Miss World 2023
At the end of the event, Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned by the previous winner Karolina Bielawska of Poland. This is the second win by the Czech Republic at the pageant.
Contestants from 112 countries and territories competed in the pageant. The pageant was co-hosted by Karan Johar and Miss World 2013 Megan Young. Shaan, Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, and Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh performed in this edition.
Background
Location and date
On 13 February 2023, Julia Morley, Chairperson of the Miss World Organization, announced that the competition will take place in the United Arab Emirates in May 2023. Morley added, "Further details to follow".
On 8 June 2023, the organization announced that the competition will move from the United Arab Emirates to India, with no reason given for the venue change. It was the second time the pageant was held in India; the first being Miss World 1996. On 28 September 2023, the organization announced that the pageant would be held on 16 December 2023 at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi, India. It was later postponed until 2 March 2024, due to the elections in India.
On 19 January 2024, the organization announced the pageant would be held on 9 March 2024 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The pageant began on 18 February 2024.
Selection of participants
Contestants from 112 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Four of them are runners-up after the withdrawal of the original contestant in their respective countries and territories, and two selected after another national pageant was held to replace the original dethroned winner.
Replacements
Sreypich Teng was announced as Miss World Cambodia and competed instead of Sovattey Sary due to the delay of the pageant. Poelano Mothisi, the first runner-up in Miss Lesotho 2021, was appointed to represent her country as the original winner Refiloe Lefothane was unavailable due to continuing her studies abroad. Daria Gapska, Miss Northern Ireland was replaced by Kaitlyn Clarke, the reigning titleholder, as her reign had elapsed. Lucía Arellano was crowned as the new Miss World Peru 2022, replacing Jennifer Barrantes who was dethroned for not fulfilling the obligations stipulated in her contract. Barrantes has denied these claims and stated that there has been a conflict between her and the organization which has caused her withdrawal. Lucy Thomson, Miss Scotland 2022, was replaced by Chelsie Allison as her reign had elapsed.
Ruan Yue, Miss China World 2022, was stripped of her title for "inappropriate" behavior, and was replaced by Qin Zewen. Zewen was also stripped of the title for falsifying her education and employment qualifications. China held an extra pageant to determine a new representative, with Ke Xu Xin as the new winner.
Debuts, returns and withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Togo, and the returns of Australia, Bangladesh, Croatia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Martinique, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Thailand, and Zimbabwe.
Morocco last competed in 1968; Liberia last competed in 2017; Germany, Lebanon, Lesotho, Martinique, and Zimbabwe last competed in 2018; while the remaining last competed in 2019.
Albania, Armenia, the Bahamas, Equatorial Guinea, Iceland, Luxembourg, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, and Sint Maarten withdrew. Léa Sevenig of Luxembourg confirmed that she will no longer compete due to the cancellation of her national pageant. Divine Muheto of Rwanda also withdrew due to the cancellation of her national pageant following several allegations of misconduct from the organization towards the contestants. Ashley Carrington of Barbados, Xaria Penn of the British Virgin Islands, and Phonevilai Luanglath of Laos withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss World 2023 | |
| Runner-up | |
| Top 4 | |
| Top 8 |
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| Top 12 |
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| Top 40 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
The Continental titles were given to delegates who placed highest in the final, aside from the main crown.
| Continental Titles | Contestant |
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| Americas | |
| Caribbean | |
| Africa | |
| Europe | |
| Asia | |
| Oceania |
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Challenge events
Head-to-head challenge
Instead of competing in groups, the contestants created a video highlighting a specific G20 topic. Twenty-five of the contestants were selected to compete in the final round at The Summit Room in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 23 February 2024, from whom five winners were selected. These five winners were automatically part of the Top 40.
- Advanced to the Top 40 via Head-to-Head challenge.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Winners |
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| Top 25 |
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Sports challenge
The Sports Challenge qualifier round was held on 22 February 2024 at the Thyagaraj Sports Complex, where the contestants competed in a beep test. On 23 February 2024, thirty-two contestants were announced to compete in the final round at the National Stadium, New Delhi on 24 February 2024. Lucija Begić from Croatia won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 40, and the Blue Team from Europe won the overall competition.
