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List of Miss World countries

From EverybodyWiki Bios & Wiki


The following lists contain all of the 163 countries and territories all over the world that have sent/will send a delegate to the international beauty pageant of Miss World.

The pageant started in 1951, and is today among the leading contests of its kind.

Current entrants[edit]

This list is only containing the countries and territories that have sent a delegate to the pageant at least once since 2008.

Country Years competed Best placement Last placed Notes
 Albania 2002–2005,
2007– 		- - Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2003.
 Algeria 2002, 2015–
 Andorra 2003,
2015- 		- -
 Angola 1998–2004,
2006–2010,
2012–2013, 2015- 		1st Runner-up 2008 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 2006, 2007, 2008.
 Antigua & Barbuda 1986,
1991,
2001–2004,
2008, 2015– 		7th Runner-up 2004 Competed as Antigua between 2001 and 2004. Won Miss Talent in 2004.
 Argentina 1959–1981,
1987– 		Winner 1987
  • Caterina Ciscato (5th Runner-up)
 Armenia 2016- - -
 Aruba 1964,
1966,
1971–1985,
1989–1993,
1995– 		1st Runner-up 2013
  • Larissa Leeuwe (Top 20)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 1996, 2001, 2002.
 Australia 1955,
1957,
1960,
1965,
1967– 		Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia & Oceania in 1991; Asia Pacific in 2006; Oceania in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2014. Won Miss People's Choice in 2003; Miss Contestant's Choice in 2004; Miss Photogenic in 1981.
 Austria 1955–1957,
1959,
1961–1965,
1967–1981,
1983–2001, 2006–2009,
2011– 		Winner 2007 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1987. Won Miss Photogenic in 1979.
 Azerbaijan 2015–
 Bahamas 1966,
1968–1995,
1997–2000,
2002– 		Top 10 2010
  • Braneka Bassett (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 1992.
 Bahrain 2016– - -
 Bangladesh 1994–1996,
1999-2001,
2016 		- -
 Barbados 1974–1975,
1983–1988,
1990,
1995,
2000–2006,
2008– 		Top 15 2008 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 2009. Won Miss Talent in 2001, 2008.
 Belarus 2000,
2003–2004,
2006– 		- -
 Belgium 1954– 5th Runner-up
  • Christine Delit (1962)
 2013 Won Best World Dress Designer in 2004; Miss Personality in 1989.
 Belize 1987–1991,
2002–2003,
2007– 		- -
 Benin 2015- - -
 Bermuda 1971–1989,
1992–1993,
1995
2011- 		Winner 1980
  • Zina Marie Minks (Top 15)
 Bolivia 1960–1961,
1963,
1965,
1975,
1977,
1979– 		Top 10 2014
  • Andrea Forfori (Top 25)
 Won Miss Personality in 2003.
 Bonaire 1996
2011–2012
2015–
 Bosnia & Herzegovina 1996– Top 20
  • Danijela Vinš (2002)
 2002
  • Danijela Vinš (Top 20)
 Won Miss Top Model in 2014.
 Botswana 1972–1974,
1994–2013
2016 		1st Runner-up 2011 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 2010.
 Brazil 1958–1987,
1990– 		Winner 2014
  • Julia Gama (Top 11)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 2006, 2012, 2013. Won Miss Personality in 1983; Best National Costume in 1996; Miss Photogenic in 1998. Won Miss Beach Fashion in 2013. Won Beauty with a Purpose in 2014 with Guyana, India, Indonesia, and Kenya.
 British Virgin Islands 1986,
1988,
1990–1998,
2000–2001,
2013- 		- -
 Brunei 2016-
 Bulgaria 1988,
1990–2013
2015– 		Top 10
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva (1995)
 1995
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva (Top 10)
 Cambodia 2006, 2015– - -
 Cameroon 2013- - -
 Canada 1957–1960,
1962–1990,
1992– 		1st Runner-up 2013 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1989, 2003. Won Miss Talent in 2009 with Sierra Leone; Miss Sports in 2003, 2006; Best National Costume in 1992; Miss Personality in 1980.
 Cape Verde 1997,
2010,
2015 		- -
 Cayman Islands 1977–1995,
1997–2001,
2003–2004,
2006–2008,
2010–2011

