Miss World 1994
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Miss World 1994, the 44th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1994 and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa.[2] 87 contestants from around the world competed for the title. Lisa Hanna of Jamaica crowned her successor Aishwarya Rai of India at the end of the event.[3][1]
| Miss World 1994 | |
|---|---|
Miss World 1994 titleholder - Aishwarya Rai | |
| Date | 19 November 1994 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 87 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Aishwarya Rai[1] India |
| Personality | Patinya Thongsri (Thailand) |
| Best National Costume | Irene Esther Ferreira Izquierdo (Venezuela) |
| Photogenic | Aishwarya Rai |
In December 2014, Aishwarya Rai was felicitated with a Lifetime Beauty with a Purpose Award by the Miss World Organisation at the 64th Miss World contest for her humanitarian works since she won the crown.[4][5]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1994 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 5 | |
| Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Americas | |
| Asia & Oceania | |
| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Contestants
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| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina | Miriam Elizabeth Nahón | 22 | Buenos Aires |
 Australia | Skye-Jilly Edwards[7] | 23 | Hobart |
 Austria | Bianca Engel | 20 | Graz |
 Bahamas | Deanna Tamara North[8] | 23 | Nassau |
 Bangladesh | Anika Taher[9] | 22 | Dhaka |
 Belgium | Ilse De Meulemeester[10] | 23 | Brussels |
 Bolivia | Mariel Gabriela Arce Taborga | 22 | Cochabamba |
 Botswana | Hazel Kutlo Mmopi | 19 | Gaborone |
 Brazil | Valquíria Melnik Blicharski | 20 | Curitiba |
 British Virgin Islands | Khara Michelle Forbes | 19 | Tortola |
 Bulgaria | Stella Ognianova | 17 | Sofia |
 Canada | Shawna Roberts | 18 | Calgary |
 Cayman Islands | Anita Lilly Bush | 22 | Grand Cayman |
 Chile | Yulissa Macarena del Pino Pinochet | 20 | Santiago |
 China | Pan Tao | 22 | Shenzhen |
 Colombia | María Eugenia González Ponce de León | 20 | Bogotá |
 Costa Rica | Silvia Ester Muñoz Mata | 19 | San Marcos |
 Croatia | Branka Bebić | 19 | Split |
 Curaçao | Marisa Corine Bos | 18 | Willemstad |
 Cyprus | Johanna Uwrin | 17 | Limassol |
 Czech Republic | Lenka Beličková | 21 | Karlovy Vary |
 Denmark | Sara Maria Wolf | 19 | Copenhagen |
 Dominican Republic | Claudia Karina Franjul González † | 24 | Santo Domingo |
 Ecuador | Diana Margarita Noboa Gordon | 24 | Guayaquil |
 Estonia | Auli Andersalu | 18 | Tallinn |
 Finland | Mia Marianne Forsell | 20 | Askola |
 France | Radiah Latidine | 19 | Cayenne |
 Germany | Marte Helberg | 18 | Hamburg |
 Ghana | Matilda Aku Alomatu | 24 | Accra |
 Gibraltar | Melissa Berllaque | 17 | Gibraltar |
 Greece | Evangelia “Evi” Adam | 21 | Athens |
 Guam | Chalorna Freitas | 23 | Tamuning |
 Guatemala | Sonia María Rosales Vargas | 19 | Zacapa |
 Holland | Yoshka Bon | 19 | Amsterdam |
 Hong Kong | Annamarie Wood Lai-ming | 20 | Hong Kong Island |
 Hungary | Tímea Farkas | 19 | Záhony |
 Iceland | Birna Bragadóttir[11] | 19 | Álftanes |
 India | Aishwarya Rai[12] | 21 | Mangalore |
 Ireland | Anna Maria McCarthy | 22 | Dublin |
