Miss World 2017

Miss World 2017, the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in China. 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Manushi Chhillar of India at the end of the event. She is the sixth Indian woman to win Miss World after Priyanka Chopra won in 2000, with India tying Venezuela for the most wins in the pageant's history.

Miss World 2017 titlecard

Miss World 2017
Miss World 2017 title holder, Manushi Chhillar
Date18 November 2017
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueSanya City Arena, Sanya, China
Broadcaster
Entrants118
Placements40
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerManushi Chhillar
 India

Background

Miss World emphasis on a new format, giving greater attraction on social media and interactivity. This new format is called the Head-to-Head Challenge, which will select 20 out of the Top 40 contestants.[1]

Contestants

118 delegates competed in Miss World 2017:[2]

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownContinent
Albania AlbaniaJoana Grabolli20BeratEurope
Angola AngolaJudelsia Bache22LuandaAfrica
Argentina ArgentinaAvril Marco20Santiago del EsteroAmerica
Armenia ArmeniaLili Sargsyan18YerevanEurope
Aruba ArubaAnouk Eman25OranjestadAmerica
Australia AustraliaEsma Voloder25MelbourneAsia&Oceania
Austria AustriaSarah Chvala22ViennaEurope
The Bahamas BahamasGeena Thompson24NassauAmerica
Bangladesh BangladeshJessia Islam20DhakaAsia&Oceania
Belgium BelgiumRomanie Schotte20BrugesEurope
Belize BelizeRenae Martinez[3]20BelmopanAmerica
Bolivia BoliviaJasmin Pinto20Buena VistaAmerica
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaAida Karamehmedović24TrebinjeEurope
Botswana BotswanaNicole Gaelebale24MahalapyeAfrica
Brazil BrazilGabrielle Vilela25Angra dos ReisAmerica
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsHelina Hewlett25TortolaAmerica
Bulgaria BulgariaVeronika Stefanova25SofiaEurope
Cameroon CameroonAkomo Minkata23YaoundéAfrica
Canada CanadaCynthia Menard17OttawaAmerica
Cape Verde Cape VerdeCristilene Pimienta21São VicenteAfrica
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsKristin Amaya25George TownAmerica
Chile ChileVictoria Stein22Puerto MonttAmerica
China ChinaGuan Siyu23HarbinAsia&Oceania
Colombia ColombiaMaria Daza21RiohachaAmerica
Cook Islands Cook IslandsAlanna Smith25AvaruaAsia&Oceania
Ivory Coast Cote d'IvoireMandjalia Gbané21BondoukouAfrica
Croatia CroatiaTea Mlinarić18SenjEurope
Curaçao CuraçaoVanity Girigori21WillemstadAmerica
Cyprus CyprusHelena Tselepi22LimassolEurope
Denmark DenmarkAmanda Petri20CopenhagenEurope
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicAletxa Mueses22San José de las MatasAmerica
Ecuador EcuadorRomina Zeballos25GuayaquilAmerica
Egypt EgyptFarah Shaaban19CairoAfrica
El Salvador El SalvadorFatima Cuellar20San SalvadorAmerica
England EnglandStephanie Hill22LondonEurope
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial GuineaCatalina Mangue Ondo18MongomoAfrica
Ethiopia EthiopiaKisanet Molla22Addis AbabaAfrica
Fiji FijiNanise Rainima25SuvaAsia&Oceania
Finland FinlandAdriana Gerxhalija22TurkuEurope
France FranceAurore Kichenin22JacouEurope
Georgia (country) GeorgiaKeti Shekelashvili23KareliEurope
Germany GermanyDalila Jabri20HammEurope
Ghana GhanaAfua Asieduwaa Akrofi20AccraAfrica
Gibraltar GibraltarJodie Garcia22GibraltarEurope
Greece GreeceMaria Psilou20AigioEurope
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeAudrey Berville20Basse-TerreAmerica
Guam GuamDestiny Cruz20HagåtñaAsia&Oceania
Guatemala GuatemalaVirginia Argueta23JutiapaAmerica
