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 RU was Miss Canada, Leanne Caputo, a teacher.

Miss Colombia, Monica Mejia, a 20-year-old model, was second RU.  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 WORLD 1989

1989 November 22
Hong Kong Convention Exhibition Centre
78 entries

Results
1  Poland  Aneta-Beata Kreglicka (1st RU International '89)
       Queen of Europe
2  Canada  Leanne Caputo
       Queen of Americas
3  Colombia  Mónica Maria Isaza Mejía (winner International Flower Queen '89)

Finalists
4  Thailand  Pathumrat "Helen" Woramali
       Queen of Asia
5  U.S.A.  Jill Renee Scheffert

Semi-finalists
American Virgin Islands  Vania Thomas (Universe '97)
       Queen of Caribbean Isles
Australia  Natalie Tania McCurry (Young International '83, SF Most Beautiful Girl in the World '85)
       Queen of Oceania
Ireland  Barbara Ann Curran (International '87, Universe '90)
Mauritius  Jeanne-Françoise Clement
       Queen of Africa
United Kingdom  Suzanne Younger

Remainder
Argentina  Patricia Weidenhofer
Aruba  Delailah Odor-Wever
Austria  Marion Amann
Bahamas  Carolyn Moree
Belgium  Greet Ramaekers
Belize  Martha Badillo
Bermuda  Cherie Tannock
Bolivia  Victoria Julio
Cayman Islands  Michele Garcia
Chile  Claudia Celis Bahamondes 
Costa Rica  Maria Antonieta Sáenz Vargas (Wonderland '89, International '89)
Curacao  Supharmy Sadjie
Cyprus  Irma Voulgari
Czechoslovakia  Jana Hronkova (SF Universe '90)
Denmark  Charlotte Pedersen
Dominican Republic  Irma Guillermina Mauriz Pimentel
Ecuador  Ximena Paulett Correa Jarre (winner Banana '88)
El Salvador  Ana Estela Aguilar
Finland  Åsa Maria Lövdahl (SF Universe '89, 2nd RU Scandinavia '90)
France  Peggy Zlotkowski
Germany  Jasmine Bell (2nd RU Globe '89)
Ghana  Afua Amoah Bonsu
Gibraltar  Audrey Gingel (Universe '90)
Greece  Katerina Petropoulou (Flower Queen '90)
Guam  Cora Taitano Yanger
Guatemala  Rocío Lerma de la Vega
Guyana  Lyla Ryhaan Shalimar Majeed
Holland  Liesbeth Caspers
Honduras  Belinda Bodden Alvarez (Hispanidad '90)
Hong Kong  Ewong Yung-Hung (SF Asia Pacific '89)
Hungary  Magdolna Gerloczy
Iceland  Hugrun Linda Gudmundsdóttir (1st RU Scandinavia '90)
Israel  Ronit Siton
Italy  Paola Mercurio
Jamaica  Natasha Lee Marcanik
Japan  Kaori Muto
Kenya  Grace Chabari
Korea  Kim Hye-ree
Latvia  Ina Magone
Luxembourg  Chris Scott (Universe '89)
Macau  Guilhermina Madeira da Silva Pedruco (2nd RU Chinese International '89)
Malaysia  Vivien Chen Shee-Yee
Malta  Marika Micallef
Mexico  Nelia María Ochoa Arteaga (Hispanidad '90, 2nd RU Int'l Queen of Harvest '91)
Namibia  Emarencia Esterhuizen
New Zealand  Helen Rowney
Nigeria  Bianca Odinaka Onoh (Charm International '89, Universe '89)
Norway  Bente Charlotte Rosenkilde Brunland (SF Universe '88)
Panama  Gloria Stella Quintana (winner Hispanidad '89)
Papua New Guinea  Joycelin Leahy
Paraguay  Alicia Maria Jaime Villamayor (4th RU Latin America '89)
Peru  Maritza Zorrilla Priori
Philippines  Estrella Singson Querubin
Portugal  Maria Angélica Mira Rosado (Universe '90)
Puerto Rico  Tania Collazo
Singapore  Jacqueline Ang
Spain  Eva Maria Pedraza López (Universe '89)
Sri Lanka  Serena Danvers
St. Vincent  Anna Young
Sweden  Lena Berglind
Switzerland  Catherine Mesot (Universe '90, Europe '91)
Taiwan  Wang Min-Yei
Trinidad & Tobago  Samantha Bhagan
Turkey  Burcu Burkut
Uganda  Doreen Lamon-Opira
U.S.S.R.  Anna Gorbunova  
Venezuela  Fabiola Shiara Candosin Marchetti (1st RU Hispanidad '89)
Yugoslavia  Aleksandra Dobras

Awards
Miss Personality  Belgium
Miss Photogenic  USSR