{{short description|56th edition of the Miss World pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{EngvarB|date=November 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2019}} {{refimprove|date=September 2016}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | winner = [[Taťána Kuchařová]]<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20061001&id=niEfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3050,9043&hl=en|title=The Tuscaloosa News|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> | represented = Czech Republic | photo = [[File:Miss_World_06_Tatiana_Kucharova.jpg|220px]] | caption = Miss World 2006, [[Taťána Kuchařová]] | date = 30 September 2006 | presenters = {{Hlist|[[Tim Vincent]]|[[Angela Chow]]|Grażyna Torbicka}} | venue = [[Palace of Culture and Science]], [[Warsaw]], Poland | broadcaster = '''Official broadcaster''':<br>{{Hlist|[[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]}}'''International''':<br>{{Hlist|[[E!]]|[[Challenge (TV channel)|Challenge]]<ref>{{cite web |last=McNally |first=Paul |date=1 November 2007 |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/challenge-broadcast-miss-world-final/764081 |title=Challenge to broadcast Miss World final |work=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]] |accessdate=1 November 2007}}</ref>}} | entrants = 104 | placements = 17 | acts = {{Hlist|[[Westlife]]|[[Robin Gibb]]|[[Amici Forever|Amici]]}} | debuts = {{Hlist|Cambodia|Montenegro|Serbia}} | returns = {{Hlist|Angola|Austria|Belarus|Cayman Islands|Chile|Curaçao|Finland|French Polynesia|Kazakhstan|Zimbabwe}} | withdraws = {{Hlist|Albania|Malawi|Nepal|New Zealand|Nicaragua|Serbia and Montenegro|Swaziland|Switzerland|Taiwan|Uganda|United States Virgin Islands}} | before = [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | next = [[Miss World 2007|2007]] }}
'''Miss World 2006''' was the 56th edition of the [[Miss World]] pageant, held at the [[Sala Kongresowa]], a theatre at the [[Palace of Culture and Science]] in [[Warsaw]], Poland, on 30 September 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.missworld.com/History/2006/ | work = Miss World | title = Miss World History 2006 | access-date = 14 January 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150415070153/http://www.missworld.com/History/2006/ | archive-date = 15 April 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in the [[Continental Europe]] and a European city other than [[London]].
At the end of the event, [[Taťána Kuchařová]] of [[Czech Republic]]<ref name="google.com" /><ref name="google.com1">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20061001&id=4UJTAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945,74068&hl=en|title=The Victoria Advocate|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> was crowned by the previous winner [[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]] of [[Iceland]]. This is the first time the [[Czech Republic]] won the title of Miss World, and its first crown in the [[Big Four beauty pageants|Big Four international beauty pageants]].
A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant.
== Background ==
=== Location === [[Gdynia]] was the host of the [[Miss World Beach Beauty|Beach Beauty]] contest, [[Giżycko]] hosted the [[Miss World Sports|Miss Sports]] contest and [[Wrocław]] hosted the [[Miss World Talent|Miss Talent]] competition. The fourth event was [[Beauty with a Purpose]].
=== Selection of participants === Contestants from 104 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant.
==== Replacements ==== [[Miss France]] 2004, [[:fr:Lætitia Bléger|Laetitia Bleger]] was appointed to represent France at Miss World 2006, but however her Playboy pictures of May 2005 prevented her from taking part and she got suspended for 6 months by the Miss France Organization. Then the Miss France committee named the new Miss France 2006, [[Alexandra Rosenfeld]] as the French representative in Miss World 2006,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91895|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060722141500/http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91895|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2005 contestants|date=22 July 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> but due to the fact that she had to go first to [[Miss Universe 2006]] and later to [[Miss Europe]] 2006 contest, was finally replaced by her second runner-up, Laura Fasquel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2006/08/21/36085-2e-dauphine-de-miss-france-laura-s-ouvre-au-monde.html|title=2e dauphine de Miss France. Laura s'ouvre au monde|work=ladepeche.fr|access-date=19 July 2017|language=fr}}</ref>
[[Miss Latvia]] 2005, [[Kristīne Djadenko]] was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618084908/http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2006 contestants|date=18 June 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> However a month before the start of the competition was replaced by Līga Meinarte.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=92205|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813123123/http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=92205|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2005 contestants|date=13 August 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> Nevertheless, Djadenko participated next year at [[Miss World 2007]].
