List of Miss World countries

Last updated

This is a list of countries that have participated in the Miss World pageant and are still actively participating as of 2023. The pageant began in 1951.

Contents

List of active participating entrants

Country/TerritoryDebut
[1] [2] [3]
ParticipationsYears
competed
[1] [2] [3]
National
title
PlacementsBest placementFirst placedLast placedNotes
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania 2002 182002–2004
2006–present
Miss Universe Albania 0Won Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2003.
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1998 231998–2004
2006–2010
2012–2013
2017–present
Miss Angola 31st runner-up 2006 2008 Won Miss World Africa in 2006, 2007, and 2008.
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1959 571959–1981
1987–present
Belleza Argentina 14Winner 1959
  • Amalia Scuffi
    (Top 15)
2021
  • Amira Hidalgo
    (Top 40)
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia 2017 42017–2021 Miss Armenia 0
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1955 591955–1958
1964–1965
1967–2019
2023–present
Miss World Australia 32Winner 1955
  • Beverly Prowse
    (Top 8)
2023
  • Kristen Wright
    (Top 12)
Won Miss World Oceania in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Won Miss World Asia-Oceania/Asia-Pacific in 1991 & 2006.
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas 1966 521966
1968–1995
1997–2000
2002–2021
Miss Bahamas 3Top 10 1992
  • Jody Weech
    (Top 10)
2021
  • Sienna Evans
    (Top 40)
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1994 111994–1996
1998–2001
2017–2019
2023–present
Miss Bangladesh 2Top 30 2017 2018 Head To Head Challenge winner in 2017 & 2018.
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1974 181974–1975
1983–1988
1990
1995
2000–2006
2008–2014
2018–2019
Miss Barbados World 3Top 10 1974
  • Linda Field
    (Top 10)
2018
  • Ashley Lashley
    (Top 30)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 2009. Won Miss World Talent in 2001 & 2008. Won the People's Choice Award in 2009.
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1954 671954–present Miss Belgium 9Top 8
  • Christine Delit
    (1962)
1962
  • Christine Delit
    (Top 8)
2023 Won Miss World Friendship in 1969; Miss World Designer Dress Award in 2004; Miss World Europe in 2016.
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize 1987 221987–1991
2002–2003
2007–2018
2021–present
Miss World Belize 1Top 40
  • Elise-Gayonne Vernon
    (2023)
2023
  • Elise-Gayonne Vernon
    (Top 40)
2023
  • Elise-Gayonne Vernon
    (Top 40)
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia 1975 481960-1961

1963 1965 1975
1977
1979–present

Miss Bolivia 5Top 10 1982
  • Brita Cederberg
    (Top 15)
2014
  • Andrea Forfori
    (Top 25)
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996 251996–present Miss Bosne i Hercegovine 1Top 20
  • Danijela Vinš
    (2002)
2002
  • Danijela Vinš
    (Top 20)
2002
  • Danijela Vinš
    (Top 20)
Won Miss World Top Model in 2014.
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1972 481972–2013
2015–present
Miss Botswana 41st runner-up 2010 2023 Won of Miss World Africa title was in 2010. Was Head to Head Challenge winner in 2021.
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1958 611958–1987
1990–present
Miss Brazil World 29Winner 1960
  • Maria Edilene Torreão
    (Top 10)
2023
  • Leticía Frota
    (Top 8)
Won Miss Personality in 1983; Best National Costume in 1996; Miss Photogenic in 1998; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2013; Miss World Americas in 2012, 2013,2015 and 2019. Co-won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014.
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  British Virgin Islands 1986 191986
1988
1990–1998
2000–2001
2013–2019
Miss British Virgin Islands 1Top 40
  • Rikkiya Brathwaite
    (2019)
2019
  • Rikkiya Brathwaite
    (Top 40)
2019
  • Rikkiya Brathwaite
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Sports in 2019.
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 1988 281988
1990–2005
2007–2013
2015–present
Miss World Bulgaria 1Top 10
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva
    (1995)
1995
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva
    (Top 10)
1995
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva
    (Top 10)
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 2006 32006
2019–present
Miss Cambodia 0
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2013 62013–2015
2017-2018
2021–present
Miss Cameroon 2Top 40
  • Audrey Monkam
    (2021)
  • Julia Samantha Edima
    (2023)
2021
  • Audrey Monkam
    (Top 40)
2023
  • Julia Samantha Edima
    (Top 40)
Head to Head Challenge winner in 2021.
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1957 611957–1960
1962–1990
1992–2014
2016–present
Miss World Canada 161st runner-up 1960 2023
  • Jaime Vandenberg
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Sport in 2003 & 2006; Miss World Talent in 2009; Miss World Americas 1989 & 2003.
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1977 361977–1995
1997–2001
2003–2004
2006–2008
2010–2011
2016–present
Miss Cayman Islands 1Top 15 1982
  • Maureen Lewis
    (Top 15)
1982
  • Maureen Lewis
    (Top 15)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 1994.
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 1963 451963
1966–1969
1976–1979
1981–2004
2006–2008
2011–2013
2015–present
Miss World Chile 6Top 10
  • Daniella Campos
    (1998)
  • Isabel Bawlitza
    (2000)
1967
  • Margarita Téllez
    (Top 15)
2021
  • Carol Drpic
    (Top 40)
Won Miss Friendship in 1966; Miss World Americas 1998; Miss World Talent 2011. Was a Miss World Head To Head Winner in 2018.
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1994 211994
2001–present
Miss China World 14Winner 2001
  • Li Bing
    (Top 5)
2021
  • Jiang Siqi
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Asia-Pacific in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 & 2010; Miss World Top Model in 2007 & 2016; Miss World Talent 2012; Tied for the Designer Award in 2018.
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 1963 551963–1965
1967–1970
1973–1981
1983–present
Miss Mundo Colombia 161st runner-up 1968
  • Beatriz Gonzalez
    (3rd runner-up)
2021
  • Andrea Aguilera
    (Top 13)
Won Miss World Americas in 1983, 1996 & 2002; Miss World Golf (Best Individual Award) in 2009. Head To Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 1965 501965–1969
1972
1974–2001
2003–2016
2019–present
Reinas de Costa Rica 3Top 15 1965
  • Marta Escalante
    (Top 16)
1986
  • Ana Lorena González
    (Top 15)
Won Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2001.
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1992 91992–2019
2023–present
Miss Croatia 71st runner-up 1993
  • Fani Čapalija
    (Top 5)
2023 Won Miss World Europe in 1993, 1994 & 1995. Won Best Dress Designer in 2006.
Flag of Curacao.svg  Curaçao 1975 401975–1978
1980–1996
1998
2000
2002–2004
2006–present
Señorita Curaçao 1Top 20
  • Ayanette Statia
    (2002)
2002
  • Ayanette Statia
    (Top 20)
2002
  • Ayanette Statia
    (Top 20)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 2000.
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1993 271993–2016
2018–present
Miss Czech Republic 5Winner 1998
  • Alena Šeredová
    (Top 5)
2023 Won Miss World Northern Europe in 2006.
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1951 611951–1970
1974–1995
2000
2003–2019
2023–present
Miss Danmark 151st runner-up 1954
  • Grete Hoffenblad
    (5th runner-up)
2019
  • Natasja Kunde
    (Top 40)
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 1966 521966–present Miss Dominican Republic 14Winner 1966
  • Jeanette Dotel
    (Top 15)
2023
  • Maria Victoria Bayo
    (Top 12)
Won Miss World Sport in 2011 & 2017; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2007.
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 1960 551960–1962
1964–1972
1974
1976–1989
1991–present
Concurso Nacional de Belleza Ecuador 5Top 7
  • Alicia Cucalón
    (1986)
1970
  • Sofía Monteverde
    (Top 15)
2021
  • Ámar Pacheco
    (Top 40)
Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2007.
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 1975 321975–1979
1982–1993
2004–present
Reinado de El Salvador 1Top 15
  • Fátima Cuéllar
    (2017)
2017
  • Fátima Cuéllar
    (Top 15)
2017
  • Fátima Cuéllar
    (Top 15)
Flag of England.svg  England 2000 212000–present Miss England 82nd runner-up 2011 2023 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1999.
Won Miss World Europe in 2011; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2011.
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 2012 62012–2014
2016–2021
Miss Equatorial Guinea 0
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1994 151994–2007
2021–present
Miss Estonia 1Top 10 1999
  • Karin Laasmae
    (Top 10)
1999
  • Karin Laasmae
    (Top 10)
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2003 152003–2019 Miss Ethiopia 1Top 20 2003 2003 Won Miss World Africa in 2003.
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1952 671952–1957
1959–2004
2006–present
Miss Finland 18Winner 1952
  • Eva Hellas
    (3rd runner-up)
2014
  • Krista Haapalainen
    (Top 25)
Won Miss World Sport in 2014.
Flag of France.svg  France 1951 701951–present Miss France 33Winner 1951
  • Jacqueline Lemoine
    (3rd runner-up)
2023 Won Miss World Top Model in 2018; Miss World Europe in 2019.
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia 2003 172003–2019 Miss Georgia 1Top 20
  • Irina Onashvili
    (2003)
2003
  • Irina Onashvili
    (Top 20)
2003
  • Irina Onashvili
    (Top 20)
Won Best in Talent/Miss World Talent in 2003.
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1952 681952–2018
2023–present
Miss World Germany 17Winner

