Miss World 2006 was the 56th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sala Kongresowa, a theatre at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland, on 30 September 2006. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in the Continental Europe and a European city other than London.
At the end of the event, Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World 2006 by the previous winner, Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. This is the first time the Czech Republic won the title of Miss World, and its first crown in the Big Four international beauty pageants. The first and second runners-up was Romania's Ioana Boitor and Australia's Sabrina Houssami.
A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant.
Background
Location Gdynia was the host of the Beach Beauty contest, Giżycko hosted the Miss Sports contest and Wrocław hosted the Miss Talent competition. The fourth event was Beauty with a Purpose.
Selection of participants Contestants from 104 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant.
Replacements Miss France 2004, Laetitia Bleger was appointed to represent France at Miss World 2006, but however her Playboy pictures of May 2005 prevented her from taking part and she got suspended for 6 months by the Miss France Organization. Then the Miss France committee named the new Miss France 2006, Alexandra Rosenfeld as the French representative in Miss World 2006, but due to the fact that she had to go first to Miss Universe 2006 and later to Miss Europe 2006 contest, was finally replaced by her second runner-up, Laura Fasquel.
Miss Latvia 2005, Kristīne Djadenko was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006. However a month before the start of the competition was replaced by Līga Meinarte. Nevertheless, Djadenko participated next year at Miss World 2007.
Miss España 2006, Elizabeth Reyes was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006 after the Miss Universe 2006 contest. However she was replaced by her first runner-up, Inmaculada Torres.
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Cambodia, Montenegro and Serbia, and the return of Angola, Austria, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, French Polynesia, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe; Austria, which last competed in 2001, French Polynesia (as Tahiti) in 2002 and Angola, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe in 2004.
Albania, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Serbia and Montenegro, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uganda, and the United States Virgin Islands, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss World 2006 – Taťána Kuchařová 1st Runner-Up – Ioana Boitor 2nd Runner-Up – Sabrina Houssami Top 6 – Stiviandra Oliveira – Jane Borges – Sara Lawrence Top 17 – Malgosia Majewska – Lamisi Mbillah – Natasha Suri – Annabella Hilal – Karla Jiménez – Anna Nashandi – Catherine Milligan – Thebyam Carrión – Nicola McLean – Federica Guzmán – Mai Phương Thúy
Continental Queens of Beauty Continental Group Contestant Africa – Stiviandra Oliveira Americas – Jane Borges Asia Pacific – Sabrina Houssami Caribbean – Sara Lawrence Northern Europe – Taťána Kuchařová Southern Europe – Ioana Boitor
Special awards Best World Dress Designer Results Contestant Winner – Ivana Ergić 1st Runner-up – Sheryl Baas 2nd Runner-up – Natasha Suri 3rd Runner-up – Khadijah Kiptoo 4th Runner-up – Sarah Morrissey Top 20 – Stiviandra Oliveira – Shanandoa Wijshijer – Latoya McDowald – Duo Liu – Elizabeth Loaiza – Taťána Kuchařová – Paola Torres – Elizaveta Migatcheva – Annabella Hilal – Vanesha Seetohul – Marzena Cieślik – Ioana Boitor – Brooke Angus – Federica Guzmán – Mai Phương Thúy
Challenge Events
Fast Track Events During the month of September four competitions were held from which the winner of each was fast tracked into the semi-finals. Beach Beauty was selected on 7 September in the city of Gdynia. Miss Sports was held on 12 September in the city of Gizycko and the Miss Talent contest was celebrated on 20 September at Wrocław. The Beauty with a Purpose winner was announced on 30 September during the final telecast.
