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 | |
| Date | 17 November 1988 |
| Presenters | Peter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo |
| Entertainment | Koreana, Donny Osmond |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, UK |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 84 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | Bulgaria |
| Withdrawals | Brazil, Panama, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Returns | British Virgin Islands, Taiwan, Egypt, Ghana, Guyana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
| Winner | Linda Pétursdóttir[1][2] Iceland |
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1988 | |
| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa |
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| Americas | |
| Asia |
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| Europe | |
| Oceania |
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Contestants
84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina |
Gabriela Madeira | 19 | Buenos Aires |
 Australia |
Catherine Bushell | 21 | Sydney |
 Austria |
Alexandra Werbanschitz | 21 | Graz |
 Bahamas |
Natasha Rolle | 21 | Nassau |
 Barbados |
Ferida Kola | 20 | Bridgetown |
 Belgium |
Daisy van Cauwenbergh | 19 | Limbourg |
 Belize |
Pauline Young | 19 | Belize City |
 Bermuda |
Sophie Cannonier | 19 | Warwick East |
 Bolivia |
Claudia Nazer | 24 | Tarija |
 British Virgin Islands |
Nelda Farrington | 22 | Tortola |
 Bulgaria |
Sonia Vassilieva | 19 | Varna |
 Canada |
Morgan Fox | 18 | Richmond |
 Cayman Islands |
Melissa McTaggart | 23 | Grand Cayman |
 Chile |
María Francisca Aldunate | 22 | Santiago |
 China Taiwan |
Wu Yi-ning | 17 | Taipei |
 Colombia |
Jasmín Oliveros | 20 | Bahía Solano |
 Cook Islands |
Annie Wigmore | 17 | Titikaveka |
 Costa Rica |
Virginia Steinvort | 19 | San José |
 Curaçao |
Anuschka Cova | 19 | Willemstad |
 Cyprus |
Aphrodite Theophanous | 18 | Paphos |
 Denmark |
Susanne Johansen | 24 | Copenhagen |
 Dominican Republic |
María Josefina Martínez | 21 | San Ignacio de Sabaneta |
 Ecuador |
Cristina López | 20 | Guayaquil |
 Egypt |
Dina El Naggar | 20 | Giza |
 El Salvador |
Karla Hasbún | 17 | San Salvador |
 Finland |
Nina Andersson | 21 | Lahti |
 France |
Claudia Frittolini | 20 | Illzach |
 Germany |
Katja Munch | 19 | Frankfurt |
 Ghana |
Dzidzo Abra Amoa | 23 | Volta |
 Gibraltar |
Tatiana Desoiza | 23 | Gibraltar |
 Greece |
Ariadni Mylona | 19 | Chania |
 Guam |
Rita Mae Diaz | 23 | Windward Hills |
 Guatemala |
Mariluz Aguilar | 18 | Guatemala City |
 Guyana |
Christine Jardim | 20 | Georgetown |
 Holland |
Angela Visser | 21 | Rotterdam |
 Honduras |
Alina Patricia Díaz | 19 | Choluteca |
 Hong Kong |
Michelle Reis | 18 | Kowloon |
| Iceland |
Linda Pétursdóttir[1][2] | 18 | Vopnafjörður |
 India |
Anuradha Kottoor | 22 | Bombay |
 Ireland |
Collette Jackson | 22 | Coolock |
 Isle of Man |
Victoria O'Dea | 17 | Douglas |
 Israel |
Dganit Cohen | 18 | Tel Aviv |
 Italy |
Giulia Gemo | 18 | Modena |
 Jamaica |
Andrea Haynes | 24 | Kingston |
 Japan |
Kazumi Sakikubo | 22 | Kobe |
 Kenya |
Dianna Naylor | 21 | Mombasa |
 Korea |
Choi Yeon-hee | 22 | Seoul |
 Lebanon |
Sylvana Samaha | 19 | Beirut |
 Liberia |
Ollie White | 19 | Nimba |
 Luxembourg |
Chantal Schanbacher | 22 | Altrier |
 Macau |
Helena da Conceição Lo Branco | 19 | Macau |
 Malaysia |
Sue Wong | 19 | Penang |
 Malta |
Josette Camilleri | 21 | Marsa |
 Mauritius |
Véronique Ash | 21 | Beau Bassin |
 Mexico |
Cecilia Cervera | 20 | Tlaxcala |
 New Zealand |
Lisa Corban | 19 | Waikato |
 Nigeria |
Omasan Buwa | 22 | Warri |
 Norway |
Rita Paulsen | 21 | Myrvoll |
 Papua New Guinea |
Erue Taunao | 19 | Port Moresby |
 Paraguay |
María José Miranda | 19 | Asunción |
 Peru |
Martha Kaik | 21 | Lima |
 Philippines |
Dana Narvadez | 19 | Manila |
 Poland |
Joanna Gapinska | 20 | Szczecin |
 Portugal |
Helena Isabel de Cunha Laureano | 20 | Sesimbra |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Hailey Cassius | 21 | Newtown |
 Sierra Leone |
Tiwilla Ojukutu | 21 | Freetown |
 Singapore |
Shirley Teo | 23 | Singapore |
 Spain |
Susana de la Llave | 19 | Figueres |
 Sri Lanka |
Michelle Koelmeyer | 18 | Colombo |
 Swaziland |
Thandeka Magagula | 22 | Manzini |
 Sweden |
Cecilia Hörberg | 22 | Gothenburg |
 Switzerland |
Karina Berger | 20 | Zürich |
 Thailand |
Prapatsara Chutanutpong | 18 | Bangkok |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Wendy Baptiste | 19 | Arouca |
 Turkey |
Esra Sumer | 19 | Istanbul |
 Turks and Caicos |
Doreen Dickenson | 20 | Grand Turk |
 Uganda |
Nazma Mohamed | 20 | Entebbe |
 United Kingdom |
Kirsty Roper | 17 | Staffordshire |
 United States |
Diana Magaña | 23 | Rancho Palos Verdes |
 United States Virgin Islands
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Cathy Mae Sitaram | 19 | St. Croix |
 Uruguay |
Gisel Silva | 19 | Montevideo |
 Venezuela |
Emma Rabbe | 19 | La Guaira |
 Western Samoa |
Noanoa Hill | 17 | Apia |
 Yugoslavia |
Suzana Žunić | 17 | Split |
Notes
Debuts
Bulgaria
Returns
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
Other Notes
Holland- Angela Visser competed in Miss Universe 1989, in May 1989, she only had 7 months to prepare to Miss Universe before going to win.
References
- ^ a b c d "Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland". Daily Express. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Bodybuilder crowned Miss World". Observer-Reporter. 19 November 1988. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Alexandra Bastedo - obituary". The Daily Telegraph. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Former Miss UK lands a billionaire life and enters Rich List in sixth". The Sunday Times. (subscription required)