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The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group. [1] It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization. [2]
The current Top Model of the World for 2023 is Mariana Macias from Mexico. [3]
| Year | Winner | Country/Territory | Venue | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2023 | Mariana Macias [3] |  Mexico | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 41 |
| 2022 | Natalie Kocendova |  Czech Republic | Hurghada, Egypt | 47 |
| 2020 | Pierinna Patino |  Peru | 35 | |
| 2019 | Nicole Menayo |  Spain | 35 | |
| 2018 | Janet Leyva | Peru | 41 | |
| 2017 | Julya Gershun |  Ukraine | El Gouna, Egypt | 41 |
| 2016 | Margo Cooper [4] |  Bulgaria | Bremen, Germany | 41 |
| 2015 | Elena Kosmina [5] | Ukraine | Red Sea, Egypt | 49 |
| 2014 | Tania Valencia [6] |  Colombia | Red Sea, Egypt | 41 |
| 2013 | Monica Palacios | Caribbean (Colombia) | Red Sea, Egypt | 47 |
| 2012 | Luna Voce |  Italy | Dortmund, Germany | 43 |
| 2011 | Loredana Salanță |  Romania | Usedom, Germany | 44 |
| 2010 | Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero | Colombia | Dortmund, Germany | 40 |
| 2008 | Débora Lyra |  Brazil | Berlin, Germany | 41 |
| 2007 | Alessandra Alores |  Germany | Hurghada, Egypt | 41 |
| 2006 | Natália Guimarães | Brazil | Kunming, China | 64 |
| 2005 | Dominika van Santen |  Venezuela | Humen, China | 68 |
| 2004 | Sun Na |  China | Karlsruhe, Germany | 34 |
| 2003 | Nihan Akkuş |  Turkey | Aachen, Germany | 38 |
| 2002 | Natascha Börger | Germany | Aachen, Germany | 33 |
| 2001 | Renata Janetkova | Czech Republic | Kaiserslautern, Germany | 28 |
| 2000 | Yeliz Çalışkan | Turkey | Vreden, Germany | 30 |
| 1999 | Suzana Fabriova |  Slovak Republic | Frankfurt, Germany | unknown |
| 1998 | Michelle Khan |  Trinidad and Tobago | Magdeburg, Germany | 28 |
| 1997 | Franzisca Schaub | Germany | Legden, Germany | 45 |
| 1996 | Selinée Méndez |  Dominican Republic | Koblenz, Germany | 26 |
| 1995 | Jacqueline Aguilera | Venezuela | Moscow, Russia | 36 |
| 1994 | Claudine Obert |  France | Miami, USA | 24 |
| 1993 | Francesca Bologna | Italy | Miami, USA | unknown |
| Country | Titles | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 3 | 1997, 2002, 2007 |
| Colombia | 2 | 2009, 2013*, 2014 |
| Turkey | 2000, 2003 | |
| Italy | 1993, 2011 | |
| Brazil | 2006*, 2008 | |
| Peru | 2018, 2020 | |
| Mexico | 1 | 2023 |
| Czech Republic | 2022 | |
| Spain | 2019 | |
| Bulgaria | 2016 | |
| Ukraine | 2015 | |
| Caribbean (Colombia) | 2013 | |
| Romania | 2010 | |
 Philippines | 2006 | |
| Margarita Island (Venezuela) | 2005 | |
| China | 2004 | |
| Czech Republic | 2001 | |
| Slovak Republic | 1999 | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1998 | |
| Dominican Republic | 1996 | |
| Venezuela | 1995 | |
| France | 1994 |
| Year | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pinar Tezcan Turkey | Mariya Sukhareva Belarus | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1995 | Paula Andrea Betancourt Arroyave Colombia | Leen Ragis Kenya | Lorena de Leon Pangan Philippines | not awarded |
| 1996 | Jana Festova Czech Republic | Andrea Deak Hungary | Anja Haertel Germany | Vierushka Algandona Viera Panama |
| 1997 | Cris Tomaszeck Brazil | not awarded | not awarded | not awarded |
| 1998 | Tanisha Drummond Panama | Agnes Nagy Hungary | Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Honduras | Jonna Kauppila Finland |