Beach Beauty Results Contestant Winner – Federica Guzmán 1st Runner-up – Taťána Kuchařová 2nd Runner-up – Natasha Suri 3rd Runner-up – Stiviandra Oliveira 4th Runner-up – Colleen Pereira Top 10 – Latoya McDowald – Marzena Cieślik – Ioana Boitor – Nicola McLean – Inmaculada Torres Top 25 – Ana María Ortiz – Azra Gazdić – Jane Borges – Malgosia Majewska – Elizabeth Loaiza – Nino Kalandadze – Sarah Morrissey – Elizaveta Migatcheva – Sara Lawrence – Abiola Bashorun – Gisselle Bissot – Anna Maris Igpit – Thebyam Carrión – Iris Mulej – Cathrin Skoog
Miss Sports Results Contestant Winner – Malgosia Majewska 1st Runner-up – Thebyam Carrión 2nd Runner-up – Liga Meinarte Top 24 – Lorato Tebogo – Ambuyah Ebanks – Jenniina Tuokko – Jackelinne Piccinini – Renata Toth – Kristania Virginia Besouw – Elizaveta Migatcheva – Kazuha Kondo – Sabina Chukayeva – Adeline Wan – Karla Jiménez – Selenge Erdene-Ochir – Ivana Knežević – Anna Nashandi – Alexandra Mazur – Magdalena Sebestova – Thuli Sithole – Sharon Park – Tineke de Freitas – Brooke Angus – Katanekwa Matundwelo
Groups Contestant Group 1: Asia Pacific – Kristania Virginia Besouw – Kazuha Kondo – Selenge Erdene-Ochir – Sharon Park Group 2: Northern Europe – Jenniina Tuokko – Sabina Chukayeva – Liga Meinarte – Alexandra Mazur Group 3: Southern Europe – Renata Toth – Elizaveta Migatcheva – Ivana Knežević – Magdalena Sebestova Group 4: Caribbean – Ambuyah Ebanks – Stephanie Colosse – Thebyam Carrión – Tineke de Freitas Group 5: Americas – Malgosia Majewska – Jackelinne Piccinini – Karla Jiménez – Brooke Angus Group 6: Africa – Lorato Tebogo – Anna Nashandi – Thuli Sithole – Katanekwa Matundwelo
Miss Talent Results Contestant Winner – Catherine Jean Milligan 1st Runner-up – Elizaveta Migatcheva 2nd Runner-up – Lorraine Maphala 3rd Runner-up – Leisi Poldsam 4th Runner-up – Selenge Erdene-Ochir Top 10 – Latoya McDowald – Ivana Ergić – Natasha Suri – Patrice Juah – Sara Almeida
Beauty with a Purpose Result Contestant Winner – Lamisi Mbillah
Judges Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization Aneta Kręglicka – Miss World 1989 from Poland Denise van Outen – Actress and TV presenter Karan Johar – Leading Indian director known worldwide for his award-winning movies Kelly Holmes – British multiple Olympic gold medalist Krish Naidoo – Miss World International Ambassador Louis Walsh – Irish entertainment manager behind some of the world's leading pop acts Mike Dixon – West End and Broadway award-winner musical director Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
Contestants
104 contestants competed for the title. Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometownContinental GroupStiviandra Oliveira18HuílaAfricaBeatriz Vallejos19CorrientesAmericasShanandoa Wijshijer19Santa CruzCaribbeanSabrina Houssami20Kemps CreekAsia-PacificTatjana Batinić20ViennaNorthern EuropeDeandrea Conliffe24New ProvidenceCaribbeanLatoya McDowald17ApplewhaitesCaribbeanKatsiaryna Litvinava22MogilevNorthern EuropeVirginie Claes23Herk-de-StadNorthern EuropeAna María Ortiz17BeniAmericasAzra Gazdić17Tuzla Southern EuropeLorato Tebogo21RamotswaAfricaJane Borges21GoiâniaAmericasSlavena Vatova17SofiaSouthern EuropeSun Sreymom22Kampong ChamAsia-PacificMalgosia Majewska24TorontoAmericasAmbuyah Ebanks21West BayCaribbeanConstanza Silva20SantiagoAmericasDuo Liu24BeijingAsia-PacificElizabeth Loaiza18CaliAmericasBélgica Arias22San JoséAmericasIvana Ergić19ŠibenikSouthern EuropeFyrena Martha20WillemstadCaribbeanEli Manoli18NicosiaSouthern EuropeTaťána Kuchařová18OpočnoNorthern EuropeDiane Mwinga23LubumbashiAfricaSandra Spohr19AllerødNorthern EuropePaola Torres21SantiagoCaribbeanRebeca Flores23CuencaAmericasTatiana Romero20San SalvadorAmericasEleanor Glynn20OxfordNorthern