Miss World 1992

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Miss World 1992
Date12 December 1992
Presenters
VenueSun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa
Broadcaster
Entrants83
Placements10
Debuts
  • Croatia
  • Russia
  • Slovenia
  • Ukraine
Withdrawals
  • Antigua and Barbuda
  • Belize
  • Ghana
  • Honduras
  • Kenya
  • Peru
  • Yugoslavia
Returns
  • Bermuda
  • Canada
  • Hong Kong
  • Seychelles
  • Sri Lanka
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
WinnerJulia Kourotchkina
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg  Russia
PersonalityAna María Johanis Iglesias
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Best National CostumeNina Khilji
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
PhotogenicRavit Asaf
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel
←  1991
1993  →

Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from Russia. [1] [2] She was crowned by Miss World 1991, Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela.

Contents

Selection of participants

Replacements

Marina Benipayo was a last minute replacement for original representative Marilen Espino who had to withdraw due to an illness just days before her departure. [3] [4]

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Croatia, Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine and the return of Zambia, which last competed in 1974, Seychelles last competed in 1975, Bermuda and Uganda last competed in 1989 and Canada, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka last competed in 1990.

Antigua and Barbuda, Ghana, Kenya and Yugoslavia, withdrew from the competition. Melanie Smith of Belize withdrew from the competition due to lack of Sponsorship. She went to Miss Universe 1993 instead. Likewise, Yanina Elizabeth Fajardo of Honduras withdrew from the competition due to lack of Sponsorship. She went to Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1992 instead.

Ingrid Yrivarren of Peru suppose to compete but withdrew due to visa problems and for some disagreements under her contract with Miss Peru Organization.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1992 Miss World 1992 Map.PNG
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1992

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1992
  • Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia – Julia Kourotchkina
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 5
Top 10
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas – Jody Barbara Weech
  • Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark – Anja Hende Brond
  • Flag of Finland.svg Finland – Petra Enrika von Hellens
  • Flag of Israel.svg Israel – Ravit Asaf
  • Flag of the United States.svg United States – Sharon Flynn Belden

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental GroupContestant
Africa
Americas
  • Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela – Francis Gago
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
  • Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas – Jody Barbara Weech
Europe
  • Flag of Poland.svg Poland – Ewa Wachowicz

