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Miss World 2012
File:Miss World 2012 logo.jpg
Miss World 2012 titlecard
DateAugust 18, 2012
VenueDongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
BroadcasterCCTV, E!, RCTI, Venevisión, Xbox Live
Entrants116
DebutsEquatorial Guinea, Gabon, South Sudan
WithdrawalsCayman Islands, Egypt, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Moldova, Namibia, Romania, St Barthelemy
ReturnsAngola, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Macau China, Malawi, St. Kitts & Nevis, Seychelles, Suriname

Miss World 2012 will be the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant to be held on August 18, 2012 in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.[1] 116 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history. Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela will crown her successor at the end of the event. The contestants will visit to Shanghai and Changshu.

Challenge Events

Sports

Beauty With A Purpose

Multimedia Award

World Fashion Designer Award

The World Fashion Designer Ball took place at Shanghai, China on July 26, 2012. Results will be announced on a later date.

Beach Beauty

Miss World Beach Beauty 2012 qualifiers were announced on August 2. There were 40 contestants who were selected as semifinalists and will go through the finals on August 3.

Final Results Contestant
Top 40[2]
  •  Argentina – Josefina Herrero
  •  Australia – Jessica Kahawaty
  •  Brazil – Mariana Notarangelo
  •  China PR – Wen Xia Yu
  •  Colombia – Barbara Turbay
  •  Cyprus - Georgia Georgiou
  •  Czech Republic – Linda Bartošová
  •  Equatorial Guinea - Jennifer Rivero Ilende
  •  Fiji - Koini Vakaloloma
  •  Guadeloupe – Brigitte Golabkan
  •  Guatemala – Monique Aparicio
  •  Hong Kong China - Kelly Cheung
  •  India – Vanya Mishra
  •  Indonesia - Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra
  •  Israel – Shani Hazan
  •  Italy - Jessica Bellinghieri
  •  Jamaica - Deanna Robins
  •  Japan – Nozomi Igarashi
  •  Kazakhstan - Evgenia Klishina
  •  Kenya – Shamim Nabil
  •  Latvia - Anastasija Skibunova
  •  Martinique - Andy Govindin
  •  Mexico – Mariana Berumen
  •  Mongolia – Bayarmaa Huselbaatar
  •    Nepal - Shristi Shrestha
  •  Netherlands - Nathalie den Dekker
  •  Nigeria – Damiete Charles-Granville
  •  Northern Ireland - Tiffany Brien
  •  Philippines – Queenierich Rehman
  •  Poland – Weronika Szmajdzińska
  •  Portugal - Melanie Vicente
  •  Puerto Rico – Janelee Chaparro
  •  South Africa - Remona Moodley
  •  South Sudan – Atong Demach
  •  Spain – Aránzazu Estévez
  •  Sweden – Sanna Jinnedal
  •  Trinidad & Tobago – Athaliah Samuel
  •  Ukraine – Karina Zhyronkina
  •  Vietnam - Vũ Thị Hoàng My
  •  Wales – Sophie Moulds

Top Model

Miss World Top Model 2012 qualifiers were announced on July 23. There were 47 contestants who were selected as semifinalists and will go through the finals on August 12.[3]

