# Miss World

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International beauty pageant

For the most recent competition, see [Miss World 2025](/source/Miss_World_2025). For other uses, see [Miss World (disambiguation)](/source/Miss_World_(disambiguation)).

Miss World Top: traditional Miss World logo Bottom: current emblem of the Miss World Organization Type International women's beauty pageant Headquarters London, United Kingdom First edition 1951 Most recent edition 2025 Current titleholder Suchata Chuangsri Thailand Founder Eric Morley President Julia Morley Language English Website www.missworld.com

**Miss World** is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by [Eric Morley](/source/Eric_Morley) in [1951](/source/Miss_World_1951).[1][2] Since his death in [2000](/source/Miss_World_2000), Morley's widow, [Julia Morley](/source/Julia_Morley), has chaired the pageant.[3][4] Along with [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe), [Miss International](/source/Miss_International), and [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth), it is one of the [Big Four beauty pageants](/source/Big_Four_beauty_pageants).[5]

The current Miss World is [Suchata Chuangsri](/source/Suchata_Chuangsri) of [Thailand](/source/Thailand) who was crowned on 31 May 2025 in [Hyderabad](/source/Hyderabad), India.

## History

### 20th century

In 1951 [Eric Morley](/source/Eric_Morley) organised a [bikini contest](/source/Bikini_contest) as part of the [Festival of Britain](/source/Festival_of_Britain) celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest.[6] The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The [swimsuit competition](/source/Swimsuit_competition) was intended as a promotion for the [bikini](/source/Bikini),[7] which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, [Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson](/source/Kiki_H%C3%A5kansson) from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it added to the controversy.

The pageant was originally planned as a Pageant for the Festival of Britain, but Morley decided to make the Miss World pageant annual.[8][9] He registered the "Miss World" name as a trademark,[10] and all future pageants were held under that name. But because of the controversy arising from Håkansson's crowning in a bikini, countries with religious traditions threatened not to send delegates to future events, and the bikini was condemned by [the Pope](/source/The_Pope).[11] Objection to the bikini led to its replacement in all future pageants[12][13] with more modest swimwear, and from 1976 swimsuits were replaced by [evening gowns](/source/Evening_gown) for the crowning.[14] Håkansson remains the only Miss World crowned in a bikini.[10] In Miss World 2013 all participants wore a [one-piece swimsuit](/source/One-piece_swimsuit) plus a traditional [sarong](/source/Sarong) below the waist as a compromise with local culture.[15]

Morley announced the Miss World winners in the order No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1. This was intended to keep the tension up, and avoid the anticlimax if Nos. 2 and 3 are announced after the winner.[16]

In 1959 the [BBC](/source/British_Broadcasting_Corporation) began to broadcast the pageant. Its popularity grew with the advent of television. During the 1960s and 1970s, Miss World was among the most watched programs of the year on British television.[17] In 1970, the contest in London was disrupted by women's liberation protesters armed with flour bombs, stink bombs, and water pistols loaded with ink.[18] The 1970 contest was also controversial when South Africa sent two contestants (one black and one white). Henceforth, South Africa was banned from the contest until [apartheid](/source/Apartheid) was abolished. More than 18 million people watched the pageant at its peak during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[19]

In the 1980s the pageant repositioned itself with the [slogan](/source/Advertising_slogan) "Beauty With a Purpose", with added tests of [intelligence](/source/Intelligence_(trait)) and [personality](/source/Personality_tests).[20] In 1984, [BBC1](/source/BBC1) controller [Michael Grade](/source/Michael_Grade) announced that the corporation would cease to broadcast beauty pageants the next January, after it had shown [Miss Great Britain](/source/Miss_Great_Britain), saying, "I believe these contests no longer merit national air time." He added, "They are an anachronism in this day and age of equality and verging on the offensive."[21] [Thames Television](/source/Thames_Television) broadcast Miss World between 1980 and 1988, when [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) dropped it.[22][23]

During the early 1990s, mainstream television broadcasts of the event disappeared, due to its decline in popularity, after it became "increasingly unfashionable" in the late 1980s. The pageant returned on satellite channel [Sky One](/source/Sky_One) in 1997,[24][25] before moving to [Channel 5](/source/Channel_5_(UK)) for three years (1998–2000).[19][26]

Eric Morley died in 2000, and his wife, Julia, succeeded him as chair of the Miss World organisation.[27]

### 21st century

The first black African Miss World winner, [Agbani Darego](/source/Agbani_Darego) of Nigeria, was crowned in [2001](/source/Miss_World_2001). As part of its marketing strategy, Miss World came up with a "Vote For Me" television special during that edition, featuring the delegates behind the scenes and on the beach, and allowing viewers to phone in or vote online for their favourites. It also sells broadcasters its talent, beach beauty and sports events as television specials.[28] [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) broadcast the 2001 pageant from South Africa on digital channel [ITV2](/source/ITV2), with the special airing a week earlier on the main ITV channel.[29]

In [2002](/source/Miss_World_2002), the pageant was slated to host its final in [Abuja](/source/Abuja), Nigeria. This choice was controversial, as a northern Nigerian woman, [Amina Lawal](/source/Amina_Lawal), was awaiting death by [stoning](/source/Stoning) for [adultery](/source/Adultery) under [Sharia](/source/Sharia) law there, but Miss World used the publicity surrounding its presence to bring greater global awareness and action to Lawal's plight.[30][31] No British channel agreed to broadcast the event,[32] and there were objections to the contest.[33][34]

Former Miss World [Aishwarya Rai](/source/Aishwarya_Rai) attended the [Miss World 2014](/source/Miss_World_2014) ceremony with her husband [Abhishek Bachchan](/source/Abhishek_Bachchan), daughter Aaradhya and mother Brinda Rai.[35] The pageant has been broadcast on local TV channel [London Live](/source/London_Live_(TV_channel)) since 2014.