2016– 		Top 15
  • Maureen Lewis (1982)
 1982
  • Maureen Lewis (Top 15)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 1994. Won Miss Personality in 1978, 1982.
 Chad 2014- - -
 Chile 1963,
1966–1969,
1976–1979,
1981–2004,
2006–2008,
2011-2013,
2015- 		Top 10 2011 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1998. Won Miss Talent in 2011.
 China PR 1994, 2001– Winner 2014
  • Du Yang (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia and Oceania in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2012. Won Miss Talent in 2012; Miss Top Model in 2007.
 Chinese Taipei 1961–1962,
1964,
1988–1989, 1991–1998,
2000, 2004–2005,
2008,
2013
2015 		1st Runner-up
  • Grace Li Shiu-ying (1961)
 1964
  • Linda Lin Su-hsing (2nd Runner-up)
 Previously competed as Republic of China.
 Colombia 1963–1965,
1968–1970,
1973– 		1st Runner-up
  • Nini Soto (1981)
  • Rocío Luna (1983)
  • Carolina Arango (1996)
  • Natalia Peralta (2002)
 2012
  • Barbara Turbay (Top 30)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1983, 1996, 2002.
 Congo Democratic Republic 1985,
2005–2006,
2008,
2016 		Top 15
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete (1985)
 1985
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete (Top 15)
 Competed as Zaire in 1985. Won Miss Photogenic in 1985. Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1985.
 Costa Rica 1965–1969,
1972,
1974–2001,
2003– 		Top 15
  • Maribel Fernández (1978)
  • Ana Lorena González (1986)
 1986
  • Ana Lorena González (Top 15)
 Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2001.
 Côte d'Ivoire 1985,
2009- 		- - Competed as Ivory Coast in 1985.
 Croatia 1992– 1st Runner-up 2008 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1993, 1994, 1995. Won Best World Dress Designer in 1995, 2006; Best National Costume in 1995.
 Cuba 1955,
1975,
2015 		3rd Runner-up
  • Gilda Marín (1955)
  • Maricela Clark (1975)
 1975
  • Maricela Clark (3rd Runner-up)
 Curaçao 1975–1978,
1980–1985,
1987–1996,
1998,
2000,
2002–2004,
2006– 		Top 20
  • Ayanette Statia (2002)
 2002
  • Ayanette Statia (Top 20)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 2000.
 Cyprus 1960–1963,
1965–1971,
1973,
1976– 		- -
 Czech Republic 1993– Winner 2006 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Northern Europe in 2006.
 Denmark 1951–1970,
1974–1995,
2000,
2003– 		1st Runner-up
  • Lilian Juul Madsen (1957)
  • Pia Rosenberg Larsen (1986)
 2012
  • Iris Thomsen (Top 30)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1986. Won Miss Personality in 1993.
 Dominica 1978,
2013
2015– 		- -
 Dominican Republic 1966–2001,
2003–2009
2011– 		Winner 2014
  • Dhio Moreno (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1982; Caribbean in 2004. Won Miss Sports in 2011; Miss Beach Beauty in 2007.
 Ecuador 1960–1962,
1964–1972,
1974,
1976–1989,
1991– 		6th Runner-up
  • Alicia Cucalón (1986)
 2007 Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2007.
 Egypt 1952–1954,
1956,
1988,
1990,
1997,
2004,
2008–2011,
2014- 		Winner 1954
 El Salvador 1975–1979,
1981–1993,
2004– 		- -
 England 2000– 3rd Runner-Up 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2011. Won Miss Beach Beauty in 2011.
 Equatorial Guinea 2012- - -
 Estonia 1994–2007, 2015– Top 10 1999
 Ethiopia 2003–2010,
2012– 		5th Runner-up 2003 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 2003.
 Fiji 2004,
2012– 		- -
 Finland 1952–1957,
1959–2004,
2006– 		Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1982. Won Best World Dress Designer in 1998.
 France 1951– Winner 2013 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2013.
 French Polynesia 1960,
1965,
1976–1979,
1981–1982,
1984–1985,
1994–1996,
1999–2002,
2006,
2009–2010,
2016– 		4th Runner-up 2010
  • Mihilani Teixeira (Top 25)
 Competed as Tahiti until 2009. Won Best World Dress Designer in 2010.
 Gabon 2012- - -
 Gambia 1965–1967
1969–1970
1983–1986, 2017- 		- -
 Georgia 2003– 11th Runner-up
  • Irina Onashvili (2003)
 2003
  • Irina Onashvili (11th Runner-up)
 Won Miss Talent in 2003.
 Germany 1952–1972,
1974– 		Winner 2010
  • Susanna Kobylinski (Top 25)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1977. Gabriella Brum from Germany, the original winner in 1980, resigned one day after she was crowned. Kimberley Santos from Guam took over.
 Ghana 1959,
1967–1968,
1988–1991,
1994–2002,
2004–2011,
2013- 		2nd Runner-Up 2014
  • Nadia Ntanu (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 2013. Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2006, 2011; Miss Talent in 2007.
 Gibraltar 1959,
1964– 		Winner 2013
  • Maroua Kharbouch (Top 6)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2009. Won Miss Beach Beauty in 2009; Miss Personality in 1986, People's Choice in 2013.
 Greece 1953– Winner 2003
  • Vasiliki Tsekoura (18th Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1996.
 Guadeloupe 2003– Top 30
  • Brigitte Golabkan (2012)
 2012
  • Brigitte Golabkan (Top 30)
 Grenada 1970,
1996,
2007,
2015– 		Winner 2007
 Guam 1971–1996
2011– 		Winner 2012
  • Jeneva Bosko (Top 30)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Oceania in 1987. Won Miss Personality in 1979.

