| Miss World 1990 |
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Miss World 1990 Titlecard
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| Date |
8 November 1990 |
| Presenters |
Peter Marshall, Michelle Rocca |
| Entertainment |
Jason Donovan, Richard Clayderman |
| Venue |
London Palladium, London, UK |
| Broadcaster |
E!, Thames Television |
| Entrants |
81 |
| Placements |
10 |
| Debuts |
Romania |
| Withdrawals |
Bermuda, Republic of China, Ecuador, Guyana, Malaysia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda |
| Returns |
Barbados, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cook Islands, Egypt, India, Madagascar, Uruguay |
| Winner |
Gina Tolleson
 United States |
| Personality |
Sabina Umeh
 Nigeria |
| Photogenic |
Sharon Luengo
 Venezuela |
Miss World 1990, the 40th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1990 at the London Palladium in London, UK. The winner was Gina Tolleson, representing the United States. She was crowned by Miss World 1989, Aneta Beata Kreglicka of Poland.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1990 |
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| 1st runner-up |
 Ireland – Siobhan McClafferty
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
 Finland – Nina Björkfelt New Zealand – Adele Kenny
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| Semi-finalists |
 Aruba – Gwendolyne Kwidama Holland – Gabrielle Stap Jamaica – Erica Aquart Poland – Ewa Szymczak Turkey – Jülide Ateş
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group |
Contestant |
| Africa |
 Kenya – Aisha Lieberg
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
- New Zealand – Adele Kenny
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| Caribbean |
- Jamaica – Erica Aquart
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| Europe |
- Ireland – Siobhan McClafferty
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Miss Personality |
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| Most Photogenic |
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Order of announcements
- Top 10
- Holland
- Turkey
- Ireland
- Jamaica
- Venezuela
- Finland
- New Zealand
- USA
- Aruba
- Poland
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- Top 5
- Finland
- Ireland
- New Zealand
- USA
- Venezuela
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Judges
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- Knut Meiner
- Ruth Moxnes
- Thomas Ledin
- Terje Aass
- Ann-Mari Albertsen
- Jarle Johansen
- Ingeborg Sorensen
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Contestants
Continental groups order
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Africa, Asia & Oceania
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Kenya
- Madagascar
- Mauritius
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Australia
- Cook Islands
- Guam
- Hong Kong
- India
- Japan
- Korea
- Macau
- New Zealand
- Papua New Guinea
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Thailand
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Americas, Caribbean Islands
- Argentina
- Belize
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- El Salvador
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Mexico
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Puerto Rico
- USA
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- American Virgin Islands
- Aruba
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Curaçao
- Dominican Republic
- Jamaica
- Trinidad & Tobago
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Europe
- Austria
- Belgium
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Czechoslovakia
- Denmark
- Finland
- France
- Germany
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Holland
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Israel
- Italy
- Latvia
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Turkey
- United Kingdom
- U.S.S.R.
- Yugoslavia
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Notes
Debuts
Romania competed in Miss World for the first time after the Miss World Organization allowed the nation to compete after a 24-year Revolution.
Returns
Withdrawals
 Ecuador – Due to lack of sponsorship Lebanon – Due to a civil war Malaysia Due to lack of sponsorship
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 Republic of China Swaziland
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Crossovers
- Miss Universe
- 1989:
 Trinidad & Tobago – Guenevere Helen Kelshall
- 1990: Aruba – Gwendolyne Charlotte Kwidama
- 1990:
 Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- 1990:
 Egypt – Dalia El Behery
- 1990:
 France – Gaëlle Voiry
- 1990:
 Germany – Christiane Stocker (Miss Amity)
- 1990: Nigeria – Sabina Ifeoma Umeh
- 1990: Turkey – Jülide Ateş (Semi-finalist)
- 1991:
 Belgium – Katia Alens
- 1991:
 Cayman Islands – Bethea Michelle Christian
- 1991:
 Curaçao – Jacqueline Nelleke Josien Krijger (Semi-finalist)
- 1991:
 Ghana – Dela Tamakloe
- 1991: Ireland – Siobhan McClafferty (Miss Photogenic)
- 1991:
 Namibia – Ronel Liebenberg
- 1991:
 United Kingdom – Helen Upton
- 1992: Kenya – Aisha Wawira Lieberg
- Miss International
- 1989:
 Paraguay – Alba María Cordero Rivals
- 1990: Belgium – Katia Alens (Semi-finalist)
- 1990:
 Costa Rica – Andrea Murillo Fallas
- 1990:
 Luxembourg – Bea Jarzyńska
- 1990: Poland – Ewa Maria Szymczak (Semi-finalist)
- 1991:
 Hungary – Kinga Czuczor
- 1991: United Kingdom – Helen Upton (Semi-finalist, as Britain)
- Miss Intercontinental
- 1989:
 Dominican Republic – Brenda Marte Lajara (1st runner-up / Successor)
- Miss All Nations
- 1989:
 Spain – María del Carmen Carrasco García (Semi-finalist)
- 1990: Belize – Ysela Antonia Zabaneh
- 1990:
 Guatemala – María del Rosario Pérez Aguilar
- 1990:
 Norway – Ingeborg Kolseth
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- Miss América Latina
- 1986: Spain – María del Carmen Carrasco García
- Reina Sudamericana
- 1991:
 Colombia – Angela Mercedes Mariño Ortiz (Miss Photogenic)
- Miss Hispanidad Internacional
- 1990:
 Peru – Gisselle Martínez Cuadros
- Maja Internacional
- 1985: Spain – María del Carmen Carrasco García (Semi-finalist)
- Reinado Internacional del Café
- 1991: Dominican Republic – Brenda Marte Lajara
- 1992: Costa Rica – Andrea Murillo Fallas
- Miss Europe
- 1991: Belgium – Katia Alens
- 1991: France – Gaëlle Voiry
- 1991: Poland – Ewa Maria Szymczak (Semi-finalist)
- 1992:
 Malta – Karen Demicoli
- Miss Baltic Sea
- 1991:
 Latvia – Velga Bražņevica
- 1991: Poland – Ewa Maria Szymczak (2nd runner-up)
- Miss Scandinavia
- 1991: Finland – Nina Björkfelt (Winner, Finnish TV Viewers' Choice)
- 1991:
 Iceland – Ásta Sigríður Einarsdóttir
- Miss USA
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Historical significance
- The preliminary swimsuit competition was held in Norway.
- Gina Tolleson (United States) married celebrity star Alan Thicke, later divorced. She co-hosted Miss World 1991 with Peter Marshall.
- Brenda Marte (Dominican Republic) came from the Dominican community in Queens, New York City, United States.
- Karina Brown (Australia) is currently a hostess in various local television programs.
- Ivona Brnelić (Yugoslavia) has lived and worked in London with some prominent celebrities like Tina Turner and Cher.
- The Miss Universe Organization did not allow Sharon Luengo (Venezuela) to participate in Miss Universe 1991 for being the 2nd runner-up to Miss World 1990.
- The Parade of Nations was arranged in alphabetical order, within each continental region: Africa, Asia & Oceania, Americas, Caribbean, and Europe.
- 7 out of 10 countries which made it into the semi-finals, were not in the semi-finals last year: Turkey (1976), Finland (1984), Jamaica (1985), New Zealand (1986), Holland (1987), and Venezuela (1988). Aruba (first time since its debut in 1964).
References
External links
American Virgin Islands
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Bolivia
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
Cook Islands
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
El Salvador
Gibraltar
Greece
Guam
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
Macau
Madagascar
Mauritius
Mexico
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Uruguay
USSR
Yugoslavia
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