Miss World 1985
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Miss World 1985, the 35th Miss World
Miss World
The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 in the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....

, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984
Miss World 1984
The 34th Miss World Pageant was held on 15 November 1984 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera Irrazabal from Venezuela. The 1st and 2nd runner-ups were Constance Ellen Fitzpatrick from Canada, and Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi from Australia. It was hosted by...

, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir was Miss Iceland, Europe's Queen of Beauty and Miss World in 1985.-Life after Miss World:Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson , Rúnar Karl Elfarsson and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir...

 of Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

 as the new Miss World at the end of the event.

Results

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1985
  •  Iceland - Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
    Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
    Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir was Miss Iceland, Europe's Queen of Beauty and Miss World in 1985.-Life after Miss World:Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson , Rúnar Karl Elfarsson and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir...

1st Runner-up
  •  United Kingdom - Mandy Shires
  • 2nd Runner-up
  • ' - Brenda Denton
  • 3rd Runner-up
  •  Venezuela - Ruddy Rodríguez
    Ruddy Rodríguez
    Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía is a Venezuelan actress, model and Businesswoman. Born in Anaco, Anzoátegui, daughter of Venezuelan Pedro José Rodríguez and Italian Rita de Lucía...

  • 4th Runner-up
  •  Jamaica - Alison Barnett
  • 5th Runner-up
  •  Israel - Maja Wechtenhaim
  • 6th Runner-up
  •  Switzerland - Eveline Glanzmann
  • Top 15 Semi-finalists
  •  Brazil - Leila Bittencourt
  •  Republic of Ireland - Anne Marie Gannon
  •  New Zealand - Sheri Burrow
  •  Paraguay - Daisy Ferreira
  •  Poland - Katarzyna Zawidzka
  •  Puerto Rico - Iris Matías
  •  Sweden - Anne-Bolette Christophersson
  • ' - Kayonga Mureka Tete

  • Special awards

    Award Contestant
    Miss Personality
    Most Photogenic
  • ' - Kayonga Mureka Tete

  • Continental Queens

    Continent Contestant
    Africa
    Africa
    Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...

    • ' - Kayonga Mureka Tete
    Americas
    Americas
    The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

  • ' - Brenda Denton
  • Asia
    Asia
    Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

  •  Israel - Maja Wechtenhaim
  • Europe
    Europe
    Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...

  •  Iceland - Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
    Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
    Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir was Miss Iceland, Europe's Queen of Beauty and Miss World in 1985.-Life after Miss World:Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson , Rúnar Karl Elfarsson and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir...

  • Oceania
    Oceania
    Oceania is a region centered on the islands of the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conceptions of what constitutes Oceania range from the coral atolls and volcanic islands of the South Pacific to the entire insular region between Asia and the Americas, including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago...

  •  New Zealand - Sheri Burrow

  • The 78 contestants

    Nation Contestant Hometown Preliminary Score
    ' Connie Mary Colaire Christiansted  18
     Aruba Jacqueline Deborah van Putten St. Nicholas  19
     Australia Angeline Nasso Sydney
    Sydney
    Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...

     
    21
     Austria Gabriele Christine Maxonus Salzburg
    Salzburg
    -Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

     
    18
     The 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
    Porto Alegre
    Porto Alegre is the tenth most populous municipality in Brazil, with 1,409,939 inhabitants, and the centre of Brazil's fourth largest metropolitan area . It is also the capital city of the southernmost Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul. The city is the southernmost capital city of a Brazilian...

     Canada Michelle Irene Tambling Toronto
    Toronto
    Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

     Cayman Islands Emily Yvette Hurlston Grand Cayman
    Grand Cayman
    Grand Cayman is the largest of the three Cayman Islands and the location of the nation's capital, George Town. In relation to the other two Cayman Islands, it is approximately 75 miles southwest of Little Cayman and 90 miles southwest of Cayman Brac.-Geography:Grand Cayman encompasses 76% of...

     Chile Lydia Ana Labarca Birke Santiago
    Santiago, Chile
    Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

     Colombia Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero
    Margarita Rosa de Francisco
    Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero also known as La Mencha is a Colombian telenovela, movie actress, singer and TV presenter.-Personal life:...

     
    Cali
    Calì
    Calì, also written in English as Cali, is an Italian surname, widespread mainly in the Ionian side of Sicily.For the surname Calì is assumed the origin of the Greek word kalos , or from its Sanskrit root kali, "time."The surname refers to:...

