Miss World 2018
Vanessa Ponce
Date8 December 2018
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueSanya City Arena, Sanya, China
Broadcaster
Entrants118
Placements30
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerVanessa Ponce
Mexico
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Miss World 2018 was the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018.

At the end of the event, Manushi Chhillar of India crowned Vanessa Ponce of Mexico as Miss World 2018. It is the first victory of Mexico in the history of the pageant.

Contestants from 118 countries and territories competed in the pageant. The pageant was hosted by Fernando Allende, Angela Chow, Megan Young, Stephanie Del Valle, Frankie Cena, and Barney Walsh. Donel Mangena, Dimash Qudaibergen, and American vocal group Sister Sledge performed in this edition.[1]

Results

Placements

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

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continent Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Oceania[2]

Challenge events

Head-to-Head Challenge

Round 1

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

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.[3]

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.[4]

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:[5]

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.[6]

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:[7]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
Albania Albania Nikita Preka[8][designations 1] 22 Lezhë
Angola Angola Nelma Ferreira 20 Luanda
Argentina Argentina Victoria Soto 25 Concepción del Uruguay
Armenia Armenia Arena Zeynalyan 25 Yerevan
Aruba Aruba Nurianne Arias 24 Oranjestad
Australia Australia Taylah Cannon 23 Melbourne
Austria Austria Izabela Ion[replacements 1] 24 Bregenz
The Bahamas Bahamas Brinique Gibson 22 New Providence
Bangladesh Bangladesh Jannatul Ferdous Oishee 18 Pirojpur
Barbados Barbados Ashley Lashley 19 Bridgetown
Belarus Belarus Maria Vasilevich 21 Minsk
Belgium Belgium Angeline Flor Pua 23 Antwerp
Belize Belize Jalyssa Arthurs[10][designations 2] 18 Santa Elena
Bolivia Bolivia Vanessa Vargas 22 Cochabamba
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Anđela Paleksić 20 Sarajevo
Botswana Botswana Moitshepi Elias 24 Gaborone
Brazil Brazil Jéssica Carvalho 22 Parnaíba
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Yadali Thomas Santos 22 Tortola
Bulgaria Bulgaria Kalina Miteva 19 Sofia
Cameroon Cameroon Aimee Caroline Nseke 22 Yaoundé
Canada Canada Hanna Begovic 19 Toronto
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Kelsie Woodman Bodden 22 Grand Cayman
Chile Chile Anahi Hormazabal 19 Santiago
China China Mao Peirui 26 Yinchuan
Colombia Colombia Laura Osorio 22 Medellín
Cook Islands Cook Islands Reihana Koteka-Wiki 26 Rarotonga
Croatia Croatia Ivana Mudnić Dujmina 17 Dubrovnik
Curaçao Curaçao Nazira Colastica 18 Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Andriánna Fiakká 19[11] Nicosia
Czech Republic Czech Republic Kateřina Kasanová 19 Prague
Denmark Denmark Tara Jensen[replacements 2] 18 Hvidovre
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Denise Romero 24 Higüey
Ecuador Ecuador Nicol Ocles 21 Pimampiro
Egypt Egypt Mony Helal[12][13][designations 3] 26 Cairo
El Salvador El Salvador Metzi Solano[designations 4] 27 Santa Ana
England England Alisha Cowie 19 Newcastle
Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea Silvia Adjomo Ndong 20 Malabo
Ethiopia Ethiopia Soliyana Abayneh 22 Addis Ababa
Finland Finland Jenny Lappalainen[14][designations 5] 23 Helsinki
France France Maëva Coucke 24 Ferques
Georgia (country) Georgia Nia Tsivtsivadze 24 Tbilisi
Germany Germany Christine Keller 24 Düsseldorf
Ghana Ghana Nana Ama Benson 23 Accra
Gibraltar Gibraltar Star Farrugia 22 Gibraltar
Greece Greece Maria Lepida 20 Patras
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Morgane Thérésine 22 Le Gosier
