Miss World 2015

Miss World 2015
Date	19 December 2015
Presenters	Tim Vincent, Megan Young, Angela Chow, Steve Douglas, Neil Krisralam
Entertainment	Yu Wenxia, The Wholls, Julian Believe
Venue	Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China PR
Broadcaster	E!, Phoenix TV
Entrants	114
Placements	20
Winner	Mireia Lalaguna  Spain

Miss World 2015, the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 December 2015 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China PR. 114 contestants from all over the world competed. Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned Mireia Lalaguna of Spain as her successor at the end of the event. This is the first time that Spain won the title of Miss World.

Results

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Miss World 2015	Spain – Mireia Lalaguna
1st runner-up	Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk
2nd runner-up	Indonesia – Maria Harfanti
Top 5	Lebanon – Valerie Abou Chacra  Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie
Top 10	Australia – Tess Alexander  France – Hinarere Taputu  Guyana – Lisa Punch  Philippines – Hillarie Parungao  South Africa – Liesl Laurie  Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê §
Top 20	Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp  Brazil – Catharina Choi  Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva  Poland – Marta Pałucka  New Zealand – Deborah Lambie  China PR – Yuan Lu  South Sudan – Ajaa Monchol  Scotland – Mhairi Fergusson  Ecuador – Camila Marañón  Northern Ireland – Leanne McDowell

§ People's Choice winner

Continental Queens of Beauty

Continental Group	Contestant
Africa	South Africa – Liesl Laurie
Americas	Brazil – Catharina Choi
Asia	Indonesia – Maria Harfanti
Caribbean	Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie
Europe	Spain – Mireia Lalaguna
Oceania	Australia – Tess Alexander

