# Miss World 2006

Miss World 2006, the 56th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 September 2006 at the Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in the Continental Europe and a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having previously been held there in 2002 after the Nigeria Controversy. The pageant officially concluded after Taťána Kuchařová from the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World 2006 by outgoing titleholder Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.
A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant, the 12th largest number behind 2013 (127) 2014 (121), 2012 (116), 2010 (115), 2015 (114), 2011 (113), 2009 (112), 2008 (109), 2004 (107), and 2007 and 2003 (both 106). All contestants were divided in six regional groups: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Europe and Southern Europe.
Gdynia was the host of the Beach Beauty contest, Giżycko hosted the Miss Sports contest and Wrocław hosted the Miss Talent competition. The fourth event was Beauty with a Purpose. This is the first time the Czech Republic won the title of Miss World.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 2006 | Czech Republic – Taťána Kuchařová |
| 1st Runner-Up | Romania – Ioana Boitor |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Australia – Sabrina Houssami |
| Top 6 | Angola – Stiviandra Oliveira  Brazil – Jane Borges  Jamaica – Sara Lawrence |
| Top 17 | Canada – Malgosia Majewska  Ghana – Lamisi Mbillah  India – Natasha Suri  Lebanon – Annabella Hilal  Mexico – Karla Jiménez  Namibia – Anna Nashandi  Northern Ireland – Catherine Milligan  Puerto Rico – Thebyam Carrión  Scotland – Nicola McLean  Venezuela – Federica Guzmán  Vietnam – Mai Phương Thúy |

### Continental Queens of Beauty

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | Angola – Stiviandra Oliveira |
| Americas | Brazil – Jane Borges |
| Asia Pacific | Australia – Sabrina Houssami |
| Caribbean | Jamaica – Sara Lawrence |
| Northern Europe | Czech Republic – Taťána Kuchařová |
| Southern Europe | Romania – Ioana Boitor |

### Special awards
#### Best World Dress Designer

| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | Croatia – Ivana Ergić |
| 1st Runner-up | Netherlands – Sheryl Baas |
| 2nd Runner-up | India – Natasha Suri |
| 3rd Runner-up | Kenya – Khadijah Kiptoo |
| 4th Runner-up | Ireland – Sarah Morrissey |
| Top 20 | Angola – Stiviandra Oliveira  Aruba – Shanandoa Wijshijer  Barbados – Latoya McDowald  China – Duo Liu  Colombia – Elizabeth Loaiza  Czech Republic – Taťána Kuchařová  Dominican Republic – Paola Torres  Italy – Elizaveta Migatcheva  Lebanon – Annabella Hilal  Mauritius – Vanesha Seetohul  Poland – Marzena Cieślik  Romania – Ioana Boitor  United States – Brooke Angus  Venezuela – Federica Guzmán  Vietnam – Mai Phương Thúy |

## Challenge Events
### Fast Track Events

During the month of September four competitions were held from which the winner of each was fast tracked into the semi-finals. Beach Beauty was selected on 7 September in the city of Gdynia. Miss Sports was held on 12 September in the city of Gizycko and the Miss Talent contest was celebrated on 20 September at Wrocław. The Beauty with a Purpose winner was announced on 30 September during the final telecast.

#### Beach Beauty

| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | Venezuela – Federica Guzmán |
| 1st Runner-up | Czech Republic – Taťána Kuchařová |
| 2nd Runner-up | India – Natasha Suri |
| 3rd Runner-up | Angola – Stiviandra Oliveira |
| 4th Runner-up | Singapore – Colleen Pereira |
| Top 10 | Barbados – Latoya McDowald  Poland – Marzena Cieślik  Romania – Ioana Boitor  Scotland – Nicola McLean  Spain – Inmaculada Torres |
| Top 25 | Bolivia – Ana María Ortiz  Bosnia and Herzegovina – Azra Gazdić  Brazil – Jane Borges  Canada – Malgosia Majewska  Colombia – Elizabeth Loaiza  Georgia – Nino Kalandadze  Ireland – Sarah Morrissey  Italy – Elizaveta Migatcheva  Jamaica – Sara Lawrence  Nigeria – Abiola Bashorun  Panama – Gisselle Bissot  Philippines – Anna Maris Igpit  Puerto Rico – Thebyam Carrión  Slovenia – Iris Mulej  Sweden – Cathrin Skoog |

