1992

Bottom Macau, Nigeria, Trinidad & Tobago, Bolivia, Cyprus, Guam, Jamaica, Swaziland, Mauritius, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Gibraltar, British Virgin Islands, Belgium, American Virgin Islands, Sri Lanka, Mexico, Lebanon & Guatemala

2nd row Switzerland, Aruba, Australia, Canada, Bulgaria, U.S.A., Bermuda, Costa Rica, Curacao, El Salvador, Venezuela, Greenland, India, Ireland, Japan, Latvia, Paraguay, Seychelles, South Africa & Zambia

3rd row Greece, Puerto Rico, Turkey, Brazil, Taiwan, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Holland, Hungary, Poland, Korea, Namibia, Uruguay, New Zealand, Panama, United Kingdom, Spain, Ukraine & Thailand

Top Colombia, Argentina, Austria, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Bahamas, Chile, Croatia, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Philippines, Israel, Norway, Romania, Slovenia, Uganda & Russia

Not in picture Cayman Islands & Ecuador

Miss World 1992 - an amalgam of news reports - Miss Russia, Julia Kurotchinka, a strikingly tall brunette, was chosen Miss World in a spectacular extravaganza in the African bush. In a sign of the changing times in her former Communist homeland, the 18-year-old, blue-eyed student said her ambition “is to be a financier” and travel the world. She attends a financial college. Chairman Eric Morley said it was the closest result in the pageant’s 42 years. Ms. Kurotchinka beat her runner-up by one point. The tallest of the 83 contestants at six feet, Ms. Kurotchinka listed classical music and travel as her hobbies, and she speaks Russian, English and a little French. The new Miss World earlier defended the importance of pageants, which have been under attack in recent years as wasteful and disrespectful of women. “It’s a contest for the help of the whole world because everybody must love women,” she said through a translator. Dressed in a black outfit trimmed in gold, she was carried in triumph on a gold and zebra skin throne on a litter adorned by golden elephants. The throne was carried by men in African warrior costumes. First runner-up to Miss Russia was Miss United Kingdom, Claire Smith, 21, and second runner-up was Venezuela’s Francis Gago, 19. The other two finalists were South Africa’s Amy Kleinhans, 24, and Poland’s Ewa Wachowicz, 22. The pageant, held for the first time in Africa, formed part of the glittering events marking the opening of the $300 million African theme fantasy resort, The Lost City, at Bophuthatswana’s lavish gambling resort Sun City, 80 miles northwest of Johannesburg. Bophuthatswana is a black homeland created under South Africa’s apartheid system to segregate blacks on a tribal basis. The resort is surrounded by the poverty and deprivation that dominate the homelands. It considers itself a sovereign nation, but only South Africa recognizes its independence and Bophuthatswana is not allowed to enter the Miss World pageant. Tight security stopped plans by black community groups to demonstrate in protest at the show. Proceeds of the pageant would, according to organizers, go to help feed starving children through the U.N. sanctioned Operation Hunger, a food relief organization operating in South Africa. Barred from Miss World for 20 years because of apartheid, South Africa was readmitted only last year. This year, South Africa’s representative, Miss Kleinhans, was a mixed-race woman who is the country’s first non-white Miss South Africa. Attended by at least 6,000 guests, the event was televised in 71 countries, reaching more than 400 million viewers, with the resort boasting an international celebrity list. The emcee was Billy Dee Williams and the co-host was Jerry Hall, the wife of Mick Jagger. The panel of 12 judges included Ivana Trump, former golf great Gary Player and actress Joan Collins.	France	Russia


