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Beauty pageant edition
Miss World 1988
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Miss World 1988 Titlecard
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Date
| 17 November 1988
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Presenters
| Peter Marshall
,
Alexandra Bastedo
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Entertainment
| Koreana,
Donny Osmond
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Venue
| Royal Albert Hall
, London,
UK
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Broadcaster
| Thames Television
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Entrants
| 84
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Placements
| 10
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Debuts
| Bulgaria
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Withdrawals
| Brazil
,
Panama
,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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Returns
| British Virgin Islands
,
Taiwan
,
Egypt
,
Ghana
,
Guyana
,
Liberia
,
Sierra Leone
,
Uganda
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Winner
| Linda Petursdottir
[1]
[2]
Iceland
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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 Petursdottir
(
Queen of Europe
) from Iceland.
[1]
[2]
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
,
[3]
[4]
[5]
and
Alexandra Bastedo
,
[4]
[5]
with musical performances by
Koreana
and 1970s American pop musician
Donny Osmond
.
Results
Placements
Placement
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Contestant
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Miss World 1988
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1st Runner-up
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2nd Runner-up
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Top 5
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Top 10
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group
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Contestant
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Africa
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Americas
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Asia
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Europe
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Oceania
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Contestants
84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.
Notes
Debuts
-
Bulgaria
Returns
- Last competed in
1956
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Egypt
- Last competed in
1964
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China Taiwan
- Last competed in
1968
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Ghana
- Last competed in
1971
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Guyana
- Last competed in
1985
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Liberia
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Uganda
- Last competed in
1986
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British Virgin Islands
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Sierra Leone
Withdrawals
-
Brazil
lost its Miss World franchise.
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Panama
lost its national pageant franchise to send delegates to Miss World and to Miss Universe.
-
St. Vincent & the Grenadines
Other Notes
References
Further reading
External links
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