Miss World 1985

Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985
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Miss World 1985 Titlecard
Date 14 November 1985
Presenters Peter Marshall and Anne Diamond
Entertainment Jack Jones
Venue Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster Thames Television
Entrants 78
Placements 15
Debuts Ivory Coast, St. Kitts & Nevis, Zaire
Withdraws Honduras, Senegal, Turkey
Returns Liberia, Luxembourg, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Uganda
Winner Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
 Iceland
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

Miss World 1985, the 35th Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 in the Royal Albert Hall, 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.

Contents

Results

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1985
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
5th Runner-up
6th Runner-up
Top 15 Semi-finalists

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Personality
Most Photogenic

Continental Queens

Continent Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

The 78 contestants

Nation Contestant Hometown Preliminary Score
 American Virgin Islands Connie Mary Colaire Christiansted 18
 Aruba Jacqueline Deborah van Putten St. Nicholas 19
 Australia Angeline Nasso Sydney 21
 Austria Gabriele Christine Maxonus Salzburg 18
 Bahamas Rhonda Lea Cornea Marsh Harbour
 Barbados Elizabeth "Liz" Dana Wadman Christ Church
 Belgium Ann Van den Broeck Antwerp
 Bermuda Jannell Kathy Nadra Ford Devonshire
 Bolivia Carolina Issa Abudinen Santa Cruz
 Brazil Leila Rosana Leal Bittencourt Porto Alegre
 Canada Michelle Irene Tambling Toronto
 Cayman Islands Emily Yvette Hurlston Grand Cayman
 Chile Lydia Ana Labarca Birke Santiago
 Colombia Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero Cali
 Costa Rica Marianela Herrera Marín San José
 Curaçao Liduschka Pamela Curiel Willemstad
 Cyprus Juliana Panayiota Kalogirou Famagusta
 Denmark Jeanette Kroll Odense
 Dominican Republic María Trinidad González Hernández Salvaleón de Higüey
 Ecuador María del Pilar de Veintemilla Russo Quito
 El Salvador Luz del Carmen Mena Duke San Salvador
 Finland Marja Kristiina Kinnunen Tampere
 France Nathalie Jones New Caledonia
 Gambia Georgett Salleh Brikama
 West Germany Marion Morell Stuttgart
 Gibraltar Gail Anne May Francis Gibraltar
 Greece Epi Galanos Athens
 Guam Therese M. Quintanilla Agana
 Guatemala Maricela Luna Villacorta Guatemala City
 Holland Brigitte Bergman Utrecht
 Hong Kong Aileen Lo Kam-Yu Hong Kong
 Iceland Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir Reykjavík
 India Sharon Mary Clarke Bombay
 Ireland Anne Marie Gannon Dublin
 Isle of Man Fiona Louise Hartley Douglas
 Israel Maja Wechtenhaim Haifa
 Italy Cosetta Antoniolli Milan
 Ivory Coast Rose Armande Oulla Abidjan
 Jamaica Alison Jean Barnett Kingston
 Japan Haruko Sugimoto Tokyo
 Kenya Jacqueline Mary Thom Thika
 Korea Park Eun-kyoung Seoul
 Lebanon Mary Khoury Beirut
 Liberia Sarah Laurine Massanuh Horton Monrovia
 Luxembourg Beatrix Bertine Herma Corneline Tinnemans Luxembourg City
 Malaysia Rosalind Kong Siew Yuen Kuala Lumpur
 Malta Kristina Apap Bologna Mdina
 Mexico Alicia Yolanda Carrillo González Guadalajara
 New Zealand Sheri Anastasia LeFleming Burrow Auckland
 Nigeria Rosemary Okeke Lagos
 Norway Karen Margrethe Moe Kristiansund
 Panama Diana Ester Alfaro Arosemena Panama City
 Paraguay Daisy Patricia Ferreira Caballero Asunción
 Peru Carmen del Rosario Muro Tavara Lambayeque
 Philippines Elizabeth Dionisio Cuenco Manila
 Poland Katarzyna Dorota Zawidzka Gorzów
 Portugal Maria de Fátima da Silva Alves Raimundo Cascais
 Puerto Rico Iris Matías González Caguas
 St. Kitts & Nevis Karen Marcelle Grant Old Road Town
 St. Vincent & the Grenadines Donna Maria Young Kingstown
 Singapore Joanna Sylvia Mitchell Paya Lebar
 Spain María Amparo Martínez Cerdán Valencia
 Sri Lanka Natalie Gunewardene Colombo
 Swaziland June Hank Manzini
 Sweden Anne-Bolette Jill Christophersson Stockholm
 Switzerland Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Bauen
 Tahiti Ruth Manea Faa'a
 Thailand Parnlekha Wanmuang Bangkok
 Trinidad & Tobago Ulrica Christina Phillip San Fernando
 Turks & Caicos Islands Barbara Bulah Mae Capron Providenciales
 Uganda Helen Acheng Kitgum
 United Kingdom Mandy Adele Shires Bradford
 United States of America Brenda Denton Hobbs
 Uruguay Gabriela de León Muñiz Montevideo
 Venezuela Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía Caracas
 Western Samoa Angelie Achatz Apia
 Yugoslavia Aleksandra Košanović Belgrade
 Republic of Zaire Kayonga "Benita" Mureka Tete Kinshasa

