Miss Model of the World 1989

Miss Model of the World 1989
Date	May 27, 1989[1]
Presenters	Mr. Carven, Guy Laroche
Venue	Istanbul, Turkey
Entrants	34
Placements	10
Debuts	Argentina, Chile, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Monaco, San Marino, Sri Lanka, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USSR
Winner	Kao Arden  France
Congeniality	Murine Tsui To  Hong Kong
Best National Costume	Marisabel Valdés Fairfoot  Venezuela
Photogenic	Maria Rosa Carvennin Puerto Rico

Miss Model of the World 1989, the 2nd edition^[2] of Miss Model of the World was held in Istanbul, Turkey on May 27, 1989. It was hosted by Mr. Carven and Guy Laroche. 34 delegates around the world competed for the title, Kao Arden of France was crowned Miss Model of the World 1989 by outgoing titleholder Victoria Eugenia Azuero Ballestros of Colombia.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestants
Miss Model of the World 1989	France-Kao Arden
1st runner-up	Venezuela-Marisabel Valdés Fairfoot
2nd runner-up	Sweden-Agneta Rusewitz
Semifinalists	Malaysia-Anitha Ann Das  Puerto Rico-Maria Rosa Carvennin  Singapore-Yen Ong  Turkey-Begüm Özbek  Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus-Sifa Yahsi  United Kingdom-Rachael Patrick  USSR-Liliya Passichnike

Special Awards

Award	Contestants
Best National Cosume	Venezuela-Marisabel Valdés Fairfoot
Miss Congeniality	Hong Kong-Murine Tsui To
Miss Photogenic	Puerto Rico-Maria Rosa Carvennin
Miss Elegance	USSR-Liliya Passichnike

Regional Winners

Continent	Contestant
Miss Model of Americas	Chile-Maria Josefa Insensee Ugarte
Miss Model of Asia Pacific	Philippines-Marina Pura Santos Benipayo
Miss Model of Europe	Holland-Manou Bleeker
Miss Model of Mediterranean	Italy-Francesca Plati

Historical Significance

• Puerto Rico, Singapore, Turkey and Venezuela also placed last year.
• Venezuela won Best National Costume award for the 2nd time and twice in a row.

Contestants

References

1. ^ http://pageantopolis.com/model/miss_model_1988-2001.htm
2. ^ http://world-missmodel.com/22then/ls2.html

External links

• Miss Model of the World Website