     Costa Rica Marianela Herrera Marín San José
    San José, Costa Rica
    San José is the capital and largest city of Costa Rica. Located in the Central Valley, San José is the seat of national government, the focal point of political and economic activity, and the major transportation hub of this Central American nation.Founded in 1738 by order of Cabildo de León, San...

     Curaçao Liduschka Pamela Curiel Willemstad
    Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles
    Willemstad is the capital city of Curaçao, an island in the southern Caribbean Sea that forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Formerly the capital of the Netherlands Antilles prior to its dissolution in 2010, it has an estimated population of 140,000. The historic centre of...

     Cyprus Juliana Panayiota Kalogirou Famagusta
    Famagusta
    Famagusta is a city on the east coast of Cyprus and is capital of the Famagusta District. It is located east of Nicosia, and possesses the deepest harbour of the island.-Name:...

     Denmark Jeanette Kroll Odense
    Odense
    The city of Odense is the third largest city in Denmark.Odense City has a population of 167,615 and is the main city of the island of Funen...

     Dominican Republic María Trinidad González Hernández Salvaleón de Higüey
    Salvaleón de Higüey
    Higüey , or in full Salvaleón de Higüey, is the capital city of the eastern province of La Altagracia, in the Dominican Republic. The river Yuma flows through the urban area of Higüey....

     Ecuador María del Pilar de Veintemilla Russo Quito
    Quito
    San Francisco de Quito, most often called Quito , is the capital city of Ecuador in northwestern South America. It is located in north-central Ecuador in the Guayllabamba river basin, on the eastern slopes of Pichincha, an active stratovolcano in the Andes mountains...

     El Salvador Luz del Carmen Mena Duke San Salvador
    San Salvador
    The city of San Salvador the capital and largest city of El Salvador, which has been designated a Gamma World City. Its complete name is La Ciudad de Gran San Salvador...

     Finland Marja Kristiina Kinnunen Tampere
    Tampere
    Tampere is a city in southern Finland. It is the most populous inland city in any of the Nordic countries. The city has a population of , growing to approximately 300,000 people in the conurbation and over 340,000 in the metropolitan area. Tampere is the third most-populous municipality in...

     Early Modern France Nathalie Jones New Caledonia
    New Caledonia
    New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...

     The Gambia Georgett Salleh Brikama
    Brikama
    Brikama is one of the largest cities in The Gambia, lying south of Banjul in the Western Division. It is known for wood carving and for its musicians...

     West Germany Marion Morell Stuttgart
    Stuttgart
    Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

     Gibraltar Gail Anne May Francis Gibraltar
    Gibraltar
    Gibraltar is a British overseas territory located on the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula at the entrance of the Mediterranean. A peninsula with an area of , it has a northern border with Andalusia, Spain. The Rock of Gibraltar is the major landmark of the region...

     Greece Epi Galanos Athens
    Athens
    Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

     Guam Therese M. Quintanilla Agana
    Hagåtña, Guam
    Hagåtña , formerly English Agana and in Spanish Agaña, is the capital of the United States island territory of Guam. It is the island's second smallest village in both area and population. From the 18th through mid 20th century, it was Guam's population center...

     Guatemala Maricela Luna Villacorta Guatemala City
    Guatemala City
    Guatemala City , is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Guatemala and Central America...

    ' Brigitte Bergman Utrecht
    Utrecht (city)
    Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...

    ' Aileen Lo Kam-Yu Hong Kong
    Hong Kong Island
    Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008...

     Iceland Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
    Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir
    Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir was Miss Iceland, Europe's Queen of Beauty and Miss World in 1985.-Life after Miss World:Hólmfríður is married to Elfar Rúnarsson and they have three children together, Anton Örn Elfarsson , Rúnar Karl Elfarsson and Ásta Gígja Elfarsdóttir...

     
    Reykjavík
    Reykjavík
    Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

     India Sharon Mary Clarke Bombay
    Mumbai
    Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

     Republic of Ireland Anne Marie Gannon Dublin
     Isle of Man Fiona Louise Hartley Douglas
    Douglas, Isle of Man
    right|thumb|250px|Douglas Promenade, which runs nearly the entire length of beachfront in Douglasright|thumb|250px|Sea terminal in DouglasDouglas is the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man, with a population of 26,218 people . It is located at the mouth of the River Douglas, and a sweeping...

     Israel Maja Wechtenhaim Haifa
    Haifa
    Haifa is the largest city in northern Israel, and the third-largest city in the country, with a population of over 268,000. Another 300,000 people live in towns directly adjacent to the city including the cities of the Krayot, as well as, Tirat Carmel, Daliyat al-Karmel and Nesher...

