Miss World 1985

Beauty pageant edition

Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event.^[1][2]

Results

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1985^[1][2]

78 contestants competed for the title.

Judges

• Ibrahim Keita
• Graeme Souness
• Ralph Halpern †
• Sarah-Jane Hutt – Miss World 1983 from United Kingdom
• Eric Morley † – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
• Duncan Goodhew
• Anne-Marie Moser
• Tan Sri Jeyaratnam
• Barry McGuigan

Notes

Debuts

•  Ivory Coast
•  St. Kitts & Nevis
•  Zaire

Returns

• Last competed in 1968:
  •  Uganda
• Last competed in 1977:
  •  Luxembourg
• Last competed in 1978:
  •  St. Vincent & the Grenadines (as  St. Vincent)
• Last competed in 1983:
  •  Liberia

Withdrawals

•  Honduras
•  Turkey

Other Notes

• This was the first time Iceland won Miss World

References

1. "Miss World". The Southeast Missourian. 15 November 1985. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
2. "Lakeland Ledger". Retrieved 26 January 2016.