(dethroned/resigned) [4]

1952
  • Vera Marks
    (2nd Runner-Up)
2010
  • Susanna Marie Kobylinski
    (Top 25)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1959 301959
1967–1968
1989–1991
1994–2002
2004–2011
2013–2014
2016–present
Miss Ghana 62nd runner-up 1967
  • Araba Vroom
    (Top 15)
2016 Won Miss World Talent in 2007; Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2006; Best Evening Gown 1995. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2011.
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 1959 591959
1964–present
Miss Gibraltar 3Winner 2009 2023
  • Faith Torres
    (Top 40)
Won the People's Choice Award in 2013.
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 1953 671953–2019
2023–present
Star Hellas 10Winner 1953
  • Alexandra Ladikou
    (1st runner-up)
2003
  • Vasiliki Tsekoura
    (Top 15)
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe 2003 162003–present Miss International Guadeloupe 1Top 30
  • Brigitte Golabkan
    (2012)
2012
  • Brigitte Golabkan
    (Top 30)
2012
  • Brigitte Golabkan
    (Top 30)
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 1976 391976
1979–2000
2003
2005–2019
Miss Guatemala 3Top 20 2011 2017
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 2013 62013–2017
2021–present
Miss World Guinea 1Top 40 2021
  • Nene Bah
    (Top 40)
2021
  • Nene Bah
    (Top 40)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 2013 52013
2016
2018–present
Miss World Guinea-Bissau 0
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 1966 271966–1971
1988–1989
1999
2001–2010
2012–2019
2023–present
Miss Guyana 92nd runner-up 1966 2019
  • Joylyn Conway
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 2014; Miss World Talent in 2015. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014; was a head-to-head challenge winner in 2019.
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1975 91975
2013–present
Miss Haiti 1Top 7
  • Joelle Apollon
    (1975)
1975
  • Joelle Apollon
    (Top 7)
1975
  • Joelle Apollon
    (Top 7)
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 1955 421955
1959
1964–1967
1972–1984
1986–1991
1993
1997
1999–2000
2004
2008–2013
2015–present
Miss Honduras 0
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1959 451959
1970
1972–1988
1992–2014
2017–2019
Miss Hong Kong Pageant 4Top 12 1983 2019
  • Lila Lam
    (Top 40)
Competed as an overseas territory of the UK until 1997 when it was handed back to China.
Won Miss World Asia in 1987; Miss Personality in 1974. Co-won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2007.
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1989 311989–1992
1994–present
Magyarország Szépe 41st runner-up 2011
  • Linda Szunai
    (Top 30)
2021
  • Lili Tótpeti
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Europe in 2014.
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1955 571955–1967
1969–1973
1975–1994
1999–2001
2003–2011
2013
2015–2021
Miss World Iceland 7Winner 1983 2021
  • Hugrún Birta Egilsdóttir
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Europe in 1985, 1988 & 2005.
Flag of India.svg  India 1959 561959–1962
1966
1968–1975
1978–present
Femina Miss India 29Winner 1960
  • Iona Pinto
    (Top 18)
2023 Won Miss World Asia and Oceania in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 & 2008; Miss World Asia in 2014 & 2019; Best Body in 1966; Best in National Costume in 1993; Best in Swimwear in 1997; Miss Photogenic in 1994 & 1997; Best in Evening wear/Evening Gown in 1966 & 1996; Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2009 & 2012; Miss World Multimedia in 2012 & 2013; Most Popular Delegate in 1978. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014,2017 & 2021. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1982 181982–1983
2005–present
Miss Indonesia 112nd runner-up 2011 2023
  • Audrey Vanessa Susilo
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2015 & 2016; Miss World Talent 2013; Miss World Asia in 2015, 2016, 2017 & 2021. Won the Best World Dress Designer Award in 2017. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2011, 2014 & 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2021 12021–present Iraqi beauty pageants 0Failed attempts to compete in both 1998 & 2017.
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 1952 691952–present Miss Ireland 17Winner 1960
  • Irene Kane
    (Top 10)
2021 Won Miss World Talent in 2010.
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1954 641954–1962
1964–1968
1970–1976
1978–present
Miss World Italy 131st runner-up 1960
  • Layla Rigazzi
    (Top 10)
2023
  • Rebecca Arnone
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Europe in 2000 & 2005.
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1985 111985
2009–2017
2021–present
Miss Cote d'Ivoire 12nd runner-up 2021
  • Olivia Yacé
    (2nd runner-up)
2021
  • Olivia Yacé
    (2nd runner-up)
Won Miss Top Model and Miss Multimedia in 2021; also Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2021
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 1959 591959
1962–1974
1976–present
Miss Jamaica World 28Winner 1959
  • Sheila Chong
    (Top 15)
2019 Won Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2004; Miss World Caribbean in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015 & 2018.
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1956 651956–present Miss World Japan 133rd runner-up
  • Midoriko Tokura
    (1956)
1956
  • Midoriko Tokura
    (3rd runner-up)
2018
  • Kanako Date
    (Top 30)
Won Miss World Asia in 1981; Miss World Talent in 2018.
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan 1998 191998–2000
2002–2004
2006–2013
2015–2019
2023–present
Miss Kazakhstan 7Top 5 2000
