# Miss World 2023

Miss World 2023 was the 71st edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India, on 9 March 2024.
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 |
| Miss World 2023 | Czech Republic – Krystyna Pyszková |
| 1st Runner-Up | Lebanon – Yasmina Zaytoun |
| Top 4 | Trinidad and Tobago – Aché Abrahams  Botswana – Lesego Chombo |
| Top 8 | Brazil – Leticía Frota  England – Jessica Gagen  India – Sini Shetty  Uganda – Hannah Tumukunde |
| Top 12 | Australia – Kristen Wright  Dominican Republic – Maria Victoria Bayo  Mauritius – Liza Gundowry  Spain – Paula Pérez |
| Top 40 | Belgium – Kedist Deltour  Belize – Elise-Gayonne Vernon  Cameroon – Julia Samantha Edima  Canada – Jaime Vandenberg  Croatia – Lucija Begić  France - Clémence Botino  Gibraltar – Faith Torres  Indonesia – Audrey Vanessa Susilo  Italy – Rebecca Arnone  Kenya – Chantou Kwamboka  Madagascar – Antsaly Rajoelina  Malaysia – Wenanita Angang  Martinique – Axelle René  Nepal – Priyanka Rani Joshi  New Zealand – Navjot Kaur  Nigeria – Ada Eme  Peru – Lucía Arellano  Puerto Rico – Elena Rivera  Somalia – Bahja Mohamoud  South Africa – Claude Mashego  South Sudan – Arek Abraham Albino  Tanzania – Halima Kopwe  Tunisia – Imen Mehrzi  Turkey – Nursena Say  Ukraine – Sofia Shamia  Vietnam – Huỳnh Nguyễn Mai Phương  Wales – Darcey Corria  Zimbabwe – Nokutenda Marumbwa |
§ – Multimedia Challenge winner

### 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 |
| Americas | Brazil – Leticía Frota |
| Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago – Aché Abrahams |
| Africa | Botswana – Lesego Chombo |
| Europe | England – Jessica Gagen |
| Asia | Lebanon – Yasmina Zaytoun |
| Oceania | Australia – Kristen Wright |

## 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 |
| Winners | Botswana – Lesego Chombo  England – Jessica Gagen  Lebanon – Yasmina Zaytoun  Nigeria – Ada Eme  Zimbabwe – Nokutenda Marumbwa |
| Top 25 | Australia – Kristen Wright  Belgium – Kedist Deltour  Brazil – Leticía Frota  India – Sini Shetty  Indonesia – Audrey Vanessa  Ireland – Ivanna McMahon  Kenya – Chantou Kwamboka  Madagascar – Antsaly Rajoelina  Malaysia – Wenanita Angang  Nepal – Priyanka Rani Joshi  Northern Ireland – Kaitlyn Clarke  Philippines – Gwendolyne Fourniol  Puerto Rico – Elena Rivera  South Africa – Claude Mashego  Spain – Paula Pérez  Thailand – Tharina Botes  Trinidad and Tobago – Aché Abrahams  United States – Victoria DiSorbo  Vietnam – Huỳnh Nguyễn Mai Phương  Wales – Darcey Corria |

