Miss World 1992
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| Miss World 1992 |
Miss World 1992 Titlecard |
| Date |
12 December 1992 |
| Presenters |
Billy Dee Williams, Jerry Hall, Doreen Morris, Suanne Braun, Deborah Shelton |
| Venue |
Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa |
| Broadcaster |
SABC |
| Entrants |
83 |
| Placements |
10 |
| Debuts |
Croatia, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
| Withdraws |
Belize, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, Yugoslavia |
| Returns |
Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia |
| Winner |
Julia Kourotchkina
 Russia |
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.
Miss World 1992, the 42nd Miss World pageant was held on December 12, 1992 in Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina from Russia.
[edit] Results
| Finals results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1992 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 10 |
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[edit] Order of Semi-finalists
- 1. Finland
- 2. Venezuela
- 3. Denmark
- 4. United Kingdom
- 5. Russia
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- 6. Bahamas
- 7. South Africa
- 8. United States
- 9. Israel
- 10. Poland
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[edit] Order of Finalists
- 1. Russia
- 2. Poland
- 3. South Africa
- 4. United Kingdom
- 5. Venezuela
[edit] Special awards
- Best National Costume: Nina Khilji (Canada)
- Miss Personality: Ana María Johanis (Guatemala)
- Miss Photogenic: Ravit Asaf (Israel)
[edit] Continental Queens
[edit] 83 Contestants
[edit] Trivia
[edit] Returning countries and Debuts
- Croatia, Russia, Slovenia, and Ukraine competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Zambia last competed in 1974.
- Seychelles last competed in 1975.
- Bermuda, and Uganda last competed in 1989.
- Canada, Hong Kong, and Sri Lanka last competed in 1990.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Ghana, and Kenya failed to send their delegates in Miss World.
[edit] Other Notes
- 1992 marked the first year that no Asian country made it into the Top 10 in Miss World. Israel, which made it into the Top 10, competed as part of Europe in Miss World since 1989.
- The preliminary scores in Miss World were no longer presented.
- Philippine representative Marina Santos Benipayo was a last minute replacement for original representative Marilen Espino who had to withdraw due to illness just days before her departure.
- United Kingdom, Claire Elizabeth Smith, was also the host of Miss World 2001 in Sun City and 2002 in London.
- United States, Sharon Flynn Belden, competed as Miss Florida in Miss USA 1992, but failed to make it into the semi-finals.
- Bahamas reached the semi-finals in Miss World for the first time.
- Belgium, Sandra Joine, was born in Kinshasa, Zaire by Belgian parents.
- Holland, Gabrielle van Nimwegen, celebrated her 21st birthday in the Miss World 1992 finals.
- Half the number of countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Denmark (1986), Israel (1987), United Kingdom (1989), Finland and Poland (1990). Russia and Bahamas made into the semi-finals for the first time, since the former made its first appearance in Miss World, and the latter in 1966. Ultimately, Russia had won the title of Miss World.
[edit] Changes in Miss World
- Awards for Miss Personality and Miss Photogenic were given to the contestants after a one-year absence.
- Miss World lost its franchise with Thames Television, since operations of the said network had declared their closure at the end of that year.
- Peter Marshall, who became compere in Miss World since 1980, was no longer hosting the competition due to its near closure of Thames Television.
- In the Parade of Nations, the contestants introduced themselves in swimsuits (inset) with their national costumes while parading themselves around the Palace of the Lost City grounds for the first time. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela did not speak English, while Curaçao, Iceland, South Africa, and Zambia were escorted by South African tribal men without their own national flags.
- Preliminary swimsuit and scoring were eliminated in the competition; thus, ten semi-finalists would be chosen based on the judges' decision.
- Interviews of the semi-finalists were not handled in the competition; instead, they were given a speech on why they deserved to become Miss World during the evening gown competition.
- The five finalists would be chosen for the interview or perhaps the final question. Each of them would pick the name of the judge, and then on, the chosen judge would ask his/her question to the finalist.
[edit] Crossovers
[edit] Miss Universe
[edit] Miss International
[edit] External sources
Russia
American Virgin Islands
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Aruba
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Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
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Colombia
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Puerto Rico
Romania
Seychelles
Singapore
Slovenia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Thailand
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Zambia