  • Margarita Kravtsova
    (Top 5)
2017
  • Gul'banu Azimkhan
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Top Model in 2011.
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 1960 331960
1967–1968
1984–1986
1988–1991
1994
1996
1999
2001–present
Miss World Kenya 10Top 5 1960
  • Jasmine Batty
    (Top 18)
2023
  • Chantou Kwamboka
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Africa in 1988, 1990, 2016 & 2017; Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2010. Won the Tourism Promotional Video Award in 2018. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014.
Flag of South Korea.svg  Korea 1959 601959–1971
1973–2001
2003–present
Miss Queen Korea 111st runner-up 1960
  • Lee Young-hee
    (Top 10)
2017
  • Kim Ha-eun
    (Top 10)
Won Miss World Asia & Oceania in 2009; Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2005; Best Dress Design Award in 2007; Best in Evening Gown in 2001.
Flag of Kyrgyzstan (2023).svg  Kyrgyzstan 2011 62011
2013–2016
2019
Miss Kyrgyzstan 0
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos 2017 32017–2019 Lao beauty pageants 0
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 1960 511960–1961
1964–1967
1969–1970
1973–1975
1977
1979–1988
1991–2018
2023–present
Miss Lebanon 81st runner-up 1973
  • Sylvia Ohannessian
    (Top 15)
2023 Won Best in Interview in 2015. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017 & 2018.
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 1979 131979–1981
2003
2010
2012–2018
2023–present
Miss World Lesotho 0
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 1962 181963–1965
1968–1970
1972
1983
1985
1988
1998–1999
2005–2006
2009
2011
2017
2023–present
Miss Liberia 4Top 5
  • Sebah Esther Tubman
    (1999)
1963
  • Ethel Zoe Norman
    (Top 15)
2017
  • Wokie Dolo
    (Top 40)
Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 1957 251957
1959–1971
1973
1975–1977
1985–1990
2009–2010
2014
2018–2021
Miss Luxembourg 0
Flag of Macau.svg  Macau 1986 151986–1997
2010
2012
2017
2019–present
Miss Macau 1Top 15 2017
  • Lan Wan-Ling
    (Top 15)
2017
  • Lan Wan-Ling
    (Top 15)
Compete as an Overseas Territory of Portugal until 1999 when it was handed back to China.
Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1960 101960–1961
1974
1990
1999–2001
2017–2018
2021–present
Miss Madagascar 2Top 40
  • Nellie Anjaratiana
    (2021)
  • Antsaly Rajoelina
    (2023)
2021
  • Nellie Anjaratiana
    (Top 40)
2023
  • Antsaly Rajoelina
    (Top 40)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1963 501963
1965–1966
1970–1975
1978–1989
1991–2016
2018–present
Miss World Malaysia 112nd runner-up 1963
  • Catherine Loh
    (Top 14)
2023 Won Miss World Asia & Oceania in 1998; Miss World Talent in 2014; Miss World Sport Continental Group Award – Asia Pacific in 2005. Was a Head to Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1965 501965–1966
1968–1993
1997–present
Miss World Malta 2Top 15 1969
  • Mary Brincat
    (Top 15)
2017
  • Michela Galea
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Talent in 2017.
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1970 351970–1973
1975
1978–1980
1986–1994
1998
2003–present
Miss Mauritius 4Top 10
  • Jeanne-Françoise Clement
    (1989)
1975
  • Mariella Tse-Sik-Sun
    (Top 15)
2023
  • Liza Gundowry
    (Top 12)
Won Miss World Africa in 1989. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1951 571951
1963
1966–present
Miss Mexico Organization 17Winner 1972
  • Gloria Gutiérrez
    (Top 15)
2021
  • Karolina Vidales
    (Top 6)
Won Miss World Americas in 2005, 2007, 2009 & 2017; Miss World Top Model in 2004 & 2009; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2008; Best in Swimwear in 1996. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova 2000 182000
2003–2011
2013–present
Miss Moldova 2Top 40
  • Ana Badaneu
    (2017)
  • Elizaveta Kuznitova
    (2019)
2017
  • Ana Badaneu
    (Top 40)
2019
  • Elizaveta Kuznitova
    (Top 40)
Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017 and 2019.
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia 2005 162005–present Miss World Mongolia 5Top 11
  • Bayartsetseg Altangerel
    (2016)
2010
  • Sarnai Amar
    (Top 25)
2021
  • Burte-Ujin Anu
    (Top 40)
Won People's Choice in 2016 & 2017; Miss World Talent in 2016; Miss World Multimedia 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 2006 142006–2019 Miss Montenegro 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1956 91956–1958
1964–1968
2023–present
Miss Maroc 0
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1960 71960
2014–2019
Miss Myanmar World 0Competed as Burma in 1960. Has been competing as Myanmar since 2014.
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1989 221989–1993
1997
2000–2011
2013–2015
2021–present
Miss Namibia 3Top 5 1991 2010 Competed as part of South Africa in 1989 due to being under administration of South Africa until 1990 when Namibia gained its independence.
Won Miss World Sports in 2015.
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1997 211997–2000
2002–2005
2007
2009–present
Miss Nepal 7Top 10 2012 2023
  • Priyanka Rani Joshi
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2013, 2018 & 2019; Miss World Multimedia in 2018 & 2019; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019 and 2021.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1951 701951–present Miss Nederland 15Winner 1958
  • Luciënne Struve
    (4th runner-up)
2015
  • Margot Hanekamp
    (Top 20)
Competed as Holland until 2004.
Won Miss World Sport in 2013.
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1956 601956
1961–2019
2023–present
New Zealand at Miss World 181st runner-up
  • Elaine Miscall
    (1963)
