Miss World 1987

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Miss World 1987, the 37th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1987 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Ulla Weigerstorfer (Queen of Europe) from Austria.[2][4] She was crowned by Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde of Trinidad and Tobago. Runner-up was Albani Lozada (Queen of Americas) from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir from Iceland.

Date12 November 1987
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
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Miss World 1987
Miss World 1987 Titlecard
Date12 November 1987
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78[1]
Placements12
Debuts
  • Belize
  • Cook Islands
Withdrawals
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • British Virgin Islands
  • Gambia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Tonga
Returns
  • Argentina
  • Curaçao
  • Nigeria
  • Papua New Guinea
WinnerUlla Weigerstorfer[2][3]
Austria
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This edition marked the debut of Belize and Cook Islands, and the return of Argentina and Papua New Guinea, which last competed in 1981 and Curaçao and Nigeria last competed in 1985. Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Gambia, Sierra Leone and Tonga, withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1987[1][2][5]

Placements

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Placement Contestant
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1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 6
Top 12
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Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africas
  •  Nigeria – Mary Ngozi Bienoseh
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
  •  Guam – Francel Manibog Caracol
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Judges

Contestants

78 countries participated in Miss World 1987.[1]

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Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]Hometown
Argentina ArgentinaKaterina Ciscato[1]17La Plata
Australia AustraliaDonna Rudrum[7]23Melbourne
Austria AustriaUlla Weigerstorfer[2][3]20Vienna
The Bahamas BahamasIndira Wood[1]21Nassau
Barbados BarbadosDawn Michelle Waithe19Bridgetown
Belgium BelgiumLynn Wesenbeek24Antwerp
Belize BelizeJanine Sylvestre20Belize City
Bermuda BermudaKim Elizabeth Johnston20Southampton
Bolivia BoliviaBirgit Ellefsen19Cochabamba
Brazil BrazilSimone Augusto Costa da Silva20Recife
Canada CanadaTracey Westerholm24Vancouver
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsDesirée Ann Hunter22Grand Cayman
Chile ChileYasna Vukasovic18Punta Arenas
Colombia ColombiaClaudia Mercedes Escobar[1]21Cali
Cook Islands Cook IslandsMichelle Leone Oberg[8]21Rarotonga
Costa Rica Costa RicaAlejandra Martínez20Cartago
Curaçao CuraçaoDiana Fraai18Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusNiki Christou20Nicosia
Denmark DenmarkZelma Hesselmann17Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicPaula del Carmen Lora[1]21Salcedo
Ecuador EcuadorCecilia Pozo[1]21Guayaquil
El Salvador El SalvadorClaudia Alvarenga19San Salvador
Finland FinlandMinna Rinnetmäki19Tampere
France FranceNathalie Marquay20Mulhouse
Gibraltar GibraltarMayte Sanchez19Gibraltar
Greece GreeceHelen Moskiou20Athens
Guam GuamFrancel Manibog Caracol24Tumon
Guatemala GuatemalaMábel Hernández24Chinautla
Netherlands HollandAngelique Cremers[1]22Schinveld
Honduras HondurasClaudia María Paz18San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong KongPauline Yeung[9]20Hong Kong Island
Iceland IcelandAnna Margret Jónsdóttir[1]21Reykjavík
India IndiaManisha Kohli17Bombay
Republic of Ireland IrelandAdrienne Rock22Dublin
 Isle of ManLesley Henthorn18Greeba
Israel IsraelYa'el Gerthler19Rehovot
Italy ItalyBarbara Martinuzzi17Turin
Jamaica JamaicaJanice Whittingham20Kingston
Japan JapanKeiko Unno20Tokyo
Kenya KenyaSheila Kegode21Nairobi
Lebanon LebanonJosiane Haddad21Beirut
Luxembourg LuxembourgClaudine Atten24Erpeldange
Macau MacauOlívia do Rosário17Macau
Malaysia MalaysiaSheela Shankar23Kuala Lumpur
Malta MaltaJoanne Corser18Paola
Mauritius MauritiusMarie-France Mamet25Grand Bay
Mexico MexicoElizabeth Carrillo20Mazatlán
New Zealand New ZealandKaryn Metcalf[10]18Manukau City
Nigeria NigeriaMary Ngozi Bienoseh19Benue
Norway NorwayMette Veiseth18Namsos
Panama PanamaMaría Cordelia Denis19Panama City
 Papua New GuineaHarriet Joan Warren19Port Moresby
Paraguay ParaguayLourdes Stanley19Hohenhau
Peru PeruSuzette Woodman21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesMaria Lourdes Apostol21Manila
Poland PolandMonika Nowosadko[6]23Kolobrzeg
Portugal PortugalPaula Isabel Leal do Sousa18Lisbon
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisJennifer Hensley20Basseterre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNicole Hadaway19Kingstown
Singapore SingaporeJanicia Koh21Spottiswoode Park
South Korea South Korea[b]Chung Myoung-sun22Seoul
Spain SpainSonsoles Artigas20Las Palmas
Sri Lanka Sri LankaPriyanjali de Alwis21Dehiwala
Eswatini SwazilandPhindile Simelane17Mbabane
Sweden SwedenKarin Trydell18Laholm
Switzerland SwitzerlandGabriela Bigler23Bern
Thailand ThailandBenjawan Srilapan[11]18Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoMaria del Valle Xavier18Diego Martin
Turkey TurkeyŞebnem Dinçgor17Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos IslandsEdna Smith20Grand Turk
United Kingdom United KingdomKaren Mellor[1]24Barnsley
United States United StatesClotlide Cabrera23Tampa Bay
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Lisa Pitram 17 St. Thomas
Uruguay UruguayMónica Borrea23Montevideo
Venezuela VenezuelaAlbani Lozada[1]22Acarigua
West Germany West GermanyChristiane Kopp[12]19Berlin
Samoa Western SamoaAinslie Berking18Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia YugoslaviaMatilda Sazdova18Skopje
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. [b]
    Competed as Korea in the pageant

Withdrawals

  •  British Virgin Islands – because of the national pageant postponement
  •  Sierra Leone – because of the national pageant postponement

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