Miss World 1990, the 40th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1990 at the London Palladium in London, United Kingdom.
The winner was Gina Tolleson representing the United States. She was crowned by Miss World 1989, Aneta Beata Kreglicka of Poland.(18 June 2009). Aneta Kręglicka... skoro piękna, to pewnie głupia, Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Retrieved 23 January 2016. After this event, the Miss World competition began staging outside the United Kingdom; in places such as in Atlanta, Hong Kong and Sun City, South Africa. This is the second time that the United States representative won Miss World, the other being Marjorie Wallace in 1973. Although Wallace was later dethroned (But still she is the official titleholder of Miss World 1973 and the title was not passed during her dethronement, but only the responsibilities was passed), Tolleson was allowed to crown her successor the following year in 1991.
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Romania and the return of Madagascar, which last competed in 1974, Brazil in 1987 and Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cook Islands, Egypt, India and Uruguay in 1988.
Bermuda, Ecuador, Guyana, Malaysia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan and Uganda, Withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss World 1990 – Gina Tolleson 1st Runner-Up – Siobhan McClafferty 2nd Runner-Up – Sharon Luengo Top 5 – Nina Björkfelt – Adelle Kenny Top 10 – Gwendolyne Kwidama – Gabrielle Stap – Erica Aquart – Ewa Szymczak – Jülide Ates
Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa – Aisha Wawira Lieberg Americas – Gina Tolleson Asia & Oceania – Adelle Kenny Caribbean – Erica Aquart Europe – Siobhan McClafferty
Judges
Eric Morley – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization Krish Naidoo Josie Fonseca Michael Ward Kimberley Santos – Miss World 1980 from Guam Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico Ralph Halpern Rob Brandt Knut Meiner Ruth Moxnes Thomas Ledin Terje Aass Ann-Mari Albertsen Jarle Johansen Ingeborg Sørensen
Contestants Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Preliminary Score Argentina 19 Buenos Aires 30 Aruba 20 Sint Nicolaas 41 Australia 19 Sydney 39 Austria 20 Eisenerz 33 Bahamas 19 Nassau 33 Barbados 22 Saint Philip 30 Belgium 23 Antwerp 33 Belize 20 Independence 30 Bolivia 17 Tarija 31 Brazil 20 Curitiba 35 British Virgin Islands 22 Tortola 33 Bulgaria 18 Sofia 31 Canada 22 Ottawa 35 Cayman Islands 17 Grand Cayman 30 Chile 21 Santiago 35 Colombia 19 Bogotá 38 Cook Islands 23 Rarotonga 30 Costa Rica 20 Heredia 31 Curaçao 23 Willemstad 33 Cyprus 18 Nicosia 30 Czechoslovakia 19 Benešov 33 Denmark 23 Copenhagen 35 Dominican Republic 21 Santo Domingo 30 Egypt 20 Cairo 31 El Salvador 20 San Salvador 31 Finland 22 Turku 40 France 21 Bordeaux 30 Germany 23 Darmstadt 39 Ghana 24 Accra 30 Gibraltar 18 Gibraltar 33 Greece 19 Athens 31 Guam 22 Dededo 32 Guatemala 25 Guatemala City 30 Holland 21 The Hague 46 Honduras 21 Tegucigalpa 30 Hong Kong 18 Sai Kung 31 Hungary 20 Budapest 32 Iceland 19 Garðabær 30 India 18 Bombay 35 Ireland 20 Dublin 43 Israel 18 Tel Aviv 30 Italy 19 Trieste 32 Jamaica 20 Kingston 42 Japan 20 Shizuoka 30 Kenya 19 Embu 32 Latvia 23 Riga 38 Luxembourg 18 Luxembourg City 30 Macau 19 Macau 30 Madagascar 20 Antananarivo 30 Malta 18 Żejtun 30 Mauritius 23 Beau Bassin 30 Mexico 23 Mérida 40 Namibia 22 Windhoek 30 New Zealand 17 Marlborough 42 Nigeria 21 Lagos 30 Norway 20 Hundorp 33 Panama 20 Panama City 30 Papua New Guinea 23 Manus 30 Paraguay 21 Asunción 31 Peru 21 Lima 38 Philippines 23 Manila 30 Poland 23 Warsaw 40 Portugal 22 Lisbon 31 Puerto Rico 23 San Juan 35 Romania 22 Craiova 35 Singapore 17 Singapore 30 South Korea 19 Seoul 35 Spain 22 Madrid 32 Sri Lanka 23 Colombo 30 Sweden 19 Västerås 33 Switzerland 20 Bulle 30 Thailand 19 Bangkok 30 Trinidad and Tobago 22 Port of Spain 35 Turkey 19 Istanbul 41 Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 19 Moscow 37 United Kingdom 19 Birmingham 39 United States 21 Charleston 49 United States Virgin Islands 17 Saint Thomas 37 Uruguay 19 Montevideo 32 Venezuela 19 Maracaibo 50 Yugoslavia 18 Rijeka 31
Notes
Debuts competed in Miss World for the first time after the Miss World Organization allowed the nation to compete after a 24-year revolution.
There were two panels of judges, one in the United Kingdom and another in Norway, that commented Miss Venezuela to be “the best one”. This clip was removed from videos and she was placed 2nd Runner-Up.
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