Miss World 2016

Miss World 2016, the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 December 2016 at the MGM National Harbor, Washington, D.C., United States. 117 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico at the end of the event. It was the second time that the Miss World pageant held in the United States. It was the second time where Puerto Rico won Miss World, after Wilnelia Merced of 1975.

Miss World 2016
Miss World 2016, Stephanie Del Valle.
Date18 December 2016
Presenters
EntertainmentRodrick Dixon, Morrison Brothers
VenueMGM National Harbor, Washington, D.C., United States
Broadcaster
Entrants117
Placements20
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerStephanie Del Valle
 Puerto Rico

Results

Placements

Final result Contestant
Miss World 2016
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 11
Top 20

§ People's Choice winner

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
  •  Kenya – Evelyn Njambi
Americas
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Oceania

Challenge Events

The Miss World Organization reintroduced for the 2016 finals the Fast-Track system, in which the winners of the five Challenge Events automatically earned a place in the Top 20. The 2016 Challenge Events included Sports, Top Model, Talent, Multimedia and Beauty With A Purpose. The Interview scores determined the rest of the Top 20.

Sports

Miss Cook Islands won the Sports challenge and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.[1]

Final result Contestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Malta – Anthea Zammit
Blue Team
Red Team
White Team

Top Model

Miss China won the Top Model Competition held on December 15, 2016.[2] She became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.

Final result Contestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5

Talent

Miss World worked in partnership with Mobstar to conduct the public vote and find the winner of the Talent challenge. Miss Mongolia received the most votes and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.[2]

Final result Contestant
Winner
Top 10
Top 21

Multimedia

Miss Philippines was named the winner of the Multimedia challenge and became the fourth quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016. The decision was based on the candidate's posts on her official Facebook page and Twitter account, as well as her Mobstar ranking.[2]

Final result Contestant
Winner

Beauty With a Purpose

Five finalists were announced on December 17, 2016. Miss Indonesia was named the winner during the final night and became the fifth quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.[2]

Final result Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Contestants

117 delegates competed in Miss World 2016:[3]

