65th Miss World
65th Miss World - 2015#
- 2015 December 19
- Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
- 114 participants
- Presenters - Megan Young, Tim Vincent & Angela Chow
The 65th Miss World Final took place in the Beauty Crown Grand Theatre, built especially for Miss World in 2003 when the Miss World Final was held in China for the very first time. This was the 6th time a Miss World was crowned there.
The Miss World 2015 Welcome Ceremony was truly nothing short of spectacular and featured a glittering parade of nations, a welcome dinner for all of the contestants, and a dazzling firework display to initiate the commencement of the competition and to mark Miss World’s highly-awaited return to Sanya.
MISS WORLD - SPAIN - Mireia LALAGUNA
Continental winners#
- AFRICA - SOUTH AFRICA - Liesl LAURIE
- AMERICAS - BRAZIL - Catharina CHOI NUNES
- ASIA - INDONESIA - Maria HARFANTI
- CARIBBEAN - JAMAICA - Sanneta MYRIE
- EUROPE - SPAIN - Mireia LALAGUNA
- OCEANIA - AUSTRALIA - Tess ALEXANDER
- 1st runner-up - RUSSIA - Sofia NIKITCHUK
- 2nd runner-up - INDONESIA - Maria HARFANTI
Top 5#
- JAMAICA - Sanneta MYRIE
- LEBANON - Valerie ABOU CHACRA
Top 11#
- AUSTRALIA - Tess ALEXANDER
- FRANCE - Hinarere TAPUTU
- GUYANA - Lisa PUNCH
- PHILIPPINES - Hillarie PARUNGAO
- SOUTH AFRICA - Liesl LAURIE
- VIETNAM - Trần Ngọc LAN KHUÊ
Top 20#
- BRAZIL - Catharina CHOI NUNES
- CHINA - Lu YUAN
- ECUADOR - María Camila MARAÑÓN SOLORZANO
- KAZAKHSTAN - Regina VANDYSHEVA
- NETHERLANDS - Margot HANEKAMP
- NEW ZEALAND - Deborah LAMBIE
- NORTHERN IRELAND - Leanne MCDOWELL
- POLAND - Marta Kaja PAŁUCK
- SCOTLAND - Mhairi FERGUSSON
- SOUTH SUDAN - Ajah DENG
Full list of contestants#
- ALBANIA - Kristina BAKI
- ARGENTINA - Daniela MIRÓN
- ARUBA - Nicole VAN TELLINGEN
- AUSTRALIA - Tess ALEXANDER
- AUSTRIA - Annika GRILL
- BAHAMAS - Chantel O’BRIAN
- BELGIUM - Leylah ALLIËT
- BELIZE - Jasmin Jael RHAMDAS
- BERMUDA - Alyssa Mary-Vivian ROSE
- BOLIVIA - Vivian SERRANA LLANOS
- BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Marijana MARKOVIĆ
- BOTSWANA - Seneo Bambino MABANGANO
- BRAZIL - Catharina CHOI NUNES
- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - Sasha WINTZ
- BULGARIA - Veneta KRASTEVA
- CAMEROON - Jessica NGOUA NSEME
- CHILE - Fernanda SOBARZO AGUILERA
- CHINA - Lu YUAN
- COLOMBIA - María Alejandra LÓPEZ
- COSTA RICA - Angélica REYES BARBOZA
- COTE D'IVOIRE - Andrea N’GUESSAN
- CROATIA - Maja SPAHIJA
- CURACAO - Alexandra KRIJGER
- CYPRUS - Rafaéla CHARALÁMPOUS
- CZECH REPUBLIC - Andrea KALOUSOVÁ
- DENMARK - Jessica HVIRVELKÆR
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Cinthya Maria NÚÑEZ
- ECUADOR - María Camila MARAÑÓN SOLORZANO
- EL SALVADOR - Marcela SANTAMARIA
- ENGLAND - Natasha HEMMINGS
- ETHIOPIA - Kisanet TEKLEHAIMANOT
- FIJI - Brittany HAZELMAN
- FINLAND - Carola MILLER
- FRANCE - Hinarere TAPUTU
- GABON - Reine NGOTALA OBIANG
- GEORGIA - Nino KARALASHVILI
- GERMANY - Albijona MUHARREMAJ
- GIBRALTAR - Hannah BADO
- GUADELOUPE - Arlène TACITE
- GUAM - Aria PEREZ-THEISEN
- GUATEMALA - María José LARRAÑAGA RETOLAZA
- GUINEA - Mama Aissata DIALLO
