Miss World Philippines
Miss World Philippines is a beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects the country's representative to the Miss World contest, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
The pageant also selects three other representatives to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Eco International, Miss Multinational, Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss Tourism, Miss Teen Eco International, and Miss Supranational. In addition the organizer of the pageant also held its male counterpart Mister World Philippines to pick representatives to participate in Mister World, Mister Supranational, Mister Eco International, and Mister Multinational.
The pageant is inspired by the Miss World Ltd.'s slogan "Beauty with a Purpose" and henceforth adopted the theme "Beauty in Giving."
The winner and her court work with charities that benefit children in need and also join movements of supporting women and children's rights and many more advocacies.
History
The pageant was conceived on January 25, 2011 when the franchise that was previously held by Binibining Pilipinas was awarded by Julia Morley, Chair and CEO of Miss World Limited, to Cory Quirino, who served as the exclusive licensee and national director for the Philippines from 2011 to 2016. The pageant was officially launched on March 23, 2011 at the SMDC Showroom at the SM Mall of Asia.Quirino resigned as the national director on January 15, 2017, due to personal and business reasons. A day later, Arnold Vegafria, who served as the talent manager of Miss World 2013 Megan Young, took over the position after he met with Morley. Under Vegafria's term, three additional minor international beauty pageant titles are awarded namely: Miss Eco Philippines, Miss Multinational Philippines, Reina Hispanoamericana - Filipinas, Miss Philippines Tourism, and Miss Eco Teen Philippines for which they will represent the Philippines internationally.
Prior to Miss World Philippines, the title was awarded through the Miss Republic of the Philippines pageant from 1966 to 1976, then by Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc. through Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant from 1977 to 1991, and Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. through the Binibining Pilipinas pageant from 1992 to 2010.
Editions
Below is the complete list of Miss World Philippines editions.| Year | Date | Presenters | Broadcasters | Number of Official Candidates | Pageant Venue |
| 2011 | September 18 | Dingdong Dantes Isabelle Daza Carla Abellana | GMA Network GMA Pinoy TV | 25 | Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay City |
| 2012 | June 24 | Edu Manzano Ruffa Gutierrez Patricia Fernandez Mr. Fu Victor Basa John James Uy | TV5 | 25 | Manila Hotel Tent City, Manila City |
| 2013 | August 18 | Carla Abellana KC Montero Victor Basa Gwendoline Ruais Divine Lee | GMA Network | 25 | Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque City |
| 2014 | October 12 | Mikael Daez Janine Gutierrez Gwendoline Ruais Tim Yap | GMA Network GMA Pinoy TV | 26 | Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City |
| 2015 | October 18 | Iya Villania Tim Yap Gwendoline Ruais | GMA Network GMA Pinoy TV | 26 | Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque City |
| 2016 | October 2 | Gwendoline Ruais Richard Gutierrez Queenierich Rehman | GMA Network GMA Pinoy TV | 24 | Manila Hotel Tent City, Manila City |
| 2017 | September 3 | KC Montero Iya Villania Carla Abellana | GMA Network | 35 | Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City |
| 2018 | October 7 | Francisco Escobar Ruffa Gutierrez Carla Abellana | GMA Network | 40 | Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City |
| 2019 | September 15 | Laura Lehmann Victor Basa Edgar Allan Guzman Winwyn Marquez | GMA Network | 40 | Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City |
Titleholders
Representative at major international pageant
Miss World
Representatives at minor international pageants
Miss Supranational
Miss Eco International
Miss Multinational
Reina Hispanoamericana
Miss Tourism
Miss Eco Teen International
Mister World Philippines
Aside from Miss World, the organization of Miss World Philippines also appoints the representative of the Philippines to the Mister World pageant which is held every two years.The first Mister World representative under Miss World Philippines is Andrew Wolff who placed first runner-up in the Mister World 2012 pageant. In 2014, two contenders were appointed as representatives, John de Lara Spainhour for the 2014 edition and Sam Valdes Ajdani for the 2016 edition.
Under the new directorship of Vegafria, in 2018, the Mister World representative for the first time selected via Mister World Philippines contest instead of appointment.
Aside from Mister World, the contest also selected the representative to Mister Supranational, Mister Eco International, and Mister Multinational.