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Miss World 1990

Miss World 1990
Miss World 1990 title card
Date8 November 1990
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueLondon Palladium, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster
Entrants81
Placements10
DebutsRomania
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerGina Marie Tolleson
United States
PersonalitySabina Umeh (Nigeria)
PhotogenicSharon Luengo (Venezuela)
← 1989
1991 →

Miss World 1990, the 40th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1990 at the London Palladium in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Gina Tolleson representing United States.[1][2] She was crowned by Miss World 1989, Aneta Beata Kreglicka of Poland.[3] After this event, the Miss World competition began to be held outside the United Kingdom, such as in Atlanta, Hong Kong and Sun City, South Africa.[4][5] This is the second time that United States to win Miss World.

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1990[1][2][3][5][6]

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1990
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Kenya – Aisha Wawira Lieberg ✝︎
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
Europe

Contestants

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Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Preliminary Score
United States Virgin Islands American Virgin Islands Keima Akintobi 17 Saint Thomas 37
Argentina Argentina Romina Rosales 19 Buenos Aires 30
Aruba Aruba Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama 20 Sint Nicolaas 41
Australia Australia Karina Brown 19 Sydney 39
Austria Austria Carina Friedberger 20 Eisenerz 33
The Bahamas Bahamas Lisa Gizelle Strachan 19 Nassau 33
Barbados Barbados Cheryl Jean Brewster 22 Saint Philip 30
Belgium Belgium Katia Alens 23 Antwerp 33
Belize Belize Ysela Antonia Zabaneh 20 Independence 30
Bolivia Bolivia Daniela Domínguez Martilotti 17 Tarija 31
Brazil Brazil Karla Cristina Kwiatkowski 20 Curitiba 35
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Suzanne Spencer 22 Tortola 33
Bulgaria Bulgaria Violeta Galabova 18 Sofia 31
Canada Canada Natasha Palewandrem 22 Ottawa 35
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Bethea Michelle Christian 17 Grand Cayman 30
Chile Chile María Isabel Jara Pizarro 21 Santiago 35
Colombia Colombia Angela Mercedes Mariño Ortiz 19 Bogotá 38
Cook Islands Cook Islands Angela Manarang 23 Rarotonga 30
Costa Rica Costa Rica Andrea Murillo Fallas 20 Heredia 31
Curaçao Curaçao Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger 23 Willemstad 33
Cyprus Cyprus Emilia Groutidou 18 Nicosia 30
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Andrea Roskovcová 19 Benešov 33
Denmark Denmark Charlotte Christiansen 23 Copenhagen 35
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Brenda Marte Lajara 21 Santo Domingo 30
Egypt Egypt Dalia El Behery 20 Cairo 31
El Salvador El Salvador María Elena Henríquez 20 San Salvador 31
Finland Finland Nina Björkfelt 22 Turku 40
France France Gaëlle Voiry † 21 Bordeaux 30
Germany Germany Christiane Stocker 23 Darmstadt 39
Ghana Ghana Dela Tamakloe 24 Accra 30
Gibraltar Gibraltar Sarah Yeats 18 Gibraltar 33
Greece Greece Sophia Lafkioti 19 Athens 31
Guam Guam Mary Esteban 22 Dededo 32
Guatemala Guatemala María del Rosario Pérez Aguilar 25 Guatemala City 30
Netherlands Holland Gabrielle Stap 21 The Hague 46
Honduras Honduras Claudia Bendaña McCausland 21 Tegucigalpa 30
British Hong Kong Hong Kong Elaine da Silva 18 Sai Kung 31
Hungary Hungary Kinga Czuczor 20 Budapest 32
Iceland Iceland Ásta Sigríður Einarsdóttir 19 Garðabær 30
India India Naveeda Mehdi 18 Bombay 35
Republic of Ireland Ireland Siobhan McClafferty 20 Dublin 43
Israel Israel Ariela Tesler 18 Tel Aviv 30
Italy Italy Cristina Gavagnin 19 Trieste 32
Jamaica Jamaica Erica Aquart 20 Kingston 42
Japan Japan Tomoko Iwasaki 20 Shizuoka 30
Kenya Kenya Aisha Wawira Lieberg ✝︎ 19 Embu 32
South Korea Korea Go Hyun-jung 19 Seoul 35
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic Latvia Velga Bražņevica 23 Riga 38
Luxembourg Luxembourg Bea Jarzyńska 18 Luxembourg City 30
Macau Macau Alexandra Paula Costa Mendes 19 Macau 30
Madagascar Madagascar Ellys Raza 20 Antananarivo 30
Malta Malta Karen Demicoli 18 Żejtun 30
Mauritius Mauritius Marie Desirée Audrey Pitchen 23 Beau Bassin 30
Mexico Mexico Luz María Mena Basso 23 Mérida 40
South West Africa Namibia Ronel Liebenberg 22 Windhoek 30
New Zealand New Zealand Adele Valerie Kenny 17 Murupara 42
Nigeria Nigeria Sabina Ifeoma Umeh 21 Lagos 30
Norway Norway Ingeborg Kolseth 20 Hundorp 33
Panama Panama Madelaine Leignadier Dawson 20 Panama City 30
 Papua New Guinea Nellie Ban 23 Manus 30
Paraguay Paraguay Alba María Cordero Rivals 21 Asunción 31
Peru Peru Gisselle Martínez Cuadros 21 Lima 38
Philippines Philippines Antonette Elizalde Ballesteros 23 Manila 30
Poland Poland Ewa Maria Szymczak 23 Warsaw 40
Portugal Portugal Filomena Paula Dias Miranda Marques 22 Lisbon 31
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Magdalena Pabón 23 San Juan 35
Romania Romania Mihaela Raescu 22 Craiova 35
Singapore Singapore Karen Frances Ng 17 Singapore 30
Spain Spain María del Carmen Carrasco García 22 Madrid 32
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Angela Mary Jane Gunasekera 23 Colombo 30
Sweden Sweden Daniela Jessica Maria Almen 19 Västerås 33
Switzerland Switzerland Priscilla Leimgruber 20 Bulle 30
Thailand Thailand Panida Umsaard 19 Bangkok 30
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Guenevere Helen Kelshall 22 Port of Spain 35
Turkey Turkey Jülide Ates 19 Istanbul 41
United Kingdom United Kingdom Helen Upton 19 Birmingham 39
United States United States Gina Marie Tolleson[1][2] 21 Charleston 49
Uruguay Uruguay María Carolina Casalia Abelia 19 Montevideo 32
Soviet Union U.S.S.R. Lauma Zemzare 19 Moscow 37
Venezuela Venezuela Sharon Raquel Luengo González 19 Maracaibo 50
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Ivona Brnelić 18 Rijeka 31

