Miss World 2016

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Contestants

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Continent	Group
Albania	Ëndrra Kovaçi	21		Tirana	Europe	Blue
Antigua and Barbuda	Latisha Greene	24		St. John's	Caribbean	Red
Argentina	Camila Macias	19		Córdoba	Americas	White
Aruba	Lynette Do Nascimento	23		Oranjestad	Caribbean	Blue
Australia	Madeline Cowe	24		Tully	Asia & Oceania	Red
Austria	Dragana Stanković	20		Traiskirchen	Europe	White
Bahamas	Ashley Hamilton	24		Long Island	Caribbean	Red
Belarus	Polina Borodacheva	23		Minsk	Europe	Red
Belgium	Lenty Frans	22		Antwerp	Europe	White
Belize	Iris Salguero	21		Belmopan	Americas	Blue
Bolivia	Leyda Suarez	20		Tarija	Americas	Red
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Halida Krajišnik	19		Živinice	Europe	White
Botswana	Thata Kenosi	21		Gaborone	Africa	Blue
Brazil	Beatrice Fontoura	26		Goiânia	Americas	Red
British Virgin Islands	Kadia Turnbull	25		Road Town	Caribbean	Blue
Bulgaria	Galina Mihaylova	26		Sofia	Europe	Blue
Canada	Anastasia Lin	26		Toronto	Americas	White
Cayman Islands	Monyque Brooks	24		West Bay	Caribbean	Red
Chile	Antonia Figueroa	21		Coquimbo	Americas	Red
China PR	Jing Kong	21		Nanyang, Henan	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Colombia	Shirley Atehortua	23		Pereira	Americas	Blue
Cook Islands	Natalia Short	22		Avarua	Asia & Oceania	Red
Costa Rica	Melania González	25		San José	Americas	Blue
Cote d'Ivoire	Esther Memel	20		Yamoussoukro	Africa	Red
Croatia	Angélica Zacchigna	22		Pazin	Europe	White
Curaçao	Sabrina Namias de Castro	20		Willemstad	Caribbean	Blue
Cyprus	María Moráru	23		Nicosia	Europe	Blue
Czech Republic	Natálie Kotková	22		Prague	Europe	White
Denmark	Helena Heuser	20		Copenhagen	Europe	Blue
Dominican Republic	Yaritza Reyes	23		Santo Domingo	Caribbean	White
DR Congo	Andrea Moloto	25		Kinshasa	Africa	White
Ecuador	Mirka Cabrera	22		Machala	Americas	Blue
Egypt	Nadeen Osama El Sayed	18		Cairo	Africa	Red
El Salvador	Ana Cortez	21		Santa Ana	Americas	White
England	Elizabeth Grant	20		Preston	Europe	Red
Equatorial Guinea	Anunciación Ongueme Esono	21		Micomeseng	Africa	Red
Fiji	Pooja Priyanka	25		Ba	Asia & Oceania	Red
Finland	Heta Sallinen	21		Turku	Europe	Blue
France	Morgane Edvige	20		Le François	Europe	White
Georgia	Victoria Kocherova	21		Tbilisi	Europe	White
Germany	Selina Kriechbaum	21		Frankfurt	Europe	White
Ghana	Antoinette Delali Kemavor	21		Accra	Africa	Blue
Gibraltar	Kayley Mifsud	24		Gibraltar	Europe	Red
Guadeloupe	Magalie Adelson	23		Basse-Terre	Caribbean	Red
Guam	Phoebe Denight Palisoc	17		Tamuning	Asia & Oceania	Red
Guatemala	Melanie Espina	22		Guatemala City	Americas	Red
'	Safiatou Baldé	21		Conakry	Africa	Red
'	Sandra Araújo	19		Bissau	Africa	Red
Guyana	Nuriyyih Gerrard	25		Georgetown	Americas	Red
Haiti	Suzana Sampeur	21		Port-au-Prince	Caribbean	Red
Honduras	Kerelyne Campigotti Webster	18		El Progreso	Americas	Blue
Hungary	Tímea Gelencsér	22		Budapest	Europe	Blue
Iceland	Anna Orlowska	22		Reykjavík	Europe	White
India	Priyadarshini Chatterjee	20		Guwahati	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Indonesia	Natasha Mannuela	22		Pangkal Pinang	Asia & Oceania	Red
Ireland	Niamh Kennedy	22		Portroe	Europe	Blue
Israel	Karin Alia	18		Tel Aviv	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Italy	Giada Tropea	18		Lamezia Terme	Europe	White