  • Lauralee Martinovich
    (1997)
1963
  • Elaine Miscall
    (1st runner-up)
2023
  • Navjot Kaur
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Oceania in 2017.
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1960 251960–1961
1964
1968–1971
1974–1975
1977
1998
2001–2005
2011–present
Miss Mundo Nicaragua 3Top 5
  • Ligia Argüello
    (2001)
1968
  • Margine Davidson
    (Top 7)
2021 Won Miss World Americas in 2001. Head to Head Challenge winner in 2021.
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1963 351963
1967–1970
1978
1984–1985
1987–1994
1996
1998–present
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 9Winner 1987
  • Mary Bienoseh
    (Top 15)
2023
  • Ada Eme
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Africa in 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2019; Miss World Top Model in 2017 & 2019; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019.
Ulster Banner.svg  Northern Ireland 2000 212000–present Miss Northern Ireland 7Top 6 2005 2021
  • Anna Leitch
    (Top 6)
Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1999.
Won Miss World Talent in 2006; Miss World Sport in 2010.
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1953 541953
1958–1960
1966–2015
2017–2018
2021–present
Miss Norway 91st runner-up 1960
  • Grethe Solhoy
    (Top 18)
2010 Won Miss World Top Model in 2010.
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 1967 401967
1971
1977
1979–1980
1982–2007
2009–present
Señorita Panamá 64th Runner-Up
  • Marissa Burgos
    (1983)
1979
  • Lorelay de la Ossa
    (Top 15)
2018 Won Miss World Americas in 2018.
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 1959 391959
1969
1971–1972
1976–1980
1982–2000
2003–2004
2007–present
Miss Mundo Paraguay 5Top 15
  • Daisy Ferreira
    (1985)
1985
  • Daisy Ferreira
    (Top 15)
2021
  • Bethania Borba
    (Top 40)
Won Miss Personality in 1977; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019 and 2021.
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 1959 491959
1963
1965
1967–1968
1973
1975–1990
1994–present
Miss Perú Mundo 9Winner 1959
  • María Elena Rossel
    (1st runner-up)
2023
  • Lucía Arellano
    (Top 40)
Won Best World Dress Designer in 2003. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 1966 541966–1975
1978–present
Miss World Philippines 21Winner 1968
  • Cecilia Amabuyok
    (4th runner-up)
2021 Won Best National Costume in 1971; Miss World Talent in 1978; Miss World Asia in 1982 & 1986; Miss World Top Model in 2013; Miss World Multimedia in 2015 & 2016. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2017; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019 and 2021.
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1983 381983–present Miss Polonia 11Winner 1985
  • Katarzyna Zawidzka
    (Top 15)
2021
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1959 451959
1962–1964
1967
1970–1973
1979
1982–2001
2003–2006
2008
2010–present
Miss República Portuguesa 32nd runner-up
  • Ana Paula de Almeida
    (1971)
1971
  • Ana Paula de Almeida
    (2nd runner-up)
2019
  • Inês Brusselmans
    (Top 40)
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 1959 481959
1970–1985
1989–2016
2018–present
Miss World Puerto Rico 18Winner 1975 2023
  • Elena Rivera
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 2005 & 2011; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2010.
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1992 281992–2019 Miss Russia 13Winner 1992 2019 Won Miss World Europe in 1992 & 2008; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2005; Miss World Top Model in 2008.
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2016 42016–2021 Miss Rwanda 0
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia 1975 91975
1994
2004–2006
2008
2010
2016
2021
Miss Saint Lucia World2Top 15
  • Sophia St. Omer
    (1975)
1975
  • Sophia St. Omer
    (Top 15)
2010
  • Aiasha Gustave
    (Top 25)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 2010.
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 1977 151977–1988
2013
2015
2019
Miss Samoa 0
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 1999 221999–present Miss Scotland 82nd runner-up 2001 2019
  • Keryn Matthew
    (Top 40)
Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1998.
Won Miss World Europe in 2001.
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 2017 42017–present Miss Senegal 0
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 2006 142006–2018
2021–present
Miss Serbia 0
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 1986 111986
1988
1990
2007–2012
2016
2018–2019
Miss Sierra Leone 1Top 16
  • Mariatu Kargbo
    (2009)
2009
  • Mariatu Kargbo
    (Top 16)
2009
  • Mariatu Kargbo
    (Top 16)
Won Miss World Talent in 2009.
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1972 481972–1976
1978–present
Miss Singapore World 2Top 15 1976
  • Pauline Poh
    (Top 15)
2018 Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner 2018.
Flag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 1998 41998–1999
2001
2021–Present
Miss Sint Maarten 0
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 1993 281993–present Miss Slovakia 2Top 20
  • Karolína Chomisteková
    (2013)
  • Kristína Činčurová
    (2016)
2013
  • Karolína Chomisteková
    (Top 20)
2016
  • Kristína Činčurová
    (Top 20)
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1992 281992–2009
2011–present
Miss Slovenia 0
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 2021 22021–present Miss Somalia 2Top 13 2021
  • Khadija Omar
    (Top 13)
2023
  • Bahja Mohamoud
    (Top 40)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1956 521956–1977
1991–present
Miss South Africa 36Winner