## Miss World Organization

[Ivian Sarcos](/source/Ivian_Sarcos), [Miss World 2011](/source/Miss_World_2011) at a school in [Mumbai](/source/Mumbai), India

The Miss World Organization owns and manages the annual Miss World Finals, a competition that has grown into one of the world's biggest.[36] Since its launch in 1951, the Miss World organisation has raised more than £1 billion for children's charities[37] that help disabled and underprivileged children.[38] Miss World is [franchised](/source/Franchising) in more than 100 countries.[39][40]

### 1970s–1990s

The Miss World pageant has been the target of many controversies since its inception.

- In [1970](/source/Miss_World_1970), feminist protesters threw flour bombs during the live event at London's [Royal Albert Hall](/source/Royal_Albert_Hall), momentarily alarming the host, [Bob Hope](/source/Bob_Hope).[41][42]

- The [1973](/source/Miss_World_1973) winner, [Marjorie Wallace](/source/Marjorie_Wallace), was stripped of her title on 8 March 1974 because she had failed to fulfill the basic requirements of the job. Miss World's organizers did not elect someone to serve in her place.[43]

- In [1976](/source/Miss_World_1976), several countries boycotted the pageant because it included both a [white](/source/White_South_African) and a [black](/source/Black_South_African) contestant from South Africa.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

- The [1980](/source/Miss_World_1980) winner, [Gabriella Brum](/source/Gabriella_Brum) of Germany, resigned one day after winning.[44] A few days later it emerged that she had been forced to resign after it was discovered that she had posed naked for a magazine.[45]

### Nigeria 2002

Main article: [Miss World 2002](/source/Miss_World_2002)

In the year leading up the finals in Nigeria, several European title holders lobbied their governments and the EU parliament to support [Amina Lawal](/source/Amina_Lawal)'s cause.[46] A number of contestants followed the lead of [Kathrine Sørland](/source/Kathrine_S%C3%B8rland) of Norway in boycotting the contest (despite the controversy, Sørland became a semi-finalist in both the Miss World and Miss Universe contests), while others, such as Costa Rica, were instructed by their national governments and parliaments not to attend. Among the other boycotting nations were Denmark, Spain, Switzerland, Panama, Belgium and Kenya.[47] Lawal asked that contestants not suspend their participation in the contest, saying that it was for the good of her country and that they could, as the representative of Sweden had earlier remarked, make a much stronger case for her on the ground in Nigeria.[48]

Despite the increasing international profile the boycott was garnering in the world press, the contest proceeded in Nigeria after being rescheduled to avoid taking place during Ramadan, with many prominent nations sending delegates. Osmel Sousa of Venezuela, one of the world's most influential national directors, said, "there is no question about it [the participation of Miss Venezuela in the contest]." But the trouble did not end there. A *ThisDay* ([Lagos](/source/Lagos), Nigeria) newspaper editorial suggesting that [Muhammad](/source/Muhammad) would probably have chosen one of his wives from among the contestants had he been alive to see it resulted in inter-religious riots that started on 22 November in which over 200 people were killed in the city of [Kaduna](/source/Kaduna_(city)) and many houses of worship were burned by religious zealots.[49] Because of these riots, the 2002 pageant was moved to London, following widely circulated reports that Canada's and Korea's representatives had withdrawn from the contest and returned to their respective countries out of safety concerns. A [fatwa](/source/Fatwa) urging the beheading of the woman who wrote the offending words, [Isioma Daniel](/source/Isioma_Daniel), was issued in Nigeria, but was declared null and void by the relevant Saudi Arabian authorities.[50][51][52][53] Upon the pageant's return to Britain, many of the boycotting contestants chose to attend, including Miss Norway, Kathrine Sørland, who was ironically tipped in the last few days as the favourite for the crown she had previously boycotted.[54][55][56][57][58]

The eventual winner of the pageant was [Azra Akın](/source/Azra_Ak%C4%B1n) of Turkey.[59]

### Indonesia 2013

Main article: [Miss World 2013](/source/Miss_World_2013)

In Miss World 2013, protests by Islamic groups began a few weeks before the contest began, resulting in the pageant's finale and all pre-pageant activities being isolated to Hindu-majority [Bali](/source/Bali).[60]

### China 2015

Main article: [Miss World 2015](/source/Miss_World_2015)

[Anastasia Lin](/source/Anastasia_Lin), [Miss World Canada](/source/Miss_World_Canada), was not given a visa to travel in China and hence missed the official deadline of 20 November 2015 for entry to the 2015 pageant, and was declared *[persona non grata](/source/Persona_non_grata)* by the [Chinese Embassy in Ottawa](/source/Chinese_Embassy%2C_Ottawa) for openly criticizing [China's human rights violations](/source/Human_rights_in_China). The Miss World Organization later allowed her to compete at Miss World 2016.[61][62]

### Thailand 2020 and cancellation

See also: [COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Thailand)

After the 2019 pageant, the organization chose Thailand as the host country of Miss World 2020, to be held in [Phuket](/source/Phuket). But due to the spread of [COVID-19](/source/COVID-19), most national organizations and the Miss World organization agreed to cancel the 2020 pageant to assure the delegates' safety.