Jamaica	Ashlie Barrett	21		Kingston	Caribbean	White
Japan	Priyanka Yoshikawa	22		Tokyo	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Kazakhstan	Alia Mergenbaeva	18		Aktau	Asia & Oceania	Red
Kenya	Evelyn Njambi	22		Nairobi	Africa	Blue
Korea	Hyun Wang	21		Seoul	Asia & Oceania	Red
Kyrgyzstan	Perizat Rasulbek-Kyzy	18		Bishkek	Asia & Oceania	Red
Latvia	Linda Kinca	18		Ķekava	Europe	White
Lebanon	Sandy Tabet	21		Bhamdoun	Asia & Oceania	Red
Lesotho	Rethabile Tsosane	21		Maseru	Africa	Blue
Malaysia	Tatiana Kumar	18		Kuala Lumpur	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Malta	Anthea Zammit	22		Żebbuġ	Europe	Red
Mauritius	Véronique Allas	20		Port Louis	Africa	Blue
Mexico	Ana Girault	25		Mexico City	Americas	Blue
Moldova	Daniela Marin	17		Leova	Europe	Red
Mongolia	Bayartsetseg Altangerel	26		Ulaanbaatar	Asia & Oceania	Red
Montenegro	Katarina Keković	22		Podgorica	Europe	Blue
Myanmar	Myat Thiri Lwin	18		Naypyidaw	Asia & Oceania	Red
Nepal	Asmi Shrestha	23		Tandi	Asia & Oceania	White
Netherlands	Rachelle Reijnders	24		Amsterdam	Europe	White
New Zealand	Karla De Beer	23		Auckland	Asia & Oceania	White
Nicaragua	María Laura Ramírez	19		Masaya	Americas	White
Nigeria	Debbie Collins	24		Lagos	Africa	White
Northern Ireland	Emma Carswell	21		Belfast	Europe	Blue
Panama	Alessandra Bueno	25		Panama City	Americas	White
Paraguay	Simone Freitag	21		Ciudad del Este	Americas	Blue
Peru	Pierina Wong	25		Lambayeque	Americas	Blue
Philippines	Catriona Elisa Gray	22		Oas	Asia & Oceania	Blue
Poland	Kaja Klimkiewicz	19		Glinojeck	Europe	Blue
Portugal	Cristiana Viana	19		Valbom	Europe	Red
Puerto Rico	Stephanie Del Valle	19		San Juan	Caribbean	White
Romania	Diana Dinu	22		Bucharest	Europe	Blue
Russia	Yana Dobrovolskaya	19		Tyumen	Europe	White
Rwanda	Jolly Mutesi	20		Kigali	Africa	White
Scotland	Lucy Kerr	19		East Dunbartonshire	Europe	Red
Serbia	Katarina Šulkić	18		Belgrade	Europe	White
Seychelles	Christine Barbier	24		Victoria	Africa	Red
Sierra Leone	Aminata Adialin Bangura	22		Port Loko	Africa	White
Singapore	Bhaama Padmanathan	24		Singapore	Asia & Oceania	White
Slovakia	Kristína Činčurová	19		Lučenec	Europe	White
Slovenia	Maja Taradi	26		Ljubljana	Europe	Red
South Africa	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene	24		Mkhondo	Africa	White
South Sudan	Akuany Ayuen	23		Juba	Africa	White
Spain	Raquel Tejedor	20		Zaragoza	Europe	Blue
Sri Lanka	Amritaa De Silva	23		Colombo	Asia & Oceania	White
St. Lucia	La Toya Moffat	24		Castries	Caribbean	White
Sweden	Emma Strandberg	20		Stockholm	Europe	Blue
Tanzania	Diana Luqumay	18		Dodoma	Africa	Blue
Thailand	Jinnita Buddee	22		Chiang Rai	Asia & Oceania	Red
Trinidad and Tobago	Daniella Walcott	24		Port of Spain	Caribbean	White
Tunisia	Mariem Hammami	22		Béja	Africa	White
Turkey	Buse Iskenderoğlu	19		Ankara	Europe	White
Uganda	Leah Kagasa	21		Kampala	Africa	White
Ukraine	Oleksandra Kucherenko	19		Dnipro	Europe	White
United States	Audra Mari	22		Fargo	Americas	Red
Uruguay	Romina Trotto	19		Montevideo	Americas	Blue
US Virgin Islands	Kyrelle Thomas	18		Charlotte Amalie	Caribbean	White
Venezuela	Diana Croce	19		Calabozo	Americas	Red
Vietnam	Trương Thị Diệu Ngọc	26		Danang	Asia & Oceania	Red
Wales	Ffion Moyle	23		Carmarthen	Europe	Red

