# Miss World 1987

Miss World 1987, the 37th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1987 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Ulla Weigerstorfer (Queen of Europe) from Austria. She was crowned by Miss World 1986, Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde of Trinidad and Tobago. Runner-up was Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez (Queen of Americas) from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir from Iceland.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 1987 | Austria – Ulla Weigerstorfer |
| 1st runner-up | Venezuela – Albani Lozada |
| 2nd runner-up | Iceland – Anna Margret Jónsdóttir |
| Top 6 | Argentina – Katerina Ciscato  Colombia – Claudia Mercedes Escobar  Poland – Monika Nowosadko |
| Top 12 | France – Nathalie Marquay  Guam – Francel Manibog Caracol  Holland – Angelique Cremers  Hong Kong – Pauline Yeung  Israel – Ya'el Gerthler  Nigeria – Mary Ngozi Bienoseh |

### Continental Queens of Beauty

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africas | Nigeria – Mary Ngozi Bienoseh |
| Americas | Venezuela – Albani Lozada |
| Asia | Hong Kong – Pauline Yeung |
| Europe | Austria – Ulla Weigerstorfer |
| Oceania | Guam – Francel Manibog Caracol |

## Contestants

78 countries participated in Miss World 1987.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Argentina | Katerina Ciscato | 17 | La Plata |
| Australia | Donna Rudrum | 23 | Melbourne |
| Austria | Ulla Weigerstorfer | 20 | Vienna |
| Bahamas | Indira Wood | 21 | Nassau |
| Barbados | Dawn Michelle Waithe | 19 | Bridgetown |
| Belgium | Lynn Wesenbeek | 24 | Antwerp |
| Belize | Janine Sylvestre | 20 | Belize City |
| Bermuda | Kim Elizabeth Johnston | 20 | Southampton |
| Bolivia | Birgit Ellefsen | 19 | Cochabamba |
| Brazil | Simone Augusto Costa da Silva | 20 | Recife |
| Canada | Tracey Westerholm | 24 | Vancouver |
| Cayman Islands | Desirée Ann Hunter | 22 | Grand Cayman |
| Chile | Yasna Vukasovic | 18 | Punta Arenas |
| Colombia | Claudia Mercedes Escobar | 21 | Cali |
| Cook Islands | Michelle Leone Oberg | 21 | Rarotonga |
| Costa Rica | Alejandra Martínez | 20 | Cartago |
| Curaçao | Diana Fraai | 18 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Niki Christou | 20 | Nicosia |
| Denmark | Zelma Hesselmann | 17 | Copenhagen |
| Dominican Republic | Paula del Carmen Lora | 21 | Salcedo |
| Ecuador | Cecilia Pozo | 21 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Claudia Alvarenga | 19 | San Salvador |
| Finland | Minna Rinnetmäki | 19 | Tampere |
| France | Nathalie Marquay | 20 | Mulhouse |
| Germany | Christiane Kopp | 19 | Berlin |
| Gibraltar | Mayte Sanchez | 19 | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Helen Moskiou | 20 | Athens |
| Guam | Francel Manibog Caracol | 24 | Tumon |
| Guatemala | Mábel Hernández | 24 | Chinautla |
| Holland | Angelique Cremers | 22 | Schinveld |
| Honduras | Claudia María Paz | 18 | San Pedro Sula |
| Hong Kong | Pauline Yeung | 20 | Hong Kong Island |
| Iceland | Anna Margret Jónsdóttir | 21 | Reykjavík |
| India | Manisha Kohli | 17 | Bombay |
| Ireland | Adrienne Rock | 22 | Dublin |
| Isle of Man | Lesley Henthorn | 18 | Greeba |
| Israel | Ya'el Gerthler | 19 | Rehovot |
| Italy | Barbara Martinuzzi | 17 | Turin |
| Jamaica | Janice Whittingham | 20 | Kingston |
| Japan | Keiko Unno | 20 | Tokyo |
| Kenya | Sheila Kegode | 21 | Nairobi |
| South Korea | Chung Myoung-sun | 22 | Seoul |
| Lebanon | Josiane Haddad | 21 | Beirut |
| Luxembourg | Claudine Atten | 24 | Erpeldange |
| Macau | Olívia do Rosário | 17 | Macau |
| Malaysia | Sheela Shankar | 23 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Joanne Corser | 18 | Paola |
| Mauritius | Marie-France Mamet | 25 | Grand Bay |
| Mexico | Elizabeth Carrillo | 20 | Mazatlán |
| New Zealand | Karyn Metcalf | 18 | Manukau |
| Nigeria | Mary Ngozi Bienoseh | 19 | Benue |
| Norway | Mette Veiseth | 18 | Namsos |
| Panama | María Cordelia Denis | 19 | Panama City |
| Papua New Guinea | Harriet Joan Warren | 19 | Port Moresby |
| Paraguay | Lourdes Stanley | 19 | Hohenhau |
| Peru | Suzette Woodman | 21 | Lima |
| Philippines | Maria Lourdes Apostol | 21 | Manila |
| Poland | Monika Nowosadko | 23 | Kolobrzeg |
| Portugal | Paula Isabel Leal do Sousa | 18 | Lisbon |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Jennifer Hensley | 20 | Basseterre |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Nicole Hadaway | 19 | Kingstown |
| Singapore | Janicia Koh | 21 | Spottiswoode Park |
| Spain | Sonsoles Artigas | 20 | Las Palmas |
| Sri Lanka | Priyanjali de Alwis | 21 | Dehiwala |
| Swaziland | Phindile Simelane | 17 | Mbabane |
| Sweden | Karin Trydell | 18 | Laholm |
| Switzerland | Gabriela Bigler | 23 | Bern |
| Thailand | Benjawan Srilapan | 18 | Bangkok |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Maria del Valle Xavier | 18 | Diego Martin |
| Turkey | Şebnem Dinçgor | 17 | Istanbul |
| Turks and Caicos | Edna Smith | 20 | Grand Turk |
| United Kingdom | Karen Mellor | 24 | Barnsley |
| United States | Clotlide Cabrera | 23 | Tampa Bay |
| United States Virgin Islands | Lisa Pitram | 17 | St. Thomas |
| Uruguay | Mónica Borrea | 23 | Montevideo |
| Venezuela | Albani Lozada | 22 | Acarigua |
| Western Samoa | Ainslie Berking | 18 | Apia |
| Yugoslavia | Matilda Sazdova | 18 | Skopje |

## Judges

* Eric Morley † – Chairperson of Miss World
* Linford Christie
* Robert Coleman
* John Coleman
* Pilin Leon – Miss World 1981 from Venezuela
* Hayley Mills
* Albert Vinci
* Rick Wakeman
* Simon Williams