Miss World 2018

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Miss World 2018
Dimash Kudaibergen
  • Sister Sledge
  • VenueSanya City Arena, Sanya, China
    Broadcaster
    Entrants118
    Placements30
    Withdrawals
    Returns
    WinnerVanessa Ponce
    Mexico
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    Miss World 2018 was the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018.

    At the end of the event, Manushi Chhillar of India crowned Vanessa Ponce of Mexico as Miss World 2018. It is the first victory of Mexico in the history of the pageant.

    Contestants from 118 countries and territories competed in the pageant. The pageant was hosted by

    Donel Mangena, Dimash Qudaibergen, and American vocal group Sister Sledge performed in this edition.[1]

    Results

    Placements

    Placement Contestant
    Miss World 2018
    Runner-up
    Top 5
    Top 12
    Top 30

    Continental Queens of Beauty

    Continent Contestant
    Africa
    Americas
    Asia
    Caribbean
    Europe
    Oceania[2]

    Challenge events

    Head-to-Head Challenge

    Round 1

    •   Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge.
    •   Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge, but advanced to the Top 30 via judges' choice or a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge.
    •   Advanced to the Top 30 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge.
    •   Advanced to the Top 30 via judges' choice.
    Group Country 1 Country 2 Country 3 Country 4 Country 5 Country 6
    1  Australia  Czech Republic  Ethiopia  Ghana  Mauritius  Peru
    2  Barbados  Cayman Islands  France  Georgia  Germany  Paraguay
    3  Finland  Latvia  Sierra Leone  South Africa  Venezuela  Wales
    4  Equatorial Guinea  Guyana  Iceland  Norway  Philippines  Senegal
    5  Canada  Dominican Republic  Gibraltar  Jamaica  Nigeria  Scotland
    6  Bangladesh  Brazil  British Virgin Islands  China  Denmark  Ireland
    7  Bahamas  Botswana  Chile  Japan  KOR  Zimbabwe
    8  Bolivia  Cameroon  Cook Islands  Lebanon  Slovakia  United States
    9  Albania  England  Indonesia  Kazakhstan  Malaysia  Rwanda
    10  Cyprus  Guadeloupe  Lesotho  Nicaragua  Serbia  Slovenia
    11  Armenia  Belize  Guatemala  Italy  Myanmar  New Zealand
    12  Egypt  India  Montenegro  Panama  South Sudan  Vietnam
    13  Bosnia and Herzegovina  Guam  Luxembourg  Moldova    Nepal
    14  Belarus  Curaçao  Martinique  Netherlands  Puerto Rico  Singapore
    15  Austria  Greece  Hungary  Mongolia  Thailand  Ukraine
    16  Belgium  Bulgaria  Colombia  Laos  Portugal  Zambia
    17  Aruba  Malta  Mexico  Northern Ireland  Russia  Spain
    18  Croatia  Haiti  Sri Lanka  Tanzania  Trinidad and Tobago  Turkey
    19  Argentina  Ecuador  El Salvador  Kenya  Madagascar  Poland
    20  Angola  Guinea-Bissau  Honduras  Hong Kong  Uganda

    Round 2

    •   Advanced to the Top 30 via the Head-to-Head challenge.
    Group Country 1 Country 2
    1  Mauritius  France
    2  Venezuela  Philippines
    3  Nigeria  Bangladesh
    4  Chile  Lebanon
    5  Malaysia  Guadeloupe
    6  Myanmar  India
    7    Nepal  Singapore
    8  Thailand  Bulgaria
    9  Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago
    10  Argentina  Uganda

    Top Model

    Miss France, Maëva Coucke won the Top Model Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.

    Final result   Contestant
    Winner
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up
    3rd runner-up
    4th runner-up
    Top 32

    Talent

    Miss Japan, Kanako Date won the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.[3]

    Final result   Contestant
    Winner
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up
    3rd runner-up
    4th runner-up
    Top 18

    Sports

    Miss United States, Marisa Butler won the Sports Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.