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHeightHometownContinentGroup
AlbaniaËndrra Kovaçi211.71 m (5 ft 7 in)TiranaEuropeBlue
Antigua and BarbudaLatisha Greene241.72 m (5 ft 8 in)St. John'sCaribbeanRed
ArgentinaCamila Macias191.74 m (5 ft 9 in)CórdobaAmericasWhite
ArubaLynette Do Nascimento231.70 m (5 ft 7 in)OranjestadCaribbeanBlue
AustraliaMadeline Cowe241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)TullyAsia & OceaniaRed
AustriaDragana Stanković201.73 m (5 ft 8 in)TraiskirchenEuropeWhite
BahamasAshley Hamilton241.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Long IslandCaribbeanRed
BelarusPolina Borodacheva231.76 m (5 ft 9 in)MinskEuropeRed
BelgiumLenty Frans221.68 m (5 ft 6 in)AntwerpEuropeWhite
BelizeIris Salguero211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)BelmopanAmericasBlue
BoliviaLeyda Suarez201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)TarijaAmericasRed
Bosnia & HerzegovinaHalida Krajišnik191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)ŽiviniceEuropeWhite
BotswanaThata Kenosi211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)GaboroneAfricaBlue
BrazilBeatrice Fontoura261.78 m (5 ft 10 in)GoiâniaAmericasRed
British Virgin IslandsKadia Turnbull251.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Road TownCaribbeanBlue
BulgariaGalina Mihaylova261.75 m (5 ft 9 in)SofiaEuropeBlue
CanadaAnastasia Lin261.68 m (5 ft 6 in)TorontoAmericasWhite
Cayman IslandsMonyque Brooks241.72 m (5 ft 8 in)West BayCaribbeanRed
ChileAntonia Figueroa211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)CoquimboAmericasRed
ChinaJing Kong211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Nanyang, HenanAsia & OceaniaBlue
ColombiaShirley Atehortua231.80 m (5 ft 11 in)PereiraAmericasBlue
Cook IslandsNatalia Short221.77 m (5 ft 10 in)AvaruaAsia & OceaniaRed
Costa RicaMelania González251.76 m (5 ft 9 in)San JoséAmericasBlue
Cote d'IvoireEsther Memel201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)YamoussoukroAfricaRed
CroatiaAngélica Zacchigna221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)PazinEuropeWhite
CuraçaoSabrina Namias de Castro201.70 m (5 ft 7 in)WillemstadCaribbeanBlue
CyprusMaría Moráru231.75 m (5 ft 9 in)NicosiaEuropeBlue
Czech RepublicNatálie Kotková221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)PragueEuropeWhite
DenmarkHelena Heuser201.78 m (5 ft 10 in)CopenhagenEuropeBlue
Dominican RepublicYaritza Reyes231.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Santo DomingoCaribbeanWhite
DR CongoAndrea Moloto251.76 m (5 ft 9 in)KinshasaAfricaWhite
EcuadorMirka Cabrera221.71 m (5 ft 7 in)MachalaAmericasBlue
EgyptNadeen Osama El Sayed181.69 m (5 ft 7 in)CairoAfricaRed
El SalvadorAna Cortez211.66 m (5 ft 5 in)Santa AnaAmericasWhite
EnglandElizabeth Grant201.83 m (6 ft 0 in)PrestonEuropeRed
Equatorial GuineaAnunciación Ongueme Esono211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)MicomesengAfricaRed
FijiPooja Priyanka251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)BaAsia & OceaniaRed
FinlandHeta Sallinen211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)TurkuEuropeBlue
FranceMorgane Edvige201.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Le FrançoisEuropeWhite
GeorgiaVictoria Kocherova211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)TbilisiEuropeWhite
GermanySelina Kriechbaum211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)FrankfurtEuropeWhite
GhanaAntoinette Delali Kemavor211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)AccraAfricaBlue
GibraltarKayley Mifsud241.71 m (5 ft 7 in)GibraltarEuropeRed
GuadeloupeMagalie Adelson231.76 m (5 ft 9 in)Basse-TerreCaribbeanRed
GuamPhoebe Denight Palisoc171.72 m (5 ft 8 in)TamuningAsia & OceaniaRed
GuatemalaMelanie Espina221.68 m (5 ft 6 in)Guatemala CityAmericasRed
 GuineaSafiatou Baldé211.72 m (5 ft 8 in)ConakryAfricaRed
 Guinea-BissauSandra Araújo191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)BissauAfricaRed
GuyanaNuriyyih Gerrard251.77 m (5 ft 10 in)GeorgetownAmericasRed
HaitiSuzana Sampeur211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Port-au-PrinceCaribbeanRed
HondurasKerelyne Campigotti Webster181.75 m (5 ft 9 in)El ProgresoAmericasBlue
HungaryTímea Gelencsér221.71 m (5 ft 7 in)BudapestEuropeBlue
IcelandAnna Orlowska221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)ReykjavíkEuropeWhite
IndiaPriyadarshini Chatterjee201.72 m (5 ft 8 in)GuwahatiAsia & OceaniaBlue
