Miss World
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Table:
Year

Winner

Represented

Placement at Miss World

2004

Yessica Ramírez

Mexico

Top 15

2007

Zhang Zilin

China

Miss World 2007

2008[67]

Ksenia Sukhinova

Russia

Miss World 2008[67]

2009

Perla Beltrán

Mexico

1st Runner-up

2010[77]

Mariann Birkedal

Norway

Top 7

2011

Zhanna Zhumaliyeva

Kazakhstan

Top 15

2012

Atong Demach

South Sudan

Top 7

2013

Megan Young[108]

Philippines

Miss World 2013

2014[83]

Isidora Borovčanin

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Unplaced

2015[109]

Mireia Lalaguna

Spain

Miss World 2015

2016

Jing Kong

China

Top 11

2017

Ugochi Ihezue

Nigeria

Top 15

2018

Maëva Coucke

France

Top 12

2019

Nyekachi Douglas

Nigeria

Top 5

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Miss World 2004 , the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya , China . The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant . Rosanna Davison of Ireland crowned her successor María Julia Mantilla of Peru . 107 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time , the biggest turnout in the pageant 's 54-year history . That record was held until Miss World 2008 where 109 nations sent representatives .
Yessica Guadalupe Ramírez Meza represented the Mexican state of Baja California in the national pageant Nuestra Belleza México . She represent Mexico in the Miss World 2004 pageant , held in Sanya , China on December 4 , 2004 . During the pageant , Ramírez was a semi-finalist and was also awarded the title of Miss World Top Model . She was born in Culiacán , Sinaloa , but raised in Tijuana , Baja California .
Mexico ( Spanish : México [ ˈmexiko ] ( listen ) ; Nahuatl languages : Mēxihco ) , officially the United Mexican States ( UMS ; Spanish : Estados Unidos Mexicanos , EUM [ esˈtaðos uˈniðoz mexiˈkanos ] ( listen ) , lit . Mexican United States ) , is a country in the southern portion of North America . It is bordered to the north by the United States ; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean ; to the southeast by Guatemala , Belize , and the Caribbean Sea ; and to the east by the Gulf of Mexico . Covering almost 2,000,000 square kilometers ( 770,000 sq mi ) , the nation is the fifth largest country in the Americas by total area and the 13th largest independent state in the world . With an estimated population of over 129 million people , Mexico is the tenth most populous country and the most populous Spanish-speaking country in the world , while being the second most populous nation in Latin America after Brazil . Mexico is a federation comprising 31 states plus Mexico City ( CDMX ) , which is the capital city and its most populous city . Other metropolises in the country include Guadalajara , Monterrey , Puebla , Toluca , Tijuana , and León . Pre-Columbian Mexico dates to about 8000 BC and is identified as one of six cradles of civilization and was home to many advanced Mesoamerican civilizations such as the Olmec , Toltec , Teotihuacan , Zapotec , Maya , and Aztec before first contact with Europeans . In 1521 , the Spanish Empire conquered and colonized the territory from its politically powerful base in Mexico-Tenochtitlan ( part of Mexico City ) , which was administered as the viceroyalty of New Spain . The Roman Catholic Church played a powerful role in governing the country as millions were converted to the faith , although King Charles III expelled the Jesuits in the 1770s . The territory became a nation state following its recognition in 1821 after the Mexican War of Independence . The post-independence period was tumultuous , characterized by economic inequality and many contrasting political changes .
Miss World 2007 , the 57th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 1 December 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya , China . It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow . Zhang Zilin of China won the crown and succeeded Taťána Kuchařová of the Czech Republic . The 106 contestants recorded the official torch relay anthem Light the Passion , Share the Dream for the 2008 Olympic Games as a major co-operation between the Beijing Olympic Committee and Miss World Limited . The song had its first broadcast to a global audience at the 57th Miss World final on 1 December . In addition , to coincide with World AIDS Day , the pageant presented a special tribute to the fight against AIDS , with a televised speech from former South African President Nelson Mandela and the presence of his daughter and grandson , along with traditional dancers from South Africa who joined the contestants in a special song .
Zhang Zilin ( simplified Chinese : 张梓琳 ; traditional Chinese : 張梓琳 ; pinyin : Zhāng Zǐlín ) is a Chinese actress , singer , fashion model and beauty queen who won Miss China World in 2007 and later was crowned as Miss World 2007 .
