Miss World 2016 was the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States, on 18 December 2016.
At the conclusion of the event, Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico at the end of the event. It was the second time the Miss World pageant was held in the United States, and the second time where Puerto Rico was crowned Miss World, after Wilnelia Merced in 1975. The first and second runners-up was Yaritza Reyes from the Dominican Republic and Natasha Mannuela Halim from Indonesia.
Selection of participants Replacements Camila Macías of Argentina, was crowned the new Belleza Argentina 2016 by Nadia Cerri, the national director of Belleza Argentina pageant, after Elena Roca, the original winner was dethroned for committing repeated breaches of obligations stipulated in her contract. Macias represented the province of Córdoba at Belleza Argentina 2016 and was the first runner-up at the pageant.
Lebakile Mokhohlane, the original winner of Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant, declined to participate at Miss World 2016 pageant due to her study commitments, hence Rethabile Tsosane was appointed to replace Mokhohlane. Tsosane was the fourth runner-up at Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant and had also won the Top Model award.
Evelyn Njambi replaced Roshanara Ebrahim, Miss World Kenya 2016 after she was stripped of her title by Terry Muigai, the national director of Miss World Kenya pageant for the breach of code of conduct stipulated in her contract. Njambi represented Kiambu County at the Miss World Kenya 2016 and was the first runner-up at the pageant
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition saw the debut of Rwanda, and the return of Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Saint Lucia and Sierra Leone; Cook Islands, which last competed in 1990, Antigua and Barbuda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2008, Saint Lucia in 2010, Cayman Islands in 2011, Sierra Leone in 2012, Guinea-Bissau in 2013 and Belarus, Canada, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Israel in 2014.
Bermuda, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Macedonia, Namibia, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, withdrew from the competition.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss World 2016 – Stephanie Del Valle1st Runner-Up – Yaritza Reyes2nd Runner-Up – Natasha Mannuela HalimTop 5 – Evelyn Njambi – Catriona GrayTop 11 – Lenty Frans – Beatrice Fontoura – Jing Kong – Bayartsetseg Altangerel § – Myriam Wang – Audra MariTop 20 – Madeline Cowe – Natalia Short – Morgane Edvige – Antoinette Kemavor – Tímea Gelencsér – Priyadarshini Chatterjee – Priyanka Yoshikawa – Kristína Činčurová – Jinnita Buddee § People's Choice winner
Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa – Evelyn Njambi Americas – Audra Mari Asia – Natasha Mannuela Halim Caribbean – Yaritza Reyes Europe – Lenty Frans Oceania – Madeline Cowe
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.
Top Model Miss China won the Top Model Competition held on 15 December 2016. She became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016. Placement Contestant Winner – Jing Kong 2nd place – Natasha Mannuela Halim 3rd place – Yaritza Reyes Top 5 – Morgane Edvige – Evelyn Njambi
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. Placement Contestant Winner – Bayartsetseg Altangerel Top 10 – Anastasia Lin – Antonia Figueroa – Angélica Zacchigna – Tímea Gelencsér – Linda Kinca – Anthea Zammit – Catriona Gray – Kaja Klimkiewicz – Oleksandra KucherenkoTop 21 – Natalia Short – Natálie Kotková – Mirka Cabrera – Pooja Priyanka – Priyadarshini Chatterjee – Stephanie Del Valle – Yana Dobrovolskaya – Lucy Kerr – Katarina Šulkić – Maja Taradi – Ntandoyenkosi Kunene