| 1999 | Monica Elizabeth Escolar Danko Colombia | Dayanarah Zulay del Carmen Roozendaal Curaçao | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2000 | Nina Kavecevic Yugoslavia | Jerika de los Angeles Hoffman Leal Venezuela | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2001 | Jenny Díaz Batista Dominican Republic | Mónica Caicedo Valencia Colombia | Zornitsa Hristova Bulgaria | Basak Sahin Turkey |
| 2002 | Nikki Formann United States | Kristina Tudikova Slovak Republic | Adanelli Nuñez Mexico | Justine Vinluan Gabionza Philippines |
| 2003 | Daniela Scholz Germany | Huan Lulu China | Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña Venezuela | Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño Mexico |
| 2004 | Yordanos Teshager Bitew East Africa (Ethiopia) | Mirjana Gmitrovic Serbia and Montenegro | Viktoria Stadtlander Germany | Irina Stikanova Estonia |
| 2005 | Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo Tanzania | Katarzyna Blazko Poland | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2006 | Michelle de Leon Philippines | Tatyana Dmitrivenko Kazakhstan | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2007 | Yelena Aladko Belarus | Lobna Amin Egypt | Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro Brazil | Yuliya Andrushchenko Ukraine |
| 2008 | Yolimar Sánchez United States | Diana Ivancheva Bulgaria | Whulandary Herman [7]  Indonesia | not awarded |
| 2010 | Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán Venezuela | Muriel Susana Viera United States | Xenia Lamber Ukraine | Daniela Arkenberg Germany |
| 2011 | Katerina Fedosejeva Baltic Sea (Latvia) | Vanessa Gayle Sibanda Zimbabwe | Zuzanna Brzezińska Poland | Yasmine Ouchene Algeria |
| 2012 | Malaika Maidei Mushandu Zimbabwe | Melina Ramirez Serna Colombia | Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Denmark | Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Venezuela |
| 2013 | Inara Anthonia Isaiah Gulf of Guinea | Burcu Taynaz Turkey | Savanagh-Ray Walker Canada | Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan Ukraine |
| 2014 | Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez Puerto Rico | Anrónet Ann Roelofsz South Africa | Niler Bernard Mruma Tanzania | Giulia Campesi Italy |
| 2015 | Celeste Marshall Bahamas | Irene Valeria Velásquez Venezuela | Stephany Souza Silva Brazil | Madison Anderson Berrios Puerto Rico |
| 2016 | Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina Puerto Rico | Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando Sri Lanka | Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção Brazil | Anchana Artklom Thailand |
| 2017 | María Camila Medrano Camargo San Andrés (Colombia) | Norhely Celaya Bracamontes Mexico | Naomy Dennisia Seychelles | not awarded |
| 2018 | Harini Silva Sri Lanka | Natalia La Torre Santana Puerto Rico | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2019 | Vishakha Tania René Mauritius | Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia Colombia | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2020 | Priscila Moreno Valverde Mexico | Giselle Archbold Davis Colombia | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2022 | Nicole Zambrano Ecuador | Dayana Cardenas Colombia | not awarded | not awarded |
| 2023 | Leicy Rivas Moreno Colombia | Sandani Peiris Sri Lanka | not awarded | not awarded |
| Year | Top Model of Africa | Top Model of Asia | Top Model of Central & North America | Top Model of Europe | Top Model of Oceania | Top Model of South America |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Lobna Amin Egypt | Chang Hsin-Chin Taiwan | Maridelys Valdez Caribbean islands | Sandra Obradovic Serbia | Sally Anne Arnott Australia | Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro Brazil |
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