Miss World 150343 move=:edit= 226169432 2008-07-17T03:36:23Z Angelo De La Paz 4801539 {{refimprove|date=June 2008}} :''For the song by the band [[Hole (band)|Hole]] , see [[Miss World (song)]].'' [[Image:Miss World 07 ZiLin Zhang.jpg|thumb|right|[[Zhang Zi Lin]], Miss World 2007]] The '''Miss World''' pageant is an international [[beauty pageant]] created in the [[United Kingdom]] by [[Eric Morley]] in 1951. Currently, Morley's wife, [[Julia Morley]], co-chairs the pageant<ref>[http://www.pageant.com/archive/world.html Pageant News Bureau - Miss World: A long, glittering history]</ref>. Miss World is the oldest surviving major international pageant. The telecast of the final competition is the world's largest live annual beauty pageant television event with global viewers in more than 200 countries <ref>[http://www.poland-convention.pl/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=41&Itemid=1 Convention Bureau of Poland: Poland - host country for Miss World 2006]</ref><ref>[http://www.lebanonlinks.com/entertainment/miss_world_2006_tatana_kucharova.html Lebanon Links - Miss World 2006 Tatana Kucharova]</ref><ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gzgefBvkCq5XAt2Kr2ImNnCVMT_A AFP: Miss China on top of the world]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/01/wmiss101.xml Telegraph - China wins Miss World 2007 title]</ref>. The winner spends a year travelling to represent the ''Miss World Organization'' and its various causes.<ref>[http://www.philanthropymagazine.com/Articles/11-1-miss-world.htm Philanthropy Magazine: Beauty With A Purpose]</ref> Traditionally, Miss World lives in [[London]] during her reign. The current Miss World is [[Zhang Zilin]] of [[China]]. ==History== [[Image:Miss World logo.svg|thumb|left|Logo of the Miss World event.]] Miss World started as the Festival [[Bikini contest|Bikini Contest]], in honour of the recently introduced swim wear of the time, but was called "Miss World" by the press. It was originally planned as a one-off event. Upon learning about the upcoming [[Miss Universe]] pageant, Morley decided to make the pageant an annual event<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/nigeria/1950s.html Frontline World: A Pageant is Born]</ref>. Opposition to the wearing of [[bikini]]s led to their replacement with more modest swim wear after the first contest. In 1959, the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] started broadcasting the competition. The pageant's popularity grew with the advent of television. By the 1990s, the pageant was reaching two billion viewers from almost every country in the world <ref>[http://www.thenation.com/doc/20021223/pollitt The Nation. As Miss World Turns.]</ref>. In the 1980s, the pageant repositioned itself with the [[Advertising slogan|slogan]] ''Beauty With a Purpose'', with added tests of [[intelligence (trait)|intelligence]] and [[personality tests|personality]]<ref>[http://www.tiza.com/pageant-archives/Miss_World/ Tiza.com. Miss World]</ref>. However, the competition has been seen as old-fashioned and rather [[political correctness|politically incorrect]] in its native Britain. Despite the global appeal, the show was not broadcast on any major terrestrial British TV network for several years, until [[Five (channel)|Channel 5]] aired it in 1998. === 21st century === Eric Morley died as the pageant entered the new century. His wife, Julia, succeeded as chairwoman of the Miss World Organization. The century saw its first black African winner, [[Agbani Darego]], in 2001. As part of its marketing strategy, Miss World came up with a "You Decide" television special during that edition, featuring the delegates behind the scenes and on the beach, and allowing viewers to either phone in or vote online for their favorites. It also sells its Talent, "Beach Beauty" and Sports events as television specials to broadcasters<ref>[http://www.worldcountrylink.com/miss_world.htm Miss World facts]</ref>. In 2002 the competition was slated for choosing [[Abuja]], the [[capital city]] of [[Nigeria]] to host its final. This choice was controversial, as a northern Nigerian woman, [[Amina Lawal]], was awaiting death by [[stoning]] for [[adultery]] under [[Sharia]] law there, but Miss World chose to use the publicity surrounding its presence to bring greater global awareness and action to Amina's plight ''(see [[#The 2002 Nigeria contest|Controversies section]])''. == Miss World Organization == The Miss World Organization owns and manages the annual Miss World Finals, a competition that has grown into one of the World’s biggest.