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Miss World

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Organization information
Formation1951
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersLondon
LocationUK United Kingdom
PresidentJulia Morley
Key peopleEric Morley

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The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.

Alongside its rival Miss Universe and Miss Earth contests, this pageant is one of the most publicised beauty contests in the world.

The winner spends a year travelling to represent the Miss World Organization and its various causes. Traditionally, Miss World lives in London during her reign. The current Miss World is Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar.

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Nadine off to Miss Teen World - NewsDay Tweet this news
NewsDay--Reigning -Miss- Teen Zimbabwe, Nadine Hahn, leaves for Texas tomorrow for the -Miss- Teen -World- pageant which is scheduled to take place between 9 and 14 August ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:24:00 GMT+00:00
Women gather in Newcastle for Miss World competition - Geo TV Tweet this news
Geo TV--NEWCASTLE: Twenty of the nation's most beautiful and talented women descended on Newcastle yesterday for the final leg of the -Miss World- Australia contest. ... - Date : Sat, 07 Aug 2010 03:35:14 GMT+00:00
D'Antoni To Miss World Championships... - Newsday (subscription) Tweet this news
Newsday (subscription)---...- between Glen Cove Rd. and New Hyde Park Rd. AP AP Nation AP -World- AP Politics AP Health AP Business AP Technology AP Education AP Region AP New York ... - Date : Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:34:22 GMT+00:00
Hundreds miss World Cup semifinals due to airport delays - USA Today Tweet this news
USA Today--An increase in private jets blocked landing space at the airport, in turn forcing hundreds of -World- Cup fans to -miss- the semifinal match between Spain and ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:35:09 GMT+00:00
Brazilian president to miss World Cup final - Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News Tweet this news
Primedia Broadcasting - Eyewitness News--Brazilian President Lula da Silva will -miss- the -World- Cup finals at Soccer City on Sunday. He said on Friday he is going home early to deal with serious ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:13:27 GMT+00:00
Hundreds miss World Cup semi-final thanks to deluge of private jets ferrying ... - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--By Mail Foreign Service Hundreds of football fans missed the -World- Cup semi-final because of a deluge of private jets ferrying celebrities, ... - Date : Thu, 08 Jul 2010 17:26:21 GMT+00:00
Soccer should be more like golf - Baltimore Sun Tweet this news
Baltimore Sun--I didn't -miss World- Cup finals after that, even when it meant buying a ticket to a smoky auditorium for a blurry closed-circuit broadcast. ... - Date : Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:43:34 GMT+00:00
Bad girls having good fun - Ottawa Citizen Tweet this news
Ottawa Citizen--Pretty on the Inside, -Miss World- and Skinny Little Bitch rocked almost as hard as Iron Maiden the other night, the raging tone bolstered by a snippet of ... - Date : Sat, 10 Jul 2010 02:49:54 GMT+00:00
Brazil's Elano to miss World Cup Quarterfinal against Netherlands because of ... - bettor.com (blog) Tweet this news
bettor.com (blog)--Team doctor, Runco said Elano may be fit to play by next week but did not rule out the apprehension that the playmaker could -miss- the rest of the -World- Cup. ... - Date : Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:47:43 GMT+00:00
Miss World team rehearse for the World Cup opener at SABC TV studios - thebahamasweekly.com Tweet this news
thebahamasweekly.com--By -missworld-.tv It's not just the soccer teams going to the World Cup, a -Miss World- team will be traveling to South Africa too. The team consists of Miss ... - Date : Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:34:25 GMT+00:00

Awards : Fast Track Awards
Total Country Fast Track Awards Winning years
3
Canada Miss Talent 2009
Miss Sports 2003, 2006
Mexico Top Model 2004, 2009
Beach Beauty 2008
United States Miss Sports 2007
Beach Beauty 2004
Miss Talent 2002
2
Barbados Miss Talent 2001, 2008
Russia Top Model 2008
Beach Beauty 2005