[[Miss España ]] 2006, Elizabeth Reyes was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006 after the [[Miss Universe 2006]] contest.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/145356/0/Miss/Universo/Espana/|title=Miss España, a su regreso de Miss Universo: "Había un montón de concursantes operadas" - 20minutos.es|last=20Minutos|work=20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91886|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719093456/http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91886|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2005 contestants|date=19 July 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> However she was replaced by her first runner-up, Inmaculada Torres.
==== Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals ==== This edition marked the debut of Cambodia, Montenegro and Serbia, and the return of Angola, Austria, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, French Polynesia, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe; Austria, which last competed in [[Miss World 2001|2001]], French Polynesia (as Tahiti) in [[Miss World 2002|2002]] and Angola, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe in [[Miss World 2004|2004]].
Albania, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Serbia and Montenegro, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uganda, and the United States Virgin Islands, withdrew from the competition.
==Results== {{unreferenced section|date=July 2024}} ===Placements=== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Placement ! Contestant |- | '''Miss World 2006''' | * '''{{flagu|Czech Republic}}''' – '''[[Taťána Kuchařová]]''' |- | 1st Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Romania}} – Ioana Boitor |- | 2nd Runner-Up | * {{flagu|Australia}} – [[Sabrina Houssami]] |- | Top 6 | * {{flagu|Angola}} – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]] * {{flagu|Brazil}} – [[Jane Borges]] * {{flagu|Jamaica}} – [[Sara Lawrence]] |- | Top 17 | * {{flagu|Canada}} – Malgosia Majewska * {{flagu|Ghana}} – Lamisi Mbillah * {{flagu|India}} – [[Natasha Suri]] * {{flagu|Lebanon}} – [[Annabella Hilal]] * {{flagu|Mexico}} – [[Karla Jiménez]] * {{flagu|Namibia}} – Anna Nashandi * {{flagu|Northern Ireland}} – [[Catherine Jean Milligan|Catherine Milligan]] * {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} – Thebyam Carrión * {{flagu|Scotland}} – [[Nicola McLean (Scottish model)|Nicola McLean]] * {{flagu|Venezuela}} – [[Federica Guzmán]] * {{flagu|Vietnam}} – [[Mai Phương Thúy]] |}
==== Continental Queens of Beauty ==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Continental Group ! Contestant |- | '''Africa''' | * {{flagu|Angola}} – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]] |- | ''' Americas''' | * {{flagu|Brazil}} – [[Jane Borges]] |- | '''Asia Pacific''' | * {{flagu|Australia}} – [[Sabrina Houssami]] |- | '''Caribbean''' | * {{flagu|Jamaica}} – [[Sara Lawrence]] |- | '''Northern Europe''' | * {{flagu|Czech Republic}} – [[Taťána Kuchařová]] |- | '''Southern Europe''' | * {{flagu|Romania}} – Ioana Boitor |}
=== Special awards === ====Best World Dress Designer==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Results ! Contestant |- | '''Winner''' | * '''{{flag|Croatia}}''' – Ivana Ergić |- | '''1st Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Netherlands}}''' – Sheryl Baas |- | '''2nd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|India}}''' – [[Natasha Suri]] |- | '''3rd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Kenya}}''' – Khadijah Kiptoo |- | '''4th Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' – Sarah Morrissey |- | '''Top 20''' | * '''{{flag|Angola}}''' – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]] * '''{{flag|Aruba}}''' – Shanandoa Wijshijer * '''{{flag|Barbados}}''' – Latoya McDowald * '''{{flag|China}}''' – Duo Liu * '''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – [[Elizabeth Loaiza Junca|Elizabeth Loaiza]] * '''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' – [[Taťána Kuchařová]] * '''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' – Paola Torres * '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva * '''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' – [[Annabella Hilal]] * '''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' – Vanesha Seetohul * '''{{flag|Poland}}''' – [[Marzena Cieślik]] * '''{{flag|Romania}}''' – Ioana Boitor * '''{{flag|United States}}''' – Brooke Angus * '''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' – [[Federica Guzmán]] * '''{{flag|Vietnam}}''' – [[Mai Phương Thúy]] |}