 Guinea Asmaou Diallo24ConakryAfrica
Guyana GuyanaVena Mookram19GeorgetownAmerica
Honduras HondurasCelia Monterrosa22Santa BárbaraAmerica
Hong Kong Hong KongEmily Wong23Hong KongAsia&Oceania
Hungary HungaryVirág Koroknyai20BudapestEurope
Iceland IcelandÓlafía Ósk Finnsdóttir19ReykjavíkEurope
India IndiaManushi Chhillar20HaryanaAsia&Oceania
Indonesia IndonesiaAchintya Holte Nilsen18LombokAsia&Oceania
Republic of Ireland IrelandLauren McDonagh18DonegalEurope
Israel IsraelRotem Rabi21Tel AvivAsia&Oceania
Italy ItalyConny Notarstefano21LuceraEurope
Jamaica JamaicaSolange Sinclair24KingstonAmerica
Japan JapanHaruka Yamashita22TokyoAsia&Oceania
Kazakhstan KazakhstanGul'banu Azimkhan18KyzylordaAsia&Oceania
Kenya KenyaMagline Jeruto24NairobiAfrica
South Korea South KoreaHa-eun Kim25SeoulAsia&Oceania
Laos LaosTonkham Phonchanhueang20Vientiane PrefectureAsia&Oceania
Lebanon LebanonPerla Helou22BaabdaAsia&Oceania
Lesotho LesothoMpoi Ma'hao19MaseruAfrica
Liberia LiberiaWokie Dolo25MonroviaAfrica
Macau MacauWan Ling Lan25MacauAsia&Oceania
Madagascar MadagascarFelana Tirindraza22Nosy BeAfrica
Malta MaltaMichela Galea25VallettaEurope
Mauritius MauritiusBessika Bucktawor21TrioletAfrica
Mexico MexicoAndrea Meza23Chihuahua CityAmerica
Moldova MoldovaAna Badaneu20ChișinăuEurope
Mongolia MongoliaEnkhjin Tseveendash24UlaanbaatarAsia&Oceania
Montenegro MontenegroTea Babić19PodgoricaEurope
Myanmar MyanmarEi Kyawt Khaing19ThandweAsia&Oceania
Nepal NepalNikita Chandak21UrlabariAsia&Oceania
Netherlands NetherlandsPhilisantha van Deuren21AlmereEurope
New Zealand New ZealandAnnie Evans19AucklandAsia&Oceania
Nicaragua NicaraguaAmerica Monserrath18RivasAmerica
Nigeria NigeriaUgochi Ihezue20Birnin KebbiAfrica
Northern Ireland Northern IrelandAnna Henry22BelfastEurope
Norway NorwayCeline Herregården19DrammenEurope
Panama PanamaJulianne Brittón22Panama CityAmerica
Paraguay ParaguayPaola Oberladstatter24Ciudad del EsteAmerica
Peru PeruPamela Sánchez22ChachapoyasAmerica
Philippines PhilippinesLaura Lehmann23MakatiAsia&Oceania
Poland PolandMagdalena Bieńkowska24WarsawEurope
Portugal PortugalFilipa Barroso18SetúbalEurope
Romania RomaniaMihaela Bosca26Baia MareEurope
Russia RussiaPolina Popova22YekaterinburgAsia&Oceania
Rwanda RwandaElsa Iradukunda19Northern ProvinceAfrica
Scotland ScotlandRomy McCahill23MilngavieEurope
Senegal SenegalNar Codou Diouf20DakarAfrica
Serbia SerbiaAnđelija Rogić22UžiceEurope
Seychelles Seychelles Hilary Joubert23VictoriaAfrica
Singapore SingaporeLaanya Ezra Asogan21SingaporeAsia&Oceania
Slovakia SlovakiaHanka Závodná21BratislavaEurope
Slovenia SloveniaMaja Zupan18BritofEurope
South Africa South AfricaAdè van Heerden26Herolds BayAfrica
South Sudan South SudanArual Longar20JubaAfrica
Spain SpainElisa Tulian21MajorcaEurope
Sri Lanka Sri LankaDusheni Silva24ColomboAsia&Oceania
Sweden SwedenHanna Haag20GävleEurope
Tanzania TanzaniaJulitha Kabete21Dar es SalaamAfrica
Thailand ThailandPatlada Kulphakthanapat25BangkokAsia&Oceania
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoChandini Chanka23Port of SpainAmerica
Tunisia TunisiaEmna Abdelhedi22SfaxAfrica
Turkey TurkeyAslı Sümen23MersinAsia&Oceania
Ukraine UkrainePolina Tkach18KyivEurope
United States United StatesClarissa Bowers20MiamiAmerica
Uruguay UruguayMelina Carballo21MontevideoAmerica
Venezuela VenezuelaAna Carolina Ugarte25MaturínAmerica
Vietnam VietnamĐỗ Mỹ Linh21HanoiAsia&Oceania
Wales WalesHannah Williams23CardiffEurope
Zambia ZambiaMary Chibula22MonguAfrica
Zimbabwe ZimbabweChiedza Mhosva22HarareAfrica