### Puerto Rico 2021 and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

Main article: [Miss World 2021](/source/Miss_World_2021)

See also: [COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Puerto_Rico)

The edition was originally scheduled for the end of 2020 but postponed indefinitely due to the global [COVID-19 pandemic](/source/COVID-19_pandemic).[63] On 8 March 2021, the date was set for 16 December 2021.[64] The threat of the [Omicron variant](/source/SARS-CoV-2_Omicron_variant) had already been detected in some parts of the world during the pre-pageant activities, as the disease started swept across the island. On 14 December, [Miss World Indonesia Carla Yules](/source/Miss_Indonesia) tested positive for COVID-19. As a precaution, her roommate [Miss World India Manasa Varanasi](/source/Femina_Miss_India_2020) and five others were classified as suspected cases. Miss World Organization chair [Julia Morley](/source/Julia_Morley) confirmed that the delegates were isolated and quarantined and would not be onstage for the final show if they did not produce a negative PCR test.[65][66][67][68] On 15 December, the [Puerto Rico Department of Health](/source/Puerto_Rico_Department_of_Health) confirmed 17 positive cases for COVID-19 related to the Miss World pageant activities, including contestants and technical personnel.[69][70][71] On 16 December, it was announced that [Miss World Malaysia Lavanya Sivaji](/source/Miss_World_Malaysia) had tested positive for COVID-19.[68] She was required to be isolated for 10 days and not permitted onstage during the finals. The finale, originally slated for 16 December, was postponed.[72] During a 16 December Puerto Rico Department of Health press conference, epidemiologist [Melissa Marzán](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Melissa_Marz%C3%A1n&action=edit&redlink=1) confirmed 15 staff and 23 contestant positive cases associated with Miss World. She added that pageant organizers, not the island's authorities, decided to postpone.[73] The rescheduled 70th Miss World pageant took place on 16 March 2022, at [Puerto Rico](/source/Puerto_Rico)'s [Coca-Cola Music Hall](/source/Coca-Cola_Music_Hall).[74][75][76]

## Recent titleholders

For full list and details, see [List of Miss World titleholders](/source/List_of_Miss_World_titleholders).

Year Country or territory Miss World National title Location Number of entrants 2025 Thailand Suchata Chuangsri Miss Thailand World 2025 Hyderabad, India 108 2024 No pageant held due to the delay of the 2023 pageant 2023 Czech Republic Krystyna Pyszková Miss Czech Republic 2022 Mumbai, India 112 2022 No pageant held due to the delay of the 2021 pageant 2021 Poland Karolina Bielawska Miss Polonia 2019 San Juan, Puerto Rico 97 2020 No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic

### Winners gallery

		- Miss World 2025 [Suchata Chuangsri](/source/Suchata_Chuangsri) Thailand

		- Miss World 2023 [Krystyna Pyszková](/source/Krystyna_Pyszkov%C3%A1) Czech Republic

		- Miss World 2021 [Karolina Bielawska](/source/Karolina_Bielawska) Poland

		- Miss World 2019 [Toni-Ann Singh](/source/Toni-Ann_Singh) Jamaica

		- Miss World 2018 [Vanessa Ponce](/source/Vanessa_Ponce) Mexico

		- Miss World 2017 [Manushi Chhillar](/source/Manushi_Chhillar) India

		- Miss World 2016 [Stephanie Del Valle](/source/Stephanie_Del_Valle) Puerto Rico

		- Miss World 2015 [Mireia Lalaguna](/source/Mireia_Lalaguna) Spain

		- Miss World 2014 [Rolene Strauss](/source/Rolene_Strauss) South Africa

		- Miss World 2013 [Megan Young](/source/Megan_Young) Philippines

		- Miss World 2012 [Yu Wenxia](/source/Yu_Wenxia) China

		- Miss World 2011 [Ivian Sarcos](/source/Ivian_Sarcos) Venezuela

		- Miss World 2010 [Alexandria Mills](/source/Alexandria_Mills) United States

		- Miss World 2009 [Kaiane Aldorino](/source/Kaiane_Aldorino) Gibraltar

		- Miss World 2008 [Ksenia Sukhinova](/source/Ksenia_Sukhinova) Russia

		- Miss World 2007 [Zhang Zilin](/source/Zhang_Zilin) China

		- Miss World 2006 [Taťána Kuchařová](/source/Ta%C5%A5%C3%A1na_Kucha%C5%99ov%C3%A1) Czech Republic

		- Miss World 2004 [María Julia Mantilla](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Julia_Mantilla) Peru

