Miss World 2016

Miss World 2016, the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 December 2016 at the MGM National Harbor, Washington, D.C., United States. 117 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico at the end of the event. It was the second time that the Miss World pageant held in the United States. It was the second time where Puerto Rico won Miss World, after Wilnelia Merced of 1975.

Miss World 2016
Miss World 2016, Stephanie Del Valle.
Date	18 December 2016
Presenters	Jason Cook Megan Young Frankie Cena Steve Douglas
Entertainment	Rodrick Dixon, Morrison Brothers
Venue	MGM National Harbor, Washington, D.C., United States
Broadcaster	E! London Live
Entrants	117
Placements	20
Debuts	Rwanda
Withdrawals	Bermuda Cameroon Ethiopia Gabon Macedonia Namibia Norway Samoa Saint Kitts and Nevis Zambia Zimbabwe
Returns	Antigua and Barbuda Belarus Canada Cayman Islands Cook Islands DR Congo Egypt Equatorial Guinea Ghana Guinea-Bissau Israel Saint Lucia Sierra Leone
Winner	Stephanie Del Valle  Puerto Rico

Results

Placements

Final result	Contestant
Miss World 2016	Puerto Rico – Stephanie Del Valle
1st Runner-Up	Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes
2nd Runner-Up	Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela
Top 5	Kenya – Evelyn Njambi  Philippines – Catriona Gray
Top 11	Belgium – Lenty Frans  Brazil – Beatrice Fontoura  China – Jing Kong  Korea – Myriam Wang  Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel §  United States – Audra Mari
Top 20	Australia – Madeline Cowe  Cook Islands – Natalia Short  France – Morgane Edvige  Ghana – Antoinette Kemavor  Hungary – Tímea Gelencsér  India – Priyadarshini Chatterjee  Japan – Priyanka Yoshikawa  Slovakia – Kristína Činčurová  Thailand – Jinnita Buddee

§ People's Choice winner

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	Kenya – Evelyn Njambi
Americas	United States – Audra Mari
Asia	Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela Halim
Caribbean	Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes
Europe	Belgium – Lenty Frans
Oceania	Australia – 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.

Sports

Miss Cook Islands won the Sports challenge and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.[1]

Final result	Contestant
Winner	Cook Islands – Natalia Short
1st Runner-Up	Croatia – Angélica Zacchigna
2nd Runner-Up	Malta – Anthea Zammit
Blue Team	Aruba – Lynette Do Nascimento  Bulgaria – Galina Mihaylova  Denmark – Helena Heuser  Honduras – Kerelyne Campigotti Webster  Hungary – Tímea Gelencsér  Montenegro – Katarina Keković  Spain – Raquel Tejedor  Uruguay – Romina Trotto
Red Team	Australia – Madeline Cowe  Cayman Islands – Monyque Brooks  Cook Islands – Natalia Short  England – Elizabeth Grant  Gibraltar - Kayley Mifsud  Malta – Anthea Zammit  Scotland – Lucy Kerr  United States – Audra Mari
White Team	Austria – Dragana Stanković  Croatia – Angélica Zacchigna  Czech Republic – Natálie Kotková  Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes  Latvia – Linda Kinca  New Zealand – Karla De Beer  Panama – Alessandra Bueno  Singapore – Bhaama Padmanathan

Top Model

Miss China won the Top Model Competition held on December 15, 2016.[2] She became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.