Judges

• Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Pageant Organization
• Mike Dixon – Musical Director
• Ken Warwick – Hollywood producer and executive producer and director of Miss World
• Andrew Minarik – head of the team for Miss World Hair & Beauty
• Donna Walsh – professional dancer and director
• Liliana Tanoesoedibjo – CEO of Media Nusantara Citra, Owner and National Director of Miss Indonesia
• Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico
• Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
• Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey
• Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008 from Russia
• Carina Tyrrell – Miss England 2014

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• Designations

• Antigua & Barbuda – Latisha Greene was appointed as Miss Antigua & Barbuda World by Calvin Southwell, president of Antigua Pageants Ltd and national director of Miss World in the island nation.
• ' – Kadia Turnbull was chosen Miss World British Virgin Islands 2016 at a casting call held by Damion Grange, the national director of Miss World British Virgin Islands pageant.
• ' - Melania González was appointed Miss Mundo Costa Rica 2016 after a casting call was organized by Allan Aleman, the national director of Reinas de Costa Rica pageant who is also franchise holder for Miss World in Costa Rica.
• ' - Ana Cortez was appointed to represent El Salvador at Miss World 2016 by Telecorporacion Salvadorena, the license holder for Miss World in El Salvador after the national pageant, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador was not held for the second consecutive year. Cortez works for the company as a TV presenter and DJ radio host.
• ' - Selina Kriechbaum was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Detlef Tursies, the national director of Miss Deutschland pageant after the 2016 edition of the pageant was postponed to early November. Kriechbaum represented the state of Hesse at Miss Deutschland 2015 and was the 3rd runner-up at the pageant.
• ' - Bayartsetseg Altangerel was appointed Miss World Mongolia 2016 after a casting call was organized by Asian Future Group the franchise holder for Miss World in Mongolia.
• ' - Katarina Keković, Miss Universe Montenegro 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Vesna De Vinča, the national director of Miss Montenegro pageant who decided to send Tea Babic, Miss Montenegro 2016 to Miss World 2017 pageant so as to allow more preparation time for the new delegate after the national contest was postponed to late October 2016. Keković was the 1st runner-up at Miss Montenegro 2015 pageant and was supposed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 however she has been replaced by Adela Zoranić, Miss Universe Montenegro 2016.
• ' - Debbie Collins, MBGN Universe 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Silverbird Group, the license holder for Miss World in Nigeria after MBGN 2016 pageant was cancelled because of economic recession plaguing the country. Collins represent the Ebonyi State at MBGN 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
• ' – Alessandra Bueno was chosen Señorita Panamá Mundo 2016 by Edwin Dominguez after being appointed the new franchise holder for Miss World in Panama. Bueno was selected at casting call held in association with Justine Pasek and Cesar Anel Rodríguez, the organizers of Señorita Panamá pageant due to time constraints in organizing the pageant. Previously Medcom Corporation under the direction of Marisela Moreno held the franchise for Miss World in Panama.
• ' – Diana Dinu was appointed Miss World Romania 2016 by Ernest Hadrian Böhm, the national director of Miss World Romania after a casting call was organized by ExclusivEvent agency franchise holders for Miss World in Romania.
• ' - Bhamaa Padmanathan was appointed Miss World Singapore 2016 after a casting call was held by Inès Ligron the new national director of Miss World Singapore pageant. Previously Raymund Ooi held the franchise for Miss World in Singapore.
• ' - Daniella Marie Walcott was appointed Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2016, by Vanessa Sahatoo-Manoo, the President of Oneness Entertainment and the national director of Miss World Trinidad & Tobago pageant after taking into account the weak corporate economic situation in the country. Walcott is also the younger sister of Gabrielle Walcott who was 2nd runner-up at Miss World 2008 and also the cousin of Magdalene Walcott, who made it to the Top 20 at Miss World 2003. Daniella has been training since she was 12 years old by Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde to become Miss World.
• ' – Meriem Hammemi was appointed to represent Tunisia at Miss World 2016 by Aida Antar the national director of Miss Tunisie pageant because of scheduling conflicts after the 2016 edition of the pageant was postponed to early December 2016. Hammemi represented the Governarate of Béja at the Miss Tunisie 2015 and was the 2nd runner-up at the pageant.
• ' - Kyrelle Thomas was appointed Miss US Paradise World 2016 after a casting call was organised by Cnydee Frontal, the national director of Miss US Paradise pageant.
• ' - Diana Croce was appointed to compete at Miss World 2016 by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Venezuela pageant after Miss Venezuela Mundo 2016 pageant was not held because of ongoing economic recession in the country. Croce represented the state of Nueva Esparta at Miss Venezuela 2016 and was the 1st Runner-Up at the pageant.