		- Miss World 2003 [Rosanna Davison](/source/Rosanna_Davison) Ireland

		- Miss World 2002 [Azra Akin](/source/Azra_Akin) Turkey

		- Miss World 2001 [Agbani Darego](/source/Agbani_Darego) Nigeria

		- Miss World 2000 [Priyanka Chopra](/source/Priyanka_Chopra) India

		- Miss World 1999 [Yukta Mookhey](/source/Yukta_Mookhey), India

		- Miss World 1998 [Linor Abargil](/source/Linor_Abargil), Israel

		- Miss World 1997 [Diana Hayden](/source/Diana_Hayden), India

		- Miss World 1995 [Jacqueline Aguilera](/source/Jacqueline_Aguilera), Venezuela

		- Miss World 1994 [Aishwarya Rai](/source/Aishwarya_Rai), India

		- Miss World 1993 [Lisa Hanna](/source/Lisa_Hanna), Jamaica

		- Miss World 1990 [Gina Tolleson](/source/Gina_Tolleson), United States

		- Miss World 1982 [Mariasela Álvarez](/source/Mariasela_%C3%81lvarez), Dominican Republic

		- Miss World 1978 †[Silvana Suárez](/source/Silvana_Su%C3%A1rez), Argentina

		- Miss World 1977 [Mary Stävin](/source/Mary_Stavin), Sweden

		- Miss World 1970 [Jennifer Hosten](/source/Jennifer_Hosten), Grenada

		- Miss World 1969 [Eva Rueber-Staier](/source/Eva_Rueber-Staier), Austria

		- Miss World 1968 [Penelope Plummer](/source/Penelope_Plummer), Australia

		- Miss World 1967 [Madeline Hartog-Bel](/source/Madeline_Hartog-Bel), Peru

		- Miss World 1966 [Reita Faria](/source/Reita_Faria), India

		- Miss World 1964 [Ann Sidney](/source/Ann_Sidney), United Kingdom

		- Miss World 1962 [Catharina Lodders](/source/Catharina_Lodders), Netherlands

		- Miss World 1960 †[Norma Cappagli](/source/Norma_Cappagli), Argentina

		- Miss World 1959 †[Corine Rottschäfer](/source/Corine_Rottsch%C3%A4fer), Netherlands

		- Miss World 1958 [Penelope Coelen](/source/Penelope_Coelen), South Africa

		- Miss World 1957 †[Marita Lindahl](/source/Marita_Lindahl), Finland

		- Miss World 1955 †[Susana Duijm](/source/Susana_Duijm), Venezuela

		- Miss World 1954 [Antigone Costanda](/source/Antigone_Costanda), Egypt

		- Miss World 1953 [Denise Perrier](/source/Denise_Perrier), France

		- Miss World 1952 †[May-Louise Flodin](/source/May-Louise_Flodin), Sweden

		- Miss World 1951 †[Kiki Håkansson](/source/Kiki_H%C3%A5kansson), Sweden

## Fast-track events

Fast-track events of Miss World is a set of competition to decide the semi-finalist or the placement of Miss World. Fast-track events was one of deciding factor to choose semi-finalist beside Preliminary Interview by combining those rounds with using points system table. Prior to 2016 the winner of the fast-track events received huge amount of points but not securing semi-finalist spot, however since 2016 the points system table in fast-track were abolished. Since then the winners of the "fast-track" competitions automatically make it to the quarter- or semi-finals.[77] The Miss World fast-track categories are: Beauty With a Purpose, Multimedia Challenge, Sports Challenge, Talent, and Top Model. Miss World Talent added in 2001, Miss World Sports added in 2003, Miss World Top Model added in 2004, Miss World Beauty With a Purpose added in 2005, and Miss World Multimedia added in 2012. There was a fast-track named Miss World Beach Beauty (2003–2015) but it is a discontinued event due to dissatisfaction and cons in many conservative countries, this event was replacing Miss World Best in Swimsuit.

### Miss World Beauty With a Purpose

The Beauty with a Purpose is an event established in 1972 that is celebrated before the Miss World pageant.[78] It awards the contestant with the most relevant and important charity project in her nation. The first winner of Beauty With a Purpose was Miss World Korea 2005 Oh Eun-young.[79] Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar is the first and only Beauty With a Purpose recipient to win Miss World.

Year Winner Country Placement at Miss World 2005 Oh Eun-young South Korea Top 6 2006 Lamisi Mbillah Ghana Top 17 2007 Valeska Saab Ecuador Top 16 Kayi Cheung Hong Kong Top 16 2008 Gabrielle Walcott Trinidad and Tobago 2nd Runner-up 2009 Pooja Chopra India Top 16 2010[80] Natasha Metto Kenya Top 25 2011 Astrid Yunadi Indonesia Top 15 Stephanie Karikari Ghana 2012 Vanya Mishra India Top 7 2013 Ishani Shrestha Nepal Top 10 2014[81] Julia Gama Brazil Top 11 Rafieya Husain Guyana Top 11 Koyal Rana India Top 11 Maria Rahajeng Indonesia Top 25 Idah Nguma Kenya Top 11 2015 Maria Harfanti Indonesia 2nd Runner-up 2016 Natasha Mannuela Halim Indonesia 2nd Runner-up 2017 Manushi Chhillar India Miss World 2017 Achintya Holte Nilsen Indonesia Top 10 Laura Lehmann Philippines Top 40 Adè van Heerden South Africa Top 10 Đỗ Mỹ Linh Vietnam Top 40 2018[82] Shrinkhala Khatiwada Nepal Top 12 2019 Anushka Shrestha Nepal Top 12 2021 Shree Saini United States 1st Runner-up 2023 Leticía Frota Brazil Top 8 2025 Monica Kezia Sembiring Indonesia Top 40

### Miss World Top Model

The Miss World Top Model is a modeling fast-track competition.[83] It was first held in 2004, but not in 2005–2006. It has been held since 2007; since 2016 the winner of the competition automatically qualifies for the semi-finals.