     Italy Cosetta Antoniolli Milan
    Milan
    Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...

    ' Rose Armande Oulla Abidjan
    Abidjan
    Abidjan is the economic and former official capital of Côte d'Ivoire, while the current capital is Yamoussoukro. it was the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world, after Paris, and Kinshasa but before Montreal...

     Jamaica Alison Jean Barnett Kingston
    Kingston, Jamaica
    Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...

     Japan Haruko Sugimoto Tokyo
    Tokyo
    , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

     Kenya Jacqueline Mary Thom Thika
    Thika
    Thika is an industrial town in Central Province, Kenya, lying on the A2 road 40 km north east of Nairobi, near the confluence of Thika River & Chania River. Thika has a population of 200,000and is growing rapidly, as is the entire greater Nairobi area...

    ' Park Eun-kyoung Seoul
    Seoul
    Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

     Lebanon Mary Khoury Beirut
    Beirut
    Beirut is the capital and largest city of Lebanon, with a population ranging from 1 million to more than 2 million . Located on a peninsula at the midpoint of Lebanon's Mediterranean coastline, it serves as the country's largest and main seaport, and also forms the Beirut Metropolitan...

     Liberia Sarah Laurine Massanuh Horton Monrovia
    Monrovia
    Monrovia is the capital city of the West African nation of Liberia. Located on the Atlantic Coast at Cape Mesurado, it lies geographically within Montserrado County, but is administered separately...

     Luxembourg Beatrix Bertine Herma Corneline Tinnemans Luxembourg City
    Luxembourg (city)
    The city of Luxembourg , also known as Luxembourg City , is a commune with city status, and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It is located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg...

     Malaysia Rosalind Kong Siew Yuen Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur
    Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

     Malta Kristina Apap Bologna Mdina
    Mdina
    Mdina, Città Vecchia, or Città Notabile, is the old capital of Malta. Mdina is a medieval walled town situated on a hill in the centre of the island. Punic remains uncovered beyond the city’s walls suggest the importance of the general region to Malta’s Phoenician settlers. Mdina is commonly...

     Mexico Alicia Yolanda Carrillo González Guadalajara
    Guadalajara
    Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

     New Zealand Sheri Anastasia LeFleming Burrow Auckland
    Auckland
    The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world...

     Nigeria Rosemary Okeke Lagos
    Lagos
    Lagos is a port and the most populous conurbation in Nigeria. With a population of 7,937,932, it is currently the third most populous city in Africa after Cairo and Kinshasa, and currently estimated to be the second fastest growing city in Africa...

     Norway Karen Margrethe Moe Kristiansund
    Kristiansund
    Kristiansund is a city and municipality on the western coast of Norway, in the Nordmøre district of Møre og Romsdal county. It was officially awarded township status in 1742, and it is still the major town for the region. The administrative center of the municipality is the city of Kristiansund...

     Panama Diana Ester Alfaro Arosemena Panama City
    Panama City
    Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

     Paraguay Daisy Patricia Ferreira Caballero Asunción
    Asunción
    Asunción is the capital and largest city of Paraguay.The "Ciudad de Asunción" is an autonomous capital district not part of any department. The metropolitan area, called Gran Asunción, includes the cities of San Lorenzo, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré, Luque, Mariano Roque Alonso, Ñemby, San...

     Peru Carmen del Rosario Muro Tavara Lambayeque
    Lambayeque, Peru
    Lambayeque is a city in the Lambayeque region of northern Peru. It is notable for its exceptional museums featuring artefacts from local archaeological sites. The Bruning Museum, established in the early 1900s, contains hundreds of gold and silver pieces, as well as textiles and ceramics, from the...

     Philippines Elizabeth Dionisio Cuenco Manila
    Manila
    Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

     Poland Katarzyna Dorota Zawidzka Gorzów
    Gorzów Wielkopolski
    Gorzów Wielkopolski is a city in western Poland, on the Warta river. It is the biggest city in the Lubusz Voivodeship with 125,149 inhabitants...

     Portugal Maria de Fátima da Silva Alves Raimundo Cascais
    Cascais
    Cascais is a coastal town in Cascais Municipality in Portugal, 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal. The former fishing village gained fame as a resort for Portugal's royal...

