Miss World 2009 was the 59th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 12 December 2009.

At the event's conclusion, Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia crowned Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar as her successor at the end of event. It is the first time that someone from Gibraltar won Miss World. The first and second runners-up we're Mexico's Perla Beltrán and South Africa's Tatum Keshwar.

Background Selection of participants Contestants from 112 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Six of them are runners-up after the withdrawal of the original contestant in their respective countries and territories.

Replacements Due to the media attention following the allegations against her, Rachel Christie decided to withdraw from the and relinquish her Miss England crown. She was replaced by Katrina Hodge. Alessandra Alores of Germany was disqualified due to several nude pictures of her on the Internet. She was replaced by Stefanie Peeck.Article of Alores disqualificationArticle of Alores disqualification Sofia Rudieva of Russia was allowed to compete in Miss Universe 2009 by the Miss Universe Organization, but the Miss World Organization did not accept her as a contestant due several nude pictures of her on the Internet. She was replaced by Ksenia Shipilova. Cinthia D'Ottone of Uruguay was replaced at the last minute by Claudia Vanrell due to D'Ottone's health related issues. Trần Thị Hương Giang was appointed to represent Vietnam at Miss World 2009. She is the 2nd runner-up of Miss Vietnam Global 2009.

Ris Low, Miss Singapore World 2009, backed out of the finals at Miss World 2009. Her decision came after a slew of negative media reports in which she incurred the ire of the public for her poor English. Later, news of her conviction for credit card fraud in May also surfaced, after she stole credit cards worth $6000. She was sentenced to two years' probation for credit card fraud. There was a national petition for her to step down. Then, Ris Low was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The first runner-up Claire Lee, declined to represent Singapore due to a back injury which prevents her from standing for long periods of time, and also as Ris Low accused her of backstabbing her, and she withdrew from the pageant immediately. Claire Lee also rebutted Ris Low's allegations on her blog. On 9 October, ERM World Marketing announced Pilar Carmelita Arlando as the new Miss Singapore World 2009, who represented Singapore at the Miss World contest. She was criticised by many netizens for not knowing who's the first president of Singapore, not knowing how many years Singapore has been independent, and claiming that the Merlion, a symbol of Singapore, became extinct in 1965, unaware that the Merlion is a fictitious animal.

Returns, and, withdrawals This edition saw the return of Côte d'Ivoire, French Polynesia, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia and Suriname; Côte d'Ivoire, which last competed in 1985, Luxembourg in 1990, French Polynesia (as Tahiti) and Liberia in 2006 and Macedonia, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia and Suriname in 2007.

Antigua and Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Chile, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Saint Lucia and Seychelles and Taiwan, withdrew from the competition.

Results

Placements Placement Contestant Miss World 2009 – Kaiane Aldorino 1st Runner-Up – Perla Beltrán 2nd Runner-Up – Tatum KeshwarTop 7 – Lena Ma – Daniela Ramos – Chloé Mortaud – Nadege Herrera Top 16 – Luciana Bertolini – Pooja Chopra – Eruza Sasaki – Dina Nuraliyeva – Ingrid Littré – Anna Jamróz – Mariatu Kargbo – Kim Joo-ri – Trần Thị Hương Giang

Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa – Tatum Keshwar Americas – Perla Beltrán Asia & Oceania – Kim Joo-ri Caribbean – Ingrid Littré Europe – Kaiane Aldorino

Pageant Selection committee Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization Priyanka Chopra – Miss World 2000 from India Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China Mike Dixon – Musical Director JJ Schoeman – Designer Lindiwe Mahlangu-Kwele – CEO Johannesburg Tourism Company Graham Cooke – MD World Travel Group Warren Batchelor – Executive Producer of Miss World 2009