Miss World 1980 Kimberley Santos took over when the original winner Gabriella Brum from Germany resigned.

 Guatemala 1976,
1979–2000,
2003,
2005– 		Top 30
  • Lourdes Figueroa (2011)
  • Monique Aparicio (2012)
 2012
  • Monique Aparicio (Top 30)
 Won Miss Personality in 1992; Miss Photogenic in 1988.
 Guinea 2013– - -
 Guinea-Bissau 2013, 2015– - -
 Guyana 1966–1971,
1988–1989,
1999,
2001–2010,
2012– 		2nd Runner-up 2014
  • Rafieya Husain (Top 11)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 2014. Won Beauty with a Purpose in 2014 with Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Kenya.
 Haiti 1975,
2013– 		5th Runner-up
  • Joëlle Apollon (1975)
 1975
  • Joëlle Apollon (5th Runner-up)
 Honduras 1955,
1959,
1964–1967,
1972–1984,
1986–1991,
1993,
1997,
1999–2000,
2004,
2008–2013
2015– 		- -
 Hong Kong 1959,
1970,
1972–1990,
1992– 		Top 12
  • Pauline Yeung (1987)
 2007 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia in 1987. Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2007; Miss Personality in 1974.
 Hungary 1989–1992,
1994– 		1st runner-up 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2014
 Iceland 1955–1967,
1969–1973,
1975–1979,
1981–1994,
1999–2001,
2003– 		Winner 2008 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1985, 1988; Northern Europe in 2005. Won Miss Sports in 2008.
 India 1959–1962,
1966,
1968–1972,
1974–1975,
1978–1988,
1990– 		Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia and Oceania in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2014. Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2009, 2012; 2014; Best World Dress Designer in 1996 and 2014; Miss Multimedia in 2012, 2013; Miss Photogenic in 1994, 1997; Best National Costume in 1993; Miss Spectacular Swimwear in 1997.
 Indonesia 1982–1983,
2005– 		Top 10 2014 Won Beauty With a Purpose in 2011 with Ghana and in 2014 with Brazil, Guyana, India and Kenya. Miss Talent in 2013.
 Ireland 1952,
1954– 		Winner 2010
  • Emma Britt Waldron (3rd Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1990, 2003, 2010. Won Miss Photogenic in 1976, 1980, 1986; Miss Talent in 2010; Miss Beach Beauty in 2003.
 Israel 1953,
1955–2012,
2014- 		Winner 2012
  • Shani Hazan(Top 30)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1998, 1999; Asia in 1983, 1984, 1985. Won Best World Dress Designer in 1999; Miss Photogenic in 1992; Miss Spectacular Swimwear in 1995.
 Italy 1954–1962,
1964–1968,
1970–1976,
1978– 		1st Runner-up 2013
  • Sarah Baderna (Top 20)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2000; Southern Europe in 2005. Won Miss Photogenic in 1993.
 Jamaica 1959,
1962–1974,
1976,
1978– 		Winner 2013
  • Gina Hargitay (Top 10)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013. Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2004.
 Japan 1956– 3rd Runner-up
  • Midoriki Tokura (1956)
 2011
  • Midori Tanaka (Top 30)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia in 1981. Won Miss Sports in 2009.
