Miss World 2019 was the 69th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Exhibition Centre London in London, England, on 14 December 2019.
At the end of the event, Vanessa Ponce of Mexico crowned Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica as Miss World 2019. It is the fourth victory of Jamaica in the history of the pageant.
Contestants from 111 countries and territories competed in the pageant. The pageant was hosted by Peter Andre, Miss World 2013 Megan Young, Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle, and Fernando Allende. Peter Andre, Lulu, Misunderstood, and Kerry Ellis performed in this edition.
Background
Location and date The official announcement was made on 19 February 2019, in Bangkok, by Miss World President Julia Morley, CEO Tanawat Wansom of TW Pageants, and guest Ashwani Kumar Rai. They announced a mid-December date for the contest.
However, on 2 July 2019, Morley and Vanessa Ponce, the reigning Miss World, appeared on ITV's Good Morning Britain with Piers Morgan. Morley officially announced that the pageant will be held on Saturday, 14 December 2019, at ExCeL London and that Miss World 2020 will be held in Thailand in order to celebrate Miss World's 70th anniversary. The 2019 opening ceremony was held in London on 20 November. Contestants then competed in a series of fast track events around London.
Selection of participants Contestants from 111 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Three of these delegates were appointees to their national titles and another was selected to replace the original winner.
Returns and withdrawals This edition saw the returns of Cambodia who last competed in 2006, Samoa in 2015, Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States Virgin Islands in 2016, and Macau, Sweden, and Tunisia who last competed in 2017.
Larissa Robitschko of Austria did not compete in any international pageant after their national organization relinquished the local franchise. Palesa Makara of Lesotho and Sanja Lovčević of Serbia withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Valerie Mille Binguira of Madagascar withdrew due to internal conflicts with their national organization. Belize, Cameroon, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Guam, Latvia, Lebanon, Martinique, Norway, Zambia, and Zimbabwe withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Results
Placements Placement ContestantMiss World 2019 – Toni-Ann Singh1st runner-up – Ophély Mézino2nd runner-up – Suman RaoTop 5 – Elis Miele – Nyekachi DouglasTop 12 – Tajiya Eikura Sahay – Maria Wavinya – Ashley Alvídrez – Anushka Shrestha – Michelle Dee – Alina Sanko – Lương Thùy LinhTop 40 – Taqiyyah Francis – Sarah Marschke – Rikkiya Brathwaite – Li Peishan – Natasja Kunde – Bhasha Mukherjee – Joylyn Conway – Lila Lam – Princess Megonondo – Alexis SueAnn Seow – Elizaveta Kuznetsova – Tsevelmaa Mandakh – Lucy Brock – Araceli Bobadilla – Milena Sadowska – Inês Brusselmans – Daniella Rodríguez – Keryn Matthew – Sasha-Lee Olivier – María del Mar Aguilera – Narintorn Chadapattarawalrachoat – Tya Jané Ramey – Sabrine Mansour – Oliver Nakakande – Marharyta Pasha – Emmy Cuvelier – Isabella Rodríguez – Gabriella Jukes
Continental Queens of Beauty Continent ContestantAfrica – Nyekachi DouglasAmericas – Elís Miele CoelhoAsia – Suman RaoCaribbean – Tya Jané RameyEurope – Ophély MézinoOceania – Tajiya Eikura Sahay
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 40 via judges' choice or a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. Advanced to the Top 40 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. Advanced to the Top 40 via judges' choice.
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Round 2 Advanced to the Top 40 via the Head-to-Head challenge.
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Top Model Miss Nigeria, Nyekachi Douglas, won the Top Model competition and became the fourth quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019. Placement Contestant Winner - Nyekachi Douglas 1st runner-up – Lương Thùy Linh 2nd runner-up – Suman Rao 3rd runner-up – Ophély Mézino 4th runner-up – Oliver Nakakande Top 10 – Elis Miele – Denisa Spergerová – Lila Lam – Madina Batyk – Tya Jané Ramey Top 40 – Taqiyyah Francis – Judit Grnja – Sarah Marschke – Che Amor Greenidge – Ivana Ladan – Li Peishan – Katarina Mamić – Natasja Kunde – Alba Marie Blair – Dana Mononen – Alysha Morency – Krisztina Nagypál – Princess Megonondo – Adele Sammartino – Toni-Ann Singh – Maria Wavinya – Yu Yanan – Ashley Alvídrez – Elizaveta Kuznitova – Mirjana Muratović – Michelle Dee – Milena Sadowska – Daniella Rodríguez – Alina Sanko – Frederika Kurtulíková – Mariah Joseph Maget – Simay Rasimoğlu – Marharyta Pasha – Isabella Rodríguez – Gabriella Jukes
Sports Miss British Virgin Islands, Rikkiya Brathwaite, won the Sports competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.
