Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in Baie Lazare, Seychelles. 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Hayden went on to win the Miss World 1997 pageant at the age of 24 crowned by Miss World 1996, Irene Skliva. It was the first time the Miss World pageant was held in the Seychelles. She became the third Indian woman to win Miss World since Reita Faria in 1966 and Aishwarya Rai in 1994.
Riza Raquel Santos is a currently the Vice President of Argyle Fox Inc., a technology firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta and a former Canadian actress, TV Host and the first Canadian beauty pageant titleholder who achieved the "Canada's Triple Crown": Miss Earth Canada 2006, Miss World Canada 2011 and Miss Universe Canada 2013.
Miss Ghana is a national Beauty pageant in Ghana.
Sheldry Nazareth Sáez Bustavino is a Panamanian dancer, model, TV Host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Panamá 2011. she represented Panama at Miss Universe 2011 and made Top 10.
Irene Del Carmen Núñez Quintero, is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant who won the Miss World Panama 2011 title.
Astrid Ellena Indriana Yunadi, better known simply as Astrid Ellena, is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Indonesia 2011. She was raised in Surabaya, Indonesia and Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States.
Irène Tunc was a French actress and model. She was crowned Miss France in 1954. She was the wife of film director Alain Cavalier and she died in a car crash in 1972. She appeared in 35 films and television shows between 1955 and 1971.
Lynx Entertainment is a Ghanaian record label founded in 2006 by the producer and singer-songwriter Richie Mensah.
Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the pageant's history that the event was held in a Muslim majority country. Contestants from 127 countries and territories competed in this year's Miss World pageant, marking the biggest turnout for any beauty pageant globally as of 2023. Yu Wenxia of China crowned her successor Megan Young of the Philippines at the end of the event, marking the only time to date that the Philippines has won the Miss World title. This victory also made the Philippines the third country to win all of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Yu Wenxia is a Chinese actress, television host, singer, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, the second Chinese national to do so after Zhang Zilin in 2007.
Jane Fara Fauzzier Afia Boafowaa Yahaya Awindor, better known by her stage name Efya, is a Ghanaian singer, songwriter, and actress from Kumasi. She is the daughter of Nana Adwoa Awindor, a filmmaker and celebrity host of the late television show Greetings From Abroad. Efya got her first exposure to fame when she participated in the maiden edition of the Stars of the Future talent show. She won Best Female Vocal Performance at the Ghana Music Awards in four succession, beginning in 2011. Moreover, she was applauded for her performance at the 2013 Africa Magic Viewers Choice Awards.
Jamie Herrell is a Filipino-American actress and beauty queen. She won Miss Philippines Earth 2014 and Miss Earth 2014 titles. Herrell was a recipient of the Outstanding Individual Award during the 80th Cebu City Charter Day Awarding Ceremony for her environmental advocacies.
Elizabeth Akosua Tiwaah Dwomoh is a Belgian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Belgium 2015 and Belgium's representative in Miss Earth 2015. She was crowned by Miss Exclusive 2014, Emily Vanhoutte.
Belinda Nana Ekua Amoah, popularly known as Mzbel, is a Ghanaian Hiplife artist. She is the CEO of Mzbel Music, Bel Group, Bel Eye Media and others. Mzbel is a radio presenter and an actor, having appeared in several movies. She is a global ambassador for people with disability.
Irene Logan is a Liberian-Ghanaian singer, songwriter, philanthropist and entrepreneur. She and her family moved to Ghana in search of refuge from the First Liberian Civil War. Logan gained recognition after winning the first edition of the Stars of the Future talent show.
Irene Naa Torshie Addo is a Ghanaian politician and lawyer, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and a Member of Parliament for Tema West Constituency.
Jennifer Koranteng is a Ghanaian businesswoman, model and former beauty pageant contestant. She was first runner up at Miss Ghana 2006, went on to become Miss Universe Ghana in 2009 and represented her country at the Miss Universe pageant later that same year in Bahamas.
Gladys Abena Nsoah is a Ghanaian politician. She was a member of the second parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana representing Kintampo constituency. She is a member of the National Democratic Congress.
Pierre Dwomoh is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for RWDM on loan from Antwerp.
