66th Miss World - 2016#
- 2016 December 18
- MGM National Harbor, Maryland, United States.
- 117 participants
- Presenters - Megan Young, Jason Cook & Frankie Cena
On December 1st 2016 and the Miss World Festival officially opened!
Michael Bigley, representing the Mayor’s Office delivered his opening address followed by Chairman and CEO of Miss World, Julia Morley to welcome the contestants to Washington.
The Color Guard marched right outside the Capitol Building in front of the ladies dawned in their beautiful red, white, and blue jackets, as the flags were mounted, the Takoma Academy Choir performed a tremendous rendition of the US National Anthem- “The Star Spangled Banner.”
MISS WORLD - PUERTO RICO - Stephanie del Valle
Continental winners#
- AFRICA - KENYA - Evelyn Njambi THUNGU
- AMERICAS - UNITED STATES - Audra MARI
- ASIA - INDONESIA - Natasha MANNUELA
- CARIBBEAN - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Yaritza Miguelina REYES RAMÍREZ
- EUROPE - BELGIUM - Lenty FRANS
- OCEANIA - AUSTRALIA - Madeline COWE
- 1st runner-up - DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Yaritza Miguelina REYES RAMÍREZ
- 2nd runner-up - INDONESIA - Natasha MANNUELA
Top 5#
- KENYA - Evelyn Njambi THUNGU
- PHILIPPINES - Catriona Elisa GRAY
Top 11#
- BELGIUM - Lenty FRANS
- BRAZIL - Beatrice BESERRA DA FONTOURA
- CHINA - Jing KONG
- KOREA - Hyun WANG
- MONGOLIA - Bayartsetseg ALTANGEREL
- UNITED STATES - Audra MARI
Top 20#
- AUSTRALIA - Madeline COWE
- COOK ISLANDS - Natalia SHORT
- FRANCE - Morgane EDVIGE
- GHANA - Anthoinette Delali KEMAVOR
- HUNGARY - Timea GELENCSER
- INDIA - Priyadarshini CHATTERJEE
- JAPAN - Priyanka YOSHIKAWA
- SLOVAKIA - Kristina CINCUROVA
- THAILAND - Jinnita BUDDEE
Full list of contestants#
- ALBANIA - Endrra KOVACI
- ANTIGUA & BARBUDA - Latisha Greene
- ARGENTINA - Camila MACIAS
- ARUBA - Lynette Fatima AGRELA DO NASCIMENTO
- AUSTRALIA - Madeline COWE
- AUSTRIA - Dragana STANKOVIC
- BAHAMAS - Ashley Bettina HAMILTON
- BELARUS - Polina BORODACHEVA
- BELGIUM - Lenty FRANS
- BELIZE - Iris Carmen SALGUERO
- BOLIVIA - Leyda Lourdes SUAREZ ALDANA
- BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Halida KRAJISNIK
- BOTSWANA - Thata KENOSI
- BRAZIL - Beatrice BESERRA DA FONTOURA
- BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS - Kadia TURNBULL
- BULGARIA - Galina ASENOVA MIHAYLOVA
- CANADA - Anastasia LIN
- CAYMAN ISLANDS - Monyque Roshel BROOKS
- CHILE - Antonia Cristal FIGUEROA ALVARADO
- CHINA - Jing KONG
- COLOMBIA - Shirley ATEHORTUA
- COOK ISLANDS - Natalia SHORT
- COSTA RICA - Jessica Melania GONZÁLEZ MONGE
- COTE D'IVOIRE - Esther Emmanuelle MEMEL
- CROATIA - Angelica ZACCHIGNA
- CURACAO - Sabrina Namias De Crasto
- CYPRUS - Maria MORARU
- CZECH REPUBLIC - Natalie KOTKOVA
- DENMARK - Helena HEUSER
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Yaritza Miguelina REYES RAMÍREZ
- DR CONGO - Andrea MOLOTO
- ECUADOR - Mirka Paola CABRERA MAZZINI
- EGYPT - Nadeen ELSAYED
- EL SALVADOR - Ana Miriam CORTEZ DURÁN
- ENGLAND - Elizabeth GRANT
- EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Anunciacion ESONO NFONO
- FIJI - Pooja PRIYANKA
- FINLAND - Heta SALLINEN
- FRANCE - Morgane EDVIGE
- GEORGIA - Viktoria KOCHEROVI
- GERMANY - Selina KRIECHBAUM
- GHANA - Anthoinette Delali KEMAVOR
- GIBRALTAR - Kayley MIFSUD
- GUADELOUPE - Magalie ADELSON
- GUAM - Phoebe DENIGHT PALISOC
- GUATEMALA - Melanie Jeanett ESPINA LUNA
- GUINEA - Safiatou BALDE
- GUINEA BISSAU - Sandra Marisa ARAUJO MONTEIRO
- GUYANA - Nuriyyih GERRARD
- HAITI - Suzana SAMPEUR
- HONDURAS - Kerelyne CAMPIGOTI WEBSTER
- HUNGARY - Timea GELENCSER
- ICELAND - Anna Lara ORLOWSKA
- INDIA - Priyadarshini CHATTERJEE