Judges

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Notes

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Debuts

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There were two panels of judges, one in the UK and another in Australia, that commented Miss Venezuela to be “the best one”. This clip was removed from videos and she was placed 2nd runner up.

Returns

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Withdrawals

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  •  Ecuador – Due to lack of sponsorship
  •  Lebanon – Due to a civil war
  •  Malaysia – Due to lack of sponsorship
  •  China
  •  Swaziland

References

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  1. ^ a b c "How Did 'Unusually Thicke' Couple Alan and Tanya Thicke Meet? The Story's Not So Sweet". Bustle. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  3. ^ a b (18 June 2009). Aneta Kręglicka... skoro piękna, to pewnie głupia, Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  4. ^ Bhaskaran, S. (2004). Made in India: Decolonizations, Queer Sexualities, Trans/national Projects. Comparative Feminist Studies. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-4039-7925-4.
  5. ^ a b "A Globalized Culture Clash". Frontline; PBS. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  6. ^ a b "Miss World din cap până în picioare. VEZI IMAGINI DE LA ÎNCORONĂRILE DIN 1950 PÂNĂ ASTĂZI". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  7. ^ "The boyfriend of former Miss World Kimberly Santos, apparently..." United Press International. 4 January 1983. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
  8. ^ "Bruce Forsyth knighted: Sir Brucie's career in pictures and video". Daily Mirror. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2016.