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 2001

Last competed in 2010

Last competed in 2011

Last competed in 2012

Last competed in 2013

Last competed in 2014

Last competed in 2015

Designations

  •  Aruba – Anouk Eman was appointed Miss Aruba World 2017 at private ceremony after being selected at a casting call organised by Star Promotion Foundation, the franchise holder for Miss World in Aruba.
  •  Belize – Renae Martinez was appointed to represent Belize at Miss World 2017 after a casting call was organised by Michael Arnold, national director of Miss World Belize pageant.
  •  Dominican Republic – Aletxa Mueses was crowned Miss Mundo Dominicana 2017 at simple ceremony after being selected at a casting call organised by Diany Mota, the national director of Miss Mundo Dominicana pageant after this years edition was not held due to lack of sponsorship.
  •  El Salvador – Fatima Molina was appointed to represent El Salvador at Miss World 2017 at a closed door casting call organized by Telecorporación Salvadoreña, the franchise holder for Miss World in El Salvador.
  •  Ethiopia – Kisanet Molla was selected Miss World Ethiopia 2017 at a casting call organised by Genet Tsegay, the national director of Miss World Ethiopia pageant.
  •  Georgia – Keti Shekelashvili was appointed to represent Georgia at Miss World 2017 pageant by IC Model Management, the franchise holder for Miss World in Georgia after the national pageant was not held due to undisclosed reasons. Shekelashvili was the 4 th runner-up at the Miss Georgia 2015 pageant.
  •  Ghana – Afua Asieduwaa Akrofi was chosen to represent Ghana at Miss World 2017 by Inna Mariam Patty, the national director of Miss Ghana pageant after she decided to send Margaret Derry Mwintuur, Miss Ghana 2017 to Miss World 2018 pageant as the 2017 edition of the national pageant was to be held in early October leaving no time to prepare the new winner for the Miss World pageant. Akrofi was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Ghana 2015 pageant.
  •  Hong Kong – Emily Wong was appointed to represent Hong Kong at Miss World 2017 by TVB group, after they reacquired the franchise for Miss World in Hong Kong. Wong was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Hong Kong 2017 pageant.
  •  Macau – Wan Ling Lan was chosen to compete at Miss World at 2017 at a casting call. She was also a Macau's representative at Miss Grand International 2015.
  •  Poland – Magdalena Bieńkowska, Miss Polski 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2017 after Lech Daniłowicz, the national director of Miss Polski pageant was appointed the new license holder for Miss World in Poland. Previously Elzbieta Wierzbicka held the franchise for Miss World in Poland
  •  Romania – Mihaela Bosca was appointed Miss World Romania 2017 by Ernest Hadrian Böhm, the national director of Miss World Romania pageant after a casting call was organized by ExclusivEvent Agency, the franchise holder for Miss World in Romania.
  •  Tanzania – Julitha Kabete was chosen to represent Tanzania at Miss World 2017 after a casting call was organised by Hashim Lundenga, the national director of Miss Tanzania pageant as the 2017 edition of the pageant was not held due to lack of sponsorship. Kabete competed at Miss Tanzania 2016 pageant and was among the Top 5.
  •  Thailand – Patlada Kulphakthanapat was appointed as Miss Thailand World 2017 by Supol Wichianchai, the President of Miss Thailand World Organiztation after the 2017 edition of the pageant was cancelled as a mark of respect on account of the death of the Thai Monarch, King Bhumibol Adulyadej. Kulphakthanapat was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Thailand World 2016 pageant.
  •  Uruguay – Melina Carballo was appointed to compete at Miss World 2017 by Antonio Vergara Olmos, the national director of Nuestra Belleza Uruguay pageant after the national pageant was not held due to lack of sponsorship. Carballo competed at Nuestra Belleza Uruguay 2016 and was crowned Miss Grand Uruguay 2016.
  •  VenezuelaAna Carolina Ugarte was appointed Miss Venezuela Mundo 2017 by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Venezuela pageant after Miss Venezuela Mundo pageant was not held for the second consecutive year due to lack of sponsorship and financial crisis in the country. Ugarte represented the state of Monagas at Miss Venezuela 2013 pageant.
  •  VietnamĐỗ Mỹ Linh was appointed Miss World Vietnam 2017 by Elite Models Vietnam, the franchise holders for Miss World in Vietnam after the Miss World Vietnam pageant was not held for undisclosed reason. Linh was crowned Miss Vietnam 2016.

