Miss World 2015

Miss World 2015
Miss World 2015
Date	19 December 2015
Presenters	TBA
Entertainment	TBA
Venue	Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR
Broadcaster	CCTV (China), E! (United States), STAR World (Asia)
Entrants	TBA
Returns	Algeria, Bulgaria, Chinese Taipei, Chile, Dominica, Guinea-Bissau, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Macau, Morocco, St. Kitts & Nevis, Suriname, Zambia

Miss World 2015, will be the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant to be held on 19 December 2015 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China PR. Rolene Strauss of South Africa will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Contestants

47 delegates have been confirmed:

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Belgium	Leylah Alliët^[1]	23	Roeselare
Brazil
Bulgaria	Simona Evgenieva^[2]	20	Montana
Canada	Anastasia Lin^[3]	25	Toronto
Chad	Élise Dagossé^[4]	22	N'Djamena
Côte d'Ivoire	Andréa N'Guessan	22	Yamoussoukro
Croatia	Maja Spahija^[5]	22	Šibenik
Cyprus	Rafaéla Charalámpous^[6]	23	Nicosia
Czech Republic	Andrea Kalousová^[7]	18	Jaroměř
Dominica	Odessa Elie^[8]	20	Roseau
Finland	Carola Miller^[9]	23	Helsinki
France	Hinarere Taputu^[10]	25	Tahiti
Gabon	Reine Ngotala^[11]	18	Nyanga
Guinea	Mama Diallo^[12]	18	Conakry
Guinea-Bissau	Laila Da Costa^[13]	20	Bissau
Hungary	Daniella Kiss^[14]	21	Bag
India	Aditi Arya^[15]	21	New Delhi
Indonesia	Maria Harfanti^[16]	23	Yogyakarta
Israel	Maayan Keren^[17]	18	Tel Aviv
Italy	Greta Galassi^[18]	18	Rovereto
Kazakhstan	Regina Vandysheva^[19]	22	Almaty
Latvia	Lāsma Zemene^[20]	20	Riga
Lesotho	Relebohile Kobeli^[21]	19	Maseru
Luxembourg	Vonessa Alijaj^[22]	19	Luxembourg City
Malta	Katrina Pavia^[23]	25	Victoria
Mauritius	Aurellia Bégué^[24]	19	Port Louis
Mexico	Yamelin Ramírez^[25]	22	Navojoa
Moldova	Anastasia Iacub^[26]	19	Băcioi
Morocco	Fatima El-Horre^[27]	23	Marrakesh
Nepal	Evana Manandhar^[28]	23	Kathmandu
New Zealand	Deborah Lambie ^[29]	22	Dunedin
Nicaragua	Stefanía Alemán^[30]	22	Masatepe
Northern Ireland	Leanne McDowell^[31]	19	Cookstown
Peru	Karla Chocano^[32]	24	La Libertad
Russia	Sofia Nikitchuk^[33]	21	Yekaterinburg
Serbia	Marija Ćetković^[34]	20	Belgrade
Seychelles	Linne Freminot^[35]	21	Mahé
Slovakia	Lujza Straková^[36]	20	Banská Bystrica
South Africa	Liesl Laurie^[37]	24	Johannesburg
Sweden	Natalia Fogelund^[38]	21	Gothenburg
Tanzania	Lilian Kamazima^[39]	18	Arusha
Trinidad & Tobago
Tunisia	Rawia Djbeli	22	Jendouba
Turkey	Ecem Çirpan^[40]	18	Bursa
Uruguay	Sherika De Armas^[41]	20	Montevideo
Vietnam	Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê^[42]	23	Ho Chi Minh City
Wales	Emma Jenkins^[43]	22	Llanelli
Zambia	Michelo Malambo^[44]	23	Ndola
Zimbabwe	Annie Mutambu^[45]	22	Harare

Upcoming national pageants

The following countries have confirmed their national pageants. However this doesn't mean other nations aren't in the process of selection.

