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Miss World 2015
Mireia Lalaguna, Miss World 2015
Date19 December 2015
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueCrown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
Broadcaster
Entrants114
Placements20
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerMireia Lalaguna
 Spain
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Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the outdoor arena of the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.[1] 114 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned her successor Mireia Lalaguna of Spain at the end of the event. It was the first time in the history of Miss World that Spain won the pageant.[2]

Results

Placements

Final results Contestant
Miss World 2015
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 11
Top 20

§ People's Choice winner

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Oceania

Contestants

114 delegates competed in Miss World 2015.[3]

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown
Albania Albania Kristina Bakiu[4] 20 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Tirana
Argentina Argentina Daniela Mirón[citation needed] 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Malargüe
Aruba Aruba Nicole Van Tellingen[citation needed] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Oranjestad
Australia Australia Tess Alexander[citation needed] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Brisbane
Austria Austria Annika Grill[citation needed] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Gmunden
The Bahamas Bahamas Chantel O'Brian[citation needed] 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Nassau
Belgium Belgium Leylah Alliët[citation needed] 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Roeselare
Belize Belize Jasmin Jael Rhamdas[5] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Belmopan
Bermuda Bermuda Alyssa Rose[citation needed] 22 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Hamilton
Bolivia Bolivia Vivian Serrano[citation needed] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Santa Cruz
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Marijana Marković[citation needed] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Prnjavor
Botswana Botswana Seneo Mabengano[citation needed] 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Selebi-Phikwe
Brazil Brazil Catharina Choi[citation needed] 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) São Paulo
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Sasha Wintz[citation needed] 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Tortola
Bulgaria Bulgaria Veneta Krasteva[6] 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Sofia
Cameroon Cameroon Jessica Ngoua[citation needed] 24 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Douala
Chile Chile Fernanda Sobarzo[citation needed] 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Santiago
China China Yuan Lu[7] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Hefei
Colombia Colombia María Alejandra López[citation needed] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Pereira
Costa Rica Costa Rica Angélica Reyes[citation needed] 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) San José
Ivory Coast Côte d'Ivoire Andréa N'Guessan[citation needed] 22 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Yamoussoukro
Croatia Croatia Maja Spahija[citation needed] 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Šibenik
Curaçao Curaçao Alexandra Krijger[citation needed] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Willemstad
Cyprus Cyprus Rafaela Charalampous[8] 25 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nicosia
Czech Republic Czech Republic Andrea Kalousová[citation needed] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Jaroměř
Denmark Denmark Jessica Hvirvelkær[citation needed] 18 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Aarhus
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Cinthya Núñez 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) San Francisco
Ecuador Ecuador Camila Marañón[citation needed] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Chone
El Salvador El Salvador Marcela Santamaria[9] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) San Salvador
England England Natasha Hemmings[citation needed] 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Cheshire
Ethiopia Ethiopia Kisanet Teklehaimanot[citation needed] 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Adigrat
Fiji Fiji Brittany Hazelman[citation needed] 24 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Suva
Finland Finland Carola Miller[citation needed] 24 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Helsinki
France France Hinarere Taputu[citation needed] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tahiti
Gabon Gabon Reine Ngotala[citation needed] 18 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Tchibanga
Georgia (country) Georgia Nuka Karalashvili[10] 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[11] Tbilisi
Germany Germany Albijona Muharremaj 20 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Munich
Gibraltar Gibraltar Hannah Bado 22 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Gibraltar
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe Arlène Tacite[citation needed] 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Basse-Terre
Guam Guam Aria Perez Theisen[citation needed] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Barrigada
Guatemala Guatemala María José Larrañaga[citation needed] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Guatemala City
 Guinea Mama Aissata Diallo[citation needed] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Conakry
Guyana Guyana Lisa Punch 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Georgetown
Haiti Haiti Seydina Allen[citation needed]> 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Port-au-Prince
Honduras Honduras Gabriela Salazar[citation needed] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Tegucigalpa
Hungary Hungary Daniella Kiss 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Bag
Iceland Iceland Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir[citation needed] 20 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Kópavogur
India India Aditi Arya 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Haryana
Indonesia Indonesia Maria Harfanti[citation needed] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Yogyakarta
Republic of Ireland Ireland Sacha Livingstone[citation needed] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Dublin
Italy Italy Greta Galassi[citation needed] 17 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Rovereto
Jamaica Jamaica Sanneta Myrie 24 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Kingston
Japan Japan Chika Nakagawa[citation needed] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Niigata
