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Miss World 2016

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Date
  
18 December 2016

Entrants
  
117

Broadcaster
  
E!, London Live

Presenters
  
Jason Cook, Megan Young, Frankie Cena, Steve Douglas

Entertainment
  
Rodrick Dixon, Morrison Brothers

Venue
  
MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States

Miss World 2016, the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 December 2016 in MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States, just south of Washington, D.C. 117 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. This was the second time that the United States hosted the pageant. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico at the end of the event.

Contents

Placements

§ People's Choice winner

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.

Top Model

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

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.

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.

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.

Contestants

117 delegates competed in Miss World 2016:

Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2016 were:

  • Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Organization
  • Mike Dixon – Musical Director
  • Ken Warwick – Hollywood producer and executive producer and director of Miss World
  • Andrew Minarik – head of the team for Miss World Hair & Beauty
  • Donna Walsh – professional dancer and director
  • Liliana Tanoesoedibjo – Owner and National Director of Miss Indonesia
  • Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
  • Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
  • Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey
  • Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008 from Russia
  • Carina Tyrrell – Miss England 2014

    • Crossovers

    Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

    References

    Miss World 2016 Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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