Results

1  VENEZUELA  Jacqueline María Aguilera Marcano  (Queen of Americas)

2  CROATIA  Anica Martinovic  (Queen of Europe)

3  TRINIDAD & TOBAGO  Michelle Khan (2nd RU Nuestra Belleza '94, 1st RU Coconut '97, Universe '96)  (Queen of Caribbean Isles)

Top 5

4  ISRAEL  Miri Bohadana

5  KOREA  Yoon-young Choi  (Queen of Asia & Oceania)

Top 10

AUSTRALIA  Melissa Porter

BOLIVIA  Carla Patricia Morón Peña (SF Latin America '94), Sudamericana '96, Nuestra Belleza '97)

BULGARIA  Evgenia Kalkandzhieva

MEXICO  Alejandra Aidee Quintero Velasco

SOUTH AFRICA  Bernelee Daniell (Queen of Africa)

Awards

Miss Personality  NIGERIA

Miss Photogenic  VENEZUELA

Best National Costume  CROATIA

Best Formal Evening Dress  GHANA

Best Beachwear  ISRAEL

Remainder

AMERICAN VIRGIN ISLANDS  Roshini Nibbs

ARGENTINA  Maria Lorena Jensen

ARUBA  Tessa Charissa Pieterz

AUSTRIA  Elizabeth Unfried

BAHAMAS  Loleta Marie Smith

BANGLADESH  Yasmin Bilkis Sathi

BARBADOS  Rashi Holder

BELGIUM  Véronique De Kock (Universe '96)

BERMUDA  Renita Minors

BOTSWANA  Monica Somolekae

BRAZIL  Elessandra Cristina Dartora

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS  Chandi Trott

CANADA  Alissa Lehenki

CAYMAN ISLANDS  Tasha Ebanks (Universe '96)

CHILE  Tonka Tomicic Petric (1st RU Sudamericana '96, winner Atlantico '99)

COLOMBIA  Diana Maria Figueroa Castellanos

COSTA RICA  Shasling Navarro Aguilar (Banana '90, Hispanidad '91)

CURACAO  Danique Regales

CYPRUS  Isabella Giorgallou

CZECH REPUBLIC  Katerina Kasalova

DENMARK  Tine Knudsen

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC  Patricia Bayonet Robles

ECUADOR  Ana Fabiola Trujillo Parker

ESTONIA  Mari-Lin Poom

FINLAND  Terhi Päikki Koivisto

FRANCE  Hélène Lantoine

GERMANY  Isabell Brauer

GHANA  Manuela Medie

GIBRALTAR  Monique Chiara (Tourism Int'l '96, Globe '97)

GREECE  Maria Boziki

GUAM  Joylyn Muñoz  (Universe '98)

GUATEMALA  Sara Elizabeth Sandoval Villatoro (Coconut '95, Coffee '96)

HOLLAND  Didie Schackman

HONG KONG  Shirley Chau Yuen-Yee

HUNGARY  Ildiko Veinbergen

INDIA  Preeti Mankotia (SF International '91)

IRELAND  Joanne Black (Universe '96, Europe '96)

ITALY  Rosanna Santoli

JAMAICA  Imani Duncan

JAPAN  Mari Kubo (SF Asia Pacific '96)

LATVIA  Ieva Melina

LEBANON  Julia Syriani (Universe '96)

LITHUANIA  Gabriele Bartkuite

MACAU  Geraldina Madeira da Silva Pedruco (Chinese International '96)

MALAYSIA  Trincy Low Ee Bing (Universe '97)

NEW ZEALAND  Sarah Brady (Universe '96)

NORWAY  Inger Lise Ebeltoft (Universe '96)

PANAMA  Marisela Moreno Montero (1st RU Banana '96)

PARAGUAY  Patricia Serafini Geoghegan (3rd RU Banana '95, 3rd RU Sudamericana '95)

PERU  Paola Dellepiane Gianotti (Universe '95)

PHILIPPINES  Reham Snow Tago

POLAND  Ewa Jzabella Tylecka (Globe '98)

PORTUGAL  Suzana Leitão Robalo

PUERTO RICO  Swanni Quiñones Laracuente

ROMANIA  Dana Delia Pintilie (Tourism Int'l '96)

RUSSIA  Yelena Bazina (Globe '96)

SEYCHELLES  Shirley Low-Meng

SINGAPORE  Jacqueline Chew  

SLOVAK REPUBLIC  Zuzana Spatinova

SLOVENIA  Teja Boskin

SPAIN  Candelaria Rodríguez Pacheco

SWAZILAND  Mandy Saulus

SWEDEN  Jeanette Mona Hassel

SWITZERLAND  Stéphanie Berger (Universe '96)

TAHITI  Timeri Baudry (winner Intercontinental '96)

TAIWAN  Chun-Chun Hsu 

TANZANIA  Emily Adolf Fred

THAILAND  Yasumin "Ja" Leautamornwattana

TURKEY  Demet Sener

UKRAINE  Nataliya Oleksandrivna Shvachiy  (2nd RU Europe '94)

UNITED KINGDOM  Shauna Marie Gunn (International-Britain '96)

USA  Jill Susan Ankuda

ZAMBIA  Miryana Bujisic

ZIMBABWE  Dionne Best

WITHDREW:

NIGERIA  Toyin Enitan Raji (forced for political reasons to withdraw a few hours after being given the Miss Personality award)

NO SHOWS:

SRI LANKA  Shivani Vasagam

ICELAND  Sigríður Ósk Kristinsdóttir

NEPAL  Sumi Khadka

NAMIBIA  Patricia Burt

UGANDA  Phiona Piloya

REPLACED:

HONG KONG  Sophie Rahman

UKRAINE  Vladlena "Vlada" Vladimirovna Kerdina

UGANDA  Betty Nantunga

DEBUTS:  -

WITHDRAWALS:  China, Iceland, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Sri Lanka

RETURNS:  Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Lithuania, Zambia

JUDGES:

01.- Fanie de Villiers - Famous cricketer from South Africa.

02.- Mariasela Álvarez - Miss World 1982 from the Dominican Republic.

03.- Josie Borain - South African supermodel.

04.- Bruce Forsyth - British presenter and comedian.

05.- Amitabh Bachchan - Famous Indian film actor.

06.- Emma Samms - Renowned British actress.

07.- Astrid Carolina Herrera - Actress and Miss World 1984 from Venezuela.

08.- Christopher Lee - Distinguished English actor.

09.- Michael Winner - English Film Producer and Director.

10.- Eric Morley - Owner and Founder of Miss World and Chairman of the Judges.