Country/Territory	Date
Brazil	June 27, 2015^[46]
Trinidad & Tobago	June 27, 2015
Austria	July 2, 2015
United States	July 3, 2015^[47]
Mongolia	July 4, 2015^[48]
Venezuela	July 4, 2015^[49]
Gibraltar	July 4, 2015^[50]
Bermuda	July 5, 2015^[51]
Argentina	July 10, 2015
Uganda	July 10, 2015
Myanmar	July 11, 2015^[52]
Cameroon	July 11, 2015
Suriname	July 13, 2015
Japan	July 15, 2015
Nigeria	July 21, 2015
Fiji	July 25, 2015
Australia	July 26, 2015
Liberia	July 31, 2015^[53]
Honduras	July, 2015
Martinique	July, 2015
Egypt	August, 2015
Namibia	August 1, 2015
Puerto Rico	August 12, 2015
Scotland	August 12, 2015
England	August 14, 2015
Aruba	August 15, 2015
Jamaica	August 15, 2015
Bahamas	August 23, 2015
Philippines	August 24, 2015
Hong Kong	August 30, 2015
Iceland	September 5, 2015
Kyrgyzstan	September 6, 2015
Netherlands	September 7, 2015
Guatemala	September 12, 2015

Other pageant notes

Returns

Countries and territories when previously withdraw and return this year:

Last competed in 1968:

Morocco

Last competed in 2002:

Algeria

Last competed in 2008:

Antigua & Barbuda

Last Competed in 2011:

Liberia

Last competed in 2012:

Macau
Suriname

Last competed in 2013:

Replacements

Zimbabwe - Annie Mutambu replaced Miss Zimbabwe 2015, Emily Kachote, for undisclosed reasons. Annie Mutambu was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Zimbabwe 2015 pageant.

Designations

France - Hinarere Taputu was appointed as Miss World France 2015 by Sylvie Tellier, national director of Miss World in the country. She is Miss Tahiti 2015 and also 1st runner-up at the Miss France 2015 pageant.

Crossovers

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

Miss Universe

2015: Gabon - Reine Ngotala (TBA)
2015: Russia - Sofia Nikitchuk (TBA)
2015: South Africa - Liesl Laurie (TBA)