Final result Contestant Winner – Rikkiya Brathwaite 1st runner-up – Nyekachi Douglas 2nd runner-up – Tya Jané Ramey Team Challenge Winner Green Team
Talent Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh, won the Talent competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.
Final result Contestant Winner – Toni-Ann Singh 1st runner-up – Rikkiya Brathwaite 2nd runner-up – Naomi Colford Top 5 – Liana Voskerchyan – Nicole Vella Top 27 – Sarah Marschke – Che Amor Greenidge – Iciar Diaz Camacho – Li Peishan – Tajiya Eikura Sahay – Natasja Kunde – Celine Bolaños – Kolfinna Mist Austfjörð – Suman Rao – Marika Sera – Melanie Heynsbroek – Alexis SueAnn Seow – Tsevelmaa Mandakh – Nyekachi Douglas – Agustina Ruiz Arrechea – Araceli Bobadilla – Frederika Kurtulíková – Sylvia Sebastian – Marharyta Pasha – Emmy Cuvelier – A'yana Phillips – Gabriella Jukes
Multimedia Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, won the Multimedia competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.
Final result Contestant Winner – Anushka Shrestha 1st runner-up – Ashley Alvídrez 2nd runner-up – Tsevelmaa Mandakh
Beauty with a Purpose For the first time, all 10 finalists were placed in the Top 40 of Miss World 2019 due to their projects and initiatives. Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, won the award and received funding from the Miss World Organization for the establishment of her project. Final result Contestant Winner – Anushka Shrestha Top 10 – Ophély Mézino – Suman Rao – Princess Megonondo – Alexis SueAnn Seow – Tsevelmaa Mandakh – Nyekachi Douglas – Sabrine Mansour – Isabella Rodríguez – Lương Thùy Linh
Judges The judges' panel for Miss World 2019 were: Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Pageant Organization Piers Morgan – TV presenter, talk show host, a former judge at Britain's Got Talent and America's Got Talent Mike Dixon – Musical Director Deborah Lambie – Miss World New Zealand 2015 Dame Zandra Rhodes – London Fashion designer Marsha-Rae Ratcliff, OBE Svetoslav Kolchagov, Creative Director and Designer of KolchagovBarba Emilio Barba, Creative Director and Designer of KolchagovBarba Lady Wilnelia Forsyth – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008 from Russia Carina Tyrrell – Miss England 2014 Kamal Ibrahim – Mister World 2010 from Ireland
Contestants 111 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown AlbaniaAtalanta Kërçyku20Tirana AngolaBrezana Da Costa24Luanda Antigua and BarbudaTaqiyyah Francis26St. John's ArgentinaJudit Grnja18Villa Ángela ArmeniaLiana Voskerchyan20Yerevan ArubaGhislaine Mejia26Oranjestad AustraliaSarah Marschke20Sydney BahamasNyah Bandelier19Eleuthera BangladeshRafah Nanjeba Torsa21Chittagong BarbadosChe Amor Greenidge26Bridgetown BelarusAnastasia Laurynchuk19Minsk BelgiumElena Castro Suarez19Antwerp BoliviaIciar Díaz23Santa Cruz de la Sierra Bosnia and HerzegovinaIvana Ladan21Jajce BotswanaOweditse Phirinyane Gofaone25Gaborone BrazilElís Miele20Serra British Virgin IslandsRikkiya Brathwaite22Tortola BulgariaMargo Cooper26Sofia CambodiaVy Sreyvin20Kandal CanadaNaomi Colford19Sydney Cayman IslandsJaci Patrick24West Bay ChileIgnacia Albornoz18Santiago China Li Peishan26Beijing ColombiaSara