    Final result   Contestant
    Winner
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up
    Team Challenge Winner
    • Red Team
    Long jump
    Athletics (60 metres)
    Swimming
    Team Blue Team Red Team Yellow Team
    Top 18
    Reserve

    Multimedia

    Miss Nepal, Shrinkhala Khatiwada won the Multimedia Challenge, securing her place in the finals of Miss World 2018.[4]

    Final result   Contestant
    Winner
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up
    •  Kenya – Finali Galaiya
    Top 10

    Beauty With A Purpose

    The Top 5 winners of the Beauty with a purpose Award (Miss Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand, Mexico & Vietnam) became the quarter-finalists of Miss World 2018.
    The 25 projects that were shortlisted are:[5]

    Final result Contestant
    Winner
    Top 5
    Top 12
    Top 25

    Global Vote

    Final result   Contestant
    Winner
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up

    World Fashion Designer Award

    Miss South Africa, Thulisa Keyi and Miss China, Peirui Mao emerged as the joint winners of the Designer Award.

    Final result   Contestant
    Winners
    Top 5

    Sanya Tourism Promotional Video Award

    Miss Kenya, Finali Galaiya won the Sanya Tourism Promotional Video award.[6]

    Final result   Contestant
    Winner
    •  Kenya – Finali Galaiya
    1st runner-up
    2nd runner-up
    3rd runner-up
    4th runner-up

    Contestants

    118 contestants competed for the title:[7]

    Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
    Albania
    Nikita Preka[8][designations 1] 22 Lezhë
    Angola Angola Nelma Ferreira 20 Luanda
    Argentina Argentina Victoria Soto 25 Concepción del Uruguay
    Armenia Armenia Arena Zeynalyan 25 Yerevan
    Aruba Aruba Nurianne Arias 24 Oranjestad
    Australia Australia Taylah Cannon 23 Melbourne
    Austria Austria Izabela Ion[replacements 1] 24 Bregenz
    The Bahamas Bahamas Brinique Gibson 22 New Providence
    Bangladesh Bangladesh Jannatul Ferdous Oishee 18 Pirojpur
    Barbados Barbados Ashley Lashley 19 Bridgetown
    Belarus Belarus Maria Vasilevich 21 Minsk
    Belgium Belgium Angeline Flor Pua 23 Antwerp
    Belize
    Jalyssa Arthurs[10][designations 2] 18
    Santa Elena
    Bolivia Bolivia Vanessa Vargas 22 Cochabamba
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Anđela Paleksić 20 Sarajevo
    Botswana Botswana Moitshepi Elias 24 Gaborone
    Brazil Brazil Jéssica Carvalho 22 Parnaíba
    British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Yadali Thomas Santos 22 Tortola
    Bulgaria Bulgaria Kalina Miteva 19 Sofia
    Cameroon Cameroon Aimee Caroline Nseke 22 Yaoundé
    Canada Canada Hanna Begovic 19 Toronto
    Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Kelsie Woodman Bodden 22 Grand Cayman
    Chile Chile Anahi Hormazabal 19 Santiago
    China China Mao Peirui 26 Yinchuan
    Colombia Colombia Laura Osorio 22 Medellín
    Cook Islands Cook Islands Reihana Koteka-Wiki 26 Rarotonga
    Croatia Croatia Ivana Mudnić Dujmina 17 Dubrovnik
    Curaçao Curaçao Nazira Colastica 18 Willemstad
    Cyprus Cyprus Andriánna Fiakká 19[11] Nicosia
    Czech Republic Czech Republic Kateřina Kasanová 19 Prague
    Denmark Denmark Tara Jensen[replacements 2] 18 Hvidovre
    Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Denise Romero 24
    Higüey
    Ecuador
    Nicol Ocles 21 Pimampiro
    Egypt
    Mony Helal[12][13][designations 3] 26 Cairo
    El Salvador El Salvador Metzi Solano[designations 4] 27 Santa Ana
    England England Alisha Cowie 19 Newcastle
    Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Silvia Adjomo Ndong 20 Malabo
    Ethiopia Ethiopia Soliyana Abayneh 22 Addis Ababa
    Finland Finland Jenny Lappalainen[14][designations 5] 23 Helsinki
    France France Maëva Coucke 24 Ferques
    Georgia (country) Georgia Nia Tsivtsivadze 24 Tbilisi
    Germany Germany Christine Keller 24 Düsseldorf
    Ghana Ghana Nana Ama Benson 23 Accra
    Gibraltar Gibraltar Star Farrugia 22 Gibraltar
    Greece Greece Maria Lepida 20 Patras
    Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Morgane Thérésine 22 Le Gosier
    Guam Guam Gianna Sgambelluri 18 Hagåtña
    Guatemala Guatemala Elizabeth Gramajo[15] 22 Guatemala City
     Guinea-Bissau Rubiato Nhamajo[16][designations 6] 23 Bafatá
    Guyana Guyana Ambika Ramraj 19 Georgetown
    Haiti Haiti Stephie Morency 26 Port-au-Prince
    Honduras Honduras Dayana Sabillón 23 Siguatepeque
    Hong Kong Hong Kong Wing Wong[17] 25 Kowloon
    Hungary Hungary Andrea Szarvas 20 Vésztő
    Iceland Iceland Erla Ólafsdóttir[18][designations 7] 24 Reykjavík
    India India Anukreethy Vas 20 Tiruchirappalli
    Indonesia Indonesia Alya Nurshabrina 22 Bandung
    Republic of Ireland Ireland Aoife O'Sullivan 23 Bandon
    Italy Italy Nunzia Amato 21 Naples
    Jamaica Jamaica Kadijah Robinson 23 Saint Elizabeth
    Japan Japan Kanako Date 21 Tokyo
    Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ekaterina Dvoretskaya[19] 20 Atyrau
    Kenya Kenya Finali Galaiya 24 Nairobi
    Laos
    Kadoumphet Xaiyavong 21
    Oudomxay
    Latvia
    Daniela Gods-Romanovska[20][designations 8] 21 Riga
    Lebanon Lebanon Mira Al-Toufaily[21][designations 9] 26 Beirut
    Lesotho Lesotho Rethabile Thaathaa[22] 21 Maseru
    Luxembourg Luxembourg Cassandra Lopes Monteiro[replacements 3] 18 Luxembourg City
    Madagascar Madagascar Miantsa Randriambelonoro[23] 20 Antananarivo
    Malaysia Malaysia Larissa Ping 19 Lutong
    Malta Malta Maria Ellul[24] 24 Valletta
    Martinique Martinique Larissa Segarel[25] 20 Fort-de-France
    Mauritius Mauritius Murielle Ravina 22 Port Louis
    Mexico Mexico Vanessa Ponce 26 Mexico City
    Moldova Moldova Tamara Zareţcaia 21 Chișinău
    Mongolia Mongolia Erdenebaatar Enkhriimaa[26] 21 Ulaanbaatar
    Montenegro Montenegro Natalija Glušcević 18 Podgorica
    Myanmar
    Han Thi 21 Yangon
    Nepal Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada[27] 26 Kathmandu
    Netherlands Netherlands Leonie Hesselink 26 Amsterdam
    New Zealand New Zealand Jessica Tyson 25 Auckland
    Nicaragua Nicaragua Yoselin Gómez Reyes 23 Boaco
    Nigeria Nigeria Anita Ukah 23 Owerri
    Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Katharine Walker 23 Belfast
    Norway
    Madelen Michelsen 19 Oslo
    Panama Panama Solaris Barba 19 Panama City
    Paraguay Paraguay Maquenna Gaiarín 22 Asunción
    Peru Peru Clarisse Uribe[replacements 4] 22 Chincha Alta
    Philippines Philippines Katarina Rodriguez 26 Davao City
    Poland Poland Agata Biernat 29 Zduńska Wola
    Portugal Portugal Carla Rodrigues 25 Lisbon
    Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Dayanara Martínez 25 Canóvanas
    Russia Russia Natalya Stroeva[28][replacements 5] 19 Yakutsk
    Rwanda Rwanda Liliane Iradukunda 19 Western Province
    Scotland Scotland Linzi McLelland 24 East Kilbride
    Senegal Senegal Aïssatou Filly 22 Dakar
    Serbia Serbia Ivana Trišić[30] 24 Belgrade
    Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Sarah Laura Tucker 24 Bonthe
    Singapore Singapore Vanessa Peh 23 Singapore
    Slovakia Slovakia Dominika Grecová 20 Bratislava
    Slovenia Slovenia Lara Kalanj 18 Ljubljana
    South Africa South Africa Thulisa Keyi[31] 26
    East London
    South Korea
    Bo Ah Cho 25 Seoul
    South Sudan South Sudan Florence Thompson[32] 19 Juba
    Spain Spain Amaia Izar 21 Agoitz
    Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Nadia Gyi 18 Colombo
    Tanzania Tanzania Queen Elizabeth Makune 22 Dar es Salaam
    Thailand Thailand Nicolene Limsnukan 20 Bangkok
    Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Ysabel Bisnath 26 Port of Spain
    Turkey Turkey Sevval Sahin 19 Istanbul
    Uganda Uganda Quiin Abenakyo 22 Mayuge
    Ukraine Ukraine Leonila Guz 19 Kherson
    United States United States Marisa Butler[designations 10] 24 Standish
    Venezuela Venezuela Veruska Ljubisavljević 27 Caracas
    Vietnam Vietnam Trần Tiểu Vy 18
    Quảng Nam
    Wales Wales Bethany Harris 20 Newport
    Zambia Zambia Musa Kalaluka[33] 20 Lusaka
    Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Belinda Potts 21 Harare