 Israel | Shirly Schwatzberg | 18 | Tel Aviv |
 Italy | Arianna Novacco | 19 | Trieste |
 Jamaica | Johanna Simone Ulett | 22 | Kingston |
 Japan | Shinobu Sushida | 22 | Miyazaki |
 Kenya | Josephine Wanjiku Mbatia | 24 | Nairobi |
 Latvia | Daina Tobija | 20 | Riga |
 Lebanon | Lara Badaoui | 22 | Keserwan |
 Macau | Chen Ji-min | 20 | Macau |
 Malaysia | Rahima Orchient Yayah[13] | 21 | Kuala Lumpur |
 Mauritius | Marie Priscilla Mardaymootoo | 25 | Port Louis |
 Mexico | Claudia Hernández Rodríguez | 20 | Santiago Ixcuintla |
 New Zealand | Shelley Jeannine Edwards | 22 | Hastings |
 Nigeria | Susan Hart | 19 | Benue |
 Norway | Anne Lena Hansen | 20 | Oslo |
 Panama | Carmen Lucía Ogando Ginono | 19 | Colón |
 Paraguay | Jannyne Elena Peyrat Scolari | 20 | Asunción |
 Peru | Marcia Pérez Marcés | 21 | Lima |
 Philippines | Caroline “Cara” Villarosa Subijano[14] | 23 | Manila |
 Poland | Jadwiga Flank | 23 | Bielsko-Biała |
 Portugal | Leonor Filipa Correia Leal Rodrigues | 22 | Lisbon |
 Puerto Rico | Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica | 19 | Aguas Buenas |
 Romania | Leona Dalia Voicu | 19 | Bucharest |
 Russia | Anna Malova | 23 | Yaroslavl |
 Saint Lucia | Yasmine Lyndell Walcott | 21 | Castries |
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Cornise Yearwood | 21 | Georgetown |
 Seychelles | Marquise David | 22 | Victoria |
 Singapore | Angela Lee Pickard Kim Mei | 20 | Singapore |
 Slovakia | Karin Majtánová[15] | 20 | Trenčín |
 Slovenia | Janja Zupan[16] | 20 | Ljubljana |
 South Africa | Basetsana Julia Makgalemele | 20 | Johannesburg |
 South Korea | Chae Yeon-hee | 22 | Seoul |
 Spain | María Virginia Pareja Garófano | 18 | Barcelona |
 Sri Lanka | Nushara Rusri Pramali Fernando | 20 | Colombo |
 Swaziland | Stephanie Wesselo | 19 | Mbabane |
 Sweden | Sofia Andersson | 19 | Stockholm |
 Switzerland | Sarah Briguet | 24 | Lausanne |
 Tahiti | Vaea Christine Sandra Olanda | 21 | Papeete |
 Taiwan | Joanne Wu Chung-chun | 25 | Taipei |
 Tanzania | Aina William Maeda | 20 | Dodoma |
 Thailand | Patinya Thongsri | 20 | Bangkok |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Anabel Thomas | 22 | Port of Spain |
 Turkey | Pınar Altuğ[17] | 20 | Istanbul |
 Ukraine | Nataliya Vasyliyivna Kozytska | 20 | Kyiv |
 United Kingdom | Sarah Melanie Abdoun | 20 | London |
 United States | Kristie Harmon | 20 | Conyers |
 United States Virgin Islands | Jessalyn Pearsall | 17 | St. Thomas |
 Venezuela | Irene Esther Ferreira Izquierdo | 18 | Caracas |
 Zimbabwe | Angeline Musasiwa | 21 | Harare |
Judges
- Eric Morley † – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization[18]
- Eileen Ford † – founder, Ford Models agency[18]
- Ron Moss – Actor, The Bold and the Beautiful[18]
- Katherine Kelly Lang – Actress, The Bold and the Beautiful[18]
- Patrick Lichfield † – Photographer[18]
- Marsha Rae Ratcliff – Entertainer and Variety Clubs Ambassador[18]
- Charles Dance – Actor (International Stage, Film, and Television)[18]
- Iman – international supermodel[18]
- Herb Ritts † – Photographer[18]
- Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane † – Daughter of Nelson Mandela[18]
- Tony Leung Ka-fai – Actor，L'amant[18]
References
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