Replacements

  •  Bangladesh – Jessia Islam was crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2017 by Antar Showbiz and Omicon Entertainment, the franchise holders for Miss World in Bangladesh after Jannatul Nayeem Avril, the original winner was dethroned for being married before entering the pageant. Islam was the 1st runner-up at the Miss World Bangladesh 2017 pageant.
  •  British Virgin Islands – Helina Hewlett was appointed Miss World British Virgin Islands 2017 by Damion Grange, the national director of Miss World British Virgin Islands pageant as a replacement to Khephra Sylvester, Miss British Virgin Islands 2017 who would compete only at Miss Universe 2017 due to the conflicting dates of the two international pageants. Sylvester would have competed at both the pageants otherwise. Hewlett was the 1st runner-up at the Miss British Virgin Islands 2017 pageant.
  •  Cameroon – Michèle Ange Minkata was appointed to compete at Miss World 2017 pageant by Solange Ingrid, the national director of Miss Cameroon pageant after Julie Nguimfack, Miss Cameroon 2016 was dethroned on grounds of indiscipline. Nguimfack was denied visa by the US embassy to participate at the last year's event and was supposed to compete at Miss World 2017. Minkata was the 4th runner-up at the Miss Cameroon 2016 pageant.[4]
  •  Cayman Islands – Kristin Amaya was appointed to represent Cayman Islands at Miss World 2017 by Derri Dacres-Lee, the national director of Miss Cayman Islands pageant as a replacement to Anika Conolly, Miss Cayman Islands 2017 who had to withdraw from Miss World 2017 pageant as she didn't meet the minimum age requirement. Amaya was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Cayman Islands 2017 pageant.
  •  France – Aurore Kichenin was appointed Miss World France 2017 by Sylvie Tellier, the national director of Miss France pageant, as a replacement to Alicia Aylies, Miss France 2017 who will only compete at Miss Universe 2017 pageant. Kichenin represented the region of Languedoc-Roussillon at Miss France 2017 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Greece – Theodora Soukia, Miss Hellas 2017 was replaced by Maria Psilou, Star Hellas 2017 for undisclosed reasons. Psilou was crowned Star Hellas 2017 at a private casting call organised by Vassilis Prevelakis, the national director of Star Hellas pageant.[5]
  •  Guatemala – Virginia Argueta was appointed to compete at Miss World 2017 by Javier Miranda, the national director of Miss Guatemala Mundo pageant as a replacement to Lisbeth Gómez who was earlier appointed to represent Guatemala at Miss World 2017 but resigned due to personal reasons. Gómez was chosen to compete at Miss World pageant so as to allow more preparation time for Elizabeth Gramajo, the new winner of Miss Guatemala Mundo 2017-18 pageant who would be sent to Miss World 2018. Argueta was crowned Miss Universe Guatemala 2016.
  •  Madagascar – Felana Tirindraza was appointed to compete at Miss World 2017 by Comité Miss Madagascar, the organizers of Miss Madagascar pageant after Njara Windye Harris, the original winner chose to compete at Miss University Africa 2017 contest. Tirindraza was crowned the 1st runner-up at the Miss Madagascar 2017 pageant.[6]
  •  South Africa: Adé van Herdeen was appointed Miss World South Africa 2017, by Melinda Bam, the national director of the Miss South Africa pageant, as a replacement to Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss South Africa 2017 after Nel-Peters chose to compete at Miss Universe 2017 due to conflicting schedules of the two pageants. van Herdeen was crowned the 1st runner-up at the Miss South Africa 2017 pageant. She then went on to take over the Miss South Africa 2017 title when Nel-Peters won the Miss Universe title.
  •  Turkey – Itır Esen, Miss Turkey World 2017 was replaced by Aslı Sümen, Miss Turkey Universe 2017 by Can Sandikcioglu, the national director of Miss Turkey pageant after Esen was dethroned just hours after her crowning over an unacceptable tweet about the attempted Turkish coup of 2016.[7]
  •  Zambia – Mary Chibula was appointed to compete at Miss World 2017 by Platinum Events Productions Africa, the franchise holder for Miss World in Zambia after the original winner Louisa Josephs Chingangu was dethroned and Mwangala Ikacana, the 1st runner-up could not compete due to personal reasons. Chibula was crowned the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Zambia 2016 pageant.

Withdrawals

  •  Antigua and Barbuda – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Belarus – With the Miss Belarus pageant being held bi-annually, the organizers initially appointed the first runner-up Ekaterina Savchuk to represent her country in this year's Miss World, but she eventually withdrew for personal reasons, thus removing her from the official list of contestants.
  •  DR Congo – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Costa Rica – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Czech Republic – Češka Miss decided to send the nation's delegates to Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss Supranational this year, as the organization relinquished its Miss World license to the new franchise holder, which would be announced at a later date.
  •  Guinea Bissau – Laila Da Costa was chosen as national representative for the event, however she could not attend when her entry visa was denied by the Chinese government.
  •  Haiti – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Kyrgyzstan – Begimay Karybekova was chosen as national representative for the event, however she could not attend when her entry visa was denied by the Chinese government.
  •  Latvia – Miss Latvia 2017 pageant was cancelled due to internal problems with the organization and lack of sponsorship.
  •  Malaysia – No delegate was appointed, due to internal problems with the organization and lack of sponsorship, following the resignation of the pageant's licensee and national director.
  •  Puerto Rico - No delegate was sent because of the hurricanes that affected the island.
  •  Sierra Leone – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  St. Lucia – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  Uganda – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
  •  US Virgin Islands – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.

References

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