Miss World 1986

Miss World 1986, the 36th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 November 1986 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Giselle Laronde (Queen of Americas) from Trinidad and Tobago. She was crowned by Miss World 1985, Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland. Runner-up was Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Queen of Europe) representing Denmark and third was Chantal Schreiber from Austria.

This edition marked the debut of Antigua and Barbuda, the British Virgin Islands, Macau and Sierra Leone. and the return of Mauritius last competed in 1980, Tonga and Turkey last competed in 1983, and Honduras last competed in 1984.

Aruba, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, French Polynesia (as Tahiti), Liberia, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, Uganda and Zaire, withdrew from the competition.