(replaced dethroned winner)

1957
  • Adele Kruger
    (2nd runner-up)
2023
  • Claude Mashego
    (Top 40)
Country was barred from participating from 1978 to 1990 due to the practice of apartied.
Won the Designer Award in 2018; Won Miss World Africa 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2014 & 2015. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2017.
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 2012 82012–2019 Miss South Sudan 4Top 7 2012
  • Atong Demach
    (Top 7)
2015
  • Arek Abraham Albino
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Africa in 2012; Miss World Top Model in 2012.
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1960 551960–1964
1970–1974
1976–present
Miss Spain 19Winner 1961
  • Carmen Fernández
    (2nd runner-up)
2023
  • Paula Pérez
    (Top 12)
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 1953 521953–1955
1961
1963–1968
1970–1971
1973–1975
1977–1982
1984–2000
2003–present
Miss World Sri Lanka 53rd runner-up
  • Manel Illangakoon
    (1953)
1953
  • Manel Illangakoon
    (3rd runner-up)
2021
  • Sadé Greenwood
    (Top 40)
Competed as Ceylon until it was renamed in 1972.
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1951 691951–2017
2019–present
Miss World Sweden 23Winner 1951 2017
  • Hanna-Louise Hääg
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Sport in 2012; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2014.
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1967 261967
1994–present
Miss Tanzania 2Top 6 2005 2023
  • Halima Kopwe
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Africa in 2005.
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 1968 491968
1970–1997
1999
2001–2019
2023–present
Miss Thailand World 101st runner-up 1968
  • Pinnarut Tananchai
    (Top 15)
2019
  • Narintorn Chadapattarawalrachoat
    (Top 40)
Won Global Vote/People's Choice in 2014 & 2018; Miss Personality in 1994 & 1997; Miss Photogenic in 2001; Miss World Asia in 1989 & 2018; Miss World Asia & Oceania in 1992. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1954 491954
1966
1971
1975–present
Miss Trinidad and Tobago 15Winner 1976
  • Patricia Leon
    (Top 15)
2023 Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2008; Miss World Caribbean in 1995, 2007, 2008 & 2019; Miss World Americas in 1986.
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1956 191956–1958
1963–1964
1967–1971
1974–1975
1978
2013–2017
2019–present
Miss Tunisie 33rd runner-up
  • Jacqueline Tapia
    (1957)
1957
  • Jacqueline Tapia
    (3rd runner-up)
2023
  • Imen Mehrzi
    (Top 40)
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1956 511956
1958
1960–1961
1963–1964
1966–1973
1975–1983
1985–present
Miss Turkey 8Winner 1961
  • Güler Samuray
    (Top 15)
2023
  • Nursena Say
    (Top 40)
Won Miss World Europe in 1991; Won Best Dress Designer in 2002, 2005 & 2011.
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1967 251967–1968
1985
1988–1989
1992–1993
1996–1997
2001–2005
2007–2016
2018–present
Miss Uganda 3Top 5 2018 2023
  • Hannah Tumukunde
    (Top 8)
Won Miss World Africa in 2018. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1992 281992
1994–present
Miss Ukraine 7Top 10 2000
  • Olena Scherban
    (Top 10)
2023
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 1959 441959–1962
1964–1965
1975–1988
1990–1993
1996–2003
2005–2006
2008–2012
2014–2017
2021–present
Miss Uruguay 4Top 5 1962 2000
  • Katja Thomsen
    (Top 5)
Won Miss World Americas in 2000
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1951 701951–present Miss World America 50Winner 1953
  • Mary Griffin
    (4th runner-up)
2021 Won Miss World Americas in 1985, 1990, 1997, 2010, 2014, 2016 & 2021; Miss Personality in 1987; Miss World Dress Designer in 2008 & 2023; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2004; Miss World Sports in 2007 & 2018; Miss World Talent in 2002; Miss World Multimedia in 2014, Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2021.
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg  US Virgin Islands 1976 331976
1978–1980
1982–2002
2005
2010–2016
2019
Miss US Virgin Islands 3Top 10 1989
  • Vania Thomas
    (Top 10)
2011 Competed as Virgin Islands from 1976 to 1980; as American Virgin Islands from 1982 to 2005; has been competing as US Virgin Islands since 2010.
Won Miss World Caribbean in 1989; Miss World Talent in 2005.
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 1955 631955–1958
1961–1978
1980–present
Miss Venezuela 34Winner 1955 2021 Won Miss World Americas in 1975, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 & 2011; Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 & 2002; Best National Costume in 1994; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2006. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2021.
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 2002 192002–present Miss World Vietnam 11Top 11 2002 2023 Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017. Miss World Multimedia in 2023
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 1999 221999–present Miss Wales 41st runner-up 2004 2023
  • Darcey Corria
    (Top 40)
Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1998.
Won Miss World Sports in 2004; Miss World Europe in 2012; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2012.
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1974 191974
1992
1995–1999
2003–2006
2008–2010
2013
2015
2017–2018
Miss Zambia 0
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1980 241980–1982
1993–2012
2014–2015
2017–2018

2023-present

Miss World Zimbabwe 63rd Runner-Up
  • Angeline Musasiwa
    (1994)
1980
  • Shirley Richard Nyanyiwa
    (Top 15)
2023
  • Nokutenda Marumbwa
    (Top 40)
Co-Won Head to Head Challenge in 2023.

