Miss World 1995

Miss World 1995
Miss World 1995 Titlecard
Date	18 November 1995
Presenters	Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta, and Bobbie Eakes
Venue	Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa
Broadcaster	SABC
Entrants	84
Withdraws	People's Republic of China, Iceland, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka
Returns	Barbados, Bermuda, Lithuania, and Zambia
Winner	Jacqueline Aguilera  Venezuela
Personality	Toyin Raji  Nigeria
Best National Costume	Anica Martinović  Croatia
Photogenic	Jacqueline Aguilera  Venezuela

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results.

The 45th Miss World Pageant was held for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa on 18 November 1995. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta and Bobbie Eakes and was also particiapted by Supermodels Linda Evangelista and Beverly Peele and Bruce Forsythe who acted as presenters. Aside from Sun City; Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the Comoros hosted some segments of the show.

Results

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1995	Venezuela - Jacqueline Aguilera
1st runner-up	Croatia - Anica Martinović
2nd runner-up	Trinidad & Tobago - Michelle Khan
Finalists	Israel - Miri Bohadana  Korea - Choi Yoon-young
Semi-finalists	Australia - Melissa Porter  Bolivia - Carla Morón  Bulgaria - Evgenia Kalkandzhieva  Mexico - Alejandra Quintero  South Africa - Bernelee Daniell

Special awards

• Miss Photogenic: Jacqueline Aguilera (Venezuela)
• Best Designed National Dress: Anica Martinović (Croatia)
• Miss Personality: Toyin Raji (Nigeria)

Continental Queens

• Americas: Jacqueline Aguilera (Venezuela)
• Europe: Anica Martinović (Croatia)
• Caribbean: Michelle Khan (Trinidad & Tobago)
• Asia and Oceania: Choi Yoon-young (Korea)
• Africa: Bernelee Daniell (South Africa)

Order of Announcements

Top 10

Korea Bolivia Trinidad and Tobago Croatia Mexico

6. Australia  7. South Africa  8. Bulgaria  9. Venezuela 10. Israel

Top 5

1. Venezuela
2. Croatia
3. Israel
4. Trinidad and Tobago
5. Korea

85 contestants

American Virgin Islands - Roshini Nibbs  Argentina - María Lorena Jensen  Aruba - Tessa Pieterz  Australia - Melissa Porter  Austria - Elizabeth Unfried  Bahamas - Loleta Marie Smith  Bangladesh - Yasmin Bilkis Sathi  Barbados - Rashi Holder  Belgium - Veronique De Kock  Bermuda - Renita Minors  Bolivia - Carla Patricia Moron Peña  Botswana - Monica Somolekae  Brazil - Elessandra Cristina Dartora  British Virgin Islands - Chandi Trott  Bulgaria - Evgenia Kalkandjieva  Canada - Alissa Lehinki  Cayman Islands - Tasha Ebanks  Chile - Tonka Tomicic Petric  China, Republic of - Hsu Chun-Chun  Colombia - Diana Maria Figueroa Castellanos  Costa Rica - Shasling Navarro Aguilar  Croatia - Anica Martinović  Curaçao - 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 Koivisto  France - Helene Lantoine  Germany - Isabell Brauer  Ghana - Manuela Medie  Gibraltar - Monique Chiara  Greece - Maria Boziki  Guam - Joylyn Muñoz  Guatemala - Sara Elizabeth Sandoval Villatoro  Holland - Didi Schackmann  Hong Kong - Shirley Chau Yuen-Yee  Hungary - Ildiko Veinbergen  India - Preeti Mankotia  Ireland - Joanne Black  Israel - Miri Bohadana