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Regina Vandysheva[12] 22 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Almaty
Kenya Kenya Charity Mwangi[citation needed] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kiambu County
South Korea Korea Jung Eun-ju 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Seoul
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Tattybubu Samidin-Kyzy 20 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Osh
Latvia Latvia Lāsma Zemene 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Riga
Lebanon Lebanon Valerie Abou Chacra[13] 23 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Beirut
Lesotho Lesotho Relebohile Kobeli 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Maseru
North Macedonia Macedonia Emilija Rozman[citation needed] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Skopje
Malaysia Malaysia Brynn Lovett 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Beaufort
Malta Malta Katrina Pavia[citation needed] 25 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Victoria
Mauritius Mauritius Aurellia Bégué 19 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Port Louis
Mexico Mexico Yamelin Ramírez[citation needed] 22 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Navojoa
Moldova Moldova Anastasia Iacub[citation needed] 19 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Băcioi
Mongolia Mongolia Anu Namshir[citation needed] 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro Montenegro Nataša Milosavljević[citation needed] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Herceg Novi
Myanmar Myanmar Khin Thein Myint[citation needed] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Mandalay
Namibia Namibia Steffi Van Wyk[citation needed] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Windhoek
Nepal Nepal Evana Manandhar[citation needed] 24 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Kathmandu
Netherlands Netherlands Margot Hanekamp[citation needed] 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Nijkerk
New Zealand New Zealand Deborah Lambie 25 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Auckland
Nicaragua Nicaragua Stefanía Alemán[14] 24 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Masatepe
Nigeria Nigeria Unoaku Anyadike[citation needed] 21 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ibadan
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Leanne McDowell 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cookstown
Norway Norway Fay Teresa Vålbekk[citation needed] 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Oslo
Panama Panama Diana Jaén[citation needed] 24 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Penonomé
Paraguay Paraguay Giovanna Cordeiro[citation needed] 25 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Asunción
Peru Peru Karla Chocano[15] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Trujillo
Philippines Philippines Hillarie Parungao[citation needed] 24 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Solano
Poland Poland Marta Pałucka[citation needed] 24 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Sopot
Portugal Portugal Rafaela Pardete[citation needed] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Setúbal
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Keysi Vargas[citation needed] 24 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Quebradillas
Romania Romania Natalia Onet[citation needed] 26 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Satu Mare
Russia Russia Sofia Nikitchuk[citation needed] 22 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Yekaterinburg
Samoa Samoa Latafale Auva'a[citation needed] 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Apia
Scotland Scotland Mhairi Fergusson[citation needed] 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Stirling
Serbia Serbia Marija Ćetković[16] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Novi Sad
Seychelles Seychelles Linne Freminot[citation needed] 22 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Mahé
Singapore Singapore Charity Lu[citation needed] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Singapore
Slovakia Slovakia Lujza Straková 21 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Banská Bystrica
Slovenia Slovenia Mateja Kociper[citation needed] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Maribor
South Africa South Africa Liesl Laurie[citation needed] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Johannesburg
South Sudan South Sudan Ajaa Deng[citation needed] 23 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) Juba
Spain Spain Mireia Lalaguna[citation needed] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) Barcelona
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Thilini Amarasooriya[citation needed] 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Colombo
Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts and Nevis Jackiema Flemming 22 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Basseterre
Sweden Sweden Natalia Fogelund 21 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Gothenburg
Tanzania Tanzania Lilian Kamazima 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Arusha
Thailand Thailand Thunchanok Moonnilta[citation needed] 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Chiang Mai
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Kimberly Singh[citation needed] 21 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Port of Spain
Tunisia Tunisia Marwa Heny[citation needed] 24 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Sidi Bouzid
Turkey Turkey Ecem Çirpan[citation needed] 19 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Bursa
Uganda Uganda Zahara Nakiyaga[citation needed] 24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Kampala
Ukraine Ukraine Khrystyna Stoloka[citation needed] 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kiev
United States United States Victoria Mendoza 20 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Phoenix
Uruguay Uruguay Sherika De Armas[citation needed] 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Montevideo
United States Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands Jahne Massac[17] 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) St. Thomas
Venezuela Venezuela Anyela Galante[citation needed] 24 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Guanare
Vietnam Vietnam Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê[18] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ho Chi Minh City
Wales Wales Emma Jenkins[citation needed] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Llanelli
Zambia Zambia Michelo Malambo 24 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Ndola
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Annie Mutambu[19] 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Harare