Final Results Contestant
Top 47[4]
  •  Angola – Edmilza dos Santos
  •  Argentina – Josefina Herrero
  •  Australia – Jessica Kahawaty
  •  Austria – Amina Dagi
  •  Bahamas – Daronique Young
  •  Belize – Chantae Chanice Guy
  •  Bermuda – Rochelle Minors
  •  Bosnia & Herzegovina – Fikreta Husić
  •  Brazil – Mariana Notarangelo
  •  Bulgaria – Gabriela Vasileva
  •  Chile – Camila Recabarren
  •  China PR – Wen Xia Yu
  •  Colombia – Barbara Turbay
  •  Cote d'Ivoire – Hélène-Valerie Djouka
  •  Denmark – Iris Thomsen
  •  England – Charlotte Holmes
  •  Gabon – Marie-Noëlle Ada
  •  Greece – Maria Tsagaraki
  •  Guadeloupe – Brigitte Golabkan
  •  Guatemala – Monique Aparicio
  •  Hong Kong China – Kelly Cheung
  •  India – Vanya Mishra
  •  Ireland – Rebecca Maguire
  •  Israel – Shani Hazan
  •  Jamaica – Deanna Robins
  •  Japan – Nozomi Igarashi
  •  Kazakhstan – Evgeniya Klishina
  •  Kenya – Shamim Nabil
  •  Lithuania – Rasa Vereniūtė
  •  Mexico – Mariana Berumen
  •  Mongolia – Bayarmaa Huselbaatar
  •  Nigeria – Damiete Charles-Granville
  •  Philippines – Queenierich Rehman
  •  Poland – Weronika Szmajdzińska
  •  Puerto Rico – Janelee Chaparro
  •  Slovakia – Kristína Krajčírová
  •  South Sudan – Atong Demach
  •  Spain – Aránzazu Estévez
  •  Sri Lanka – Sumudu Prasadini
  •  Suriname – Stefanie Grace Gentle
  •  Sweden – Sanna Jinnedal
  •  Thailand – Vanessa Herrmann
  •  Trinidad & Tobago – Athaliah Samuel
  •  Turkey – Açalya Samyeli Danoğlu
  •  Ukraine – Karina Zhyronkina
  •  Venezuela – Gabriella Ferrari
  •  Wales – Sophie Moulds
Quarter-Finalists[5]
  •  Belgium – Laura Beyne
  •  Dominican Republic – Saly Aponte Tejada
  •  France – Delphine Wespiser
  •  Indonesia – Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra
  •  Lebanon – Sonia-Lynn Gabriel
  •  Malta – Daniela Darmanin
  •  Seychelles – Sherlyn Ferneau
  •  South Africa – Remona Moodley
  •  Tanzania – Lisa Jensen
  •  United States – Claudine Book

Talent

Miss World Talent 2012 qualifiers were announced on July 21. There were 25 contestants who were selected as semifinalists and will go through the finals on August 10.[6]

Final Result Contestant
Top 15[7]
  •  Brazil – Mariana Notarangelo
  •  China – Wen Xia Yu
  •  Curaçao – Stephanie Rose Chang
  •  Denmark – Iris Thomsen
  •  Jamaica – Deanna Robins
  •  Kazakhstan – Evgeniya Klishina
  •  Latvia – Anastasija Skibunova
  •  Macau China – Winnie Sin
  •  Mongolia – Bayarmaa Huselbaatar
  •  Norway – Karoline Olsen
  •  Panama – Maricely González
  •  Paraguay – Fiorella Migliore
  •  Philippines – Queenierich Rehman
  •  Sierra Leone – Vanessa Williams
  •  St Kitts & Nevis – Markysa O'Loughlin
Top 25[8]
  •  Australia – Jessica Kahawaty
  •  Bahamas – Daronique Young
  •  Bermuda – Rochelle Minors
  •  Czech Republic – Linda Bartošová
  •  Dominican Republic – Sally Aponte Tejada
  •  Finland – Sabina Särkkä
  •  Israel – Shani Hazan
  •  Italy – Jessica Bellinghieri
  •  United States – Claudine Book
  •  US Virgin Islands – Taiesa Lashley

Schedule of Events

[9]

  • July 18-21: Contestants arrive in Ordos (contestants stay at Crowne Plaza Hotel)
  • July 18-23: Contestant training, auditions, filming and rehearsals for opening ceremony
  • July 24: Miss World 2012 Opening Ceremony and Welcome Dinner at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium
  • July 25: Ordos - Shanghai (morning flight), Sightseeing & Dinner on Huangpu River Cruise (Shanghai)
  • July 26: Visit to Yu Garden, morning tea at Royal Meridien Hotel Shanghai, Contestants Introduction at Century Square, World Fashion Designer Award (Shanghai)
  • July 27: Visit to Pearl TV Tower (Shanghai) - Visit to Bosideng (Changshu)
  • July 28: Visit to Shajiabang, Tourism Presentation & Welcome Banquet (Changshu)
  • July 29: Visit to Ornamental Water Garden & Shang Lake, Charity Dinner at Tianming Grand Hotel (Changshu)
  • July 30: Changshu - Ordos
  • July 31: Visit to Xiangshawan Desert, Beachwear filming at The Dunes, Xiangshawan Desert
  • Aug 1: Hangin Banner and Elion Foundation Charity Dinner at Seven Star Lakes Desert Hotel
  • Aug 2: Visit to the Ordos Art and City Museum
  • Aug 3: Miss World Beach Beauty Final (Seven Star Lakes Resort)
  • Aug 5: Return to Ordos
  • Aug 6: Miss World Sportswomen Final (Miss World library donation)
  • Aug 7-9: Rehearsals for main show
  • Aug 10: Miss World Talent Final
  • Aug 11: Top Model show rehearsal
  • Aug 12: Miss World Top Model Final
  • Aug 13-17: Miss World Final rehearsals at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium
  • Aug 18: 62nd MISS WORLD FINAL 2012 (19:30-22:00 local time), Miss World Coronation Ball
  • Aug 19: Contestants depart Ordos

