Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the

Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London. One of the UK's most treasured and distinctive buildings, it is held in trust for the nation and managed by a registered charity which receives no govern ...

in London, UK. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title.

Miss World 1984 Miss World 1984, the 34th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1984 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1983, Sarah-Jane Hutt of the ...

, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned

Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir (born 3 June 1963) is an Icelandic former model and beauty queen who won the 1985 Miss World contest. Miss World Hólmfríður finished runner-up at the 1985 Miss Iceland contest behind Halla Jonsdóttir. Hal ...

of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event.

Results

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Contestants

78 contestants competed for the title.

Judges

*Ibrahim Keita *

Graeme Souness Graeme James Souness (; born 6 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, and current TV pundit. A midfielder, Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s, player-manager of Ranger ...

* Ralph Halpern † *

Sarah-Jane Hutt Sarah-Jane Hutt (born 3 October 1964) is a British model and beauty queen who was the fifth Miss United Kingdom to win the Miss World beauty contest in 1983. She refused to admit she was the most beautiful woman and some of the unhappy contest ...

– Miss World 1983 from United Kingdom * Eric Morley † – Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization * Duncan Goodhew *Anne-Marie Moser *Tan Sri Jeyaratnam * Barry McGuigan

Notes

Debuts

* * *

Returns

*Last competed in

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

: ** *Last competed in

1977 Events January * January 8 – Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group. * January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (now the Democratic R ...

: ** *Last competed in

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

: ** (as ) *Last competed in

1983 The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to Internet protocol suite, TCP/IP is officially completed (this is consid ...

: **

Withdrawals

* *

Other Notes

* This was the first time Iceland won

References

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