| Miss World 1992 |
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Miss World 1992 Titlecard
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| Date |
12 December 1992 |
| Presenters |
Billy Dee Williams, Jerry Hall, Doreen Morris, Suanne Braun, Deborah Shelton |
| Venue |
Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa  |
| Broadcaster |
E!, SABC |
| Entrants |
83 |
| Placements |
10 |
| Debuts |
Croatia, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine |
| Withdrawals |
Belize, Ghana, Honduras, Kenya, Peru, Yugoslavia |
| Returns |
Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Uganda, Zambia |
| Winner |
Julia Kourotchkina
 Russia |
Miss World 1992, the 42nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 1992 at the Sun City Entertainment Center in Sun City, South Africa. The winner was Julia Kourotchkina from Russia. She was crowned by Miss World 1991, Ninibeth Leal of Venezuela.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1992 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Semi-finalists |
 Bahamas – Jody Weech Denmark – Anja Hende Brond Finland – Petra von Hellens Israel – Ravit Asaf United States – Sharon Belden
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group |
Contestant |
| Africa |
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| Americas |
 Venezuela – Francis Gago
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| Asia & Oceania |
 Thailand – Metinee Kingpayome
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| Caribbean |
- Bahamas – Jody Weech
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| Europe |
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
 Canada – Nina Khilji
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| Miss Personality |
 Guatemala – Ana María Johanis
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| Miss Photogenic |
- Israel – Ravit Asaf
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Order of announcements
- Top 10
- 1. Finland
- 2. Venezuela
- 3. Denmark
- 4. United Kingdom
- 5. Russia
- 6. Bahamas
- 7. South Africa
- 8. USA
- 9. Israel
- 10. Poland
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- Top 5
- 1. Russia
- 2. Poland
- 3. South Africa
- 4. United Kingdom
- 5. Venezuela
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Contestants
Notes
Debuts
 Croatia- Russia
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 Slovenia Ukraine
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Returns
Replacemets
Philippines – Marina Santos Benipayo was a last minute replacement for original representative Marilen Espino who had to withdraw due to an illness just days before her departure.
Withdrawals
 Belize – Melanie Smith Ghana – Jamilla Haruna Danzuru Honduras – Yanina Elizabeth Fajardo
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 Kenya – Aisha Wawira Lieberg Peru – Ingrid Yrivarren Paz Yugoslavia – Romana Ridjan
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Crossovers
Other notes
- 1992 marked the first year that no Asian country made it to the top 10. Israel did make it, but competed as part of Europe since 1989.
- The preliminary scores were no longer presented.
- United Kingdom, Claire Elizabeth Smith, was also the host of Miss World 2001 in Sun City and 2002 in London.
- Belgium, Sandra Joine, was born in Kinshasa, Zaire to Belgian parents.
- Holland, Gabrielle van Nimwegen, celebrated her 21st birthday during the Miss World 1992 finals.
- Half the number of countries which made it into the semi-finals were not in the semi-finals last year: Denmark (1986), Israel (1987), United Kingdom (1989), Finland and Poland (1990), Russia (first year competing), and Bahamas (first time since first appearance in 1966).
Changes in Miss World
- Awards for Miss Personality and Miss Photogenic were given to the contestants after a one-year absence.
- Miss World lost its franchise with Thames Television, since operations of the said network had declared their closure at the end of that year.
- Peter Marshall, Miss World host since 1980, was no longer hosting the competition.
- In the Parade of Nations, the contestants introduced themselves in swimsuits (inset) with their national costumes while parading themselves around the Palace of the Lost City grounds for the first time. Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela did not speak English, while Curaçao, Iceland, South Africa, and Zambia were escorted by South African tribal men without their own national flags.
- Preliminary swimsuit and scoring were eliminated in the competition; thus, ten semi-finalists would be chosen based on the judges' decision.
- Interviews of the semi-finalists were not handled in the competition; instead, they gave a speech during the evening gown competition as to why they deserved to become Miss World.
- The five finalists would each pick the name of the judge at random, who would then ask his/her question to the finalist.
References
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