Replaced pageants

The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss World franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.

Country/TerritoryFormer pageant(s)Current pageantFranchise since
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Miss Albania (2002–2010) Miss Universe Albania 2011
Flag of Angola.svg Angola Miss Angola (1998-2012) Miss World Angola 2013
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Miss Argentina (1959–2003) Belleza Argentina 2004
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Miss Brasil (1958-1980; 1998-2005)
Miss Brasil Mundo (1981-1997; 2006-2015)
Miss Brasil CNB 2016
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Miss World Cambodia (2019)
Miss Cambodia (2021)
Miss World Cambodia 2022
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Señorita Colombia (1963-1991) Miss Mundo Colombia 1992
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Miss České a Slovenské Republiky (1993)
Miss České republiky (1994–2009)
Česká Miss (2010-2016)
Miss Czech Republic 2017
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Frøken Danmark (1951–2003)
Miss World Denmark (2004–2014)
Miss Danmark 2015
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Miss Dominican Republic (1966-2002) Miss Mundo Dominicana 2003
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Miss El Salvador (1975–2005)
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (2006–2017)
Reinado de El Salvador 2018
Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia Miss Ethiopia (1963-2002)
Ethiopian Beauty Queens (2003-2012)
Miss Ethiopia 2013
Flag of France.svg France Miss France (1952; 1961-1966; 1969-1984; 1987-1998)
Miss France Outre-Mer (1985-1986)
Miss France de Paris (1999-2003)
Miss France 2004
Flag of Germany.svg Germany Miss Germany (1952-1991)
Miss World Germany (1992-1999)
German's Miss World (2000-2001)
Miss Germany World (2002-2007)
Miss World Deutschland (2008-2009)
Miss World Germany 2010
Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada Miss Grenada (1970; 1996) Miss Grenada World 2007
Flag of Guam.svg Guam Miss Guam (1971-1996) Miss World Guam 2011
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Ungfrú Ísland (1955-2017) Miss World Iceland 2018
Flag of Indonesia.svg IndonesiaPuteri Indonesia – Ali Sadikin Directorship (1977)
Miss Indonesia - Andi Nurhayati Directorship (1982–1983)
Puteri Indonesia (2005)
Miss Indonesia 2006
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Miss Italia (1959–1962; 1964; 1971; 1978)
Miss World Italy (1954–1958; 1965–1970; 1972–1977; 1979–2004)
Miss Mondo Italia 2005
Flag of South Korea.svg Korea Miss Korea (1959–2010)
Miss World Korea (2011-2017)
Miss Queen Korea 2018
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Miss World Kosova (2013-2014) Miss Universe Kosovo 2018
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Miss Universe Laos (2017) Miss World Laos 2018
Flag of Malaysia.svg MalaysiaMiss Malaysia World (1963–2016) Miss World Malaysia 2018
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Miss Malta (1965–2001) Miss World Malta 2002
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Señorita México (1963–1992)
Miss Mundo México/Miss World America & Mexico (1993-1994)
Nuestra Belleza México (1995–2015)
Miss World Mexico (2016-2017)
Miss Mexico 2018
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Miss Burma (1960) Miss World Myanmar 2014
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Miss Holland (1951–1988)
Miss Nederland (1989-2007; 2009–2015)
Miss World Netherlands (2008)
Miss World Nederland 2016
Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand Miss New Zealand (1956–1990)
Miss Universe New Zealand (1991-1995)
Miss World New Zealand 1996
Flag of Nigeria.svg NigeriaMiss World Nigeria (1963)
Miss Nigeria (1967-1985)
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1987
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Frøken Norge (1952–2011)
Miss World Norway (2012-2016)
Miss Norway 2017
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Miss Paraguay (1959–2002)
Miss World Paraguay (2003)
Reinas de Belleza del Paraguay 2004
Flag of the Philippines.svg PhilippinesMiss Philippines (1966-1968)
Miss Republic of the Philippines (1969-1976)
Mutya ng Pilipinas (1977–1991)
Binibining Pilipinas (1992-2010)
Miss World Philippines 2011
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Miss Polonia (1983-1989; 1991–2006)
Miss Polski (1990; 2007–2014; 2017)
Miss World Poland (2015-2016)
Miss Polonia 2018
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Miss Portugal (1959–2002)
Miss Mundo Portugal (2003-2013)
Miss República Portuguesa 2014
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico (1959)
Miss Puerto Rico for Miss World (1970-1985)
Miss Puerto Rico World (1989-1995)
Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 1996
Flag of Russia.svg RussiaMiss World Russia (1992-1994)
Krasa Rossii (1995-2006)
Miss Russia 2007
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Miss Spain (1960-2012)
Be Miss World Spain (2013-2016)
Nuestra Belleza España 2017
Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden Fröken Sverige (1951–2002)
Miss World Sweden (2003-2019)
Miss Sweden 2021
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland Miss Switzerland (1952–2005) Miss World Switzerland 2013
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti Miss Tahiti (1960-2002)
Miss World Tahiti (2006-2009)
Miss French Polynesia 2010
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Miss Thailand (1968-1984)
Miss Thailand World (1985-2019)
Miss Thailand 2023
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg United KingdomMiss World Britain (1951-1952)
Miss Great Britain (1953-1957)
Miss United Kingdom (1958-1998/1999)
Miss England
Miss Northern Ireland
Miss Scotland
Miss Wales
1999/2000
Flag of the United States.svg United StatesQueen of the United States (1958-1959)
Miss USA World (1962-1966)
Miss USA (1953-1957; 1981–1991)
Miss World America (1978-1980; 1992–1993)
Miss World USA (1967-1977; 1998-2000)
US Miss World (2003-2006)
Miss United States (1960-1961; 1994; 2014)
Miss World America 2018
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg US Virgin Islands Miss World Virgin Islands (1976–1980)
Miss American Virgin Islands (1982–2005)
Miss World US Virgin Islands (2010)
Miss US Virgin Islands (2011)
Miss U.S. Paradise (2012-2016)
Miss World US Virgin Islands 2019
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Miss Vietnam (2002; 2004; 2006; 2012; 2014)
Miss Vietnam World (2007; 2010-2011)
Miss Aodai Vietnam (2015-2016)
Miss Vietnam
Miss World Vietnam
2017/2019

