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 from Austria. She was crowned by Miss World 1986, Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde of Trinidad & Tobago. Runner-up was Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez from Venezuela, and third was Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir from Iceland.
Results
Placements
Continental Queens of Beauty
Contestants
78 countries participated in Miss World 1987.| Number | Nation | Contestant | Hometown | Preliminary Score | Occupation |
| 01 | ' | Lisa Pitram | St. Thomas | 20 | Student |
| 02 | ' | Caterina Ciscato | La Plata | 26 | Student |
| 03 | ' | Donna Thelma Rudrum | Melbourne | 18 | Model |
| 04 | ' | Ulla Weigerstorfer | Vienna | 30 | Student |
| 05 | ' | Indira Regina Wood | Nassau | 19 | Activities Coordinator |
| 06 | ' | Dawn Michelle Waithe | Bridgetown | 21 | Secretary |
| 07 | ' | Lynn Florentine Wesenbeek | Antwerp | 19 | Marketeer |
| 08 | ' | Janine Sylvestre | Belize City | 18 | Television Communication Student |
| 09 | ' | Kim Elizabeth Johnston | Southampton | 18 | Legal Secretary |
| 10 | ' | Birgit Ellefsen | Cochabamba | 18 | Student |
| 11 | ' | Simone Augusto Costa da Silva | Recife | 23 | Student |
| 12 | ' | Tracey Westerholm | Vancouver | 20 | Actress |
| 13 | ' | Desiree Ann Hunter | Grand Cayman | 18 | Economics Graduate |
| 14 | ' | Yasna Angélica Vukasovic Álvarez | Punta Arenas | 25 | Executive Secretary |
| 15 | ' | Claudia Mercedes Escobar Zapata | Cali | 28 | Student |
| 16 | ' | Michelle Leone Oberg | Rarotonga | 18 | Sales Representative |
| 17 | ' | Alejandra Eugenia Martínez Fuentes | Cartago | 20 | Engineering Student |
| 18 | ' | Diana Patricia Fraai | Willemstad | 18 | Student |
| 19 | ' | Niki Christou | Nicosia | 18 | Model |
| 20 | ' | Zelma Hesselmann | Copenhagen | 20 | Social Services Student |
| 21 | ' | Paula del Carmen Lora García | Salcedo | 24 | Teacher |
| 22 | ' | Cecilia Pozo Caminer | Guayaquil | 25 | Economics Student |
| 23 | ' | Claudia Lorena Alvarenga Ruiz | San Salvador | 18 | Medical Student |
| 24 | ' | Minna Susanna Rinnetmaki | Tampere | 22 | Model |
| 25 | ' | Nathalie Marquay | Mulhouse | 27 | Model |
| 26 | ' | Christiane Kopp | Berlin | 21 | Biochemistry Student |
| 27 | ' | Mayte Sanchez | Gibraltar | 21 | Computer Operator |
| 28 | ' | Helen Moskiou | Athens | 19 | Model |
| 29 | ' | Francel Maribel Manibog Caracol | Agana | 21 | Registered Nurse |
| 30 | ' | Mabel Daniza Hernández Gutiérrez | Chinautla | 18 | Architecture Student |
| 31 | ' | Angelique Johanna Gerarda Cremers | Schinveld | 26 | Hairdresser |
| 32 | ' | Claudia María Paz Valladares | San Pedro Sula | 18 | Student |
| 33 | ' | Pauline Yeung Bo-Ling | Hong Kong Island | 24 | Tv Artist / Model |
| 34 | ' | Anna Margrét Jónsdóttir | Reykjavík | 28 | Model |
| 35 | ' | Manisha Kohli | Bombay | 21 | Classical Dancer |
| 36 | ' | Adrienne Rock† | Dublin | 21 | Model / Fashion Consultant |
| 37 | ' | Lesley Elizabeth Henthorn | Jurby | 21 | Accounts Clerk |
| 38 | ' | Ya'el Gertler | Rehovot | 27 | Psychological Examiner |
