# Miss World 2015

Miss World 2015 was the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, Hainan, China, on 19 December 2015.
Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned Mireia Lalaguna of Spain as her successor at the end of the event. It was the first time in the history of Miss World that Spain won the pageant. Since this year, the swimsuit competition (Miss World Beach Beauty) has been officially removed from the pageant.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss World 2015 | Spain – Mireia Lalaguna |
| 1st Runner-Up | Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Indonesia – Maria Harfanti |
| Top 5 | Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie  Lebanon – Valerie Abou Chacra |
| Top 11 | Australia – Tess Alexander  France – Hinarere Taputu  Guyana – Lisa Punch  Philippines – Hillarie Parungao  South Africa – Liesl Laurie  Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê § |
| Top 20 | Brazil – Catharina Choi Nunes  China – Yuan Lu  Ecuador – Camila Marañón  Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva  Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp  New Zealand – Deborah Lambie  Northern Ireland – Leanne McDowell  Poland – Marta Pałucka  Scotland – Mhairi Fergusson  South Sudan – Ajaa Deng |
§ People's Choice Winner

### Continental Queens of Beauty

| Continental Group | Contestant |
| Africa | South Africa – Liesl Laurie |
| Americas | Brazil – Catharina Choi Nunes |
| Asia | Indonesia – Maria Harfanti |
| Caribbean | Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie |
| Europe | Spain – Mireia Lalaguna |
| Oceania | Australia – Tess Alexander |

## Challenge Events
### Sports

| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Namibia – Steffi van Wyk |
| 1st Runner-Up | Seychelles – Linne Freminot |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Guam – Aria Perez Theisen |
| Top 5 | Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva  Samoa – Latafale Auva'a |
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### Top Model

| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Spain – Mireia Lalaguna |
| Top 5 | France – Hinarere Taputu  Puerto Rico – Keysi Vargas  Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk  Italy – Greta Galassi |
| Top 30 | Albania – Kristina Bakiu  Argentina – Daniela Mirón  Australia – Tess Alexander  Austria – Annika Grill  Brazil – Catharina Choi  Cameroon – Jessica Ngoua  China – Yuan Lu Côte d'Ivoire – Andréa N'Guessan  Ethiopia – Kisanet Teklehaimanot  Georgia – Nuka Karalashvili  Honduras – Gabriela Salazar  India – Aditi Arya  Ireland – Sacha Livingstone  Japan – Chika Nakagawa  Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva  Lebanon – Valerie Abou Chacra  Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp  Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro  Philippines – Hillarie Parungao  Poland – Marta Pałucka  South Africa – Liesl Laurie  South Sudan – Ajaa Deng  Sweden –Natalia Fogelund  Venezuela – Anyela Galante  Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê |

#### World Designer Award

The world designer event was also the first stage of the Miss World Top Model Challenge Event, which takes place on 12 December.
| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê |
| Top 10 | Bosnia and Herzegovina – Marijana Marković  Brazil – Catharina Choi Côte d'Ivoire – Andréa N'Guessan  Guadeloupe – Arlène Tacite  India – Aditi Arya  Indonesia – Maria Harfanti  Italy – Greta Galassi  Mongolia – Anu Namshir  Puerto Rico – Keysi Vargas |

### Talent

| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Guyana – Lisa Punch |
| 1st Runner-Up | Malaysia – Brynn Zalina Lovett |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro |
| 4th Runner-Up | Samoa – Latafale Auva'a |
| Top 13 | Australia – Tess Alexander  Bermuda – Alyssa Rose  British Virgin Islands – Sasha Wintz  Curacao – Alexandra Krijger  England – Natasha Hemmings  Indonesia – Maria Harfanti  Thailand – Thunchanok Moonnilta  Wales – Emma Jenkins |
| Top 30 | Bahamas – Chantel O'Brian  Cameroon – Jessica Ngoua  Chile – Fernanda Sobarzo  China – Yuan Lu  Costa Rica – Angélica Reyes  Finland – Angélica Reyes  Guadeloupe – Arlène Tacite  Iceland – Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir  India – Aditi Arya  Myanmar – Khin Thein Myint  Namibia – Steffi van Wyk  New Zealand – Deborah Lambie  Philippines – Hillarie Parungao  Puerto Rico – Keysi Vargas  Slovenia – Mateja Kociper  South Africa – Liesl Laurie  Spain – Mireia Lalaguna  United States – Victoria Mendoza |
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### Dances of the World

| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner(s) | China – Yuan Lu  France – Hinarere Taputu  Nepal – Evana Manandhar  Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro  Samoa – Latafale Auva'a  Slovakia – Lujza Straková  Zambia – Michelo Malambo |
| Top 11 | Fiji – Brittany Hazelman  Malaysia – Brynn Zalina Lovett  South Africa – Liesl Laurie  Thailand – Thunchanok Moonnilta |
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### Multimedia

| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Philippines – Hillarie Parungao |
| Top 5 | India – Aditi Arya  New Zealand – Deborah Lambie  Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie  Guyana – Lisa Punch |