Inactive entrants

Former entities

CountryDebut [1] [3] Years competed [1] [3] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 1967 1967
1969
1989–1992
Miss Czechoslovakia 25th Runner-Up
  • Alžbeta Štrkulová
    (1967)
1967
  • Alžbeta Štrkulová
    (5th Runner-Up)
1969
  • Marcela Bitnarová
    (Top 15)
Split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993.
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (1953-1963).svg  Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1959 1959–1961
1965
Miss Rhodesia 2Top 7
  • Lesley Bunting
    (1965)
1959
  • Vivien Lentin
    (Top 11)
1965
  • Lesley Bunting
    (Top 7)
Competed as Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1959 & 1961; as Southern Rhodesia in 1960; as Rhodesia in 1965.
Split into Malawi, Zambia and Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe).
Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2003–2005 Miss Serbia and Montenegro 0In June 2006, split into Montenegro and Serbia after declaring their independence from each other and joined the pageant independently later that year. Kosovo, a disputed territory by Serbia, joined in 2013.
Flag of Tanganyika (1923-1961).svg  Tanganyika 1960 1960Miss Tanganyika0Unified with Zanzibar in 1964 to become the United Republic of Tanzania.
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg USSR 1989 1989–1990 Miss USSR 0Split into Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1989.
Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg / Flag of Yugoslavia (1992-2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003-2006).svg  Yugoslavia 1966 1966–1975
1982–1991
1996–2002
Miss Yugoslavia 94th Runner-Up
  • Lidija Velkovska
    (1975)
1968
  • Ivona Puhlera
    (Top 15)
2002 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992. Former member states Croatia, and Slovenia both joined the pageant in 1992. Former member states North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina both joined in 1996. The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.

Territories

Denmark

Constituent countryDebut [2] Years competed [2] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 1991 1991–1992 Miss Greenland 0

France

Overseas regionDebut [2] [3] Years competed [2] [3] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag-of-Martinique.svg  Martinique 2005 2005–2014
2018
Martinique Queens 2Top 12
  • Larissa Segarel
    (2018)
2018
  • Larissa Segarel
    (Top 12)
2023
  • Axelle René
    (Top 40)
Flag of Saint Barthelemy (Local).svg  St. Barthélemy 2011 2011 Miss St. Barthelemy 1Top 20
  • Johanna Sansano
    (2011)
2011
  • Johanna Sansano
    (Top 20)
2011
  • Johanna Sansano
    (Top 20)
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 1960 1960
1965
1976–1979
1981–1982
1984–1985
1994–1996
1999–2002
2006
2009–2010
Miss French Polynesia 24th Runner-Up 1965
  • Marie Moua
    (4th Runner-Up)
2010
  • Mihilani Teixeira
    (Top 25)
Competed as Tahiti from 1960 to 2009. Competed as French Polynesia in 2010.
Won Best Dress Designer in 2010.

Netherlands

Special MunicipalityDebut [1] Years competed [1] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Bonaire.svg  Bonaire 1996 1996
2011–2012
Miss Bonaire 0

South Africa

CountryDebut [1] Years competed [1] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg  Africa South 1970 1970–1976 Miss Africa South (Miss South Africa for Blacks)31st Runner-Up 1970
  • Pearl Jansen
    (1st Runner-Up)
1974
  • Evelyn Williams
    (Top 15)
Was the black representative from South Africa. From 1970 to 1976, South Africa had one white and one black representative at Miss World. The white used a sash with South Africa on it and the black used a sash with Africa South on it.
Won Miss Congeniality in 1970. [5]

United Kingdom

CountryDebut [3] Years competed [3] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom 1951 1951–1999 Miss United Kingdom 37Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

1951
  • Laura Ellison-Davies
    (1st Runner-Up)
  • Doreen Dawne
    (2nd Runner-Up)
  • Aileen P. Chase
    (4th Runner-Up)
1997 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1999. Now Competes as a four separate delegates from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Crown DependenciesDebut [2] Years competed [2] National TitlePlacementsBest placementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1974 1974–1975Miss Guernsey0
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 1977 1977–1988Miss Isle of Man0
Flag of Jersey.svg  Jersey 1974 1974–1981Miss Jersey0
Overseas TerritoryDebut [1] [2] [3] Years competed [1] [2] [3] National TitlePlacementsBest placementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda 1971 1971–1989
1992–1993
1995
2011–2015
Miss Bermuda 2Winner 1979 1980
  • Zina Marie Minks
    (Top 15)
Flag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 1964 1964Miss Montserrat1Top 16 1964
  • Helen Joseph
    (Top 16)
1964
  • Helen Joseph
    (Top 16)
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg  Turks & Caicos 1982 1982–1988
2004
Miss Turks & Caicos 0

United States

State/Territory Debut [2] Years competed [2] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Hawaii.svg  Hawaii 1959 1959
2001
Miss Hawaii World 0Competed at Miss World America from 1960 to 2000 & 2002–present
Unincorporated Territory Debut [2] Years competed [2] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 1971 1971–1996
2011–2018
Miss World Guam 71st Runner-Up
(Winner)
  • Kimberly Santos
    (1980)

    (replaced dethroned winner)
1971
  • Deborah Bordallo Nelson
    (Top 15)
2012
  • Jeneva Bosko
    (Top 30)
Won Miss World Oceania in 1987.
Flag of the Northern Mariana Islands.svg  Northern Marianas 2003 2003 Miss Marianas 0

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2019, or no longer holds the Miss World franchise, but participated at least once in the past:

