List of Miss World runners-up and finalists
This article provides the names of the runners-up in the Miss World pageant since the pageant's first edition in 1951 and Continental Queens since Miss World 1981, the Continental Queens of Beauty were awarded for the first time. Table of Miss World runner-up and finalists. From 1951 to 1952, 1957, 1959–1965, 1967–1978 and 1980 the pageant has awarded a Top 5 with the Miss World, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Runner-Up being awarded. In 1954, 1966, 1981–2017 and 2019–present the pageant has awarded a Top 3 with  the Miss World, 1st, and 2nd Runner-Up being awarded. On the other hand, the pageant has awarded a Top 6 in 1953, 1955, 1956 and 1958 with Miss World, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Runner-Up being awarded. Just in 1979 and 2018, top 7 and top 2 being awarded. Since 1959 top Each runner-up was given a tiara. Since the pageant is based in 1951, the Runner-up ranking for contest is usually announced as follows: This table shows the Runner-up of each competition, from its inception in 1951. Countries/Territories by number of Runners -up. 1st Runner-Up. The first Runner-Up of each edition of Miss World is the second placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss World (first placer). This table lists the number of 1st Runner-Up titles by country. There are some special considerations: The current 1st Runner-Up is Shree Saini from United States, elected on March 16, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 2nd Runner-Up. The second Runner-Up of each edition of Miss World is the third placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss World (first placer), in Miss World 2018 the  titles were not been given. This table lists the number of 2nd Runner-Up titles by country. There are some special considerations: The current 2nd Runner-Up is Olivia Yacé from Cote D'Ivoire, elected on March 16, 2022 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.