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Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985 Titlecard
Date14 November 1985
PresentersPeter Marshall, Anne Diamond
EntertainmentJack Jones
VenueRoyal Albert Hall, London, UK United Kingdom
BroadcasterThames Television
Entrants78
Placements15
DebutsIvory Coast, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Zaire
WithdrawalsHonduras, Senegal, Turkey
ReturnsLiberia, Luxembourg, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Uganda
WinnerHólmfríður Karlsdóttir
 Iceland

Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss World 1985
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
5th runner-up
6th runner-up
Semi-finalists

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continent Contestant
Africa
  •  Zaire - Kayonga Mureka Tete
Americas
Asia
Europe
Oceania

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Personality
Most Photogenic
  •  Zaire - Kayonga Mureka Tete

Contestants

Contestant
Number		 Nation Contestant Hometown Preliminary Score
01  American Virgin Islands Connie Mary Colaire Christiansted 18
02  Aruba Jacqueline Deborah van Putten St. Nicholas 19
03  Australia Angeline Nasso Sydney 21
04  Austria Gabriele Christine Maxonus Salzburg 18
05  Bahamas Rhonda Lea Cornea Marsh Harbour 19
06  Barbados Elizabeth "Liz" Dana Wadman Christ Church 18
07  Belgium Ann Van den Broeck Antwerp 18
08  Bermuda Jannell Kathy Nadra Ford Devonshire 22
09  Bolivia Carolina Issa Abudinen Santa Cruz 18
10  Brazil Leila Rosana Leal Bittencourt Porto Alegre 28
11  Canada Michelle Irene Tambling Toronto 18
12  Cayman Islands Emily Yvette Hurlston Grand Cayman 18
13  Chile Lydia Ana Labarca Birke Santiago 20
14  Colombia Margarita Rosa de Francisco Baquero Cali 23
15  Costa Rica Marianela Herrera Marín San José 18
16  Curaçao Liduschka Pamela Curiel Willemstad 20
17  Cyprus Juliana Panayiota Kalogirou Famagusta 18
18  Denmark Jeanette Kroll Odense 19
19  Dominican Republic María Trinidad (Mariela) González Hernández Santo Domingo 18
20  Ecuador María del Pilar de Veintemilla Russo Quito 18
21  El Salvador Luz del Carmen Mena Duke San Salvador 18
22  Finland Marja Kristiina Kinnunen Tampere 26
23  France Nathalie Jones New Caledonia 18
24  Gambia Georgett Salleh Brikama 18
25  West Germany Marion Morell Stuttgart 20
26  Gibraltar Gail Anne May Francis Gibraltar 18
27  Greece Epi Galanos Athens 18
28  Guam Therese M. Quintanilla Agana 22
29  Guatemala Maricela Luna Villacorta Guatemala City 18
30  Holland Brigitte Bergman Utrecht 24
31  Hong Kong Aileen Lo Kam-Yu Hong Kong 21
32  Iceland Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir Reykjavík 34
33  India Sharon Mary Clarke Bombay 24
34  Ireland Anne Marie Gannon Dublin 27
35  Isle of Man Fiona Louise Hartley Douglas 23
36  Israel Maja Wechtenhaim Haifa 33
37  Italy Cosetta Antoniolli Milan 22
38  Ivory Coast Rose Armande Oulla Abidjan 22
39  Jamaica Alison Jean Barnett Kingston 32
40  Japan Haruko Sugimoto Tokyo 18
41  Kenya Jacqueline Mary Thom Thika 20
42  Korea Park Eun-kyoung Seoul 18
43  Lebanon Mary Khoury Beirut 18
44  Liberia Sarah Laurine Massanuh Horton Monrovia 18
45  Luxembourg Beatrix Bertine Herma Corneline Tinnemans Luxembourg City 18
46  Malaysia Rosalind Kong Siew Yuen Kuala Lumpur 18
47  Malta Kristina Apap Bologna Mdina 18
48  Mexico Alicia Yolanda Carrillo González Guadalajara 18
49  New Zealand Sheri Anastasia LeFleming Burrow Auckland 29
50  Nigeria Rosemary Okeke Lagos 18
51  Norway Karen Margrethe Moe Kristiansund 18
52  Panama Diana Ester Alfaro Arosemena Panama City 18
53  Paraguay Daisy Patricia Ferreira Caballero Asunción 32
54  Peru Carmen del Rosario Muro Távara Lambayeque 18
55  Philippines Elizabeth Dionisio Cuenco Manila 18
56  Poland Katarzyna Dorota Zawidzka Gorzów 32
57  Portugal Maria de Fátima da Silva Alves Raimundo Cascais 18
58  Puerto Rico Iris Matías González Caguas 29
59  Saint Kitts and Nevis Karen Marcelle Grant Old Road Town 18
60  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Donna Maria Young Kingstown 18
61  Singapore Joanna Sylvia Mitchell Paya Lebar 26
62  Spain María Amparo Martínez Cerdán Valencia 20
63  Sri Lanka Natalie Gunewardene Colombo 18
64  Swaziland June Hank Manzini 19
65  Sweden Anne-Bolette Jill Christophersson Stockholm 28
66   Switzerland Eveline Nicole Glanzmann Bauen 31
67  Tahiti Ruth Manea Faa'a 18
68  Thailand Parnlekha Wanmuang Bangkok 18
69  Trinidad and Tobago Ulrica Christina Phillip San Fernando 19
70  Turks and Caicos Islands Barbara Bulah Mae Capron Providenciales 18
71  Uganda Helen Acheng Kitgum 18
72  United Kingdom Mandy Adele Shires Bradford 34
73  United States Brenda Denton Hobbs 32
74  Uruguay Gabriela de León Muñiz Montevideo 19
75  Venezuela Ruddy Rodríguez Caracas 36
76  Western Samoa Angelie Achatz Apia 18
77  Yugoslavia Aleksandra Košanović Belgrade 21
78  Zaire Kayonga "Benita" Mureka Tete Kinshasa 24

