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Miss World 1988
- an amalgam
of news reports -
An
18-year-old body builder from Iceland won the 38th Miss World beauty
contest.
Linda Petursdottir, a 5-foot-7 blonde hotel receptionist, received the
$54,000 prize after a panel of judges selected her from among 84
contestants.
The first runner-up was Miss Republic of Korea, 22-year-old Yeon-he Choi
from Seoul, South Korea. She received a $3,600 prize.
Miss United Kingdom, 17-year-old Kirsty Roper, was third and received
$1,800.
The new Miss World, who also holds the Miss Iceland title, is a body builder
who swims and plays the organ.
The title involves world travel, modeling and sponsorship.
Miss World 1988 succeeds last year’s winner, 21-year-old Ulla Weigerstorfer
of Austria.
The 90-minute spectacle at
London’s
Royal Albert Hall showed contestants in national costumes, swimwear and
evening gowns.
It
was broadcast live by the Thames Television commercial network. However,
Thames said it won’t broadcast Miss World again because of declining
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Venezuela & U.S.A. |
Canada & Australia |
France, Israel & Switzerland |
Mexico |
Peru, Uruguay & Guyana |
Photographers' choices
Finland, Germany, Venezuela, Poland, Israel & United Kingdom |
Holland & Iceland |
Chile, Argentina,
Bolivia & Paraguay |
Venezuela & United Kingdom |
Paraguay, Peru, Mexico & Philippines |
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1988 November 17
England, London
84 entries
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
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
Sweden Cecilia Margareta Hörberg
U.S.A. Diana Magaña
Remainder
American Virgin Islands Cathy-Mae Sitaram
Argentina Gabriela Karina Marino
Bahamas Natasha Rolle
Barbados Ferida Kola
Belgium Daisy Van Cauwenbergh
Belize Pauline Young
Bermuda Sophia Cannonier
Bolivia Claudia Nazer
British Virgin Islands Nelda Felecia Farrington
Bulgaria Sonia Vassileva
Canada Morgan Fox
Cayman Islands Melisa McTaggart
Chile María Francisca Aldunate
Colombia Jasmín Oliveros Segura
Cook Islands Annie Wigmore
Costa Rica Virginia Steinvort
Curacao Anuschka Cova
Cyprus Aphrodite Theophanous
Denmark Susanne Johansen
Dominican Republic Maria Josefina Martínez
Ecuador Cristina Elena López Villagómez
Egypt Dina El Naggar
El Salvador Karla Lorena Hasbun
Finland Nina Andersson
France Claudia Frittolini
Germany Katja Munch
Ghana Dzidzo Abra Amoa
Gibraltar Tatiana Desoiza
Greece Ariadne Mylona
Guam Rita Mae Pangelinan
Guatemala Mariluz Aguilar Rivas
Guyana Christina Jardim
Holland Angela Visser
Honduras Alina Díaz
Hong Kong Michele Monique Reis
India Anuradha Kottoor
Ireland Collette Jackson
Isle of Man Victoria O'Dea
Israel Dganit Cohen
Italy Giulia Gemo
Jamaica Andrea Nichola Haynes
Japan Kazumi Sakikubo
Kenya Dianna Naylor
Queen of Africa
Lebanon Sylvana Samaha
Liberia Ollie White
Luxembourg Chantal Schanbacher
Macau Helena da Conceição Lo Branco
Malaysia Sue Wong Choy-Fun
Malta Josette Camilleri
Mauritius Véronique Ash
Mexico Cecilia Cervera Ferrer
New Zealand Lisa Corban
Nigeria Omasan Tokurbo Buwa
Papua New Guinea Erue Taunao
Paraguay Maria José Miranda
Peru Martha Elena Kaik Tosso
Philippines Dana Mayor Narvadez
Poland Joanna Gapinska
Portugal Helena Isabel da Cunha Laureano
St. Kitts Haley Cassius
Sierra Leone Tiwilla Ojukutu
Singapore Shirley Teo Ser Lee
Sri Lanka Michelle Koelmeyer
Swaziland Thandeka Magagula
Switzerland Karina Berger
Taiwan Wu Yi-Ning
Thailand Thaveeporn Hunsilp
Trinidad & Tobago Wendy Baptiste
Turkey Esra Sumer
Turks & Caicos Doreen Dickenson
Uganda Nazma Jamal Mohamed
Uruguay Gisel Silva Sienra
Western Samoa Noanoa Hill
Yugoslavia Suzana Zunic
Awards
Miss Personality Portugal
Miss Photogenic Guatemala |
Poland & Iceland |
Miss Photogenic
Guatemala |
Top 10
Venezuela, U.S.A., United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Norway, Korea, Iceland, Austria
& Australia |
Top 5
Spain, Iceland, Venezuela, United Kingdom & Korea |
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Korea (1st runner-up), Iceland (winner) &
United Kingdom (2nd runner-up) |
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Cross-references to some of the other pageants
American Virgin Islands
Wonderland 1989 & Universe 1992
Argentina Coffee 1989
Belgium Universe 1988
Bermuda Wonderland 1989
British Virgin Islands Universe 1988
Bulgaria All-Nations 1989
Cayman Islands Wonderland 1989 (semi-finalist)
Chile Latin America 1986 (semi-finalist)
Cook Islands Asia Pacific 1989
Costa Rica Wonderland 1988
Ecuador Hispanidad 1988 & Coffee 1989
El Salvador Hispanidad 1989
Finland Baltic Sea 1991 (winner)
France Universe 1988 & International Flower Queen 1989
Ghana World Miss University 1989
Gibraltar Universe 1989
Greece Europe 1988 (semi-finalist)
Holland Universe 1989 (winner)
Hong Kong Chinese International 1988 (winner)
Ireland Universe 1989
Israel Charm International 1989 (semi-finalist)
Kenya Wonderland 1988
Lebanon Maja International 1988
Macau Chinese International 1988
Nigeria Universe 1988
Norway
Charm International 1989 & Hawaiian Tropic International 1990
Philippines All-Nations 1990
Poland Universe 1989 (3rd runner-up)
Portugal Europe 1988
Sweden Hawaiian Tropic International 1984 (winner)
Switzerland Universe 1989 & Globe 1989 (winner)
Trinidad & Tobago Wonderland 1989
Uruguay International 1988 & Coffee 1989 (3rd runner-up)
Western Samoa Asia Pacific 1988 |
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