| Miss World 1988 | |
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 Miss World 1988 Titlecard | |
| Date | 17 November 1988 |
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| Venue | Royal Albert Hall,London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 84 |
| Placements | 10 |
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| Winner | Linda Pétursdóttir[1][2] Iceland |
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Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of theMiss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at theRoyal Albert Hall inLondon, United Kingdom. The winner wasLinda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) fromIceland.[1][2] At the conclusion of the event, she was crowned byMiss World 1987,Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Runner-up was Yeon-hee Choi (Queen of Asia) representing South Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom. The Miss World 1988 was hosted byPeter Marshall, who has hosted other Miss World competitions such asMiss World 1986,[3][4][5] andAlexandra Bastedo,[4][5] with musical performances byKoreana and 1970s American pop musicianDonny Osmond.
This edition marked the debut of Bulgaria and the return of Egypt, which last competed in1956,Taiwan last competed (as Free China) in1964,Ghana last competed in1968 ,Guyana last competed in1971,Liberia and Uganda last competed in1985,and the British Virgin and Sierra Leone Islands last competed in1986
Brazil, Panama, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdrew from the competition due to lost Miss World franchise.
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84 countries participated in Miss World 1988.
Holland-Angela Visser competed inMiss Universe 1989, in May 1989, she only had 7 months to prepare to Miss Universe before going to win.