- Advanced to the Top 40 via Sports challenge.
| Placement | Contestant | Continent | Team |
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| Winner |
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Europe | Blue Team |
| 1st runner-up |
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America | Green Team |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 32 (Continental Qualifiers) |
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Africa | Yellow Team |
| America | Green Team | ||
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Asia and Oceania | Red Team | |
| Europe | Blue Team |
Top Model challenge
The Top Model challenge was held on 2 March 2024 at the Aurika Mumbai SkyCity. The contestants catwalked in two outfits in continental groupings, before five finalists were selected from each continent group to advance. Amongst these five finalists, one continental winner was chosen. An overall winner and runner-up were then chosen amongst the four continental winners. Axelle René from Martinique was chosen as the winner, obtaining a spot in the Top 40. The winners of the Best Designer Dress were also announced at the same event.
- Advanced to the Top 40 via Top Model challenge.
| Placement | Contestant | Continent |
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| Winner |
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America |
| Runner-up |
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Asia and Oceania |
| Finalists |
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Africa |
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Europe | |
| Top 20 |
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America |
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Africa | |
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Asia and Oceania | |
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Europe |
Best Designer Dress
| Placement | Contestant | Continent |
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| Winners |
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Africa |
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America | |
| Asia and Oceania | ||
| Europe |
Talent challenge
The twenty-three finalists in the Talent Competition were announced via Miss World social media platforms on 1 March 2024. The final fourteen finalists showcased their talent during the 71st Beauty With a Purpose Gala Dinner on 3 March 2024. Imen Mehrzi from Tunisia won the challenge, obtaining a placement in the Top 40.
- Advanced to the Top 40 via Talent challenge.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Winner |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 14 | |
| Top 23 |
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Beauty With a Purpose
The ten finalists were announced live via Miss World's social media platforms during the 71st Beauty With a Purpose Gala Dinner on 3 March 2024. Four continental winners advanced to the Top 40.
- Advanced to the Top 40 via Beauty With a Purpose Challenge.
| Placement | Contestant | Continent |
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| Overall Winner |
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America |
| Top 4 (Continental Winners) | ||
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Africa | |
| Asia and Oceania | ||
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Europe | |
| Top 10 | Africa | |
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America | |
| Asia and Oceania | ||
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Pageant
Selection committee
These included:
- Sajid Nadiadwala — Indian film producer
- Harbhajan Singh — Indian cricketer
