Miss World 1986

Miss World 1986, the 36th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1986 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Giselle Laronde (Queen of Americas) from Trinidad and Tobago. She was crowned by Miss World 1985, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland. Runner-up was Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Queen of Europe) representing Denmark and third was Chantal Schreiber from Austria.

Contestants
Seventy-seven contestants competed for the title.

Judges

 * Lloyd Honeyghan
 * Mrs. Arabella
 * Nick Owen
 * Robert Kalman
 * Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO Miss World Organization
 * Linda Womack
 * Cecil Womack
 * Ralph Halpern †
 * John Lloyd

Debuts

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Returns

 * Last competed in 1980:
 * Last competed in 1983:
 * Last competed in 1984:
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Withdrawals
' and ' lost its Miss World franchise due to financial assistance issues.

Other Notes

 *  🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos – Carmelita Louise Ariza competed in the 1987 pageant in Singapore, where she achieved a Top 10 placement. She made history by being the first and only representative from Turk and Caicos to reach this milestone in Miss Universe.