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. Placement Contestant Winner – Catriona Gray
Beauty With a Purpose Five finalists were announced on 17 December 2016. Miss Indonesia was named the winner during the final night and became the fifth quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016. Placement Contestant Winner – Natasha Mannuela Halim Top 5 – Priyadarshini Chatterjee – Evelyn Njambi – Asmi Shrestha – Catriona Gray
Contestants 117 delegates competed in Miss World 2016: Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown AlbaniaËndrra Kovaçi21Tirana Antigua and BarbudaLatisha Greene24St. John's ArgentinaCamila Macias19Córdoba ArubaLynette Do Nascimento23Oranjestad AustraliaMadeline Cowe24Tully AustriaDragana Stanković20Traiskirchen BahamasAshley Hamilton24Long Island BelarusPolina Borodacheva23Minsk BelgiumLenty Frans22Antwerp BelizeIris Salguero21Belmopan BoliviaLeyda Suarez20Tarija Bosnia & HerzegovinaHalida Krajišnik19Živinice BotswanaThata Kenosi21Gaborone BrazilBeatrice Fontoura26Goiânia British Virgin IslandsKadia Turnbull25Road Town BulgariaGalina Mihaylova26Sofia CanadaAnastasia Lin26Toronto Cayman IslandsMonyque Brooks24West Bay ChileAntonia Figueroa21Coquimbo ChinaJing Kong21Nanyang, Henan ColombiaShirley Atehortua23Pereira Cook IslandsNatalia Short22Avarua Costa RicaMelania González25San José Côte d'IvoireEsther Memel20Yamoussoukro CroatiaAngélica Zacchigna22Pazin CuraçaoSabrina Namias de Castro20Willemstad CyprusMaría Moráru23Nicosia Czech RepublicNatálie Kotková22Prague Democratic Republic CongoAndrea Moloto25Kinshasa DenmarkHelena Heuser20Copenhagen Dominican RepublicYaritza Reyes23Santo Domingo EcuadorMirka Cabrera22Machala EgyptNadeen Osama El Sayed18Cairo El SalvadorAna Cortez21Santa Ana EnglandElizabeth Grant20Preston Equatorial GuineaAnunciación Ongueme Esono21Micomeseng Fiji Pooja Priyanka 25Ba FinlandHeta Sallinen21Turku FranceMorgane Edvige20Le François GeorgiaVictoria Kocherova21Tbilisi GermanySelina Kriechbaum21Frankfurt GhanaAntoinette Delali Kemavor21Accra GibraltarKayley Mifsud24Gibraltar GuadeloupeMagalie Adelson23Basse-Terre GuamPhoebe Denight Palisoc17Tamuning GuatemalaMelanie Espina22Guatemala CitySafiatou Baldé21ConakrySandra Araújo19Bissau GuyanaNuriyyih Gerrard25Georgetown HaitiSuzana Sampeur21Port-au-Prince HondurasKerelyne Campigotti Webster18El Progreso HungaryTímea Gelencsér22Budapest IcelandAnna Orlowska22Reykjavík IndiaPriyadarshini Chatterjee20Guwahati IndonesiaNatasha Mannuela Halim22Pangkal Pinang IrelandNiamh Kennedy22Portroe IsraelKarin Alia18Tel Aviv ItalyGiada Tropea18Lamezia Terme JamaicaAshlie Barrett21Kingston JapanPriyanka Yoshikawa22Tokyo KazakhstanAlia Mergenbaeva18Aktau KenyaEvelyn Njambi22Nairobi KyrgyzstanPerizat Rasulbek-Kyzy18Bishkek LatviaLinda Kinca 18Ķekava LebanonSandy Tabet21Beirut LesothoRethabile Tsosane21Maseru MalaysiaTatiana Kumar18Kuala Lumpur MaltaAnthea Zammit22Żebbuġ MauritiusVéronique Allas20Port Louis MexicoAna Girault25Mexico City MoldovaDaniela Marin17Leova Mongolia Bayartsetseg Altangerel 26Ulaanbaatar MontenegroKatarina Keković22Podgorica MyanmarMyat Thiri Lwin18Naypyidaw NepalAsmi Shrestha23Tandi NetherlandsRachelle Reijnders 24Amsterdam New ZealandKarla De Beer23Auckland NicaraguaMaría Laura Ramírez19Masaya NigeriaDebbie Collins24Lagos Northern IrelandEmma Carswell21Belfast PanamaAlessandra Bueno25Panama City ParaguaySimone Freitag21Ciudad del Este PeruPierina Wong 25Lambayeque PhilippinesCatriona Gray22Oas PolandKaja Klimkiewicz19Glinojeck PortugalCristiana Viana19Valbom Puerto RicoStephanie Del Valle19San Juan RomaniaDiana Dinu22Bucharest RussiaYana Dobrovolskaya19Tyumen RwandaJolly Mutesi20Kigali Saint LuciaLa Toya Moffat24Castries ScotlandLucy Kerr19East