Miss World 1986
| Miss World 1986 | |
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Miss World 1986 Titlecard | |
| Date | 13 November 1986 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom |
| Broadcaster | Thames Television |
| Entrants | 77 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Giselle Laronde Trinidad and Tobago |
Miss World 1986, the 36th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1986 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom.[1] The winner was Giselle Laronde (Queen of Americas) from Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2][3] She was crowned by Miss World 1985, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland. Runner-up was Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Queen of Europe) representing Denmark and third was Chantal Schreiber from Austria.
This edition marked the debut of Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Macau and Sierra Leone. and the return of Mauritius last competed in 1980, Tonga and Turkey last competed in 1983, and Honduras last competed in 1984.
Aruba, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, French Polynesia (as Tahiti), Liberia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Uganda and Zaire, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1986 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 7[6] |
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| Top 15 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia |
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| Europe |
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| Oceania |
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Judges
- Lloyd Honeyghan
- Mrs. Arabella
- Nick Owen
- Robert Kalman
- Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO Miss World Organization
- Linda Womack
- Cecil Womack
- Ralph Halpern †
- John Lloyd
Contestants
Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antigua and Barbuda | Karen Knowles | 19 | St. John's |
| Australia | Stephanie Andrews | 24 | West Leederville |
| Austria | Chantal Schreiber | 21 | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Bridgette Strachan | 17 | Nassau |
| Barbados | Roslyn Williams | 24 | Saint Michael |
| Belgium | Goedele Liekens | 23 | Brussels |
| Bermuda | Samantha Jayne Morton | 20 | Pembroke West |
| Bolivia | Claudia Arévalo | 17 | Cochabamba |
| Brazil | Roberta Pereira da Silva | 18 | Itajai |
| British Virgin Islands | Anthonia Lewis | 21 | Tortola |
| Canada | Wynne Anita Kroontje | 22 | Sarnia |
| Cayman Islands | Deborah Cridland | 21 | George Town |
| Chile | Margot Elena Fuenzalida | 22 | Santiago |
| Colombia | Karen Sue Wightman | 21 | Barranquilla |
| Costa Rica | Ana Lorena González | 21 | San Jose |
| Cyprus | Maro Andreou | 17 | Limassol |
| Denmark | Pia Rosenberg Larsen | 19 | Frederiksberg |
| Dominican Republic | Susan González | 19 | Santiago |
| Ecuador | Alicia Cucalon | 20 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Nadine Jeanpierre | 18 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Satu-Riitta Ala-Harja | 19 | Seinäjoki |
| France | Catherine Carew | 21 | Guadeloupe |
| Gambia | Rose Marie Eunson | 17 | Banjul |
| Gibraltar | Dominique Martinez | 20 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Anna Kechagia | 19 | Athens |
| Guam | Valerie Jean Flores | 18 | Agana |
| Guatemala | Sonia Schoenstedt | 20 | Guatemala City |
| Holland | Janny Tervelde | 17 | Domburg |
| Honduras | Nilcer Viscovich | 20 | San Pedro Sula |
| Hong Kong | May Ng | 19 | Kowloon Bay |
| Iceland | Gígja Birgisdóttir | 18 | Akureyri |
| India | Maureen Lestourgeon | 24 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Rosemary Thompson | 20 | Lisburn |
| Isle of Man | Sarah Therese Craig | 21 | Ballaugh |
| Israel | Osnat Moas | 17 | Motzkin |
| Italy | Enrica Patane | 19 | Rome |
| Jamaica | Lisa Mahfood | 22 | Kingston |
| Japan | Mutsumi Sugimura | 19 | Tokyo |
| Kenya | Patricia Maingi | 20 | Nairobi |
| Lebanon | Mireille Abi Fares | 19 | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Martine Pilot | 20 | Erpeldange |
| Macau | Patricia Cheong | 18 | Macau |
| Malaysia | Joan Martha Cardoza | 22 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Andrea Licari | 21 | Floriana |
| Mauritius | Michelle Pastor | 17 | Quatre Bornes |
| Mexico | María de la Luz Velasco | 20 | Mexicali |
| New Zealand | Lynda McManus | 20 | Christchurch |
| Norway | Inger Louise Berg | 18 | Bodø |
| Panama | María Lorena Orillac | 20 | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Verónica Angulo | 20 | Asunción |
| Peru | Patricia Kuypers | 22 | Lima |
| Philippines | Sherry Rose Austria Byrne[7] | 18 | Manila |
| Poland | Renata Fatla | 19 | Bielsko-Biała |
| Portugal | Elsa Maria Rodrigues | 19 | Lisbon |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Jacqueline Heyliger | 20 | Basseterre |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Mandy Haydock | 21 | Kingstown |
| Sierra Leone | Alice Matta Fefegula | 22 | Bo |
| Singapore | Michelle Loh | 20 | Bedok |
| South Korea[a] | An Jung-mi | 19 | Seoul |
| Spain | Remedios Cervantes | 22 | Málaga |
| Sri Lanka | Indira Gunaratne | 20 | Colombo |
| Swaziland | Ilana Faye Lapidos | 18 | Manzini |
| Sweden | Elizabeth Ulvan | 21 | Motala |
| Switzerland | Renate Walther | 22 | Megève |
| Thailand | Sangravee as-Savarak | 18 | Bangkok |
| Tonga | Kerry Cowley | 20 | Nuku'alofa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Giselle Laronde[1][2] | 23 | Marabella |
| Turkey | Meltem Doganay | 18 | Ankara |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | Carmelita Ariza | 17 | Grand Turk |
| United Kingdom | Alison Louise Slack | 20 | Sheffield |
| United States | Halle Berry[4] | 20 | Oakwood |
| United States Virgin Islands | Carmen Acosta | 21 | Saint Croix |
| Uruguay | Alexandra Goldenthal | 17 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | María Begoña Juaristi | 18 | Maracaibo |
| West Germany | Dagmar Schulz | 21 | Duisburg |
| Western Samoa | Kasileta Gabriel | 19 | Apia |
| Yugoslavia | Maja Kučić | 17 | Split |
Notes
- ^ Competed as Korea in the pageant
Withdrawals
Aruba and Puerto Rico lost its Miss World franchise due to financial assistance issues.
Other Notes
- Turks and Caicos – Carmelita Louise Ariza competed in the 1987 pageant in Singapore, where she achieved a Top 10 placement. She made history by being the first and only representative from Turk and Caicos to reach this milestone in Miss Universe.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner". Getty Images. 13 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Miss World 1986 winner Giselle Laronde from Trinidad & Tobago". Daily Express. 25 November 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Miss World 1986, Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde, a 23-year-old secretary..." United Press International. 14 November 1986. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Miss World Competition Through the Years". E!. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
- ^ a b c "Miss World 1986, Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde, a 23-year-old secretary..." UPI. 14 November 1986. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
- ^ "Miss Trinidad and Tobago wins Miss World contest". The Robesonian. 14 November 1986. p. 5. Retrieved 4 May 2025 – via Google Books.
- ^ Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2025.