 Kazakhstan 1998–2000,
2002–2004,
2006–2013,
2015– 		3rd Runner-up
  • Margarita Kravtsova (2000)
 2012
  • Evgeniya Klishina (Top 30)
 Won top model in 2011; Best World Dress Designer in 2000.
 Kenya 1960,
1967–1968,
1984–1991,
1994,
1996,
1999– 		Top 10/11
  • Yolanda Masinde (2000)
  • Idah Nguma (2014)
 2014
  • Idah Nguma (Top 11)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1984, 1988, 1990, 2000. Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2010 and in 2014 with Brazil, Guyana, India and Indonesia.
 Korea 1959–1971,
1973–2001,
2003– 		1st Runner-up
  • Choi Yeon-hee (1988)
 2011
  • Doe Kyung Min (4th Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia in 1988; Asia and Oceania in 1995, 2009; Asia Pacific in 2005. Won Best World Dress Designer in 1996; Miss Multimedia in 2001, 2007; Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2005.
 Kosovo 2013– - -
 Kyrgyzstan 2011,
2013- 		- -
 Latvia 1989–1997,
1999,
2001– 		- -
 Lebanon 1960–1961,
1964–1967,
1969–1970,
1973–1977,
1979–1988,
1991– 		Top 10
  • Joëlle Buhlok (1997)
 2006
 Lesotho 1979–1981,
2003
2010,
2013- 		- -
 Liberia 1963–1965,
1968–1970,
1972,
1983,
1985,
1988,
1998–1999,
2005–2006,
2009,
2011
2015 		4th Runner-up 1999
  • Sebah Tubman (4th Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1983.
 Lithuania 1993,
1995–2000,
2002–2004,
2007– 		- -
 Luxembourg 1957,
1959–1971,
1973,
1975–1977,
1985–1990,
2009-2010,
2014- 		- -
 Macau 1986–1997,
2010,
2012
2015 		- - After returning to the People's Republic of China, Macau added the word China to its sash after 1999.
 Macedonia FYRO 1996,
2001–2007,
2009-2013
2016 		- -
 Madagascar 1960–1961,
1974,
1990,
1999–2001,
2015– 		- -
 Malawi 2001,
2005,
2010,
2012
2015 		- -
 Malaysia 1963,
1965–1966,
1970–1975,
1978–1989,
1991– 		2nd Runner-up 2014
  • Dewi Liana Seriestha (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia and Oceania in 1998. Miss Talent in 2014
 Malta 1965–1993,
1997– 		Top 15 1969
  • Mary Brincat (Top 15)
 Martinique 2005–2014
2016 		Top 16
  • Ingrid Littré (2009)
 2009
  • Ingrid Littré (Top 16)
 Mauritius 1970–1973,
1975,
1978–1980,
1986–1994,
1998,
2003– 		Top 10
  • Jeanne-Françoise Clement (1989)
 1989
  • Jeanne-Françoise Clement (Top 10)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1989.
 Mexico 1963,
1966– 		1st Runner-up 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 2005, 2007, 2009. Won Miss Top Model in 2009, 2004; Best World Dress Designer in 1996; Miss Personality in 1981; Miss Photogenic in 1978; Miss Beach Beauty in 2008; Miss Spectacular Swimwear in 1996.
 Moldova 2000,
2003–2011,
2013- 		- -
 Mongolia 2005– Top 25 2010
  • Sarnai Amar (Top 25)
 Montenegro 2006–2011
2013- 		-
 Morocco 1956–1958,
1964–1968,
2015– 		- -
 Mozambique 2016-
 Myanmar 1960,
2014- 		- -
 Namibia 1989–1993,
1997,
2000–2011,
2013- 		4th Runner-up 2010
   Nepal 1997–2000,
2003–2005,
2007,
2009- 		2013

