Miss World
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Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand who was crowned on 31 May 2025 in Hyderabad, India.
Infobox
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
Tables
· Recent titleholders
2025
2025
Year
2025
Country or territory
Thailand
Miss World
Suchata Chuangsri
National title
Miss Thailand World 2025
Location
Hyderabad, India
Number of entrants
108
2024
2024
Year
2024
Country or territory
No pageant held due to the delay of the 2023 pageant
2023
2023
Year
2023
Country or territory
Czech Republic
Miss World
Krystyna Pyszková
National title
Miss Czech Republic 2022
Location
Mumbai, India
Number of entrants
112
2022
2022
Year
2022
Country or territory
No pageant held due to the delay of the 2021 pageant
2021
2021
Year
2021
Country or territory
Poland
Miss World
Karolina Bielawska
National title
Miss Polonia 2019
Location
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Number of entrants
97
2020
2020
Year
2020
Country or territory
No pageant held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
| 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 | |||||
· Fast-track events › Miss World Beauty With a Purpose
2005
2005
Year
2005
Winner
Oh Eun-young
Country
South Korea
Placement at Miss World
Top 6
2006
2006
Year
2006
Winner
Lamisi Mbillah
Country
Ghana
Placement at Miss World
Top 17
2007
2007
Year
2007
Winner
Valeska Saab
Country
Ecuador
Placement at Miss World
Top 16
Kayi Cheung
Kayi Cheung
Year
Kayi Cheung
Winner
Hong Kong
Country
Top 16
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner
Gabrielle Walcott
Country
Trinidad and Tobago
Placement at Miss World
2nd Runner-up
2009
2009
Year
2009
Winner
Pooja Chopra
Country
India
Placement at Miss World
Top 16
2010
2010
Year
2010
Winner
Natasha Metto
Country
Kenya
Placement at Miss World
Top 25
2011
2011
Year
2011
Winner
Astrid Yunadi
Country
Indonesia
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
Stephanie Karikari
Stephanie Karikari
Year
Stephanie Karikari
Winner
Ghana
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner
Vanya Mishra
Country
India
Placement at Miss World
Top 7
2013
2013
Year
2013
Winner
Ishani Shrestha
Country
Nepal
Placement at Miss World
Top 10
2014
2014
Year
2014
Winner
Julia Gama
Country
Brazil
Placement at Miss World
Top 11
Rafieya Husain
Rafieya Husain
Year
Rafieya Husain
Winner
Guyana
Country
Top 11
Koyal Rana
Koyal Rana
Year
Koyal Rana
Winner
India
Country
Top 11
Maria Rahajeng
Maria Rahajeng
Year
Maria Rahajeng
Winner
Indonesia
Country
Top 25
Idah Nguma
Idah Nguma
Year
Idah Nguma
Winner
Kenya
Country
Top 11
2015
2015
Year
2015
Winner
Maria Harfanti
Country
Indonesia
Placement at Miss World
2nd Runner-up
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner
Natasha Mannuela Halim
Country
Indonesia
Placement at Miss World
2nd Runner-up
2017
2017
Year
2017
Winner
Manushi Chhillar
Country
India
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2017
Achintya Holte Nilsen
Achintya Holte Nilsen
Year
Achintya Holte Nilsen
Winner
Indonesia
Country
Top 10
Laura Lehmann
Laura Lehmann
Year
Laura Lehmann
Winner
Philippines
Country
Top 40
Adè van Heerden
Adè van Heerden
Year
Adè van Heerden
Winner
South Africa
Country
Top 10
Đỗ Mỹ Linh
Đỗ Mỹ Linh
Year
Đỗ Mỹ Linh
Winner
Vietnam
Country
Top 40
2018
2018
Year
2018
Winner
Shrinkhala Khatiwada
Country
Nepal
Placement at Miss World
Top 12
2019
2019
Year
2019
Winner
Anushka Shrestha
Country
Nepal
Placement at Miss World
Top 12
2021
2021
Year
2021
Winner
Shree Saini
Country
United States
Placement at Miss World
1st Runner-up
2023
2023
Year
2023
Winner
Leticía Frota
Country
Brazil
Placement at Miss World
Top 8
2025
2025
Year
2025
Winner
Monica Kezia Sembiring
Country
Indonesia
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
· Fast-track events › Miss World Top Model
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner
Yessica Ramírez
Represented
Mexico
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2007
2007
Year
2007
Winner
Zhang Zilin
Represented
China
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2007
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner
Ksenia Sukhinova
Represented