Year Winner Represented Placement at Miss World 2004 Yessica Ramírez Mexico Top 15 2007 Zhang Zilin China Miss World 2007 2008[84] Ksenia Sukhinova Russia Miss World 2008[84] 2009 Perla Beltrán Mexico 1st Runner-up 2010[80] Mariann Birkedal Norway Top 7 2011 Zhanna Zhumaliyeva Kazakhstan Top 15 2012 Atong Demach South Sudan Top 7 2013 Megan Young[85] Philippines Miss World 2013 2014[81] Isidora Borovčanin Bosnia and Herzegovina 2015[86] Mireia Lalaguna Spain Miss World 2015 2016 Jing Kong China Top 11 2017 Ugochi Ihezue Nigeria Top 15 2018 Maëva Coucke France Top 12 2019 Nyekachi Douglas Nigeria Top 5 2021 Olivia Yacé Cote d'Ivoire 2nd Runner-up 2023 Axelle René Martinique Top 40 2025 Nandini Gupta India Top 20 Jasmine Gerhardt Ireland Top 20 Selma Kamanya Namibia Top 8 Aurélie Joachim Martinique 3rd Runner-up

### Miss World Talent

Miss World Talent is a talent or fast-track competition in which contestants show their abilities in singing, dancing, poetry, etc.[87] Introduced in [Miss World 1978](/source/Miss_World_1978), the winner of the event automatically makes it into the semi-finals starting 2016. The award returned at [Miss World 2001](/source/Miss_World_2001).

Year Winner Represented Placement at Miss World 2001 Stephanie Chase Barbados 2002 Rebekah Revels United States Top 10 2003 Irina Onashvili[88] Georgia[88] Top 20 2004 Shermain Jeremy[89] Antigua and Barbuda[89] Top 15 2005 Kmisha Counts[90] United States Virgin Islands[90] Top 15 2006 Catherine Jean Milligan[91] Northern Ireland[91] Top 17 2007 Irene Dwomoh[92] Ghana[92] Top 15 2008 Natalie Griffith[93] Barbados Top 15 2009 Lena Ma[94] Canada[94] 4th Runner-up Mariatu Kargbo Sierra Leone[94] Top 16 2010 Emma Britt Waldron[95] Ireland[96] 3rd Runner-up 2011 Gabriela Pulgar[97] Chile[a][97] Top 20 2012 Yu Wenxia[99][100] China[99][100] Miss World 2012[101] 2013 Vania Larissa[102] Indonesia[102] Top 10 2014 Dewi Liana Seriestha[103][104] Malaysia[104] Top 25 2015 Lisa Punch[105][106][107] Guyana[105][107] Top 11 2016 Bayartsetseg Altangerel Mongolia Top 11 2017 Michela Galea Malta Top 40 2018 Kanako Date Japan Top 30 2019 Toni-Ann Singh Jamaica Miss World 2019 2021 Burte-Ujin Anu Mongolia Top 40 2023 Imen Mehrzi Tunisia Top 40 2025 Monica Kezia Sembiring Indonesia Top 40

### Miss World Sports Challenge

Miss World Sports or Sportswoman is a title and award given to the winner of a sports event at Miss World. It is a fast-track or preliminary event, giving the winner automatic entry into the semi-finals. In 2005, there was no Miss Sports winner because it was held as a continental team competition. Starting in 2006, the individual competition returned.

Year Winner Represented Placement at Miss World 2003 Nazanin Afshin-Jam Canada 1st Runner-up 2004 Amy Guy Wales Top 15 2005 Asia-Pacific Asia Team Challenge 2006 Malgosia Majewska Canada Top 17 2007 Abigail McCarry United States Top 15 2008 Alexandra Ívarsdóttir[84]+ Iceland[84]+ Top 15 2009 Erusa Sasaki Japan Top 16 2010[80]+ Lori Moore[108]+ Northern Ireland[96]+ Top 25 2011 Marianly Tejeda Dominican Republic 2012 Sanna Jinnedal Sweden Top 30 2013 Jacqueline Steenbeek[109]+ Netherlands[109]+ Top 20 2014[81]+ Krista Haapalainen[110]+ Finland[110]+ Top 25 2015 Steffi Van Wyk[111][112]+ Namibia[111][112]+ 2016 Natalia Short Cook Islands Top 20 2017 Aletxa Mueses Dominican Republic Top 40 2018 Marisa Butler United States Top 30 2019 Rikkiya Brathwaite British Virgin Islands Top 40 2021 Karolina Vidales Mexico Top 6 2023 Lucija Begić[113] Croatia Top 40 2025 Eliise Randmaa Estonia Top 40

### Multimedia Award (*Social Media Award*)

Miss World Multimedia or Social Media Award is a title and award given to the winner of a Multimedia Challenge. It is a fast-track or preliminary event, giving the winner automatic entry into the semi-finals. The score is based on the contestant's likes on Mobstar and Facebook.