2013

Winner of Beauty with Purpose in 2013.
 Netherlands 1951– Winner 2014
  • Tatjana Maul (Top 25)
 Won Miss Personality in 1973. Competed as Holland until 2003. Miss Sports in 2013.
 New Zealand 1956,
1961–2005,
2007– 		1st Runner-up
  • Elaine Miscall (1963)
  • Lauralee Martinovich (1997)
 2011
  • Mianette Broekman (Top 30)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Oceania in 1985, 1986; Asia and Oceania in 1990. Won Best National Costume in 1997.
 Nicaragua 1960–1961,
1964,
1968–1971,
1974–1975,
1977,
1998,
2001–2005,
2011- 		3rd Runner-up
  • Ligia Argüello (2001)
 2001
  • Ligia Argüello (3rd Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 2001.
 Nigeria 1963,
1967–1970,
1978–1979,
1984–1985,
1987–1994,
1996,
1998– 		Winner 2002
  • Chinenye Ochuba (Top 10)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1987, 2001, 2002, 2004. Won Miss Personality in 1990, 1995.
 Northern Ireland 2000– Top 15 2012
  • Tiffany Brien(Top 30)
 Won Miss Sports in 2010; Miss Talent in 2006.
 Northern Marianas 2003, 2016– - -
 Norway 1953,
1958–1960,
1966– 		1st Runner-up 2010 Won Miss Top Model in 2010.
 Panama 1967,
1971,
1977,
1979–1980,
1982–1987,
1989–2007,
2009- 		5th Runner-up 2012 Won Miss Personality in 1984.
 Paraguay 1959,
1969,
1971–1972,
1976–1980,
1982–2000,
2003–2004,
2007– 		Top 15
  • Daisy Ferreira (1985)
 2011 Won Miss Personality in 1977.
 Peru 1959,
1963,
1965,
1967–1968,
1973,
1975–1990,
1994– 		Winner 2004 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1967, 2004. Won Best World Dress Designer in 2003.
 Philippines 1966–1975,
1978– 		Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia and Oceania in 1993, 2004, 2011; Asia in 1982, 1986, 2013. Won Miss Talent in 1978; Best National Costume in 1971; Miss Personality in 1996. Won Miss Top Model in 2013.
 Poland 1983– Winner 2009
  • Anna Jamróz (Top 16)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1989, 2004.
 Portugal 1959,
1962–1964,
1967,
1970–1973,
1979,
1982–2001,
2003–2006,
2008– 		2nd Runner-up
  • Ana De Almeida (1971)
 2012
  • Melanie Vicente(top 30)
 Won Miss Personality in 1988.
 Puerto Rico 1959,
1970–1985,
1989– 		Winner 2012 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 2005, 2011. Won Miss Beach Beauty in 2010.
 Qatar 2016- - -
 Romania 1990–1992,
1994–1996,
1999–2007,
2009-2011,
2013- 		1st Runner-up 2006
  • Ioana Boitor (1st Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Southern Europe in 2006.
 Russia 1992– Winner 2014
  • Anastasia Kostenko (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1992, 2008. Won Miss Top Model in 2008; Miss Beach Beauty in 2005.
 Rwanda 2016- - -
 St. Barthelemy 2011 Top 20
  • Johanna Sansano (2011)
 2011
  • Johanna Sansano (Top 20)
 St. Kitts & Nevis 1985–1988,
2010,
2012–2013
2015 		- -
 St. Lucia 1975,
1994,
2004–2006,
2008, 2010, 2015 		Top 15
  • Sophia St Omer (1975)
 2010
  • Aiasha Gustave (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 2010.
 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1978,
1985–1987,
1989,
1994,
2016- 		- -
 Samoa 1977–1988,
2013, 2015– 		- -
 São Tomé & Príncipe 2014-2015, 2017- - -
 Scotland 1999– 2nd Runner-up 2014
  • Ellie McKeating (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2001.
 Senegal 2016- - -
 Serbia 2006–
 Seychelles 1969–1973,
1975,
1992,
1994–1999,
2008,
2012– 		Top 15
  • Jane Stravens (1972)
  • June Gouthier (1973)
 1973
  • June Gouthier (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1973; Miss Personality in 1998.
 Sierra Leone 1986,
1988,
2007–2012
2015 		Top 16
  • Mariatu Kargbo (2009)
 2009
  • Mariatu Kargbo (Top 16)
 Won Best World Dress Designer in 2009. Won Miss Talent in 2009 with Canada.
 Singapore 1972–1976,
1978– 		Top 15 1976
  • Pauline Poh (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1975.
 Slovakia 1993– Top 20
  • Karolína Chomisteková (2013)
 2013
  • Karolína Chomisteková (Top 20)
 Slovenia 1992–2007,
2009- 		- -
 South Africa 1956–1977,
1991– 		Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2014. Miss World 1974 Anneline Kriel took over when the original winner Helen Morgan from the United Kingdom resigned.
