Miss World
The Miss World pageant began in the United Kingdom in 1951. This international beauty pageant was founded by Eric Morley and includes contestants from over a hundred countries. It's "rival" is the Miss Universe pageant. The countries of India and Venezuela have had the most Miss World title holders with five.
The current Miss World, crowned in 2007, is Zi Lin Zhang of the China.
| Year | Miss World | Country | 1st Runner Up |
| 2007 | Zi Lin Zhang | China | Micaela Reis (Angola) |
| 2006 | Tatana Kucharova | Czech Republic | Joana Valentina Boitor (Romania) |
| 2005 | Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir | Iceland | Dafne Molina Lona (Mexico) |
| 2004 | Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia | Peru | Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) |
| 2003 | Rosanna Davison | Ireland | Nazanin Afshin-Jam (Canada) |
| 2002 | Azra Akin | Turkey | Natalia Peralta Castro (Columbia) |
| 2001 | Agbani Asenite Darego | Nigeria | Zerelda Candice Wai-yen Lee (Aruba) |
| 2000 | Priyanka Chopra | India | Giorgia Palmas (Italy) |
| 1999 | Yukta Mookhey | India | Martina Thorogood Heemsen (Venezuela) |
| 1998 | Linor Abargil | Israel | Veronique Caloc (France) |
| 1997 | Diana Hayden | India | Lauralee Martinovich (New Zealand) |
| 1996 | Irene Skliva | Greece | Carolina Arango Corrales (Columbia) |
| 1995 | Jacqueline Maria Aguilera Marcano | Venezuela | Anica Martinovic (Croatia) |
| 1994 | Aishwarya Rai | India | Basetsane Julia Makgalemele (South Africa) |
| 1993 | Lisa Hanna | Jamaica | Palesa Jacqueline Mofokeng (South Africa) |
| 1992 | Julia Alexandrovna Kourotchkina | Russia | Claire Elizabeth Smith (United Kingdom) |
| 1991 | Ninbeth Beatriz Leal Rodriguez | Venezuela | Leanne Buckle (Australia) |
| 1990 | Gina Marie Tolleson | United States | Siobhan McClafferty (Ireland) |
| 1989 | Aneta Beata Kreglicka | Poland | Leanne Caputo (Canada) |
| 1988 | Linda Petursdottir | Iceland | Yeon-hee Choi (Korea) |
| 1987 | Ulla Weigerstorfer | Austria | Albani Josefina Lozada Jimenez (Venezuela) |
| 1986 | Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde | Trinidad & Tobago | Pia Rosenberg Larsen (Denmark) |
| 1985 | Holmfriour Karlsdottir | Iceland | Mandy Adele Shires (United Kingdom) |
| 1984 | Astrid Carolina Herrera Irrazabal | Venezuela | Constance Ellen Fitzpatrick (Canada) |
| 1983 | Sarah-Jane Hutt | United Kingdom | Rocio Isabel Luna Florez (Columbia) |
| 1982 | Mariasela Alvarez Lebron | Dominican Republic | Sari Kaarina Aspholm (Finland) |
| 1981 | Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo | Venezuela | Nini Johanna Soto Gonzalez (Columbia) |
| 1980 | Gabriela Brum | Germany | Kimberly Santos (Guam) |
| 1979 | Gina Ann Cassandra Swainson | Bermuda | Carolyn Ann Seaward (United Kingdom) |
| 1978 | Silvana Rosa Suarez Clarence | Argentina | Ossie Margareta Carlsson (Sweden) |
| 1977 | Mary Ann Catrin Stavin | Sweden | Ineke Berends (Holland) |
| 1976 | Cynthia Jane Breakspeare | Jamaica | Karen Jo Pini (Australia) |
| 1975 | Wilnelia Merced | Puerto Rico | Marina Langner (Germany) |
| 1974 | Anneline Kriel | South Africa | |
| 1973 | Marjorie Wallace | United States | Evangeline Pascual (Philippines) |
| 1972 | Belinda Green | Australia | Ingeborg Sorenson (Norway) |
| 1971 | Lucia Petterle | Brazil | Marilyn Ann Ward (United Kingdom) |
| 1970 | Jennifer Josephine Hoste | Grenada | Pearl Jansen (South Africa) |
| 1969 | Eva Von Rueber Staier | Austria | Gail Renshaw (United States) |
| 1968 | Penelope Plummer | Australia | Kathleen Winstanley (United Kingdom) |
| 1967 | Madeline Hartog Bell | Peru | Maria Sabaliaiskas (Argentina) |
| 1966 | Reita Faria | India | Nikica Marionovic (Yugoslavia) |
| 1965 | Lesley Langley | United Kingdom | Diana Lynn Batts (United States) |
| 1964 | Ann Sydney | United Kingdom | Ann Maria Soria (Argentina) |
| 1963 | Carole Joan Crawford | Jamaica | Elainse Miscall (New Zealand) |
| 1962 | Catharina Lodders | Holland | Kaarina Leskinen (Finland) |
| 1961 | Rosemarie Frankland | United Kingdom | Grace Li (China) |
| 1960 | Norma Gladys Cappagli | Argentina | Gola Golan (Israel) |
| 1959 | Corine Rottschafer | Netherlands | Maria Elana Rossell (Peru) |
| 1958 | Penelope Anne Coelen | South Africa | Claudine Olger (France) |
| 1957 | Marita Lindahl | Finland | Lilian Madsen (Denmark) |
| 1956 | Petra Schurmann | Germany | Betty Lane Cherry (United States) |
| 1955 | Carmen Susana Duijim Zubillaga | Venezuela | Margaret Nanne Haywood (United States) |
| 1954 | Antigone Costanda | Egypt | Karin Hultman (United States) |
| 1953 | Denise Perrier | France | Alexandra Ladikou (Greece) |
| 1952 | May-Louise Flodin | Sweden | Nicole Drouin (France) |
| 1951 | Kiki Haakonson | Sweden | Laura Ellison-Davies (United Kingdom) |
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