Miss World 1992

Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from Russia. She was crowned by Miss World 1991, Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela.

Selection of participants

Replacements

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.

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Croatia, Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine and the return of Zambia, which last competed in 1974, Seychelles last competed in 1975, Bermuda and Uganda last competed in 1989 and Canada, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka last competed in 1990.

Antigua and Barbuda, Ghana, Kenya and Yugoslavia, withdrew from the competition. Melanie Smith of Belize withdrew from the competition due to lack of Sponsorship. She went to Miss Universe 1993 instead. Likewise, Yanina Elizabeth Fajardo of Honduras withdrew from the competition due to lack of Sponsorship. She went to Miss Asia Pacific Quest 1992 instead.

Ingrid Yrivarren of Peru suppose to compete but withdrew due to visa problems and for some disagreements under her contract with Miss Peru Organization.

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1992

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss World 1992	Template:Flagu – Julia Kourotchkina
1st Runner-up	Template:Flagu – Claire Elizabeth Smith
2nd Runner-up	Template:Flagu – Francis Gago
Top 5	Template:Flagu – Ewa Wachowicz Template:Flagu – Amy Kleinhans
Top 10	Template:Flagu – Jody Barbara Weech Template:Flagu – Anja Hende Brond Template:Flagu – Petra Enrika von Hellens Template:Flagu – Ravit Asaf Template:Flagu – Sharon Flynn Belden

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	Template:Flagu – Amy Kleinhans
Americas	Template:Flagu – Francis Gago
Asia & Oceania	Template:Flagu – Metinee Kingpayome
Caribbean	Template:Flagu – Jody Barbara Weech
Europe	Template:Flagu – Ewa Wachowicz

Judges

• Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
• Anthony Delon
• Jarvis Astaire †
• Suzanne de Passe
• Kim Alexis
• Mbongeni Ngema
• Gary Player
• Ivana Trump †
• Yvonne Chaka Chaka
• Sidney Sheldon †
• Alan Whicker †
• Joan Collins

