Miss World 1988#Continental Queens

{{Short description|Beauty pageant edition}}

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{{Infobox beauty pageant

| photo = 250px

| caption = Miss World 1988 Titlecard

| winner = Linda Pétursdóttir{{cite web|url=http://www.express.co.uk/pictures/galleries/2438/Miss-World-Contest-through-the-years/Miss-World-1988-winner-Linda-Petursdottir-from-Iceland-49878|title=Miss World 1988 winner Linda Petursdottir from Iceland|work=Daily Express|access-date=23 January 2016}}

| represented = Iceland

| date = 17 November 1988

|placements = 10

| presenters = {{Hlist|Peter Marshall|Alexandra Bastedo}}

| acts = {{Hlist|Koreana|Donny Osmond}}

| venue = Royal Albert Hall, London, United Kingdom

| broadcaster = Thames Television

| entrants = 84

| debuts = {{Hlist|Bulgaria}}

| returns = {{Hlist|British Virgin Islands|Egypt|Ghana|Guyana|Liberia|Sierra Leone|Taiwan|Uganda}}

| withdraws = {{Hlist|Brazil|Panama|Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

| before = 1987

| next = 1989

}}

Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (Queen of Europe) from Iceland. She was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Runner-up was Yeon-hee Choi (Queen of Asia) representing South Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom. The Miss World 1988 was hosted by Peter Marshall, who has hosted other Miss World competitions such as Miss World 1986,{{cite web | title=Irish TV presenter Peter Marshall interviews Miss World winner | website=Getty Images | date=November 13, 1986 | url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/irish-tv-presenter-peter-marshall-interviews-miss-world-news-photo/149782880 | access-date=January 23, 2016}} and Alexandra Bastedo,{{cite web | website=The Daily Telegraph| date=January 13, 2014 | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10569081/Alexandra-Bastedo-obituary.html | title=Alexandra Bastedo - obituary | access-date=January 23, 2016}}{{cite web | title=Alexandra Bastedo: Actress best known for her role in the 1960s | website=The Independent | date=January 12, 2014 | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alexandra-bastedo-actress-best-known-for-her-role-in-the-1960s-television-sci-fi-series-the-9054808.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220515/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/alexandra-bastedo-actress-best-known-for-her-role-in-the-1960s-television-sci-fi-series-the-9054808.html |archive-date=15 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | access-date=January 23, 2016}} with musical performances by Koreana and 1970s American pop musician Donny Osmond.

This edition marked the debut of Bulgaria and the return of Egypt, which last competed in 1956,

Taiwan last competed (as Free China) in 1964,

Ghana last competed in 1968 ,

Guyana last compted in 1971,

Liberia and Uganda last competed in 1985,

and the British Virgin and Sierra Leone Islands last competed in 1986

Brazil, Panama, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdrew from the competition due to lost Miss World franchise.