Miss World 2023
Miss World 2023 was the 71st edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on 9 March 2024.
At the end of the event, Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned by the previous winner Karolina Bielawska of Poland. This is the second win by the Czech Republic at the pageant.
Contestants from 112 countries and territories competed in the pageant. The pageant was co-hosted by Karan Johar and Miss World 2013, Megan Young. Shaan, Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, and Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh performed in this edition.
Background
Location and date
On 13 February 2023, Julia Morley, Chairperson of the Miss World Organization, announced that the competition will take place in the United Arab Emirates in May 2023. Morley added, "Further details to follow".On 8 June 2023, the organization announced that the competition will move from the United Arab Emirates to India, with no reason given for the venue change. It was the second time the pageant was held in India; the first being Miss World 1996. On 28 September 2023, the organization announced that the pageant would be held on 16 December 2023 at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, Delhi, India. It was later postponed until 2 March 2024, due to the elections in India.
On 19 January 2024, the organization announced the pageant would be held on 9 March 2024 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. The pageant began on 18 February 2024.
Selection of participants
Contestants from 112 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Four of them are runners-up after the withdrawal of the original contestant in their respective countries and territories, and three selected after another national pageant was held to replace the original dethroned winner.Replacements
Sreypich Teng was announced as Miss World Cambodia and competed instead of Sovattey Sary due to the delay of the pageant. Poelano Mothisi, the first runner-up in Miss Lesotho 2021, was appointed to represent her country as the original winner Refiloe Lefothane was unavailable due to continuing her studies abroad. Daria Gapska, Miss Northern Ireland was replaced by Kaitlyn Clarke, the reigning titleholder, as her reign had elapsed. Lucía Arellano was crowned as the new Miss World Peru 2022, replacing Jennifer Barrantes who was dethroned for not fulfilling the obligations stipulated in her contract. Barrantes has denied these claims and stated that there has been a conflict between her and the organization which has caused her withdrawal. Lucy Thomson, Miss Scotland 2022, was replaced by Chelsie Allison as her reign had elapsed.Ruan Yue, Miss China World 2022, was stripped of her title for "inappropriate" behavior, and was replaced by Qin Zewen. Zewen was also stripped of the title for falsifying her education and employment qualifications. China held an extra pageant to determine a new representative, with Ke Xu Xin as the new winner.
Miss Thailand 2023 Chonnikarn Supittayaporn was supposed to compete, but she was replaced by Miss Thailand World 2023, Tharina Botes due to national license issues.
Debuts, returns and withdrawals
This edition marked the debut of Togo, and the returns of Australia, Bangladesh, Croatia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Martinique, Montenegro, Morocco, Myanmar, New Zealand, Romania, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Thailand, and Zimbabwe.Morocco last competed in 1968; Liberia and Romania last competed in 2017; Germany, Lebanon, Lesotho, Martinique, and Zimbabwe last competed in 2018; and Australia, Bangladesh, Croatia, Denmark, Ethiopia, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Myanmar, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Thailand last competed in 2019.
Albania, Armenia, the Bahamas, Equatorial Guinea, Iceland, Luxembourg, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, and Sint Maarten withdrew. Léa Sevenig of Luxembourg confirmed that she will no longer compete due to the cancellation of her national pageant. Divine Muheto of Rwanda also withdrew due to the cancellation of her national pageant following several allegations of misconduct from the organization towards the contestants. Ashley Carrington of Barbados, Xaria Penn of the British Virgin Islands, and Phonevilai Luanglath of Laos withdrew for undisclosed reasons.
Results
Placements
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Head-to-head challengeInstead of competing in groups, the contestants created a video highlighting a specific G20 topic. Twenty-five of the contestants were selected to compete in the final round at The Summit Room in Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi on 23 February 2024, from whom five winners were selected. These five winners were automatically part of the Top 40.
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