Russia
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2008
2009
2009
Year
2009
Winner
Perla Beltrán
Represented
Mexico
Placement at Miss World
1st Runner-up
2010
2010
Year
2010
Winner
Mariann Birkedal
Represented
Norway
Placement at Miss World
Top 7
2011
2011
Year
2011
Winner
Zhanna Zhumaliyeva
Represented
Kazakhstan
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner
Atong Demach
Represented
South Sudan
Placement at Miss World
Top 7
2013
2013
Year
2013
Winner
Megan Young
Represented
Philippines
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2013
2014
2014
Year
2014
Winner
Isidora Borovčanin
Represented
Bosnia and Herzegovina
2015
2015
Year
2015
Winner
Mireia Lalaguna
Represented
Spain
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2015
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner
Jing Kong
Represented
China
Placement at Miss World
Top 11
2017
2017
Year
2017
Winner
Ugochi Ihezue
Represented
Nigeria
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2018
2018
Year
2018
Winner
Maëva Coucke
Represented
France
Placement at Miss World
Top 12
2019
2019
Year
2019
Winner
Nyekachi Douglas
Represented
Nigeria
Placement at Miss World
Top 5
2021
2021
Year
2021
Winner
Olivia Yacé
Represented
Cote d'Ivoire
Placement at Miss World
2nd Runner-up
2023
2023
Year
2023
Winner
Axelle René
Represented
Martinique
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2025
2025
Year
2025
Winner
Nandini Gupta
Represented
India
Placement at Miss World
Top 20
Jasmine Gerhardt
Jasmine Gerhardt
Year
Jasmine Gerhardt
Winner
Ireland
Represented
Top 20
Selma Kamanya
Selma Kamanya
Year
Selma Kamanya
Winner
Namibia
Represented
Top 8
Aurélie Joachim
Aurélie Joachim
Year
Aurélie Joachim
Winner
Martinique
Represented
3rd Runner-up
| Year | Winner | Represented | Placement at Miss World |
| 2004 | Yessica Ramírez | Mexico | Top 15 |
| 2007 | Zhang Zilin | China | Miss World 2007 |
| 2008 | Ksenia Sukhinova | Russia | Miss World 2008 |
| 2009 | Perla Beltrán | Mexico | 1st Runner-up |
| 2010 | Mariann Birkedal | Norway | Top 7 |
| 2011 | Zhanna Zhumaliyeva | Kazakhstan | Top 15 |
| 2012 | Atong Demach | South Sudan | Top 7 |
| 2013 | Megan Young | Philippines | Miss World 2013 |
| 2014 | Isidora Borovčanin | Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
| 2015 | 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 |
· Fast-track events › Miss World Talent
2001
2001
Year
2001
Winner
Stephanie Chase
Represented
Barbados
2002
2002
Year
2002
Winner
Rebekah Revels
Represented
United States
Placement at Miss World
Top 10
2003
2003
Year
2003
Winner
Irina Onashvili
Represented
Georgia
Placement at Miss World
Top 20
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner
Shermain Jeremy
Represented
Antigua and Barbuda
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2005
2005
Year
2005
Winner
Kmisha Counts
Represented
United States Virgin Islands
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2006
2006
Year
2006
Winner
Catherine Jean Milligan
Represented
Northern Ireland
Placement at Miss World
Top 17
2007
2007
Year
2007
Winner
Irene Dwomoh
Represented
Ghana
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner
Natalie Griffith
Represented
Barbados
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2009
2009
Year
2009
Winner
Lena Ma
Represented
Canada
Placement at Miss World
4th Runner-up
Mariatu Kargbo
Mariatu Kargbo
Year
Mariatu Kargbo
Winner
Sierra Leone
Represented
Top 16
2010
2010
Year
2010
Winner
Emma Britt Waldron
Represented
Ireland
Placement at Miss World
3rd Runner-up
2011
2011
Year
2011
Winner
Gabriela Pulgar
Represented
Chile
Placement at Miss World
Top 20
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner
Yu Wenxia
Represented
China
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2012
2013
2013
Year
2013
Winner
Vania Larissa
Represented
Indonesia
Placement at Miss World
Top 10
2014
2014
Year
2014
Winner
Dewi Liana Seriestha
Represented
Malaysia
Placement at Miss World
Top 25
2015
2015
Year
2015
Winner
Lisa Punch
Represented
Guyana
Placement at Miss World
Top 11
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner
Bayartsetseg Altangerel
Represented
Mongolia
Placement at Miss World
