# Miss World 2012

Miss World 2012 was the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos City, China, on 18 August 2012.
Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned Yu Wenxia of China as her successor at the end of the event. This is the second time China has won the title.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 2012 | China – Yu Wenxia |
| 1st Runner-Up | Wales – Sophie Moulds |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Australia – Jessica Kahawaty |
| Top 7 | Brazil – Mariana Notarangelo  India – Vanya Mishra  Jamaica – Deanna Robins  South Sudan - Atong Demach |
| Top 15 | England – Charlotte Holmes  Indonesia – Ines Putri  Kenya – Shamim Ali  Mexico – Mariana Berumen  Netherlands – Nathalie den Dekker  Philippines – Queenierich Rehman  Spain – Aranzazu Estevez  United States – Claudine Book |
| Top 30 | Colombia – Barbara Turbay  Denmark – Iris Thomsen  Dominican Republic – Sally Aponte  Guadeloupe – Brigitte Ramassamy Golabkan  Guam – Jeneva Bosko  Guatemala – Monique Georgette Aparicio  Israel – Shani Hazan  Kazakhstan – Evgenia Klishina  Nepal – Shristi Shrestha  Northern Ireland – Tiffany Brien  Panama – Maricely Gonzalez  Paraguay – Fiorella Migliore  Portugal – Melanie Vicente  Puerto Rico – Janelee Chaparro  Sweden – Sanna Jinnedal |

## Challenge Events

There were six challenge events. They were Top Model, Beach Fashion, Sport, Multimedia, Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose. Important points were awarded to each winner. All six winners went through to the Top 30.

### Top Model

Atong Demach of South Sudan won Miss World Top Model 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | South Sudan - Atong Demach |
| Top 10 | Australia - Jessica Kahawaty  Belize - Chantae Chanice Guy  Brazil - Mariana Notarangelo  Chile - Camila Recabarren  China - Yu Wenxia  Jamaica - Deanna Robbins  Mexico - Mariana Berumen  Poland - Weronika Szmajdzińska  Spain - Aránzazu Estevez |

### Beach Beauty

Sophie Moulds of Wales won Miss World Beach Beauty 2012.
| Final Result | Contestant |
| Winner | Wales - Sophie Moulds |
| Top 10 | Australia - Jessica Kahawaty  Brazil - Mariana Notarangelo  China - Yu Wenxia  Colombia - Bárbara Turbay  Czech Republic - Linda Bartošová  Guadeloupe - Brigitte Ramassamy Golabkan  Nepal - Shristi Shrestha  Nigeria - Damiete Charles-Granville  Northern Ireland - Tiffany Brien |

### Sport

Sanna Jinnedal of Sweden won Miss World Sport 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Sweden - Sanna Jinnedal |
| Swimming | Portugal - Melanie Vicente |
| Long Jump | England - Charlotte Holmes |
| 100-Meter Dash | Scotland - Nicole Treacy |
| Kick-Off | Sweden - Sanna Jinnedal  Uganda - Phiona Bizzu |

### Multimedia

Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Multimedia 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | India - Vanya Mishra |
| 1st Runner-Up | Mexico - Mariana Berumen |

### Talent

Yu Wenxia of China won Miss World Talent 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | China - Yu Wenxia |
| Top 5 | Jamaica - Deanna Robbins  Norway - Karoline Olsen  Panama - Maricely González  Philippines - Queenierich Rehman |
| Top 16 | Brazil - Mariana Notarangelo  Curaçao - Stephanie Rose Chang  Denmark - Iris Thomsen  Kazakhstan - Evgenia Klishina  Latvia - Anastasija Skibunova  Macau - Winnie Sin  Mongolia - Bayarmaa Huselbaatar  Paraguay - Fiorella Migliore  Saint Kitts and Nevis - Markysa O'Loughlin  Sierra Leone - Vanessa Williams  US Virgin Islands - Taiesa Lashley |

### Beauty With a Purpose

Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Beauty With a Purpose 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | India - Vanya Mishra |
| 1st Runner-Up | Australia - Jessica Kahawaty |
| 2nd Runner-Up | United States - Claudine Book |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Indonesia - Ines Putri |
| 4th Runner-Up | Kenya - Shamim Ali |