 South Sudan 2012- Top 7 2014
  • Awien Kuanyin-Agoth (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 2012. Won Miss Top Model in 2012.
 Spain 1960–1964,
1970–1974,
1976- 		2nd Runner-up
  • Carmen Cervera (1961)
 2013
  • Elena Ibarbia (Top 6)
 Sri Lanka 1953–1955,
1961,
1963–1968,
1970–1971,
1973–1975,
1977–1982,
1984–1990,
1992–1994,
1999–2000,
2003– 		3rd Runner-up
  • Manel Illangakoon (1953)
 1978
  • Manohori Vanigasooriya (Top 15)
 Previously competed as Ceylon.
 Suriname 1961,
1963–1966,
1981,
2007,
2009,
2012
2015– 		- -
 Swaziland 1975,
1978–1980,
1983–1988,
1991–1999,
2002–2003,
2005,
2007–2009,
2015– 		Top 15
  • Ilana Lapidos (1986)
 1986
  • Ilana Lapidos (Top 15)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1986. Won Miss Personality in 1975; Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2002.
 Sweden 1951– Winner 2014
  • Olivia Asplund (Top 25)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2007. Won Miss Sports in 2012; Miss Photogenic in 1987; Beach Fashion in 2014.
  Switzerland 1952–1954,
1956,
1966–1968,
1970–2001,
2003–2005,
2013– 		1st Runner-up
  • Sylvia Müller (1952)
 2003
  • Bianca Sissing (10th Runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1982.
 Tajikistan 2016- - -
 Tanzania 1967,
1994– 		Top 6 2005 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 2005.
 Thailand 1968,
1970–1997,
1999,
2001– 		3rd Runner-up
  • Prathumrat Woramali (1989)
 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Asia and Oceania in 1992; Asia in 1989. Won Miss Photogenic in 2001; Miss Personality in 1994, 1997; People's Choice in 2014.
 Trinidad & Tobago 1966,
1971,
1975– 		Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1986; Caribbean in 1995, 2007, 2008. Won Miss Scholarship / Beauty with a Purpose in 2008.
 Tunisia 1956–1958,
1963–1965,
1967–1971,
1974–1975,
1978,
2013- 		3rd Runner-up
  • Jacqueline Tapia (1957)
 1957
  • Jacqueline Tapia (3rd Runner-up)
 Turkey 1954,
1956,
1958,
1960–1961,
1963–1964,
1966–1973,
1975–1983,
1986– 		Winner 2002 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1991, 1997, 2002. Won Best World Dress Designer in 2002, 2005, 2011.
 Turkmenistan 2016- - -
 Turks & Caicos 1982–1988,
2004,
2015 		- -
 Uganda 1967–1968,
1985,
1988–1989,
1992–1993,
1996–1997,
2001–2005,
2007– 		- -
 Ukraine 1992,
1994– 		Top 10 2013
 United States 1951– Winner 2014 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1985, 1990, 1997, 2010, 2014. Won Miss Personality in 1987; Miss Talent in 2002; Miss Beach Beauty in 2004; Miss Sports in 2007; Best World Dress Designer in 2008; Multimedia Award in 2014.
 US Virgin Islands 1976,
1978–1980,
1982–2002,
2005,
2010- 		Top 10 2011
  • Esonica Veira (Top 15)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Caribbean in 1989. Won Miss Talent in 2005. Competed as Virgin Islands between 1976 and 1980 and as American Virgin Islands between 1982 and 2002 and in 2005
 Uruguay 1959–1962,
1964–1965,
1975–1988,
1990–1993,
1996–2003,
2005–2006,
2008–2012,
2014- 		4th Runner-up
  • Katja Thomsen (2000)
 2000
  • Katja Thomsen (4th Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 2000.
 Uzbekistan 2013
2015 		- -
 Venezuela 1955–1958,
1961–1978,
1980– 		Winner 2011 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Americas in 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2008, 2011. Won Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1990, 1995, 1996; Best National Costume in 1994; Miss Beach Beauty in 2006.
 Vietnam 2002– 10th Runner-up 2014
  • Nguyễn Thị Loan (Top 25)
 Won Miss People's Choice in 2008.
 Wales 1999– 1st Runner-up
  • Sophie Moulds (2012)
 2012
  • Sophie Moulds (1st Runner-up)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 2012. Won Miss Beach Beauty in 2012; Miss Sports in 2004.
 Zambia 1974,
1992,
1995–1999,
2003–2006,
2008–2010,
2013
2015– 		- -
 Zimbabwe 1975,
1980–1982,
1993–2004,
2006–2012,
2014- 		3rd Runner-up
  • Angeline Musasiwa (1994)
 2011
  • Malaika Mushandu (Top 15)
 Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Africa in 1981, 1982. Competed as Rhodesia in 1975.

