38th Miss World - 1988#
- 1988 November 17
- Royal Albert Hall, London United Kingdom
- 84 participants
- Presenters - Peter Marshall & Alexandra Bastedo
- Commentator - Andy Ross
- Performers - Koreana & Donny Osmond
- Chairman of the judges - Eric Morley
- Judges - Angelo Carazzo - President of Costa del Sol Tourism Board, Reita Faria - Miss World 1966, James Kimber - Hair Stylist, Khadija Ismail - Model & Miss World Kenya 1984, Lindka Cierach - Designer, Richard Birtchnell - Promotional Director of the Burton Group, Rob Brandt - Director of Walters International Computers, Kimberly Santos - Miss World 1980
Miss World 1988 was the 38th year of the contest and twentieth time the final took place in the historic Royal Albert Hall.
First the contestants travelled to the Costa del Sol, Spain to film the swimwear segment.
Linda Petursdottir, a language student from Iceland, was up against 83 other competitors in the Miss World Contest at London in November 1988. Linda was the second Miss Iceland to win the Miss World title in four years. Linda's work during her reign left an indelible impression on her and as a result she took the decision to remain part of the Miss World family since then.
On Friday 11th November, a charity lunch was held in partnership with the Variety Club of Great Britain. Each contestant brought with her a gift from her country which was auctioned or raffled. The funds raised from the lunch went to Variety Club International’s Lifeline Fund. Medical teams worldwide give their services for free, airlines contribute seats and as a result, a US$50,000 operation can be performed for one tenth of the cost.
MISS WORLD - ICELAND - Linda PETURSDOTTIR
Miss World 1988Continental winners:
- AFRICA - KENYA - Dianna NAYLOR
- AMERICAS - VENEZUELA - Emma RABBE
- ASIA - KOREA - Yeon-Hee CHOI
- EUROPE - ICELAND - Linda PETURSDOTTIR
- OCEANIA - AUSTRALIA - Catherine BUSHELL
- 1st runner-up - KOREA - Yeon-Hee CHOI
- 2nd runner-up - UNITED KINGDOM - Kirsty ROPER
Miss World 1988 top 3Top 5:#
- SPAIN - Susana DE LA LLAVE
- VENEZUELA - Emma RABBE
Top 10:#
- AUSTRALIA - Catherine BUSHELL
- AUSTRIA - Alexandra WERBANSCHITZ
- NORWAY - Rita PAULSEN
- SWEDEN - Cecilia HORBERG
- UNITED STATES - Diana MAGANA
Full list of contestants:#
- AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS - Cathy-Mae Sitaram
- ARGENTINA - Gabriela MADEIRA
- AUSTRALIA - Catherine BUSHELL
- AUSTRIA - Alexandra WERBANSCHITZ
- BAHAMAS - Natasha ROLLE
- BARBADOS - Ferida KOLA
- BELGIUM - Daisy VAN CAUWENBERGH
- BELIZE - Pauline YOUNG
- BERMUDA - Sophia CANNONIER
- BOLIVIA - Claudia NAZER
- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - Nelda FARRINGTON
- BULGARIA - Sonia VASSILEVA
- CANADA - Morgan FOX
- CAYMAN ISLANDS - Melisa MCTAGGART
- CHILE - Maria ALDUNATE
- COLOMBIA - Yasmin OLIVEROS
- COOK ISLANDS - Annie WIGMORE
- COSTA RICA - Virginia STEINVORTH
- CURACAO - Anuschka COVA
- CYPRUS - Aphrodite THEOPHANOUS
- DENMARK - Susanne JOHANSEN
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Maria MARTINEZ
- ECUADOR - Cristina LOPEZ
- EGYPT - Dina EL NAGGAR
- EL SALVADOR - Karla HASBUN
- FINLAND - Nina ANDERSSON
- FRANCE - Claudia FRITTOLINI
- GERMANY - Katja MUNCH
- GHANA - Dzidzo AMOA
- GIBRALTAR - Tatiana DESOISA
- GREECE - Ariadni MYLONA
- GUAM - Rita Mae PANGELINAN
- GUATEMALA - Mariluz AGUILAR
- GUYANA - Christina JARDIM
- HOLLAND - Angela VISSER
- HONDURAS - Alina DIAZ
- HONG KONG - Michele REIS
- ICELAND - Linda PETURSDOTTIR
- INDIA - Anudradha KOTTOOR
- IRELAND - Colette JACKSON
- ISLE OF MAN - Victoria O’DEA
- ISRAEL - Dganit COHEN
- ITALY - Giulia GEMO
- JAMAICA - Andrea HAYNES
- JAPAN - Kazumi SAKIKUBO
- KENYA - Dianna NAYLOR
- KOREA - Yeon-Hee CHOI
- LEBANON - Sylvana SAMAHA
- LIBERIA - Ollie WHITE
- LUXEMBOURG - Chantal SCHANBACHER
- MACAU - Helena BRANCO
- MALAYSIA - Sue Wong CHOY-FUN
- MALTA - Josette CAMILLERI
- MAURITIUS - Veronique ASH
- MEXICO - Cecilia CERVERA
- NEW ZEALAND - Lisa CORBAN
- NIGERIA - Omasan BUWA
- NORWAY - Rita PAULSEN
- PAPAU NEW GUINEA - Erue TAUNAO
- PARAGUAY - Maria Jose MIRANDA
- PERU - Martha KAIK
- PHILIPPINES - Dana NARVADEZ
- POLAND - Joanna GAPINSKA
- PORTUGAL - Helena LAUREANO
- ST KITTS & NEVIS - Haley CASSIUS
- SIERRA LEONE - Tiwilla OJUKUTU
- SINGAPORE - Sarah (Ser-Lee) TEO
- SPAIN - Susana DE LA LLAVE
- SRI LANKA - Michelle KOELMEYER
- SWAZILAND - Thandeka MAGAGULA
- SWEDEN - Cecilia HORBERG
- SWITZERLAND - Karina BERGER
- CHINA TAIWAN - Yi-Ning WU
- THAILAND - Thaveeporn HUNSILP
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Wendy BAPTISTE
- TURKEY - Esra SUMER
- TURKS & CAICOS - Doreen DICKENSON
- UGANDA - Nazma Jamal MOHAMED
- UNITED KINGDOM - Kirsty ROPER
- UNITED STATES - Diana MAGANA
- URUGUAY - Gisel SILVA
- VENEZUELA - Emma RABBE
- WESTERN SAMOA - Noanoa HILL
- YUGOSLAVIA - Suzana ZUNIC