## Contestants

116 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Albania | Floriana Garo | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Durrës |
| Angola | Edmilza dos Santos | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Malanje |
| Argentina | Josefina Herrero | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Mercedes |
| Aruba | Lucianette Verhoeks | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Jessica Kahawaty | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sydney |
| Austria | Amina Dagi | 17 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bregenz |
| Bahamas | Daronique Young | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nassau |
| Barbados | Marielle Wilkie | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bridgetown |
| Belarus | Julia Skalkovich | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Baranovichi |
| Belgium | Laura Beyne | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Brussels |
| Belize | Chantae Chanice Guy | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Belmopan |
| Bermuda | Rochelle Minors | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Mariana García | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | La Paz |
| Bonaire | Ana Gisel Maciel | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kralendijk |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Fikreta Husić | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Brčko |
| Botswana | Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Gaborone |
| Brazil | Mariana Notarangelo | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Duque de Caxias |
| Bulgaria | Gabriela Vasileva | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Byala Slatina |
| Canada | Tara Teng | 23 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Fort Langley |
| Chile | Camila Recabarren | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | La Serena |
| China | Yu Wenxia | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Shangzhi |
| Colombia | Bárbara Turbay | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá |
| Costa Rica | Silvana Sánchez | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Palmares |
| Cote d'Ivoire | Hélène-Valerie Djouka | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Divo |
| Croatia | Maja Nikolić | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Zagreb |
| Curaçao | Stephanie Rose Chang | 20 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Georgia Georgiou | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Limassol |
| Czech Republic | Linda Bartošová | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Vraclav |
| Denmark | Iris Thomsen | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Osterbro |
| Dominican Republic | Sally Aponte Tejada | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Salcedo |
| Ecuador | Cipriana Correia | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Esmeraldas |
| El Salvador | Maria Luisa Vicuña | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Sonsonate |
| England | Charlotte Holmes | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Plymouth |
| Equatorial Guinea | Jennifer Riveiro Ilende | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Malabo |
| Ethiopia | Melkam Endale | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Addis Ababa |
| Fiji | Koini Elesi Vakaloloma | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lautoka |
| Finland | Sabina Särkkä | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Helsinki |
| France | Delphine Wespiser | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Magstatt-le-Bas |
| Gabon | Marie-Noëlle Ada | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Mouila |
| Georgia | Salome Khomeriki | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Tbilisi |
| Germany | Martina Ivezaj | 23 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Munich |
| Gibraltar | Jessica Baldachino | 24 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Gibraltar |
| Greece | Maria Tsagkaraki | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Crete |
| Guadeloupe | Brigitte Golabkan | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Le Moule |
| Guam | Jeneva Bosko | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Chalan Pago |
| Guatemala | Monique Aparicio | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Quetzaltenango |
| Guyana | Arti Cameron | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Georgetown |
| Honduras | Jennifer Valle | 17 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Santa Rosa de Copan |
| Hong Kong | Kelly Cheung | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Hong Kong |
| Hungary | Tamara Cserháti | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Győr |
| Iceland | Íris Telma Jónsdóttir | 21 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Reykjavík |
| India | Vanya Mishra | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Jalandar |
| Indonesia | Ines Putri Chandra | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Denpasar |
| Ireland | Rebecca Maguire | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Dublin |
| Israel | Shani Hazan | 19 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Kiryat Ata |
| Italy | Jessica Bellinghieri | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Messina |
| Jamaica | Deanna Robins | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kingston |
| Japan | Nozomi Igarashi | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Yamagata |
| Kazakhstan | Evgeniya Klishina | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Astana |
| Kenya | Shamim Nabil | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mombasa |
| South Korea | Kim Sung-min | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Seoul |
| Latvia | Anastasija Skibunova | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Riga |
| Lebanon | Sonia-Lynn Gabriel | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Mont-Liban |
| Lithuania | Rasa Vereniūtė | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Vilnius |
| Macau | Winnie Sin | 25 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | Macau |
| Macedonia | Aneta Stojkoska | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Gostivar |
| Malawi | Susan Mtegha † | 24 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Mzuzu |
| Malaysia | Yvonne Lee | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kuala Lumpur |
| Malta | Daniela Darmanin | 21 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Mġarr |
| Martinique | Andy Govindin | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Fort-de-France |
| Mauritius | Shalini Panchoo | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Saint Pierre |
| Mexico | Mariana Berumen | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Guanajuato |
| Mongolia | Bayarmaa Huselbaatar | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ulan Bator |
| Montenegro | Nikolina Lončar | 19 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Pljevlja |
| Nepal | Shristi Shrestha | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bharatpur |
| Netherlands | Nathalie den Dekker | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Amsterdam |
| New Zealand | Collette Lochore | 18 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Lauren Lawson | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Granada |
| Nigeria | Damiete Charles Granville | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Port Harcourt |
| Northern Ireland | Tiffany Brien | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Belfast |
| Norway | Karoline Olsen | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Klo |
| Panama | Maricely González | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Panama City |
| Paraguay | Fiorella Migliore | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Asunción |
| Peru | Giuliana Zevallos | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Lima |
| Philippines | Queenierich Rehman | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Las Piñas |
| Poland | Weronika Szmajdzińska | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Szczecin |
| Portugal | Melanie Vicente | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Torres Vedras |
| Puerto Rico | Janelee Chaparro | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Barceloneta |
| Russia | Elizaveta Golovanova | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Safonovo |
| Scotland | Nicole Treacy | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Paisley |
| Serbia | Bojana Lečić | 22 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Nova Varoš |
| Seychelles | Sherlyn Ferneau | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Victoria |
| Sierra Leone | Vanessa Williams | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Freetown |
| Singapore | Karisa Sukamto | 19 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Kristína Krajčírová | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bratislava |
| Slovenia | Nives Orešnik | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Maribor |
| South Africa | Remona Moodley | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Cape Town |
| South Sudan | Atong Demach | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Bor |
| Spain | Aránzazu Estévez | 23 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Las Palmas |
| Sri Lanka | Sumudu Prasadini | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kurunegala |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Markysa O'Loughlin | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Basseterre |
| Suriname | Stefanie Grace Gentle | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nieuw Nickerie |
| Sweden | Sanna Jinnedal | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Borås |
| Tanzania | Lisa Jensen | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Dar es Salaam |
| Thailand | Vanessa Herrmann | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Phuket |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Athaliah Samuel | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Port of Spain |
| Turkey | Açalya Samyeli Danoğlu | 20 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Istanbul |
| Uganda | Phiona Bizzu | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lira |
| Ukraine | Karina Zhyronkina | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kharkiv |
| United States | Claudine Book | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | California |
| Uruguay | Valentina Henderson | 18 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Salto |
| US Virgin Islands | Taiesa Lashley | 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Saint Thomas |
| Venezuela | Gabriella Ferrari | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
| Vietnam | Vũ Thị Hoàng My | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Đồng Nai |
| Wales | Sophie Moulds | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Ferndale |
| Zimbabwe | Bongani Dlakama | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Bulawayo |