==Challenge Events== {{unreferenced section|date=July 2024}} ===Fast Track Events=== During the month of September four competitions were held from which the winner of each was fast tracked into the semi-finals. '''[[Miss World Beach Beauty|Beach Beauty]]''' was selected on 7 September in the city of [[Gdynia]]. '''[[Miss World Sports|Miss Sports]]''' was held on 12 September in the city of [[Gizycko]] and the '''[[Miss World Talent|Miss Talent]]''' contest was celebrated on 20 September at [[Wrocław]]. The '''[[Beauty with a Purpose]]''' winner was announced on 30 September during the final telecast.
====''Beach Beauty''==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Results ! Contestant |- | '''Winner''' | * '''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' – [[Federica Guzmán]] |- | '''1st Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' – [[Taťána Kuchařová]] |- | '''2nd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|India}}''' – [[Natasha Suri]] |- | '''3rd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Angola}}''' – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]] |- | '''4th Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Singapore}}''' – Colleen Pereira |- | '''Top 10''' | * '''{{flag|Barbados}}''' – Latoya McDowald * '''{{flag|Poland}}''' – [[Marzena Cieślik]] * '''{{flag|Romania}}''' – Ioana Boitor * '''{{flag|Scotland}}''' – [[Nicola McLean (Scottish model)|Nicola McLean]] * '''{{flag|Spain}}''' – Inmaculada Torres |- | '''Top 25''' | * '''{{flag|Bolivia}}''' – Ana María Ortiz * '''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}''' – Azra Gazdić * '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' – [[Jane Borges]] * '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Malgosia Majewska * '''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – Elizabeth Loaiza * '''{{flag|Georgia}}''' – Nino Kalandadze * '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' – Sarah Morrissey * '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva * '''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' – [[Sara Lawrence]] * '''{{flag|Nigeria}}''' – [[Abiola Bashorun]] * '''{{flag|Panama}}''' – Gisselle Bissot * '''{{flag|Philippines}}''' – Anna Maris Igpit * '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Thebyam Carrión * '''{{flag|Slovenia}}''' – Iris Mulej * '''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Cathrin Skoog |}
====''Miss Sports''==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Results ! Contestant |- | '''Winner''' | * '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Malgosia Majewska |- | '''1st Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Thebyam Carrión |- | '''2nd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Latvia}}''' – Liga Meinarte |- | '''Top 24''' | * '''{{flag|Botswana}}''' – Lorato Tebogo * '''{{flag|Cayman Islands}}''' – [[Ambuyah Ebanks]] * '''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Jenniina Tuokko * '''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' – Jackelinne Piccinini * '''{{flag|Hungary}}''' – Renata Toth * '''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' – [[Kristania Virginia Besouw]] * '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva * '''{{flag|Japan|1999}}''' – Kazuha Kondo * '''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}''' – Sabina Chukayeva * '''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' – Adeline Wan * '''{{flag|Mexico}}''' – [[Karla Jiménez]] * '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' – [[Selenge Erdene-Ochir]] * '''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' – Ivana Knežević * '''{{flag|Namibia}}''' – Anna Nashandi * '''{{flag|Russia}}''' – [[Alexandra Mazur]] * '''{{flag|Slovakia}}''' – Magdalena Sebestova * '''{{flag|South Africa}}''' – Thuli Sithole * '''{{flag|South Korea}}''' – Sharon Park * '''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' – Tineke de Freitas * '''{{flag|United States}}''' – Brooke Angus * '''{{flag|Zambia}}''' – Katanekwa Matundwelo |}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Groups ! Contestant |- | '''Group 1: Asia Pacific''' | * '''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' – [[Kristania Virginia Besouw]] * '''{{flag|Japan|1999}}''' – Kazuha Kondo * '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' – Selenge Erdene-Ochir * '''{{flag|South Korea}}''' – Sharon Park |- | '''Group 2: Northern Europe''' | * '''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Jenniina Tuokko * '''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}''' – Sabina Chukayeva * '''{{flag|Latvia}}''' – Liga Meinarte * '''{{flag|Russia}}''' – [[Alexandra Mazur]] |- | '''Group 3: Southern Europe''' | * '''{{flag|Hungary}}''' – Renata Toth * '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva * '''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' – Ivana Knežević * '''{{flag|Slovakia}}''' – Magdalena Sebestova |- | '''Group 4: Caribbean''' | * '''{{flag|Cayman Islands}}''' – [[Ambuyah Ebanks]] * '''{{flag|Martinique|snake}}''' – [[Stephanie Colosse]] * '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Thebyam Carrión * '''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' – Tineke de Freitas |- | '''Group 5: Americas''' | * '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Malgosia Majewska * '''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' – Jackelinne Piccinini * '''{{flag|Mexico}}''' – [[Karla Jiménez]] * '''{{flag|United States}}''' – Brooke Angus |- | '''Group 6: Africa''' | * '''{{flag|Botswana}}''' – Lorato Tebogo * '''{{flag|Namibia}}''' – Anna Nashandi * '''{{flag|South Africa}}''' – Thuli Sithole * '''{{flag|Zambia}}''' – Katanekwa Matundwelo |}
====''Miss Talent''==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Results ! Contestant |- | '''Winner''' | * '''{{flag|Northern Ireland}}''' – [[Catherine Jean Milligan]] |- | '''1st Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva |- | '''2nd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''' – [[Lorraine Maphala-Phiri|Lorraine Maphala]] |- | '''3rd Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Estonia}}''' – Leisi Poldsam |- | '''4th Runner-up''' | * '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' – Selenge Erdene-Ochir |- | '''Top 10''' | * '''{{flag|Barbados}}''' – Latoya McDowald * '''{{flag|Croatia}}''' – Ivana Ergić * '''{{flag|India}}''' – [[Natasha Suri]] * '''{{flag|Liberia}}''' – Patrice Juah * '''{{flag|Portugal}}''' – Sara Almeida |}
====''Beauty with a Purpose''==== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" |- ! Result ! Contestant |- | '''Winner''' | * '''{{flag|Ghana}}''' – Lamisi Mbillah |}
== Judges == * [[Julia Morley]] – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization * [[Aneta Kręglicka]] – [[Miss World 1989]] from [[Poland]] * [[Denise van Outen]] – Actress and TV presenter * [[Karan Johar]] – Leading Indian director known worldwide for his award-winning movies * [[Kelly Holmes]] – British multiple Olympic gold medalist * Krish Naidoo – Miss World International Ambassador * [[Louis Walsh]] – Irish entertainment manager behind some of the world's leading pop acts * Mike Dixon – West End and Broadway award-winner musical director * [[Wilnelia Merced]] – [[Miss World 1975]] from [[Puerto Rico]]
== Contestants == [[File:Miss World 2006 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Countries and territories which sent delegates and results<ref name="google.com"/><ref name="google.com1"/>]]
104 contestants competed for the title.<ref name="google.com"/> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;" !Country/Territory !Contestant !Age{{Efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}} !Hometown !Continental Group |- |'''{{flag|Angola}}''' |[[Stiviandra Oliveira]] |18 |[[Huíla Province|Huíla]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Argentina}}''' |Beatriz Vallejos |19 |[[Corrientes]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Aruba}}''' |Shanandoa Wijshijer |19 |[[Santa Cruz, Aruba|Santa Cruz]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Australia}}''' |[[Sabrina Houssami]] |20 |[[Kemps Creek, New South Wales|Kemps Creek]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Austria}}''' |Tatjana Batinić |20 |[[Vienna]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Bahamas}}''' |Deandrea Conliffe |24 |[[New