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Miss World 1994
BERJAYA
Aishwarya Rai
Date19 November 1994
Presenters
VenueSun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa
Broadcaster
Entrants87
Placements10
Debuts
  • Bangladesh
  • China
  • Estonia
Withdrawals
  • Aruba
  • Bermuda
  • El Salvador
  • Honduras
  • Lithuania
  • Malta
  • Namibia
  • Uganda
  • Uruguay
Returns
  • Botswana
  • French Polynesia
  • Ghana
  • Hungary
  • Kenya
  • Peru
  • Romania
  • Saint Lucia
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
  • Seychelles
  • Tanzania
  • Ukraine
WinnerAishwarya Rai[1]
India
PersonalityPatinya Thongsri (Thailand)
Best National CostumeIrene Ferreira (Venezuela)
PhotogenicAishwarya Rai (India)
 1993
1995 

Miss World 1994 was 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]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Bangladesh, China and Estonia. And the return of Botswana, French Polynesia, Ghana, Hungary, Kenya, Peru, Romania, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Seychelles, Tanzania and Ukraine; Tanzania, which last competed in 1967, Botswana last competed in 1974, Saint Lucia last competed in 1975, French Polynesia last competed (as Tahiti) in 1985, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines last competed in 1989, Peru last competed in 1990, Ghana and Kenya last competed in 1991 and Hungary, Romania, Seychelles and Ukraine last competed in 1992.

Aruba, Bermuda, El Salvador, Honduras, Lithuania, Malta, Namibia, Uganda, and Uruguay withdrew from the competition.

Results

BERJAYA
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1994[1][2][4]

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss World 1994
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5[5]
  • BERJAYA Croatia – Branka Bebić
  • BERJAYA Zimbabwe – Angeline Musasiwa
Top 10[5]

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
  • BERJAYA Cayman Islands – Anita Bush
Europe
  • BERJAYA Croatia – Branka Bebić

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Photogenic
Miss Personality
  • Thailand Thailand – Patinya Thongsri[5]
Best National Costume
  • Venezuela Venezuela – Irene Ferreira[5]

Judges

Contestants

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[a]Hometown
Argentina ArgentinaMiriam Elizabeth Nahón22Buenos Aires
Australia AustraliaSkye-Jilly Edwards[9]23Hobart
Austria AustriaBianca Engel20Graz
The Bahamas BahamasDeanna North[10]23Nassau
Bangladesh BangladeshAnika Taher[11]22Dhaka
Belgium BelgiumIlse de Meulemeester[12]23Brussels
Bolivia BoliviaMariela Arce22Cochabamba
Botswana BotswanaHazel Mmopi19Gaborone
Brazil BrazilValquíria Blicharski20Curitiba
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsKhara Forbes19Tortola
Bulgaria BulgariaStella Ognianova17Sofia
Canada CanadaShawna Roberts18Calgary
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsAnita Bush22Grand Cayman
Chile ChileYulissa del Pino20Santiago
China ChinaTao Pan[13]22Shenzhen
Colombia ColombiaMaría Eugenia González20Bogotá
Costa Rica Costa RicaSilvia Muñoz19San Marcos
Croatia CroatiaBranka Bebić19Split
Curaçao CuraçaoMarisa Bos18Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusJohanna Uwrin17Limassol
Czech Republic Czech RepublicLenka Beličková21Karlovy Vary
Denmark DenmarkSara Maria Wolf19Copenhagen
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicClaudia Franjul24Santo Domingo
Ecuador EcuadorDiana Noboa24Guayaquil
Estonia EstoniaAuli Andersalu18Tallinn
Finland FinlandMia Forsell[14]20Askola
France FranceRadiah Latidine[15]19Cayenne
French Polynesia French Polynesia[b]Vaea Olanda[16]21Papeete
Germany GermanyMarte Helberg18Hamburg
Ghana GhanaMatilda Alomatu24Accra
Gibraltar GibraltarMelissa Berllaque17Gibraltar
Greece GreeceEvi Adam21Athens
Guam GuamChalorna Freitas23Tamuning
Guatemala GuatemalaSonia María Rosales19Zacapa
Netherlands HollandYoshka Bon19Amsterdam
British Hong Kong Hong KongAnnamarie Wood20Hong Kong
Hungary HungaryTímea Farkas19Záhony
Iceland IcelandBirna Bragadóttir[17]19Álftanes
India IndiaAishwarya Rai[18]21Mangalore
Republic of Ireland IrelandAnna McCarthy22Dublin
Israel IsraelShirly Schwatzberg18Tel Aviv
Italy ItalyArianna Novacco19Trieste
Jamaica JamaicaJohanna Ulett22Kingston
Japan JapanShinobu Sushida22Miyazaki
Kenya KenyaJosephine Mbatia24Nairobi
Latvia LatviaDaina Tobija20Riga
Lebanon LebanonLara Badaoui22Keserwan
Macau MacauJi-min Chen20Macau
Malaysia MalaysiaRahima Orchient Yayah[19]21Kuala Lumpur
Mauritius MauritiusPriscilla Mardaymootoo25Port Louis
Mexico MexicoClaudia Hernández20Santiago Ixcuintla
New Zealand New ZealandShelley Edwards22Hastings
Nigeria NigeriaSusan Hart19Benue
Norway NorwayAnne Lena Hansen20Harstad
Panama PanamaCarmen Ogando19Colón
Paraguay ParaguayJannyne Peyrat20Asunción
Peru PeruMarcia Pérez21Lima
Philippines PhilippinesCara Subijano[20]23Manila
Poland PolandJadwiga Flank23Bielsko-Biała
Portugal PortugalLeonor Rodrigues22Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoJoyce Giraud19Aguas Buenas
Romania RomaniaLeona Voicu19Bucharest
Russia RussiaAnna Malova23Yaroslavl
Saint Lucia Saint LuciaYasmine Walcott21Castries
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesCornise Yearwood21Georgetown
Seychelles SeychellesMarquise David22Victoria
Singapore SingaporeAngela Lee Pickard20Singapore
Slovakia SlovakiaKarin Majtánová[21]20Trenčín
Slovenia SloveniaJanja Zupan[22]20Ljubljana
South Africa South AfricaBasetsana Makgalemele20Johannesburg
South Korea South Korea[c]Yeon-hee Chae22Seoul
Spain SpainMaría Virginia Pareja18Barcelona
Sri Lanka Sri LankaNushara Fernando20Colombo
Eswatini SwazilandStephanie Wesselo19Mbabane
Sweden SwedenSofia Andersson19Stockholm
Switzerland SwitzerlandSarah Briguet24Lausanne
Taiwan Taiwan[d]Joanne Wu25Taipei
Tanzania TanzaniaAina Maeda20Dodoma
Thailand ThailandPatinya Thongsri[23]20Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoAnabel Thomas22Port of Spain
Turkey TurkeyPınar Altuğ[24]20Istanbul
Ukraine UkraineNataliya Kozytska20Kyiv
United Kingdom United KingdomMelanie Abdoun20London
United States United StatesKristie Harmon20Conyers
United States Virgin Islands United States Virgin IslandsJessal Pearsall17St. Thomas
Venezuela VenezuelaIrene Ferreira18Caracas
Zimbabwe ZimbabweAngeline Musasiwa21Harare

Note

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. Competed as Tahiti in the pageant
  3. Competed as Korea in the pageant
  4. Also known as the Republic of China

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