Final result	Contestant
Winner	China – Jing Kong
1st Runner-Up	Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela
2nd Runner-Up	Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes
Top 5	France – Morgane Edvige  Kenya – 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.[2]

Final result	Contestant
Winner	Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel
Top 10	Canada – Anastasia Lin  Chile – Antonia Figueroa  Croatia – Angélica Zacchigna  Hungary – Tímea Gelencsér  Latvia – Linda Kinca  Malta – Anthea Zammit  Philippines – Catriona Elisa Gray  Poland – Kaja Klimkiewicz  Ukraine – Oleksandra Kucherenko
Top 21	Cook Islands – Natalia Short  Czech Republic – Natálie Kotková  Ecuador – Mirka Cabrera  Fiji – Pooja Priyanka  India – Priyadarshini Chatterjee  Puerto Rico – Stephanie Del Valle  Russia – Yana Dobrovolskaya  Scotland – Lucy Kerr  Serbia – Katarina Šulkić  Slovenia – Maja Taradi  South Africa – 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.[2]

Final result	Contestant
Winner	Philippines – Catriona Elisa Gray

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.[2]

Final result	Contestant
Winner	Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela
Top 5	India – Priyadarshini Chatterjee  Kenya – Evelyn Njambi    Nepal – Asmi Shrestha  Philippines – Catriona Elisa Gray