– 2015 contestants source:[9]

Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2015 were:

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 2013:

Designations

  •  Belize – Jasmin Jael Rhamdas was appointed "Miss World Belize 2015" after a casting call was organised by Michael Arnold, national director of Miss World Belize.
  •  Costa Rica – Angelica Reyes was appointed "Miss Costa Rica Mundo 2015" by Allan Aleman national director for Miss World in Costa Rica after a casting call was organised by Reinas de Costa Rica organisation franchise holder for Miss World in Costa Rica.
  •  Curaçao – Alexandra Krijger was appointed "Miss World Curaçao 2015" by Dushi-Magazine, franchise holders for Miss World in Curaçao after the pageant was not held due to lack of funding and sponsorships. Krijger was the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Curaçao World 2014 pageant.
  •  El Salvador – Marcela Santamaría was appointed to represent El Salvador by Liz De Castaneda, national director of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador after the national pageant was postponed until January 2016. Santamaría was crowned Reinado de El Salvador International 2011.
  •  Guyana – Lisa Punch was selected as Guyana's representative to Miss World 2015 by the national director of Miss World Guyana, Natasha Martaindale, after the Miss World Guyana 2015 pageant was cancelled due to lack of applicants and the upcoming General elections in Guyana. Punch was chosen from the few applicants who applied for the pageants 2015 edition before it was cancelled. She was a finalist at ABC's Rising Star show.
  •  Korea – Jung Eun-ju was appointed "Miss World Korea 2015" by Park Jeong-ah, national director of Miss World Korea, after the pageant was postponed to late November this year. Jung was the 1st runner-up at the Miss World Korea 2014 pageant.
  •  Macedonia – Emilija Rozman was appointed "Miss Makedonija 2015" by Lidija Velkovska, national director of Miss Macedonia pageant.
  •  Norway – Fay Teresa Vålbekk was appointed "Miss World Norway 2015" at a casting call held by Morten Sommerfeldt, national director of Miss World Norway. Vålbekk was the 1st runner-up at the Frøken Norge 2011 pageant.
  •  Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro was chosen "Miss Mundo Paraguay 2015" by Promociones Gloria, franchise holders for Miss World in Paraguay. Nuestra Belleza Paraguay was not held this year due to lack of time in organising the pageant hence the representatives to various international pageants were chosen in a closed door election from the contestants of Nuestra Belleza Paraguay 2014.Cordeiro was the 3rd runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Paraguay 2014.
  •  Romania – Natalia Onet was appointed "Miss World Romania 2015" by Ernest Hadrian Böhm the president of Miss World Romania after a casting call was organised by ExclusivEvent agency franchise holders for Miss World in Romania.
  •  St. Kitts & Nevis – Jackiema Flemming was appointed "Miss World St. Kitts & Nevis 2015" by Eversley Liburd and Joan Millard, franchise holders for Miss World in St. Kitts & Nevis. Flemming was the 2nd runner-up at the St. Kitts & Nevis National Carnival Queen Pageant 2014–2015.
  •  Samoa – Latafale Auva'a, the reigning Miss Samoa and Miss Pacific Islands, was appointed to represent Samoa at Miss World 2015 by Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai, national director of Miss World Samoa.
  •  US Virgin Islands – Jahne Issac was appointed "Miss US Paraside World 2015" after a casting call was held by Miss US Paraside organisation.

