Miss World 1985

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Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event.[1][2]

Date14 November 1985
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
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Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985 Titlecard
Date14 November 1985
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78
Placements15
Debuts
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis
  • Zaire
Withdrawals
  • Honduras
Returns
  • Liberia
  • Luxembourg
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Uganda
WinnerHólmfríður Karlsdóttir[1]
Iceland
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This edition marked the debut of Côte d'Ivoire, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Zaire. And the return of Uganda, which last competed in 1968, Luxembourg last competed in 1977, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines last competed (as Saint Vincent) in 1978 and Liberia last competed in 1983.

Honduras withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.

Results

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1985
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15
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Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Zaire – Benita Kayonga Murekatete
Americas
  •  United States – Brenda Denton
Asia
  •  Israel – Maja Wechtenhaim
Europe
Oceania
  •  New Zealand – Sheri Le Fleming Burrow
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Judges

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1985[1][2]

78 contestants competed for the title.

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CountryContestantAgeHometownPreliminary Score
Aruba ArubaJacqueline van Putten24Sint Nicolaas 20
Australia AustraliaAngelina Nasso18Sydney 21
Austria AustriaGabriele Maxonus20Salzburg 18
The Bahamas BahamasRhonda Cornea17Abaco Island 20
Barbados BarbadosElizabeth Wadman19Christ Church 19
Belgium BelgiumAnn van den Broeck18Antwerp 18
Bermuda BermudaJannell Ford23Devonshire 23
Bolivia BoliviaCarolina Abudinen19Santa Cruz 19
Brazil BrazilLeila Bittencourt19Porto Alegre 28
Canada CanadaMichelle Tambling20Toronto 19
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsEmily Hurlston18North Side 19
Chile ChileLydia Labarca20Santiago 21
Colombia ColombiaMargarita Francisco20Santiago de Cali 23
Costa Rica Costa RicaMarianela Herrera19San Jose 19
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire[a]Rose Armande Oulla18Abidjan 22
Curaçao CuraçaoLidushka Curiel21Willemstad 21
Cyprus CyprusJuliana Kalogirou18Famagusta 18
Denmark DenmarkJeanette Kröll19Odense 19
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicMaría Trinidad González20Santo Domingo 19
Ecuador EcuadorMaría del Pilar de Veintemilla21Quito 19
El Salvador El SalvadorLuz del Carmen Mena21San Salvador 19
Finland FinlandMarja Kinnunen[3]22Tampere 26
France FranceNathalie Jones[4]18Nouméa 18
French Polynesia French Polynesia[b]Ruth Manea[5]18Faʻaʻā 18
The Gambia GambiaGeorgett Salleh19Brikama 18
Gibraltar GibraltarGail Francis22Gibraltar 18
Greece GreeceEpi Galanos22Athens 18
Guam GuamTherese Quintanilla18Agana 23
Guatemala GuatemalaMaricela Luna20Guatemala City 19
Netherlands HollandBrigitte Bergman21Utrecht 24
British Hong Kong Hong KongAileen Lo20Hong Kong Island 21
Iceland IcelandHólmfríður Karlsdóttir22Reykjavík[1] 34
India IndiaSharon Mary Clarke18New Delhi 24
Republic of Ireland IrelandAnne Marie Gannon19Dublin 27
 Isle of ManFiona Hartley19Douglas 23
Israel IsraelMaja Wechtenhaim21Haifa 33
Italy ItalyCosetta Antoniolli20Milan 22
Jamaica JamaicaAlison Jean Barnett19Kingston 32
Japan JapanHaruko Sugimoto22Tokyo 18
Kenya KenyaJacqueline Mary Thom18Thika 20
Lebanon LebanonMary Khoury25Beirut 18
Liberia LiberiaSarah Laurine Horton18Monrovia 18
Luxembourg LuxembourgBeatrix Tinnemans24Luxembourg City 18
Malaysia MalaysiaRosalind Kong21Kuala Lumpur 18
Malta MaltaKristina Bologna20Mdina 18
Mexico MexicoAlicia Yolanda Carrillo23Guadalajara 19
New Zealand New ZealandSheri Le Fleming Burrow[6]20Auckland 29
Nigeria NigeriaRosemary Okeke21Lagos 18
Norway NorwayKaren Margrethe Moe18Kristiansund 18
Panama PanamaDiana Alfaro24Panama City 19
Paraguay ParaguayDaisy Ferreira19Asunción 33
Peru PeruCarmen del Rosario Muro21Lambayeque 19
Philippines PhilippinesElizabeth Cuenco[7]21Manila 18
Polish People's Republic PolandKatarzyna Zawidzka23Gorzów 32
Portugal PortugalFátima Raimundo18Cascais 19
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoIris Matías20Caguas 30
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisKaren Marcelle Grant19Old Road Town 19
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesDonna Young19Kingstown 19
Singapore SingaporeJoanna Sylvia Mitchell19Paya Lebar 26
South Korea South Korea[c]Park Eun-kyoung22Seoul 18
Spain SpainAmparo Martínez23Valencia 21
Sri Lanka Sri LankaNatalie Gunewardene22Colombo 18
Eswatini SwazilandJune Hank25Manzini 19
Sweden SwedenAnne-Bolette Christophersson21Stockholm 28
Switzerland SwitzerlandEveline Glanzmann20Bauen 31
Thailand ThailandParnlekha Wanmuang[8]22Bangkok 18
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoUlrica Phillip21San Fernando 20
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsBarbara Capron18Providenciales 19
Uganda UgandaHelen Acheng24Kitgum 18
United Kingdom United KingdomMandy Shires19Bradford 33
United States United StatesBrenda Denton22Hobbs 31
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands[d]Connie Colaire23Christiansted 19
Uruguay UruguayGabriela de León19Montevideo 20
Venezuela VenezuelaRuddy Rodríguez18Anaco 36
West Germany West GermanyMarion Morell20Stuttgart 20
Samoa Western SamoaAngelie Achatz21Apia 18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaAleksandra Kosanović23Belgrade 21
Zaire ZaireBenita Kayonga Murekatete18Kinshasa 24
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Competed as Ivory Coast in the pageant
  2. [b]
    Competed as Tahiti in the pageant
  3. [c]
    Competed as Korea in the pageant
  4. [d]
    Competed as American Virgin Islands in the pageant

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