List of Miss World runners-up and finalists
This article provides the names of the runners-up in the Miss World pageant since the pageant's first edition in 1951 and Continental Queens since Miss World 1981.
Table of Miss World runners-up and finalists
From 1951 to 1952 and 1959 to 1980 the pageant has awarded a Top 5 with the Miss World, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th runner-up being awarded. In 1981–2017 and 2019-2021 the pageant has awarded a Top 3 with the Miss World, 1st, and 2nd runner-up being awarded. On the other hand, the pageant has awarded a Top 6 in 1953 to 1956 and 1958 with Miss World, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th runner-up being awarded. Only in 1957 the pageant has awarded a Top 7 with the Miss World, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th runner-up being awarded. In 2018 and 2023 the pageant has awarded a Top 2 with the Miss World and 1st runner-up being awarded. and In 2025 the pageant has awarded a Top 4 with the Miss World, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd runner-up being awarded. Since 1959 top Each runner-up was given a tiara.Since the pageant is based in 1951, the runner-up ranking for contest is usually announced as follows:
- 1st-Place finisher being designated as Miss World
- 2nd-Place finisher being designated as 1st runner-up
- 3rd-Place finisher being designated as 2nd runner-up
- 4th-Place finisher being designated as 3rd runner-up
- 5th-Place finisher being designated as 4th runner-up
- 6th-Place finisher being designated as 5th runner-up
- 7th-Place finisher being designated as 6th runner-up
Countries/Territories by number of runners-up
1st runner-up
The first runner-up of each edition of Miss World is the second placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss World.The second place finisher being designated as 1st runner-up has been awarded 72 times.
This table lists the number of 1st runner-up titles by country. There are some special considerations:
- As South Africa and Guam took over the Miss World title in 1974 and 1980, it is unknown if the 1st runner-up position was taken by another candidate after the succession took place.
- Since 2000. Competed as Miss England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, their results were inherited by Miss United Kingdom.
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United States2nd runner-upThe second runner-up of each edition of Miss World is the third placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss World, in 2018 and 2023 the titles were not given.The third place finisher being designated as 2nd runner-up has been awarded 70 times. This table lists the number of 2nd runner-up titles by country. There are some special considerations:
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United States
South Africa
Israel
United Kingdom
France
Ghana