Miss World 1989

Miss World 1989
Miss World 1989
	Miss World 1989 Titlecard
Date	22 November 1989
Presenters	Peter Marshall; Alexandra Bastedo; John Davidson;
Entertainment	Aswad;
Venue	Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong
Broadcaster	Asia Television
Entrants	78
Placements	10
Debuts	Hungary; Latvia; Namibia; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;
Withdrawals	Barbados; British Virgin Islands; Bulgaria; Cook Islands; Egypt; India; Isle of Man; Lebanon; Liberia; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Sierra Leone; Swaziland; Turks and Caicos Islands; Urugauy; Western Samoa;
Returns	Aruba; Czechoslovakia; Panama; Puerto Rico; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;
Winner	Aneta Kręglicka; Poland
Personality	Greet Ramaekers (Belgium)
Photogenic	Anna Gorbunova (Soviet Union)

Miss World 1989, the 39th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1989 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong. 78 contestants took part in the pageant. It was the first time in history that Miss World ventured overseas. It was also the first time the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics has sent a contestant in any major pageant. The winner was Aneta Kręglicka of Poland, who was the first Eastern European person to win the competition. She was crowned by Miss World 1988, Linda Pétursdóttir of Iceland.