<ref>[http://www.eleconomista.es/empresas-finanzas/noticias/60487/06/06/Miss-World-Organisation-and-Mauj-Telecom-Ink-Global-Deal-on-Mobile-Content-and-Applications.html ElEconomista.es. Miss World Organisation and Mauj Telecom Ink Global Deal on Mobile Content and Applications]</ref>. Since its launch in 1951, the Miss World Organization has raised more than £250 million for children’s charities<ref>[http://www.philanthropymagazine.com/Articles/11-1-miss-world.htm Philanthropy World. Beauty with a Purpose]</ref>. Miss World is franchised in more than 140 countries.<ref>[http://www.warsaw-life.com/poland/miss-world-2006 Warsaw-life.com. Miss World comes to Warsaw]</ref>. Miss World, Limited is a privately held firm, and thus figures for its earnings, expenses and charitable contributions are not publicly available. Aside from raising millions of pounds for charities around the globe under the banner of its 'Beauty with a Purpose' program, Miss World is also credited with directly influencing a dramatic increase in tourism in [[Sanya]], China, host of the Miss World finals from 2003-05.<ref>[http://www.sinomedia.net/eurobiz/v200607/regional0607.html EuroBiz Magazine, July 2006. Sanya's place in the sun]</ref> ==The pageant== In the year preceding the global finals, each delegate must win her national title or a specially designated Miss World national preliminary. Miss World's national preliminaries are conducted by their licence-holders, who hold the franchise to use the "Miss World" name in their country. The annual final is typically a month long event, with several preliminary galas, dinners, balls and activities, culminating in a globally telecast final show in which the field is narrowed to between 15-20 delegates. Since 2003 Miss World pageant also features Fast Track events during the preliminary round. The winners of Fast Track events are automatically qualified to enter the final round. Fast Track events which have been used since 2003 are: *[[Beach Beauty]] (2003-present) *[[Miss World Talent|Miss Talent]] (2003-present) *[[Miss Sport]] (2003-present) *[[Beauty With A Purpose]] (2005-present) *[[Miss World Top Model|Top Model]] (2004, 2007) *Personality (2003) *People's Choice (2003) *Contestant's Choice (2004) == Titleholders == ::''The following is a list of winners of the previous ten years. See [[List of Miss World titleholders]] for the full list of titleholders''. {| class="wikitable" |- bgcolor="#efefef" |- ! Year ! Miss World ! Country ! Location |- | [[Miss World 2007|2007]] | [[Zhang Zilin]] | {{flag|China}} | [[Sanya]], [[People's Republic of China]] |- | [[Miss World 2006|2006]] | [[Taťána Kuchařová]] | {{flag|Czech Republic}} | [[Warsaw]], [[Poland]] |- | [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | [[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]] | {{flag|Iceland}} | Sanya, China |- | [[Miss World 2004|2004]] | [[María Julia Mantilla|María Julia "Maju" Mantilla García]] | {{flag|Peru}} | Sanya, China |- | [[Miss World 2003|2003]] | [[Rosanna Davison]] | {{flag|Ireland}} | Sanya, China |- | [[Miss World 2002|2002]] | [[Azra Akin]] | {{flag|Turkey}} | [[London]], [[United Kingdom|UK]] |- | [[Miss World 2001|2001]] | [[Agbani Darego|Agbani Asenite Darego]] | {{flag|Nigeria}} | [[Sun City, North West|Sun City]], [[South Africa]] |- | [[Miss World 2000|2000]] | [[Priyanka Chopra]] | {{flag|India}} | London, UK |- | [[Miss World 1999|1999]] | [[Yukta Mookhey]] | {{flag|India}} | London, UK |- | [[Miss World 1998|1998]] | [[Linor Abargil]] | {{flag|Israel}} | [[Port Glaud]], [[Mahé, Seychelles|Mahe]], Seychelles |- |} ===Best performances by country=== [[Image:Miss World Pageant Map.PNG|thumb|300px|Map of Miss World-winning countries as of 2007.]] As of 2007: {| class="wikitable" ! Titles ! Country |- !5 |[[India]], [[Venezuela]] |- !4 |[[United Kingdom]] |- !3 |[[Iceland]], [[Jamaica]] and [[Sweden]] |- !2 |[[Argentina]], [[Australia]], [[Austria]], [[Netherlands]], [[Peru]], [[South Africa]], [[United States]] |- !1 |[[Bermuda]], [[Brazil]], [[People's Republic of China|China]], [[Czech Republic]], [[Dominican Republic]], [[Egypt]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Grenada]], [[Guam]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Israel]], [[Nigeria]], [[Poland]], [[Puerto Rico]], [[Russia]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], [[Turkey]] |} ===Best performances by continental region=== As of 2007: {| class="wikitable" ! Continent ! Best Performance |- !Europe |24 titles won by [[United Kingdom]] (4), [[Iceland]] and [[Sweden]] (3), [[Austria]], [[Netherlands]] (2), [[Czech Republic]], [[Finland]], [[France]], [[Germany]], [[Greece]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Israel]], [[Poland]], [[Russia]] and [[Turkey]] (1). |- !Americas |13 