### Beauty with a Purpose

| Final result | Contestant |
| Winner | Indonesia – Maria Harfanti |
| Top 10 | Ecuador – Camila Marañón  El Salvador – Marcela Santamaria  Guyana – Lisa Punch  Nepal – Evana Manandhar  Nicaragua – Stefanía Alemán  Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk  Samoa – Latafale Auva'a  Tanzania – Lilian Kamazima  Zimbabwe – Annie Mutambu |

## Contestants

114 delegates competed in Miss World 2015.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Albania | Kristina Bakiu | 20 | Tirana |
| Argentina | Daniela Mirón | 22 | Malargüe |
| Aruba | Nicole Van Tellingen | 20 | Oranjestad |
| Australia | Tess Alexander | 24 | Brisbane |
| Austria | Annika Grill | 21 | Gmunden |
| Bahamas | Chantel O'Brian | 21 | Nassau |
| Belgium | Leylah Alliët | 22 | Roeselare |
| Belize | Jasmin Jael Rhamdas | 19 | Belmopan |
| Bermuda | Alyssa Rose | 22 | Hamilton |
| Bolivia | Vivian Serrano | 22 | Santa Cruz |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marijana Marković | 20 | Prnjavor |
| Botswana | Seneo Mabengano | 19 | Selebi-Phikwe |
| Brazil | Catharina Choi Nunes | 25 | São Paulo |
| British Virgin Islands | Sasha Wintz | 18 | Tortola |
| Bulgaria | Veneta Krasteva | 23 | Sofia |
| Cameroon | Jessica Ngoua | 24 | Douala |
| Chile | Fernanda Sobarzo | 20 | Santiago |
| China | Yuan Lu | 21 | Hefei |
| Colombia | María Alejandra López Pérez | 21 | Pereira |
| Costa Rica | Angélica Reyes | 20 | San José |
| Côte d'Ivoire | Andréa N'Guessan | 22 | Yamoussoukro |
| Croatia | Maja Spahija | 22 | Šibenik |
| Curaçao | Alexandra Krijger | 18 | Willemstad |
| Cyprus | Rafaela Charalampous | 25 | Nicosia |
| Czech Republic | Andrea Kalousová | 19 | Jaroměř |
| Denmark | Jessica Hvirvelkær | 18 | Aarhus |
| Dominican Republic | Cinthya Núñez | 23 | San Francisco |
| Ecuador | María Camila Marañón Solorzano | 20 | Chone |
| El Salvador | Marcela Santamaria | 24 | San Salvador |
| England | Natasha Hemmings | 19 | Cheshire |
| Ethiopia | Kisanet Teklehaimanot | 21 | Adigrat |
| Fiji | Brittany Hazelman | 24 | Suva |
| Finland | Carola Miller | 24 | Helsinki |
| France | Hinarere Taputu | 25 | Tahiti |
| Gabon | Reine Ngotala | 18 | Tchibanga |
| Georgia | Nuka Karalashvili | 24 | Tbilisi |
| Germany | Albijona Muharremaj | 20 | Munich |
| Gibraltar | Hannah Bado | 22 | Gibraltar |
| Guadeloupe | Arlène Tacite | 22 | Basse-Terre |
| Guam | Aria Perez Theisen | 19 | Barrigada |
| Guatemala | María José Larrañaga | 24 | Guatemala City |
| Guinea | Mama Aissata Diallo | 19 | Conakry |
| Guyana | Lisa Punch | 24 | Georgetown |
| Haiti | Seydina Allen | 24 | Port-au-Prince |
| Honduras | Gabriela Salazar | 24 | Tegucigalpa |
| Hungary | Daniella Kiss | 21 | Bag |
| Iceland | Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir | 20 | Kópavogur |
| India | Aditi Arya | 21 | Haryana |
| Indonesia | Maria Harfanti | 23 | Yogyakarta |
| Ireland | Sacha Livingstone | 20 | Dublin |
| Italy | Greta Galassi | 17 | Rovereto |
| Jamaica | Sanneta Myrie | 24 | Kingston |
| Japan | Chika Nakagawa | 20 | Niigata |
| Kazakhstan | Regina Vandysheva | 22 | Almaty |
| Kenya | Charity Mwangi | 24 | Kiambu County |
| South Korea | Chyung Eun-ju | 22 | Seoul |
| Kyrgyzstan | Tattybubu Samidin-Kyzy | 20 | Osh |
| Latvia | Lāsma Zemene | 20 | Riga |
| Lebanon | Valerie Abou Chacra | 23 | Beirut |
| Lesotho | Relebohile Kobeli | 19 | Maseru |
| Macedonia | Emilija Rozman | 24 | Skopje |
| Malaysia | Brynn Zalina Lovett | 22 | Beaufort |
