Miss World 2018, the 68th edition of the

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

pageant, was held on 8 December 2018 at the Sanya City Arena in

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Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress and model, who was the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, which she won, and went on to become the sixth re ...

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crowned her successor

Vanessa Ponce Silvia Vanessa Ponce de León Sánchez (born 7 March 1992), known simply as Vanessa Ponce, is a Mexican model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2018. She is the first Mexican to be crowned as Miss World. In the history of the Miss Wor ...

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

at the end of the event. She is the first Mexican woman to win Miss World.

Background

Result

Continental Queens of Beauty

Order of announcements

Top 30

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Top 12

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Top 5

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Challenge events

Head-to-Head Challenge

Round 1

* Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge, but advanced to the Top 30 via judges' choice or a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to the Top 30 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to the Top 30 via judges' choice.

Round 2

* Advanced to the Top 30 via the Head-to-Head challenge.

Top Model

Miss France,

Maëva Coucke Maëva Coucke (born 28 June 1994) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2018. She represented France at Miss World 2018, where she placed in the top twelve, and also represented France at Miss Universe 2019, ...

won the Top Model Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.

Talent

Miss Japan, Kanako Date won the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.

Sports

Miss United States,

Marisa Butler Marisa Paige Butler (born January 10, 1994) is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned both United States representatives at Miss World, Miss World America 2018 and Miss Earth USA, Miss Earth USA 2021. As a national titl ...

won the Sports Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018.

Multimedia

Miss Nepal,

Shrinkhala Khatiwada Shrinkhala Khatiwada ( ne, शृङ्खला खतिवडा, ) is a Nepalese model and Miss Nepal World 2018. She represented Nepal in Miss World 2018. She also became the second Nepali after Ishani Shrestha to win Beauty with a Purpo ...

won the Multimedia Challenge, securing her place in the finals of Miss World 2018.

Beauty With A Purpose

The Top 5 winners of the Beauty with a purpose Award (Miss Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand, Mexico & Vietnam) became the quarter-finalists of Miss World 2018.
The 25 projects that were shortlisted are:

Global Vote

World Fashion Designer Award

Miss South Africa, Thulisa Keyi and Miss China, Peirui Mao emerged as the joint winners of the Designer Award.

Sanya Tourism Promotional Video Award

Miss Kenya, Finali Galaiya won the Sanya Tourism Promotional Video award.

Contestants

118 contestants competed for the title:

Notes

Returns

Last competed in

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Designations

Replacements

Withdrawals

* - Joyce Delgado; Did not compete for an unknown reason, will compete in

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* - Fatem Suy * * * * * * * — Due to internal problems of citing costs of the pageant. Miss Seychelles 2018 is cancelled. * — Amanda Wiberg * — Haifa Ghedir *

References

External links

* {{Miss World countries and territories Miss World 2018 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in China