Miss World 2019, the 69th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 December 2019 at the ExCeL London in

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crowned her successor

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at the end of the event.

Background

Location and date

The official announcement was made on 19 February 2019, in Bangkok, by Miss World President

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, CEO Tanawat Wansom of TW Pageants, and guest Ashwani Kumar Rai. They announced a mid-December date for the contest. However, on 2 July 2019, Morley and

, the reigning Miss World, appeared on ITV's '' Good Morning Britain'' with

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. Morley officially announced that the pageant will be held on Saturday, 14 December 2019, at ExCeL London and that Miss World 2020 will be held in Thailand in order to celebrate Miss World's 70th anniversary. The 2019 opening ceremony was held in London on 20 November. Contestants then competed in a series of fast track events around London.

Result

Continental Queens of Beauty

Judges

The judges' panel for Miss World 2019 were: *

– Chairman of the Miss World Pageant Organization *

– TV presenter, talk show host, a former judge at

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and America's Got Talent * Mike Dixon – Musical Director * Deborah Lambie – Miss World New Zealand 2015 * Dame Zandra Rhodes – London Fashion designer * Marsha-Rae Ratcliff, OBE * Svestoslav Kolchagov, Creative Director and Designer of KolchagovBarba * Emilio Barba, Creative Director and Designer of KolchagovBarba * Lady Wilnelia Forsyth –

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* Carina Tyrrell – Miss England 2014 * Kamal Ibrahim –

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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 40 via judges' choice or a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to the Top 40 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to the Top 40 via judges' choice.

Round 2

* Advanced to the Top 40 via the Head-to-Head challenge.

Top Model

Miss Nigeria Nyekachi Douglas won Top Model Competition and become the fourth quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Sports

Miss British Virgin Islands Rikkiya Brathwaite won the Sports Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Talent

Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh, was the winner of the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Multimedia

Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, was the winner of the Multimedia Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Beauty With A Purpose

For the first time, all 10 finalists were placed in the Top 40 of Miss World 2019 due to their impressive projects and initiatives. Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, received the award and will receive funding from the Miss World Organization for the establishment of her project.

Contestants

111 delegates have been confirmed.

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 2006: * Last competed in 2015: * Last competed in

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: * * * * Last competed in

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: * * *

Designation

Replacements

Withdrawals

* –

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did not compete in Miss World or Miss Universe after the Miss Austria Organization relinquished the local franchise. * , , , , , , , , , and – No contest. * – The Miss Lebanon 2019 pageant was postponed several times then ultimately canceled, citing the country's

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. * – Palesa Makara * – Valerie Mille Binguira * – Sanja Lovčević * – The Miss World Zimbabwe 2019 pageant was canceled, citing the country's economic crisis.

References

External links

* {{Miss World 2019 delegates Miss World 2019 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in England 2019 in London