Year Winner Represented Placement at Miss World 2012 Vanya Mishra India Top 7 2013 Navneet Dhillon India Top 20 2014 Elizabeth Safrit United States 2nd Runner-up 2015 Hillarie Parungao Philippines Top 11 2016 Catriona Gray Philippines Top 5 2017 Enkhjin Tseveendash Mongolia Top 15 2018 Shrinkhala Khatiwada Nepal Top 12 2019 Anushka Shrestha Nepal Top 12 2021 Olivia Yacé Côte d'Ivoire 2nd Runner-up 2023 Huỳnh Nguyễn Mai Phương Vietnam Top 40 2025 Issie Princesse Cameroon Top 40 Mayra Delgado Dominican Republic Top 40 Andrea Nikolić Montenegro Top 40 Suchata Chuangsri Thailand Miss World 2025

### Miss World Beach Beauty (*Discontinued Event*)

Miss World Beach Beauty was a [swimsuit](/source/Swimsuit) or fast-track competition.[84] The Beach Beauty event started in 2003, when the Miss World Organization first held fast-track events to automatically give a semi-final spot to some of the delegates. This event allowed the Miss World delegates (over 100) to have a chance to be in the semi-finals. The winner made the semi-finals automatically. The Beach Beauty event showcased different swimsuits designed by [Miss World 1975](/source/Miss_World_1975), [Wilnelia Merced](/source/Wilnelia_Merced). In [2013](/source/Miss_World_2013), The Beach Beauty event replaced swimsuit with Balinese sarong. While in [2015](/source/Miss_World_2015), the organisation eliminated the swimsuit competition from the pageant.[114]

Year Winner Represented Placement at Miss World 2003 Rosanna Davison[88] Ireland[88] Miss World 2003[115] 2004 Nancy Randall[116] United States 2nd Runner-up 2005 Yulia Ivanova[117] Russia[117] Top 15 2006 Federica Guzmán[118] Venezuela[118] Top 17 2007 Ada de la Cruz[119] Dominican Republic[119] Top 16 2008 Anagabriela Espinoza[84] Mexico Top 15 2009 Kaiane Aldorino[120] Gibraltar[120] Miss World 2009[121] 2010[80] Yara Lasanta Puerto Rico[96] Top 25 2011 Alize Lily Mounter[122] England Top 7 2012 Sophie Moulds[123] Wales 1st Runner-up 2013 Sancler Frantz[124][125] Brazil[124][125] Top 6 2014[81] Olivia Asplund[110] Sweden Top 25

## Miss World hosts and artists

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (June 2016)

The following is a list Miss World hosts and invited artists through the years.