| 39 | ' | Barbara Martinuzzi | Turin | 21 | Student |
| 40 | ' | Janice Nadine Whittingham | Kingston | 24 | Model / Sales Representative |
| 41 | ' | Keiko Unno | Tokyo | 18 | Hairdresser |
| 42 | ' | Sheila Linda Kegode | Nairobi | 18 | Student |
| 43 | ' | Chung Myoung-sun | Seoul | 19 | University Student |
| 44 | ' | Josiane Haddad | Beirut | 18 | Student |
| 45 | ' | Claudine Atten | Erpeldange | 21 | Nurse |
| 46 | Macau | Olívia Ana Maria do Rosário | Macau | 18 | Student |
| 47 | ' | Sheela Shankar | Kuala Lumpur | 19 | Fitness Instructor |
| 48 | ' | Joanne Corser | Paola | 22 | Fashion Assistant |
| 49 | ' | Marie-France Geraldine Mamet | Grand Bay | 18 | Accountant |
| 50 | ' | Elizabeth Carrillo Iturrios | Mazatlán | 21 | University Student |
| 51 | ' | Karyn Annemarie Therese Metcalf | Manukau | 18 | Model |
| 52 | ' | Mary Ngozi Bienoseh | Benue | 19 | Student |
| 53 | ' | Mette Veiseth | Namsos | 19 | Student |
| 54 | ' | María Cordelia Denis Urriola | Panama City | 20 | University Student |
| 55 | ' | Harriet Joan Warren | Port Moresby | 18 | Brands Manager |
| 56 | ' | Lourdes Beatriz Stanley Barranda | Hohenhau | 21 | Student |
| 57 | ' | Suzette Marie Woodman Denegri | Lima | 18 | Student |
| 58 | ' | Maria Lourdes Manalili Apostol | Manila | 23 | Theater Art Student |
| 59 | ' | Monika Ewa Nowosadko | Kolobrzeg | 26 | Teacher |
| 60 | ' | Paula Isabel Leal do Sousa | Lisbon | 19 | Student / Model |
| 61 | ' | Jennifer Elvina Hensley | Basseterre | 18 | Teacher |
| 62 | ' | Nicole Camille Hadaway | Kingstown | 21 | Radio Announcer |
| 63 | ' | Janicia Koh Wee Ling | Singapore | 18 | Advertising Designer |
| 64 | ' | Sonsoles Artigas Medero | Las Palmas | 23 | Marketing / Information Student |
| 65 | ' | Priyanjali Marina Frances de Alwis | Dehiwala | 18 | Dancing Instructor |
| 66 | ' | Phindile Patricia Simelane | Mbabane | 18 | Student |
| 67 | ' | Karin Agneta Trydell | Laholm | 23 | Student / Model |
| 68 | ' | Gabriela Bigler | Bern | 18 | Model |
| 69 | ' | Benjawan Srilapan | Bangkok | 18 | Student |
| 70 | ' | Maria del Valle Xavier | Diego Martin | 20 | Student |
| 71 | ' | Şebnem Dinçgor | Istanbul | 19 | Student / Model |
| 72 | ' | Edna Elizabeth Smith | Grand Turk | 18 | Statistician |
| 73 | ' | Karen Mellor | Barnsley | 25 | Finance Clerk |
| 74 | ' | Clotlide Helen Cabrera | Tampa Bay | 24 | Television Reporter |
| 75 | ' | Mónica Inés Borrea Vicente | Montevideo | 18 | Student / Model |
| 76 | ' | Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez | Acarigua | 28 | Tv Interviewer |
| 77 | ' | Ainslie Berking | Apia | 18 | Student |
| 78 | Matilda Sazdova | Skopje | 21 | Student |
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
Debuts
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Returns
- ' returned after a 6-year war in the Malvinas Islands which brought its dispute against the United Kingdom.
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Withdrawals
- ' – because of the national pageant postponement
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