Miss World 1986

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Miss World 1986, the 36th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1986 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom.[1] The winner was Giselle Laronde (Queen of Americas) from Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3] She was crowned by Miss World 1985, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland. Runner-up was Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Queen of Europe) representing Denmark and third was Chantal Schreiber from Austria.

Date13 November 1986
Presenters
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
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Miss World 1986
Miss World 1986 Titlecard
Date13 November 1986
Presenters
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants77
Placements15
Debuts
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Macau
  • Sierra Leone
Withdrawals
  • Aruba
  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Curaçao
  • French Polynesia
  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
  • Puerto Rico
  • Uganda
  • Zaire
Returns
  • Honduras
  • Mauritius
  • Tonga
  • Turkey
WinnerGiselle Laronde
Trinidad and Tobago
 1985
1987 
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This edition marked the debut of Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Macau and Sierra Leone. and the return of Mauritius last competed in 1980, Tonga and Turkey last competed in 1983, and Honduras last competed in 1984.

Aruba, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, French Polynesia (as Tahiti), Liberia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Uganda and Zaire, withdrew from the competition.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results[1][2][3][4]

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1986
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 7[6]
Top 15
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Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Swaziland – Ilana Lapidos
Americas
Asia
  •  Philippines – Sherry-Rose Byrne
Europe
  •  Denmark – Pia Rosenberg Larsen
Oceania
  •  New Zealand – Lynda McManus
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Judges

Contestants

Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title.

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Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and BarbudaKaren Knowles19St. John's
Australia AustraliaStephanie Andrews24West Leederville
Austria AustriaChantal Schreiber21Vienna
The Bahamas BahamasBridgette Strachan17Nassau
Barbados BarbadosRoslyn Williams24Saint Michael
Belgium BelgiumGoedele Liekens23Brussels
Bermuda BermudaSamantha Jayne Morton20Pembroke West
Bolivia BoliviaClaudia Arévalo17Cochabamba
Brazil BrazilRoberta Pereira da Silva18Itajai
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsAnthonia Lewis21Tortola
Canada CanadaWynne Anita Kroontje22Sarnia
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsDeborah Cridland21George Town
Chile ChileMargot Elena Fuenzalida22Santiago
Colombia ColombiaKaren Sue Wightman21Barranquilla
Costa Rica Costa RicaAna Lorena González21San Jose
Cyprus CyprusMaro Andreou17Limassol
Denmark DenmarkPia Rosenberg Larsen19Frederiksberg
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicSusana González19Santiago
Ecuador EcuadorGuisella Cucalón20Guayaquil
El Salvador El SalvadorNadine Jeanpierre18San Salvador
Finland FinlandSatu-Riitta Ala-Harja19Seinäjoki
France FranceCatherine Carew21Guadeloupe
The Gambia GambiaRose Marie Eunson17Banjul
Gibraltar GibraltarDominique Martinez20Gibraltar
Greece GreeceAnna Kechagia19Athens
Guam GuamValerie Jean Flores18Agana
Guatemala GuatemalaSonia Schoenstedt20Guatemala City
Netherlands HollandJanny ter Velde17Domburg
Honduras HondurasNilcer Viscovich20San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongMay Ng19Kowloon Bay
Iceland IcelandGígja Birgisdóttir18Akureyri
India IndiaMaureen Lestourgeon24Bombay
Republic of Ireland IrelandRosemary Thompson20Lisburn
 Isle of ManSarah Therese Craig21Ballaugh
Israel IsraelOsnat Moas17Motzkin
Italy ItalyEnrica Patane19Rome
Jamaica JamaicaLisa Mahfood22Kingston
Japan JapanMutsumi Sugimura19Tokyo
Kenya KenyaPatricia Maingi20Nairobi
Lebanon LebanonMireille Abi Fares19Beirut
Luxembourg LuxembourgMartine Pilot20Erpeldange
Macau MacauPatricia Cheong18Macau
Malaysia MalaysiaJoan Martha Cardoza22Kuala Lumpur
Malta MaltaAndrea Licari21Floriana
Mauritius MauritiusMichelle Pastor17Quatre Bornes
Mexico MexicoMaría de la Luz Velasco20Mexicali
Nicaragua NicaraguaMarie Summers18Corn Island
New Zealand New ZealandLynda McManus[7]20Christchurch
Norway NorwayInger Louise Berg18Bodø
Panama PanamaMaría Lorena Orillac20Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayVerónica Angulo20Asunción
Peru PeruPatricia Kuypers22Lima
Philippines PhilippinesSherry Rose Austria Byrne[8]18Manila
Polish People's Republic PolandRenata Fatla19Bielsko-Biała
Portugal PortugalElsa Maria Rodrigues19Lisbon
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisJacqueline Heyliger20Basseterre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMandy Haydock21Kingstown
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneAlice Matta Fefegula22Bo
Singapore SingaporeMichelle Loh20Bedok
South Korea South Korea[a]An Jung-mi19Seoul
Spain SpainRemedios Cervantes22Málaga
Sri Lanka Sri LankaIndira Gunaratne20Colombo
Eswatini SwazilandIlana Faye Lapidos18Manzini
Sweden SwedenElizabeth Ulvan21Motala
Switzerland SwitzerlandRenate Walther22Megève
Thailand ThailandSangravee as-Savarak18Bangkok
 TongaKerry Cowley20Nuku'alofa
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoGiselle Laronde[1][2]23Marabella
Turkey TurkeyMeltem Doganay18Ankara
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsCarmelita Ariza17Grand Turk
United Kingdom United KingdomAlison Louise Slack20Sheffield
United States United StatesHalle Berry[4]20Oakwood
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin IslandsCarmen Acosta21Saint Croix
Uruguay UruguayAlexandra Goldenthal17Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaMaría Begoña Juaristi18Maracaibo
West Germany West GermanyDagmar Schulz21Duisburg
Samoa Western SamoaKasileta Gabriel19Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaMaja Kučić17Split
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Notes

  1. Competed as Korea in the pageant

Withdrawals

 Aruba and  Puerto Rico lost its Miss World franchise due to financial assistance issues.

Other Notes

  • Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos – Carmelita Louise Ariza competed in the 1987 pageant in Singapore, where she achieved a Top 10 placement. She made history by being the first and only representative from Turk and Caicos to reach this milestone in Miss Universe.

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