Contestants

114 delegates competed in Miss World 2015.^[1]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
Albania	Kristina Bakiu[2]	20	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Tirana
Argentina	Daniela Mirón[3]	22	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Malargüe
Aruba	Nicole Van Tellingen[4]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Oranjestad
Australia	Tess Alexander[5][6]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Brisbane
Austria	Annika Grill[5][7]	21	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Gmunden
Bahamas	Chantel O'Brian[8]	21	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Nassau
Belgium	Leylah Alliët[9]	24	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Roeselare
Belize	Jasmin Jael Rhamdas[10]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Belmopan
Bermuda	Alyssa Rose[5][11]	22	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	Hamilton
Bolivia	Vivian Serrano[12]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Santa Cruz
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Marijana Marković[13]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Prnjavor
Botswana	Seneo Mabengano[14]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Selebi-Phikwe
Brazil	Catharina Choi[15]	25	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	São Paulo
British Virgin Islands	Sasha Wintz[16]	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tortola
Bulgaria	Veneta Krasteva[17]	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Sofia
Cameroon	Jessica Ngoua[18]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Douala
Chile	Fernanda Sobarzo[19]	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Santiago
China PR	Yuan Lu[20]	21	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Shanghai
Colombia	María Alejandra López[21]	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Pereira
Costa Rica	Angélica Reyes[22]	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	San José
Côte d'Ivoire	Andréa N'Guessan[23]	22	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Yamoussoukro
Croatia	Maja Spahija[24]	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Šibenik
Curaçao	Alexandra Krijger[5][25]	18	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Willemstad
Cyprus	Rafaela Charalampous[26]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Nicosia
Czech Republic	Andrea Kalousová[5][27]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Jaroměř
Denmark	Jessica Hvirvelkær[28]	18	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Aarhus
Dominican Republic	Cinthya Núñez[29]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	San Francisco
Ecuador	Camila Marañón[30]	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Chone
El Salvador	Marcela Santamaria[31]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	San Salvador
England	Natasha Hemmings[5][32]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Cheshire
Ethiopia	Kisanet Teklehaimanot[33]	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Adigrat
Fiji	Brittany Hazelman[34]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Suva
Finland	Carola Miller[35]	24	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Helsinki
France	Hinarere Taputu[5][36]	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Tahiti
Gabon	Reine Ngotala[37]	18	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tchibanga
Georgia	Nino Karalashvili[5][38]	24	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Tbilisi
Germany	Albijona Muharremaj[39]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Munich
Gibraltar	Hannah Bado[40]	22	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Gibraltar
Guadeloupe	Arlène Tacite[41]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Basse-Terre
Guam	Aria Perez Theisen[5][42]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Barrigada
Guatemala	María José Larrañaga[43]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Guatemala City
Guinea	Mama Aissata Diallo[44]	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Conakry
Guyana	Lisa Punch[45]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Georgetown
Haiti	Seydina Allen[46]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	Gabriela Salazar[47]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Tegucigalpa
Hungary	Daniella Kiss[48]	21	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)	Bag
Iceland	Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir[5][49]	20	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kópavogur
India	Aditi Arya[50]	21	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)	New Delhi
Indonesia	Maria Harfanti[51]	23	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Yogyakarta
Ireland	Sacha Livingstone[52]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Dublin
Italy	Greta Galassi[53]	17	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Rovereto
Jamaica	Sanneta Myrie[54]	24	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kingston
Japan	Chika Nakagawa[55]	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Niigata
Kazakhstan	Regina Vandysheva[56][57]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Almaty
Kenya	Charity Mwangi[58]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kiambu County
Korea	Jung Eun-ju[59]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Seoul
Kyrgyzstan	Tattybubu Samidin-Kyzy[60]	20	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Osh
Latvia	Lāsma Zemene[61]	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Riga
Lebanon	Valerie Abou Chacra[62]	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Beirut
Lesotho	Relebohile Kobeli[63]	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Maseru
Macedonia FYRO	Emilija Rozman[64]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Skopje
Malaysia	Brynn Lovett[65]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Beaufort
Malta	Katrina Pavia[66]	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Victoria
Mauritius	Aurellia Bégué[67]	19	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Port Louis
Mexico	Yamelin Ramírez[5][68]	22	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Navojoa
Moldova	Anastasia Iacub[69]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Băcioi
Mongolia	Anu Namshiryn[69]	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro	Nataša Milosavljević[70]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Herceg Novi
Myanmar	Khin Thein Myint[71]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Mandalay
Namibia	Steffi Van Wyk[5][72]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Windhoek
Nepal	Evana Manandhar[73]	24	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kathmandu
Netherlands	Margot Hanekamp[74]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Nijkerk
New Zealand	Deborah Lambie[5][75]	25	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Auckland
Nicaragua	Stefanía Alemán[76]	24	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Masatepe
Nigeria	Unoaku Anyadike[77]	21	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Ibadan
Northern Ireland	Leanne McDowell[78]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Cookstown
Norway	Fay Teresa Vålbekk[79]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Oslo
Panama	Diana Jaén[80]	24	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Penonomé
Paraguay	Giovanna Cordeiro[81]	25	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Asunción
Peru	Karla Chocano[82]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Trujillo
Philippines	Hillarie Parungao[5][83]	24	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Solano
Poland	Marta Pałucka[5][84]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Sopot
Portugal	Rafaela Pardete[85]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Setúbal
Puerto Rico	Keysi Vargas[86]	24	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Quebradillas
Romania	Natalia Onet[87]	26	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Satu Mare
Russia	Sofia Nikitchuk[5][88]	22	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Yekaterinburg, Winner in Miss World 2015
Samoa	Latafale Auva'a[5][89]	22	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Apia
Scotland	Mhairi Fergusson[5][90]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Stirling
Serbia	Marija Ćetković[91]	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Novi Sad
Seychelles	Linne Freminot[5][92]	22	1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)	Mahé
Singapore	Charity Lu[93]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Singapore
Slovakia	Lujza Straková[94]	21	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)	Banská Bystrica
Slovenia	Mateja Kociper[95]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Maribor
South Africa	Liesl Laurie[5][96]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Johannesburg
South Sudan	Ajaa Deng[5][97]	23	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)	Juba
Spain	Mireia Lalaguna[5][98]	23	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)	Barcelona
Sri Lanka	Thilini Amarasooriya[5][99]	20	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Colombo
St. Kitts & Nevis	Jackiema Flemming[100]	22	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Basseterre
Sweden	Natalia Fogelund[5][101]	21	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Gothenburg
Tanzania	Lilian Kamazima[5][102]	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Arusha
Thailand	Thunchanok Moonnilta[103]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Chiang Mai
Trinidad & Tobago	Kimberly Singh[104]	21	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Port of Spain
Tunisia	Marwa Heny[105]	24	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Sidi Bouzid
Turkey	Ecem Çirpan[5][106]	19	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)	Bursa
Uganda	Zahara Nakiyaga[107]	24	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kampala
Ukraine	Khrystyna Stoloka[108]	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kiev
United States	Victoria Mendoza[5][109]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)	Phoenix
Uruguay	Sherika De Armas[110]	18	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Montevideo
US Virgin Islands	Jahne Massac[111]	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	St. Thomas
Venezuela	Anyela Galante[112]	24	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)	Guanare
Vietnam	Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê[113]	23	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ho Chi Minh City
Wales	Emma Jenkins[5][114]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Llanelli
Zambia	Michelo Malambo[115]	24	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ndola
Zimbabwe	Annie Mutambu[116]	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)	Harare