Dunbartonshire SerbiaKatarina Šulkić18Belgrade SeychellesChristine Barbier24Victoria Sierra LeoneAminata Adialin Bangura22Port Loko SingaporeBhaama Padmanathan24Singapore SlovakiaKristína Činčurová19Lučenec SloveniaMaja Taradi26Ljubljana South AfricaNtandoyenkosi Kunene24Mkhondo South KoreaHyun Wang21Seoul South SudanAkuany Ayuen23Juba SpainRaquel Tejedor20Zaragoza Sri LankaAmritaa De Silva23Colombo SwedenEmma Strandberg20Stockholm TanzaniaDiana Luqumay18Dodoma ThailandJinnita Buddee22Chiang Rai Trinidad and TobagoDaniella Walcott24Port of Spain TunisiaMariem Hammami22Béja Turkey Buse İskenderoğlu 19 Ankara Uganda Leah Kagasa 21Kampala UkraineOleksandra Kucherenko19Dnipro United StatesAudra Mari22Fargo United States Virgin IslandsKyrelle Thomas18Charlotte Amalie UruguayRomina Trotto19Montevideo VenezuelaDiana Croce19Calabozo VietnamTrương Thị Diệu Ngọc26Danang WalesFfion Moyle23Carmarthen
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Designations Antigua & Barbuda – Latisha Greene was appointed as Miss Antigua & Barbuda World by Calvin Southwell, president of Antigua Pageants Ltd and national director of Miss World in the island nation. – Kadia Turnbull was chosen Miss World British Virgin Islands 2016 at a casting call held by Damion Grange, the national director of Miss World British Virgin Islands pageant. - Melania González was appointed Miss Mundo Costa Rica 2016 after a casting call was organized by Allan Aleman, the national director of Reinas de Costa Rica pageant who is also franchise holder for Miss World in Costa Rica. - Ana Cortez was appointed to represent El Salvador at Miss World 2016 by Telecorporacion Salvadorena, the license holder for Miss World in El Salvador after the national pageant, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador was not held for the second consecutive year. Cortez works for the company as a TV presenter and DJ radio host. - Selina Kriechbaum was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Detlef Tursies, the national director of Miss Deutschland pageant after the 2016 edition of the pageant was postponed to early November. Kriechbaum represented the state of Hesse at Miss Deutschland 2015 and was the 3rd runner-up at the pageant. - Bayartsetseg Altangerel was appointed Miss World Mongolia 2016 after a casting call was organized by Asian Future Group the franchise holder for Miss World in Mongolia. - Katarina Keković, Miss Universe Montenegro 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Vesna De Vinča, the national director of Miss Montenegro pageant who decided to send Tea Babic, Miss Montenegro 2016 to Miss World 2017 pageant so as to allow more preparation time for the new delegate after the national contest was postponed to late October 2016. Keković was the 1st runner-up at Miss Montenegro 2015 pageant and was supposed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 however she has been replaced by Adela Zoranić, Miss Universe Montenegro 2016. - Debbie Collins, MBGN Universe 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Silverbird Group, the license holder for Miss World in Nigeria after MBGN 2016 pageant was cancelled because of economic recession plaguing the country. Collins represent the Ebonyi State at MBGN 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant. – Alessandra Bueno was chosen Señorita Panamá Mundo 2016 by Edwin Dominguez after being appointed the new franchise holder for Miss World in Panama. Bueno was selected at casting call held in association with Justine Pasek and Cesar Anel Rodríguez, the organizers of Señorita Panamá pageant due to time constraints in organizing the pageant. Previously Medcom Corporation under the direction of Marisela Moreno held the franchise for Miss World in Panama.