- Rajat Sharma — Journalist
- Amruta Fadnavis — Actress and social worker
- Vineet Jain — Managing director of Bennett, Coleman & Co. Limited
- Julia Morley — Chairman and CEO of Miss World Organization
- Jamil Saidi — Host and strategic partner of Miss World India
- Kriti Sanon — Actress
- Pooja Hegde — Actress
Contestants
112 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola |
Florinda José | 21 | Luanda | Africa |
 Argentina |
Mariela Fuchs | 22 | Misiones | America |
 Australia |
Kristen Wright | 24 | Melbourne | Asia & Oceania |
 Bangladesh |
Shammi Islam Nila | 21 | Dhaka | Asia & Oceania |
 Belgium |
Kedist Deltour | 26 | Nazareth | Europe |
 Belize |
Elise-Gayonne Vernon | 21 | Biscayne | America |
 Bolivia |
Fernanda Rivero | 20 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | America |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Anđela Gajić | 18 | Banja Luka | Europe |
 Botswana |
Lesego Chombo | 22 | Gaborone | Africa |
 Brazil |
Leticía Frota | 20 | Manaus | America |
 Bulgaria |
Ivana Subeva | 16 | Sofia | Europe |
 Cambodia
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Sreypich Teng | 19 | Banteay Meanchey | Asia & Oceania |
 Cameroon |
Julia Samantha Edima | 28 | Ebolowa | Africa |
 Canada |
Jaime Vandenberg | 27 | Lethbridge | America |
 Cayman Islands |
Leanni Tibbets | 27 | George Town | America |
 Chile |
Ámbar Zenteno | 28 | Santiago | America |
 China |
Kexin Xu | 20 | Heilongjiang | Asia & Oceania |
 Colombia |
Camila Pinzón | 28 | Duitama | America |
 Costa Rica |
Krisly Salas | 24 | Alajuela | America |
 Côte d'Ivoire |
Mylene Djihony | 23 | Aboisso | Africa |
 Croatia |
Lucija Begić | 23 | Zagreb | Europe |
 Curaçao |
Nashaira Balentien | 26 | Willemstad | America |
 Czech Republic |
Krystyna Pyszková | 25 | Třinec | Europe |
 Denmark |
Johanne Grundt Hansen | 22 | Næstved | Europe |
 Dominican Republic |
María Victoria Bayo | 23 | Santo Domingo | America |
 Ecuador |
Annie Zámbrano | 24 | Salinas | America |
 El Salvador |
Andrea Aguilar | 20 | San Salvador | America |
 England |
Jessica Gagen | 27 | Skelmersdale | Europe |
 Estonia |
Adriana Mass | 21 | Pärnu | Europe |
 Ethiopia
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Rgat Afewerki Ybrah | 23 | Addis Ababa | Africa |
 Finland |
Adelaide Botty van den Bruele | 27 | Sonkajärvi | Europe |
 France |
Clémence Botino | 27 | Baie-Mahault | Europe |
 Germany |
Aleksandra Modić | 24 | Wetzlar | Europe |
 Ghana |
Miriam Xorlasi | 23 | Battor | Africa |
 Gibraltar |
Faith Torres | 22 | Gibraltar | Europe |
 Greece |
Samantha Misovic | 19 | Chania | Europe |
 Guadeloupe |
Marie Hatchi | 27 | Basse-Terre | America |
 Guatemala |
Marcela Miranda | 20 | Guatemala City | America |
 Guinea |
Makia Bamba | 25 | Conakry | Africa |
 Guinea-Bissau |
Mirla Ferreira Dabó | 27 | Bissau | Africa |
 Guyana |
Andrea King | 26 | Georgetown | America |
 Haiti |
Valierie Alcide | 28 | Pétion-Ville | America |
 Honduras |
Yelsin Almendarez | 23 | Danlí | America |
 Hungary |
Boglárka Hacsi | 23 | Miskolc | Europe |
 India |
Sini Shetty | 22 | Udupi | Asia & Oceania |
 Indonesia |
Audrey Vanessa Susilo | 24 | Manado | Asia & Oceania |
 Iraq
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Balsam Hussein | 27 | Baghdad | Asia & Oceania |
 Ireland |
Ivanna McMahon | 28 | Barefield | Europe |
 Italy |
Rebecca Arnone | 21 | Turin | Europe |
 Jamaica |
Shanique Singh | 26 | Kingston | America |
 Japan |
Kana Yamaguchi | 25 | Toyama | Asia & Oceania |
 Kazakhstan |
Tomiris Kakimova | 25 | Astana | Asia & Oceania |
 Kenya |
Chantou Kwamboka | 24 | Kisumu | Africa |
 Lebanon |
