Miss World 2015

Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the outdoor arena of the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.[1] 114 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned her successor Mireia Lalaguna of Spain at the end of the event. It was the first time in the history of Miss World that Spain won the pageant.[2]

Miss World 2015
Mireia Lalaguna, Miss World 2015
Date19 December 2015
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueCrown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
Broadcaster
Entrants114
Placements20
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMireia Lalaguna
 Spain

Since this year, the swimsuit competition (Miss World Beach Beauty) has been officially removed from the pageant.

Challenge Events

Sports
Placement Contestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5

World Designer Award

The world designer event was also the first stage of the Miss World Top Model Challenge Event, which takes place on 12 December.

Final result Contestant
Winner
Top 10

Talent
Final result Contestant
Winner
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 13
Top 30

– source:[5]

Dances of the World
Final result Contestant
Winner(s)
Top 11

– source:[6][7]

Contestants

114 delegates competed in Miss World 2015.[8]

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Albania AlbaniaKristina Bakiu[9]20Tirana
Argentina ArgentinaDaniela Mirón[10]22Malargüe
Aruba ArubaNicole Van Tellingen20Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaTess Alexander24Brisbane
Austria AustriaAnnika Grill21Gmunden
The Bahamas BahamasChantel O'Brian21Nassau
Belgium BelgiumLeylah Alliët22Roeselare
Belize BelizeJasmin Jael Rhamdas[11]19Belmopan
Bermuda BermudaAlyssa Rose22Hamilton
Bolivia BoliviaVivian Serrano22Santa Cruz
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaMarijana Marković20Prnjavor
Botswana BotswanaSeneo Mabengano[12]19Selebi-Phikwe
Brazil BrazilCatharina Choi Nunes25São Paulo
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsSasha Wintz18Tortola
Bulgaria BulgariaVeneta Krasteva[13]23Sofia
Cameroon CameroonJessica Ngoua[12]24Douala
Chile ChileFernanda Sobarzo20Santiago
China ChinaYuan Lu[14]21Hefei
Colombia ColombiaMaría Alejandra López Pérez[15]21Pereira
Costa Rica Costa RicaAngélica Reyes20San José
Ivory Coast Côte d'IvoireAndréa N'Guessan22Yamoussoukro
Croatia CroatiaMaja Spahija22Šibenik
Curaçao CuraçaoAlexandra Krijger18Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusRafaela Charalampous[16]25Nicosia
Czech Republic Czech RepublicAndrea Kalousová19Jaroměř
Denmark DenmarkJessica Hvirvelkær18Aarhus
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicCinthya Núñez23San Francisco
Ecuador EcuadorMaría Camila Marañón Solorzano20Chone
El Salvador El SalvadorMarcela Santamaria[17]24San Salvador
England EnglandNatasha Hemmings19Cheshire
Ethiopia EthiopiaKisanet Teklehaimanot21Adigrat
Fiji FijiBrittany Hazelman24Suva
Finland FinlandCarola Miller24Helsinki
France FranceHinarere Taputu25Tahiti
Gabon GabonReine Ngotala18Tchibanga
Georgia (country) GeorgiaNuka Karalashvili[18]24Tbilisi
Germany GermanyAlbijona Muharremaj20Munich
Gibraltar GibraltarHannah Bado22Gibraltar
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeArlène Tacite22Basse-Terre
Guam GuamAria Perez Theisen19Barrigada
Guatemala GuatemalaMaría José Larrañaga24Guatemala City
 GuineaMama Aissata Diallo19Conakry
Guyana GuyanaLisa Punch[19]24Georgetown
Haiti HaitiSeydina Allen24Port-au-Prince
Honduras HondurasGabriela Salazar24Tegucigalpa
Hungary HungaryDaniella Kiss21Bag
Iceland IcelandArna Ýr Jónsdóttir20Kópavogur
India IndiaAditi Arya[20]21Haryana
Indonesia IndonesiaMaria Harfanti[21]23Yogyakarta
Republic of Ireland IrelandSacha Livingstone20Dublin
Italy ItalyGreta Galassi17Rovereto
Jamaica JamaicaSanneta Myrie24Kingston
Japan JapanChika Nakagawa20Niigata
Kazakhstan KazakhstanRegina Vandysheva[22]22Almaty
Kenya KenyaCharity Mwangi24Kiambu County
South Korea South KoreaChyung Eun-ju22Seoul
Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanTattybubu Samidin-Kyzy20Osh
Latvia LatviaLāsma Zemene20Riga