Guam Guam Gianna Sgambelluri 18 Hagåtña
Guatemala Guatemala Elizabeth Gramajo[15] 22 Guatemala City
 Guinea-Bissau Rubiato Nhamajo[16][designations 6] 23 Bafatá
Guyana Guyana Ambika Ramraj 19 Georgetown
Haiti Haiti Stephie Morency 26 Port-au-Prince
Honduras Honduras Dayana Sabillón 23 Siguatepeque
Hong Kong Hong Kong Wing Wong[17] 25 Kowloon
Hungary Hungary Andrea Szarvas 20 Vésztő
Iceland Iceland Erla Ólafsdóttir[18][designations 7] 24 Reykjavík
India India Anukreethy Vas 20 Tiruchirappalli
Indonesia Indonesia Alya Nurshabrina 22 Bandung
Republic of Ireland Ireland Aoife O'Sullivan 23 Bandon
Italy Italy Nunzia Amato 21 Naples
Jamaica Jamaica Kadijah Robinson 23 Saint Elizabeth
Japan Japan Kanako Date 21 Tokyo
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Ekaterina Dvoretskaya[19] 20 Atyrau
Kenya Kenya Finali Galaiya 24 Nairobi
Laos Laos Kadoumphet Xaiyavong 21 Oudomxay
Latvia Latvia Daniela Gods-Romanovska[20][designations 8] 21 Riga
Lebanon Lebanon Mira Al-Toufaily[21][designations 9] 26 Beirut
Lesotho Lesotho Rethabile Thaathaa[22] 21 Maseru
Luxembourg Luxembourg Cassandra Lopes Monteiro[replacements 3] 18 Luxembourg City
Madagascar Madagascar Miantsa Randriambelonoro[23] 20 Antananarivo
Malaysia Malaysia Larissa Ping 19 Lutong
Malta Malta Maria Ellul[24] 24 Valletta
Martinique Martinique Larissa Segarel[25] 20 Fort-de-France
Mauritius Mauritius Murielle Ravina 22 Port Louis
Mexico Mexico Vanessa Ponce 26 Mexico City
Moldova Moldova Tamara Zareţcaia 21 Chișinău
Mongolia Mongolia Erdenebaatar Enkhriimaa[26] 21 Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro Montenegro Natalija Glušcević 18 Podgorica
Myanmar Myanmar Han Thi 21 Yangon
Nepal Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada[27] 26 Kathmandu
Netherlands Netherlands Leonie Hesselink 26 Amsterdam
New Zealand New Zealand Jessica Tyson 25 Auckland
Nicaragua Nicaragua Yoselin Gómez Reyes 23 Boaco
Nigeria Nigeria Anita Ukah 23 Owerri
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Katharine Walker 23 Belfast
Norway Norway Madelen Michelsen 19 Oslo
Panama Panama Solaris Barba 19 Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Maquenna Gaiarín 22 Asunción
Peru Peru Clarisse Uribe[replacements 4] 22 Chincha Alta
Philippines Philippines Katarina Rodriguez 26 Davao City
Poland Poland Agata Biernat 29 Zduńska Wola
Portugal Portugal Carla Rodrigues 25 Lisbon
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Dayanara Martínez 25 Canóvanas
Russia Russia Natalya Stroeva[28][replacements 5] 19 Yakutsk
Rwanda Rwanda Liliane Iradukunda 19 Western Province
Scotland Scotland Linzi McLelland 24 East Kilbride
Senegal Senegal Aïssatou Filly 22 Dakar
Serbia Serbia Ivana Trišić[30] 24 Belgrade
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Sarah Laura Tucker 24 Bonthe
Singapore Singapore Vanessa Peh 23 Singapore
Slovakia Slovakia Dominika Grecová 20 Bratislava
Slovenia Slovenia Lara Kalanj 18 Ljubljana
South Africa South Africa Thulisa Keyi[31] 26 East London
South Korea South Korea Bo Ah Cho 25 Seoul
South Sudan South Sudan Florence Thompson[32] 19 Juba
Spain Spain Amaia Izar 21 Agoitz
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Nadia Gyi 18 Colombo
Tanzania Tanzania Queen Elizabeth Makune 22 Dar es Salaam
Thailand Thailand Nicolene Limsnukan 20 Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Ysabel Bisnath 26 Port of Spain
Turkey Turkey Sevval Sahin 19 Istanbul
Uganda Uganda Quiin Abenakyo 22 Mayuge
Ukraine Ukraine Leonila Guz 19 Kherson
United States United States Marisa Butler[designations 10] 24 Standish
Venezuela Venezuela Veruska Ljubisavljević 27 Caracas
Vietnam Vietnam Trần Tiểu Vy 18 Quảng Nam
Wales Wales Bethany Harris 20 Newport
Zambia Zambia Musa Kalaluka[33] 20 Lusaka
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Belinda Potts 21 Harare

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.[9]
  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.[29]

Withdrawals

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