seychelles |
Myrna Chantal Hoareau | 22 | La Digue |
 Singapore |
Jennifer Wong | 20 | Singapore |
 Slovenia |
Natasa Abram | 17 | Koper |
 South Africa |
Amy Kleinhans | 24 | Cape Town |
 Spain |
Samantha Torres Waldron | 19 | Ibiza |
 Sri Lanka |
Ishara Abelashini Makolange | 18 | Colombo |
 Swaziland |
Candy Litchfield | 18 | Mbabane |
 Sweden |
Ulrika Johansson | 25 | Trollhättan |
 Switzerland |
Valerie Bovard | 21 | La Tour-de-Peilz |
 Thailand |
Metinee Kingpayome | 20 | Bangkok |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Renée Garib | 20 | St. Joseph |
 Turkey |
Ozlem Kaymaz | 18 | Istanbul |
 Uganda |
Dorothy Olga Mazoe Nampima | 19 | Masaka |
 Ukraine |
Oksana Sabo | 19 | Kirovohrad |
 United Kingdom |
Claire Elizabeth Smith | 21 | Chester |
 United States |
Sharon Flynn Belden | 26 | Coral Gables |
 Uruguay |
Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi | 25 | Montevideo |
 Venezuela |
Francis del Valle Gago Aponte | 19 | Maturín |
 Zambia |
Elizabeth Mwanza | 21 | Lusaka |
Judges
- Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
- Anthony Delon
- Jarvis Astaire †
- Suzanne de Passe
- Kim Alexis
- Mbongeni Ngema
- Gary Player
- Ivana Trump †
- Yvonne Chaka Chaka
- Sidney Sheldon †
- Alan Whicker †
- Joan Collins
Notes
Debuts
Returns
Replacements
Philippines – Marina Benipayo was a last minute replacement for original representative Marilen Espino who had to withdraw due to an illness just days before her departure.
Withdrawals
Belize – Melanie Smith - Lack of Sponsorship. Went to Miss Universe 1993 instead.
Ghana – No contest.
Honduras – Yanina Elizabeth Fajardo - Lack of Sponsorship. Went to Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1992 instead.
Kenya – No contest.
Peru – Ingrid Yrivarren - Due visa problems and for some disagreements under her contract with Miss Peru Organization.
Yugoslavia – No contest due to the Yugoslav Wars and sanctions placed to this country until 1996.
References
- ^ a b "The Milwaukee Sentinel". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ "Miss Russia 2014 crowned amid country tension". Al Arabiya News.
- ^ Auger Benjamin (23 February 2013). "Election Of Miss World 1992 In Lost City In Bophuthatswana In South..." Getty Images. Retrieved 26 January 2016.