Miss World 1987

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 & Tobago. Runner-up was Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez (Queen of Americas) from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir from Iceland.

Miss World 1987
Miss World 1987 Titlecard
Date	12 November 1987
Presenters	Peter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo
Entertainment	Rick Astley
Venue	Royal Albert Hall, London, UK
Broadcaster	Thames Television
Entrants	78[1]
Placements	12
Debuts	Belize, Cook Islands
Withdrawals	Antigua & Barbuda, British Virgin Islands, Gambia, Sierra Leone
Returns	Argentina, Curaçao, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea
Winner	Ulla Weigerstorfer[2][3]  Austria

Results

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

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1987	Austria – Ulla Weigerstorfer[2][3][4][5]
1st runner-up	Venezuela – Albany Lozada[2][5]
2nd runner-up	Iceland – Anna Jónsdóttir[2][5]
3rd runner-up	Poland – Monika Nowosadko[6]
4th runner-up	Colombia – Claudia Escobar
5th runner-up	Argentina – Caterina Ciscato
Top 12	France – Nathalie Marquay  Guam – Francel Manibog  Holland – Angelique Cremers  Hong Kong – Pauline Yeung  Israel – Ya'el Gerthler  Nigeria – Mary Bienoseh
Top 15	Chile – Angelica Vukasovic  Ecuador – Cecilia Caminer  United Kingdom – Karen Mellor

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africas	Nigeria – Mary Ngazi Bienoseh
Americas	Venezuela – Albany Lozada
Asia	Hong Kong – Pauline Yeung
Europe	Austria – Ulla Weigerstorfer
Oceania	Guam – Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol

Contestants

78 countries participated in Miss World 1987.[1]

