| Miss World 1993 |
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Miss World 1993 Titlecard
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| Date |
27 November 1993 |
| Presenters |
Pierce Brosnan, Doreen Morris, Gina Tolleson, Kim Alexis |
| Venue |
Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa  |
| Broadcaster |
E!, SABC |
| Entrants |
81 |
| Placements |
10 |
| Debuts |
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovakia |
| Withdrawals |
Greenland, Hungary, Peru, Romania, Seychelles, Ukraine, Zambia |
| Returns |
Honduras, Zimbabwe |
| Winner |
Lisa Hanna
 Jamaica |
Miss World 1993, the 43rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 27 November 1993 at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The pageant attracted 81 contestants from all over the world. This is the second consecutive staging of the pageant in Sun City. The event was hosted by actor and future James Bond, Pierce Brosnan. The winner was Lisa Hanna of Jamaica. She was crowned by Miss World 1992, Julia Kourotchkina of Russia.
Results
Placements
| Final results |
Contestant |
| Miss World 1993 |
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| 1st runner-up |
- South Africa – Palesa Mofokeng
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Semi-finalists |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group |
Contestant |
| Africa |
- South Africa – Palesa Mofokeng
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
 Croatia – Fani Capalija
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Special awards
| Awards |
Contestant |
| Best National Costume |
 India – Karminder Kaur-Virk
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| Miss Personality |
 Italy – Barbara Chiappini
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| Miss Photogenic |
 Denmark – Charlotte Als
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Order of announcements
- Top 10
- 1. Finland
- 2. Philippines
- 3. Sweden
- 4. U.S.A.
- 5. Croatia
- 6. Korea
- 7. Venezuela
- 8. Jamaica
- 9. France
- 10. South Africa
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- Top 5
- 1. Philippines
- 2. Croatia
- 3. South Africa
- 4. Venezuela
- 5. Jamaica
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Contestants
Notes
Debuts
 Czech Republic
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 Lithuania
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 Slovakia
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Returns
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Last competed in 1982:
 Zimbabwe
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Last competed in 1991:
 Honduras
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Withdrawals
 Hungary – Zsanna Pardy Peru – Mónika Sáez Grimm Romania – Angelica Nicoara
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 Seychelles – Myrna Hoareau Ukraine – Iryna Barabash
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Crossovers
- Miss Universe
- 1993:
 Costa Rica – Laura Odio Salas
- 1993:
 France – Véronique de la Cruz
- 1993:
 Sri Lanka – Chamila Wickremesinghe
- 1993:
 Uruguay – María Fernanda Navarro Guigou
- 1994:
 Switzerland – Patricia Fässler (Semi-finalist)
- 1994:
 Cayman Islands – Audry Elizabeth Ebanks
- 1994:
 Ireland – Pamela Flood
- 1994:
 Mauritius – Viveka Babajee
- 1994:
 Namibia – Christalene Barbara Kahatjipara (Miss Congeniality)
- 1994:
 New Zealand – Nicola Johanna Brighty
- 1997:
 Puerto Rico – Ana Rosa Brito Suárez (Semi-finalist)
- 1998:
 British Virgin Islands – Kaida Donovan
- Miss International
- 1990: Puerto Rico – Ana Rosa Brito Suárez
- 1992:
 Norway – Rita Omvik (Semi-finalist)
- 1993: Costa Rica – Laura Odio Salas
- 1994:
 United Kingdom – Amanda Louise Johnson (Semi-finalist, as Britain)
- Queen of the Year
- 1993: Norway – Rita Omvik (Winner / Dethroned, Miss Friendship)
- Miss Tourism International
- 1995: Denmark – Charlotte Als
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- Miss Hispanidad Internacional
- 1992: Honduras – Tania Brüchmann Escoria
- 1993:
 Colombia – Silvia Isabel Durán Angarita
- 1993: Uruguay – María Fernanda Navarro Guigou
- Reinado Internacional del Café
- 1994: Costa Rica – Laura Odio Salas
- Reina Mundial del Banano
- 1994: Uruguay – María Fernanda Navarro Guigou (3rd runner-up)
- Nuestra Belleza Internacional
- 1994:
 Guatemala – María Lucrecia Flores Flores
- 1994: Uruguay – María Fernanda Navarro Guigou
- 1996:
 Ecuador – Dana Saab Saab
- Miss Europe
- 1992: Norway – Rita Omvik
- 1993: France – Véronique de la Cruz
- 1994: United Kingdom – Amanda Louise Johnson (3rd runner-up, as
 England)
- 1994: 23x15px Russia – Olga Sysoeva
- Miss Scandinavia
- 1992: Norway – Rita Omvik
- Miss Asia Pacific
- 1993: Guatemala – María Lucrecia Flores Flores
- Miss Chinese International Pageant
- 1994:
 Chinese Taipei – Virginia Long Wei-Yen (Semi-finalist, as Taipei)
- Miss India Worldwide
- 1994: India – Karminder Kaur-Virk (Winner)
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Historical significance
- Czechoslovakia split into two countries: both Czech Republic and Slovakia sent representatives.
- Croatia made it to the semi-finals for the first time, placed as a finalist, and received the "Queen of Europe" award.
- This is the first time that no European or North American country made it to the final 3.
- This is the first that a contestant who received the "Queen of Caribbean" award won the Miss World title.
- All Latin American countries (except Brazil, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela) introduced themselves in Spanish.
- Curaçao, Italy, Japan, and Turkey introduced themselves in their native languages.
- Aruba, Bermuda, Curaçao, Israel, Mauritius, Holland, Paraguay, and Sri Lanka entered the Parade of Nations on stage.
- During the evening gown competition a part of the dress worn by Miss USA got caught in her heel.
- Half the number of countries which made it into the semi-finals, were not in the semi-finals last year: Philippines (1986), Korea and Sweden (1988), France and Jamaica (1991), and Croatia (first time since its debut in 1992, finishing in fourth place).
- Mauritius (Viveka Babajee), who later became a prominent actress in India, committed suicide on 26 June 2010 at her Bandra residence in Mumbai, India. She also competed in the 1994 Miss Universe pageant in the Philippines where she ranked among the top 25 but failed to be a semi-finalist by only 0.236 marks and got involved in the infamous Metro Manila Film Festival.
- Philippines makes their highest performance since being first runner-up in 1973, and last seen at the top 10 in 1986.
Judges
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