- GUYANA - Lisa PUNCH
- HAITI - Seydina ALLEN
- HONDURAS - Gabriela Vanessa SALAZAR VALLE
- HUNGARY - Daniella KISS
- ICELAND - Arna Ýr JÓNSDÓTTIR
- INDIA - Aditi ARYA
- INDONESIA - Maria HARFANTI
- IRELAND - Sacha LIVINGSTONE
- ITALY - Greta GALASSI
- JAMAICA - Sanneta MYRIE
- JAPAN - Chika NAKAGAWA
- KAZAKHSTAN - Regina VANDYSHEVA
- KENYA - Charity Njeri MWANGI
- KOREA - Eun Ju CHYUNG
- KYRGYZSTAN - Tattybubu SAMIDIN KYZY
- LATVIA - Lāsma ZEMENE
- LEBANON - Valerie ABOU CHACRA
- LESOTHO - Relebohile Mamaphathe KOBELI
- MACEDONIA FYRO - Emilija ROZMAN
- MALAYSIA - Brynn LOVETT
- MALTA - Katrina PAVIA
- MAURITIUS - Aurellia BEGUE
- MEXICO - Yamelin RAMÍREZ COTA
- MOLDOVA - Anastasia IACUB
- MONGOLIA - Anu NAMSHIR
- MONTENEGRO - Nataša MILOSAVLJEVIĆ
- MYANMAR - Khin Yadanar Thein MYINT
- NAMIBIA - Steffi VAN WYK
- NEPAL - Evana MANANDHAR
- NETHERLANDS - Margot HANEKAMP
- NEW ZEALAND - Deborah LAMBIE
- NICARAGUA - Stefanía ALEMÁN
- NIGERIA - Unoaku ANYADIKE
- NORTHERN IRELAND - Leanne MCDOWELL
- NORWAY - Fay Teresa VÅLBEKK
- PANAMA - Diana JAEN ORTEGA
- PARAGUAY - Giovanna CORDEIRO VILLALBA
- PERU - Karla CHOCANO TELENTINO
- PHILIPPINES - Hillarie PARUNGAO
- POLAND - Marta Kaja PAŁUCK
- PORTUGAL - Rafaela Sofia PARDETE
- PUERTO RICO - Keysi VARGAS VÉLEZ
- ROMANIA - Natalia Ioana ONEŢ
- RUSSIA - Sofia NIKITCHUK
- SAMOA - Alofa Latafale AUVA’A
- SCOTLAND - Mhairi FERGUSSON
- SERBIA - Marija ĆETKOVIĆ
- SEYCHELLES - Linne FREMINOT
- SINGAPORE - Charity Lu Lu SENG
- SLOVAKIA - Lujza STRAKOVÁ
- SLOVENIA - Mateja KOCIPER
- SOUTH AFRICA - Liesl LAURIE
- SOUTH SUDAN - Ajah DENG
- SPAIN - Mireia LALAGUNA
- SRI LANKA - Thilini AMARASOORIYA
- ST KITTS & NEVIS - Jackiema FLEMMING
- SWEDEN - Natalia FOGELUND
- TANZANIA - Lilian KAMAZIMA
- THAILAND - Thanyachanok MOONNINTA
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Kimberly Farrah SINGH
- TUNISIA - Maroua HENI
- TURKEY - Ecem CIRPAN
- UGANDA - Zahara NAKIYAGA
- UKRAINE - Kristina STOLOKA
- UNITED STATES - Victoria MENDOZA
- URUGUAY - Sherika DE ARMAS ELÍAS
- US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Jahné MASSAC
- VENEZUELA - Anyela GALANTE SALERNO
- VIETNAM - Trần Ngọc LAN KHUÊ
- WALES - Emma JENKINS
- ZAMBIA - Michelo MALAMBO
- ZIMBABWE - Annie-Grace Farayi MUTAMBU
Fast track competitions#
Beauty with a Purpose#
Winner: Indonesia
Top 10: Ecuador, El Salvador, Guyana, Nepal, Nicaragua, Russia, Samoa, Tanzania & Zimbabwe
Talent#
Winner: Guyana
1st runner-up: Malaysia
2nd runner-up: Jamaica
3rd runner-up: Paraguay
4th runner-up: Samoa
Top 13: Australia, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, England, Indonesia, Thailand & Wales
Top Model#
Winner: Spain
Top 5: France, Puerto Rico, Russia & Italy
Sports#
The Miss World Sports Challenge event tests the contestants’ physical strength, stamina, agility, and sense of teamwork, through a series of physical fitness exercises that would test even the most seasoned of professional athletes.
Winner: Namibia
1st runner-up: Seychelles
2nd runner-up: Guam
Top 5: Kazakhstan & Samoa
Multimedia#
Winner: Philippines
Top 5: India, New Zealand, Jamaica & Guyana
