Miss World 2018
Vanessa Ponce, Miss World 2018
Date8 December 2018
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueSanya City Arena, Sanya, China
Broadcaster
Entrants118
Placements30
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerVanessa Ponce
 Mexico

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.

Result

Placement Contestant
Miss World 2018
1st Runner-up
Top 5
Top 12
Top 30

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continent Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Oceania[1]

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.[2]

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.[3]

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:[4]

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.[5]

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:[6]

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
Albania AlbaniaNikita Preka[7][designations 1]22Lezhë
Angola AngolaNelma Ferreira20Luanda
Argentina ArgentinaVictoria Soto25Concepción del Uruguay
Armenia ArmeniaArena Zeynalyan25Yerevan
Aruba ArubaNurianne Arias24Oranjestad
Australia AustraliaTaylah Cannon23Melbourne
Austria AustriaIzabela Ion[replacements 1]24Bregenz
The Bahamas BahamasBrinique Gibson22New Providence
Bangladesh BangladeshJannatul Ferdous Oishee18Pirojpur
Barbados BarbadosAshley Lashley19Bridgetown
Belarus BelarusMaria Vasilevich21Minsk
Belgium BelgiumAngeline Flor Pua23Antwerp
Belize BelizeJalyssa Arthurs[9][designations 2]18Santa Elena
Bolivia BoliviaVanessa Vargas22Cochabamba
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and HerzegovinaAnđela Paleksić20Sarajevo
Botswana BotswanaMoitshepi Elias24Gaborone
Brazil BrazilJéssica Carvalho22Parnaíba
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsYadali Thomas Santos22Tortola
Bulgaria BulgariaKalina Miteva19Sofia
Cameroon CameroonAimee Caroline Nseke22Yaoundé
Canada CanadaHanna Begovic19Toronto
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsKelsie Woodman Bodden22Grand Cayman
Chile ChileAnahi Hormazabal19Santiago
China ChinaMao Peirui26Yinchuan
Colombia ColombiaLaura Osorio22Medellín
Cook Islands Cook IslandsReihana Koteka-Wiki26Rarotonga
Croatia CroatiaIvana Mudnić Dujmina17Dubrovnik
Curaçao CuraçaoNazira Colastica18Willemstad
Cyprus CyprusAndriánna Fiakká19[10]Nicosia
Czech Republic Czech RepublicKateřina Kasanová19Prague
Denmark DenmarkTara Jensen[replacements 2]18Hvidovre
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicDenise Romero24Higüey
Ecuador EcuadorNicol Ocles21Pimampiro
Egypt EgyptMony Helal[11][12][designations 3]26Cairo
El Salvador El SalvadorMetzi Solano[designations 4]27Santa Ana
England EnglandAlisha Cowie19Newcastle
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Silvia Adjomo Ndong 20 Malabo
Ethiopia EthiopiaSoliyana Abayneh22Addis Ababa
Finland FinlandJenny Lappalainen[13][designations 5]23Helsinki
France FranceMaëva Coucke24Ferques
Georgia (country) GeorgiaNia Tsivtsivadze24Tbilisi
Germany GermanyChristine Keller24Düsseldorf
Ghana GhanaNana Ama Benson23Accra
Gibraltar GibraltarStar Farrugia22Gibraltar
Greece GreeceMaria Lepida20Patras
Guadeloupe GuadeloupeMorgane Thérésine22Le Gosier
Guam GuamGianna Sgambelluri18Hagåtña
Guatemala GuatemalaElizabeth Gramajo[14]22Guatemala City
 Guinea-BissauRubiato Nhamajo[15][designations 6]23Bafatá
Guyana GuyanaAmbika Ramraj19Georgetown