China ( Chinese : 中国 ; pinyin : Zhōngguó ) , officially the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , is a country in East Asia and is the world 's most populous country , with a population of around 1.428 billion in 2017 . Covering approximately 9,600,000 square kilometers ( 3,700,000 sq mi ) , it is the third largest country by area . [ j ] Governed by the Communist Party of China , the state exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces , [ k ] five autonomous regions , four direct-controlled municipalities ( Beijing , Tianjin , Shanghai , and Chongqing ) , and the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau . China emerged as one of the world 's first civilizations , in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain . For millennia , China 's political system was based on hereditary monarchies , or dynasties , beginning with the semi-mythical Xia dynasty in 21st century BCE . Since then , China has expanded , fractured , and re-unified numerous times . In the 3rd century BCE , the Qin reunited core China and established the first Chinese empire . The succeeding Han dynasty , which ruled from 206 BCE until 220 CE , saw some of the most advanced technology at that time , including papermaking and the compass , along with agricultural and medical improvements . The invention of gunpowder and movable type in the Tang dynasty ( 618-907 ) and Northern Song ( 960-1127 ) completed the Four Great Inventions . Tang culture spread widely in Asia , as the new Silk Route brought traders to as far as Mesopotamia and the Horn of Africa . Dynastic rule ended in 1912 with the Xinhai Revolution , when the Republic of China ( ROC ) replaced the Qing dynasty . China , as a whole , was ravaged by feudal warlordism and Japan during World War II .
Miss World 2008 , the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 13 December 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg , South Africa . Originally , the pageant was going to take place in Kiev , Ukraine , but because of the ongoing 2008 Russo-Georgian diplomatic crisis in neighbouring South Ossetia , the Miss World Organization decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe . 109 contestants from all over the world compete for the crown , the second highest turnout in the 59 years of the pageant . Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as the brand new Miss World .
Ksenia Vladimirovna Sukhinova ( Russian : Ксе́ния Влади́мировна Сухи́нова ; born 26 August 1987 ) is a Russian model , television host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2008 . She was the second Russian woman to be crowned Miss World , and had previously been crowned Miss Russia 2007 .
Russia ( Russian : Росси́я , tr . Rossiya , IPA : [ rɐˈsʲijə ] ) , or the Russian Federation , [ e ] is a European country located in Eastern Europe with a vast expanse of territory that stretches across Northern Asia . At 17,125,200 square kilometres ( 6,612,100 sq mi ) , it is by far the largest country in the world by area , covering more than one-eighth of the Earth 's inhabited land area , spanning eleven time zones , and bordering 16 sovereign nations . The territory of Russia extends from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east , and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caucasus in the south . With 146.7 million inhabitants living in the country 's 85 federal subjects as of 2020 , Russia is the most populous nation in Europe and the ninth-most populous nation in the world . Russia 's capital and largest city is Moscow ; other major urban areas include Saint Petersburg , Novosibirsk , Yekaterinburg , Nizhny Novgorod , Kazan and Chelyabinsk . The East Slavs emerged as a recognizable group in Europe between the 3rd and 8th centuries AD . Founded and ruled by a Varangian warrior elite and their descendants , the medieval state of Rus arose in the 9th century . In 988 it adopted Orthodox Christianity from the Byzantine Empire , beginning the synthesis of Byzantine and Slavic cultures that defined Russian culture for the next millennium . Rus ultimately disintegrated into a number of smaller states , until it was finally reunified by the Grand Duchy of Moscow in the 15th century . By the 18th century , the nation had greatly expanded through conquest , annexation , and exploration to become the Russian Empire , which was the third largest empire in history , stretching from Poland on the west to Alaska on the east . Following the Russian Revolution , the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic ( Russian SFSR ) became the largest and leading constituent of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( USSR/Soviet Union ) , the world 's first constitutionally socialist state .
Miss World 2009 , the 59th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 12 December 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg , South Africa . 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown , marking the biggest turnout in the pageant 's history . Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia crowned her successor Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar at the end of event . It is the first time that someone from Gibraltar won Miss World . In the past , people from mainland Britain have won .