Confirmed Contestants

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown
 Albania Floriana Garo[10] 25 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Durrës
Angola Angola Edmilza dos Santos[11] 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Malanje
 Argentina Josefina Herrero[12] 17 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Mercedes
 Aruba Lucianette Verhoeks[13] 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Oranjestad
 Australia Jessica Kahawaty[14] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Sydney
 Austria Amina Dagi[15] 17 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bregenz
 Bahamas Daronique Young[16] 22 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nassau
 Barbados Marielle Wilkie[17] 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bridgetown
 Belarus Julia Skalkovich[18] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Baranovichi
Belgium Belgium Laura Beyne[19] 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Brussels
 Belize Chantae Chanice Guy[20] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Belmopan
 Bermuda Rochelle Minors[21] 22 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Hamilton
 Bolivia Mariana Garcia [22] 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) La Paz
 Bonaire Ana Gisel Maciel[23] 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kralendijk
 Bosnia & Herzegovina Fikreta Husić[24] 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Brčko
 Botswana Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston[25] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Gaborone
Brazil Brazil Mariana Notarangelo[26] 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Duque de Caxias
 Bulgaria Gabriela Vasileva[27] 20 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Byala Slatina
 Canada Tara Teng[28] 23 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Fort Langley
 Chile Camila Recabarren[29] 21 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) La Serena
 China PR Wen Xia Yu[30] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Liaoning
 Colombia Barbara Turbay[31] 20 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Bogotá
 Costa Rica Silvana Sánchez[32] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Palmares
 Cote d'Ivoire Hélène-Valerie Djouka[33] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Divo
 Croatia Maja Nikolić[34] 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Zagreb
 Curaçao Stephanie Rose Chang[35] 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Willemstad
 Cyprus Georgia Georgiou[36] 21 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Limassol
 Czech Republic Linda Bartošová[37] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Vraclav
 Denmark Iris Thomsen[38] 25 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Osterbro
 Dominican Republic Sally Aponte Tejada[39] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Salcedo
Ecuador Ecuador Cipriana Correia[40] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Esmeraldas
El Salvador El Salvador Maria Luisa Vicuña[41] 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Sonsonate
 England Charlotte Holmes[42] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Plymouth
 Equatorial Guinea Jennifer Riveiro Ilende[43] 20 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Malabo
Ethiopia Ethiopia Melkam Endale[44] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Addis Ababa
 Fiji Koini Vakaloloma[45] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Lautoka
 Finland Sabina Särkkä[46] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Helsinki
France France Delphine Wespiser[47] 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Magstatt-le-Bas
 Gabon Marie-Noëlle Ada[48] 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Mouila
 Georgia Salome Khomeriki[49] 20 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Tbilisi
 Germany Martina Ivezaj[50] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Munich
 Gibraltar Jessica Baldachino[51] 24 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Gibraltar
 Greece Maria Tsagaraki[52] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Crete
 Guadeloupe Brigitte Golabkan[53] 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Le Moule
 Guam Jeneva Bosko[54] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Chalan Pago
 Guatemala Monique Aparicio[55] 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Quetzaltenango
 Guyana Arti Cameron[56] 23 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Georgetown
 Honduras Jennifer Valle[57] 17 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Santa Rosa de Copan
 Hong Kong China Kelly Cheung[58] 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Hong Kong
 Hungary Tamara Cserháti[59] 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Győr
 Iceland Iris Telma Jónsdóttir[60] 21 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Reykjavík
 India Vanya Mishra[61] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Jalandar
 Indonesia Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra [62] 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Denpasar
 Ireland Rebecca Maguire[63] 20 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Dublin
 Israel Shani Hazan[64] 19 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Kiryat Ata
 Italy Jessica Bellinghieri[65] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Messina
 Jamaica Deanna Robins[66] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Kingston
 Japan Nozomi Igarashi[67] 24 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Yamagata
