Miss World 2018
Miss World 2018, the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 8 December 2018 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. Manushi Chhillar of India crowned her successor Vanessa Ponce of Mexico at the end of the event. She is the first Mexican woman to win Miss World.[1]
| Miss World 2018 | |
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 Vanessa Ponce, Miss World 2018 | |
| Date | 8 December 2018 |
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| Entertainment |
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| Venue | Sanya City Arena, Sanya, China |
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| Entrants | 118 |
| Placements | 30 |
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| Returns | |
| Winner | Vanessa Ponce |
Result
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Miss World 2018 | |
| Runner-Up | |
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| Top 12 |
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| Top 30 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continent | Contestant |
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| Asia | |
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| Oceania[2] |
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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.
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Round 2
- Advanced to the Top 30 via the Head-to-Head challenge.
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Top Model
Miss France, Maëva Coucke won the Top Model Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.
| Final result | Contestant |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 32 |
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Talent
Miss Japan, Kanako Date won the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.[3]
| Final result | Contestant |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 18 |
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Sports
Miss United States, Marisa Butler won the Sports Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.
| Final result | Contestant |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Team Challenge Winner |
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| Long jump |
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| Athletics (60 metres) |
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| Swimming |
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| Team | Blue Team | Red Team | Yellow Team |
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| Top 18 |
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| Reserve |
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Multimedia
Miss Nepal, Shrinkhala Khatiwada won the Multimedia Challenge, securing her place in the finals of Miss World 2018.[4]
| Final result | Contestant |
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| 1st Runner-Up | |
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| Top 5 | |
| Top 10 |
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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]
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| Top 12 |
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| Top 25 |
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Global Vote
| Final result | Contestant |
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| 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.
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Sanya Tourism Promotional Video Award
Miss Kenya, Finali Galaiya won the Sanya Tourism Promotional Video award.[6]
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Contestants
118 contestants competed for the title:[7]
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Notes
Designations
- 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]
- 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.
- EGYPT – Mony Helal was appointed to represent Egypt by Youseff Sphai after he was reappointed the franchise holder for Miss World in Egypt.
- 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.
- 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.
- GUINEA-BISSAU – Rubiato Nhamajo was appointed to represent Guinea-Bissau, she was previously Miss Guinea-Bissau 2014.
- ICELAND – Erla Ólafsdóttir was appointed to represent Iceland by Björn Leifsson, national director of Miss World in Iceland after no national pageant was held.
- 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.
- LEBANON – Mira Al-Toufaily was appointed to represent Lebanon after finishing 1st runner-up as the Miss Lebanon 2018 pageant.
- 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.[30]
Withdrawals
References
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- "Mira Al Toufaily was declared Lebanon's representative to Miss World 2018". Miss World. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Rethabile Thaathaa is Miss Lesotho 2018". The Great Pageant Community. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- "Miantsa Randriambelonoro is Miss Madagascar 2018". The Great Pageant Community. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
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