Perla Judith Beltrán Acosta ( born September 30 , 1986 ) is a Mexican beauty queen from the state of Sinaloa , and the first runner-up in Miss World 2009 .
Miss World 2010 , the 60th anniversary of the Miss World pageant , was held on 30 October 2010 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya , China after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract . 115 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown . Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States at end of the event .
Mariann Birkedal in Stavanger ) is a Norwegian beauty queen who has represented Norway in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss World 2010 .
Norway ( Norwegian : Norge ( Bokmål ) or Noreg ( Nynorsk ) ; Northern Sami : Norga ; Lule Sami : Vuodna ; Southern Sami : Nöörje ) , officially the Kingdom of Norway , is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula ; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway . [ note 2 ] The sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island is a dependent territory and thus not considered part of the kingdom . Norway also lays claim to the Antarctic territories of Queen Maud Land and Peter I Island . Norway has a total area of 385,207 square kilometres ( 148,729 sq mi ) and a population of 5,312,300 ( as of August 2018 ) . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden ( 1,619 km or 1,006 mi long ) . Norway is bordered by Finland and Russia to the north-east , and the Skagerrak strait to the south , with Denmark on the other side . Norway has an extensive coastline , facing the North Atlantic Ocean and the Barents Sea . The maritime influence also dominates Norway 's climate with mild lowland temperatures on the sea coasts , whereas the interior , while colder , is also a lot milder than areas elsewhere in the world on such northerly latitudes . Even during polar night in the north , temperatures above freezing are commonplace on the coastline . The maritime influence brings high rainfall and snowfall to some areas of the country . Harald V of the House of Glücksburg is the current King of Norway . Erna Solberg has been prime minister since 2013 when she replaced Jens Stoltenberg .
Miss World 2011 , the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 6 November 2011 at the Earls Court Two in London , United Kingdom . As part of the events , the contestants also travelled to Edinburgh , Scotland between 23 and 27 October . Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela at the end of the event , she is the sixth Venezuelan women to win Miss World . Although over 120 delegates were expected to compete , problems regarding the timely acquisition of visas prevented several candidates from participating , thus reducing the final number to 113 . Miss World 2011 was viewed by over 1 billion people worldwide .
Zhanna Zhumaliyeva is a Kazakhstani model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Kazakhstan 2010 on September 19 , 2010 in Almaty , Kazakhstan .
Kazakhstan , [ b ] officially the Republic of Kazakhstan , [ c ] is a transcontinental country largely located in Central Asia with the most western parts of it being located in Eastern Europe . It is the world 's largest landlocked country , and the ninth largest country in the world , with an area of 2,724,900 square kilometres ( 1,052,100 sq mi ) . Kazakhstan is the most dominant nation of Central Asia economically , generating 60% of the region 's GDP , primarily through its oil and gas industry . It also has vast mineral resources . Kazakhstan is officially a democratic , secular , unitary , constitutional republic with a diverse cultural heritage . Kazakhstan shares borders with Russia , China , Kyrgyzstan , Uzbekistan , and Turkmenistan , and also adjoins a large part of the Caspian Sea . The terrain of Kazakhstan includes flatlands , steppe , taiga , rock canyons , hills , deltas , snow-capped mountains , and deserts . Kazakhstan has an estimated 18.3 million people as of 2018 [ update ] . Its population density is among the lowest , at less than 6 people per square kilometre ( 15 people per sq mi ) . Since 1997 and independence , the capital is Nur-Sultan , formerly known as Astana . It was moved from Almaty , the country 's largest city . The territory of Kazakhstan has historically been inhabited by nomadic groups and empires .
Miss World 2012 , the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 18 August 2012 at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos , Inner Mongolia , China . 116 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown . Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned her successor Yu Wenxia of China at the end of the event . This is the second time China has won the title of Miss World .