 Kazakhstan Evgeniya Klishina[68] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Astana
 Kenya Shamim Nabil[69] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Mombasa
 Korea Sung Min Kim[70] 23 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Seoul
 Latvia Anastasija Skibunova [71] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Liga
 Lebanon Sonia-Lynn Gabriel[72] 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Mont-Liban
 Lithuania Rasa Vereniūtė[73] 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Vilnius
 Macau China Winnie Sin[74] 25 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Macau
 Macedonia Aneta Stojkoska[75] 19 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Skopje
 Malawi Susan Mtegha[76] 24 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Mzuzu
 Malaysia Yvonne Lee[77] 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Kuala Lumpur
 Malta Daniela Darmanin[78] 21 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Mġarr
 Martinique Andy Govindin[79] 23 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Fort-de-France
 Mauritius Shalini Panchoo[80] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) St Pierre
Mexico Mexico Mariana Berumen[81] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) León
 Mongolia Bayarmaa Huselbaatar[82] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ulan Bator
 Montenegro Nikolina Lončar[83] 19 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Pljevlja
 Nepal Shristi Shrestha[84] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bharatpur
 Netherlands Nathalie den Dekker[85] 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Amsterdam
 New Zealand Collette Lochore[86] 18 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Auckland
 Nicaragua Lauren Lawson[87] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Granada
Nigeria Nigeria Damiete Charles-Granville[88] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Port Harcourt
 Northern Ireland Tiffany Brien[89] 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Belfast
 Norway Karoline Olsen[90] 21 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) Klo
Panama Panama Maricely González[91] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Panama City
 Paraguay Fiorella Migliore[92] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Asunción
Peru Peru Giuliana Zevallos[93] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Lima
Philippines Philippines Queenierich Rehman [94] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Las Piñas
Poland Poland Weronika Szmajdzińska[95] 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Szczecin
 Portugal Melanie Vicente[96] 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Torres Vedras
 Puerto Rico Janelee Chaparro[97] 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Barceloneta
 Russia Elizaveta Golovanova[98] 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Safonovo
 Scotland Nicole Treacy [99] 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Paisley
 Serbia Bojana Lecic[100] 22 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Nova Varoš
 Seychelles Sherlyn Ferneau[101] 21 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Victoria
 Sierra Leone Vanessa Williams[102] 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Freetown
 Singapore Karisa Sukamto[103] 19 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Singapore
 Slovakia Kristína Krajčírová[104] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Bratislava
 Slovenia Nives Orešnik[105] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Maribor
South Africa South Africa Remona Moodley[106] 23 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Cape Town
 South Sudan Atong Demach[107] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Juba
Spain Spain Aránzazu Estévez[108] 23 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Las Palmas
 Sri Lanka Sumudu Prasadini[109] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Kurunegala
 St Kitts & Nevis Markysa O'Loughlin[110] 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Basseterre
 Suriname Stefanie Grace Gentle [111] 22 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nieuw Nickerie
 Sweden Sanna Jinnedal[112] 19 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Borås
 Tanzania Lisa Jensen [113] 24 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Dar es Salaam
 Thailand Vanessa Herrmann[114] 21 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Phuket
 Trinidad & Tobago Athaliah Samuel[115] 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Port of Spain
 Turkey Açalya Samyeli Danoğlu [116] 20 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Istanbul
 Uganda Phiona Bizzu[117] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Lira
 Ukraine Karina Zhyronkina[118] 20 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Kharkiv
 United States Claudine Book [119] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Malibu
 Uruguay Valentina Henderson [120] 18 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Salto
 US Virgin Islands Taiesa Lashley[121] 24 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Saint Thomas
Venezuela Venezuela Gabriella Ferrari[122] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Valencia
 Vietnam Vũ Thị Hoàng My[123] 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Đồng Nai
 Wales Sophie Moulds[124] 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ferndale
 Zimbabwe Bongani Dlakama[125] 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Bulawayo

