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Miss World 1991

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Miss World 1991
Miss World 1991 Titlecard
Date28 December 1991
Presenters
EntertainmentIndecent Obsession
VenueGeorgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
BroadcasterE!
Entrants78
Placements10
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerNinibeth Leal[1]
Venezuela
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Miss World 1991, the 41st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 December 1991 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The winner was Ninibeth Leal representing Venezuela. She was crowned by Gina Tolleson of the United States. Miss World 1991 was scheduled to be held in the Dominican Republic. Due to scheduling difficulties, Miss World was first moved to Puerto Rico, then to Atlanta, United States. Preliminary swimsuits in Miss World 1991 were held in South Africa.[2]

Results

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Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1991[1][2]

Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss World 1991
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
Top 5
Top 10

Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
Europe

Contestants

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Seventy-eight contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Joanne Bird 20 St. John's
Argentina Argentina Marcela Chazarreta 20 Buenos Aires
Aruba Aruba Sandra Croes 23 Santa Cruz
Australia Australia Leanne Buckle 21 Brisbane
Austria Austria Andrea Pfeiffer 18 Graz
The Bahamas Bahamas Tarnia Newton 19 New Providence
Belgium Belgium Anke Van dermeersch 19 Antwerp
Belize Belize Josephine Gault 21 Belize City
Bolivia Bolivia Mónica Gamarra 20 Cochabamba
Brazil Brazil Cátia Silene Kupssinskü 20 São Paulo
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Marjorie Penn 18 Tortola
Bulgaria Bulgaria Liubomira Slavcheva 17 Sofia
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Yvette Peggy Jordison 19 Grand Cayman
Chile Chile Carolina Michelson 23 Santiago
Colombia Colombia Adriana Rodríguez 20 Bogota
Costa Rica Costa Rica Eugenie Jiménez 20 San Francisco de Heredia
Curaçao Curaçao Nashaira Desbarida 23 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Anna Margaret Stephanou 18 Nicosia
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia Andrea Tatarkova 20 Košice
Denmark Denmark Sharon Givskav 17 Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Rosanna Rodríguez 21 Concepción de La Vega
Ecuador Ecuador Sueanny Bejarano 20 Guayaquil
El Salvador El Salvador Lucía Beatriz López 22 San Salvador
Finland Finland Nina Autio 20 Tampere
France France Mareva Georges 22 Punaauia
Germany Germany Susanne Petry 18 Saarbrücken
Ghana Ghana Jamilla Danzuru 23 Accra
Gibraltar Gibraltar Ornella Costa 17 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Miriam Panagos 20 Athens
Greenland Greenland Bibiane Holm 18 Nuuk
Guam Guam Yvonne Limtiaco Speight 19 Asan
Guatemala Guatemala Marlyn Magaña 20 Guatemala City
Netherlands Holland Linda Egging 21 Stramproy
Honduras Honduras Arlene Rauscher 19 Tegucigalpa
Hungary Hungary Orsolya Michina 19 Budapest
Iceland Iceland Svava Haraldsdóttir 19 Reykjavík
India India Ritu Singh 20 New Delhi
Republic of Ireland Ireland Amanda Brunker 18 Dublin
Israel Israel Li'at Ditkovsky 19 Nordia
Italy Italy Sabina Pellati 19 Reggio Emilia
Jamaica Jamaica Sandra Foster 21 Kingston
Japan Japan Junko Tsuda 21 Tokyo
Kenya Kenya N'kirote M'mbijjiwe 21 Meru
Latvia Latvia Inese Šlesere 19 Riga
Lebanon Lebanon Diana Begdache 20 Beirut
Macau Macau Cristina Guilherme Lam 20 Macau
Malaysia Malaysia Samantha Schubert 22 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Malta Romina Genuis 18 Gzira
Mauritius Mauritius Marie Geraldine Deville 18 Centre de Flacq
Mexico Mexico María Cristina Urrutia 19 Mexico City
Namibia Namibia Michelle McLean 19 Windhoek
New Zealand New Zealand Lisa de Montalk 21 Taupō
Nigeria Nigeria Adenike Oshinowo 24 Lagos
Norway Norway Anne-Britt Røvik 18 Molde
Panama Panama Malena Betancourt 19 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Vivian Benítez 21 Asuncion
Philippines Philippines Gemith Gemparo 20 Manila
Poland Poland Karina Wojciechowska 19 Katowice
Portugal Portugal Maria do Carmo Ramalho 20 Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Johanna Irizarry 20 Lajas
Taiwan Republic of China Rebecca Lin 23 Taipei
Romania Romania Gabriela Dragomirescu 20 Bucharest
Singapore Singapore Jasheen Jayakody 18 Singapore
South Africa South Africa Diana Tilden-Davis 22 Johannesburg
South Korea South Korea Kim Tae-hwa 20 Busan
Spain Spain Catia Moreno 20 Tenerife
Eswatini Swaziland Jackie Bennett 20 Manzini
Sweden Sweden Catrin Olsson 23 Kungsbacka
Switzerland Switzerland Sandra Aegerter 22 Aargau
Thailand Thailand Rewadee Malaisee 21 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Sastee Bachan 21 Port of Spain
Turkey Turkey Aslıhan Koruyan 19 Istanbul
United Kingdom United Kingdom Joanne Elizabeth Lewis 21 Mansfield
United States United States Charlotte Ray 25 Voorhees
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin Islands Cheryl Leiba Milligan 20 St. Croix
Uruguay Uruguay Andrea Regina Gorrochategui 23 Montevideo
Venezuela Venezuela Ninibeth Leal[1] 20 Maracaibo
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Slavica Tripunović 20 Vukovar