South Sudan ( /suːˈdɑːn , -ˈdæn/ ) , officially known as the Republic of South Sudan ( Dinka : Paguot Thudän ) is a landlocked country in East-Central Africa . It gained independence from the Republic of the Sudan in 2011 , making it the most recent sovereign state with widespread recognition . Its capital and largest city is Juba . South Sudan is bordered by Sudan to the north , Ethiopia to the east , Kenya to the southeast , Uganda to the south , the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the southwest and the Central African Republic to the west . It includes the vast swamp region of the Sudd , formed by the White Nile and known locally as the Bahr al Jabal ( Arabic : بحر الجبل ) , meaning Mountain Sea . Sudan was occupied by Egypt under the Muhammad Ali dynasty and was governed as an Anglo-Egyptian condominium until Sudanese independence in 1956 . Following the First Sudanese Civil War , the Southern Sudan Autonomous Region was formed in 1972 and lasted until 1983 . A second Sudanese civil war soon broke out , ending in 2005 with the Comprehensive Peace Agreement . Later that year , southern autonomy was restored when an Autonomous Government of Southern Sudan was formed . South Sudan became an independent state on 9 July 2011 , following 98.83% support for independence in a January 2011 referendum . It has suffered ethnic violence and endured a civil war since 2013 . South Sudan has a population of 12 million , mostly of the Nilotic peoples , and it is demographically among the youngest nations in the world , with roughly half under 18 years old .
Miss World 2013 , the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center , South Kuta , Bali , Indonesia . Contestants from 127 countries and territories competed in this year 's Miss World pageant , marking the biggest turnout for any major international beauty pageant as of 2020 . Yu Wenxia of China crowned her successor Megan Young of the Philippines at the end of the event . This is , to date , the only time that the Philippines won the title of Miss World , making it the third country ever to win at least once in all of the Big Four international beauty pageants . The show was hosted by singer and supermodel Myleene Klass , theatre Producer Kamal Ibrahim and Actor Daniel Mananta , while television personality Amanda Zevannya and Steve Douglas provided commentary and analysis throughout the event . Britain 's singer-songwriter Matt Cardle and Britain 's Eurovision winner Blue performed during the competition .
Megan Lynne Young ( born February 27 , 1990 ) is a Filipino-American actress , model , television presenter , and beauty queen who won the Miss World Philippines 2013 title and was later crowned as Miss World 2013 . She is the first Filipina to win the title of Miss World . Young started as a contestant of the reality television show StarStruck and later became a member of ABS-CBN 's Star Magic talent management , but later on returned as an exclusive artist under GMA Network .
The Philippines ( /ˈfɪləpiːnz/ ( listen ) ; Filipino : Pilipinas [ ˌpɪlɪˈpinɐs ] or Filipinas [ ˌfɪlɪˈpinɐs ] ) , officially the Republic of the Philippines ( Filipino : Republika ng Pilipinas ) , [ a ] is an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia . Situated in the western Pacific Ocean , it consists of about 7,641 islands that are broadly categorized under three main geographical divisions from north to south : Luzon , Visayas and Mindanao . The capital city of the Philippines is Manila and the most populous city is Quezon City , both part of Metro Manila . Bounded by the South China Sea on the west , the Philippine Sea on the east and the Celebes Sea on the southwest , the Philippines shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north , Japan to the northeast , Vietnam to the west , Palau to the east , and Malaysia and Indonesia to the south . The Philippines ' location on the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to the equator makes the Philippines prone to earthquakes and typhoons , but also endows it with abundant natural resources and some of the world 's greatest biodiversity . The Philippines is the world 's 5th largest island country with an area of 300,000 km2 ( 120,000 sq mi ) . As of 2015 , it had a population of at least 100 million . As of January 2018 [ update ] , it is the eighth-most populated country in Asia and the 12th most populated country in the world . Approximately 10 million additional Filipinos lived overseas , comprising one of the world 's largest diasporas . Multiple ethnicities and cultures are found throughout the islands . In prehistoric times , Negritos were some of the archipelago 's earliest inhabitants . They were followed by successive waves of Austronesian peoples .
Miss World 2014 , the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 14 December 2014 at the ExCeL London in London , United Kingdom . 121 contestants competed for the crown . Megan Young of the Philippines crowned her successor Rolene Strauss of South Africa at the end of the event . This is the second time that South Africa has won the title outright and the third time they have held the title .
