Miss World 1993

Miss Iceland 1993, Svala Björk Arnardóttir was replaced by her first runner up, Gudrun Rut Hreidarsdóttir due undisclosed reason. She went to Miss Universe 1994 instead. Anna Baychik of Russia unable to compete internationally due underage.[http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/1993/9/article/thorn-in-beauty-queens-crown/217286.html The Moscow Times]

This edition marked the debut of the Czech Republic, Lithuania, and Slovakia and the return of Honduras and Zimbabwe; Zimbabwe last competed in 1982 and Honduras last competed in 1991.

Czechoslovakia,{{Efn|Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia on 1 January 1993.}} Greenland, Hungary, Seychelles, Ukraine and Zambia, withdrew from the competition. Rita Onisca Muresan of Romania withdrew from the competition due lack of sponsor. {{sortname|Iryna|Barabash|link=Miss Universe 1995}} of Ukraine, she got married few months prior the Miss World pageant.{{Cite web |url=http://www.segodnya.ua/culture/showbiz/micc-ukraina-7-pobeditelnits-%E2%80%94-c-oliharkhami-4-%E2%80%94-ne-u-del.html |title="Мисс Украина": 7 победительниц — с олигархами, 4 — не у дел - Новости шоу бизнеса - Как сложились судьбы всех 26 девушек, становившихся королевами красоты в нашей стране. | СЕГОДНЯ |access-date=10 October 2016 |archive-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608222116/http://www.segodnya.ua/culture/showbiz/micc-ukraina-7-pobeditelnits-%E2%80%94-c-oliharkhami-4-%E2%80%94-ne-u-del.html |url-status=dead }}

China was supposed to participate for the first time in this edition through Pan Tao Wang-Yin, but this did not push through due to a problem with her visa. Wang-Yin participated in the next edition.{{Cite web |date=11 May 1993 |title=Anhui beauty to represent China in Miss World pageant |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19930511-1.1.6 |access-date=5 May 2025 |website=The Straits Times |language=en |via=National Library Board}}{{Cite news |date=10 May 1993 |title=Meet China's Ms World hope |pages=2 |work=The New PaperThe |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/newpaper19930510-1.1.2 |access-date=5 May 2025 |via=National Library Board}}{{Cite news |date=27 March 1993 |title=China to hold first national beauty pageant in May |language=en |pages=11 |work=The Straits Times |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19930327-1.1.11 |access-date=5 May 2025|via=National Library Board}} Imela Nogic of Bosnia and Herzegovina,{{Cite news |last=Reid |first=Robert H. |date=30 May 1993 |title=Amid war, Sarajevo beauties vie for title |language=en |pages=6 |work=Star-News |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bX1OAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Miss+World%22&pg=PA6 |access-date=5 May 2025 |via=Google Books}}{{Cite news |date=30 May 1993 |title=...As Sarajevo hosts a bittersweet beauty pageant |language=en |pages=2 |work=The Day |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cjJHAAAAIBAJ&dq=%22Miss+World%22&pg=PA2 |access-date=5 May 2025 |via=Google Books}} Sidorela Kola of Albania,{{Cite news |date=19 April 1993 |title=Eligen a "Miss Albania" |language=es |trans-title=They chose "Miss Albania" |pages=21 |work=La Opinion |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F3REAAAAIBAJ&dq=Miss+Albania&pg=PA21 |access-date=5 May 2025 |via=Google Books}} and Lilia Uksvarava of Estonia also did not proceed in the competition for undisclosed reasons.{{Cite web |last=Veidemann-Makko |first=Anna-Maria |date=13 June 2024 |title=HÕISSA, PULMAD! Miss Estonia 1993 abiellus Itaalia päikese all |trans-title=HAPPY WEDDING! Miss Estonia 1993 got married under the Italian sun |url=https://www.ohtuleht.ee/melu/1108832/hoissa-pulmad-miss-estonia-1993-abiellus-itaalia-paikese-all |access-date=5 May 2025 |website=Ohtuleht |language=Estonian}}

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• Eric Morley † - Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
• Frederick Forsyth
• Grace Jones{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/entertainment/Hanna-to-be-Miss-World-judge_44858|title=Hanna to be Miss World judge - Entertainment|work=Jamaica Observer|access-date=30 January 2016}}
• Vanessa Williams
• Louis Gossett Jr.
• Christie Brinkley
• Jackie Chan
• John Ratcliffe
• Dali Tambo
• Juliet Prowse †
• Twiggy

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• {{flagu|Botswana}} – Mpho Lekoko - Due Lack of Time..
• {{flagu|French Polynesia}} – Heikapua Thérèse Moke
• {{flagu|Peru}} – Mónika Sáez Grimm - Due lack of sponsor.

• {{flagu|Slovakia}} – The winner of last Miss Czechoslovakia 1993 pageant, Silvia Lakatošová from Slovakia supossed to participate there, but was remplaced by undisclosed reazons by a runner up - Dana Vojtechovska also from Slovakia.
• {{flagu|Turkey}} – The winner of Miss Turkey 1993, Arzum Onan was supposed to participate at Miss World 1993, however she won Miss Europe 1993 in June making her unable to compete after and remplaced by her runner up - Emel Yildirim.

• {{flagu|France}} - Véronique de la Cruz, a semi-finalist at this year’s Miss World, was unplaced at Miss Universe 1993 pageant in Mexico City just 6 months earlier.

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