Lebanon LebanonValerie Abou Chacra[23]23Beirut
Lesotho LesothoRelebohile Kobeli19Maseru
North Macedonia MacedoniaEmilija Rozman24Skopje
Malaysia MalaysiaBrynn Zalina Lovett[24]22Beaufort
Malta MaltaKatrina Pavia25Victoria
Mauritius MauritiusAurellia Bégué19Port Louis
Mexico MexicoYamelin Ramírez Cota[25]22Navojoa
Moldova MoldovaAnastasia Iacub19Băcioi
Mongolia MongoliaAnu Namshir24Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro MontenegroNataša Milosavljević24Herceg Novi
Myanmar MyanmarKhin Thein Myint24Mandalay
Namibia NamibiaSteffi van Wyk20Windhoek
Nepal NepalEvana Manandhar24Kathmandu
Netherlands NetherlandsMargot Hanekamp19Nijkerk
New Zealand New ZealandDeborah Lambie25Auckland
Nicaragua NicaraguaStefanía Alemán[26]24Masatepe
Nigeria NigeriaUnoaku Anyadike21Ibadan
Northern Ireland Northern IrelandLeanne McDowell19Cookstown
Norway NorwayFay Teresa Vålbekk 23Oslo
Panama PanamaDiana Jaén24Penonomé
Paraguay ParaguayGiovanna Cordeiro25Asunción
Peru PeruKarla Chocano[27]24Trujillo
Philippines PhilippinesHillarie Parungao[28]24Solano
Poland PolandMarta Pałucka24Sopot
Portugal PortugalRafaela Pardete24Setúbal
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoKeysi Vargas Vélez24Quebradillas
Romania RomaniaNatalia Onet26Satu Mare
Russia RussiaSofia Nikitchuk22Yekaterinburg
Samoa SamoaAlofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a22Apia
Scotland ScotlandMhairi Fergusson21Stirling
Serbia SerbiaMarija Ćetković[29]20Novi Sad
Seychelles SeychellesLinne Freminot22Mahé
Singapore SingaporeCharity Lu24Singapore
Slovakia SlovakiaLujza Straková21Banská Bystrica
Slovenia SloveniaMateja Kociper24Maribor
South Africa South AfricaLiesl Laurie24Johannesburg
South Sudan South SudanAjaa Deng23Juba
Spain SpainMireia Lalaguna[30]23Barcelona
Sri Lanka Sri LankaThilini Amarasooriya20Colombo
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and NevisJackiema Flemming22Basseterre
Sweden SwedenNatalia Fogelund21Gothenburg
Tanzania TanzaniaLilian Kamazima19Arusha
Thailand ThailandThunchanok Moonnilta22Chiang Mai
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoKimberly Farrah Singh21Port of Spain
Tunisia TunisiaMaroua Heni24Sidi Bouzid
Turkey TurkeyEcem Çırpan19Bursa
Uganda UgandaZahara Nakiyaga[31]24Kampala
Ukraine UkraineKhrystyna Stoloka18Kyiv
United States United StatesVictoria Mendoza20Phoenix
Uruguay UruguaySherika De Armas18Montevideo
United States Virgin Islands US Virgin IslandsJahne Massac[32]19St. Thomas
Venezuela VenezuelaAnyela Galante Salerno[33]24Guanare
Vietnam VietnamTrần Ngọc Lan Khuê[34]23Ho Chi Minh City
Wales WalesEmma Victoria Jenkins[35]22Llanelli
Zambia ZambiaMichelo Malambo[36]24Ndola
Zimbabwe ZimbabweAnnie Grace Farayi Mutambu[37]19Harare

– 2015 contestants source:[17]

Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2015 were:

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 2013:

Replacements
  •  Tunisia – Maroua Heni was selected "Miss Tunisie 2015", after Rawia Djebli the original winner[39] was stripped of her title for failing to fulfill her obligations by Aida Antar, the President of Miss Tunisie Organisation. Heny was chosen at a separate private selection organised by Association TEJ franchise holders for Miss World in Tunisia. She represented Sidi Bouzid Governorate at Miss Tunisie 2015 and placed in the top 10 at the pageant.

Withdrawals

Could not compete
  •  Canada – Anastasia Lin was willing and entitled to participate in the event as Miss World Canada, and the pageant still lists her as a contestant. However, up to the last minute, Lin waited for an official invitation that is necessary for Chinese visa application, but to no avail and hence missed the official deadline of 20 November 2015 for entry to the pageant and was declared persona non grata by the Chinese Government. Lin had openly criticised China's human rights violations. She was allowed by the Miss World Organization to compete at Miss World 2016.[40]

General references
  • "Contestants 2015". missworld.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

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