Notes and references

^ "Miss Belgium 2015 winners". Angelopedia.com. 10 January 2015.
^ "Miss Bulgaria 2014 winner is Simona Evgenieva". Angelopedia.com. 22 December 2014.
^ "Anastasia Lin Crowned Miss World Canada 2015". Angelopedia. 17 May 2015.
^ Toledo, Edwin (December 28, 2014). "Miss Tchad 2015". Times of Beauty.
^ "Maja Spahija crowned Miss Croatia World 2015". Angelopedia. 13 June 2015.
^ Evripidou, Constantina (November 17, 2014). "Miss Kyprus 2014". Style Icon 247.
^ "Andrea Kalousova, Meet Miss World Czech Republic 2015". www.angelopedia.com. Angelopedia. 30 March 2015.
^ [1]
^ "Carola Miller Miss World Finland 2015". Angelopedia. 13 April 2015.
^ "Hinarere Taputu is the Miss World France 2015". Angelopedia. 21 June 2015.
^ "Miss Gabon 2015: Gabonese News". gabonactu.com.my. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
^ "Mama Aissata Diallo crowned Miss Guinea 2015". www.angelopedia.com. Angelopedia. January 4, 2015.
^ http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2014/07/miss-guine-bissau-2014.html
^ "Daniella Kiss is Miss World Hungary 2015". Angelopedia. June 22, 2015.
^ [http://www.angelopedia.com/news/Aditi-Arya-crowned-Femina-Miss-syria -2015/602 "Aditi Arya crowned Femina Miss India 2015"]. Angelopedia.com. 29 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 69 (help)
^ "Maria Harfanti crowned Miss Indonesia 2015". Angelopedia. February 17, 2015.
^ "Maayan Keren Miss World Israel 2015". Angelopedia. 2 June 2015.
^ "Miss World Italy 2015 Winners". Angelopedia. 14 June 2015.
^ "Almaty beauty is Miss Kazakhstan 2014". Missosology. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^ Toledo, Edwin (July 31, 2014). "Mis un Misters Latvija 2014". Times of Beauty.
^ Network, The Pageant (December 28, 2014). "Miss Lesotho 2014". www.thepageantnetwork.com.
^ "L'essentiel Online - Miss et Mister Luxembourg 2015 ont été élus - Luxembourg". L'essentiel Online. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^ "Katrina Pavia crowned Miss World Malta 2015". Angelopedia.com. May 10, 2015.
^ Toledo, Edwin (June 29, 2014). "Miss Mauritius 2014". Times of Beauty.
^ "Yamelin Ramírez to represent Mexico at Miss World 2015". Angelopedia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
^ "Anastasia Iacub crowned Miss Moldova 2015". Angelopedia. 28 May 2015.
^ "Fatima Ezzahra El-Horre crowned Miss Maroc 2015". Angelopedia.com. 24 May 2015.
^ "Evana Manandhar crowned Miss Nepal 2015". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 18 April 2015.
^ "Deborah Lambie crowned Miss World New Zealand 2015". Angelopedia.com. 25 April 2015.
^ Nicaragua, La Prensa (October 4, 2014). "Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2015". La Prensa Nicaragua.
^ "Leanne McDowell crowned Miss Northern Ireland 2015". Angelopedia.com. 12 May 2015.
^ "Miss World Peru 2015 Winner is Karla Chocano Tolentino". Angelopedia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
^ "Sofia Nikitchuk crowned Miss Russia 2015". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 19 April 2015.
^ EPK. "(FOTO) IZBOR ZA MIS 2014: Košarkašica Marija Ćetković (20) najlepša je Srpkinja!". Kurir. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^ "Linne Freminot crowned Miss Seychelles 2015". Angelopedia. 31 May 2015.
^ "Miss Slovensko 2015 winner is Lujza Strakova". Angelopedia. 24 April 2015.
^ "Liesl Laurie crowned Miss South Africa 2015". Angelopedia. 29 March 2015.
^ "Natalia Fogelund crowned Miss World Sweden 2015". Angelopedia. 3 May 2015.
^ Toledo, Edwin (November 9, 2014). "Miss Tanzania 2014". Times of Beauty.
^ "Ecem Çirpan crowned Elidor Miss Turkey 2015". Angelopedia. 12 June 2015.
^ "Sherika de Armas crowned Miss Mundo Uruguay 2015". 28 April 2015.
^ "Tran Ngoc Lan Khue crowned as the Miss World Vietnam 2015". Angelopedia. 5 January 2015.
^ "Miss Wales 2015 Emma Jenkins". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 8 March 2015.
^ "Miss Zambia 2014 Winner is Michelo Malambo". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 30 October 2014.
^ http://www.thezimbabwedaily.com/zimbabwe/30612-emily-kachote-axed.html
^ "Il Campanario Resort and Jurerê International Beach will host the Miss World Brazil 2015 pageant". Miss Mundo Brasil. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
^ "MISS WORLD AMERICA - Official preliminary to Miss World". MISS WORLD AMERICA - Official preliminary to Miss World.
^ https://www.facebook.com/missworldmongolia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ "Miss Venezuela Mundo y Mister Venezuela 2015 ya tienen fecha". Últimas Noticias.
^ "Miss Gibraltar - Miss Gibraltar 2015 will be held on the... - Facebook". facebook.com.
^ http://www.missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=659882
^ https://www.facebook.com/missmyanmar2015
^ https://facebook.com/TimesBeauty/photos/a.177412198981867.45965.175931805796573/937090419680704/?type=1&source=48

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[1] "Miss Belgium 2015 winners". Angelopedia.com. 10 January 2015.

[2] "Miss Bulgaria 2014 winner is Simona Evgenieva". Angelopedia.com. 22 December 2014.

[3] "Anastasia Lin Crowned Miss World Canada 2015". Angelopedia. 17 May 2015.

[4] Toledo, Edwin (December 28, 2014). "Miss Tchad 2015". Times of Beauty.

[5] "Maja Spahija crowned Miss Croatia World 2015". Angelopedia. 13 June 2015.

[6] Evripidou, Constantina (November 17, 2014). "Miss Kyprus 2014". Style Icon 247.

[7] "Andrea Kalousova, Meet Miss World Czech Republic 2015". www.angelopedia.com. Angelopedia. 30 March 2015.

[8] [1]

[9] "Carola Miller Miss World Finland 2015". Angelopedia. 13 April 2015.

[10] "Hinarere Taputu is the Miss World France 2015". Angelopedia. 21 June 2015.

[11] "Miss Gabon 2015: Gabonese News". gabonactu.com.my. Retrieved April 26, 2015.

[12] "Mama Aissata Diallo crowned Miss Guinea 2015". www.angelopedia.com. Angelopedia. January 4, 2015.

[13] ttp://www.timesofbeauty.com/2014/07/miss-guine-bissau-2014.html

[14] "Daniella Kiss is Miss World Hungary 2015". Angelopedia. June 22, 2015.