Year Hosts Artists 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958 Eric Morley 1959 Bob Hope 1960 Bob Hope Herald Trumpeters of the Royal Artillery[126] 1961 1962, David Coleman, Peter West Bob Hope[citation needed] 1963 Peter West 1964 Michael Aspel 1965 David Jacobs, Michael Aspel Ronnie Carroll, Lionel Blair[127] 1966 Peter West, Michael Aspel The Three Monarchs, Mark Wynter[128] 1967 Simon Dee, Michael Aspel Malcolm Roberts, Los Zafiros[129] 1968 Michael Aspel, commentary by Keith Fordyce Gene Pitney[130] 1969 Michael Aspel, Pete Murray Frank Ifield, The Roy Budd Trio, Lionel Blair[131] 1970 Bob Hope,[132][133] Michael Aspel, Keith Fordyce Lionel Blair 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974 Michael Aspel and David Vine 1975 David Vine and Ray Moore 1976 Sacha Distel, Patrick Lichfield, and Ray Moore 1977 Andy Williams, and Ray Moore 1978 Sacha Distel and Paul Burnett 1979 Sacha Distel, Esther Rantzen, Germaine Greer and Ray Moore 1980 Peter Marshall, Judith Chalmers and Anthony Newley Anthony Newley and The Dougie Squires Dancers 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 Peter Marshall and Judith Chalmers 1981 – Julio Iglesias and The Dougie Squires Dancers 1982 – The Three Degrees 1983 – Leo Sayer and The Ken Warwick Dancers 1984 – The Drifters and The Ken Warwick Dancers 1985 – Jack Jones and The Ken Warwick Dancers 1986 Peter Marshall and Mary Stävin Five Star and The Ken Warwick Dancers 1987 Peter Marshall and Alexandra Bastedo Rick Astley and The Ken Warwick Dancers 1988 Peter Marshall and Alexandra Bastedo Koreana and Donny Osmond 1989 Peter Marshall, Alexandra Bastedo and John Davidson Aswad 1990 Peter Marshall and Michelle Rocca Jason Donovan and Richard Clayderman 1991 Peter Marshall and Gina Tolleson Indecent Obsession 1992 Billy Dee Williams, Jerry Hall, Deborah Shelton, Doreen Morris and Suanne Braun Abigail Kubheka, Sophia Foster, MarcAlex, Mara Louw, Paul Buckby, Malie Kelly, Leslie Klein-Smith and Soweto String Quartet 1993 Pierce Brosnan,[134] Doreen Morris, Kim Alexis and Gina Tolleson George Benson, Crissy Caine, Jon Cecil, Sam Marais, PJ Powers and Vicky Sampson 1994 Richard Steinmetz, Suanne Braun and Bronson Pinchot David Abbate, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Johnny Clegg, Free Flight Dance Company and Ladysmith Black Mambazo 1995 Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta and Bobbie Eakes Caught in the Act 1996 Richard Steinmetz and Ruby Bhatia Alisha Chinnai 1997 Richard Steinmetz and Khanyi Dhlomo Mkhize Ricky Martin 1998 Eden Harel and Ronan Keating Boyzone and Errol Brown 1999 Ulrika Jonsson and Melanie Sykes Robert Palmer, Westlife and Enrique Iglesias 2000 Jerry Springer and Rebecca de Alba Bryan Ferry, bond, Leonard Cohen and S Club 7 2001 Jerry Springer and Claire Elizabeth Smith Umoja 2002 Sean Kanan and Claire Elizabeth Smith Chayanne and BBMak 2003 Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram[135] and Angela Chow Luis Fonsi, Bryan Ferry, Morrissey and Wuhan Acrobatic Troupe 2004 Troy McClain, Angela Chow and Lisa Snowdon Lionel Richie and Il Divo 2005 Tim Vincent and Angela Chow Alexander O’Neal and Beijing Singing & Dancing Theatre 2006 Tim Vincent, Angela Chow and Grazyna Torbicka Westlife, Robin Gibb and Amici 2007 Fernando Allende and Angela Chow Duncan James, Haikou Artistic Group, The South African Mvezo Choir and No. 9 Primary School of Sanya 2008 Tumisho Masha and Angela Chow McFly, Alesha Dixon, Jeanette Winterson 2009 Angela Chow, Michelle McLean[136][137] Umoja, Gang of Instrumentals 2010 Angela Chow,[138] Steve Douglas Shayne Ward,[139] Dave Koz, Carlos Aponte[140] 2011 Angela Chow,[141] Jason Cook, Steve Douglas Diversity,[142] Blue,[citation needed] Ramin Karimloo 2012 Myleene Klass,[143] Jason Cook,[144] Lily Wu, Ni Ran Mutu, Steve Douglas Rodrick Dixon, Huhehaote Youth Horse Cello Troupe 2013 Myleene Klass, Kamal Ibrahim, Daniel Mananta, Amanda Zevannya, Steve Douglas Matt Cardle,[145] Blue,[145][146] GIGI Art of Dance, Soerya Soemirat Dance Group, Iskandar Widjaja, Maylaffayza 2014 Tim Vincent, Megan Young,[147] Frankie Cena, Steve Douglas Sky Blu,[148] The Vamps[149] 2015 Tim Vincent, Megan Young,[147] Angela Chow,[150] Steve Douglas, Neil Krisralam Yu Wenxia,[151] The Wholls,[152] Julian Believe[150] 2016 Jason Cook, Megan Young, Frankie Cena, Steve Douglas[citation needed] Rodrick Dixon, Morrison Brothers 2017 Fernando Allende, Angela Chow, Megan Young, Frankie Cena, Barney Walsh, Steve Douglas[153] Kristian Kostov, Celine Tam, Jeffrey Li, Zizi 2018 Fernando Allende, Angela Chow, Frankie Cena, Megan Young, Stephanie Del Valle, Barney Walsh Donel Mangena, Dimash Kudaibergen, Sister Sledge 2019 Megan Young, Peter Andre, Stephanie Del Valle, Fernando Allende, Steve Douglas Peter Andre, Lulu 2021 Peter Andre, Fernando Allende Don Omar, Gente de Zona, Victor Manuel, Pedro Capó, and The Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra conducted by[154] Angel Velez with guest conductor Mike Dixon 2023 Karan Johar, Megan Young Shaan, Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, Toni-Ann Singh 2025 Sachin Kumbhar, Stephanie Del Valle Ishaan Khatter, Jacqueline Fernandez 2026 2027

## See also

- [World portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:World)

- [Beauty with a Purpose](/source/Beauty_with_a_Purpose) – a registered charity and nonprofit organisation associated with Miss World that raises money and participates in humanitarian projects across the world

- [Big Four international beauty pageants](/source/Big_Four_international_beauty_pageants)

## Notes

1. **[^](#cite_ref-99)** "... Miss England was Miss World 2011 Beach Beauty, Kazakhstan was Miss World 2011 Top Model, while Miss World 2011 Talent title went to Miss Chile ..."[98]

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1. **[^](#cite_ref-Getty_Images_2016_144-0)** ["Miss World 2012 host Mylene Klass (L) of Britain holds a microphone for Miss World 2011 winner Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela"](http://www.gettyimages.com/pictures/miss-world-2012-host-mylene-klass-of-britain-holds-a-news-photo-150454618#miss-world-2012-host-mylene-klass-of-britain-holds-a-microphone-for-picture-id150454618). *[Getty Images](/source/Getty_Images)*. 22 June 2016. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Fennelly_2013_146-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Fennelly_2013_146-1) Fennelly, Gary (22 September 2013). ["Miss Northern Ireland Meagan Green prepares for Miss World 2013 final in Bali Indonesia"](http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/miss-northern-ireland-meagan-green-prepares-for-miss-world-2013-final-in-bali-indonesia-29597839.html). *[Belfast Telegraph](/source/Belfast_Telegraph)*. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-The_Express_Tribune_2013_147-0)** ["Miss World 2013 crown goes to Miss Philippines"](http://tribune.com.pk/story/610802/miss-world-2013-crown-goes-to-miss-philippines/). *[The Express Tribune](/source/The_Express_Tribune)*. 28 September 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-The_Manila_Times_Online_2015_151-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-The_Manila_Times_Online_2015_151-1) ["Miss Spain is new Miss World"](http://www.manilatimes.net/miss-spain-is-new-miss-world/235471/). *[The Manila Times](/source/The_Manila_Times)*. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 22 June 2016.