Providence]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Barbados}}''' |Latoya McDowald |17 |Applewhaites |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Belarus}}''' |Katsiaryna Litvinava |22 |[[Mogilev]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Belgium}}''' |[[Virginie Claes]] |23 |[[Herk-de-Stad]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Bolivia}}''' |[[Ana María Ortiz]] |17 |[[Beni Department|Beni]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}''' |Azra Gazdić |17 |[[Tuzla]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Botswana}}''' |Lorato Tebogo |21 |[[Ramotswa]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Brazil}}''' |[[Jane Borges]] |21 |[[Goiânia]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}''' |[[Slavena Vatova]] |17 |[[Sofia]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Cambodia}}''' |Sun Sreymom |22 |[[Kampong Cham province|Kampong Cham]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Canada}}''' |Malgosia Majewska |24 |[[Toronto]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Cayman Islands}}''' |[[Ambuyah Ebanks]] |21 |[[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Chile}}''' |Constanza Silva |20 |[[Santiago]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|China}}''' |Duo Liu |24 |[[Beijing]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Colombia}}''' |[[Elizabeth Loaiza Junca|Elizabeth Loaiza]] |18 |[[Cali]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}''' |Bélgica Arias |22 |[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Croatia}}''' |Ivana Ergić |19 |[[Šibenik]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Curaçao}}''' |Fyrena Martha |20 |[[Willemstad]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Cyprus}}''' |Eli Manoli |18 |[[Nicosia]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' |'''[[Taťána Kuchařová]]''' |18 |[[Opočno]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}''' |Diane Mwinga |23 |[[Lubumbashi]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Denmark}}''' |Sandra Spohr |19 |[[Allerød Municipality|Allerød]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' |Paola Torres |21 |[[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Ecuador}}''' |Rebeca Flores |23 |[[Cuenca, Ecuador|Cuenca]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|El Salvador}}''' |Tatiana Romero |20 |[[San Salvador]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|England}}''' |[[Eleanor Glynn]] |20 |[[Oxford]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Estonia}}''' |Leisi Poldsam |19 |[[Tartu]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Ethiopia}}''' |Amleset Muchie |19 |[[Addis Ababa]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Finland}}''' |Jenniina Tuokko |17 |[[Nousiainen]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|France}}''' |Laura Fasquel |19 |[[Toulouse]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|French Polynesia}}'''{{Efn|Competed as Tahiti in the pageant}} |Vainui Simon |20 |[[Papeete]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Georgia}}''' |Nino Kalandaze |17 |[[Tbilisi]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Germany}}''' |Edita Orašćanin |17 |[[Dortmund]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Ghana}}''' |Lamisi Mbillah |23 |[[Bawku]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Gibraltar}}''' |Hayley O'Brien |20 |[[Gibraltar]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Greece}}''' |[[Irini Karra]] |20 |[[Karditsa]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Guadeloupe|local}}''' |Caroline Beavis |21 |[[Basse-Terre]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' |Jackelinne Piccinini |22 |[[Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez|Mazatenango]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Guyana}}''' |Dessia Braithwaite |24 |[[Bartica]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Hong Kong}}''' |[[Janet Chow]] |23 |[[Hong Kong]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Hungary}}''' |Renáta Tóth |21 |[[Budapest]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' |Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir |19 |[[Ísafjörður]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|India}}''' |[[Natasha Suri]] |22 |[[Mumbai]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' |Kristania Besouw |21 |[[Manado]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Ireland}}''' |Sarah Morrissey |24 |[[Dublin]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Israel}}''' |Yael Nizri |18 |[[Kiryat Shmona]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Italy}}''' |Elizaveta Migatcheva |17 |[[Rome]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' |[[Sara Lawrence]] |21 |[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Japan|1999}}''' |Kazuha Kondo |21 |[[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}''' |Sabina Chukayeva |18 |[[Karaganda]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Kenya}}''' |Khadijah Kiptoo |21 |[[Nairobi]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Latvia}}''' |Līga Meinarte |24 |[[Talsi]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' |[[Annabella Hilal]] |20 |[[Ain El Remmaneh]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Liberia}}''' |Patrice Juah |21 |[[Monrovia]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Republic of Macedonia|name=Macedonia}}''' |Marija Vegova |18 |[[Gevgelija]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' |Adeline Wan |23 |[[Kuala Lumpur]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Malta}}''' |Solange Mifsud |23 |[[Żabbar]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Martinique|snake}}''' |[[Stéphanie Colosse]] |19 |[[Fort-de-France]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' |Vanesha Seetohul |22 |[[Quatre Bornes]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' |[[Karla Jiménez]] |23 |[[Puebla]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Moldova}}''' |Alexandra Demciuk |17 |[[Bălți]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' |[[Selenge Erdene-Ochir]] |19 |[[Ulaanbaatar]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' |Ivana Knežević |17 |[[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Namibia}}''' |Anna Nashandi |22 |[[Windhoek]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Netherlands}}''' |Sheryl Baas |22 |[[Rotterdam]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Nigeria}}''' |[[Abiola Bashorun]] |18 |[[Lagos]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Northern Ireland}}''' |[[Catherine Jean Milligan]] |19 |[[Newtownards]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Norway}}''' |Tonje Elise Skjærvik |18 |[[Stokkøya]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Panama}}''' |Giselle Bissot |23 |[[Panama City]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Peru}}''' |Silvia Cornejo |19 |[[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Philippines}}''' |Anna Maris Igpit |19 |[[Panglao, Bohol|Panglao]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Poland}}''' |[[Marzena Cieślik]] |25 |[[Wolin]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Portugal}}''' |Sara Almeida |19 |[[Porto]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' |Thebyam Carrión |23 |[[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Romania}}''' |Ioana Boitor |17 |[[Bucharest]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Russia}}''' |[[Alexandra Mazur]] |19 |[[Moscow]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Saint Lucia}}''' |Tamalisa Baptiste |20 |Marchand |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Scotland}}''' |[[Nicola McLean (Scottish model)|Nicola McLean]] |22 |[[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Serbia}}''' |[[Vedrana Grbović]] |18 |[[Belgrade]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Singapore}}''' |Colleen Pereira |24 |[[Singapore]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Slovakia}}''' |Magdalena Šebestová |23 |[[Bílkove Humence]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Slovenia}}''' |Iris Mulej |25 |[[Ljubljana]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|South Africa}}''' |Nokuthula Sithole |22 |[[Gauteng]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|South Korea}}'''{{Efn|Competed as Korea in the pageant}} |Sharon Park |21 |[[Icheon]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Spain}}''' |Inmaculada Torres |24 |[[Alicante]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Sri Lanka}}''' |[[Dannielle Kerkoven]] |18 |[[Colombo]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' |Cathrin Skoog |19 |[[Krokom Municipality|Krokom]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Tanzania}}''' |[[Wema Sepetu]] |18 |[[Dar es Salaam]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Thailand}}''' |Melisa Mahapol |23 |[[Bangkok]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' |Tineke De Freitas |23 |[[Westmoorings]] |Caribbean |- |'''{{flag|Turkey}}''' |Merve Büyüksaraç<ref>{{Cite news|last=Üyesi|first=Onedio|date=13 February 2019|title=Hepsi Zirveye Çıktı Ama Orada Kalamadı: Türkiye'nin Son 25 Yıldaki Türkiye Güzelleri Şimdi Ne Yapıyor?