Other pageant notes

Debuts

Returning countries and territories

Designations

  •  Albania: Floriana Garo was appointed to represent Albania by Vera Grabocka, the national director of Miss World in the country.
  •  Bahamas: Daronique Young was appointed to represent Bahamas. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Bahamas 2011 pageant.
  •  Barbados: Marielle Wilkie was appointed as "Miss Barbados World 2012" by the Miss Barbados World Organization. Marielle was a contestant in the Miss World Barbados 2011 pageant.
  •  Botswana: Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston was appointed as Miss Botswana 2012. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Botswana 2011 pageant.
  •  Curacao: Stephanie Chang was appointed as "Miss Curacao World 2012" by Henny Reinilla, the national director for Miss World in Curaçao.
  •  Dominican Republic: Sally Aponte was appointed as "Miss Mundo Dominicana 2012". She was originally scheduled to compete at Miss Supranational 2012.
  •  Georgia: Salome Khomeriki was appointed to represent Georgia. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Georgia 2011 pageant and was originally scheduled to compete at Miss Universe 2012.
  •  Germany: Martina Ivezaj was appointed as "Miss World Germany 2012" after a casting call took place.
  •  Greece: Maria Tsagaraki was appointed as "Miss World Greece 2012" by Vassilis Prevelakis, the national director for Miss World in Greece. She was a contestant in the "Star Hellas 2010" pageant.
  •  Hong Kong: Kelly Cheung was appointed to represent Hong Kong due to the shift date of the Miss World pageant conflicting with the national pageant. She was the winner of Miss Chinese International Pageant 2012 which organized by the same leading Hong Kong television station as Miss Hong Kong Pageant.
  •  Iceland: Iris Thelma Jónsdóttir was appointed to represent Iceland. She was the 1st runner-up at the Ungfrú Ísland 2010 pageant.
  •  Kazakhstan: Yevgeniya Klishina was appointed to represent Kazakhstan. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Kazakhstan 2010 pageant.
  •  Korea: Sung Min Kim was appointed as the Miss World Korea 2012 by national director Jeong-ah Park. She came in 2nd during the Miss World Korea 2011 finals. Miss World Korea Organization was sued by HanKook Daily News as known as Miss Korea Organization. The case was dismissed, due to legal issue cause Miss World Korea Organization couldn't held Miss World Korea 2012 pageant. Miss World Korea Organization will held Miss World Korea 2013 pageant in 2012.
  •  Lebanon: Sonia-Lynn Gabriel was appointed to represent Lebanon. She was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Lebanon 2011 pageant.
  •  Mongolia: Bayarmaa Huselbaatar was appointed as "Miss World Mongolia 2012", after a casting call took place.
  •  Montenegro: Nikolina Lončar was appointed to represent Montenegro. She previously was appointed to represent Montenegro at Miss Universe 2011, where she was awarded the "Miss Congeniality" award.
  •  Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker was appointed to represent Netherlands by Kim Kotter, national director of Miss World in the country.
  •  Nicaragua: Lauren Lawson was appointed as Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2012 by Denis Dávila, national director of Miss World in the country. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Nicaragua 2011 pageant.
  •  Peru: Giuliana Zevallos was appointed as Miss World Peru 2012. She was Miss Perú 2010 and delegate at Miss Universe 2010 & Miss Earth 2008
  •  Poland: Weronika Szmajdzińska was appointed to represent Poland. She was "Miss Polski Nastolatek" (Miss Poland Teen) 2011.
  •  Portugal: Melanie Vicente was appointed as "Miss Republica Portugesa Mundo 2012" after a casting call took place.
  •  Puerto Rico: Janelee Chaparro was appointed to represent Puerto Rico. She was the 1st-Runner up at the "Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2011" pageant.
  •  Serbia: Bojana Lecic was appointed to represent Serbia. She was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Serbia 2011 pageant and was originally scheduled to compete at Miss Universe 2012.
  •  Slovenia: Nives Orešnik was appointed as "Miss World Slovenia 2012" after a casting call took place.
  •  South Africa: Remona Moodley was appointed to represent South Africa after the initial winner, Melinda Bam couldn't make it due to "personal reasons". She was the 1st runner up at the Miss South Africa 2011 pageant.
  •  United States: Claudine Book was appointed as Miss World United States 2012
  •  Vietnam: Vũ Thị Hoàng My was appointed to represent Vietnam by Elite Model Vietnam, the franchise holder. She was the 1st Runner up of Miss Vietnam 2010 pageant and previously appointed to represent Vietnam at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.

