Miss World 2016
| Miss World 2016 | |
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 Stephanie Del Valle, Miss World 2016 | |
| Date | 18 December 2016 |
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| Entertainment | Rodrick Dixon, Morrison Brothers |
| Venue | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States |
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| Entrants | 117 |
| Placements | 20 |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Winner | Stephanie Del Valle Puerto Rico |
Miss World 2016 was the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States, on 18 December 2016.
At the conclusion of the event, Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico at the end of the event.[1] It was the second time the Miss World pageant was held in the United States, and the second time where Puerto Rico was crowned Miss World, after Wilnelia Merced in 1975. The first and second runners-up was Yaritza Reyes from the Dominican Republic and Natasha Mannuela Halim from Indonesia.
Selection of participants
Replacements
Camila Macías of Argentina, was crowned the new Belleza Argentina 2016 by Nadia Cerri, the national director of Belleza Argentina pageant, after Elena Roca, the original winner was dethroned for committing repeated breaches of obligations stipulated in her contract. Macias represented the province of Córdoba at Belleza Argentina 2016 and was the first runner-up at the pageant.[2]
Lebakile Mokhohlane, the original winner of Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant, declined to participate at Miss World 2016 pageant due to her study commitments, hence Rethabile Tsosane was appointed to replace Mokhohlane. Tsosane was the fourth runner-up at Miss Lesotho 2016 pageant and had also won the Top Model award.[3][non-primary source needed]
Evelyn Njambi replaced Roshanara Ebrahim, Miss World Kenya 2016 after she was stripped of her title by Terry Muigai, the national director of Miss World Kenya pageant for the breach of code of conduct stipulated in her contract. Njambi represented Kiambu County at the Miss World Kenya 2016 and was the first runner-up at the pageant[4][5]
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals
This edition saw the debut of Rwanda, and the return of Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Canada, Cayman Islands, Cook Islands, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Israel, Saint Lucia and Sierra Leone; Cook Islands, which last competed in 1990, Antigua and Barbuda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2008, Saint Lucia in 2010, Cayman Islands in 2011, Sierra Leone in 2012, Guinea-Bissau in 2013 and Belarus, Canada, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana and Israel in 2014.
Bermuda, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Macedonia, Namibia, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant[6][7] |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Top 11 |
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| Top 20 |
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§ People's Choice winner
Continental Queens of Beauty
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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| Oceania |
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Challenge events
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The Miss World Organization reintroduced for the 2016 finals the Fast-Track system, in which the winners of the five Challenge Events automatically earned a place in the Top 20. The 2016 Challenge Events included Sports, Top Model, Talent, Multimedia and Beauty With A Purpose. The Interview scores determined the rest of the Top 20.
Top Model
Miss China won the Top Model Competition held on 15 December 2016.[8][non-primary source needed] She became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.
| Placement | Contestant |
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| 2nd place |
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| 3rd place |
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| Top 5 |
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Talent
Miss World worked in partnership with Mobstar to conduct the public vote and find the winner of the Talent challenge. Miss Mongolia received the most votes and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2016.[8]
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Top 10 |
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| Top 21 |
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