|trans-title=They All Reached the Top But Couldn't Stay There: What Are Türkiye's Beauties of the Last 25 Years Doing Now?|url=https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708|access-date=25 April 2025|website=Onedio|language=Turkish|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724212547/https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708|url-status=live}}</ref> |18 |[[Ankara]] |Southern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Ukraine}}''' |Olga Shilovanova |19 |[[Kharkiv]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|United States}}''' |Brooke Angus |24 |[[Essex, Vermont|Essex]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Uruguay}}''' |Marlene Politi |20 |[[San Jacinto, Uruguay|San Jacinto]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' |[[Federica Guzmán]] |24 |[[Caracas]] |Americas |- |'''{{flag|Vietnam}}''' |[[Mai Phương Thúy]] |21 |[[Hanoi]] |Asia-Pacific |- |'''{{flag|Wales}}''' |Sarah Fleming |17 |[[Brecon Beacons]] |Northern Europe |- |'''{{flag|Zambia}}''' |Katanekwa Matundwelo |25 |[[Lusaka]] |Africa |- |'''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''' |[[Lorraine Maphala-Phiri|Lorraine Maphala]] |21 |[[Bulawayo]] |Africa |}
== Notes == {{notelist}}
===Withdrawals=== * '''{{flagu|Belize}}''' - Miss World Belize 2006, Felicita (Leesha) Arzu was crowned on 29 July, but the organizers decided that she would take part at [[Miss World 2007]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanpedrosun.com/old/06-314.html|title=Miss San Pedro Contestants at Miss Belize Pageant, Belize News, San Pedro Sun|website=sanpedrosun.com|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> *'''{{flagu|Egypt}}''' – Miss Egypt 2006, Fawzia Mohamed had visa problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902100348/http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2006 contestants|date=2 September 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
'''No Shows''': * '''{{flagu|Albania}}''' – No contest * '''{{flagu|Antigua and Barbuda}}''' – Due to financial problems. * '''{{flagu|British Virgin Islands}}''' – Martha Ramirez<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=265354&page=36|title=The Beauty Pageants Thread - VI|work=PinoyExchange|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref> * '''{{flagu|Burkina Faso}}''' - Ramata Barry * '''{{flagu|Chad}}''' - No contest *'''{{flagu|Côte d'Ivoire}}''' - Alima Diomandé * '''{{flagu|Malawi}}''' - Peth Msiska * '''{{flagu|Nepal}}''' – No contest due to the [[Nepalese Civil War]]. It was postponed until 2007. * '''{{flagu|New Zealand}}''' - No contest * '''{{flagu|Nicaragua}}''' - Due to Financial problems. * '''{{flagu|Paraguay|1990}}''' – Due to Financial problems. * '''{{flagu|Republic of the Congo}}''' – Eboundt Fatouma Blanda * '''{{flagu|Swaziland}}''' – No contest * '''{{flagu|Switzerland}}''' - Due to scheduling conflicts, the national pageant was held on 9 September<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/miss-schweiz--anatomie-eines-erfolges/612932|title=Miss Schweiz: Anatomie eines Erfolges|last=Burnand|first=Frédéric|work=SWI swissinfo.ch|access-date=19 July 2017|language=de}}</ref> making the 2006 winner ineligible to compete, plus no finalists of [[Miss Switzerland]] 2005 pageant were available to compete. After that Switzerland did not send a contestant to the Miss World contest until 2013. * '''{{flagu|Uganda}}''' – No contest * '''{{flagu|United States Virgin Islands}}'''<ref> as American Virgin Islands </ref> - No contest
===Replacements=== * '''{{flagu|Uruguay}}''' – '''Miss Uruguay Mundo 2006, Soledad Gagliardo''' was replaced by her first runner up, Marlene Politi for unknown reasons.
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Miss World}} {{Miss World 2006 delegates}} {{Miss World countries and territories}}
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