Bosnia and Herzegovina , [ a ] abbreviated BiH or B & H , [ b ] sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina and often known informally as Bosnia , is a country of South and Southeast Europe , located within the Balkans . Sarajevo is the capital and largest city . Bosnia and Herzegovina is an almost landlocked country - to the south it has a narrow coast on the Adriatic Sea , about 20 kilometres ( 12 miles ) long and surrounding the town of Neum . It is bordered by Serbia to the east , Montenegro to the southeast , and Croatia surrounding north and southwest . In the central and eastern interior of the country the geography is mountainous , in the northwest moderately hilly , and the northeast predominantly flatland . The inland , Bosnia , is a geographically larger region and has a moderate continental climate , with hot summers and cold and snowy winters . The southern tip , Herzegovina , has a Mediterranean climate and mostly mountainous topography . Bosnia and Herzegovina traces permanent human settlement back to the Neolithic age , during and after which it was populated by several Illyrian and Celtic civilizations . Culturally , politically , and socially , the country has a rich history , having been first settled by the Slavic peoples that populate the area today from the 6th through to the 9th centuries . In the 12th century the Banate of Bosnia was established , which evolved into the Kingdom of Bosnia in the 14th century , after which it was annexed into the Ottoman Empire , under whose rule it remained from the mid-15th to the late 19th centuries . The Ottomans brought Islam to the region , and altered much of the cultural and social outlook of the country . This was followed by annexation into the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy , which lasted up until World War I .
Miss World 2015 , the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 19 December 2015 at the outdoor arena of the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya , China . 114 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown . Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned her successor Mireia Lalaguna of Spain at the end of the event . It was the very first time in the history of Miss World that Spain won the pageant .
Mireia Lalaguna Royo ( born November 21 , 1992 ) is a Spanish actress , model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World Spain 2015 and in December the same year won Miss World 2015 in Sanya . Miss World 2014 Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned her at the end of the event . She is the first Miss World from Spain . She obtained a degree in pharmacy at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark . [ citation needed ]
Spain ( Spanish : España [ esˈpaɲa ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish : Reino de España ) , [ a ] [ b ] is a country in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of Spanish territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean . Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula . Its territory also includes two archipelagoes : the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa , and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea . The African enclaves of Ceuta , Melilla , and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ( Morocco ) . [ h ] Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory . The country 's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay of Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean . With an area of 505,990 km2 ( 195,360 sq mi ) , Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe , the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union , and the fourth largest country in the European continent . By population ( about 47 million ) , Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union . Spain 's capital and largest city is Madrid ; other major urban areas include Barcelona , Valencia , Seville , Zaragoza , Málaga and Bilbao . Modern humans first arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 35,000 years ago . Iberian cultures along with ancient Phoenician , Greek , Celtic and Carthaginian settlements developed on the peninsula until it came under Roman rule around 200 BCE , after which the region was named Hispania , based on the earlier Phoenician name Sp ( a ) n or Spania . At the end of the Western Roman Empire the Germanic tribal confederations migrated from Central Europe , invaded the Iberian peninsula and established relatively independent realms in its western provinces , including the Suebi , Alans and Vandals .
Miss World 2016 , the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 18 December 2016 at the MGM National Harbor , Washington , D.C. , United States . 117 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown . Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico at the end of the event . It was the second time that the Miss World pageant held in the United States .
Miss World 2017 , the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya , China . 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown . Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Manushi Chhillar of India at the end of the event . She is the sixth Indian woman to win Miss World .