Trivia

Returning countries and Debuts

  • Ivory Coast, St. Kitts & Nevis and Republic of Zaire competed in Miss World for the first time.
  • Uganda last competed in 1968.
  • Luxembourg last competed in 1977.
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines last competed in 1978.
  • Liberia last competed in 1983.

Withdrawals and Nations not competing

  • Honduras competed last year, but not this year.
  • Senegal and Turkey withdrew at the very last minute.

Other Notes

  • Miss World 1985 Parade of Nations is accompanied by the music of In the Realm of the Senses (Quincy Jones), Working My Way Back to You (The Four Seasons), Flashdance (Irene Cara), Invitations (Shakatak), and When Will I See You Again (The Three Degrees).
  • Miss Republic of Zaire became the first semi-finalist in Miss World from her country after she placed as the 2nd Runner-up in Miss Universe 1985 four months before. She also won the trophy of Queen of Africa.
  • Miss United States of America was the first non-Latin contestant to receive the award of Queen of Americas.
  • Bahamas sent its third white delegate to Miss World the first since Frances Clarkson in 1971.
  • Miss New Zealand won the Queen of Oceania award for the first time.
  • Miss Switzerland, who placed 7th in Miss World, made it into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1986 in Panama.
  • Miss Malta competed in Miss Universe 1987 in Singapore.
  • Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela became well-known actresses in Spanish telenovelas.
  • Miss Holland was Miss Intercontinental 1983/1984.
  • Miss Gambia, Georgette Salleh did not compete in Miss Universe 1985 because of underage. She was replaced by her 1st Runner-up, Batura Jallow.
  • 7 out of 15 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Sweden (1980), and Jamaica (1983). Paraguay, Poland, and Republic of Zaire made it into the semi-finals for the first time. Paraguay marked its debut in 1959, while Poland in 1983. Republic of Zaire, on the other hand, marked its debut in Miss World the same year; however, its name was later replaced by the Congo Democratic Republic in Miss World 2005.

Contestants Preliminary Scores

Country Score Country Score
American Virgin Islands 18 Japan 18
Aruba 19 Kenya 20
Australia 21 Korea 18
Austria 18 Lebanon 18
Bahamas 19 Liberia 18
Barbados 18 Luxembourg 18
Belgium 18 Malaysia 18
Bermuda 22 Malta 18
Bolivia 18 Mexico 18
Brazil 28 New Zealand 29
Canada 18 Nigeria 18
Cayman Islands 18 Norway 18
Chile 20 Panama 18
Colombia 23 Paraguay 32
Costa Rica 18 Peru 18
Curaçao 20 Philippines 18
Cyprus 18 Poland 32
Denmark 19 Portugal 18
Dominican Republic 18 Puerto Rico 29
Ecuador 18 St. Kitts 18
El Salvador 18 St. Vincent 18
Finland 26 Singapore 26
France 18 Spain 20
Gambia 18 Sri Lanka 18
Germany 20 Swaziland 19
Gibraltar 18 Sweden 28
Greece 18 Switzerland 31
Guam 22 Tahiti 18
Guatemala 18 Thailand 18
Holland 24 Trinidad & Tobago 19
Hong Kong 21 Turks & Caicos 18
Iceland 34 Uganda 18
India 24 United Kingdom 34
Ireland 27 United States 32
Isle of Man 23 Uruguay 19
Israel 33 Venezuela 36
Italy 22 Western Samoa 18
Ivory Coast 22 Yugoslavia 21
Jamaica 32 Zaire 24

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