Contestants 112 contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownArmina Mevlani18TiranaNadia Silva21CabindaEvelyn Lucía Manchón23San LuisNuraisa Lispiër24San NicolaasSophie Lavers24CanberraAnna Hammel22LinzJoanna Brown18Grand BahamaLeah Marville23BridgetownYulia Sindzeyeva22Maryina HorkaZeynep Sever20Molenbeek-Saint-JeanNorma Leticia Lara21San PedroFlavia Foianini20Santa Cruz de la SierraAndrea Šarac18GackoSumaiyah Marope23RamotswaLuciana Reis24Belo HorizonteAntonia Petrova25PernikLena Ma22North YorkYu Sheng22AnhuiDaniela Ramos21CaliAngie Alfaro18AlajuelaDacoury Rosine Gnago21YamoussoukroIvana Vasilj21ZagrebChantalle Thomassen24WillemstadChristalla Tsiali18LarnacaAneta Vignerová21HavířovNadia Pederson25CopenhagenAna Contreras25BayaguanaGabriela Ulloa22EsmeraldasSamah Shalaby23CairoElena Tedesco18San SalvadorKatrina Hodge22Royal Tunbridge WellsLula Gezu Weldegebriel20Addis AbabaSanna Kankaanpää24TurkuChloé Mortaud19BénacNanihi Bambridge19PapeeteTsira Suknidze19ChiaturaStefanie Peeck22SchwerinMawuse Appea23LegonKaiane Aldorino23GibraltarAlkisti Anyfanti23AthensBéatrice Blaise22Basse-TerreAlida Boer24Guatemala CityImarah Radix24GeorgetownBlaise Masey19San Pedro PulaSandy Lau23Hong KongOrsolya Serdült22BudapestGuðrún Dögg Rúnarsdóttir18AkranesPooja Chopra24PuneKerenina Sunny Halim23JakartaLaura Patterson19DerryAdi Rudnitzky20Tel AvivAlice Taticchi19PerugiaKerrie Baylis21SurreyEruza Sasaki21OkinawaDina Nuraliyeva24ShymkentFiona Konchellah20NairobiIeva Lase21RigaMartine Andraos19BeirutShu-rina Wiah22MonroviaVaida Petraškaitė23KaunasDiana Nilles21WalferdangeSuzana Al-Salkini25SkopjeThanuja Ananthan24Kuala LumpurShanel Debattista23PietàIngrid Littré22Fort-de-FranceAnaïs Veerapatren23CurepipePerla Beltrán23GuamúchilMaria Bragaru18ChișinăuBattsetseg Batbaatar24UlaanbaatarMarijana Pokrajac22PodgoricaHappie Ntelamo21Katima MuliloZenisha Moktan20KathmanduAvalon-Chanel Weyzig19ZwolleMagdalena Schoeman19ChristchurchGlory Chukwu24LafiaCherie Gardiner18BangorSara Skjoldnes18SkienNadege Herrera22Panama CityTamara Sosa20AsunciónClaudia Carrasco21CuscoMarie-Ann Umali22Batangas CityAnna Jamróz22RumiaMarta Cadilha24Viana do CasteloJennifer Colón21BayamónLoredana Salanţă18BistrițaKsenia Shipilova18KokhmaKatharine Brown22DunblaneJelena Marković21UžiceMariatu Kargbo24FreetownPilar Arlando20SingaporeBarbora Franeková21ŽilinaTina Petelin24MariborTatum Keshwar25DurbanKim Joo-ri21SeoulCarmen García22GranadaGamya Wijayadasa23MalabeZoureena Rijger18ParamariboNompilo Mncina23MbabaneErica Harrison18StockholmMiriam Gerald21MwanzaPongchanok Kanklab18BangkokAshanna Arthur22Port-of-SpainEbru Şam18SolingenMaria Namiiro21KampalaEvheniya Tulchevska19DniproLisa-Marie Kohrs22MalibuClaudia Vanrell22MontevideoMaría Milagros Véliz23GuacaraTrần Thị Hương Giang22Hải DươngLucy Whitehouse22Barry, Vale of GlamorganSekwila Mumba23KabweVanessa Sibanda21Harare

Notes

Did not compete - Tamara Lawrence – Venetta Zakers, the winner of the Miss World Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 pageant, did not compete in Miss World 2009 due to communication problems between her and the national pageant organisation. However, the pageant was held again in 2010 to select the representative for Miss World 2010.

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