Miss World 1989

Miss World 1989, the 39th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1989 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. 78 contestants took part in the pageant. It was the first time in history that Miss World ventured overseas. It was also the first time the Soviet Union has sent a contestant in any major pageant. The winner was Aneta Kręglicka of Polish People's Republic, who was the first Eastern European person to win the competition. She was crowned by Miss World 1988, Linda Pétursdóttir of Iceland.

Contestants


78 contestants competed for the title.

Judges

 * Eric Morley † – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
 * Krish Naidoo †
 * Brian Daniels
 * Rob Brandt
 * Diane Hsin
 * Peter Lam
 * Giselle Laronde – Miss World 1986 from Trinidad and Tobago
 * Richard Caring
 * George Pitman

Debuts

 * 🇭🇺 Hungary
 *  Latvian SSR (Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic)
 *  South West Africa
 *  USSR

Returns

 * Last competed in 1969:
 *  Czechoslovakia
 * Last competed in 1985:
 * 🇦🇼 Aruba
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico
 * Last competed in 1987:
 * 🇵🇦 Panama
 * 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Replacements

 *  Soviet Union – Yulia Sukhanova did not compete due to parental refusal to sign any contract with the Miss USSR organizers due to being underaged or overaged.

Withdrawals

 * 🇧🇧 Barbados
 *  British Virgin Islands
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria
 * 🇪🇬 Egypt
 *  Lithuanian SSR (Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic) - Liucija Gruzdytė
 *  St. Kitts & Nevis
 * 🇸🇿 Swaziland
 *  Turks & Caicos
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay
 * 🇮🇳 India – National pageant postponed
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon – Due to a civil war

Other Notes

 * 🇵🇱 Poland – Aneta Kręglicka competed in Miss International in 1989, securing the second position behind Iris Klein. Shortly after, she participated in Miss World and clinched the crown, making her the first Polish woman to achieve this honor. In 2021, she won Miss World for the second time, following in the footsteps of Karolina Bielawska.