Locations :
Year Miss World Country Location
2010 TBD Sanya, China
2009 Kaiane Aldorino Gibraltar Johannesburg, South Africa
2008 Ksenia Sukhinova Russia Johannesburg, South Africa
2007 Zhang Zilin People's Republic of China Sanya, China
2006 Taťána Kuchařová Czech Republic Warsaw, Poland
2005 Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Iceland Sanya, China
2004 María Julia Mantilla Peru Sanya, China
2003 Rosanna Davison Ireland Sanya, China
2002 Azra Akın Turkey London, United Kingdom
2001 Agbani Darego Nigeria Sun City, South Africa
2000 Priyanka Chopra India London, United Kingdom
1999 Yukta Mookhey India London, United Kingdom

By Number of Wins :
Country/Territory Titles Winning years
India
5
 1966, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000
Venezuela 1955, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1995
United Kingdom 1961, 1964, 1965, 1974 (resigned), 1983
Iceland
3
 1985, 1988, 2005
Jamaica 1963, 1976, 1993
Sweden 1951, 1952, 1977
Russia
2
 1992, 2008
Peru 1967, 2004
United States 1973, 1990
Austria 1969, 1987
Germany 1956, 1980 (resigned)
Argentina 1960, 1978
South Africa 1958, 1974 (took over title in November 1974)
Australia 1968, 1972
Netherlands 1959, 1962
Gibraltar
1
 2009
China 2007
Czech Republic 2006
Ireland 2003
Turkey 2002
Nigeria 2001
Israel 1998
Greece 1996
Poland 1989
TT 1986
Dominican Republic 1982
Guam 1980 (took over title on November 28, 1980)
Bermuda 1979
Puerto Rico 1975
Brazil 1971
Grenada 1970
Finland 1957
Egypt 1954
France 1953

Number of Titles by Continental Region :
Continent Titles Countries
Europe
28
 United Kingdom* (5), Iceland and Sweden (3), Austria, Germany*, Netherlands and Russia (2), Czech Republic, Finland, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Poland and Turkey (1)
Americas
13
 Venezuela (5), Argentina, Peru and United States (2), Bermuda and Brazil (1)
Asia & Oceania
9
 India (5), Australia (2), Guam* and China (1)
Caribbean
7
 Jamaica (3), Dominican Republic, Grenada, Puerto Rico and Trinidad and Tobago (1)
Africa
4
 South Africa* (2), Egypt and Nigeria (1)

Number of Titles by Continental Region :
Year Americas Africa Asia & Oceania Caribbean Europe
2009
Mexico
Perla Beltrán
South Africa
Tatum Keshwar
South Korea
Kim Joo-ri
Barbados
Leah Marville
Gibraltar
Kaiane Aldorino
2008
Venezuela
Hannelly Quintero
Angola
Brigith dos Santos
India
Parvathy Omanakuttan
Trinidad and Tobago
Gabrielle Walcott
Russia
Ksenia Sukhinova
2007
Mexico
Carolina Morán
Angola
Micaela Reis
China
Zhang Zilin
Trinidad and Tobago
Valene Maharaj
Sweden
Annie Oliv
2006
Brazil
Jane Borges
Angola
Stiviandra Oliveira
Australia
Sabrina Houssami
(as Asia-Pacific)
Jamaica
Sara Lawrence
 >
2005
Mexico
Dafne Molina
Tanzania
Nancy Sumari
South Korea
Oh Eun-young
(as Asia-Pacific)
Puerto Rico
Ingrid Marie Rivera
 >
2004
Peru
María Julia Mantilla
Nigeria
Anita Uwagbale
Philippines
Maria Karla Bautista
Dominican Republic
Claudia Cruz
Poland
Katarzyna Borowicz

Queens of Beauty Titles :
Country Titles Awarded as Winning years
Venezuela
11
 'Americas' 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2008
South Africa
10
 'Africa' 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009
Jamaica
8
 'Caribbean' 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006
Australia
6
 'Oceania' 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989
1
 Asia & Oceania 1991
1
 Asia-Pacific 2006
India
6
 'Asia & Oceania' 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008
Israel
3
 'Asia' 1983, 1984, 1985
2
 Europe 1998, 1999
Croatia
3
 'Europe'
1993, 1994, 1995
Iceland 2005 (as Northern Europe), 1988, 1985
Turkey 1991, 1997, 2002
United Kingdom 1981, 1983, 1984