Arteaga Franco26Medellín Cook IslandsTajiya Eikura Sahay26Avarua Costa RicaJessica Jiménez26San José CroatiaKatarina Mamić23Lika-Senj CuraçaoSharon Meyer24Willemstad Czech RepublicDenisa Spergerová19České Budějovice DenmarkNatasja Kunde18Copenhagen Dominican RepublicAlba Marie Blair21Jarabacoa EcuadorMaría Auxiliadora Idrovo18Guayaquil El Salvador Fatima Mangandi27Santa Tecla EnglandBhasha Mukherjee23Derby Equatorial GuineaJanet Ortiz Oyono20Malabo EthiopiaFeven Gebreslassie22Addis Ababa FinlandDana Mononen19Helsinki FranceOphély Mézino20Morne-à-l'Eau Georgia Nini Gogichaishvili25Tbilisi GhanaRebecca Kwabi26Accra GibraltarCeline Bolaños22Gibraltar GreeceRafaela Plastira20Trikala Guadeloupe Anaïs Lacalmontie22Basse-Terre Guatemala Dulce María Ramos García22Cuilapa Leila Samati21Bissau Guyana Joylyn Conway20Georgetown HaitiAlysha Morency25Port-au-Prince HondurasAna Grisel Romero21Olanchito Hong Kong Lila Lam27Hong Kong Hungary Krisztina Nagypál23 Budapest Iceland Kolfinna Mist Austfjörð22Reykjavík India Suman Rao20Udaipur IndonesiaPrincess Megonondo19Jambi IrelandChelsea Farrell19County Louth ItalyAdele Sammartino24Pompei JamaicaToni-Ann Singh23Saint Thomas JapanMarika Sera17Kanagawa KazakhstanMadina Batyk20Pavlodar KenyaMaria Wavinya19Nyandarua Kyrgyzstan Ekaterina Zabolotnova24Bishkek LaosNelamith Xaypannha19Vientiane LuxembourgMelanie Heynsbroek20Luxembourg City MacauYu Yanan26Macau MalaysiaAlexis SueAnn Seow24Selangor MaltaNicole Vella20Valletta MauritiusUrvashi Gooriah20Port Louis MexicoAshley Alvídrez20Ciudad Juárez MoldovaElizaveta Kuznitova19Tiraspol MongoliaTsevelmaa Mandakh22Ulaanbaatar MontenegroMirjana Muratović19Podgorica Myanmar Khit Lin Latt Yoon22Yangon NepalAnushka Shrestha23Kathmandu NetherlandsBrenda Felicia Muste23Arnhem New ZealandLucy Brock24Auckland NicaraguaMaría Teresa Cortéz19Carazo NigeriaNyekachi Douglas21Calabar Northern IrelandLauren Eve Leckey20Stoneyford PanamaAgustina Ruiz Arrechea25Chitré ParaguayAraceli Bobadilla20Asunción PeruAngella Escudero 23 Sullana PhilippinesMichelle Dee24Makati PolandMilena Sadowska20Oświęcim PortugalInês Brusselmans24Oeiras Puerto RicoDaniella Rodríguez21Bayamón RussiaAlina Sanko20Azov Rwanda Meghan Nimwiza21Kigali Samoa Alalamalae Lata23Apia Scotland Keryn Matthew24Edinburgh Senegal Alberta Diatta20Ziguinchor Sierra LeoneEnid Jones-Boston24Freetown SingaporeSheen Cher22Singapore SlovakiaFrederika Kurtulíková 25Bratislava SloveniaŠpela Alič22Ljubljana South AfricaSasha-Lee Olivier26Alberton South Korea Lim Ji-yeon20Seoul South SudanMariah Joseph Maget22Juba SpainMaría del Mar Aguilera21Córdoba Sri LankaDewmi Thathsarani21Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Sweden Daniella Lundqvist20Kalmar TanzaniaSylvia Sebastian19Mwanza ThailandNarintorn Chadapattarawalrachoat22Pathum Thani Trinidad and TobagoTya Jané Ramey 21Port of Spain TunisiaSabrine Mansour24Mahdia TurkeySimay Rasimoğlu22Istanbul UgandaOliver Nakakande25Bombo UkraineMarharyta Pasha24Kharkiv United StatesEmmy Cuvelier23Pierre United States Virgin IslandsA'yana Phillips24Saint Thomas Venezuela Isabella Rodríguez 26 Petare VietnamLương Thùy Linh19Cao Bằng WalesGabriella Jukes23Port Talbot
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