Replacements

  •  Bulgaria: Gabriela Vassileva replaced the original winner of Miss Bulgaria 2012, Ina Mancheva, after officials found out there was a mix up with the internet public votes and the judges votes. Ina originally won the most popular internet votes, not the judges votes. [126] Gabriela was the 1st-runner up at the national pageant.
  •  Fiji: Koini Vakaloloma replaced the original winner of Miss World Fiji 2012, Torika Watters, because Watters, 16, failed to meet the minimum age requirement of 17. Miss World Fiji pageant directory Andhy Blake acknowledged that he had erred in telling Watters she was eligible and stated that she would be eligible to compete in the Miss World 2013 pageant.[127]
  •  Greece: Anastasia Sidiropoulou was replaced by Maria Tsagaraki due to Anastasia being denied her entry into the pageant.
  •  Ireland: Rebecca Maguire replaced the original winner of Miss Ireland 2012, Marie Hughes because Marie did not meet the age requirements. Rebecca was the 1st-runner up at the national pageant.
  •  Latvia: Anastasija Skibunova replaced the original winner of "Miss Latvia 2012", Eva Dombrovska, was not able to represent her country because of scheduling conflicts with her university studies. Dombrovska will represent Latvia in Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia on September next year.
  •  Nigeria: Damiete Charles-Granville replaced the original winner of "Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 2012", Isabella Ayuk due to Isabella lying about her actual age. Damiete was the 1st runner-up at the pageant and was originally scheduled to compete at Miss Universe 2012. [128]

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss International
Miss Earth
Miss Chinese International Pageant
Miss Supranational
Miss Intercontinental
Miss Tourism International
Miss Continente Americano
Reinado Internacional del Café
Nuestra Belleza Latina
Miss Global Beauty Queen
  • 2011:  Brazil: Mariana Notarangelo (Winner)
Miss Italia nel Mondo
  • 2008:  Paraguay: Fiorella Migliore (Winner)
Britain's Next Top Model
Miss America Latina
Miss Caraibes Hibiscus