Contestants

117 delegates competed in Miss World 2016:[3]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Continent	Group
Albania	Ëndrra Kovaçi	21	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Tirana	Europe	Blue
Antigua and Barbuda	Latisha Greene	24	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	St. John's	Caribbean	Red
Argentina	Camila Macias	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Córdoba	Americas	White
Aruba	Lynette Do Nascimento	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Oranjestad	Caribbean	Blue
Australia	Madeline Cowe	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Tully	Asia & Oceania	Red
Austria	Dragana Stanković	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Traiskirchen	Europe	White
Bahamas	Ashley Hamilton	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Long Island	Caribbean	Red
Belarus	Polina Borodacheva	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Minsk	Europe	Red
Belgium	Lenty Frans	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Antwerp	Europe	White
Belize	Iris Salguero	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Belmopan	Americas	Blue
Bolivia	Leyda Suarez	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Tarija	Americas	Red
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Halida Krajišnik	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Živinice	Europe	White
Botswana	Thata Kenosi	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Gaborone	Africa	Blue
Brazil	Beatrice Fontoura	26	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Goiânia	Americas	Red
British Virgin Islands	Kadia Turnbull	25	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Road Town	Caribbean	Blue
Bulgaria	Galina Mihaylova	26	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Sofia	Europe	Blue
Canada	Anastasia Lin	26	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Toronto	Americas	White
Cayman Islands	Monyque Brooks	24	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	West Bay	Caribbean	Red
Chile	Antonia Figueroa	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Coquimbo	Americas	Red
China PR	Jing Kong	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Nanyang, Henan	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Colombia	Shirley Atehortua	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Pereira	Americas	Blue
Cook Islands	Natalia Short	22	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Avarua	Asia & Oceania	Red
Costa Rica	Melania González	25	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	San José	Americas	Blue
Cote d'Ivoire	Esther Memel	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Yamoussoukro	Africa	Red
Croatia	Angélica Zacchigna	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Pazin	Europe	White
Curaçao	Sabrina Namias de Castro	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Willemstad	Caribbean	Blue
Cyprus	María Moráru	23	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Nicosia	Europe	Blue
Czech Republic	Natálie Kotková	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Prague	Europe	White
Denmark	Helena Heuser	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Copenhagen	Europe	Blue
Dominican Republic	Yaritza Reyes	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Santo Domingo	Caribbean	White
DR Congo	Andrea Moloto	25	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Kinshasa	Africa	White
Ecuador	Mirka Cabrera	22	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Machala	Americas	Blue
Egypt	Nadeen Osama El Sayed	18	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	Cairo	Africa	Red
El Salvador	Ana Cortez	21	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	Santa Ana	Americas	White
England	Elizabeth Grant	20	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Preston	Europe	Red
Equatorial Guinea	Anunciación Ongueme Esono	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Micomeseng	Africa	Red
Fiji	Pooja Priyanka	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ba	Asia & Oceania	Red
Finland	Heta Sallinen	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Turku	Europe	Blue
France	Morgane Edvige	20	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Le François	Europe	White
Georgia	Victoria Kocherova	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Tbilisi	Europe	White
Germany	Selina Kriechbaum	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Frankfurt	Europe	White
Ghana	Antoinette Delali Kemavor	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Accra	Africa	Blue
Gibraltar	Kayley Mifsud	24	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Gibraltar	Europe	Red
Guadeloupe	Magalie Adelson	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Basse-Terre	Caribbean	Red
Guam	Phoebe Denight Palisoc	17	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tamuning	Asia & Oceania	Red
Guatemala	Melanie Espina	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Guatemala City	Americas	Red
Guinea	Safiatou Baldé	21	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Conakry	Africa	Red
Guinea-Bissau	Sandra Araújo	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Bissau	Africa	Red
Guyana	Nuriyyih Gerrard	25	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Georgetown	Americas	Red
Haiti	Suzana Sampeur	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Port-au-Prince	Caribbean	Red
Honduras	Kerelyne Campigotti Webster	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	El Progreso	Americas	Blue
Hungary	Tímea Gelencsér	22	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Budapest	Europe	Blue
Iceland	Anna Orlowska	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Reykjavík	Europe	White
India	Priyadarshini Chatterjee	20	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Guwahati	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Indonesia	Natasha Mannuela	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Pangkal Pinang	Asia & Oceania	Red
Ireland	Niamh Kennedy	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Portroe	Europe	Blue
Israel	Karin Alia	18	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tel Aviv	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Italy	Giada Tropea	18	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Lamezia Terme	Europe	White
Jamaica	Ashlie Barrett	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Kingston	Caribbean	White
Japan	Priyanka Yoshikawa	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Tokyo	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Kazakhstan	Alia Mergenbaeva	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Aktau	Asia & Oceania	Red
Kenya	Evelyn Njambi	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Nairobi	Africa	Blue
Korea	Hyun Wang	21	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Seoul	Asia & Oceania	Red
Kyrgyzstan	Perizat Rasulbek-Kyzy	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Bishkek	Asia & Oceania	Red
Latvia	Linda Kinca	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ķekava	Europe	White
Lebanon	Sandy Tabet	21	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Bhamdoun	Asia & Oceania	Red
Lesotho	Rethabile Tsosane	21	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Maseru	Africa	Blue
Malaysia	Tatiana Kumar	18	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kuala Lumpur	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Malta	Anthea Zammit	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Żebbuġ	Europe	Red
Mauritius	Véronique Allas	20	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)	Port Louis	Africa	Blue
Mexico	Ana Girault	25	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	Mexico City	Americas	Blue
Moldova	Daniela Marin	17	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Leova	Europe	Red
Mongolia	Bayartsetseg Altangerel	26	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ulaanbaatar	Asia & Oceania	Red
Montenegro	Katarina Keković	22	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Podgorica	Europe	Blue
Myanmar	Myat Thiri Lwin	18	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Naypyidaw	Asia & Oceania	Red
Nepal	Asmi Shrestha	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tandi	Asia & Oceania	White
Netherlands	Rachelle Reijnders	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Amsterdam	Europe	White
New Zealand	Karla De Beer	23	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Auckland	Asia & Oceania	White
Nicaragua	María Laura Ramírez	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Masaya	Americas	White
Nigeria	Debbie Collins	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Lagos	Africa	White
Northern Ireland	Emma Carswell	21	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Belfast	Europe	Blue
Panama	Alessandra Bueno	25	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Panama City	Americas	White
Paraguay	Simone Freitag	21	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ciudad del Este	Americas	Blue
Peru	Pierina Wong	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Lambayeque	Americas	Blue
Philippines	Catriona Elisa Gray	22	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Oas	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Poland	Kaja Klimkiewicz	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Glinojeck	Europe	Blue
Portugal	Cristiana Viana	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Valbom	Europe	Red
Puerto Rico	Stephanie Del Valle	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	San Juan	Caribbean	White
Romania	Diana Dinu	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Bucharest	Europe	Blue
Russia	Yana Dobrovolskaya	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tyumen	Europe	White
Rwanda	Jolly Mutesi	20	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Kigali	Africa	White
Scotland	Lucy Kerr	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	East Dunbartonshire	Europe	Red
Serbia	Katarina Šulkić	18	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Belgrade	Europe	White
Seychelles	Christine Barbier	24	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Victoria	Africa	Red
Sierra Leone	Aminata Adialin Bangura	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Port Loko	Africa	White
Singapore	Bhaama Padmanathan	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Singapore	Asia & Oceania	White
Slovakia	Kristína Činčurová	19	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Lučenec	Europe	White
Slovenia	Maja Taradi	26	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ljubljana	Europe	Red
South Africa	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene	24	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Mkhondo	Africa	White
South Sudan	Akuany Ayuen	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Juba	Africa	White
Spain	Raquel Tejedor	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Zaragoza	Europe	Blue
Sri Lanka	Amritaa De Silva	23	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Colombo	Asia & Oceania	White
St. Lucia	La Toya Moffat	24	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Castries	Caribbean	White
Sweden	Emma Strandberg	20	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Stockholm	Europe	Blue
Tanzania	Diana Luqumay	18	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Dodoma	Africa	Blue
Thailand	Jinnita Buddee	22	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Chiang Rai	Asia & Oceania	Red
Trinidad and Tobago	Daniella Walcott	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Port of Spain	Caribbean	White
Tunisia	Mariem Hammami	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Béja	Africa	White
Turkey	Buse Iskenderoğlu	19	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Ankara	Europe	White
Uganda	Leah Kagasa[4]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Kampala	Africa	White
Ukraine	Oleksandra Kucherenko	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Dnipro	Europe	White
United States	Audra Mari	22	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Fargo	Americas	Red
Uruguay	Romina Trotto	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Montevideo	Americas	Blue
US Virgin Islands	Kyrelle Thomas	18	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Charlotte Amalie	Caribbean	White
Venezuela	Diana Croce	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Calabozo	Americas	Red
Vietnam	Trương Thị Diệu Ngọc	26	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Danang	Asia & Oceania	Red
Wales	Ffion Moyle	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Carmarthen	Europe	Red

Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2016 were:

• Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Pageant 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 – CEO of Media Nusantara Citra, 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

Notes

Debuts

•  Rwanda

Returns

Last competed in 1990:

•  Cook Islands

Last competed in 2008:

•  Antigua and Barbuda
•  DR Congo

Last competed in 2010:

•  St. Lucia

Last competed in 2011:

•  Cayman Islands

Last competed in 2012:

•  Sierra Leone

Last competed in 2013:

•  Guinea-Bissau

Last competed in 2014:

•  Belarus
•  Canada
•  Egypt
•  Equatorial Guinea
•  Ghana
•  Israel

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.[5]
•  British Virgin Islands – 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.
•  Costa Rica - 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.
•  El Salvador - 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.
•  Germany - 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.
•  Mongolia - 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.
•  Montenegro - 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.
•  Nigeria - 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.
•  Panama – 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.[6]
•  Romania – Diana Dinu was appointed Miss World Romania 2016 by Ernest Hadrian Böhm, the national director of Miss World Romania after a casting call was organized by ExclusivEvent agency franchise holders for Miss World in Romania.
•  Singapore - Bhamaa Padmanathan was appointed Miss World Singapore 2016 after a casting call was held by Inès Ligron the new national director of Miss World Singapore pageant. Previously Raymund Ooi held the franchise for Miss World in Singapore.
•  Trinidad and Tobago - Daniella Marie Walcott was appointed Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2016, by Vanessa Sahatoo-Manoo, the President of Oneness Entertainment and the national director of Miss World Trinidad & Tobago pageant after taking into account the weak corporate economic situation in the country. Walcott is also the younger sister of Gabrielle Walcott who was 2nd runner-up at Miss World 2008 and also the cousin of Magdalene Walcott, who made it to the Top 20 at Miss World 2003. Daniella has been training since she was 12 years old by Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde to become Miss World.
•  Tunisia – Meriem Hammemi was appointed to represent Tunisia at Miss World 2016 by Aida Antar the national director of Miss Tunisie pageant because of scheduling conflicts after the 2016 edition of the pageant was postponed to early December 2016. Hammemi represented the Governarate of Béja at the Miss Tunisie 2015 and was the 2nd runner-up at the pageant.
•  US Virgin Islands - Kyrelle Thomas was appointed Miss US Paradise World 2016 after a casting call was organised by Cnydee Frontal, the national director of Miss US Paradise pageant.
•  Venezuela - Diana Croce was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Venezuela pageant after Miss Venezuela Mundo 2016 pageant was not held because of ongoing economic recession in the country. Croce represented the state of Nueva Esparta at Miss Venezuela 2016 and was the 1st Runner-Up at the pageant.[7]