Notes:

  • In 1985, there were nine preliminary judges who each gave the contestants a score of 2, 3, or 4. This meant that each contestant could receive a minimum score of 18 and a maximum of 36.
  • The 1985 rules required that at least one contestant from each continent advanced to the top 15 semi-final round. This is why Miss Zaire (with a score of 24) qualified, while both Miss Finland and Miss Singapore (score of 26) did not.

Notes

Debuts

  • Ivory Coast, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and Republic of Zaire competed in Miss World for the first time.

Returning countries

  • Uganda last competed in 1968.
  • Luxembourg last competed in 1977.
  • St. Vincent & the Grenadines last competed in 1978.
  • Liberia last competed in 1983.

Withdrawals and Nations not competing

  • Honduras competed last year, but not this year.
  • Senegal and Turkey withdrew at the very last minute.

Other notes

  • Miss World 1985 Parade of Nations is accompanied by the music of In the Realm of the Senses (Quincy Jones), Working My Way Back to You (The Four Seasons), Flashdance (Irene Cara), Invitations (Shakatak), and When Will I See You Again (The Three Degrees).
  • Miss Republic of Zaire became the first semi-finalist in Miss World from her country after she placed as the 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe 1985 four months before. She also won the trophy of Queen of Africa.
  • Miss United States of America was the first non-Latin contestant to receive the award of Queen of Americas.
  • Bahamas sent its third white delegate to Miss World the first since Frances Clarkson in 1971.
  • Miss New Zealand won the Queen of Oceania award for the first time.
  • Miss Switzerland, who placed 7th in Miss World, made it into the semi-finals in Miss Universe 1986 in Panama.
  • Miss Malta competed in Miss Universe 1987 in Singapore.
  • Miss Colombia and Miss Venezuela became well-known actresses in Spanish telenovelas.
  • Miss Holland was Miss Intercontinental 1983/1984.
  • 7 out of 15 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: New Zealand, Puerto Rico and Sweden (1980), and Jamaica (1983). Paraguay, Poland, and Republic of Zaire made it into the semi-finals for the first time. Paraguay marked its debut in 1959, while Poland in 1983. Republic of Zaire, on the other hand, marked its debut in Miss World the same year; however, its name was later replaced by the Congo Democratic Republic in Miss World 2005.

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