Nigeria ( /naɪˈdʒɪəriə/ ( listen ) ) , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria , is a country in West Africa , bordering Niger in the north , Chad in the northeast , Cameroon in the east , and Benin in the west . Its coast in the south is located on the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean . The federation comprises 36 states and 1 Federal Capital Territory , where the capital , Abuja , is located . The constitution defines Nigeria as a democratic secular state. , Nigeria has been home to a number of ancient and indigenous kingdoms and states over the millennia . The modern state originated from British colonial rule beginning in the 19th century , and took its present territorial shape with the merging of the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and Northern Nigeria Protectorate in 1914 by Lord Fredrick Lugard . The British set up administrative and legal structures while practicing indirect rule through traditional chiefdoms , Nigeria became a formally independent federation in 1960 . It experienced a civil war from 1967 to 1970 . It thereafter alternated between democratically elected civilian governments and military dictatorships until it achieved a stable democracy in 1999 , with the 2011 presidential election considered the first to be reasonably free and fair . Nigeria is often referred to as the Giant of Africa , owing to its large population and economy . With 206 million inhabitants , Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa and the seventh most populous country in the world . Nigeria has the third-largest youth population in the world , after India and China , with more than 90 million of its population under the age of eighteen . Nigeria is the world 's 20th largest economy as of 2015 [ update ] , worth more than $ 500 billion and $ 1 trillion in terms of nominal GDP and purchasing power parity , respectively .
Miss World 2018 , the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on 8 December 2018 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya , China . Manushi Chhillar of India crowned her successor Vanessa Ponce of Mexico at the end of the event . She is the first Mexican woman to win Miss World . 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown . Nicolene Pichapa Limsanukan was Miss World 1st Runner-Up 2018 and Quiin Abenakyo was Miss World 2nd Runner-Up 2018 and the first Ugandan woman to ever rank in the top five and to be crowned Miss World Africa ( continental queen ) in the Miss World history . [ citation needed ]
Maëva Coucke ( born 28 June 1994 ) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2018 . She represented France at Miss World 2018 , where she placed in the top twelve , and also represented France at Miss Universe 2019 , where she placed in the top ten . Coucke is the third Miss France winner from Nord-Pas-de-Calais within the span of four years , following Iris Mittenaere ( 2016 ) and Camille Cerf ( 2015 ) .
France ( French : [ fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ) , officially the French Republic ( French : République française , pronounced [ ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛːz ] ( listen ) ) , is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . [ XIII ] The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . It is bordered by Belgium , Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast , Switzerland and Italy to the east , and Andorra and Spain to the south . The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . The country 's 18 integral regions ( five of which are situated overseas ) span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres ( 248,573 sq mi ) and a total population of 67.02 million ( as of July 2019 [ update ] ) . France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban areas include Lyon , Marseille , Toulouse , Bordeaux , Lille and Nice . France , including its overseas territories , has the most number of time zones of any country , with a total of 12 . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . Rome annexed the area in 51 BC , holding it until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476 , who formed the Kingdom of Francia . The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into East Francia , Middle Francia and West Francia . West Francia , which became the Kingdom of France in 987 , emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , following its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337-1453 ) .
Miss World 2019 , the 69th edition of the Miss World pageant , was held on December 14 , 2019 at the ExCeL London in London , United Kingdom . Vanessa Ponce of Mexico crowned her successor Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica by the end of the event . This is Jamaica 's fourth Miss World title , and its first since 1993 .
Nyekachi Douglas ( born May 28 , 1998 ) is a Nigerian model , Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2019 , and current Miss World Africa .