### 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 |
| Winner | Croatia – Lucija Begić | Europe | Blue Team |
| 1st runner-up | Chile – Ámbar Zenteno | Americas and Caribbean | Green Team |
| 2nd runner-up | Peru – Lucía Arellano | Americas and Caribbean | Green Team |
| Top 32 (Continental Qualifiers) | Botswana – Lesego Chombo  Ghana – Miriam Xorlasi  Kenya – Chantou Kwamboka  Madagascar – Antsaly Rajoelina  Morocco – Sonia Aït Mansour  Namibia – Leone van Jaarsveld  South Africa – Claude Mashego  South Sudan – Arek Abraham Albino | Africa | Yellow Team |
| Top 32 (Continental Qualifiers) | Canada – Jaime Vandenberg  Guadeloupe – Marie Hatchi  Guatemala – Marcela Miranda  Nicaragua – Mariela Cerros  Panama – Kathleen Pérez  Uruguay – Tatiana Luna | Americas and Caribbean | Green Team |
| Top 32 (Continental Qualifiers) | Australia – Kristen Wright  Indonesia – Audrey Vanessa  Japan – Kana Yamaguchi  Mongolia – Bolor Bat-Erdene  Nepal – Priyanka Rani Joshi  New Zealand – Navjot Kaur  Philippines – Gwendolyne Fourniol  South Korea – Lijin Kim | Asia and Oceania | Red Team |
| Top 32 (Continental Qualifiers) | Denmark – Johanne Grundt Hansen  England – Jessica Gagen  Greece – Samantha Misovic  Hungary – Boglárka Hacsi  Slovakia – Sophia Hrivňáková  Sweden – Stina Nordlander  Wales – Darcey Corria | 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 |
| Winner | Martinique – Axelle René | Americas and Caribbean |
| Runner-up | Turkey – Nursena Say | Asia and Oceania |
| Finalists | Botswana – Lesego Chombo | Africa |
| Finalists | Slovakia – Sophia Hrivňáková | Europe |
| Top 20 | Brazil – Leticía Frota  Canada – Jaime Vandenberg  Dominican Republic – María Victoria Bayo  Peru – Lucía Arellano | Americas and Caribbean |
| Top 20 | Ghana – Miriam Xorlasi  Nigeria – Ada Eme  South Africa – Claude Mashego  Togo – Chimène Moladja | Africa |
| Top 20 | India – Sini Shetty  Indonesia – Audrey Vanessa  Lebanon – Yasmina Zaytoun  Philippines – Gwendolyne Fourniol | Asia and Oceania |
| Top 20 | Belgium – Kedist Deltour  Czech Republic – Krystyna Pyszková  France – Clémence Botino  Scotland – Chelsie Allison | Europe |

#### Best Designer Dress

| Placement | Contestant | Continent |
| Winners | Ethiopia – Rgat Afewerki Ybrah | Africa |
| Winners | United States – Victoria DiSorbo | Americas and Caribbean |
| Winners | India – Sini Shetty | Asia and Oceania |
| Winners | Czech Republic – Krystyna Pyszková | 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 |
| Winner | Tunisia – Imen Mehrzi |
| 1st runner-up | Northern Ireland – Kaitlyn Clarke |
| 2nd runner-up | Indonesia – Audrey Vanessa |
| Top 14 | Botswana – Lesego Chombo  Estonia – Adriana Mass  Gibraltar – Faith Torres  Guatemala – Marcela Miranda  Hungary – Boglárka Hacsi  India – Sini Shetty  Ireland – Ivanna McMahon  Mongolia – Bolor Bat-Erdene  Netherlands – Amber Koelewijn  Portugal – Catarina Ferreira  Wales – Darcey Corria |
| Top 23 | Finland – Adelaide Botty van den Bruele  Malta – Natalia Galea  Philippines – Gwendolyne Fourniol  Poland – Krystyna Sokołowska  Puerto Rico – Elena Rivera  Romania – Ada-Maria Ileana  South Africa – Claude Mashego  Spain – Paula Pérez  Trinidad and Tobago – Aché Abrahams |

### 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 |
| Overall Winner | Brazil – Leticía Frota | Americas and Caribbean |
| Top 4 (Continental Winners) |
| Top 4 (Continental Winners) | Uganda – Hannah Tumukunde | Africa |
| Top 4 (Continental Winners) | Nepal – Priyanka Rani Joshi | Asia and Oceania |
| Top 4 (Continental Winners) | Ukraine – Sofia Shamia | Europe |
| Top 10 | Botswana – Lesego Chombo  Tanzania – Halima Kopwe | Africa |
| Top 10 | Trinidad and Tobago – Aché Abrahams | Americas and Caribbean |
| Top 10 | Indonesia – Audrey Vanessa  Turkey – Nursena Say | Asia and Oceania |
| Top 10 | Czech Republic – Krystyna Pyszková | Europe |