IndonesiaNatasha Mannuela Halim221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Pangkal PinangAsia & OceaniaRed
IrelandNiamh Kennedy221.78 m (5 ft 10 in)PortroeEuropeBlue
IsraelKarin Alia181.72 m (5 ft 8 in)Tel AvivAsia & OceaniaBlue
ItalyGiada Tropea181.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Lamezia TermeEuropeWhite
JamaicaAshlie Barrett211.80 m (5 ft 11 in)KingstonCaribbeanWhite
JapanPriyanka Yoshikawa221.70 m (5 ft 7 in)TokyoAsia & OceaniaBlue
KazakhstanAlia Mergenbaeva181.75 m (5 ft 9 in)AktauAsia & OceaniaRed
KenyaEvelyn Njambi221.78 m (5 ft 10 in)NairobiAfricaBlue
KoreaHyun Wang211.77 m (5 ft 10 in)SeoulAsia & OceaniaRed
KyrgyzstanPerizat Rasulbek-Kyzy181.75 m (5 ft 9 in)BishkekAsia & OceaniaRed
LatviaLinda Kinca181.75 m (5 ft 9 in)ĶekavaEuropeWhite
LebanonSandy Tabet211.74 m (5 ft 9 in)BhamdounAsia & OceaniaRed
LesothoRethabile Tsosane211.79 m (5 ft 10 in)MaseruAfricaBlue
MalaysiaTatiana Kumar181.71 m (5 ft 7 in)Kuala LumpurAsia & OceaniaBlue
MaltaAnthea Zammit221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)ŻebbuġEuropeRed
MauritiusVéronique Allas201.67 m (5 ft 6 in)Port LouisAfricaBlue
MexicoAna Girault251.82 m (6 ft 0 in)Mexico CityAmericasBlue
MoldovaDaniela Marin171.81 m (5 ft 11 in)LeovaEuropeRed
MongoliaBayartsetseg Altangerel 261.72 m (5 ft 8 in)UlaanbaatarAsia & OceaniaRed
MontenegroKatarina Keković221.80 m (5 ft 11 in)PodgoricaEuropeBlue
MyanmarMyat Thiri Lwin181.72 m (5 ft 8 in)NaypyidawAsia & OceaniaRed
NepalAsmi Shrestha231.73 m (5 ft 8 in)TandiAsia & OceaniaWhite
NetherlandsRachelle Reijnders241.75 m (5 ft 9 in)AmsterdamEuropeWhite
New ZealandKarla De Beer231.71 m (5 ft 7 in)AucklandAsia & OceaniaWhite
NicaraguaMaría Laura Ramírez191.74 m (5 ft 9 in)MasayaAmericasWhite
NigeriaDebbie Collins241.75 m (5 ft 9 in)LagosAfricaWhite
Northern IrelandEmma Carswell211.76 m (5 ft 9 in)BelfastEuropeBlue
PanamaAlessandra Bueno251.77 m (5 ft 10 in)Panama CityAmericasWhite
ParaguaySimone Freitag211.74 m (5 ft 9 in)Ciudad del EsteAmericasBlue
PeruPierina Wong251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)LambayequeAmericasBlue
PhilippinesCatriona Elisa Gray221.77 m (5 ft 10 in)OasAsia & OceaniaBlue
PolandKaja Klimkiewicz191.75 m (5 ft 9 in)GlinojeckEuropeBlue
PortugalCristiana Viana191.74 m (5 ft 9 in)ValbomEuropeRed
Puerto RicoStephanie Del Valle191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)San JuanCaribbeanWhite
RomaniaDiana Dinu221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)BucharestEuropeBlue
RussiaYana Dobrovolskaya191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)TyumenEuropeWhite
RwandaJolly Mutesi201.76 m (5 ft 9 in)KigaliAfricaWhite
ScotlandLucy Kerr191.74 m (5 ft 9 in)East DunbartonshireEuropeRed
SerbiaKatarina Šulkić181.78 m (5 ft 10 in)BelgradeEuropeWhite
SeychellesChristine Barbier241.77 m (5 ft 10 in)VictoriaAfricaRed
Sierra LeoneAminata Adialin Bangura221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Port LokoAfricaWhite
SingaporeBhaama Padmanathan241.73 m (5 ft 8 in)SingaporeAsia & OceaniaWhite
SlovakiaKristína Činčurová191.80 m (5 ft 11 in)LučenecEuropeWhite
SloveniaMaja Taradi261.76 m (5 ft 9 in)LjubljanaEuropeRed
South AfricaNtandoyenkosi Kunene241.74 m (5 ft 9 in)MkhondoAfricaWhite
South SudanAkuany Ayuen231.80 m (5 ft 11 in)JubaAfricaWhite
SpainRaquel Tejedor201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)ZaragozaEuropeBlue
Sri LankaAmritaa De Silva231.71 m (5 ft 7 in)ColomboAsia & OceaniaWhite
St. LuciaLa Toya Moffat241.72 m (5 ft 8 in)CastriesCaribbeanWhite
SwedenEmma Strandberg201.76 m (5 ft 9 in)StockholmEuropeBlue
TanzaniaDiana Luqumay181.72 m (5 ft 8 in)DodomaAfricaBlue
ThailandJinnita Buddee221.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Chiang RaiAsia & OceaniaRed
Trinidad and TobagoDaniella Walcott241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Port of SpainCaribbeanWhite
TunisiaMariem Hammami221.76 m (5 ft 9 in)BéjaAfricaWhite
TurkeyBuse Iskenderoğlu191.81 m (5 ft 11 in)AnkaraEuropeWhite
UgandaLeah Kagasa[4]211.75 m (5 ft 9 in)KampalaAfricaWhite
UkraineOleksandra Kucherenko191.75 m (5 ft 9 in)DniproEuropeWhite
United StatesAudra Mari221.77 m (5 ft 10 in)FargoAmericasRed
UruguayRomina Trotto191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)MontevideoAmericasBlue
US Virgin IslandsKyrelle Thomas181.79 m (5 ft 10 in)Charlotte AmalieCaribbeanWhite
VenezuelaDiana Croce191.76 m (5 ft 9 in)CalabozoAmericasRed
VietnamTrương Thị Diệu Ngọc261.81 m (5 ft 11 in)DanangAsia & OceaniaRed
WalesFfion Moyle231.70 m (5 ft 7 in)CarmarthenEuropeRed

Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2016 were:

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1990:

Last competed in 2008:

Last competed in 2010:

Last competed in 2011:

Last competed in 2012:

Last competed in 2013:

Last competed in 2014:

Designations

  • Antigua & Barbuda – Latisha Greene was appointed as Miss Antigua & Barbuda World by Calvin Southwell, president of Antigua Pageants Ltd and national director of Miss World in the island nation.[5]
  •  British Virgin Islands – Kadia Turnbull was chosen Miss World British Virgin Islands 2016 at a casting call held by Damion Grange, the national director of Miss World British Virgin Islands pageant.
  •  Costa Rica - Melania González was appointed Miss Mundo Costa Rica 2016 after a casting call was organized by Allan Aleman, the national director of Reinas de Costa Rica pageant who is also franchise holder for Miss World in Costa Rica.
  •  El Salvador - Ana Cortez was appointed to represent El Salvador at Miss World 2016 by Telecorporacion Salvadorena, the license holder for Miss World in El Salvador after the national pageant, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador was not held for the second consecutive year. Cortez works for the company as a TV presenter and DJ radio host.
  •  Germany - Selina Kriechbaum was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Detlef Tursies, the national director of Miss Deutschland pageant after the 2016 edition of the pageant was postponed to early November. Kriechbaum represented the state of Hesse at Miss Deutschland 2015 and was the 3rd runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Mongolia - Bayartsetseg Altangerel was appointed Miss World Mongolia 2016 after a casting call was organized by Asian Future Group the franchise holder for Miss World in Mongolia.
  •  Montenegro - Katarina Keković, Miss Universe Montenegro 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Vesna De Vinča, the national director of Miss Montenegro pageant who decided to send Tea Babic, Miss Montenegro 2016 to Miss World 2017 pageant so as to allow more preparation time for the new delegate after the national contest was postponed to late October 2016. Keković was the 1st runner-up at Miss Montenegro 2015 pageant and was supposed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 however she has been replaced by Adela Zoranić, Miss Universe Montenegro 2016.
  •  Nigeria - Debbie Collins, MBGN Universe 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Silverbird Group, the license holder for Miss World in Nigeria after MBGN 2016 pageant was cancelled because of economic recession plaguing the country. Collins represent the Ebonyi State at MBGN 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Panama – Alessandra Bueno was chosen Señorita Panamá Mundo 2016 by Edwin Dominguez after being appointed the new franchise holder for Miss World in Panama. Bueno was selected at casting call held in association with Justine Pasek and Cesar Anel Rodríguez, the organizers of Señorita Panamá pageant due to time constraints in organizing the pageant. Previously Medcom Corporation under the direction of Marisela Moreno held the franchise for Miss World in Panama.[6]
  •  Romania – Diana Dinu was appointed Miss World Romania 2016 by Ernest Hadrian Böhm, the national director of Miss World Romania after a casting call was organized by ExclusivEvent agency franchise holders for Miss World in Romania.
  •  Singapore - Bhamaa Padmanathan was appointed Miss World Singapore 2016 after a casting call was held by Inès Ligron the new national director of Miss World Singapore pageant. Previously Raymund Ooi held the franchise for Miss World in Singapore.
  •  Trinidad and Tobago - Daniella Marie Walcott was appointed Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2016, by Vanessa Sahatoo-Manoo, the President of Oneness Entertainment and the national director of Miss World Trinidad & Tobago pageant after taking into account the weak corporate economic situation in the country. Walcott is also the younger sister of Gabrielle Walcott who was 2nd runner-up at Miss World 2008 and also the cousin of Magdalene Walcott, who made it to the Top 20 at Miss World 2003. Daniella has been training since she was 12 years old by Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde to become Miss World.
  •  Tunisia – Meriem Hammemi was appointed to represent Tunisia at Miss World 2016 by Aida Antar the national director of Miss Tunisie pageant because of scheduling conflicts after the 2016 edition of the pageant was postponed to early December 2016. Hammemi represented the Governarate of Béja at the Miss Tunisie 2015 and was the 2nd runner-up at the pageant.
  •  US Virgin Islands - Kyrelle Thomas was appointed Miss US Paradise World 2016 after a casting call was organised by Cnydee Frontal, the national director of Miss US Paradise pageant.
  •  Venezuela - Diana Croce was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Venezuela pageant after Miss Venezuela Mundo 2016 pageant was not held because of ongoing economic recession in the country. Croce represented the state of Nueva Esparta at Miss Venezuela 2016 and was the 1st Runner-Up at the pageant.[7]

