| Miss World 1992 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 December 1992 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Sun City Entertainment Center,Sun City,South Africa |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 83 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Julia Kourotchkina Russia |
| Personality | Ana María Johanis Iglesias Guatemala |
| Best National Costume | Nina Khilji Canada |
| Photogenic | Ravit Asaf Israel |
← 1991 1993 → | |
Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of theMiss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center inSun City,South Africa. The winner wasJulia Kourotchkina fromRussia.[1][2] She was crowned by Miss World 1991,Ninibeth Leal ofVenezuela.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1992 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa | |
| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania | |
| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 American Virgin Islands | Leah LaTasha Webster | 19 | St. Thomas |
 Argentina | Claudia Andrea Bertona | 23 | Cordoba |
 Aruba | Solange Noelle Nicolaas | 22 | Savaneta |
 Australia | Rebecca Simic | 20 | Sydney |
 Austria | Kerstin Kinberg | 20 | Graz |
 Bahamas | Jody Barbara Weech | 18 | Bimini |
 Belgium | Sandra Joine | 23 | Antwerp |
 Bermuda | Dianne Lorraine Mitchell | 24 | Pembroke |
 Bolivia | Verónica Pino Linale | 21 | Tarija |
 Brazil | Priscilla Maria Furlan | 20 | São Paulo |
 British Virgin Islands | Bisa Smith | 17 | Tortola |
 Bulgaria | Elena Draganova | 17 | Sofia |
| Canada | Nina Khilji | 25 | Toronto |
 Cayman Islands | Pamela Joanne Ebanks | 19 | Grand Cayman |
 Chile | Paula Maite Caballero Fernández | 22 | Santiago |
 Republic of China | Cheng Wei-wei | 24 | Taipei |
 Colombia | Wguerddy Alejandra Oviedo Vargas | 20 | Santa Fe de Bogotá |
 Costa Rica | Marisol Soto Alarcón | 19 | San Jose |
 Croatia | Elena Šuran | 21 | Rovinj |
 Curaçao | Cristina Bakhuis | 20 | Willemstad |
 Cyprus | Maria Kountouris | 19 | Nicosia |
 Czechoslovakia | Gabriela Harsanyová | 21 | Košice |
 Denmark | Anja Hende Brond | 20 | Aalborg |
 Dominican Republic | Gina María Rojas Mañón | 21 | Concepción de La Vega |
 Ecuador | Stephanie Krumholz de Menezes | 18 | Guayaquil |
 El Salvador | Raquel Cristina Durán | 18 | San Salvador |
 Finland | Petra Enrika von Hellens | 19 | Turku |
 France | Linda Hardy | 19 | Nantes |
 Germany | Carina Jope | 21 | Frankfurt |
 Gibraltar | Michelle Torres | 17 | Alameda Estate |
 Greece | Evgenia Paschalidi | 20 | Athens |
 Greenland | Laali Lyberth | 18 | Nuuk |
 Guam | Michelle Cruz | 20 | Santa Rita |
| Guatemala | Ana María Johanis Iglesias | 22 | Guatemala City |
 Holland | Gabrielle van Nimwegen | 21 | Stoutenburg |
 Hong Kong | Patsy Lau Yan-ling | 23 | New Territories |
 Hungary | Bernadette Papp | 19 | Balatonalmádi |
 Iceland | María Rún Hafliðadóttir | 20 | Reykjavík |
 India | Celine Shyla Lopez | 23 | Bangalore |
 Ireland | Sharon Ellis | 22 | Cork |
| Israel | Ravit Asaf | 18 | Lehavim |
 Italy | Paola Irrera | 19 | Messina |
 Jamaica | Julie Anne Bradford Houghton | 23 | Kingston |
 Japan | Kaoru Kikuchi | 17 | Tokyo |
 Korea | Lee Mi-young | 23 | Seoul |
 Latvia | Zane Vaļicka | 19 | Cēsis |
 Lebanon | Nicole Bardawil | 20 | Keserwan |
 Macau | Ho Lok-I | 22 | Macau |
 Malaysia | Fazira Wan Chek | 18 | Kuala Lumpur |
 Malta | Noelene Micallef | 19 | Fgura |
 Mauritius | Sarasvadee Rengassamy | 23 | Port Louis |
 Mexico | Carmen Lucía Lehman Fernández | 22 | Mérida |
 Namibia | Linda Sharon Schulz | 19 | Windhoek |
 New Zealand | Karly Donne Kinnaird | 19 | Dunedin |
 Nigeria | Sandra Guenefred Petgrave | 20 | Lagos |
 Norway | Kjersti Brakestad | 19 | Oslo |
 Panama | Michelle Marie Harrington Hasbún | 19 | Panama City |
 Paraguay | Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho | 18 | Asunción |
 Philippines | Marina Pura Santos Benipayo | 24 | Manila |
 Poland | Ewa Wachowicz | 22 | Kraków |
 Portugal | Fernanda Manuela Santos | 20 | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico | Lianabel Rosario Centeno | 21 | Trujillo Alto |
 Romania | Camelia Ilie | 19 | Bucharest |
| Russia | Julia Kourotchkina | 18 | Shcherbinka |
 Seychelles | Myrna Chantal Hoareau | 22 | La Digue |
 Singapore | Jennifer Wong | 20 | Singapore |
 Slovenia | Natasa Abram | 17 | Koper |
 South Africa | Amy Kleinhans | 24 | Cape Town |
 Spain | Samantha Torres Waldron | 19 | Ibiza |
 Sri Lanka | Ishara Abelashini Makolange | 18 | Colombo |
 Swaziland | Candy Litchfield | 18 | Mbabane |
 Sweden | Ulrika Johansson | 25 | Trollhättan |
 Switzerland | Valerie Bovard | 21 | La Tour-de-Peilz |
 Thailand | Metinee Kingpayome | 20 | Bangkok |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Renée Garib | 20 | St. Joseph |
 Turkey | Ozlem Kaymaz | 18 | Istanbul |
 Uganda | Dorothy Olga Mazoe Nampima | 19 | Masaka |
 Ukraine | Oksana Sabo | 19 | Kirovohrad |
 United Kingdom | Claire Elizabeth Smith | 21 | Chester |
 United States | Sharon Flynn Belden | 26 | Coral Gables |
 Uruguay | Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi | 25 | Montevideo |
 Venezuela | Francis del Valle Gago Aponte | 19 | Maturín |
 Zambia | Elizabeth Mwanza | 21 | Lusaka |
Philippines –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.
Belize – Melanie Smith - Lack of Sponsorship. Went toMiss Universe 1993 instead.
Ghana – No contest.
Honduras – Yanina Elizabeth Fajardo - Lack of Sponsorship. Went toMiss Asia Pacific Quest 1992 instead.
Kenya – No contest.
Peru –Ingrid Yrivarren - Due visa problems and for some disagreements under her contract with Miss Peru Organization.
Yugoslavia – No contest due to theYugoslav Wars andsanctions placed to this country until 1996.
