Contestants
| Contestant Number |
Nation | Contestant |
| 01 | Argentina | Veronica Ivonne Gargani |
| 02 | Aruba | Vianca Maria Magdalena van Hoek |
| 03 | Australia | Jodie Anne Day |
| 04 | Austria | Karin Zorn |
| 05 | Bahamas | Deborah Elizabeth Major |
| 06 | Belgium | Christine Linda Bernadette Cailliau |
| 07 | Bermuda | Gina Ann Cassandra Swainson |
| 08 | Bolivia | Patricia Asbun Galarza |
| 09 | Brazil | Lea Silvia dall'Acqua |
| 10 | Canada | Catherine Emily Mackintosh |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | Jennifer Pearl Jackson |
| 12 | Chile | Marianela Veronica Toledo Rojas |
| 13 | Colombia | Rosaura Rodriguez Covo |
| 14 | Costa Rica | Marianela Brealy Mora |
| 15 | Cyprus | Eliana Djiaboura |
| 16 | Denmark | Lone Gladys Joergensen |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | Sabrina Brugal Tillian |
| 18 | Ecuador | Olba Lourdes Padilla Guevarra |
| 19 | El Salvador | Judith Ivette Lopez Lagos |
| 20 | Finland | Tuire Venla Sulotar Pentikainen |
| 21 | France | Sylvie Helene Marie Perera |
| 22 | Germany | Andrea Hontschik |
| 23 | Gibraltar | Audrey Lopez |
| 24 | Greece | Mika (Dimitra) Dimitropoulou |
| 25 | Guam | Anne-Marie Kay Franke |
| 26 | Guatemala | Michelle Marie Dominguez Santos |
| 27 | Holland | Nannetje Johanna (Nanny) Nielen |
| 28 | Honduras | Gina Maria Weidner Cleaves |
| 29 | Hong Kong | Mary Ng Wei Lei |
| 30 | Iceland | Sigrun Saetran |
| 31 | India | Raina Winifred Mendonica |
| 32 | Ireland | Maura McMennamim |
| 33 | Isle of Man | Kathleen Mary Craig |
| 34 | Israel | Dana Feller |
| 35 | Italy | Rossana Serratore |
| 36 | Jamaica | Debbie Rachelle Campbell |
| 37 | Japan | Motomi Hibino |
| 38 | Jersey | Treena Alison Foster |
| 39 | Korea | Hong Yeo-jin |
| 40 | Lebanon | Jacqueline (Jacky) Riachi |
| 41 | Lesotho | Pauline Essie Kanedi |
| 42 | Malaysia | Shirley Chew |
| 43 | Malta | Elena Christine Abela |
| 44 | Mauritius | Marie Chanea Allard |
| 45 | Mexico | Roselina Rosas Torres |
| 46 | New Zealand | Nicola Lesley (Nikki) Ducksworth |
| 47 | Nigeria | Helen Prest |
| 48 | Norway | Jeannette Aarum |
| 49 | Panama | Lorelay de la Ossa |
| 50 | Paraguay | Martha Maria Galli Romanach |
| 51 | Peru | Lucia Magali Perez Godoy Quintanilla |
| 52 | Philippines | Josefina Francisco |
| 53 | Portugal | Ana Gonçalves Vieira |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | Daisy Marissette Lopez |
| 55 | Singapore | Violet Lee |
| 56 | Spain | Maria Dolores (Lola) Forner Toro |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | Shamila Weerasooriya |
| 58 | Swaziland | Gladys Adelaide Carmichael |
| 59 | Sweden | Ingrid Marie Säveby |
| 60 | Switzerland | Barbara Meyer |
| 61 | Tahiti | Thilda Raina Fuller |
| 62 | Thailand | Tipar Suparbpun |
| 63 | Trinidad & Tobago | Marlene Coggins |
| 64 | Turkey | Sebnem Unal |
| 65 | United Kingdom | Carolyn Ann Seaward |
| 66 | United States | Carter Wilson |
| 67 | Uruguay | Laura Rodriguez Delgado |
| 68 | Virgin Islands | Jasmine Olivia Turner |
| 69 | Western Samoa | Danira Leilani Schwalger |
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