Miss World 1989
- an amalgam
of news reports -
A
wall has fallen in the world of beauty as a 24-year-old tourism student from
Poland was crowned Miss World 1989, becoming the first Eastern European to
win the title.
Aneta Kreglicka was crowned by last year’s winner, Linda Petursdottir of
Iceland.
The blonde, blue-eyed Kreglicka also won the Miss Europe title for
contestants from European countries.
First runner-up was Miss Canada, Leanne Caputo, a teacher.
Miss Colombia, Monica Mejia, a 20-year-old model, was second runner-up. The
5-foot, 7 1/2-inch Kreglicka, who said her hobbies included gymnastics and
jazz dancing, received about 370,000 Hong Kong dollars ($47.345 at the
current exchange rate).
Among the 10 finalists were Miss U.S.A., Jill Schiffert, and Miss United
Kingdom, Suzanne Younger.
Miss Thailand, Prathumrat Woramali, took the Miss Asia title.
Also among the 78 contestants was Anna Gorbunova, the first Soviet beauty
ever to enter the 38-year-old pageant. The 22-year-old secretary was chosen
earlier by the press as Miss Photogenic.
Miss Belgium, Greet Ramaekers, was voted Miss Personality by her fellow
contestants.
