It was broadcast live by the Thames Television commercial network.  However, Thames said it won’t broadcast Miss World again because of declining viewership.

Results
1  Iceland  Linda Pétursdóttir
       Queen of Europe
2  Korea  Choi Yeon-hee
       Queen of Asia
3  United Kingdom  Kirsty Roper

Finalists
4  Venezuela  Emma Irmgard Marina Rabbe Ramírez (winner Hispanidad '88)
       Queen of America
5  Spain  Susana de la Llave Varón

Semi-finalists
Australia  Catherine Bushell
       Queen of Oceania
Austria  Alexandra Werbanschitz
Norway  Rita Helene Paulsen (Charm International '89, Hawaiian Tropic '90)
Sweden  Cecilia Margareta Hörberg (winner Hawaiian Tropic '84)
U.S.A.  Diana Magaña

Remainder
American Virgin Islands  Cathy-Mae Sitaram (Wonderland '89, Universe '92)
Argentina  Gabriela Karina Marino (Coffee '89)
Bahamas  Natasha Rolle
Barbados  Ferida Kola
Belgium  Daisy Van Cauwenbergh (Universe '88)
Belize  Pauline Young
Bermuda  Sophia Cannonier (Wonderland '89)
Bolivia  Claudia Nazer
British Virgin Islands  Nelda Felecia Farrington (Universe '88)
Bulgaria  Sonia Vassileva (All-Nations '89)
Canada  Morgan Fox
Cayman Islands  Melisa McTaggart (SF Wonderland '89)
Chile  María Francisca Aldunate (SF Latin America '86)
Colombia  Jasmín Oliveros Segura
Cook Islands  Annie Wigmore (Asia Pacific '89)
Costa Rica  Virginia Steinvort (Wonderland '88)
Curacao  Anuschka Cova
Cyprus  Aphrodite Theophanous
Denmark  Susanne Johansen
Dominican Republic  Maria Josefina Martínez 
Ecuador  Cristina Elena López Villagómez (Hispanidad '88, Coffee '89)
Egypt  Dina El Naggar
El Salvador  Karla Lorena Hasbun (Hispanidad '89)
Finland  Nina Andersson (winner Baltic Sea '91)
France  Claudia Frittolini (Universe '88, International Flower Queen '89)
Germany  Katja Munch
Ghana  Dzidzo Abra Amoa (World Miss University '89)
Gibraltar  Tatiana Desoiza (Universe '89)
Greece  Ariadne Mylona (SF Europe '88)
Guam  Rita Mae Pangelinan
Guatemala  Mariluz Aguilar Rivas
Guyana  Christina Jardim
Holland  Angela Visser (winner Universe '89)
Honduras  Alina Díaz
Hong Kong  Michele Monique Reis (winner Chinese International '88)
India  Anuradha Kottoor
Ireland  Collette Jackson (Universe '89)
Isle of Man  Victoria O'Dea
Israel  Dganit Cohen (SF Charm International '89)
Italy  Giulia Gemo
Jamaica  Andrea Nichola Haynes
Japan  Kazumi Sakikubo
Kenya  Dianna Naylor (Wonderland '88)
       Queen of Africa
Lebanon  Sylvana Samaha (Maja '88)
Liberia  Ollie White
Luxembourg  Chantal Schanbacher
Macau  Helena da Conceição Lo Branco (Chinese International '88)
Malaysia  Sue Wong Choy-Fun
Malta  Josette Camilleri
Mauritius  Véronique Ash 
Mexico  Cecilia Cervera Ferrer
New Zealand  Lisa Corban
Nigeria  Omasan Tokurbo Buwa (Universe '88)
Papua New Guinea  Erue Taunao
Paraguay  Maria José Miranda
Peru  Martha Elena Kaik Tosso
Philippines  Dana Mayor Narvadez (All-Nations '90)
Poland  Joanna Gapinska (3rd RU Universe '89)
Portugal  Helena Isabel da Cunha Laureano (Europe '88)
St. Kitts  Haley Cassius
Sierra Leone  Tiwilla Ojukutu
Singapore  Shirley Teo Ser Lee
Sri Lanka  Michelle Koelmeyer
Swaziland  Thandeka Magagula
Switzerland  Karina Berger (Universe '89, winner Globe '89)
Taiwan  Wu Yi-Ning
Thailand  Thaveeporn Hunsilp
Trinidad & Tobago  Wendy Baptiste (Wonderland '89)
Turkey  Esra Sumer
Turks & Caicos  Doreen Dickenson
Uganda  Nazma Jamal Mohamed
Uruguay  Gisel Silva Sienra (International '88, 3rd RU Coffee '89)
Western Samoa  Noanoa Hill (Asia Pacific '88)
Yugoslavia  Suzana Zunic

Awards
Miss Personality  Portugal
Miss Photogenic  Guatemala