| Malta | Katrina Pavia | 25 | Victoria |
| Mauritius | Aurellia Bégué | 19 | Port Louis |
| Mexico | Yamelin Ramírez Cota | 22 | Navojoa |
| Moldova | Anastasia Iacub | 19 | Băcioi |
| Mongolia | Anu Namshir | 24 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro | Nataša Milosavljević | 24 | Herceg Novi |
| Myanmar | Khin Thein Myint | 24 | Mandalay |
| Namibia | Steffi van Wyk | 20 | Windhoek |
| Nepal | Evana Manandhar | 24 | Kathmandu |
| Netherlands | Margot Hanekamp | 19 | Nijkerk |
| New Zealand | Deborah Lambie | 25 | Auckland |
| Nicaragua | Stefanía Alemán | 24 | Masatepe |
| Nigeria | Unoaku Anyadike | 21 | Ibadan |
| Northern Ireland | Leanne McDowell | 19 | Cookstown |
| Norway | Fay Teresa Vålbekk | 23 | Oslo |
| Panama | Diana Jaén | 24 | Penonomé |
| Paraguay | Giovanna Cordeiro | 25 | Asunción |
| Peru | Karla Chocano | 24 | Trujillo |
| Philippines | Hillarie Parungao | 24 | Solano |
| Poland | Marta Pałucka | 24 | Sopot |
| Portugal | Rafaela Pardete | 24 | Setúbal |
| Puerto Rico | Keysi Vargas Vélez | 24 | Quebradillas |
| Romania | Natalia Onet | 26 | Satu Mare |
| Russia | Sofia Nikitchuk | 22 | Yekaterinburg |
| Samoa | Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a | 22 | Apia |
| Scotland | Mhairi Fergusson | 21 | Stirling |
| Serbia | Marija Ćetković | 20 | Novi Sad |
| Seychelles | Linne Freminot | 22 | Mahé |
| Singapore | Charity Lu | 24 | Singapore |
| Slovakia | Lujza Straková | 21 | Banská Bystrica |
| Slovenia | Mateja Kociper | 24 | Maribor |
| South Africa | Liesl Laurie | 24 | Johannesburg |
| South Sudan | Ajaa Deng | 23 | Juba |
| Spain | Mireia Lalaguna | 23 | Barcelona |
| Sri Lanka | Thilini Amarasooriya | 20 | Colombo |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | Jackiema Flemming | 22 | Basseterre |
| Sweden | Natalia Fogelund | 21 | Gothenburg |
| Tanzania | Lilian Kamazima | 19 | Arusha |
| Thailand | Thunchanok Moonnilta | 22 | Chiang Mai |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Kimberly Farrah Singh | 21 | Port of Spain |
| Tunisia | Maroua Heni | 24 | Sidi Bouzid |
| Turkey | Ecem Çırpan | 19 | Bursa |
| Uganda | Zahara Nakiyaga | 24 | Kampala |
| Ukraine | Khrystyna Stoloka | 18 | Kyiv |
| United States | Victoria Mendoza | 20 | Phoenix |
| Uruguay | Sherika De Armas † | 18 | Montevideo |
| US Virgin Islands | Jahne Massac | 19 | St. Thomas |
| Venezuela | Anyela Galante Salerno | 24 | Guanare |
| Vietnam | Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê | 23 | Ho Chi Minh City |
| Wales | Emma Victoria Jenkins | 22 | Llanelli |
| Zambia | Michelo Malambo | 24 | Ndola |
| Zimbabwe | Annie Grace Farayi Mutambu | 19 | Harare |
– 2015 contestants source:

## Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2015 were:
* Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Organization
* Mike Dixon – Musical Director
* Ken Warwick – Hollywood producer and executive producer and director of Miss World
* Andrew Minarik – head of the team for Miss World Hair & Beauty
* Donna Walsh – professional dancer and director
* Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
* Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria
* Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey
* Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China PR
* Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008 from Russia
* Liliana Tanoesoedibjo – CEO of Media Nusantara Citra, Owner and National Director of Miss Indonesia