EuropeLeisi Poldsam19TartuNorthern EuropeAmleset Muchie19Addis AbabaAfricaJenniina Tuokko17NousiainenNorthern EuropeLaura Fasquel19ToulouseSouthern EuropeVainui Simon20PapeeteAsia-PacificNino Kalandaze17TbilisiSouthern EuropeEdita Orašćanin17DortmundNorthern EuropeLamisi Mbillah23BawkuAfricaHayley O'Brien20GibraltarSouthern EuropeIrini Karra20KarditsaSouthern EuropeCaroline Beavis21Basse-TerreCaribbeanJackelinne Piccinini22MazatenangoAmericasDessia Braithwaite24BarticaAmericasJanet Chow23Hong KongAsia-PacificRenáta Tóth21BudapestSouthern EuropeÁsdís Hallgrímsdóttir19ÍsafjörðurNorthern EuropeNatasha Suri22MumbaiAsia-PacificKristania Besouw21ManadoAsia-PacificSarah Morrissey24DublinNorthern EuropeYael Nizri18Kiryat ShmonaSouthern EuropeElizaveta Migatcheva17RomeSouthern EuropeSara Lawrence21KingstonCaribbeanKazuha Kondo21TochigiAsia-PacificSabina Chukayeva18KaragandaNorthern EuropeKhadijah Kiptoo21NairobiAfricaLīga Meinarte24TalsiNorthern EuropeAnnabella Hilal20Ain El RemmanehSouthern EuropePatrice Juah21MonroviaAfricaMarija Vegova18GevgelijaSouthern EuropeAdeline Wan23Kuala LumpurAsia-PacificSolange Mifsud23ŻabbarSouthern EuropeStéphanie Colosse19Fort-de-FranceCaribbeanVanesha Seetohul22Quatre BornesAfricaKarla Jiménez23PueblaAmericasAlexandra Demciuk17BălțiSouthern EuropeSelenge Erdene-Ochir19UlaanbaatarAsia-PacificIvana Knežević17BarSouthern EuropeAnna Nashandi22WindhoekAfricaSheryl Baas22RotterdamNorthern EuropeAbiola Bashorun18LagosAfricaCatherine Jean Milligan19NewtownardsNorthern EuropeTonje Elise Skjærvik18StokkøyaNorthern EuropeGiselle Bissot23Panama CityAmericasSilvia Cornejo19TrujilloAmericasAnna Maris Igpit19PanglaoAsia-PacificMarzena Cieślik25WolinNorthern EuropeSara Almeida19PortoSouthern EuropeThebyam Carrión23MayagüezCaribbeanIoana Boitor17BucharestSouthern EuropeAlexandra Mazur19MoscowNorthern EuropeTamalisa Baptiste20MarchandCaribbeanNicola McLean22HamiltonNorthern EuropeVedrana Grbović18BelgradeSouthern EuropeColleen Pereira24SingaporeAsia-PacificMagdalena Šebestová23Bílkove HumenceSouthern EuropeIris Mulej25LjubljanaSouthern EuropeNokuthula Sithole22GautengAfricaSharon Park21IcheonAsia-PacificInmaculada Torres24AlicanteSouthern EuropeDannielle Kerkoven18ColomboAsia-PacificCathrin Skoog19KrokomNorthern EuropeWema Sepetu18Dar es SalaamAfricaMelisa Mahapol23BangkokAsia-PacificTineke De Freitas23WestmooringsCaribbeanMerve Büyüksaraç18AnkaraSouthern EuropeOlga Shilovanova19KharkivNorthern EuropeBrooke Angus24EssexAmericasMarlene Politi20San JacintoAmericasFederica Guzmán24CaracasAmericasMai Phương Thúy21HanoiAsia-PacificSarah Fleming17Brecon BeaconsNorthern EuropeKatanekwa Matundwelo25LusakaAfricaLorraine Maphala21BulawayoAfrica
Notes
Withdrawals - Miss World Belize 2006, Felicita (Leesha) Arzu was crowned on 29 July, but the organizers decided that she would take part at Miss World 2007. – Miss Egypt 2006, Fawzia Mohamed had visa problems.
No Shows: – No contest – Due to financial problems. – Martha Ramirez - Ramata Barry - No contest - Alima Diomandé - Peth Msiska – No contest due to the Nepalese Civil War. It was postponed until 2007. - No contest - Due to Financial problems. – Due to Financial problems. – Eboundt Fatouma Blanda – No contest - Due to scheduling conflicts, the national pageant was held on 9 September making the 2006 winner ineligible to compete, plus no finalists of Miss Switzerland 2005 pageant were available to compete. After that Switzerland did not send a contestant to the Miss World contest until 2013. – No contest as American Virgin Islands - No contest
Replacements – Miss Uruguay Mundo 2006, Soledad Gagliardo was replaced by her first runner up, Marlene Politi for unknown reasons.
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