Miss World 1987
Miss World 1987 Titlecard
Date12 November 1987
PresentersPeter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo
EntertainmentRick Astley
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78[1]
Placements12
DebutsBelize, Cook Islands
WithdrawalsAntigua & Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Gambia, Sierra Leone, Tonga
ReturnsArgentina, Curaçao, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea
WinnerUlla Weigerstorfer[2][3]
 Austria
← 1986
1988 →

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

Results

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

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss World 1987
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 6
Top 12

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africas
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania
  •  Guam – Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol

Contestants

78 countries participated in Miss World 1987.[1]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
United States Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands Lisa Pitram 17 St. Thomas
Argentina Argentina Katerina Ciscato[1] 17 La Plata
Australia Australia Donna Thelma Rudrum 23 Melbourne
Austria Austria Ulla Weigerstorfer[2][3] 20 Vienna
The Bahamas Bahamas Indira Regina Wood[1] 21 Nassau[1]
Barbados Barbados Dawn Michelle Waithe 19 Bridgetown
Belgium Belgium Lynn Florentine Wesenbeek 24 Antwerp
Belize Belize Janine Sylvestre 20 Belize City
Bermuda Bermuda Kim Elizabeth Johnston 20 Southampton
Bolivia Bolivia Birgit Ellefsen 19 Cochabamba
Brazil Brazil Simone Augusto Costa da Silva 20 Recife
Canada Canada Tracey Westerholm 24 Vancouver
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Desirée Ann Hunter 22 Grand Cayman
Chile Chile Yasna Angélica Vukasovic Álvarez 18 Punta Arenas
Colombia Colombia Claudia Mercedes Escobar Zapata[1] 21 Cali
Cook Islands Cook Islands Michelle Leone Oberg 21 Rarotonga
Costa Rica Costa Rica Alejandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes 20 Cartago
Curaçao Curaçao Diana Patricia Fraai 18 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Niki Christou 20 Nicosia
Denmark Denmark Zelma Hesselmann 17 Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Paula del Carmen Lora García[1] 21 Salcedo
Ecuador Ecuador Cecilia Pozo Caminer[1] 21 Guayaquil
El Salvador El Salvador Claudia Lorena Alvarenga Ruiz 19 San Salvador
Finland Finland Minna Susanna Rinnetmaki 19 Tampere
France France Nathalie Marquay 20 Mulhouse
West Germany Germany Christiane Kopp 19 Berlin
Gibraltar Gibraltar Mayte Sanchez 19 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Helen Moskiou 20 Athens
Guam Guam Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol 24 Tumon
Guatemala Guatemala Mábel Daniza Hernández Gutiérrez 24 Chinautla
Netherlands Holland Angelique Johanna Gerarda Cremers[1] 22 Schinveld
Honduras Honduras Claudia María Paz Valladares † 18 San Pedro Sula
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Pauline Yeung 20 Hong Kong Island
Iceland Iceland Anna Margret Jónsdóttir[1] 21 Reykjavík
India India Manisha Kohli 17 Bombay
Republic of Ireland Ireland Adrienne Rock † 22 Dublin
 Isle of Man Lesley Elizabeth Henthorn 18 Greeba
Israel Israel Ya'el Gerthler 19 Rehovot
Italy Italy Barbara Martinuzzi 17 Turin
Jamaica Jamaica Janice Nadine Whittingham 20 Kingston
Japan Japan Keiko Unno 20 Tokyo
Kenya Kenya Sheila Linda Kegode 21 Nairobi
South Korea Korea Chung Myoung-sun 22 Seoul
Lebanon Lebanon Josiane Haddad 21 Beirut
Luxembourg Luxembourg Claudine Atten 24 Erpeldange
Macau Macau Olívia do Rosário 17 Macau
Malaysia Malaysia Sheela Shankar 23 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Malta Joanne Corser 18 Paola
Mauritius Mauritius Marie-France Geraldine Mamet 25 Grand Bay
Mexico Mexico Elizabeth Carrillo 20 Mazatlán
New Zealand New Zealand Karyn Annemarie Therese Metcalf 18 Manukau
Nigeria Nigeria Mary Ngozi Bienoseh 19 Benue
Norway Norway Mette Veiseth 18 Namsos
Panama Panama María Cordelia Denis Urriola 19 Panama City
 Papua New Guinea Harriet Joan Warren 19 Port Moresby
Paraguay Paraguay Lourdes Beatriz Stanley Baranda 19 Hohenhau
Peru Peru Suzette Marie Woodman Denegri 21 Lima
Philippines Philippines Maria Lourdes Manalili Apostol 21 Manila
Poland Poland Monika Ewa Nowosadko[6] 23 Kolobrzeg
Portugal Portugal Paula Isabel Leal do Sousa 18 Lisbon
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Jennifer Elvina Hensley 20 Basseterre
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Nicole Camille Hadaway 19 Kingstown
Singapore Singapore Janicia Koh Wee Ling 21 Spottiswoode Park
Spain Spain Sonsoles Consuelo Artigas Medero 20 Las Palmas
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Priyanjali Marina Frances de Alwis 21 Dehiwala
Eswatini Swaziland Phindile Patricia Simelane 17 Mbabane
Sweden Sweden Karin Agneta Charlotta Trydell 18 Laholm
Switzerland Switzerland Gabriela Bigler 23 Bern
Thailand Thailand Benjawan Srilapan 18 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Maria del Valle Xavier 18 Diego Martin
Turkey Turkey Şebnem Dinçgor 17 Istanbul
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Edna Smith 20 Grand Turk
United Kingdom United Kingdom Karen Mellor[1] 24 Barnsley
United States United States Clotlide Helen Cabrera 23 Tampa Bay
Uruguay Uruguay Mónica Inés Borrea Vicente 23 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez[1] 22 Acarigua
Samoa Western Samoa Ainslie Berking 18 Apia
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Matilda Sazdova 18 Skopje

Judges

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1981:

Last competed in 1985:

Withdrawals

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "The Free Lance-Star". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "The Lewiston Journal". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b c "Ulla Weigerstorfer kandidiert für das Team Stronach". vienna.at (in German). Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Team Stronach - Eine Miss fuer Stronach". news.at. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d "A Brief History Of Miss World In Pictures (slide #14)". The Huffington Post UK. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Dziś wielka gala Miss Polonia 2010. Głosujmy na Olgę Lackosz z Jasła!". nowiny24.pl. Retrieved 27 January 2016.

External links

Miss World
Miss World 1987 contestants
Categories