Miss World 1985

Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985 Titlecard
Date14 November 1985
PresentersPeter Marshall, Anne Diamond
EntertainmentJack Jones
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78
Placements15
DebutsIvory Coast, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Zaire
WithdrawalsHonduras, Turkey
ReturnsLiberia, Luxembourg, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda
WinnerHólmfríður Karlsdóttir[1]
Iceland
← 1984
1986 →

Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 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.[1][2]

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1985
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 7
Top 15

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Zaire – Benita Kayonga Murekatete
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1985[1][2]

78 contestants competed for the title.

Country Contestant Age Hometown Preliminary Score
United States Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands Connie Colaire 23 Christiansted 19
Aruba Aruba Jacqueline van Putten 24 Sint Nicolaas 20
Australia Australia Angelina Nasso 18 Sydney 21
Austria Austria Gabriele Maxonus 20 Salzburg 18
The Bahamas Bahamas Rhonda Cornea 17 Abaco Island 20
Barbados Barbados Elizabeth Wadman 19 Christ Church 19
Belgium Belgium Ann van den Broeck 18 Antwerp 18
Bermuda Bermuda Jannell Ford 23 Devonshire 23
Bolivia Bolivia Carolina Abudinen 19 Santa Cruz 19
Brazil Brazil Leila Bittencourt 19 Porto Alegre 28
Canada Canada Michelle Tambling 20 Toronto 19
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Emily Hurlston 18 North Side 19
Chile Chile Lydia Labarca 20 Santiago 21
Colombia Colombia Margarita Rosa de Francisco 20 Santiago de Cali 23
Costa Rica Costa Rica Marianela Herrera 19 San Jose 19
Curaçao Curaçao Lidushka Curiel 21 Willemstad 21
Cyprus Cyprus Juliana Kalogirou 18 Famagusta 18
Denmark Denmark Jeanette Kröll 19 Odense 19
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic María Trinidad González 20 Santo Domingo 19
Ecuador Ecuador María del Pilar de Veintemilla 21 Quito 19
El Salvador El Salvador Luz del Carmen Mena 21 San Salvador 19
Finland Finland Marja Kinnunen 22 Tampere 26
France France Nathalie Jones 18 Nouméa 18
The Gambia Gambia Georgett Salleh 19 Brikama 18
West Germany Germany Marion Morell 20 Stuttgart 20
Gibraltar Gibraltar Gail Francis 22 Gibraltar 18
Greece Greece Epi Galanos 22 Athens 18
Guam Guam Therese Quintanilla 18 Agana 23
Guatemala Guatemala Maricela Luna 20 Guatemala City 19
Netherlands Holland Brigitte Bergman 21 Utrecht 24
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Aileen Lo 20 Hong Kong Island 21
Iceland Iceland Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir 22 Reykjavík[1] 34
India India Sharon Mary Clarke 18 New Delhi 24
Republic of Ireland Ireland Anne Marie Gannon 19 Dublin 27
 Isle of Man Fiona Hartley 19 Douglas 23
Israel Israel Maja Wechtenhaim 21 Haifa 33
Italy Italy Cosetta Antoniolli 20 Milan 22
Ivory Coast Ivory Coast Rose Armande Oulla 18 Abidjan 22
Jamaica Jamaica Alison Jean Barnett 19 Kingston 32
Japan Japan Haruko Sugimoto 22 Tokyo 18
Kenya Kenya Jacqueline Mary Thom 18 Thika 20
South Korea Korea Park Eun-kyoung 22 Seoul 18
Lebanon Lebanon Mary Khoury 25 Beirut 18
Liberia Liberia Sarah Laurine Horton 18 Monrovia 18
Luxembourg Luxembourg Beatrix Tinnemans 24 Luxembourg City 18
Malaysia Malaysia Rosalind Kong 21 Kuala Lumpur 18
Malta Malta Kristina Bologna 20 Mdina 18
Mexico Mexico Alicia Yolanda Carrillo 23 Guadalajara 19
New Zealand New Zealand Sheri LeFleming Burrow 20 Auckland 29
Nigeria Nigeria Rosemary Okeke 21 Lagos 18
Norway Norway Karen Margrethe Moe 18 Kristiansund 18
Panama Panama Diana Alfaro 24 Panama City 19
Paraguay Paraguay Daisy Ferreira 19 Asunción 33
Peru Peru Carmen del Rosario Muro 21 Lambayeque 19
Philippines Philippines Elizabeth Cuenco 21 Manila 18
Polish People's Republic Poland Katarzyna Zawidzka 23 Gorzów 32
Portugal Portugal Fátima Raimundo 18 Cascais 19
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Iris Matías 20 Caguas 30
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis Karen Marcelle Grant 19 Old Road Town 19
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Donna Young 19 Kingstown 19
Singapore Singapore Joanna Sylvia Mitchell 19 Paya Lebar 26
Spain Spain María Amparo Martínez 23 Valencia 21
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Natalie Gunewardene 22 Colombo 18
Eswatini Swaziland June Hank 25 Manzini 19
Sweden Sweden Anne-Bolette Christophersson 21 Stockholm 28
Switzerland Switzerland Eveline Glanzmann 20 Bauen 31
French Polynesia Tahiti Ruth Manea 18 Faa'a 18
Thailand Thailand Parnlekha Wanmuang 22 Bangkok 18
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Ulrica Phillip 21 San Fernando 20
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Barbara Capron 18 Providenciales 19
Uganda Uganda Helen Acheng 24 Kitgum 18
United Kingdom United Kingdom Mandy Shires 19 Bradford 33
United States United States Brenda Denton 22 Hobbs 31
Uruguay Uruguay Gabriela de León 19 Montevideo 20
Venezuela Venezuela Ruddy Rodríguez 18 Anaco 36
Samoa Western Samoa Angelie Achatz 21 Apia 18
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Aleksandra Kosanović 23 Belgrade 21
Zaire Zaire Benita Kayonga Murekatete 18 Kinshasa 24

Judges

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Notes

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Debuts

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  •  Ivory Coast
  •  St. Kitts & Nevis
  •  Zaire

Returns

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  • Last competed in 1968:
    •  Uganda
  • Last competed in 1977:
    •  Luxembourg
  • Last competed in 1978:
    •  St. Vincent & the Grenadines (as  St. Vincent)
  • Last competed in 1983:
    •  Liberia

Withdrawals

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  •  Honduras
  •  Turkey

Other Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Miss World". The Southeast Missourian. 15 November 1985. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Lakeland Ledger". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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