Inactive entrants[edit]

The following lists consist of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2004, but participated at least once in the past.

Non-existing countries and territories[edit]

This list is containing the countries and territories which competed at least once in the past, but will probably never compete again because they now do not exist.

Country Years competed Best placement Last placed Notes
 Czechoslovakia 1967,
1969,
1989–1992 		5th Runner-up
  • Alzbeta Strkulová (1967)
 1969
  • Marcela Bitnarová (Top 15)
 Split into Czech Republic and Slovakia.
 Rhodesia & Nyasaland 1959–1961 Top 11
  • Vivien Lentin (1959)
 1960
  • Jenny Lee Scott (Top 15)
 Split into Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), Southern Rhodesia, (Zimbabwe) and Nyasaland (Malawi).
 Serbia & Montenegro 2003–2005 - - Split into Serbia and Montenegro.
 Tanganyika 1960 - - Became Tanzania after union with Zanzibar.
 U.S.S.R. 1989–1990 - - Won Miss Photogenic in 1989. Split into Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia.
 Yugoslavia 1966–1975,
1982–1991,
1996–2002 		1st Runner-up
  • Nikica Marinović (1966)
 2002
  • Ana Šargić (Top 20)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1974, 1983. Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia FYRO and Bosnia & Herzegovina left the federation in 1992. The remaining parts of Yugoslavia competed until 2003, when it was reconstituted as the State Union of Serbia & Montenegro.

Africa South

Country Years competed Best placement Last placed Notes
 Africa South 1970–1976 1st Runner-up 1974
  • Evelyn Williams (Top 15)
 Won Miss Personality in 1976. From 1970 to 1976, South Africa sent two representatives to Miss World, one white and one black. The white delegate wore the regular South Africa sash, but the black delegate had to wear the sash with the name Africa South.

United Kingdom

Country Years competed Best placement Last placed Notes
 United Kingdom 1951–1999 Winner 1997 At the first edition of the pageant in 1951, there were 21 British entrants and 5 foreign entrants. Competed as Britain in 1951 and Great Britain between 1952 and 1957. Helen Morgan from the United Kingdom, the original winner in 1974, resigned four days after she was crowned Anneline Kriel from South Africa took over. Since 1999, Scotland and Wales have competed individually, and England and Northern Ireland have competed individually since 2000. Won Continental Queen of Beauty of Europe in 1981, 1983, 1984.

Others[edit]

These countries and territories have not sent a delegate to the contest since 2007, but they may compete again in the future.

Country Years competed Best placement Last placed Notes
-
 Greenland 1991–1992 - -
 Guernsey 1974–1975 - -
 Hawaii 1959,
2001 		- -
 Isle of Man 1977–1988 - - Won Miss Personality in 1985.
 Jersey 1974–1981 - -
 Jordan 1959–1960,
1962–1963,
1965–1966 		- -
 Monte Carlo 1953,
1955,
 4th Runner-up
  • Elizabeth Chovisky (1953)
 1953
  • Elizabeth Chovisky (4th Runner-up)
 If it ever returns to the pageant, it will probably compete as Monaco.
 Montserrat 1964 Top 16 1964
  • Helen Joseph (Top 16)
 Papua New Guinea 1977,
1980–1981,
1987–1990 		- -
 St. Maarten 1998–1999,
2001 		- -
Iraq Syria 1965–1966 - -
 Tonga 1983,
1986,
 - -

References[edit]

External links[edit]


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