Miss World 1995

Miss World 1995
Miss World 1995 Titlecard
Date	18 November 1995
Presenters	Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta, Bobbie Eakes
Entertainment	Caught in the Act
Venue	Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa
Broadcaster	E!, SABC
Entrants	84
Withdrawals	China PR, Iceland, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sri Lanka
Returns	Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Lithuania, Zambia
Winner	Jacqueline Aguilera  Venezuela
Personality	Toyin Raji  Nigeria
Best National Costume	Anica Martinović  Croatia
Photogenic	Jacqueline Aguilera  Venezuela

Real Natural Life Miss World 1995, the 45th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1995 for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta, and Bobbie Eakes and was also participated by supermodels Linda Evangelista and Beverly Peele and Bruce Forsyth who acted as presenters. Aside from Sun City; Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the Comoros hosted some segments of the show. The winner was Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai of India.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1995^[1]

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 1995	Venezuela – Jacqueline Aguilera
1st runner-up	Croatia – Anica Martinović
2nd runner-up	Trinidad & Tobago – Michelle Khan
Top 5	Israel – Miri Bohadana  Korea – Choi Yoon-young
Semi-finalists	Australia – Melissa Porter  Bolivia – Carla Morón  Bulgaria – Evgenia Kalkandzhieva  Mexico – Alejandra Quintero  South Africa – Bernelee Daniell

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	South Africa – Bernelee Daniell
Americas	Venezuela – Jacqueline Aguilera
Asia & Oceania	Korea – Choi Yoon-young
Caribbean	Trinidad & Tobago – Michelle Khan
Europe	Croatia – Anica Martinović

Contestants

American Virgin Islands – Roshini Nibbs  Argentina – María Lorena Jensen  Aruba – Tessa Pieterz  Australia – Melissa Porter [1]  Austria – Elizabeth Unfried  Bahamas – Loleta Marie Smith  Bangladesh – Yasmin Bilkis Sathi  Barbados – Rashi Holder  Belgium – Véronique De Kock  Bermuda – Renita Minors  Bolivia – Carla Patricia Morón Peña  Botswana – Monica Somolekae  Brazil – Elessandra Cristina Dartora  British Virgin Islands – Chandi Trott  Bulgaria – Evgenia Kalkandjieva  Canada – Alissa Lehinki  Cayman Islands – Tasha Ebanks  Chile – Tonka Tomicic Petric  Colombia – Diana María Figueroa Castellanos  Costa Rica – Shasling Navarro Aguilar  Croatia – Anica Martinović  Curaçao – Danique Regales  Cyprus – Isabella Giorgallou  Czech Republic – Katerina Kasalova  Denmark – Tine Bay  Dominican Republic – Patricia Bayonet Robles  Ecuador – Ana Fabiola Trujillo Parker  Estonia – Mari-Lin Poom  Finland – Terhi Koivisto  France – Helene Lantoine  Germany – Isabell Brauer  Ghana – Manuela Medie  Gibraltar – Monique Chiara  Greece – Maria Boziki  Guam – Joylyn Muñoz  Guatemala – Sara Elizabeth Sandoval Villatoro  Holland – Didi Schackmann  Hong Kong – Shirley Chau Yuen-Yee [1]  Hungary – Ildiko Veinbergen  India – Preeti Mankotia  Ireland – Joanne Black  Israel – Miri Bohadana

Italy – Rosanna Santoli  Jamaica – Imani Duncan  Japan – Mari Kubo  Korea – Choi Yoon-young  Latvia – Ieva Melina  Lebanon – Julia Syriani  Lithuania – Gabriele Bartkute Macau – Geraldina Madeira da Silva Pedruco  Malaysia – Trincy Low Ee Bing  Mexico – Alejandra Quintero Velasco  New Zealand – Sarah Brady [1]  Norway – Inger Lise Ebeltoft  Panama – Marisela Moreno Montero  Paraguay – Patricia Serafini Geoghegan  Peru – Paola Dellepiane Gianotti  Philippines – Reham Snow Tago  Poland – Ewa Jzabella Tylecka  Portugal – Suzana Leitao Robalo  Puerto Rico – Swanni Quiñones Laracuerte  Romania – Dana Delia Pintilie  Russia – Elena Bazina [1]  Seychelles – Shirley Low-Meng  Singapore – Jacqueline Chew  Slovakia – Zuzana Spatinova  Slovenia – Teja Boškin  South Africa – Bernelee Daniell  Spain – Candelaria Rodríguez Pacheco  Swaziland – Mandy Saulus  Sweden – Jeanette Mona Hassel   Switzerland – Stephanie Berger  Tahiti – Timeri Baudry  Taiwan ROC – Hsu Chun-Chun [1]  Tanzania – Emily Adolf Fred  Thailand – Yasumin Leautamornwattana  Trinidad & Tobago – Michelle Khan  Turkey – Demet Sener  Ukraine – Nataliya Shvachiy  United Kingdom – Shauna Marie Gunn  United States of America – Jill Ankuda  Venezuela – Jacqueline María Aguilera Marcano  Zambia – Miryana Bujisic  Zimbabwe – Dionne Best

Judges

• Astrid Carolina Herrera – Miss World 1984 from Venezuela
• Bruce Forsyth
• Christopher Lee
• Eric Morley
• Emma Samms
• Michael Winner

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 1990:  Barbados

Last competed in 1992:  Zambia

Last competed in 1993:  Bermuda  Lithuania

Withdrawals

Withdrawals during the contest:

•  Nigeria – Toyin Enitan Raji - She was forced due political reasons to withdraw from the contest a few hours after being given the Miss Personality on November 16, after receiving telephone threats over the execution by Nigeria's military regime of nine political activists a week ago.^[2][3]

Others:

Iceland lost its franchise for Miss World until 1999.  Sri Lanka lost its franchise for Miss World until 1999.  China

Kenya  Mauritius

Replacement

•  Ukraine – The winner of Miss Ukraine 1995, Vlada Litovchenko couldn't participate due that she actually is a married woman with one child.^[4] The 2nd runner up of Miss Europe 1994, Nataliya Shvachiy replace her.

References

1. "New Straits Times". Retrieved 26 January 2016.
2. http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-nigerias-representative-to-the-miss-world-beauty-contest-toyin-raji-118049239.html
3. http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/articles/9512102106/miss-nigeria-drops-out-miss-world-pageant-amid-protest-against-government
4. http://jetsetter.ua/stati/svetskaya-sreda/devushki-na-million.html?ismobile=0?ismobile=0

External links

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 1995
• Miss World 1995 Delegates Gallery