International broadcasters

Television

References

  1. ^ Miss World 2012 will be crowned on August 18, in China
  2. ^ http://www.missworld.com/News/2012-08-02/Beach-fashion-semifinalists-announced/
  3. ^ http://www.missworld.com/ChallengeEvents/TopModel/
  4. ^ http://www.missworld.com/News/2012-07-23/Top-model-fashion-show-contestants-are-confirmed/
  5. ^ http://www.missworld.com/News/2012-07-23/Top-Model-Casting-Call-Yields-QuarterFinalists/
  6. ^ http://www.missworld.com/ChallengeEvents/PerformingTalent/
  7. ^ http://www.missworld.com/News/2012-08-04/Talent-show-finalists-are-announced/
  8. ^ http://www.missworld.com/News/2012-07-22/First-round-talent-winners-are-announced/
  9. ^ [1]
  10. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Albania/
  11. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Angola/
  12. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Argentina/
  13. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Aruba/
  14. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Australia/
  15. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Austria/
  16. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Bahamas/
  17. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Barbados/
  18. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Belarus/
  19. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Belgium/
  20. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Belize/
  21. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Bermuda/
  22. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Bolivia/
  23. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Bonaire/
  24. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/BosniaHerzegovina/
  25. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Botswana/
  26. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Brazil/
  27. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Bulgaria/
  28. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Canada/
  29. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Chile/
  30. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/ChinaPR/
  31. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Colombia/
  32. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/CostaRica/
  33. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/CoteDIvoire/
  34. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Croatia/
  35. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Curacao/
  36. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Cyprus/
  37. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/CzechRepublic/
  38. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Denmark/
  39. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/DominicanRepublic/
  40. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Ecuador/
  41. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/ElSalvador/
  42. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/England/
  43. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/EquatorialGuinea/
  44. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Ethiopia/
  45. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Fiji/
  46. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Finland/
  47. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/France/
  48. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Gabon/
  49. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Georgia/
  50. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Germany/
  51. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Gibraltar/
  52. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Greece/
  53. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Guadeloupe/
  54. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Guam/
  55. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Guatemala/
  56. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Guyana/
  57. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Honduras/
  58. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/HongKongChina/
  59. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Hungary/
  60. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Iceland/
  61. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/India/
  62. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Indonesia/
  63. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Ireland/
  64. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Israel/
  65. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Italy/
  66. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Jamaica/
  67. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Japan/
  68. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Kazakhstan/
  69. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Kenya/
  70. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Korea/
  71. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Latvia/
  72. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Lebanon/
  73. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Lithuania/
  74. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/MacauChina/
  75. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Macedonia/
  76. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Malawi/
  77. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Malaysia/
  78. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Malta/
  79. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Martinique/
  80. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Mauritius/
  81. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Mexico/
  82. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Mongolia/
  83. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Montenegro/
  84. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Nepal/
  85. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Netherlands/
  86. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/NewZealand/
  87. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Nicaragua/
  88. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Nigeria//
  89. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/NorthernIreland/
  90. ^ {http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Norway/
  91. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Panama/
  92. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Paraguay/
  93. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Peru/
  94. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Philippines/
  95. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Poland/
  96. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Portugal/
  97. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/PuertoRico/
  98. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Russia/
  99. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Scotland/
  100. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Serbia/
  101. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Seychelles/
  102. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/SierraLeone/
  103. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Singapore/
  104. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Slovakia/
  105. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Slovenia/
  106. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/SouthAfrica/
  107. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/SouthSudan/
  108. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Spain/
  109. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/SriLanka/
  110. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/StkittsNevis/
  111. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Suriname/
  112. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Sweden/
  113. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Tanzania/
  114. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Thailand/
  115. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/TrinidadTobago/
  116. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Turkey/
  117. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Uganda/
  118. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Ukraine/
  119. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/UnitedStates/
  120. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Uruguay/
  121. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/USVirginIslands/
  122. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Venezuela/
  123. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Vietnam/
  124. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Wales/
  125. ^ http://www.missworld.com/Contestants/Zimbabwe/
  126. ^ http://tv7.bg/dobro-utro/news/hot-spot/8670282.html
  127. ^ http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/beauty-pageant-winner-caught-ugly-controversy-150938019.html
  128. ^ MBGN 2012 Winner Isabella Ayuk Dethroned! Beauty Queen “Lied About Her Age” | Runner-Up Damiete Charles-Granville Takes Over
  129. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  130. ^ ONT to telecast Miss World 2012
  131. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  132. ^ CCTV to telecast Miss World 2012
  133. ^ DirectTV to telecast Miss World 2012
  134. ^ Telemicro to telecast Miss World 2012
  135. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  136. ^ Canal 2 to telecast Miss World 2012
  137. ^ DRG Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  138. ^ Paris Premiere to telecast Miss World 2012
  139. ^ [2]
  140. ^ Zee Cafe to telecast Miss World 2012
  141. ^ RCTI to telecast Miss World 2012
  142. ^ UBS TV to telecast Miss World 2012
  143. ^ Canal 2 to telecast Miss World 2012
  144. ^ DRG Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  145. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  146. ^ TV5 to telecast Miss World 2012
  147. ^ Puerto Rico TV to telecast Miss World 2012
  148. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  149. ^ DRG Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  150. ^ SABC3 to telecast Miss World 2012
  151. ^ Channel 3 to telecast Miss World 2012
  152. ^ Star Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  153. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  154. ^ Direct Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
  155. ^ DRG Tv to telecast Miss World 2012
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