Top 11
2017
2017
Year
2017
Winner
Michela Galea
Represented
Malta
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2018
2018
Year
2018
Winner
Kanako Date
Represented
Japan
Placement at Miss World
Top 30
2019
2019
Year
2019
Winner
Toni-Ann Singh
Represented
Jamaica
Placement at Miss World
Miss World 2019
2021
2021
Year
2021
Winner
Burte-Ujin Anu
Represented
Mongolia
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2023
2023
Year
2023
Winner
Imen Mehrzi
Represented
Tunisia
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2025
2025
Year
2025
Winner
Monica Kezia Sembiring
Represented
Indonesia
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
| Year | Winner | Represented | Placement at Miss World |
| 2001 | Stephanie Chase | Barbados | |
| 2002 | Rebekah Revels | United States | Top 10 |
| 2003 | Irina Onashvili | Georgia | Top 20 |
| 2004 | Shermain Jeremy | Antigua and Barbuda | Top 15 |
| 2005 | Kmisha Counts | United States Virgin Islands | Top 15 |
| 2006 | Catherine Jean Milligan | Northern Ireland | Top 17 |
| 2007 | Irene Dwomoh | Ghana | Top 15 |
| 2008 | Natalie Griffith | Barbados | Top 15 |
| 2009 | Lena Ma | Canada | 4th Runner-up |
| Mariatu Kargbo | Sierra Leone | Top 16 | |
| 2010 | Emma Britt Waldron | Ireland | 3rd Runner-up |
| 2011 | Gabriela Pulgar | Chile | Top 20 |
| 2012 | Yu Wenxia | China | Miss World 2012 |
| 2013 | Vania Larissa | Indonesia | Top 10 |
| 2014 | Dewi Liana Seriestha | Malaysia | Top 25 |
| 2015 | Lisa Punch | Guyana | 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 |
· Fast-track events › Miss World Sports Challenge
2003
2003
Year
2003
Winner
Nazanin Afshin-Jam
Represented
Canada
Placement at Miss World
1st Runner-up
2004
2004
Year
2004
Winner
Amy Guy
Represented
Wales
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2005
2005
Year
2005
Winner
Asia-Pacific
Represented
Asia
Placement at Miss World
Team Challenge
2006
2006
Year
2006
Winner
Malgosia Majewska
Represented
Canada
Placement at Miss World
Top 17
2007
2007
Year
2007
Winner
Abigail McCarry
Represented
United States
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2008
2008
Year
2008
Winner
Alexandra Ívarsdóttir+
Represented
Iceland+
Placement at Miss World
Top 15
2009
2009
Year
2009
Winner
Erusa Sasaki
Represented
Japan
Placement at Miss World
Top 16
2010+
2010+
Year
2010+
Winner
Lori Moore+
Represented
Northern Ireland+
Placement at Miss World
Top 25
2011
2011
Year
2011
Winner
Marianly Tejeda
Represented
Dominican Republic
2012
2012
Year
2012
Winner
Sanna Jinnedal
Represented
Sweden
Placement at Miss World
Top 30
2013
2013
Year
2013
Winner
Jacqueline Steenbeek+
Represented
Netherlands+
Placement at Miss World
Top 20
2014+
2014+
Year
2014+
Winner
Krista Haapalainen+
Represented
Finland+
Placement at Miss World
Top 25
2015
2015
Year
2015
Winner
Steffi Van Wyk+
Represented
Namibia+
2016
2016
Year
2016
Winner
Natalia Short
Represented
Cook Islands
Placement at Miss World
Top 20
2017
2017
Year
2017
Winner
Aletxa Mueses
Represented
Dominican Republic
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2018
2018
Year
2018
Winner
Marisa Butler
Represented
United States
Placement at Miss World
Top 30
2019
2019
Year
2019
Winner
Rikkiya Brathwaite
Represented
British Virgin Islands
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2021
2021
Year
2021
Winner
Karolina Vidales
Represented
Mexico
Placement at Miss World
Top 6
2023
2023
Year
2023
Winner
Lucija Begić
Represented
Croatia
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
2025
2025
Year
2025
Winner
Eliise Randmaa
Represented
Estonia
Placement at Miss World
Top 40
| 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+ | Iceland+ | Top 15 |
| 2009 | Erusa Sasaki | Japan | Top 16 |
| 2010+ | Lori Moore+ | Northern Ireland+ | Top 25 |
| 2011 | Marianly Tejeda | Dominican Republic | |
| 2012 | Sanna Jinnedal | Sweden | Top 30 |
| 2013 | Jacqueline Steenbeek+ | Netherlands+ | Top 20 |
| 2014+ | Krista Haapalainen+ | Finland+ | Top 25 |
| 2015 | Steffi Van Wyk+ | Namibia+ | |
| 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 | Croatia | Top 40 |
| 2025 | Eliise Randmaa | Estonia | Top 40 |
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