[15] [http://www.angelopedia.com/news/Aditi-Arya-crowned-Femina-Miss-syria -2015/602 "Aditi Arya crowned Femina Miss India 2015"]. Angelopedia.com. 29 March 2015. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); line feed character in |url= at position 69 (help)

[16] "Maria Harfanti crowned Miss Indonesia 2015". Angelopedia. February 17, 2015.

[17] "Maayan Keren Miss World Israel 2015". Angelopedia. 2 June 2015.

[18] "Miss World Italy 2015 Winners". Angelopedia. 14 June 2015.

[19] "Almaty beauty is Miss Kazakhstan 2014". Missosology. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[20] Toledo, Edwin (July 31, 2014). "Mis un Misters Latvija 2014". Times of Beauty.

[21] Network, The Pageant (December 28, 2014). "Miss Lesotho 2014". www.thepageantnetwork.com.

[22] "L'essentiel Online - Miss et Mister Luxembourg 2015 ont été élus - Luxembourg". L'essentiel Online. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[23] "Katrina Pavia crowned Miss World Malta 2015". Angelopedia.com. May 10, 2015.

[24] Toledo, Edwin (June 29, 2014). "Miss Mauritius 2014". Times of Beauty.

[25] "Yamelin Ramírez to represent Mexico at Miss World 2015". Angelopedia.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

[26] "Anastasia Iacub crowned Miss Moldova 2015". Angelopedia. 28 May 2015.

[27] "Fatima Ezzahra El-Horre crowned Miss Maroc 2015". Angelopedia.com. 24 May 2015.

[28] "Evana Manandhar crowned Miss Nepal 2015". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 18 April 2015.

[29] "Deborah Lambie crowned Miss World New Zealand 2015". Angelopedia.com. 25 April 2015.

[30] Nicaragua, La Prensa (October 4, 2014). "Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2015". La Prensa Nicaragua.

[31] "Leanne McDowell crowned Miss Northern Ireland 2015". Angelopedia.com. 12 May 2015.

[32] "Miss World Peru 2015 Winner is Karla Chocano Tolentino". Angelopedia.com. Retrieved 26 October 2014.

[33] "Sofia Nikitchuk crowned Miss Russia 2015". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 19 April 2015.

[34] EPK. "(FOTO) IZBOR ZA MIS 2014: Košarkašica Marija Ćetković (20) najlepša je Srpkinja!". Kurir. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[35] "Linne Freminot crowned Miss Seychelles 2015". Angelopedia. 31 May 2015.

[36] "Miss Slovensko 2015 winner is Lujza Strakova". Angelopedia. 24 April 2015.

[37] "Liesl Laurie crowned Miss South Africa 2015". Angelopedia. 29 March 2015.

[38] "Natalia Fogelund crowned Miss World Sweden 2015". Angelopedia. 3 May 2015.

[39] Toledo, Edwin (November 9, 2014). "Miss Tanzania 2014". Times of Beauty.

[40] "Ecem Çirpan crowned Elidor Miss Turkey 2015". Angelopedia. 12 June 2015.

[41] "Sherika de Armas crowned Miss Mundo Uruguay 2015". 28 April 2015.

[42] "Tran Ngoc Lan Khue crowned as the Miss World Vietnam 2015". Angelopedia. 5 January 2015.

[43] "Miss Wales 2015 Emma Jenkins". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 8 March 2015.

[44] "Miss Zambia 2014 Winner is Michelo Malambo". www.angelopepdia.com. Angelopedia. 30 October 2014.

[45] ttp://www.thezimbabwedaily.com/zimbabwe/30612-emily-kachote-axed.html

[46] "Il Campanario Resort and Jurerê International Beach will host the Miss World Brazil 2015 pageant". Miss Mundo Brasil. Retrieved January 22, 2015.

[47] "MISS WORLD AMERICA - Official preliminary to Miss World". MISS WORLD AMERICA - Official preliminary to Miss World.

[48] ttps://www.facebook.com/missworldmongolia. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[49] "Miss Venezuela Mundo y Mister Venezuela 2015 ya tienen fecha". Últimas Noticias.

[50] "Miss Gibraltar - Miss Gibraltar 2015 will be held on the... - Facebook". facebook.com.

[51] ttp://www.missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=659882

[52] ttps://www.facebook.com/missmyanmar2015

[53] ttps://facebook.com/TimesBeauty/photos/a.177412198981867.45965.175931805796573/937090419680704/?type=1&source=48

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