## 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 | Americas and Caribbean |
| Australia | Kristen Wright | 24 | Melbourne | Asia and Oceania |
| Bangladesh | Shammi Islam Nila | 21 | Dhaka | Asia and Oceania |
| Belgium | Kedist Deltour | 26 | Nazareth | Europe |
| Belize | Elise-Gayonne Vernon | 21 | Biscayne | Americas and Caribbean |
| Bolivia | Fernanda Rivero | 20 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | Americas and Caribbean |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Anđela Gajić | 18 | Banja Luka | Europe |
| Botswana | Lesego Chombo | 22 | Gaborone | Africa |
| Brazil | Leticía Frota | 20 | Manaus | Americas and Caribbean |
| Bulgaria | Ivana Subeva | 16 | Sofia | Europe |
| Cambodia | Sreypich Teng | 19 | Banteay Meanchey | Asia and Oceania |
| Cameroon | Julia Samantha Edima | 28 | Ebolowa | Africa |
| Canada | Jaime Vandenberg | 27 | Lethbridge | Americas and Caribbean |
| Cayman Islands | Leanni Tibbets | 27 | George Town | Americas and Caribbean |
| Chile | Ámbar Zenteno | 28 | Santiago | Americas and Caribbean |
| China | Kexin Xu | 20 | Heilongjiang | Asia and Oceania |
| Colombia | Camila Pinzón | 28 | Duitama | Americas and Caribbean |
| Costa Rica | Krisly Salas | 24 | Alajuela | Americas and Caribbean |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Mylene Djihony | 23 | Aboisso | Africa |
| Croatia | Lucija Begić | 23 | Zagreb | Europe |
| Curaçao | Nashaira Balentien | 26 | Willemstad | Americas and Caribbean |
| Czech Republic | Krystyna Pyszková | 25 | Třinec | Europe |
| Denmark | Johanne Grundt Hansen | 22 | Næstved | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | María Victoria Bayo | 23 | Santo Domingo | Americas and Caribbean |
| Ecuador | Annie Zámbrano | 24 | Salinas | Americas and Caribbean |
| El Salvador | Andrea Aguilar | 20 | San Salvador | Americas and Caribbean |
| England | Jessica Gagen | 27 | Skelmersdale | Europe |
| Estonia | Adriana Mass | 21 | Pärnu | Europe |
| Ethiopia | 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 | Americas and Caribbean |
| Guatemala | Marcela Miranda | 20 | Guatemala City | Americas and Caribbean |
| Guinea | Makia Bamba | 25 | Conakry | Africa |
| Guinea-Bissau | Mirla Ferreira Dabó | 27 | Bissau | Africa |
| Guyana | Andrea King | 26 | Georgetown | Americas and Caribbean |
| Haiti | Valierie Alcide | 28 | Pétion-Ville | Americas and Caribbean |
| Honduras | Yelsin Almendarez | 23 | Danlí | Americas and Caribbean |
| Hungary | Boglárka Hacsi | 23 | Miskolc | Europe |
| India | Sini Shetty | 22 | Udupi | Asia and Oceania |
| Indonesia | Audrey Vanessa Susilo | 24 | Manado | Asia and Oceania |
| Iraq | Balsam Hussein | 27 | Baghdad | Asia and Oceania |
| Ireland | Ivanna McMahon | 28 | Barefield | Europe |
| Italy | Rebecca Arnone | 21 | Turin | Europe |
| Jamaica | Shanique Singh | 26 | Kingston | Americas and Caribbean |
| Japan | Kana Yamaguchi | 25 | Toyama | Asia and Oceania |
| Kazakhstan | Tomiris Kakimova | 25 | Astana | Asia and Oceania |
| Kenya | Chantou Kwamboka | 24 | Kisumu | Africa |
| Lebanon | Yasmina Zaytoun | 21 | Kfarchouba | Asia and Oceania |
| Lesotho | Poelano Mothisi | 23 | Maseru | Africa |
| Liberia | Veralyn Vonleh | 20 | Monrovia | Africa |