StateDebut [1] [2] [3] Years competed [1] [2] [3] National TitlePlacementsBest PlacementFirst placementLast PlacementNotes
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 2002 2002 Miss Algeria 0
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 2003 2003 Miss Andorra 0
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda 1986 1986
1991
2001–2004
2008
2016
2019
Miss Antigua & Barbuda 2Top 15 2004 2019
  • Taqiyyah Francis
    (Top 40)
Competed as Antigua in 1986 and 1991.
Won Best Talent in 2004.
Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1959-1986).svg / Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba 1964 1964
1966
1972–1985
1989–1993
1995–2019
Miss Aruba 51st runner-up 1990
  • Gwendolyne Kwidama
    (Top 10)
2013
  • Larisa Leeuwe
    (Top 20)
Won Miss World Caribbean in 1996, 2001 & 2002.
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1955 1955–1957
1959
1961–1981
1983–2001
2006–2009
2011–2018
Miss Austria 16Winner 1955
  • Felicitas von Goebel
    (Top 15)
2007
  • Christine Reiler
    (Top16)
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus 2000 2000
2003–2004
2006–2014
2016
2018–2019
Miss Belarus 1Top 5
  • Maria Vasilevich
    (2018)
2018
  • Maria Vasilevich
    (Top 5)
2018
  • Maria Vasilevich
    (Top 5)
Won of Miss World Europe title was in 2018.
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde 1997 1997
2010
2017
Miss Cape Verde 0
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad 2014 2014 Miss Chad 0
Flag of the Republic of China.svg / Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1961 1961–1962
1964
1988–1998
2000
2004–2005
2008
2013
Miss Chinese Taipei 21st Runner-Up
  • Grace Li Shiu-ying
    (1961)
1961
  • Grace Li Shiu-ying
    (1st Runner-Up)
1964
  • Linda Lin Su-hsing
    (2nd Runner-Up)
Competed as Republic of China until 1988 and in 1992, China Taiwan in 1988, Taiwan in 1989 and 1993 and 1996 and 1997, Taiwan (R.O.C.) in 1994 and 1995, Chinese Taipei in 1991 and 1998 and 2000 and 2004–2005 and 2008 and 2013.
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo DR 1985 1985
2005–2006
2008
2016
Miss Congo (RDC) 1Top 15
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete
    (1985)
1985
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete
    (Top 15)
1985
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete
    (Top 15)
Competed as Zaire in 1985.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1985.
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 1987 1987–1990
2016–2019
Miss Cook Islands 3Top 12
  • Tajiya Eikura Sahay
    (2019)
2016
  • Natalia Short
    (Top 20)
2019
  • Tajiya Eikura Sahay
    (Top 12)
Won Miss World Sport in 2016; Miss World Oceania in 2019.
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 1960 1960–1963
1973
1976–1989
1991–2018
Star Cyprus 1Top 18
  • Mary Mavropoulos
    (1960)
1960
  • Mary Mavropoulos
    (Top 18)
1960
  • Mary Mavropoulos
    (Top 18)
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica 1978 1978
2013
Miss Dominica 0
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1953 1953–1954
1956
1988
1990
1997
2004
2008–2011
2014
2016–2018
Miss Egypt 2Winner 1953 1954
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 2004 2004
2012–2017
Miss Fiji 0
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 2012 2012–2015 Miss Gabon 0
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1965 1965–1967
1969–1970
1983–1986
Miss Gambia 0
Flag of Grenada (1967-1974).svg / Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada 1970 1970
1996
2007
Miss Grenada World 2Winner 1970 2007
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 1953 1953
1955–1963
1965–2012
2014
2016–2017
Miss Israel 24Winner 1956
  • Rina Weiss
    (2nd Reunner-Up)
2012
  • Shani Hazan
    (Top 30)
Won Miss World Europe in 1998.
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan 1959 1959–1960
1962–1963
1965–1966
Miss Jordan 0
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo 2013 2013–2014 Miss World Kosova 0
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 1989 1989–1999
2001–2016
2018
Mis Latvija 0
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1993 1993
1995–1998
2000
2002–2004
2007–2014
Miss Lithuania 0
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  Macedonia FYRO 1996 1996
2001–2007
2009–2013
2015
Miss Macedonia 0Currently known as North Macedonia.
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2001 2001
2005
2010
2012
Miss Malawi 0
Flag of Monaco.svg  Monte Carlo 1953 1953
1955
Miss Monaco 0
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 1977 1977
1980–1981
1987–1990
Miss Papua New Guinea0
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1990 1990–1992
1995–1996
1999–2007
2009–2011
2013–2017
Miss World Romania 11st Runner-Up 2006
  • Ioana Boitor
    (1st Runner-Up)
2006
  • Ioana Boitor
    (1st Runner-Up)
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 2014 2014 Miss São Tomé and Príncipe 0
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  St. Kitts & Nevis 1985 1985–1988
2010
2012–2013
2015
Miss St. Kitts & Nevis 0
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles 1969 1969–1973
1975
1992
1994–1998
2008
2012–2017
Miss Seychelles 2Top 15 1972
  • Jane Straevens
    (Top 15)
1973
  • June Gouthier
    (Top 15)
Won Miss Personality in 1973.
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1907-1979).svg / Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1978 1978
1985–1987
1989
1994
Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0Competed as St. Vincent in 1978.
Flag of Suriname (1959-1975).svg / Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 1961 1961
1963–1966
1981
2007
2009–2010
2012
Miss Suriname 0
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1975 1975
1978–1980
1983–1988
1991–1999
2002–2003
2005
2007–2009
Miss Swaziland 1Top 15
  • Ilana Faye Lapido
    (1986)
1986
  • Ilana Faye Lapido
    (Top 15)
1986
  • Ilana Faye Lapido
    (Top 15)
Now known as "Eswatini".
Won Miss Photogenic in 1975; Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2002.
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1952 1952–1953
1956
1966–1968
1970–2001
2003–2005
2013–2014
Miss World Switzerland 81st Runner-Up
  • Sylvia Müller
    (1952)
1952
  • Sylvia Müller
    (1st Runner-Up)
2003
  • Bianca Sissing
    (Top 20)
Flag of Syria.svg  Syria 1965 1965–1966 Miss Syria 0
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 1983 1983
1986
Miss Tonga0
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 2013 2013 Miss Uzbekistan 0

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