Delegates of about one hundred countries and autonomous territories will compete for the title. The contestants will compete in various Challenger events, like Top Model, Talent, Multimedia, Sports, Beauty With a Purpose and a new challenge event called Resort Wear.
Did you know this ? The pageant was created in 1951 by Eric Morley, it was called the Festival Bikini Contest. The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini. However, because of the controversy arising from Miss World 1951 Kicki Håkansson‘s crowning in a bikini, countries with religious traditions threatened not to send delegates to future events, and the bikini was condemned by the Pope.
Miss World 2016 : Meet the candidates
Albania - Ëndrra Kovaçi - For more informations about her click here
Argentina - Elena Roca - For more informations about her click here
Aruba - Lynette Do Nascimento - For more informations about her click here
Australia - Madeline Cowe - For more informations about her click here
Austria - Dragana Stankovic - For more informations about her click here
Bahamas - Ashley Hamilton - For more informations about her click here
Belarus - Polina Borodacheva - For more informations about her click here
Belgium - Lenty Frans - For more informations about her click here
Bolivia - Leyda Suarez - For more informations about her click here
Bosnia & Herzegovina - Halida Krajšnik - For more informations about her click here
Bostwana - Thata Kenosi - For more informations about her click here
Brazil - Beatrice Fontoura - For more informations about her click here
Bulgaria - Galina Mihaylova - For more informations about her click here
Cameroon - Julie Frankline Cheugueu Nguimfack - For more informations about her click here
Canada - Anastasia Lin - For more informations about her click here
Chile - Antonia Figueroa
Colombia - Shirley Atehortua - For more informations about her click here
Congo - Andrea Moloto
Costa Rica - Melania González
Côte D'Ivoire - Esther Memel - For more informations about her click here
Curacao - Nashaira Balentien - For more informations about her click here
Croatia - Angelica Zacchigna - For more informations about her click here
Czech Republic - Natálie Kotková - For more informations about her click here
Denmark - Helena Heuser - For more informations about her click here
Dominican Republic - Yaritza Reyes - For more informations about her click here
Dominicana - Tasia Floissac - For more informations about her click here
Ecuador - Mirka Cabrera - For more informations about her click here
Egypt - Nadeen Osama El Sayed - For more informations about her click here
England - Elizabeth Grant - For more informations about her click here
Ethiopia - Soliyana Assefa - For more informations about her click here
Fiji - Pooja Priyanka - For more informations about her click here
Finland - Heta Sallinen - For more informations about her click here
France - Morgane Edvige
Germany - Selina Kriechbaum - For more informations about her click here
Guam - Phoebe Denight Palisoc - For more informations about her click here
Guatemala - Melanie Espina - For more informations about her click here
Guinea - Safiatou Baldé - For more informations about her click here
Gibraltar - Kayley Mifsud - For more informations about her click here
Guyana - Nuriyyih Gerrard - For more informations about her click here
Haiti - Suzana Sampeur - For more informations about her click here
Honduras - Kerelyne Webster - For more informations about her click here
Hungary - Tímea Gelencsér - For more informations about her click here
Iceland - Anna Orlowska - For more informations about her click here
India - Priyadarshini Chatterjee - For more informations about her click here
Italy - Giada Tropea - For more informations about her click here
Indonesia - Natasha Halim - For more informations about her click here
Ireland - Niamh Kennedy - For more informations about her click here
Israel - Karin Alia - For more informations about her click here
Jamaica - Ashlie Barrett - For more informations about her click here
Japan - Priyanka Yoshikawa - For more informations about her click here
Kazakhstan - Alia Mergenbaeva - For more informations about her click here
Kenya - Evelyn Njambi - For more informations about her click here
Korea - Yeon (Miriam) Wang
Latvia - Linda Kinca - For more informations about her click here
Lebanon - Sandy Tabet - For more informations about her click here
Malaysia - Tatiana Kumar - For more informations about her click here
Malta - Anthea Zemmit - For more informations about her click here
Mexico - Ana Girault - For more informations about her click here
Myanmar - Bella Victor - For more informations about her click here
Nepal - Asmi Shrestha - For more informations about her click here
New Zealand - Karla de Beer - For more informations about her click here
Nicaragua - Maria Laura Ramirez - For more informations about her click here
Northern Ireland - Emma Carswell
Peru - Pierina Wong Mori
Paraguay - Simone Freitag - For more informations about her click here
Portugal - Cristiana Viana - For more informations about her click here
Puerto Rico - Stephanie Diaz del Valle - For more informations about her click here
Russia - Yana Dobrovolskaya - For more informations about her click here
Serbia - Katarina Sulkic
Slovakia - Kristína Činčurová - For more informations about her click here
South Africa - Ntandoyenkosi Kunene - For more informations about her click here
Sweden - Emma Strandberg - For more informations about her click here
Thailand - Jinnita Buddi - For more informations about her click here
Trinidad & Tobago - Daniella Walcott
Uruguay - Romina Trotto
USA - Audra Mari - For more informations about her click here
Vietnam - Thi Dieu Ngoc
Wales - Ffion Moyle - For more informations about her click here