Contestants

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Template:Flagicon Argentina	Claudia Andrea Bertona	23	Cordoba
Template:Flagicon Aruba	Solange Noelle Nicolaas	22	Savaneta
Template:Flagicon Australia	Rebecca Simic	20	Sydney
Template:Flagicon Austria	Kerstin Kinberg	20	Graz
Template:Flagicon Bahamas	Jody Barbara Weech	18	Bimini
Template:Flagicon Belgium	Sandra Joine	23	Antwerp
Template:Flagicon Bermuda	Dianne Lorraine Mitchell	24	Pembroke
Template:Flagicon Bolivia	Verónica Pino Linale	21	Tarija
Template:Flagicon Brazil	Priscilla Maria Furlan	20	São Paulo
Template:Flagicon British Virgin Islands	Bisa Smith	17	Tortola
Template:Flagicon Bulgaria	Elena Draganova	17	Sofia
Template:Flagicon Canada	Nina Khilji	25	Toronto
Template:Flagicon Cayman Islands	Pamela Joanne Ebanks	19	Grand Cayman
Template:Flagicon Chile	Paula Maite Caballero Fernández	22	Santiago
Template:Flagicon Colombia	Wguerddy Alejandra Oviedo Vargas	20	Santa Fe de Bogotá
Template:Flagicon Costa Rica	Marisol Soto Alarcón	19	San Jose
Template:Flagicon Croatia	Elena Šuran	21	Rovinj
Template:Flagicon Curaçao	Cristina Bakhuis	20	Willemstad
Template:Flagicon Cyprus	Maria Kountouris	19	Nicosia
Template:Flagicon Czechoslovakia	Gabriela Harsanyová	21	Košice
Template:Flagicon Denmark	Anja Hende Brond	20	Aalborg
Template:Flagicon Dominican Republic	Gina María Rojas Mañón	21	Concepción de La Vega
Template:Flagicon Ecuador	Stephanie Krumholz de Menezes	18	Guayaquil
Template:Flagicon El Salvador	Raquel Cristina Durán	18	San Salvador
Template:Flagicon Finland	Petra Enrika von Hellens	19	Turku
Template:Flagicon France	Linda Hardy	19	Nantes
Template:Flagicon Germany	Carina Jope	21	Frankfurt
Template:Flagicon Gibraltar	Michelle Torres	17	Alameda Estate
Template:Flagicon Greece	Evgenia Paschalidi	20	Athens
Template:Flagicon Greenland	Laali Lyberth	18	Nuuk
Template:Flagicon Guam	Michelle Cruz	20	Santa Rita
Template:Flagicon Guatemala	Ana María Johanis Iglesias	22	Guatemala City
Template:Flagicon Holland	Gabrielle van Nimwegen	21	Stoutenburg
Template:Flagicon Hong Kong	Patsy Lau Yan-ling	23	New Territories
Template:Flagicon Hungary	Bernadette Papp	19	Balatonalmádi
Template:Flagicon Iceland	María Rún Hafliðadóttir	20	Reykjavík
Template:Flagicon India	Celine Shyla Lopez	23	Bangalore
Template:Flagicon Ireland	Sharon Ellis	22	Cork
Template:Flagicon Israel	Ravit Asaf	18	Lehavim
Template:Flagicon Italy	Paola Irrera	19	Messina
Template:Flagicon Jamaica	Julie Anne Bradford Houghton	23	Kingston
Template:Flagicon Japan	Kaoru Kikuchi	17	Tokyo
Template:Flagicon Latvia	Zane Vaļicka	19	Cēsis
Template:Flagicon Lebanon	Nicole Bardawil	20	Keserwan
Template:Flagicon Macau	Ho Lok-I	22	Macau
Template:Flagicon Malaysia	Fazira Wan Chek	18	Kuala Lumpur
Template:Flagicon Malta	Noelene Micallef	19	Fgura
Template:Flagicon Mauritius	Sarasvadee Rengassamy	23	Port Louis
Template:Flagicon Mexico	Carmen Lucía Lehman Fernández	22	Mérida
Template:Flagicon Namibia	Linda Sharon Schulz	19	Windhoek
Template:Flagicon New Zealand	Karly Donne Kinnaird	19	Dunedin
Template:Flagicon Nigeria	Sandra Guenefred Petgrave	20	Lagos
Template:Flagicon Norway	Kjersti Brakestad	19	Oslo
Template:Flagicon Panama	Michelle Marie Harrington Hasbún	19	Panama City
Template:Flagicon Paraguay	Lourdes Magdalena Zaracho	18	Asunción
Template:Flagicon Philippines	Marina Pura Santos Benipayo	24	Manila
Template:Flagicon Poland	Ewa Wachowicz	22	Kraków
Template:Flagicon Portugal	Fernanda Manuela Santos	20	Lisbon
Template:Flagicon Puerto Rico	Lianabel Rosario Centeno	21	Trujillo Alto
Template:Flagicon Romania	Camelia Ilie	19	Bucharest
Template:Flagicon Russia	Julia Kourotchkina	18	Shcherbinka
Template:Flagicon Seychelles	Myrna Chantal Hoareau	22	La Digue
Template:Flagicon Singapore	Jennifer Wong	20	Singapore
Template:Flagicon Slovenia	Natasa Abram	17	Koper
Template:Flagicon South Africa	Amy Kleinhans	24	Cape Town
Template:Flagicon South KoreaTemplate:Efn	Lee Mi-young	23	Seoul
Template:Flagicon Spain	Samantha Torres Waldron	19	Ibiza
Template:Flagicon Sri Lanka	Ishara Abelashini Makolange	18	Colombo
Template:Flagicon Swaziland	Candy Litchfield	18	Mbabane
Template:Flagicon Sweden	Ulrika Johansson	25	Trollhättan
Template:Flagicon Switzerland	Valerie Bovard	21	La Tour-de-Peilz
Template:Flagicon TaiwanTemplate:Efn	Cheng Wei-wei	24	Taipei
Template:Flagicon Thailand	Metinee Kingpayome	20	Bangkok
Template:Flagicon Trinidad and Tobago	Renée Garib	20	St. Joseph
Template:Flagicon Turkey	Özlem Kaymaz	18	Istanbul
Template:Flagicon Uganda	Dorothy Olga Mazoe Nampima	19	Masaka
Template:Flagicon Ukraine	Oksana Sabo	19	Kirovohrad
Template:Flagicon United Kingdom	Claire Elizabeth Smith	21	Chester
Template:Flagicon United States	Sharon Flynn Belden	26	Coral Gables
Template:Flagicon United States Virgin IslandsTemplate:Efn	Leah LaTasha Webster	19	St. Thomas
Template:Flagicon Uruguay	Leonora Irene Dibueno Fenocchi	25	Montevideo
Template:Flagicon Venezuela	Francis del Valle Gago Aponte	19	Maturín
Template:Flagicon Zambia	Elizabeth Mwanza	21	Lusaka

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 1992