Judges

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  • Mike Favre
  • Brenda McLain
  • Phil Hayes
  • Marie DeGeorge
  • Eric Morley †- Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
  • Jarvis Astaire †
  • Paul Block
  • Jane Ambrose
  • Edgar Botero

Notes

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Debuts

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  •  Greenland

Returns

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Last competed in 1977:

  •  South Africa – returned after the Miss World Organization decided to lift a 14-year apartheid rule, allowing its contestants to compete.
  • Last competed in 1986:
    •  Antigua
  • Last competed in 1988:
    •  Lebanon
    •  Eswatini
  • Last competed in 1989:
    •  China Taipei
    •  Ecuador
    •  Malaysia

Withdrawals

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  •  Canada - Unable to compete just days before the finals due to Illness
  •  Cook Islands
  •  Cote d'Ivoire - Muriel Edoukou[3] - Due lack of Sponsorship.
  •  Guyana - Tracy Ann D'Abreu - Due to the controversy over her victory and citizenship, she was declared ineligible to compete at Miss World 1991.[4][5]
  •  Hong Kong - Renewed its franchise, however it happened three months after Miss World.
  •  Luxembourg - Did not send delegates to Miss World after 1990 until it returned in 2009.
  •  Papua New Guinea
  •  Peru – Due to problems with their franchise and lack of sponsorship
  •  Sri Lanka – Due to scheduling conflict
  •  Soviet Union - The winner of Miss USSR 1991, Ilmira Shamsutdinova was invited to compete in Miss World 1991, but did not.

Replacements

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  •  Hungary – Antonia Balint - She was Dethroned of her Miss Hungary 1991 crown after Hungarian newspapers printed photographs that she had previously appeared in the men's magazine Lui and other publications against Miss World rules.[6] Her 1st -runner up, Timea Raba couldn't replace her for the same reason.[7]
  •  Taiwan – Lu Shu-Fang.

Other Notes

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Sarasota Herald-Tribune". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b "New Straits Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. ^ "ElAnecdotario.com is available at DomainMarket.com". ElAnecdotario.com is available at DomainMarket.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Stabroek News - Google News Archive Search".
  5. ^ "Stabroek News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Hat évig harcolt a koronájáért Bálint Antónia". 11 November 2015.
  7. ^ "Turkish News - Latest News from Turkey". Hürriyet Daily News. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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