Replacements

  •  Albania – Kristina Bakiu was appointed to represent Albania by Vera Grabocka, President of Miss & Mister Albania after she decided to replace Daniela Pajaziti for undisclosed reasons. Bakiu was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2013, but was unable to compete at Miss Universe 2013 due to age issues.
  •  Brazil – Catharina Choi was crowned "Miss Mundo Brasil 2015", after Ana Luisa Castro the original winner voluntarily relinquished her title when it was discovered that she had been married to Belgian model and actor, Tanguy Backer before entering the pageant. Nunes was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Mundo Brasil 2015 pageant.
  •  BulgariaVeneta Kristeva was appointed "Miss World Bulgaria 2015" by the Miss Bulgaria organisation, as a replacement to Simona Evgenieva, Miss Bulgaria 2014, who will not be able to participate in Miss World because of a scheduling conflict with the Miss Bulgaria 2015 finals. Kristeva was crowned Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013.
  •  FranceHinarere Taputu was appointed "Miss World France 2015" by the national director of Miss France, Sylvie Tellier, as a replacement to Camille Cerf, Miss France 2015, who will not be able to participate in Miss World because of a scheduling conflict, as she crowns her successor on the same day as the Miss World 2015 finals. Taputu represented Tahiti at Miss France 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
  •  Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp was appointed to compete at Miss World 2015 by the Miss Nederland Organization when the winner of Miss Nederland 2015 pageant, Jessie Jazz chose to compete at Miss Universe 2015. This year the winner of Miss Nederland pageant was crowned to participate at both Miss Universe and Miss World contests but this is impossible due to the conflicting dates of the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Hanekamp was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Nederland 2015 pageant.
  •  Tanzania – Lilian Kamazima was crowned "Miss Tanzania 2014" as the original winner Sitti Mtemvu, resigned after she was accused for a scandal regarding her age. Kamazima was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Tanzania 2014 pageant.
  •  Tunisia – Marwa Heny was selected "Miss Tunisie 2015", after Rawia Djebli the original winner was stripped of her title for failing to fulfill her obligations by Aida Antar,the President of Miss Tunisie Organisation. Heny was chosen at a separate private selection organised by Association TEJ franchise holders for Miss World in Tunisia. She represented Sidi Bouzid Governorate at Miss Tunisie 2015 and placed in the top 10 at the pageant.
  •  Zimbabwe – Annie Mutambu was chosen "Miss Zimbabwe 2015", after Emily Kachote the previous winner of the pageant was stripped of her title when her nude pictures circulated on social media. Mutambu was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Zimbabwe 2015 pageant. For the second consecutive year, the pageant's winner has been stripped of her title for a similar scandal.

Withdrawals

Did not compete

  •  Algeria – Rym Amari, Miss Algerie 2013 was appointed to represent Algeria by Faisal Hamdad, the President of Miss Algerie Organisation however Amari withdrew from the Miss World competition just days before kick-off due to visa issues. Last year Fatma Zohra Chouaib, Miss Algerie 2014 could not compete at Miss World 2014 because of the same problem. Algeria would have returned to Miss World after its debut in 2002.
  •  Guinea Bissau – Laila Da Costa was crowned Miss Guiné - Bissau 2014 to participate at Miss World 2014 however Da Costa couldn't compete due to visa issues. She was expected to compete at the 2015 edition but withdrew because of the same problem.

Could not compete

  •  CanadaAnastasia Lin was willing and entitled to participate in the event as Miss World Canada, and the pageant still lists her as a contestant. However, up to the last minute, Lin waited for an official invitation that is necessary for Chinese visa application, but to no avail and hence missed the official deadline of 20 November 2015 for entry to the pageant and was declared persona non grata by the Chinese Government. Lin had openly criticised China's human rights violations. She was allowed by the Miss World Organization to compete at Miss World 2016.[21]

General references

  • "Contestants 2015". missworld.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

References

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  11. ^ When competing at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant, Karalashvili's height was given as 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m). See "Nuka Karalashvili". missuniverse.com. IMG Universe. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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  18. ^ "Miss World Vietnam 2015". Belleza Venezolana. 5 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Zimbabwe: Emily Kachote Axed". All Africa. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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