Queens of Beauty Titles :
Year Hosts Invited Artists
2009 Angela Chow, Michelle McLean and Steve Douglas Umoja
2008 Angela Chow and Tumisho Masha Alesha Dixon & McFly
2007 Angela Chow and Fernando Allende Duncan James, Haikou Artistic Group & The South African Mvezo Choir
2006 Tim Vincent, Angela Chow, and Grażyna Torbicka Westlife, Robin Gibb and Amici
2005 Tim Vincent and Angela Chow Alexander O’Neal
2004 Troy McClain, Angela Chow and Lisa Snowdon Lionel Richie and Il Divo
2003 Phil Keoghan, Amanda Byram and Angela Chow Luis Fonsi and Bryan Ferry
2002 Sean Kanan and Claire Elizabeth Smith Chayanne and BBMak
2001 Jerry Springer and Claire Elizabeth Smith Umoja
2000 Jerry Springer and Rebecca de Alba Bond and S Club 7
1999 Ulrika Jonsson and Melanie Sykes Westlife, Robert Palmer and Enrique Iglesias

Miss World

1951 * 1952 * 1953 * 1954 * 1955 * 1956 * 1957 * 1958 * 1959 * 1960
1961 * 1962 * 1963 * 1964 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * 1970
1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1978 * 1979 * 1980
1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1990
1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 2000
2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 2010

Miss World participant countries

Albania * Algeria * American Virgin Islands * Andorra * Angola * Antigua & Barbuda * Argentina * Aruba * Australia * Austria * Bahamas * Bangladesh * Barbados * Belarus * Belgium * Belize * Bermuda * Bolivia * Bonaire * Bosnia & Herzegovina * Botswana * Brazil * British Virgin Islands * Bulgaria * Cambodia * Canada * Cape Verde * Cayman Islands * Chile * China PR * Chinese Taipei * Colombia * Cook Islands * Congo DR * Costa Rica * Cote d'Ivoire * Croatia * Cuba * Curaçao * Cyprus * Czech Republic * Denmark * Dominica * Dominican Republic * Ecuador * Egypt * El Salvador * England * Estonia * Ethiopia * Fiji * Finland * France * Gambia * Georgia * Germany * Ghana * Gibraltar * Greece * Greenland * Grenada * Guadeloupe * Guernsey * Guam * Guatemala * Guyana * Haiti * Hawaii * Honduras * Hong Kong China * Hungary * Iceland * India * Indonesia * Ireland * Isle of Man * Israel * Italy * Jamaica * Japan * Jersey * Jordan * Kazakhstan * Kenya * Korea * Latvia * Lebanon * Lesotho * Liberia * Lithuania * Luxembourg * Macau * Macedonia FYRO * Madagascar * Malawi * Malaysia * Malta * Martinique * Mauritius * Mexico * Moldova * Monaco * Mongolia * Montenegro * Montserrat * Morocco * Myanmar * Namibia * Nepal * Netherlands * New Zealand * Nicaragua * Nigeria * Northern Ireland * Northern Marianas * Norway * Panama * Papua New Guinea * Paraguay * Peru * Philippines * Poland * Portugal * Puerto Rico * Romania * Russia * St. Kitts & Nevis * St. Lucia * St. Maarten * St. Vincent & the Grenadines * Samoa * Scotland * Serbia * Seychelles * Sierra Leone * Singapore * Slovakia * Slovenia * South Africa * Spain * Sri Lanka * Suriname * Swaziland * Sweden * Switzerland * Syria * Tahiti * Tanzania * Thailand * Tonga * Trinidad & Tobago * Tunisia * Turkey * Turks & Caicos * Uganda * Ukraine * United States * Uruguay * Venezuela * Vietnam * Wales * Zambia * Zimbabwe



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