#### Miss Sports

| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | Canada – Malgosia Majewska |
| 1st Runner-up | Puerto Rico – Thebyam Carrión |
| 2nd Runner-up | Latvia – Liga Meinarte |
| Top 24 | Botswana – Lorato Tebogo  Cayman Islands – Ambuyah Ebanks  Finland – Jenniina Tuokko  Guatemala – Jackelinne Piccinini  Hungary – Renata Toth  Indonesia – Kristania Virginia Besouw  Italy – Elizaveta Migatcheva  Japan – Kazuha Kondo  Kazakhstan – Sabina Chukayeva  South Korea – Sharon Park  Malaysia – Adeline Wan  Mexico – Karla Jiménez  Mongolia – Selenge Erdene-Ochir  Montenegro – Ivana Knežević  Namibia – Anna Nashandi  Russia – Alexandra Mazur  Slovakia – Magdalena Sebestova  South Africa – Thuli Sithole  Trinidad and Tobago – Tineke de Freitas  United States – Brooke Angus  Zambia – Katanekwa Matundwelo |
| Groups | Contestant |
| Group 1: Asia Pacific | Indonesia – Kristania Virginia Besouw  Japan – Kazuha Kondo  South Korea – Sharon Park  Mongolia – Selenge Erdene-Ochir |
| Group 2: Northern Europe | Finland – Jenniina Tuokko  Kazakhstan – Sabina Chukayeva  Latvia – Liga Meinarte  Russia – Alexandra Mazur |
| Group 3: Southern Europe | Hungary – Renata Toth  Italy – Elizaveta Migatcheva  Montenegro – Ivana Knežević  Slovakia – Magdalena Sebestova |
| Group 4: Caribbean | Cayman Islands – Ambuyah Ebanks  Martinique – Stephanie Colosse  Puerto Rico – Thebyam Carrión  Trinidad and Tobago – Tineke de Freitas |
| Group 5: Americas | Canada – Malgosia Majewska  Guatemala – Jackelinne Piccinini  Mexico – Karla Jiménez  United States – Brooke Angus |
| Group 6: Africa | Botswana – Lorato Tebogo  Namibia – Anna Nashandi  South Africa – Thuli Sithole  Zambia – Katanekwa Matundwelo |

#### Miss Talent

| Results | Contestant |
| Winner | Northern Ireland – Catherine Jean Milligan |
| 1st Runner-up | Italy – Elizaveta Migatcheva |
| 2nd Runner-up | Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala |
| 3rd Runner-up | Estonia – Leisi Poldsam |
| 4th Runner-up | Mongolia – Selenge Erdene-Ochir |
| Top 10 | Barbados – Latoya McDowald  Croatia – Ivana Ergić  India – Natasha Suri  Liberia – Patrice Juah  Portugal – Sara Almeida |

#### Beauty with a Purpose

| Result | Contestant |
| Winner | Ghana – Lamisi Mbillah |

## Judges

* Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
* Aneta Kręglicka – Miss World 1989 from Poland
* Denise van Outen – Actress and TV presenter
* Karan Johar – Leading Indian director known worldwide for his award-winning movies
* Kelly Holmes – British multiple Olympic gold medalist
* Krish Naidoo – Miss World International Ambassador
* Louis Walsh – Irish entertainment manager behind some of the world's leading pop acts
* Mike Dixon – West End and Broadway award-winner musical director
* Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico

## Contestants

104 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Angola | Stiviandra Oliveira | 18 | Huíla | Africa |
| Argentina | Beatriz Vallejos | 19 | Corrientes | Americas |
| Aruba | Shanandoa Wijshijer | 19 | Santa Cruz | Caribbean |
| Australia | Sabrina Houssami | 20 | Kemps Creek | Asia-Pacific |
| Austria | Tatjana Batinić | 20 | Vienna | Northern Europe |
| Bahamas | Deandrea Conliffe | 24 | New Providence | Caribbean |
| Barbados | Latoya McDowald | 17 | Applewhaites | Caribbean |
| Belarus | Katsiaryna Litvinava | 22 | Mogilev | Northern Europe |
| Belgium | Virginie Claes | 23 | Herk-de-Stad | Northern Europe |
| Bolivia | Ana María Ortiz | 17 | Beni | Americas |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Azra Gazdić | 17 | Tuzla | Southern Europe |
| Botswana | Lorato Tebogo | 21 | Ramotswa | Africa |
| Brazil | Jane Borges | 21 | Goiânia | Americas |
| Bulgaria | Slavena Vatova | 17 | Sofia | Southern Europe |
| Cambodia | Sun Sreymom | 22 | Kampong Cham | Asia-Pacific |
| Canada | Malgosia Majewska | 24 | Toronto | Americas |
| Cayman Islands | Ambuyah Ebanks | 21 | West Bay | Caribbean |
| Chile | Constanza Silva | 20 | Santiago | Americas |
| China | Duo Liu | 24 | Beijing | Asia-Pacific |
| Colombia | Elizabeth Loaiza | 18 | Cali | Americas |
| Costa Rica | Bélgica Arias | 22 | San José | Americas |
| Croatia | Ivana Ergić | 19 | Šibenik | Southern Europe |
| Curaçao | Fyrena Martha | 20 | Willemstad | Caribbean |
| Cyprus | Eli Manoli | 18 | Nicosia | Southern Europe |
| Czech Republic | Taťána Kuchařová | 18 | Opočno | Northern Europe |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Diane Mwinga | 23 | Lubumbashi | Africa |
| Denmark | Sandra Spohr | 19 | Allerød | Northern Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Paola Torres | 21 | Santiago | Caribbean |
| Ecuador | Rebeca Flores | 23 | Cuenca | Americas |
| El Salvador | Tatiana Romero | 20 | San Salvador | Americas |
| England | Eleanor Glynn | 20 | Oxford | Northern Europe |
| Estonia | Leisi Poldsam | 19 | Tartu | Northern Europe |
| Ethiopia | Amleset Muchie | 19 | Addis Ababa | Africa |
| Finland | Jenniina Tuokko | 17 | Nousiainen | Northern Europe |
| France | Laura Fasquel | 19 | Toulouse | Southern Europe |
| Georgia | Nino Kalandaze | 17 | Tbilisi | Southern Europe |
| Germany | Edita Orašćanin | 17 | Dortmund | Northern Europe |
| Ghana | Lamisi Mbillah | 23 | Bawku | Africa |
| Gibraltar | Hayley O'Brien | 20 | Gibraltar | Southern Europe |
| Greece | Irini Karra | 20 | Karditsa | Southern Europe |
| Guadeloupe | Caroline Beavis | 21 | Basse-Terre | Caribbean |
| Guatemala | Jackelinne Piccinini | 22 | Mazatenango | Americas |
| Guyana | Dessia Braithwaite | 24 | Bartica | Americas |
| Hong Kong | Janet Chow | 23 | Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific |
| Hungary | Renáta Tóth | 21 | Budapest | Southern Europe |
| Iceland | Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir | 19 | Ísafjörður | Northern Europe |
| India | Natasha Suri | 22 | Mumbai | Asia-Pacific |
| Indonesia | Kristania Besouw | 21 | Manado | Asia-Pacific |
| Ireland | Sarah Morrissey | 24 | Dublin | Northern Europe |
| Israel | Yael Nizri | 18 | Kiryat Shmona | Southern Europe |
| Italy | Elizaveta Migatcheva | 17 | Rome | Southern Europe |
