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Miss World 1994
Beauty pageant edition
Beauty pageant edition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| photo | File:Aishwarya rai88.jpg |
| caption | Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai |
| winner | Aishwarya Rai |
| represented | India |
| personality | Patinya Thongsri (Thailand) |
| best national costume | Irene Ferreira (Venezuela) |
| photogenic | Aishwarya Rai |
| date | 19 November 1994 |
| presenters | |
| venue | Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa |
| broadcaster | |
| entrants | 87 |
| placements | 10 |
| debuts | |
| returns | |
| withdraws | |
| before | 1993 |
| next | 1995 |
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. 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.
Background
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.
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
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss World 1994 | |
| 1st Runner-up | |
| 2nd Runner-up | |
| Top 5 | |
| Top 10 |
Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Africa | |
| Americas | |
| Asia & Oceania | |
| Caribbean | |
| Europe |
Special awards
| Parangal | Nagwagi |
|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Miss Personality | |
| Best National Costume |
Judges
- Eric Morley – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
- Eileen Ford – founder, Ford Models agency
- Ronn Moss – Actor, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Katherine Kelly Lang – Actress, The Bold and the Beautiful
- Patrick Lichfield – Photographer
- Marsha Rae Ratcliff – Entertainer and Variety Clubs Ambassador
- Charles Dance – Actor (International Stage, Film, and Television)
- Iman – international supermodel
- Herb Ritts – Photographer
- Zindzi Mandela-Hlongwane – Daughter of Nelson Mandela
- Tony Leung Ka-fai – Actor，L'amant
Contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARG Argentina | ||||||
| AUS Australia | ||||||
| AUT Austria | ||||||
| BAH Bahamas | ||||||
| BAN Bangladesh | ||||||
| BEL Belgium | ||||||
| BOL Bolivia | ||||||
| BOT Botswana | ||||||
| BRA Brazil | ||||||
| IVB British Virgin Islands | ||||||
| BUL Bulgaria | ||||||
| CAN Canada | ||||||
| CAY Cayman Islands | ||||||
| CHI Chile | ||||||
| CHN China | ||||||
| COL Colombia | ||||||
| CRC Costa Rica | ||||||
| CRO Croatia | ||||||
| CUR Curaçao | ||||||
| CYP Cyprus | ||||||
| CZE Czech Republic | ||||||
| DEN Denmark | ||||||
| DOM Dominican Republic | ||||||
| ECU Ecuador | ||||||
| EST Estonia | ||||||
| FIN Finland | ||||||
| FRA France | ||||||
| French Polynesia French Polynesia | ||||||
| GER Germany | ||||||
| GHA Ghana | ||||||
| GIB Gibraltar | ||||||
| GRE Greece | ||||||
| GUM Guam | ||||||
| GUA Guatemala | ||||||
| NED Holland | ||||||
| British Hong Kong Hong Kong | ||||||
| HUN Hungary | ||||||
| ISL Iceland | ||||||
| IND India | ||||||
| IRL Ireland | ||||||
| ISR Israel | ||||||
| ITA Italy | ||||||
| JAM Jamaica | ||||||
| JPN Japan | ||||||
| KEN Kenya | ||||||
| LAT Latvia | ||||||
| LIB Lebanon | ||||||
| MAC Macau | ||||||
| MAS Malaysia | ||||||
| MRI Mauritius | ||||||
| MEX Mexico | ||||||
| NZL New Zealand | ||||||
| NGR Nigeria | ||||||
| NOR Norway | ||||||
| PAN Panama | ||||||
| PAR Paraguay | ||||||
| PER Peru | ||||||
| PHI Philippines | ||||||
| POL Poland | ||||||
| POR Portugal | ||||||
| PUR Puerto Rico | ||||||
| ROM Romania | ||||||
| RUS Russia | ||||||
| LCA Saint Lucia | ||||||
| VIN Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | ||||||
| SEY Seychelles | ||||||
| SIN Singapore | ||||||
| SVK Slovakia | ||||||
| SLO Slovenia | ||||||
| RSA South Africa | ||||||
| KOR South Korea | ||||||
| ESP Spain | ||||||
| SRI Sri Lanka | ||||||
| SWZ Swaziland | ||||||
| SWE Sweden | ||||||
| SUI Switzerland | ||||||
| TWN Taiwan | ||||||
| TAN Tanzania | ||||||
| THA Thailand | ||||||
| TRI Trinidad and Tobago | ||||||
| TUR Turkey | ||||||
| UKR Ukraine | ||||||
| UK United Kingdom | ||||||
| US Miss World America | ||||||
| USVI United States Virgin Islands | ||||||
| VEN Venezuela | ||||||
| ZIM Zimbabwe |
Note
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