     Puerto Rico Iris Matías González Caguas
    ' Karen Marcelle Grant Old Road Town
    Old Road Town
    Old Road Town is a town in Saint Kitts and Nevis. It is located on the west coast of Saint Kitts island, just to the south of Middle Island.It was settled on January 28, 1624 by Thomas Warner, his wife Rebecca, his son Edward and 14 others. The settlers were at first on good terms with the island's...

    ' Donna Maria Young Kingstown
    Kingstown
    Kingstown is the chief port of Saint Vincent, and the capital of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a population of 25,418 Kingstown is a centre for the island's agricultural industry and a port of entry for tourists...

     Singapore Joanna Sylvia Mitchell Paya Lebar
    Paya Lebar
    Paya Lebar is an area in the north-eastern part of Singapore. It is served by Paya Lebar Station, on the East West Line of Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit system. It is an urban planning area. The Singapore Post Centre is located there too....

     Spain María Amparo Martínez Cerdán Valencia
     Sri Lanka Natalie Gunewardene Colombo
    Colombo
    Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

     Swaziland June Hank Manzini
     Sweden Anne-Bolette Jill Christophersson Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

     Switzerland Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Bauen
    Bauen
    Bauen is a municipality on Lake Lucerne in the Swiss canton of Uri.-Geography:Bauen has an area, , of . Of this area, 13.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while 74.9% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 2.9% is settled and the remainder is non-productive...

     French Polynesia Ruth Manea Faa'a
     Thailand Parnlekha Wanmuang Bangkok
    Bangkok
    Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

    ' Ulrica Christina Phillip San Fernando
    San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
    The City of San Fernando with a population of 55,419 according to the 2000 census, is the larger of Trinidad and Tobago's two cities and the second largest municipality after Chaguanas. It occupies 18 km² and is located in the southwestern part of the island of Trinidad...

    ' Barbara Bulah Mae Capron Providenciales
    Providenciales
    Providenciales is an island in the Turks and Caicos Islands. The island has an area of and an approximate population of 15,542, making it the largest island in population and the third largest in area. It is served by the Providenciales International Airport...

     Uganda Helen Acheng Kitgum
    Kitgum
    Kitgum is a municipality in Kitgum District, in Northern Uganda. The town is administered by Kitgum Town Council, an Urban Local Government within Kitgum District Administration...

     United Kingdom Mandy Adele Shires Bradford
    Bradford
    Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...

    ' Brenda Denton Hobbs
    Hobbs, New Mexico
    Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 28,657 at the 2000 census.Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Lea County.-Geography:...

     Uruguay Gabriela de León Muñiz Montevideo
    Montevideo
    Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...

     Venezuela Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía
    Ruddy Rodríguez
    Ruddy Rosario Rodríguez de Lucía is a Venezuelan actress, model and Businesswoman. Born in Anaco, Anzoátegui, daughter of Venezuelan Pedro José Rodríguez and Italian Rita de Lucía...

     
    Caracas
    Caracas
    Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...

     Samoa Angelie Achatz Apia
     Kingdom of Yugoslavia Aleksandra Košanović Belgrade
    Belgrade
    Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...

    ' Kayonga "Benita" Mureka Tete Kinshasa
    Kinshasa
    Kinshasa is the capital and largest city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The city is located on the Congo River....


    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
      Miss World 1977
      The 27th Miss World Pageant was held on November 17, 1977 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Mary Ann Catrin Stävin from Sweden...

      .
    • St. Vincent & the Grenadines last competed in 1978
      Miss World 1978
      Miss World 1978, the 28th Miss World pageant, was held on November 16, 1978 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Silvana Suárez from Argentina...

      .
    • Liberia last competed in 1983
      Miss World 1983
      Miss World 1983, the 33rd Miss World pageant was held on November 17, 1983 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from the United Kingdom...

      .

    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
      In the Realm of the Senses
      is a 1976 Franco-Japanese romantic drama film directed by Nagisa Oshima. It is a fictionalised and sexually explicit treatment of an incident from 1930s Japan, that of Sada Abe...

       (Quincy Jones
      Quincy Jones
      Quincy Delightt Jones, Jr. is an American record producer and musician. A conductor, musical arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend...

      ), Working My Way Back to You
      Working My Way Back To You
      "Working My Way Back to You" is the debut single from Irish Boyband Boyzone. It was released in May 1994. The song reached #3 on the Irish Singles Chart. It is one of the few songs to feature Mikey Graham on lead vocals. The band recorded two versions the song, one of which was a collaboration with...

       (The Four Seasons), Flashdance
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    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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