– 2015 contestants source:^[31]

Judges

The judges panel for Miss World 2015 were:

• Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization^{[117][118][119][120]}
• Mike Dixon – Musical director^{[117][118][119][120]}
• Ken Warwick – Hollywood producer^[119][120] and executive producer and director of Miss World 2015
• Andrew Minarik – head of the team for Miss World Hair & Beauty^[119][120]
• Donna Walsh – professional dancer and director^[119][120]
• Liliana Tanoesoedibjo ^[121] – chairperson of the Miss Indonesia Foundation^[122][123] and commissioner of Media Nusantara Citra Group
• Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland^[119][120]
• Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria^[119][120]
• Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey^[119][120]
• Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China PR^{[117][118][119][120]}
• Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008 from Russia^[119][120]

Notes

Returns

Last competed in 2013:  Botswana  Bulgaria  Chile  Honduras  Kazakhstan  Macedonia FYRO  Samoa  St. Kitts & Nevis  Zambia

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 FYRO – 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 reason. 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.
•  Bulgaria – Veneta 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 scheduling conflict with the Miss Bulgaria 2015 finals. Kristeva was crowned Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013.
•  France – Hinarere 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 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 not possible due to the conflicting dates of 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 being 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

•  Barbados – Leah Marville the national director of Miss Barbados World surrendered the Miss World franchise in May 2015 for undisclosed reason.
•  Belarus – Miss Belarus pageant is held biannually last held in 2014 usually a runner-up is designated to compete at Miss World in the following year however no designation was made this year.
•  Chad – Élise Dagossé, Miss Tchad 2015 withdrew due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  Egypt – Lara Debbana, Miss Egypt 2014 was appointed to represent Egypt by Youssef Spahi, national director of Miss Egypt after the pageant was postponed until spring of 2016 but Debbana withdrew from the competition due to visa issues.
•  Equatorial Guinea – No contest was held due to lack of funding and sponsorship.
•  Ghana – Antoinette Kemavo, Miss Ghana 2015 withdrew as she was crowned quite late leaving no time for preparations. Kemavo will compete at the Miss World 2016.
•  Greece – Katerina Galiatsatou was appointed "Miss Hellas 2015" at a closed door ceremony organised by Vassilis Prevelakis, national director for Miss World in Greece. But Galiatsatou was replaced by Spyridoula Valasiadou, Vice Miss Hellas 2015 due to her inability to participate at Miss World because of a family emergency. However, after a few days Theodora Moschouri replaced Valasiadou for unclosed reason. Moschouri who traveled to Sanya was expelled after a few days by the Miss World Organization due to inappropriate behavior.^[124][125]
•  Hong Kong – Louisa Mak, Miss Hong Kong 2015 withdrew after the Miss Hong Kong pageant lost the Miss World franchise.
•  Israel – Maayan Keren, Miss Israel 2015 withdrew due political reasons.
•  Kosovo – Miss World Kosovo was not held this year since the host country China doesn't recognise Kosovo as an independent country and would have denied visa for the delegates entry.
•  Lithuania – Miss Lietuva pageant is postponed until 2016.
•  Luxembourg – Vonessa Alijaj, Miss Luxembourg 2014 will not compete due to lack of funding sponsorship.
•  Martinique – Martinique Queens pageant was last held in 2013 no contestant was designated to compete at this year's edition of Miss World.
•  São Tomé & Príncipe – No contest was held.
•   Switzerland – Miss World Switzerland was not held due to lack of funding and sponsorship.

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

•  Canada – Anastasia 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 is allowed by the Miss World Organization to compete at Miss World 2016.^[126]

Other notes

• Spain won the first title for her country.
• Australia, Brazil, Indonesia and Philippines placed in five consecutive editions.
• Netherlands placed in four consecutive editions.
• China PR, Guyana, Russia, Scotland, South Africa, South Sudan and Vietnam placed in two consecutive editions.
• France, Jamaica and Spain last placed in 2013 edition.
• Kazakhstan and Northern Ireland last placed in 2012 edition.
• New Zealand last placed in 2011 edition.
• Poland last placed in 2009 edition.
• Ecuador last placed in 2007 edition.
• Lebanon last placed in 2006 edition.

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Further reading

• "Lisa Hanna declines invitation to judge Miss World 2015, opts to tackle CDA controversy instead". Jamaica Gleaner. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
• Zeibiz. "Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo Miss World 2015 Winner". Zeibiz. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

External links

• Official website