titles won by [[Venezuela]] (5), [[Argentina]], [[Peru]] and [[United States]] (2), [[Bermuda]] and [[Brazil]] (1). |- !Asia-Pacific |9 titles won by [[India]] (5), [[Australia]] (2), [[Guam]] and [[People's Republic of China|China]] (1). |-, !Caribbean |7 titles won by [[Jamaica]] (3), [[Dominican Republic]], [[Grenada]], [[Puerto Rico]] and [[Trinidad and Tobago]] (1). |- !Africa |4 titles won by [[South Africa]] (2), [[Egypt]] and [[Nigeria]] (1). |} ==Continental Queens of Beauty== {{main|List of Miss World Continental Queens of Beauty}} The following is a list of Continental Queens of Beauty winners since the format was changed in 2005. {| class="wikitable" ! Year ! Americas ! Africa ! Asia-Pacific ! Caribbean ! Northern Europe ! Southern Europe |- |'''[[Miss World 2005|2005]]''' |<center>'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' <br /></center> <center>[[Dafne Molina|Dafne Molina Lona]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Tanzania}}''' <br /></center> <center>[[Nancy Sumari]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|South Korea|name=Korea}}''' <br /></center> <center>[[Oh Eun-young]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' <br /></center> <center>[[Ingrid Rivera|Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Iceland}}''' <br /></center> <center>[[Unnur Birna]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Italy}}''' <br /></center> <center>[[Sofia Bruscoli]]</center> |- |'''[[Miss World 2006|2006]]''' |<center>'''{{flag|Brazil}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Jane de Sousa Borges Oliveira]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Angola}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Stiviandra Oliveira]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Australia}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Sabrina Houssami]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Sara Lawrence]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Taťána Kuchařová]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Romania}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Ioana Valentina Boitor]]</center> |- |'''[[Miss World 2007|2007]]''' |<center>'''{{flag|Mexico}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Carolina Morán Gordillo]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Angola}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Micaela Patricia Reis]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|China}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Zhang Zilin]]</center> |<center>'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Valene Maharaj]]</center> |colspan=2 align=|<center>'''{{flag|Sweden}}''' <br /><center> <center>[[Annie Oliv]] </center> <center>as Europe</center> |- |} ===Queens of Beauty titles=== ''As of 2007'': {| class="wikitable" ! Continent ! Best Performance |- !Queens of Beauty Northern Europe |[[United Kingdom]] (3) |- !Queens of Beauty Southern Europe |[[Croatia]] and [[Turkey]] (3) |- !Queens of Beauty Americas |[[Venezuela]] (10) |- !Queens of Beauty Asia-Pacific |[[Australia]] (8) or [[India]] (5) |- !Queens of Beauty Caribbean |[[Jamaica]] (8) |- !Queens of Beauty Africa |[[South Africa]] (9) |} '''Remark:''' 6 in 8 titles of Australia as '''Oceania''' (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989) and only 2 latest titles as Asia Pacific (2006) or Asia & Oceania (1991). Read [[List of Miss World Continental Queens of Beauty|this article]] for more details about the disputes between Australia and India. ==Hosts and invited artists== ::''The following is a list of finals hosts and invited artists of the previous ten years. See [[List of Miss World hosts and invited artists]] for the full list of hosts and invited artists''. {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Hosts ! Invited Artists |- | [[Miss World 2007|2007]] | [[Angela Chow]] and [[Fernando Allende]] | [[Duncan James]], [[Haikou|Haikou Artistic Group]] & [[Mvezo|The South African Mvezo Choir]] |- | [[Miss World 2006|2006]] | [[Tim Vincent]], [[Angela Chow]], and [[Grażyna Torbicka]] | [[Westlife]], [[Robin Gibb]], and [[Amici]] |- | [[Miss World 2005|2005]] | [[Tim Vincent]] and [[Angela Chow]] | [[Alexander O’Neal]] |- | [[Miss World 2004|2004]] | [[Troy McClain]], [[Angela Chow]] and [[Lisa Snowdon]] | [[Lionel Richie]] and [[Il Divo]] |- | [[Miss World 2003|2003]] | [[Phil Keoghan]], [[Amanda Byram]] and [[Angela Chow]] | [[Luis Fonsi]] and [[Bryan Ferry]] |- | [[Miss World 2002|2002]] | [[Sean Kanan]] and [[Claire Elizabeth Smith]] | [[Chayanne]] and [[BBMak]] |- | [[Miss World 2001|2001]] | [[Jerry Springer]] and Claire Elizabeth Smith | [[Umoja]] |- | [[Miss