| Macau | Li Mengli | 25 | Macau | Asia and Oceania |
| Madagascar | Antsaly Rajoelina | 23 | Analamanga | Africa |
| Malaysia | Wenanita Angang | 27 | Kota Kinabalu | Asia and Oceania |
| Malta | Natalia Galea | 24 | Valletta | Europe |
| Martinique | Axelle René | 22 | Le Robert | Americas and Caribbean |
| Mauritius | Liza Gundowry | 25 | Port Louis | Africa |
| Mexico | Alejandra Díaz | 25 | San Luis Potosí | Americas and Caribbean |
| Moldova | Diana Spotarenko | 20 | Gagauzia | Europe |
| Mongolia | Bolor Bat-Erdene | 24 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia and Oceania |
| Montenegro | Anđela Vukadinović | 22 | Kotor | Europe |
| Morocco | Sonia Aït Mansour | 27 | Marrakech | Africa |
| Myanmar | Yoon Theint Theint Nway | 19 | Pindaya | Asia and Oceania |
| Namibia | Leone van Jaarsveld | 27 | Swakopmund | Africa |
| Nepal | Priyanka Rani Joshi | 25 | Kathmandu | Asia and Oceania |
| Netherlands | Amber Koelewijn | 18 | Bunschoten | Europe |
| New Zealand | Navjot Kaur | 27 | Auckland | Asia and Oceania |
| Nicaragua | Mariela Cerros | 25 | Ocotal | Americas and Caribbean |
| Nigeria | Ada Eme | 24 | Abiriba | Africa |
| Northern Ireland | Kaitlyn Clarke | 27 | Belfast | Europe |
| Norway | Andrea Farias | 20 | Kristiansand | Europe |
| Panama | Kathleen Pérez | 24 | Changuinola | Americas and Caribbean |
| Paraguay | Dahiana Benítez | 20 | Encarnación | Americas and Caribbean |
| Peru | Lucía Arellano | 23 | Ucayali | Americas and Caribbean |
| Philippines | Gwendolyne Fourniol | 23 | Himamaylan | Asia and Oceania |
| Poland | Krystyna Sokołowska | 25 | Białystok | Europe |
| Portugal | Catarina Ferreira | 25 | Lisbon | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Elena Rivera | 19 | Toa Baja | Americas and Caribbean |
| 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 | Daisy Princess Mujeh Abdulai | 22 | Freetown | Africa |
| Singapore | Oh Wei Qi | 24 | Singapore | Asia and 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 | Lijin Kim | 23 | Seoul | Asia and Oceania |
| South Sudan | Arek Abraham Albino | 21 | Juba | Africa |
| Spain | Paula Pérez | 27 | Castellón | Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Kavindi Nethmini | 27 | Colombo | Asia and Oceania |
| Sweden | Stina Nordlander | 26 | Kramfors | Europe |
| Tanzania | Halima Kopwe | 23 | Mtwara | Africa |
| Thailand | Tharina Botes | 27 | Phuket | Asia and Oceania |
| Togo | Chimène Moladja | 24 | Lomé | Africa |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Aché Abrahams | 24 | Santa Cruz | Americas and Caribbean |
| Tunisia | Imen Mehrzi | 28 | Tunis | Africa |
| Turkey | Nursena Say | 25 | Istanbul | Asia and Oceania |
| Uganda | Hannah Tumukunde | 20 | Nakaseke | Africa |
| Ukraine | Sofia Shamia | 18 | Kyiv | Europe |
| United States | Victoria DiSorbo | 25 | Pembroke Pines | Americas and Caribbean |
| Uruguay | Tatiana Luna | 23 | Montevideo | Americas and Caribbean |
| Venezuela | Ariagny Daboín | 27 | Maracay | Americas and Caribbean |
| Vietnam | Huỳnh Nguyễn Mai Phương | 24 | Biên Hòa | Asia and Oceania |
| Wales | Darcey Corria | 21 | Barry | Europe |
| Zimbabwe | Nokutenda Marumbwa | 20 | Bulawayo | Africa |