Haiti HaitiStephie Morency26Port-au-Prince
Honduras HondurasDayana Sabillón23Siguatepeque
Hong Kong Hong KongWing Wong[16]25Kowloon
Hungary HungaryAndrea Szarvas20Vésztő
Iceland IcelandErla Ólafsdóttir[17][designations 7]24Reykjavík
India IndiaAnukreethy Vas20Tiruchirappalli
Indonesia IndonesiaAlya Nurshabrina22Bandung
Republic of Ireland IrelandAoife O'Sullivan23Bandon
Italy ItalyNunzia Amato21Naples
Jamaica JamaicaKadijah Robinson23Saint Elizabeth
Japan JapanKanako Date21Tokyo
Kazakhstan KazakhstanEkaterina Dvoretskaya[18]20Atyrau
Kenya KenyaFinali Galaiya24Nairobi
Laos LaosKadoumphet Xaiyavong21Oudomxay
Latvia LatviaDaniela Gods-Romanovska[19][designations 8]21Riga
Lebanon LebanonMira Al-Toufaily[20][designations 9]26Beirut
Lesotho LesothoRethabile Thaathaa[21]21Maseru
Luxembourg LuxembourgCassandra Lopes Monteiro[replacements 3] 18Luxembourg City
Madagascar MadagascarMiantsa Randriambelonoro[22]20Antananarivo
Malaysia MalaysiaLarissa Ping19Lutong
Malta MaltaMaria Ellul[23]24Valletta
Martinique MartiniqueLarissa Segarel[24]20Fort-de-France
Mauritius MauritiusMurielle Ravina22Port Louis
Mexico MexicoVanessa Ponce26Mexico City
Moldova MoldovaTamara Zareţcaia21Chișinău
Mongolia MongoliaErdenebaatar Enkhriimaa[25]21Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro MontenegroNatalija Glušcević18Podgorica
Myanmar MyanmarHan Thi21Yangon
Nepal NepalShrinkhala Khatiwada[26]26Kathmandu
Netherlands NetherlandsLeonie Hesselink26Amsterdam
New Zealand New ZealandJessica Tyson25Auckland
Nicaragua NicaraguaYoselin Gómez Reyes23Boaco
Nigeria NigeriaAnita Ukah23Owerri
Northern Ireland Northern IrelandKatharine Walker23Belfast
Norway NorwayMadelen Michelsen19Oslo
Panama PanamaSolaris Barba19Panama City
Paraguay ParaguayMaquenna Gaiarín22Asunción
Peru PeruClarisse Uribe[replacements 4]22Chincha Alta
Philippines PhilippinesKatarina Rodriguez26Davao City
Poland PolandAgata Biernat29Zduńska Wola
Portugal PortugalCarla Rodrigues25Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoDayanara Martínez25Canóvanas
Russia RussiaNatalya Stroeva[27][replacements 5]19Yakutsk
Rwanda RwandaLiliane Iradukunda19Western Province
Scotland ScotlandLinzi McLelland24East Kilbride
Senegal SenegalAïssatou Filly22Dakar
Serbia SerbiaIvana Trišić[29]24Belgrade
Sierra Leone Sierra LeoneSarah Laura Tucker24Bonthe
Singapore SingaporeVanessa Peh23Singapore
Slovakia SlovakiaDominika Grecová20Bratislava
Slovenia SloveniaLara Kalanj18Ljubljana
South Africa South AfricaThulisa Keyi[30]26East London
South Korea South KoreaBo Ah Cho25Seoul
South Sudan South SudanFlorence Thompson[31]19Juba
Spain SpainAmaia Izar21Agoitz
Sri Lanka Sri LankaNadia Gyi18Colombo
Tanzania TanzaniaQueen Elizabeth Makune22Dar es Salaam
Thailand ThailandNicolene Limsnukan20Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoYsabel Bisnath26Port of Spain
Turkey TurkeySevval Sahin19Istanbul
Uganda UgandaQuiin Abenakyo22Mayuge
Ukraine UkraineLeonila Guz19Kherson
United States United StatesMarisa Butler[designations 10]24Standish
Venezuela VenezuelaVeruska Ljubisavljević27Caracas
Vietnam VietnamTrần Tiểu Vy18Quảng Nam
Wales WalesBethany Harris20Newport
Zambia ZambiaMusa Kalaluka[32]20Lusaka
Zimbabwe ZimbabweBelinda Potts21Harare

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.[8]
  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.[28]

Withdrawals

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