Judges

Contestants

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Claudia Andrea Bertona23 Cordoba
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Solange Noelle Nicolaas22 Savaneta
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Rebecca Simic20 Sydney
Flag of Austria.svg Austria Kerstin Kinberg20 Graz
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Jody Barbara Weech18 Bimini
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Sandra Joine23 Antwerp
Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda Dianne Lorraine Mitchell24 Pembroke
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Verónica Pino Linale21 Tarija
Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Brazil Priscilla Maria Furlan20 São Paulo
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Bisa Smith17 Tortola
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Elena Draganova17 Sofia
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Nina Khilji25 Toronto
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg Cayman Islands Pamela Joanne Ebanks19 Grand Cayman
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Paula Maite Caballero Fernández22 Santiago
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Wguerddy Alejandra Oviedo Vargas20 Santa Fe de Bogotá
Flag of Costa Rica (state).svg Costa Rica Marisol Soto Alarcón19 San Jose
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Elena Šuran21 Rovinj
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Cristina Bakhuis20 Willemstad
Flag of Cyprus (1960-2006).svg Cyprus Maria Kountouris19 Nicosia
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia Gabriela Harsanyová21 Košice
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Anja Hende Brond20 Aalborg
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Gina María Rojas Mañón21 Concepción de La Vega
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Stephanie Krumholz de Menezes18 Guayaquil
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Raquel Cristina Durán18 San Salvador
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Petra Enrika von Hellens19 Turku
Flag of France.svg France Linda Hardy 19 Nantes
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Carina Jope21 Frankfurt
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Michelle Torres17 Alameda Estate
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Evgenia Paschalidi20 Athens
Flag of Greenland.svg Greenland Laali Lyberth18 Nuuk
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Michelle Cruz20 Santa Rita
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Ana María Johanis Iglesias22 Guatemala City
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Holland Gabrielle van Nimwegen21 Stoutenburg
Flag of Hong Kong (1959-1997).svg Hong Kong Patsy Lau Yan-ling23 New Territories
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Bernadette Papp19 Balatonalmádi
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland María Rún Hafliðadóttir20 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg India Celine Shyla Lopez23 Bangalore
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Sharon Ellis22 Cork
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Ravit Asaf18 Lehavim
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Paola Irrera19 Messina
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Julie Anne Bradford Houghton23 Kingston
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Kaoru Kikuchi17 Tokyo
Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia Zane Vaļicka [7] 19 Cēsis
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Nicole Bardawil20 Keserwan
Flag of Municipal Council of Macau.svg Macau Ho Lok-I22 Macau
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Fazira Wan Chek 18 Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Noelene Micallef19 Fgura
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Sarasvadee Rengassamy23 Port Louis
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Carmen Lucía Lehman Fernández22 Mérida
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Linda Sharon Schulz19 Windhoek
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Karly Donne Kinnaird19 Dunedin
Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria Sandra Guenefred Petgrave20 Lagos
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Kjersti Brakestad19 Oslo
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Michelle Marie Harrington Hasbún19 Panama City
Flag of Paraguay (1990-2013).svg Paraguay Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho18 Asunción
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Marina Pura Santos Benipayo24 Manila
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Ewa Wachowicz22 Kraków
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Fernanda Manuela Santos20 Lisbon
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Lianabel Rosario Centeno21 Trujillo Alto
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Camelia Ilie19 Bucharest
Flag of Russia (1991-1993).svg Russia Julia Kourotchkina 18 Shcherbinka
Flag of Seychelles (1977-1996).svg Seychelles Myrna Chantal Hoareau22 La Digue
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Jennifer Wong20 Singapore
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Natasa Abram17 Koper
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg South Africa Amy Kleinhans 24 Cape Town
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea [a] Lee Mi-young23 Seoul
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Samantha Torres Waldron19 Ibiza
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Ishara Abelashini Makolange18 Colombo
Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland Candy Litchfield18 Mbabane
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Ulrika Johansson25 Trollhättan
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland Valerie Bovard21 La Tour-de-Peilz
Flag of the Republic of China.svg Taiwan [b] Cheng Wei-wei24 Taipei
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Metinee Kingpayome [6] 20 Bangkok
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Renée Garib20 St. Joseph
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Özlem Kaymaz [8] 18 Istanbul
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Dorothy Olga Mazoe Nampima19 Masaka
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Oksana Sabo19 Kirovohrad
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom Claire Elizabeth Smith 21 Chester
Flag of the United States.svg United States Sharon Flynn Belden26 Coral Gables
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg United States Virgin Islands [c] Leah LaTasha Webster19 St. Thomas
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi25 Montevideo
Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Venezuela Francis del Valle Gago Aponte 19 Maturín
Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia Elizabeth Mwanza21 Lusaka

Notes

  1. ↑ competed as Korea
  2. ↑ Also known as the Republic of China
  3. ↑ competed as American Virgin Islands

References

  1. 1 2 "The Milwaukee Sentinel" . Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Miss Russia 2014 crowned amid country tension". Al Arabiya News .
  3. ↑ Blacque, Iva Sylva (3 March 1992). "The frizz-haired commissioner wants to be a bum". Manila Standard. p. 19. Retrieved 5 May 2025– via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ Villano, Alexa (6 June 2019). "The Binibining Pilipinas legacy through the years". Rappler . Retrieved 5 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Auger Benjamin (23 February 2013). "Election Of Miss World 1992 In Lost City In Bophuthatswana In South..." Getty Images . Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  6. 1 2 "5 คนดัง มากความสามารถ อดีตเจ้าของมงกุฏ Miss Thailand World" [5 celebrities with many talents, former winners of Miss Thailand World]. Tero Entertainment (in Thai). 18 August 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2025. Retrieved 27 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Tiļļa, Andris (21 April 2018). "30 gadi kopš skaistumkonkursā "Mis Rīga". Latvijas šovbiznesa balvas, skandāli, izaicinājumi, etaloni" [30 years since the beauty contest "Miss Riga". Latvian show business awards, scandals, challenges, benchmarks]. LA.LV (in Latvian). Archived from the original on 1 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Tarihi, Güncelleme (4 May 2020). "Güzeller canlı yayında buluştu" [Beauties met on live broadcast]. Hürriyet (in Turkmen). Archived from the original on 2 January 2023. Retrieved 29 April 2025.
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