		South Africa & Denmark

1992 December 12 Sun City Entertainment Centre, South Africa 83 entries Results 1 Russia Yuliya Alexandrovna Kurotchinka Queen of Europe 2 United Kingdom Claire Elizabeth Smith 3 Venezuela Francis del Valle Gago Aponte Queen of Americas Finalists 4 Poland Ewa Wachowicz 5 South Africa Amy Kleinhans Queen of Africa Semi-finalists 6 U.S.A. Sharon Flynn Belden 7 Israel Ravit Asaf 8 Bahamas Jody Barbara Weech Queen of Caribbean Isles 9 Denmark Anja Hende Brond 10 Finland Petra Enrika Von Hellens Remainder American Virgin Islands Leah Webster Argentina Claudia Andrea Bertona Aruba Solange Noelle Nicolaas Australia Rebecca Simic Austria Kerstin Kinberg Belgium Sandra Joine Bermuda Dianna Lorraine Mitchell Bolivia Verónica Pino Brazil Priscila Maria Furlan British Virgin Islands Bisa Smith Bulgaria Elena Draganova Canada Nina Khilji Cayman Islands Pamela Joanne Ebanks Chile Paula Caballero Fernández Colombia Wguerddy Alejandra Oviedo Vargas Costa Rica Marisol Soto Alarcón Croatia Elena Suran Curacao Cristina Bakhuis Cyprus Maria Kountouris Czechoslovakia Gabriela Harsanyova Dominican Republic Gina Maria Rojas Mañón Ecuador Stephanie Krumholz de Menezes El Salvador Raquel Cristina Durán France Linda Hardy Germany Carina Jope Gibraltar Michelle Torres Greece Evgenia Paschalidi Greenland Laali Lyberth Guam Michelle Cruz Guatemala Ana Maria Johanis Iglesias Holland Gabrielle van Nimwegen Hong Kong Patsy Lau Yan-Ling Hungary Bernadett Papp Iceland Maria Run Haflidadóttir India Celine Shyla Lopez Ireland Sharon Ellis Italy Paola Irrera Jamaica Julie-Ann Bradford Japan Kaoru Kikuchi Korea Lee Mi-young Latvia Zane Valicka Lebanon Nicole Bardawil Macau Ho Lok-I Malaysia Fazira Wan Chek Malta Noelene Micallef Mauritius Sarasvadee Rengassamy Mexico Carmen Lucía Lehman Fernandez Namibia Linda Sharon Schultz New Zealand Karly Donne Kinnaird Nigeria Sandra Guenefred Petgrave Norway Kjersti Brakestad Panama Michelle Marie Harrington Hasbún Paraguay Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho Philippines Marina Santos Benipayo Portugal Fernanda Manuela Santos Puerto Rico Lianabel Rosario Centeno Romania Camelia Ilie Seychelles Myrna Chantal Hoareau Singapore Jennifer Wong Slovenia Natasa Abram Spain Samantha Torres Waldrón Sri Lanka Ishara Abelashini Makolange Swaziland Candy Litchfield Sweden Ulrika Johansson Switzerland Valérie Bovard Taiwan Cheng Wei-Wei Thailand Metinee "Look Ked" Kingpayome Queen of Asia & Oceania Trinidad & Tobago Renée Garib Turkey Ozlem Kaymaz Uganda Olga Nampima Ukraine Oksana Sabo Uruguay Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi Zambia Elizabeth Mwanza Awards Miss Personality Guatemala Miss Photogenic Israel Best National Costume Canada Replaced Philippines Marilen Epsino (health reasons)	Sweden, Bahamas, Jamaica, chaperone, British Virgin Islands, American Virgin Islands & Cayman Islands
	Malaysia & Nigeria
	Chile, Uruguay, Poland, Colombia, Dominican Republic & Costa Rica
	United Kingdom, Korea, Bahamas, South Africa, Denmark, Venezuela & France
	U.S.A., United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Venezuela & South Africa
	United Kingdom (1st runner-up), Russia (winner) & Venezuela (2nd runner-up)
Cross-references to some of the other pageants American Virgin Islands Universe 1998 Aruba Caraibes Hibiscus 1993 (Best National Costume) Belgium Europe 1992 & Universe 1993 Brazil Int'l Queen of Harvest 1994 (winner) & Latin America 1994 (winner) Cayman Islands Universe 1993 Chile Hispanidad 1999 Costa Rica International 1992, Coffee 1993 & Mrs World 1995 (winner) Dominican Republic Coffee 1993 Finland Scandinavia 1995 France Universe 1992 & Europe 1992 (semi-finalist) Iceland Universe 1993 Ireland Universe 1993 Lebanon Mrs Globe 1999 (3rd runner-up) Macau Chinese International 1993 Malta Europe 1994 New Zealand Universe 1993 Nigeria Universe 1992 Philippines Chinese International 1988 Poland World Miss University 1993 (winner) Puerto Rico Hispanidad 1991 (3rd runner-up) & Int'l Queen of Harvest 1992 (2nd runner-up) Spain International 1992 (semi-finalist) Switzerland Universe 1993 Uruguay Hispanidad 1992 & Universe 1994 United Kingdom International-Britain 1993 Venezuela South American Queen 1992 (winner)