Replacements

  •  Argentina - Camila Macías was crowned the new Belleza Argentina 2016 by Nadia Cerri, the national director of Belleza Argentina pageant, after Elena Roca the original winner was dethroned for committing repeated breaches of obligations stipulated in her contract. Macias represented the province of Córdoba at Belleza Argentina 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.[8]
  •  Curaçao – Nashaira Balentien, Miss World Curaçao 2016 will not compete in this edition due personal reason. Sabrina Namias de Castro, replace her, Sabrina previously competed at Reina Hispanoamericana 2016.
  •  France - Morgane Edvige was appointed Miss World France 2016 by Sylvie Tellier, the national director of Miss France pageant, as a replacement to Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016, who will not be able to compete at Miss World contest because of conflicting schedules, as she crowns her successor just a day before the Miss World 2016 finals. Edvige represented the island of Martinique at Miss France 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Kenya - Evelyn Njambi replaced Roshanara Ebrahim, Miss World Kenya 2016 after she was stripped of her title by Terry Muigai, the national director of Miss World Kenya pageant for the breach of code of conduct stipulated in her contract. Njambi represented Kiambu County at the Miss World Kenya 2016 and was crowned the 1st runner-up at the pageant[9][10]
  •  Lesotho - Lebakile Mokhohlane, the original winner of Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant, declined to participate at Miss World 2016 pageant due to her study commitments, hence Rethabile Tsosane was appointed to replace Mokhohlane. Tsosane was the 4th runner-up at Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant and had also won the Top Model award.[11]

Withdrawals

  •  Bermuda– Miss Bermuda 2016 pageant was not held due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Cameroon – Julia Nguimfack, Miss Cameroon 2016 withdrew due to visa problems.
  •  Ethiopia – Soliyana Assefa, Miss Ethiopia 2016 withdrew at the last minute.
  •  Gabon – Miss Gabon 2016 pageant was postponed due to the political turmoil and unrest in the country that followed after the general elections.
  •  Macedonia – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Namibia – Lizelle Esterhuizen, Miss Namibia 2016, not compete at Miss World pageant after Conny Maritz, the national director of the Miss Namibia pageant, decided to send Esterhuizen only to Miss Universe 2016 due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Usually the winner of Miss Namibia pageant competes at both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.
  •  Norway – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Samoa – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  St. Kitts and Nevis– No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Zambia – the Miss Zambia 2016 pageant finals were scheduled just a day before the Miss World finals.
  •  Zimbabwe – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Mary Chiwenga cancelled the 2016 edition of the Miss Zimbabwe pageant due to lack of quality candidates to compete at an international level.

References

  1. "Miss World 2016: Cook Islands Wins the Sports challenge and became the first semi-finalist". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  2. "Challenge Event Winners". Miss World Organization. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. "Contestants of Miss World 2016". missworld.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
  4. http://www.satisfashionug.com/miss-uganda-2016-is-leah-kagasa/
  5. "Miss Antigua and Barbuda World 2016". Miss Regal International Antigua & Barbuda. 21 November 2016.
  6. "Nueva Miss Mundo 2016". Panama America. 2 September 2016.
  7. "Miss Mundo Venezuela 2016". Lanacionweb. 28 October 2016.
  8. "Elena Roca no será Miss Mundo Argentina 2016". www.eltribuno.info. 5 October 2016.
  9. "Miss World Kenya dropped by franchise over 'grave situation'". www.the-star.co.ke. The Star, Kenya. 31 July 2016.
  10. "This is the beauty replacing the dethroned Miss World Kenya queen". www.the-star.co.ke. The Star, Kenya. 5 August 2016.
  11. "It's very sad to announce that the reigning Miss World Lesotho Kiki Mokhahlane won't be taking part in the upcoming Miss World pageant in Washington D.C". wwwfacebook.com. 21 September 2016.
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