Miss World 1988
Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) from Iceland. She was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Runner-up was Yeon-hee Choi (Queen of Asia) representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom. The Miss World 1988 was hosted by Peter Marshall, who has hosted other Miss World competitions such as Miss World 1986, and Alexandra Bastedo, with musical performances by Koreana and 1970s American pop musician Donny Osmond.
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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1988
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1988 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-up | |
Top 5 |
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Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa |
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Americas | |
Asia |
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Europe | |
Oceania |
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Contestants
84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
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Gabriela Madeira | 19 | Buenos Aires |
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Catherine Bushell | 21 | Sydney |
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Alexandra Werbanschitz | 21 | Graz |
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Natasha Rolle | 21 | Nassau |
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Ferida Kola | 20 | Bridgetown |
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Daisy van Cauwenbergh | 19 | Limbourg |
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Pauline Young | 19 | Belize City |
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Sophie Cannonier | 19 | Warwick East |
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Claudia Nazer | 24 | Tarija |
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Nelda Farrington | 22 | Tortola |
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Sonia Vassilieva | 19 | Varna |
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Morgan Fox | 18 | Richmond |
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Melissa McTaggart | 23 | Grand Cayman |
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María Francisca Aldunate | 22 | Santiago |
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Wu Yi-ning | 17 | Taipei |
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Jasmín Oliveros | 20 | Bahía Solano |
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Annie Wigmore | 17 | Titikaveka |
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Virginia Steinvort | 19 | San José |
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Anuschka Cova | 19 | Willemstad |
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Aphrodite Theophanous | 18 | Paphos |
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Susanne Johansen | 24 | Copenhagen |
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María Josefina Martínez | 21 | San Ignacio de Sabaneta |
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Cristina López | 20 | Guayaquil |
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Dina El Naggar | 20 | Giza |
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Karla Hasbún | 17 | San Salvador |
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Nina Andersson | 21 | Lahti |
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Claudia Frittolini | 20 | Illzach |
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Katja Munch | 19 | Frankfurt |
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Dzidzo Abra Amoa | 23 | Volta |
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Tatiana Desoiza | 23 | Gibraltar |
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Ariadni Mylona | 19 | Chania |
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Rita Mae Diaz | 23 | Windward Hills |
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Mariluz Aguilar | 18 | Guatemala City |
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Christine Jardim | 20 | Georgetown |
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Angela Visser | 21 | Rotterdam |
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Alina Patricia Díaz | 19 | Choluteca |
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Michelle Reis | 18 | Kowloon |
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Linda Pétursdóttir | 18 | Vopnafjörður |
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Anuradha Kottoor | 22 | Bombay |
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Collette Jackson | 22 | Coolock |
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Victoria O'Dea | 17 | Douglas |
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Dganit Cohen | 18 | Tel Aviv |
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Giulia Gemo | 18 | Modena |
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Andrea Haynes | 24 | Kingston |
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Kazumi Sakikubo | 22 | Kobe |
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Dianna Naylor | 21 | Mombasa |
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Choi Yeon-hee | 22 | Seoul |
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Sylvana Samaha | 19 | Beirut |
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Ollie White | 19 | Nimba |
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Chantal Schanbacher | 22 | Altrier |
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Helena da Conceição Lo Branco | 19 | Macau |
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Sue Wong | 19 | Penang |
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Josette Camilleri | 21 | Marsa |
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Véronique Ash | 21 | Beau Bassin |
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Cecilia Cervera | 20 | Tlaxcala |
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Lisa Corban | 19 | Waikato |
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Omasan Buwa | 22 | Warri |
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Rita Paulsen | 21 | Myrvoll |
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Erue Taunao | 19 | Port Moresby |
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María José Miranda | 19 | Asunción |
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Martha Kaik | 21 | Lima |
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Dana Narvadez | 19 | Manila |
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Joanna Gapinska | 20 | Szczecin |
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Helena Isabel de Cunha Laureano | 20 | Sesimbra |
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Hailey Cassius | 21 | Newtown |
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Tiwilla Ojukutu | 21 | Freetown |
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Shirley Teo | 23 | Singapore |
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Susana de la Llave | 19 | Figueres |
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Michelle Koelmeyer | 18 | Colombo |
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Thandeka Magagula | 22 | Manzini |
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Cecilia Hörberg | 22 | Gothenburg |
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Karina Berger | 20 | Zürich |
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Prapatsara Chutanutpong | 18 | Bangkok |
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Wendy Baptiste | 19 | Arouca |
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Esra Sumer | 19 | Istanbul |
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Doreen Dickenson | 20 | Grand Turk |
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Nazma Mohamed | 20 | Entebbe |
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Kirsty Roper | 17 | Staffordshire |
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Diana Magaña | 23 | Rancho Palos Verdes |
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Cathy Mae Sitaram | 19 | St. Croix |
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Gisel Silva | 19 | Montevideo |
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Emma Rabbe | 19 | La Guaira |
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Noanoa Hill | 17 | Apia |
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Suzana Žunić | 17 | Split |