- INDONESIA - Natasha MANNUELA
- IRELAND - Niamh KENNEDY
- ISRAEL - Karin ALIA
- ITALY - Giada TROPEA
- JAMAICA - Ashlie Victoria WHITE BARRETT
- JAPAN - Priyanka YOSHIKAWA
- KAZAKHSTAN - Aliya MERGEMBAYERA
- KENYA - Evelyn Njambi THUNGU
- KOREA - Hyun WANG
- KYRGYZSTAN - Perizat RASULBEK KYZY
- LATVIA - Linda KINCA
- LEBANON - Sandy TABET
- LESOTHO - Rethabile Anacletta TSOSANE
- MALAYSIA - Tatiana NANDHA KUMAR
- MALTA - Anthea ZAMMIT
- MAURITIUS - Veronique ALLAS
- MEXICO - Ana GIRAULT
- MOLDOVA - Daniela MARIN
- MONGOLIA - Bayartsetseg ALTANGEREL
- MONTENEGRO - Katarina KEKOVIC
- MYANMAR - Myat Thiri LWIN
- NEPAL - Asmi SHRESTHA
- NETHERLANDS - Rachelle REIJNDERS
- NEW ZEALAND - Karla DE BEER
- NICARAGUA - María Laura RAMÍREZ CASTILLO
- NIGERIA - Debbie COLLINS-UGOCHUKWU
- NORTHERN IRELAND - Emma CARSWELL
- PANAMA - Alessandra BUENO
- PARAGUAY - Simone Patricia FREITAG KRUTZMANN
- PERU - Pierina Sue WONG MORI
- PHILIPPINES - Catriona Elisa GRAY
- POLAND - Kaja KLIMKIEWICZ
- PORTUGAL - Cristiana Sofia FERREIRA VIANA
- PUERTO RICO - Stephanie DEL VALLE
- ROMANIA - Diana DINU
- RUSSIA - Yana DOBROVOLSKAYA
- RWANDA - Jolly MUTESI
- SCOTLAND - Lucy KERR
- SERBIA - Katarina SULKIC
- SEYCHELLES - Christine BARBIER
- SIERRA LEONE - Aminata Adialin BANGURA
- SINGAPORE - Bhaama PADMANATHAN
- SLOVAKIA - Kristina CINCUROVA
- SLOVENIA - Maja TARADI
- SOUTH AFRICA - Ntandoyenkosi KUNENE
- SOUTH SUDAN - Akuany AYUEN JONGKUCH
- SPAIN - Raquel TEJEDOR MELÉNDEZ
- SRI LANKA - Amritaa DE SILVA
- ST LUCIA - La Toya MOFFAT
- SWEDEN - Emma STRANDBERG
- TANZANIA - Diana LUKUMAI
- THAILAND - Jinnita BUDDEE
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO - Daniella WALCOTT
- TUNISIA - Mariem HAMMAMI
- TURKEY - Buse ISKENDEROGLU
- UGANDA - Leah KAGASA
- UKRAINE - Oleksandra KUCHERENKO
- URUGUAY - Maria Romina TROTTO MORALES
- US VIRGIN ISLANDS - Kyrelle THOMAS
- UNITED STATES - Audra MARI
- VENEZUELA - Diana CROCE GARCÍA
- VIETNAM - Dieu Ngoc TRUONG THI
- WALES - Ffion Georgina MOYLE
Fast track competitions#
Beauty with a Purpose#
Winner: Indonesia
Top 5: India, Kenya, Nepal & Philippines
Talent#
Winner: Mongolia - Magician
Top 10:
Canada: Pianist
Chile: Violinist
Croatia: Singer
Hungary: Acrobat
Latvia: Dancer
Malta: Dancer
Philippines: Singer
Poland: Singer
Ukraine: Pianist & Dancer
Top 21: Cook Islands, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Fiji, India, Puerto Rico, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovenia & South Africa
Top Model#
Winner: China
1st runner-up: Indonesia
2nd runner up: Dominican Republic
Top 5: France & Kenya
Sports#
Winner: Cook Islands
Team Winner: Red Team
The 24 Miss World Sports finalists were determined by the preliminary sports testing.
The ladies proudly wore their team colors of red, white and blue and artfully decorated their faces accordingly to show their spirit.
Blue team: Aruba, Bulgaria, Denmark, Honduras, Hungary, Montenegro, Spain & Uruguay
Red team: Australia, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, England, Gibraltar, Malta, Scotland & United States.
White team: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Latvia, New Zealand, Panama & Singapore.
The final was divided into four parts: the 60m Sprint, the long jump, shot put and the team relay. These four events all contributed to both the team and individual scores. The ladies pushed themselves to their limits, while their team members waving and shouting, to show their support!
After hours of nerve-wrecking competition, the results are in!
- The winner of the sprint is Malta!
- The winner of the long jump was Cook Islands!
The winner of the shot put was Cook Islands!
Multimedia#
Winner: Philippines