Yasmina Zaytoun | 21 | Kfarchouba | Asia & Oceania |
 Lesotho |
Poelano Mothisi | 23 | Maseru | Africa |
 Liberia |
Veralyn Vonleh | 20 | Monrovia | Africa |
 Macau |
Li Mengli | 25 | Macau | Asia & Oceania |
 Madagascar |
Antsaly Rajoelina | 23 | Analamanga | Africa |
 Malaysia |
Wenanita Angang | 27 | Kota Kinabalu | Asia & Oceania |
 Malta |
Natalia Galea | 24 | Valletta | Europe |
 Martinique |
Axelle René | 22 | Le Robert | America |
 Mauritius |
Liza Gundowry | 25 | Port Louis | Africa |
 Mexico |
Alejandra Díaz | 25 | San Luis Potosí | America |
 Moldova |
Diana Spotarenko | 20 | Gagauzia | Europe |
 Mongolia |
Bolor Bat-Erdene | 24 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia & Oceania |
 Montenegro |
Anđela Vukadinović | 22 | Kotor | Europe |
 Morocco |
Sonia Aït Mansour | 27 | Marrakech | Africa |
 Myanmar |
Yoon Theint Theint Nway | 19 | Pindaya | Asia & Oceania |
 Namibia |
Leone van Jaarsveld | 27 | Swakopmund | Africa |
 Nepal |
Priyanka Rani Joshi | 25 | Kathmandu | Asia & Oceania |
 Netherlands |
Amber Koelewijn | 18 | Bunschoten | Europe |
 New Zealand |
Navjot Kaur | 27 | Auckland | Asia & Oceania |
 Nicaragua |
Mariela Cerros | 25 | Ocotal | America |
 Nigeria |
Ada Eme | 24 | Abiriba | Africa |
 Northern Ireland |
Kaitlyn Clarke | 27 | Belfast | Europe |
 Norway
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Andrea Farias | 20 | Kristiansand | Europe |
 Panama |
Kathleen Pérez | 24 | Changuinola | America |
 Paraguay |
Dahiana Benítez | 20 | Encarnación | America |
 Peru |
Lucía Arellano | 23 | Ucayali | America |
 Philippines |
Gwendolyne Fourniol | 23 | Himamaylan | Asia & Oceania |
 Poland |
Krystyna Sokołowska | 25 | Białystok | Europe |
 Portugal |
Catarina Ferreira | 25 | Lisbon | Europe |
 Puerto Rico |
Elena Rivera | 19 | Toa Baja | America |
 Romania |
Ada-Maria Ileana | 26 | Bucharest | Europe |
 Scotland |
Chelsie Allison | 26 | Inverness | Europe |
 Senegal |
Fatou L'eau | 21 | Dakar | Africa |
 Serbia |
Anja Radić | 20 | Belgrade | Europe |
 Sierra Leone
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Daisy Princess Mujeh Abdulai | 22 | Freetown | Africa |
 Singapore |
Oh Wei Qi | 24 | Singapore | Asia & Oceania |
 Slovakia |
Sophia Hrivňáková | 22 | Banská Štiavnica | Europe |
 Slovenia |
Vida Milivojša | 24 | Ljubljana | Europe |
 Somalia |
Bahja Mohamoud | 22 | Beledweyne | Africa |
 South Africa |
Claude Mashego | 24 | Bushbuckridge | Africa |
 South Korea
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Lijin Kim | 23 | Seoul | Asia & Oceania |
 South Sudan |
Arek Abraham Albino | 21 | Juba | Africa |
 Spain |
Paula Pérez | 27 | Castellón | Europe |
 Sri Lanka
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Kavindi Nethmini | 27 | Colombo | Asia & Oceania |
 Sweden
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Stina Nordlander | 26 | Kramfors | Europe |
 Tanzania |
Halima Kopwe | 23 | Mtwara | Africa |
 Thailand |
Tharina Botes | 27 | Phuket | Asia & Oceania |
 Togo |
Chimène Moladja | 24 | Lomé | Africa |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
Aché Abrahams | 24 | Santa Cruz | America |
 Tunisia |
Imen Mehrzi | 28 | Tunis | Africa |
 Turkey |
Nursena Say | 25 | Istanbul | Asia & Oceania |
 Uganda |
Hannah Tumukunde | 20 | Nakaseke | Africa |
 Ukraine |
Sofia Shamia | 18 | Kyiv | Europe |
 United States |
Victoria DiSorbo | 25 | Pembroke Pines | America |
 Uruguay |
Tatiana Luna | 23 | Montevideo | America |
 Venezuela |
Ariagny Daboín | 27 | Maracay | America |
 Vietnam |
Huỳnh Nguyễn Mai Phương | 24 | Biên Hòa | Asia & Oceania |
 Wales |
Darcey Corria | 21 | Barry | Europe |
 Zimbabwe |
Nokutenda Marumbwa | 20 | Bulawayo | Africa |