Beauty pageant edition
Miss World 1994 Date 19 November 1994 Presenters Venue Sun City Entertainment Center,Sun City , South Africa Broadcaster Entrants 87 Placements 10 Debuts Withdrawals Aruba Bermuda El Salvador Honduras Lithuania Malta Namibia Uganda Uruguay Returns Botswana French Polynesia Ghana Hungary Kenya Peru Romania Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Seychelles Tanzania Ukraine Winner Aishwarya Rai [ 1] Personality Patinya Thongsri (Thailand) Best National CostumeIrene Ferreira (Venezuela)Photogenic Aishwarya Rai
Miss World 1994 , the 44th edition of theMiss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1994 and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World inSun City , South Africa.[ 2] Lisa Hanna ofJamaica crowned her successorAishwarya Rai ofIndia at the end of the event.[ 3] [ 1]
Background In December 2014,Aishwarya Rai was felicitated with aLifetime Beauty with a Purpose Award by the Miss World Organisation at the64th Miss World contest for her humanitarian works since she won the crown.[ 4] [ 5]
This edition marked the debut of Bangladesh, China and Estonia. And the return of Botswana, French Polynesia, Ghana, Hungary, Kenya, Peru, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Tanzania and Ukraine; Tanzania, which last competed in1967 , Botswana last competed in1974 , Saint Lucia last competed in1975 , French Polynesia last competed (as Tahiti) in1985 , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines last competed in1989 , Peru last competed in1990 , Ghana and Kenya last competed in1991 and Hungary, Romania, Seychelles and Ukraine last competed in1992 .
Aruba, Bermuda, El Salvador, Honduras, Lithuania, Malta, Namibia, Uganda, and Uruguay withdrew from the competition.
Results Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1994[ 1] [ 2] [ 6]
Placements Placement Contestant Miss World 1994 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up Top 5[ 7] Top 10[ 7]
Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa Americas Asia & Oceania Caribbean Europe
Special awards Parangal Nagwagi Miss Photogenic Miss Personality [ 7] Best National Costume [ 7]
Judges
Contestants
Note ^ Ages at the time of the pageant ^ Competed as Tahiti in the pageant ^ Competed as Korea in the pageant ^ Also known as theRepublic of China
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