Number	Nation	Contestant	Hometown	Preliminary Score	Occupation
01	American Virgin Islands	Lisa Pitram	St. Thomas	20	Student
02	Argentina	Caterina Ciscato[1]	La Plata	26	Student
03	Australia	Donna Thelma Rudrum	Melbourne	18	Model
04	Austria	Ulla Weigerstorfer[2][3]	Vienna	30	Student
05	Bahamas	Indira Regina Wood[1]	Nassau[1]	19	Activities Coordinator
06	Barbados	Dawn Michelle Waithe	Bridgetown	21	Secretary
07	Belgium	Lynn Florentine Wesenbeek	Antwerp	19	Marketeer
08	Belize	Janine Sylvestre	Belize City	18	Television Communication Student
09	Bermuda	Kim Elizabeth Johnston	Southampton	18	Legal Secretary
10	Bolivia	Birgit Ellefsen	Cochabamba	18	Student
11	Brazil	Simone Augusto Costa da Silva	Recife	23	Student
12	Canada	Tracey Westerholm	Vancouver	20	Actress
13	Cayman Islands	Desiree Ann Hunter	Grand Cayman	18	Economics Graduate
14	Chile	Yasna Angélica Vukasovic Álvarez	Punta Arenas	25	Executive Secretary
15	Colombia	Claudia Mercedes Escobar Zapata[1]	Cali	28	Student
16	Cook Islands	Michelle Leone Oberg	Rarotonga	18	Sales Representative
17	Costa Rica	Alejandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes	Cartago	20	Engineering Student
18	Curaçao	Diana Patricia Fraai	Willemstad	18	Student
19	Cyprus	Niki Christou	Nicosia	18	Model
20	Denmark	Zelma Hesselmann	Copenhagen	20	Social Services Student
21	Dominican Republic	Paula del Carmen Lora García[1]	Salcedo	24	Teacher
22	Ecuador	Cecilia Pozo Caminer[1]	Guayaquil	25	Economics Student
23	El Salvador	Claudia Lorena Alvarenga Ruiz	San Salvador	18	Medical Student
24	Finland	Minna Susanna Rinnetmaki	Tampere	22	Model
25	France	Nathalie Marquay	Mulhouse	27	Model
26	Germany	Christiane Kopp	Berlin	21	Biochemistry Student
27	Gibraltar	Mayte Sanchez	Gibraltar	21	Computer Operator
28	Greece	Helen Moskiou	Athens	19	Model
29	Guam	Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol	Agana	21	Registered Nurse
30	Guatemala	Mabel Daniza Hernández Gutiérrez	Chinautla	18	Architecture Student
31	Holland	Angelique Johanna Gerarda Cremers[1]	Schinveld	26	Hairdresser
32	Honduras	Claudia María Paz Valladares	San Pedro Sula	18	Student
33	Hong Kong	Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling	Hong Kong Island	24	Tv Artist / Model
34	Iceland	Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir[1]	Reykjavík	28	Model
35	India	Manisha Kohli	Bombay	21	Classical Dancer
36	Ireland	Adrienne Rock†	Dublin	21	Model / Fashion Consultant
37	Isle of Man	Lesley Elizabeth Henthorn	Jurby	21	Accounts Clerk
38	Israel	Ya'el Gertler	Rehovot	27	Psychological Examiner
39	Italy	Barbara Martinuzzi	Turin	21	Student
40	Jamaica	Janice Nadine Whittingham	Kingston	24	Model / Sales Representative
41	Japan	Keiko Unno	Tokyo	18	Hairdresser
42	Kenya	Sheila Linda Kegode	Nairobi	18	Student
43	Korea	Chung Myoung-sun	Seoul	19	University Student
44	Lebanon	Josiane Haddad	Beirut	18	Student
45	Luxembourg	Claudine Atten	Erpeldange	21	Nurse
46	Macau	Olívia Ana Maria do Rosário	Macau	18	Student
47	Malaysia	Sheela Shankar	Kuala Lumpur	19	Fitness Instructor
48	Malta	Joanne Corser	Paola	22	Fashion Assistant
49	Mauritius	Marie-France Geraldine Mamet	Grand Bay	18	Accountant
50	Mexico	Elizabeth Carrillo Iturrios	Mazatlán	21	University Student
51	New Zealand	Karyn Annemarie Therese Metcalf	Manukau	18	Model
52	Nigeria	Mary Ngozi Bienoseh	Benue	19	Student
53	Norway	Mette Veiseth	Namsos	19	Student
54	Panama	María Cordelia Denis Urriola	Panama City	20	University Student
55	Papua New Guinea	Harriet Joan Warren	Port Moresby	18	Brands Manager
56	Paraguay	Lourdes Beatriz Stanley Barranda	Hohenhau	21	Student
57	Peru	Suzette Marie Woodman Denegri	Lima	18	Student
58	Philippines	Maria Lourdes Manalili Apostol	Manila	23	Theater Art Student
59	Poland	Monika Ewa Nowosadko[6]	Kolobrzeg	26	Teacher
60	Portugal	Paula Isabel Leal do Sousa	Lisbon	19	Student / Model
61	St. Kitts & Nevis	Jennifer Elvina Hensley	Basseterre	18	Teacher
62	St. Vincent & the Grenadines	Nicole Camille Hadaway	Kingstown	21	Radio Announcer
63	Singapore	Janicia Koh Wee Ling	Singapore	18	Advertising Designer
64	Spain	Sonsoles Artigas Medero	Las Palmas	23	Marketing / Information Student
65	Sri Lanka	Priyanjali Marina Frances de Alwis	Dehiwala	18	Dancing Instructor
66	Swaziland	Phindile Patricia Simelane	Mbabane	18	Student
67	Sweden	Karin Agneta Trydell	Laholm	23	Student / Model
68	Switzerland	Gabriela Bigler	Bern	18	Model
69	Thailand	Benjawan Srilapan	Bangkok	18	Student
70	Trinidad & Tobago	Maria del Valle Xavier	Diego Martin	20	Student
71	Turkey	Şebnem Dinçgor	Istanbul	19	Student / Model
72	Turks & Caicos	Edna Elizabeth Smith	Grand Turk	18	Statistician
73	United Kingdom	Karen Mellor[1]	Barnsley	25	Finance Clerk
74	United States	Clotlide Helen Cabrera	Tampa Bay	24	Television Reporter
75	Uruguay	Mónica Inés Borrea Vicente	Montevideo	18	Student / Model
76	Venezuela	Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez[1]	Acarigua	28	Tv Interviewer
77	Western Samoa	Ainslie Berking	Apia	18	Student
78	Yugoslavia	Matilda Sazdova	Skopje	21	Student

Judges

• Eric Morley – Chairperson of Miss World
• Linford Christie
• Robert Coleman
• John Coleman
• Pilin Leon – Miss World 1981 from Venezuela
• Hayley Mills
• Albert Vinci
• Rick Wakeman
• Simon Williams

Notes

Debuts

•  Belize
•  Cook Islands

Returns

Last competed in 1981:

•  Argentina returned after a 6-year war in the Malvinas Islands which brought its dispute against the United Kingdom.
•  Papua New Guinea

Last competed in 1985:

•  Curaçao
•  Nigeria

Withdrawals

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

References

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

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 1987