Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event.[1][2]

Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985 Titlecard
Date14 November 1985
PresentersPeter Marshall, Anne Diamond
EntertainmentJack Jones
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78
Placements15
DebutsIvory Coast, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Zaire
WithdrawalsHonduras, Turkey
ReturnsLiberia, Luxembourg, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda
WinnerHólmfríður Karlsdóttir[1]
 Iceland
← 1984
1986 →

Results edit

Placements edit

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1985
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty edit

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •   Zaire – Benita Kayonga Murekatete
Americas
Asia
  •   Israel – Maja Wechtenhaim
Europe
Oceania

Contestants edit

 
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1985[1][2]

78 contestants competed for the title.

Country Contestant Age Hometown Preliminary Score
  American Virgin Islands Connie Colaire 23 Christiansted 19
  Aruba Jacqueline van Putten 24 Sint Nicolaas 20
  Australia Angelina Nasso 18 Sydney 21
  Austria Gabriele Maxonus 20 Salzburg 18
  Bahamas Rhonda Cornea 17 Abaco Island 20
  Barbados Elizabeth Wadman 19 Christ Church 19
  Belgium Ann van den Broeck 18 Antwerp 18
  Bermuda Jannell Ford 23 Devonshire 23
  Bolivia Carolina Abudinen 19 Santa Cruz 19
  Brazil Leila Bittencourt 19 Porto Alegre 28
  Canada Michelle Tambling 20 Toronto 19
  Cayman Islands Emily Hurlston 18 North Side 19
  Chile Lydia Labarca 20 Santiago 21
  Colombia Margarita Rosa de Francisco 20 Santiago de Cali 23
  Costa Rica Marianela Herrera 19 San Jose 19
  Curaçao Lidushka Curiel 21 Willemstad 21
  Cyprus Juliana Kalogirou 18 Famagusta 18
  Denmark Jeanette Kröll 19 Odense 19
  Dominican Republic María Trinidad González 20 Santo Domingo 19
  Ecuador María del Pilar de Veintemilla 21 Quito 19
  El Salvador Luz del Carmen Mena 21 San Salvador 19
  Finland Marja Kinnunen 22 Tampere 26
  France Nathalie Jones 18 Nouméa 18
  Gambia Georgett Salleh 19 Brikama 18
  Germany Marion Morell 20 Stuttgart 20
  Gibraltar Gail Francis 22 Gibraltar 18
  Greece Epi Galanos 22 Athens 18
  Guam Therese Quintanilla 18 Agana 23
  Guatemala Maricela Luna 20 Guatemala City 19
  Holland Brigitte Bergman 21 Utrecht 24
  Hong Kong Aileen Lo 20 Hong Kong Island 21
  Iceland Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir 22 Reykjavík[1] 34
  India Sharon Mary Clarke 18 New Delhi 24
  Ireland Anne Marie Gannon 19 Dublin 27
  Isle of Man Fiona Hartley 19 Douglas 23
  Israel Maja Wechtenhaim 21 Haifa 33
  Italy Cosetta Antoniolli 20 Milan 22
  Ivory Coast Rose Armande Oulla 18 Abidjan 22
  Jamaica Alison Jean Barnett 19 Kingston 32
  Japan Haruko Sugimoto 22 Tokyo 18
  Kenya Jacqueline Mary Thom 18 Thika 20
  Korea Park Eun-kyoung 22 Seoul 18
  Lebanon Mary Khoury 25 Beirut 18
  Liberia Sarah Laurine Horton 18 Monrovia 18
  Luxembourg Beatrix Tinnemans 24 Luxembourg City 18
  Malaysia Rosalind Kong 21 Kuala Lumpur 18
  Malta Kristina Bologna 20 Mdina 18
  Mexico Alicia Yolanda Carrillo 23 Guadalajara 19
  New Zealand Sheri LeFleming Burrow 20 Auckland 29
  Nigeria Rosemary Okeke 21 Lagos 18
  Norway Karen Margrethe Moe 18 Kristiansund 18
  Panama Diana Alfaro 24 Panama City 19
  Paraguay Daisy Ferreira 19 Asunción 33
  Peru Carmen del Rosario Muro 21 Lambayeque 19
  Philippines Elizabeth Cuenco 21 Manila 18
  Poland Katarzyna Zawidzka 23 Gorzów 32
  Portugal Fátima Raimundo 18 Cascais 19
  Puerto Rico Iris Matías 20 Caguas 30
  Saint Kitts and Nevis Karen Marcelle Grant 19 Old Road Town 19
  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Donna Young 19 Kingstown 19
  Singapore Joanna Sylvia Mitchell 19 Paya Lebar 26
  Spain María Amparo Martínez 23 Valencia 21
  Sri Lanka Natalie Gunewardene 22 Colombo 18
  Swaziland June Hank 25 Manzini 19
  Sweden Anne-Bolette Christophersson 21 Stockholm 28
  Switzerland Eveline Glanzmann 20 Bauen 31
  Tahiti Ruth Manea 18 Faa'a 18
  Thailand Parnlekha Wanmuang 22 Bangkok 18
  Trinidad and Tobago Ulrica Phillip 21 San Fernando 20
  Turks and Caicos Barbara Capron 18 Providenciales 19
  Uganda Helen Acheng 24 Kitgum 18
  United Kingdom Mandy Shires 19 Bradford 33
  United States Brenda Denton 22 Hobbs 31
  Uruguay Gabriela de León 19 Montevideo 20
  Venezuela Ruddy Rodríguez 18 Anaco 36
  Western Samoa Angelie Achatz 21 Apia 18
  Yugoslavia Aleksandra Kosanović 23 Belgrade 21
  Zaire Benita Kayonga Murekatete 18 Kinshasa 24

Judges edit

Notes edit

Debuts edit

  •   Ivory Coast
  •   St. Kitts & Nevis
  •   Zaire

Returns edit

  • Last competed in 1968:
    •   Uganda
  • Last competed in 1977:
    •   Luxembourg
  • Last competed in 1978:
    •   St. Vincent & the Grenadines (as   St. Vincent)
  • Last competed in 1983:
    •   Liberia

Withdrawals edit

  •   Honduras
  •   Turkey

Other Notes edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Miss World". The Southeast Missourian. 15 November 1985. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Lakeland Ledger". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links edit