Miss World 1990

Miss World 1990, the 40th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 November 1990 at the London Palladium in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Gina Tolleson representing the United States. She was crowned by Miss World 1989, Aneta Beata Kreglicka of Poland. After this event, the Miss World competition began staging outside the United Kingdom; in places such as in Atlanta, Hong Kong and Sun City, South Africa. This is the second time that the United States representative won Miss World, the other being Marjorie Wallace in 1973. Although Wallace was later dethroned, Tolleson was allowed to crown her successor the following year.

Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Romania and the return of Madagascar, which last competed in 1974, Brazil in 1987 and Barbados, the British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cook Islands, Egypt, India and Uruguay in 1988.

Bermuda, Ecuador, Guyana, Malaysia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan and Uganda, Withdrew from the competition.

Results

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Judges

• Eric Morley – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
• Krish Naidoo
• Josie Fonseca
• Michael Ward
• Kimberley Santos – Miss World 1980 from Guam
• Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
• Ralph Halpern
• Rob Brandt
• Knut Meiner
• Ruth Moxnes
• Thomas Ledin
• Terje Aass
• Ann-Mari Albertsen
• Jarle Johansen
• Ingeborg Sørensen

Contestants

Notes

Debuts

• Romania competed in Miss World for the first time after the Miss World Organization allowed the nation to compete after a 24-year revolution.

There were two panels of judges, one in the United Kingdom and another in Norway, that commented Miss Venezuela to be “the best one”. This clip was removed from videos and she was placed 2nd Runner-Up.