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## Further reading

- Hunters, Story (16 May 2016). ["Miss World: Old-fashioned, sexist beauty contest or advancing feminism's cause?"](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-16/miss-world-feminist-or-old-fashioned-objectification/7416074). [ABC News](/source/ABC_News_(Australia)). Retrieved 21 June 2016.

## External links

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v t e Miss World Editions 1950s 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Related Titleholders Runners-up and finalists Editions Countries Beauty with a Purpose

v t e Miss World titleholders Kiki Håkansson (1951) May-Louise Flodin (1952) Denise Perrier (1953) Antigone Costanda (1954) Susana Duijm (1955) Petra Schürmann (1956) Marita Lindahl (1957) Penelope Coelen (1958) Corine Rottschäfer (1959) Norma Cappagli (1960) Rosemarie Frankland (1961) Catharina Lodders (1962) Carole Crawford (1963) Ann Sidney (1964) Lesley Langley (1965) Reita Faria (1966) Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967) Penelope Plummer (1968) Eva Rueber-Staier (1969) Jennifer Hosten (1970) Lúcia Petterle (1971) Belinda Green (1972) Marjorie Wallace (1973) Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974) Wilnelia Merced (1975) Cindy Breakspeare (1976) Mary Stävin (1977) Silvana Suárez (1978) Gina Swainson (1979) Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980) Pilín León (1981) Mariasela Álvarez (1982) Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983) Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984) Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985) Giselle Laronde (1986) Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987) Linda Pétursdóttir (1988) Aneta Kręglicka (1989) Gina Tolleson (1990) Ninibeth Leal (1991) Julia Kourotchkina (1992) Lisa Hanna (1993) Aishwarya Rai (1994) Jacqueline Aguilera (1995) Irene Skliva (1996) Diana Hayden (1997) Linor Abargil (1998) Yukta Mookhey (1999) Priyanka Chopra (2000) Agbani Darego (2001) Azra Akın (2002) Rosanna Davison (2003) María Julia Mantilla (2004) Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005) Taťána Kuchařová (2006) Zhang Zilin (2007) Ksenia Sukhinova (2008) Kaiane Aldorino (2009) Alexandria Mills (2010) Ivian Sarcos (2011) Yu Wenxia (2012) Megan Young (2013) Rolene Strauss (2014) Mireia Lalaguna (2015) Stephanie Del Valle (2016) Manushi Chhillar (2017) Vanessa Ponce (2018) Toni-Ann Singh (2019) Karolina Bielawska (2021) Krystyna Pyszková (2023) Suchata Chuangsri (2025)

v t e Miss World participant countries and territories Active (1951–present) Africa Angola Botswana Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Madagascar Mauritius Namibia Nigeria Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Curaçao Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Venezuela Asia Armenia Bangladesh Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Thailand Turkey Vietnam Europe Albania Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Northern Ireland Poland Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Ukraine Wales Oceania Australia New Zealand Inactive since 2025 Africa Algeria (2002) Cape Verde (2017) Chad (2014) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2016) Egypt (2018) Eswatini (2009) Gabon (2015) Gambia (1986) Guinea-Bissau (2023) Lesotho (2023) Liberia (2023) Malawi (2012) Morocco (2023) Rwanda (2021) São Tomé and Príncipe (2014) Seychelles (2017) Tanzania (2023) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2019) Aruba (2019) Bahamas (2021) Barbados (2019) Bermuda (2015) Bonaire (2012) British Virgin Islands (2019) Costa Rica (2023) Cuba (1975) Dominica (2013) Grenada (2007) Montserrat (1964) Saint Barthélémy (2011) Saint Kitts and Nevis (2015) Saint Lucia (2021) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1994) Sint Maarten (2021) Turks and Caicos Islands (2004) United States Virgin Islands (2019) Uruguay (2023) Asia Hong Kong (2019) Israel (2017) Iraq (2023) Jordan (1981) Laos (2019) Macau (2023) Syria (1966) Taiwan (2013) Uzbekistan (2013) Europe Andorra (2003) Austria (2018) Belarus (2019) Cyprus (2018) Georgia (2019) Greenland (1992) Iceland (2021) Kosovo (2014) Lithuania (2014) Luxembourg (2021) Norway (2023) Monaco (1955) Russia (2019) Slovakia (2023) Switzerland (2014) Oceania Cook Islands (2019) Fiji (2017) French Polynesia (2010) Guam (2018) Northern Mariana Islands (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) Samoa (2015) Tonga (1986) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories and others Czechoslovakia (1992) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1965) Serbia and Montenegro (2005) South Africa (Miss South Africa for Blacks) (1976) Soviet Union (1990) United Kingdom (1999)

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