| Jamaica | Sara Lawrence | 21 | Kingston | Caribbean |
| Japan | Kazuha Kondo | 21 | Tochigi | Asia-Pacific |
| Kazakhstan | Sabina Chukayeva | 18 | Karaganda | Northern Europe |
| Kenya | Khadijah Kiptoo | 21 | Nairobi | Africa |
| Latvia | Liga Meinarte | 24 | Talsi | Northern Europe |
| Lebanon | Annabella Hilal | 20 | Ain El Remmaneh | Southern Europe |
| Liberia | Patrice Juah | 21 | Monrovia | Africa |
| Macedonia | Marija Vegova | 18 | Gevgelija | Southern Europe |
| Malaysia | Adeline Wan | 23 | Kuala Lumpur | Asia-Pacific |
| Malta | Solange Mifsud | 23 | Żabbar | Southern Europe |
| Martinique | Stéphanie Colosse | 19 | Fort-de-France | Caribbean |
| Mauritius | Vanesha Seetohul | 22 | Quatre Bornes | Africa |
| Mexico | Karla Jiménez | 23 | Puebla | Americas |
| Moldova | Alexandra Demciuk | 17 | Bălți | Southern Europe |
| Mongolia | Selenge Erdene-Ochir | 19 | Ulaanbaatar | Asia-Pacific |
| Montenegro | Ivana Knežević | 17 | Bar | Southern Europe |
| Namibia | Anna Nashandi | 22 | Windhoek | Africa |
| Netherlands | Sheryl Baas | 22 | Rotterdam | Northern Europe |
| Nigeria | Abiola Bashorun | 18 | Lagos | Africa |
| Northern Ireland | Catherine Jean Milligan | 19 | Newtownards | Northern Europe |
| Norway | Tonje Elise Skjærvik | 18 | Stokkøya | Northern Europe |
| Panama | Giselle Bissot | 23 | Panama City | Americas |
| Peru | Silvia Cornejo | 19 | Trujillo | Americas |
| Philippines | Anna Maris Igpit | 19 | Panglao | Asia-Pacific |
| Poland | Marzena Cieślik | 25 | Wolin | Northern Europe |
| Portugal | Sara Almeida | 19 | Porto | Southern Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Thebyam Carrión | 23 | Mayagüez | Caribbean |
| Romania | Ioana Boitor | 17 | Bucharest | Southern Europe |
| Russia | Alexandra Mazur | 19 | Moscow | Northern Europe |
| Saint Lucia | Tamalisa Baptiste | 20 | Marchand | Caribbean |
| Scotland | Nicola McLean | 22 | Hamilton | Northern Europe |
| Serbia | Vedrana Grbović | 18 | Belgrade | Southern Europe |
| Singapore | Colleen Pereira | 24 | Singapore | Asia-Pacific |
| Slovakia | Magdalena Šebestová | 23 | Bílkove Humence | Southern Europe |
| Slovenia | Iris Mulej | 25 | Ljubljana | Southern Europe |
| South Africa | Nokuthula Sithole | 22 | Gauteng | Africa |
| South Korea | Sharon Park | 21 | Icheon | Asia-Pacific |
| Spain | Inmaculada Torres | 24 | Alicante | Southern Europe |
| Sri Lanka | Dannielle Kerkoven | 18 | Colombo | Asia-Pacific |
| Sweden | Cathrin Skoog | 19 | Krokom | Northern Europe |
| Tahiti | Vainui Simon | 20 | Papeete | Asia-Pacific |
| Tanzania | Wema Sepetu | 18 | Dar es Salaam | Africa |
| Thailand | Melisa Mahapol | 23 | Bangkok | Asia-Pacific |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Tineke De Freitas | 23 | Westmoorings | Caribbean |
| Turkey | Merve Büyüksaraç | 18 | Ankara | Southern Europe |
| Ukraine | Olga Shilovanova | 19 | Kharkiv | Northern Europe |
| United States | Brooke Angus | 24 | Essex | Americas |
| Uruguay | Marlene Politi | 20 | San Jacinto | Americas |
| Venezuela | Federica Guzmán | 24 | Caracas | Americas |
| Vietnam | Mai Phương Thúy | 21 | Hanoi | Asia-Pacific |
| Wales | Sarah Fleming | 17 | Brecon Beacons | Northern Europe |
| Zambia | Katanekwa Matundwelo | 25 | Lusaka | Africa |
| Zimbabwe | Lorraine Maphala | 21 | Bulawayo | Africa |