Replacements

•  Argentina - Camila Macías 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 1st runner-up at the pageant.[8]
•  Curaçao – Nashaira Balentien, Miss World Curaçao 2016 will not compete in this edition due personal reason. Sabrina Namias de Castro, replace her, Sabrina previously competed at Reina Hispanoamericana 2016.
•  France - Morgane Edvige was appointed Miss World France 2016 by Sylvie Tellier, the national director of Miss France pageant, as a replacement to Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016, who will not be able to compete at Miss World contest because of conflicting schedules, as she crowns her successor just a day before the Miss World 2016 finals. Edvige represented the island of Martinique at Miss France 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
•  Kenya - 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 crowned the 1st runner-up at the pageant[9][10]
•  Lesotho - 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 4th runner-up at Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant and had also won the Top Model award.[11]

Withdrawals

•  Bermuda– Miss Bermuda 2016 pageant was not held due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  Cameroon – Julia Nguimfack, Miss Cameroon 2016 withdrew due to visa problems.
•  Ethiopia – Soliyana Assefa, Miss Ethiopia 2016 withdrew at the last minute.
•  Gabon – Miss Gabon 2016 pageant was postponed due to the political turmoil and unrest in the country that followed after the general elections.
•  Macedonia – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  Namibia – Lizelle Esterhuizen, Miss Namibia 2016, not compete at Miss World pageant after Conny Maritz, the national director of the Miss Namibia pageant, decided to send Esterhuizen only to Miss Universe 2016 due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Usually the winner of Miss Namibia pageant competes at both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.
•  Norway – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  Samoa – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  St. Kitts and Nevis– No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  Zambia – the Miss Zambia 2016 pageant finals were scheduled just a day before the Miss World finals.
•  Zimbabwe – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Mary Chiwenga cancelled the 2016 edition of the Miss Zimbabwe pageant due to lack of quality candidates to compete at an international level.

References

1. "Miss World 2016: Cook Islands Wins the Sports challenge and became the first semi-finalist". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry. 2016-12-12. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
2. "Challenge Event Winners". Miss World Organization. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
3. "Contestants of Miss World 2016". missworld.com. 27 October 2016. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012.
4. http://www.satisfashionug.com/miss-uganda-2016-is-leah-kagasa/
5. "Miss Antigua and Barbuda World 2016". Miss Regal International Antigua & Barbuda. 21 November 2016.
6. "Nueva Miss Mundo 2016". Panama America. 2 September 2016.
7. "Miss Mundo Venezuela 2016". Lanacionweb. 28 October 2016.
8. "Elena Roca no será Miss Mundo Argentina 2016". www.eltribuno.info. 5 October 2016.
9. "Miss World Kenya dropped by franchise over 'grave situation'". www.the-star.co.ke. The Star, Kenya. 31 July 2016.
10. "This is the beauty replacing the dethroned Miss World Kenya queen". www.the-star.co.ke. The Star, Kenya. 5 August 2016.
11. "It's very sad to announce that the reigning Miss World Lesotho Kiki Mokhahlane won't be taking part in the upcoming Miss World pageant in Washington D.C". wwwfacebook.com. 21 September 2016.

External links

• Official website