    Notes

    Returns

    Last competed in 2014:

    Last competed in 2016:

    Designations

    1. ^ ALBANIA – Nikita Preka was appointed as "Miss World Albania 2018" by Vera Grabocka after she was reappointed the franchise holder of Miss World in Albania.[9]
    2. ^ BELIZE – Jalyssa Arthurs was appointed as "Miss World Belize 2018" after a closed door ceremony took place organized by Michael Arnold, the national director of Miss World in Belize.
    3. ^ EGYPT – Mony Helal was appointed to represent Egypt by Youseff Sphai after he was reappointed the franchise holder for Miss World in Egypt.
    4. ^ EL SALVADOR – Metzi Solano was appointed as "Miss World El Salvador 2018" after Carlos Jimenez acquired the Miss World franchise in El Salvador. Metsi previously was Miss Supranational El Salvador 2013 and Miss Intercontinental El Salvador 2017.
    5. ^ FINLAND – Jenny Lappalainen was appointed as Miss World Finland 2018 by the national director of Miss Suomi pageant. Lappalainen was crowned the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Suomi 2018 pageant.
    6. ^ GUINEA-BISSAU – Rubiato Nhamajo was appointed to represent Guinea-Bissau, she was previously Miss Guinea-Bissau 2014.
    7. ^ ICELAND – Erla Ólafsdóttir was appointed to represent Iceland by Björn Leifsson, national director of Miss World in Iceland after no national pageant was held.
    8. ^ LATVIA – Daniela Gods-Romanovska was appointed to compete at the Miss World 2018 pageant by Julia Djadenko-Muggler and Kristina Djadenko, the national directors of Miss World in Latvia.
    9. ^ LEBANON – Mira Al-Toufaily was appointed to represent Lebanon after finishing 1st runner-up as the Miss Lebanon 2018 pageant.
    10. ^ UNITED STATES – Marisa Butler was appointed to compete at Miss World 2018 pageant after a video interview selection process was organized by Michael Blakey, after he was appointed the new franchise holder for Miss World in the United States due time constraints in organizing a pageant.

    Replacements

    1. ^ AUSTRIA– Izabela Ion was awarded the title of Miss Austria 2018 after the original winner Daniela Zivkov was dethroned by Jörg Rigger, the new national director of Miss Austria pageant for violating the terms and conditions stipulated in her contract. Ion represented the federal state of Vorarlberg at Miss Austria 2018 and was crowned the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
    2. ^ DENMARK – Tara Jensen was crowned the new Miss Denmark 2018 by Lisa Lents, the national director of Miss Denmark pageant after the original winner Louise Sander Henriksen resigned due to personal reason. Jensen was crowned the 1st runner-up at the Miss Denmark 2018 pageant.
    3. ^ LUXEMBOURG – Cassandra Lopes Monteiro was appointed to compete at Miss World 2018 pageant as a replacement to Kelly Nilles, Miss Luxembourg 2018 by Hervé Lancelin, the president of Miss Luxembourg pageant, because of scheduling conflicts between Miss World 2018 and Miss Luxembourg 2019 pageants. Monteiro was the 3rd runner up at the Miss Luxembourg 2018 pageant.
    4. ^ PERU – Clarisse Uribe was crowned Miss World Peru 2018 by Tito Paz, the national director of the Miss World Peru contest, after the original winner Estefany Mauricci was dismissed for not having her accredited professional degree, which is one of the prerequisites to compete in the national contest. Uribe represented the department of Chincha and was the first finalist in the contest.
    5. ^ RUSSIA – Natalya Stroeva was appointed as Miss World Russia 2018 by Larisa Tikhonova the national director of Miss Russia pageant after the Miss Russia Organization took a collective decision to send Yulia Polyachikhina , the original winner of Miss Russia 2018 pageant only to Miss Universe 2018 so as to avoid scheduling conflicts. Stroeva represented the Republic of Yakutia at Miss Russia 2018 and was the 2nd runner-up at the pageant.[29]

    Withdrawals

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