Italy - Rosanna Santoli  Jamaica - Imani Duncan  Japan - Mari Kubo  Korea - Choi Yoon-young  Latvia - Ieva Melina  Lebanon - Julia Syriani  Lithuania - Gabriele Bartkute Macau - Geraldina Madeira da Silva Pedruco  Malaysia - Trincy Low Ee Bing  Mexico - Alejandra Quintero Velasco  New Zealand - Sarah Brady  Nigeria - Toyin Enitan Raji  Norway - Inger Lise Ebeltoft  Panama - Marisela Moreno Montero  Paraguay - Patricia Serafini Geoghegan  Peru - Paola Dellepiane Gianotti  Philippines - Reham Snow Tago  Poland - Ewa Jzabella Tylecka  Portugal - Suzana Leitao Robalo  Puerto Rico - Swanni Quiñones Laracuerte  Romania - Dana Delia Pintilie  Russia - Elena Bazina  Seychelles - Shirley Low-Meng  Singapore - Jacqueline Chew  Slovakia - Zuzana Spatinova  Slovenia - Teja Boškin  South Africa - Bernelee Daniell  Spain - Candelaria Rodríguez Pacheco  Swaziland - Mandy Saulus  Sweden - Jeanette Mona Hassel  Switzerland - Stephanie Berger  Tahiti - Timeri Baudry  Tanzania - Emily Adolf Fred  Thailand - Yasumin Leautamornwattana  Trinidad & Tobago - Michelle Khan  Turkey - Demet Sener  Ukraine - Nataliya Shvachiy  United Kingdom - Shauna Marie Gunn  United States - Jill Ankuda  Venezuela - Jacqueline Maria Aguilera Marcano  Zambia - Miryana Bujisic  Zimbabwe - Dionne Best

Trivia

Returning countries and Debuts

• Barbados last competed in 1990.
• Zambia last competed in 1992.
• Bermuda, and Lithuania last competed in 1993.

Withdrawals and nations not competing

• Iceland, and Sri Lanka lost its franchise for Miss World until 1999.
• People's Republic of China, Kenya, and Mauritius failed to send their delegates in Miss World.
• Nigeria withdrew from the competition due to political reasons.

Other notes

• Jacqueline Aguilera was the fifth Venezuelan to win the Miss World title. Before she competed on Miss World, she won Top Model of the World 1995 in Miami.
• Two contestants competed in Miss Universe 1995: Nigeria and Peru.
• Seven contestants competed in Miss Universe 1996: Belgium, Cayman Islands, Lebanon, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, and Trinidad & Tobago
• Trinidad & Tobago, Michelle Khan who placed 3rd in Miss World, failed to put her through to the semifinals in Miss Universe 1996 in Las Vegas. She would go on and win Top Model of the World 1998 in Germany.
• Malaysia competed in Miss Universe 1997, while Guam competed in Miss Universe 1998.
• Zambia and Zimbabwe sent their first white delegates to Miss World. Zambia, Miryana Bujisic, was half-Yugoslavian.
• Barbados and Bermuda returned to Miss World after a long-year hiatus.
• This is the first time that the awards for Best Evening Wear and Best Swimwear were given. Ghana won the Best Evening Wear award, while Israel won the Best Swimwear Award.
• Preliminaries in Miss World 1995 were held in Sun City, South Africa, in Comoros, and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• Tahiti, Timeri Baudry would go on and win Miss Intercontinental 1996 in Germany.
• Nigeria had to withdraw due to political reasons.
• Thailand, Yasumin Leaudmornwattana, was the 1st Runner-Up in Miss Thailand World 1994 because of the death of HRH Princess Mother.
• 7 out of 10 countries which made it into the semifinals, were not in the semifinals last year: Mexico (1981), Bolivia (1983), Trinidad & Tobago (1986), Australia (1991), Israel (1992), and Korea (1993). Bulgaria made into the semi-finals in Miss World for the first time, since its debut in 1988.

Contestants Order

Dubai, United Arab Emirates Austria Bangladesh Belgium Cyprus Finland Germany Ghana Greece Holland Hong Kong Hungary India Ireland Italy Lebanon Lithuania Malaysia Norway Philippines Poland Singapore South Africa Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom

Comoros Islands American Virgin Islands Australia British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Canada Croatia Czech Republic Gibraltar Guatemala Jamaica Macau New Zealand Nigeria Panama Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Seychelles Spain Swaziland Republic of China (Taiwan) Tanzania Trinidad & Tobago Ukraine United States of America

Sun City, South Africa Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Bermuda Botswana Brazil Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Curaçao Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Estonia France Guam Israel Japan Korea Latvia Mexico Paraguay Peru Slovakia Slovenia Tahiti Venezuela Zambia Zimbabwe

External links

• Pageantopolis
• Jimmy's Pageant Page
• Miss World 1995 Delegates Gallery