| Miss World 1994 | 
Miss World 1994 Titlecard | | Date | 19 November 1994 | | Presenters | Richard Steinmetz and Suanne Braun | | Venue | Sun City Entertainment Center, Sun City, South Africa | | Entrants | 87 | | Debuts | Bangladesh, People's Republic of China, Estonia | | Withdraws | Bermuda, El Salvador, Honduras, Lithuania, Malta, Namibia, Uganda, Uruguay | | Returns | Botswana, Ghana, Hungary, Kenya, Peru, Romania, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Seychelles, Tahiti, Tanzania, Ukraine | | Winner | Aishwarya Rai | | Represented |  India | Miss World 1994 was the 44th Miss World pageant and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. The pageant attracted 87 contestants from around the world. At the end of the night, Aishwarya Rai of India was crowned the new Miss World. [edit] Results | Final results | Contestant | | Miss World 1994 | | | 1st runner-up | | | 2nd runner-up | | | Finalists | | | Semi-finalists | | [edit] Order of Semi-finalists - 1. Philippines
- 2. Croatia
- 3. Zimbabwe
- 4. India
- 5. United Kingdom
| - 6. Belgium
- 7. South Africa
- 8. Greece
- 9. Venezuela
- 10. Malaysia
| [edit] Order of Finalists - 1. Zimbabwe
- 2. India
- 3. Croatia
- 4. South Africa
- 5. Venezuela
[edit] Special Awards  Countries and territories which sent delegates and results. - Miss Personality: Patinya Thongsri (Thailand)
- Miss Photogenic: Aishwarya Rai - (India)
- Best National Costume: Irene Ferreira (Venezuela)
[edit] Continental Queens [edit] Judges [edit] 87 contestants [edit] Trivia [edit] Returning countries and Debuts - Bangladesh, People's Republic of China and Estonia competed in Miss World for the first time.
- Tanzania last competed in 1967.
- Botswana last competed in 1974.
- St. Lucia last competed in 1975.
- Tahiti last competed in 1985.
- St. Vincent & Grenadines last competed in 1989.
- Peru last competed in 1990.
- Ghana and Kenya last competed in 1991.
- Hungary, Romania, Seychelles and Ukraine last competed in 1992.
[edit] Withdrawals and Nations not competing - Bermuda, Honduras, Lithuania, Malta, Namibia, Uganda and Uruguay failed to send their delegates in Miss World.
- El Salvador lost its franchise and sponsorship for Miss World until 2003.
[edit] Other Notes - Argentina, Austria and Bolivia introduced themselves in their native languages.
- Republic of China changed the name of sash as Taiwan (R.O.C.).
- This is the first time that the Parade of Nations were held in the Palace of the Lost City grounds during day time.
- Zimbabwe made into the Top 5 Finals for the first time.
- 6 out of 10 countries which competed in the semi-finals, were not competed in the semi-finals last year: Belgium (1983), Greece (1973), India (1991), Malaysia (1979), United Kingdom (1992), and Zimbabwe (1982).
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