  Replacements

• ' - Camila Macías was crowned the new Belleza Argentina 2016 by Nadia Cerri, the national director of Belleza Argentina pageant, after Elena Roca the original winner was dethroned for committing repeated breaches of obligations stipulated in her contract. Macias represented the province of Córdoba at Belleza Argentina 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
• ' – Nashaira Balentien, Miss World Curaçao 2016 will not compete in this edition due personal reason. Sabrina Namias de Castro, replace her, Sabrina previously competed at Reina Hispanoamericana 2016.
• ' - Morgane Edvige was appointed Miss World France 2016 by Sylvie Tellier, the national director of Miss France pageant, as a replacement to Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016, who will not be able to compete at Miss World contest because of conflicting schedules, as she crowns her successor just a day before the Miss World 2016 finals. Edvige represented the island of Martinique at Miss France 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
• ' - Evelyn Njambi replaced Roshanara Ebrahim, Miss World Kenya 2016 after she was stripped of her title by Terry Muigai, the national director of Miss World Kenya pageant for the breach of code of conduct stipulated in her contract. Njambi represented Kiambu County at the Miss World Kenya 2016 and was crowned the 1st runner-up at the pageant
• - Lebakile Mokhohlane, the original winner of Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant, declined to participate at Miss World 2016 pageant due to her study commitments, hence Rethabile Tsosane was appointed to replace Mokhohlane. Tsosane was the 4th runner-up at Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant and had also won the Top Model award.

  Withdrawals

• '– Miss Bermuda 2016 pageant was not held due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
• ' – Julia Nguimfack, Miss Cameroon 2016 withdrew due to visa problems.
• ' – Soliyana Assefa, Miss Ethiopia 2016 withdrew at the last minute.
• ' – Miss Gabon 2016 pageant was postponed due to the political turmoil and unrest in the country that followed after the general elections.
• ' – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
• ' – Lizelle Esterhuizen, Miss Namibia 2016, not compete at Miss World pageant after Conny Maritz, the national director of the Miss Namibia pageant, decided to send Esterhuizen only to Miss Universe 2016 due to lack of funding and sponsorship. Usually the winner of Miss Namibia pageant competes at both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.
• ' – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
• ' – No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
• '– No delegate was appointed due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
• ' – the Miss Zambia 2016 pageant finals were scheduled just a day before the Miss World finals.
• – Miss Zimbabwe Trust chairperson Mary Chiwenga cancelled the 2016 edition of the Miss Zimbabwe pageant due to lack of quality candidates to compete at an international level.