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 2008, the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis in neighbouring South Ossetia, the Miss World Organization decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe. 109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown, the second highest turnout in the 59 years of the pageant. Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as the brand new Miss World.
Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova is a Russian model, television host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2008. She was the second Russian woman to be crowned Miss World, and had previously been crowned Miss Russia 2007.
Miss World 2010, the 60th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 October 2010 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. 115 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States at end of the event.
Miss Russia 2009 the 17th edition of the Miss Russia pageant, held on March 7, 2009 at Manezh Central Exhibition Hall in Moscow. 50 contestants from all over Russia compete for the crown. the reigning Miss World 2008, Ksenia Sukhinova of Tyumen crowned her successor Sofia Rudieva of Saint Petersburg as the brand new Miss Russia. Dayana Mendoza participated in the event.
Miss Russia 2010 the 18th edition of the Miss Russia pageant, was held in Barvikha Luxury Village Concert Hall in Moscow on 6 March 2010. 51 contestants from all over Russia competed for the crown. Sofia Rudieva of Saint Petersburg crowned her successor, Irina Antonenko of Yekaterinburg, at the end of the event. Stefania Fernandez and Kaiane Aldorino participated in the event.
Irina Anto (Antonenko) (Russian: Ири́на И́горевна Анто́ненко; born 1 September 1991) is a German-Russian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Russia 2010. She also placed in the Top 15 at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant held on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas.
Miss Earth 2012, the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 24, 2012 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Philippines. Olga Álava of Ecuador crowned her successor Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic at the end of the event.
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 2024. 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.
Miss Venezuela 2012 was the 59th edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant held on August 30, 2012 at the Hotel Tamanaco Intercontinental in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, outgoing titleholder Irene Esser crowned Gabriela Isler of Guárico as her successor.
Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia on 9 November 2013.
Miss Panamá 2013, the 47th annual Miss Panamá pageant, was held at the Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday, 30 April 2013.
Amy Willerton is an English television presenter, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for her work with ITV and winning the title of Miss Universe Great Britain and representing Great Britain at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant. She got her big modelling break when she was discovered by Katie Price as a teenager. She appeared on the reality TV competition series I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! in 2013 and finished in fifth place. In 2015, she was placed fourteenth in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women. In 2017, she placed fourth in Channel 4's The Jump.
Veneta Krasimirova Krasteva is a Bulgarian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013 and Miss World Bulgaria 2015 and the president of the Miss World Bulgaria Organization. She represented Bulgaria at Miss Universe 2013 and Miss World 2015 and had the distinction of being the first and only Bulgarian to represent Bulgaria at two of the largest and oldest international pageants in the world Miss World and Miss Universe. Veneta is currently the president of the Miss World, Mr. World and Miss Universe Bulgaria Organization.
Jakelyne de Oliveira Silva is a Brazilian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia. In September 2020 she joined the cast of the reality show A Fazenda.
Jin Ye is a Chinese dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe China 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Russia.
Miss Russia 2014 the 22nd Miss Russia pageant was held at Crocus National Exhibition Hall in Moscow on March 1, 2014. 50 contestants from all over Russia competed for the crown. Elmira Abdrazakova of Mezhdurechensk crowned her successor, Yulia Alipova, who represents Russia into Miss Universe 2013 and Miss World 2013. Gabriela Isler and Megan Young participated in the event.
Miss Russia 2016 the 24th edition of the Miss Russia pageant, was held in concert hall Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow on 16 April 2016. Fifty contestants from around Russia competed for the crown. Sofia Nikitchuk of Yekaterinburg crowned her successor, Yana Dobrovolskaya of Tyumen at the end of the event. The winner represented Russia at Miss World 2016 while the 1st Runner-Up competed at Miss Universe 2016 pageants.
Miss France 2013 was the 83rd Miss France pageant, held in Limoges on 8 December 2012. Miss France 2012, Delphine Wespiser of Alsace crowned her successor Marine Lorphelin of Burgundy at the end of the event.
Miss Russia 2019 the 27th edition of the Miss Russia pageant, held in concert hall Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow on 13 April 2019. Fifty contestants from across Russia competed for the crown. The competition was hosted by Maxim Privalov and Ksenia Sukhinova. Yulia Polyachikhina of Chuvashia crowned her successor Alina Sanko of Azov at the end of the event. Sanko represented Russia at the Miss World 2019 pageant where she placed Top 12, and also represented Russia at Miss Universe 2020 pageant, where she unplaced.
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