Miss World 1996
Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India.[1][2] Preliminaries were shot in India and in Seychelles. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant. By the end of the night, 18 year-old Irene Skliva of Greece took home the title. She was crowned by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.
Miss World 1996 | |
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![]() Miss World 1996 Titlecard | |
Date | 23 November 1996 |
Presenters | |
Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 88 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals | Nigeria |
Returns | |
Winner | Irene Skliva ![]() |
Personality | Daisy Reyes ![]() |
Best National Costume | Anuska Prado ![]() |
Photogenic | Ana Cepinska ![]() |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1996 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Top 5 | |
Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa |
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Americas |
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Asia & Oceania |
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Caribbean |
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Europe |
Contestants
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age |
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![]() | Fernanda Fernández Ramírez | 18 |
![]() | Afranina Henriquez | 20 |
![]() | Nicole Smith | 24 |
![]() | Bettina Buxbaumer | 23 |
![]() | Rehnuma Dilruba | 20 |
![]() | Laurence Borremans | 18 |
![]() | Andrea Mariana Forti Sandoval | 19 |
![]() | Jhane Louise Landwier | 18 |
![]() | Belma Zvrko | 18 |
![]() | Joyce Manase | 20 |
![]() | Anuska Valeria Prado | 20 |
![]() | Ayana Glasgow | 21 |
![]() | Viara Kamenova | 21 |
![]() | Michelle Weswaldi | 19 |
![]() | Luz Francisca Valenzuela Höllzer | 20 |
![]() | Carolina Arango Corrales | 19 |
![]() | Natalia Carvajal Lorenzo | 21 |
![]() | Vanja Rupena | 18 |
![]() | Yandra Angelica Faulborn | 19 |
![]() | Maria Papaprodromou | 19 |
![]() | Petra Minářová | 18 |
![]() | Idelsa Núñez Torres | 21 |
![]() | Jennifer Lynn Graham Dumani | 19 |
![]() | Mari-Liis Kapustin | 18 |
![]() | Hanna Hirvonen | 20 |
![]() | Séverine Derouallé | 22 |
![]() | Melanie Ernst | 18 |
![]() | Sheila Azuntaba | 19 |
![]() | Samantha Lane | 17 |
![]() | Irene Skliva | 18 |
![]() | Aria Johnson | 25 |
![]() | Aileen Maravilla | 23 |
![]() | María Gabriela Rosales Castellaños | 19 |
![]() | Petra Hoost | 20 |
![]() | Chillie Poon | 24 |
![]() | Andrea Deak | 19 |
![]() | Rani Joan Jeyraj | 21 |
![]() | Niamh Marie Redmond | 19 |
![]() | Talia Lewenthal | 18 |
![]() | Mara de Gennaro | 24 |
![]() | Selena Delgado | 21 |
![]() | Miyuki Fujii | 21 |
![]() | Pritpal Kulwant Dhamu | 18 |
![]() | Seol Soo-jin | 21 |
![]() | Anta Dukere | 22 |
![]() | Nisrine Sami Nasser | 22 |
![]() | Daiva Anuzyte | 18 |
![]() | Guiomar Madeira da Silva Pedruco | 22 |
![]() | Vera Mesterovic | 17 |
![]() | Qu-an How Cheok Kuan | 20 |
![]() | Yessica Salazar González | 21 |
![]() | Kelly-Rose Mischiewski | 21 |
![]() | Emma Komlosy | 19 |
![]() | Eva Sjøholt | 24 |
![]() | Norma Élida Pérez Rodríguez | 21 |
![]() | María Ingrid Götze Scheunemann | 22 |
![]() | Mónica Chacón de Vettori | 21 |
![]() | Daisy Reyes | 20 |
![]() | Agnieszka Zielińska | 20 |
![]() | Ana Mafalda Schaefer de Almeida Santos | 21 |
![]() | Marissa de la Caridad Hernández | 21 |
![]() | Carmen Radoi | 21 |
![]() | Viktoriya Tsapitsina | 17 |
![]() | Christina Pillay | 22 |
![]() | Carol Tan | 19 |
![]() | Linda Lencova | 18 |
![]() | Alenka Vindiš | 18 |
![]() | Peggy-Sue Khumalo | 21 |
![]() | Patricia Ruiz Fernández | 19 |
![]() | Olive Healy | 22 |
![]() | Åsa Johansson | 20 |
![]() | Melanie Winiger | 17 |
![]() | Hinerava Hiro | 18 |
![]() | Chen Hsiao-Fen | 23 |
![]() | Shose Akare Sinare | 20 |
![]() | Sirinya Winsiri | 17 |
![]() | Sharda Ramlogan | 23 |
![]() | Serpil Sevilay Ozturk | 19 |
![]() | Sheba Kerere | 19 |
![]() | Nataliya Shvachko | 20 |
![]() | Rachael Liza Warner | 22 |
![]() | Kelly Webber | 20 |
![]() | Emoliere Williams | 18 |
![]() | Claudia Verónica Gallaretta Olmedo | 19 |
![]() | Ana Cepinska | 18 |
![]() | Slavica Krivokuća | 18 |
![]() | Alice Banda | 21 |
![]() | Nomsa Ndiweni | 19 |
Judges
- Andre Sekulic
- Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
- Vijay Mallya
- Marlene Cardin
- Aamir Khan
- Aishwarya Rai – Miss World 1994 from India
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Ninibeth Leal – Miss World 1991 from Venezuela
- Tom Nuyens – Mister World 1996 from Belgium
- Parmeshwar Godrej [4]
Notes
Debuts
Bonaire
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Macedonia
Returns
Withdrawals
Bahamas – Due to financial problems
Cayman Islands – Due to financial problems
Controversy
The event was organised by ABCL which was led by Amitabh Bachchan.[5] The beauty pageant saw resistance by several groups due to the perceived culture clash.[6][7][3][8] However, due to support of the local government, the event was held successfully.
References
- "Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- Ocala Star-Banner
- "Miss World contest draws flak in Bangalore : INDIASCOPE – India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- The Daily Gazette
- "Rediff on the NeT: Amitabh Bachchan, in an exclusive interview". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "Beauty Pageant Stirs Protests". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "Mahila Jagran Manch, Bangalore vs State of Karnataka And Others on 19 November, 1996". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- "CNN – Indian police prepare for worst in beauty pageant clash – Nov. 22, 1996". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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