World 2000|2000]] | Jerry Springer and [[Rebecca de Alba]] | [[Bond (band)|bond]] and [[S Club 7]] |- | [[Miss World 1999|1999]] | [[Ulrika Johnson]] and [[Melanie Sykes]] | Westlife, [[Robert Palmer (singer)|Robert Palmer]] and [[Enrique Iglesias]] |- | [[Miss World 1998|1998]] | [[Ronan Keating]] and [[Eden Harel]] | [[Boyzone]] and [[Errol Brown]] |- | [[Miss World 1997|1997]] | [[Richard Steinmetz]] | [[Ricky Martin]] |} == Controversies surrounding the pageant == The Miss World pageant seems to have been the target of many controversies since its inception. * In 1970, feminist protesters threw flour bombs during the live event at London's Royal Albert Hall, momentarily scaring the host, [[Bob Hope]]<ref>[http://www.mw2006.pl/index.php?id=216&eng History of Miss World 1970 - 1979]</ref><ref>[http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/7-29-2003-43584.asp Last milestone on a record-breaking comedy Road ... Bob Hope dies at 100]</ref>. * The 1974 winner [[Helen Morgan (Miss World)|Helen Morgan]] resigned four days later after it was discovered she was a [[single parent|single mother]]<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1974.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1974]</ref>. * In 1976, several countries went on a [[boycott]], because the pageant included both a Caucasian and African representative for [[South Africa]]<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1976.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1976]</ref>. In yet another shut-out for the nation for its apartheid policy, South Africa competed for the last time in 1977, before it was welcomed back in 1991 as that policy disintegrated<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1977.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1977]</ref>. . * The 1980 winner [[Gabriela Brum]] of Germany resigned one day after winning, initially claiming her boyfriend disapproved. A few days later it emerged that she had been forced to resign after it was discovered that she posed naked for a magazine<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1980.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1980]</ref>. * In 1996, wide-scale protests took place in [[Bangalore]], India over the hosting of the beauty contest. The swimsuit shootings were moved to Seychelles, and heavy security was placed. Despite the chaos, the pageant's live telecast went on smoothly<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/23/miss.world/index.html CNN - Miss Greece now Miss World, despite pageant protests]</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/22/india.miss.world/index.html#links CNN - Indian police prepare for worst in beauty pageant clash]</ref><ref>[http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9611/17/miss.world/index.html CNN - Beauty pageant in India becomes a contest of wills]</ref>. * Just days after her 1998 crowning, Israel's [[Linor Abargil]] revealed that she had been raped only two months before the pageant. One of the highlights of her year was seeing her accused rapist convicted<ref>[http://www.pageant.com/news/archive/news1999.html Pageant News Bureau - News archive: 1999]</ref>. * It was in 1998 Miss World Pageant when Miss Ghana unfortunately slipped in the middle of the stage, but was unharmed<ref>[http://youtube.com/watch?v=7-wSU0gJ1GE YouTube - Miss World 1998 Miss Ghana]</ref>. === The 2002 Nigeria contest === In the year leading up the finals in Nigeria, several European title holders lobbied their governments and the EU parliament to support [[Amina Lawal|Amina]]'s cause<ref>[http://www.thenation.com/doc/20021223/pollitt The Nation - As Miss World Turns]</ref><ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/africa/09/07/nigeria.france/index.html CNN - Miss World boycott over Nigerian stoning]</ref>. A number of contestants followed the lead of [[Kathrine Sørland]] of [[Norway]] in boycotting the contest (despite the controversy Sørland would go on to become a semifinalist in both the Miss World and Miss Universe contest), while others such as [[Costa Rica]] were instructed by their national governments and parliaments not to attend the contest. Among the other boycotting nations were [[Denmark]], [[Spain]], [[Switzerland]], [[Panama]], [[Belgium]] and [[Kenya]]. There was further controversy over the possibly suspended participation of [[France]] and [[South Africa]], which may or may not have been due to the boycott<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/World_2002.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 2002]</ref>. For her part, Lawal asked that contestants not suspend their participation in the contest, saying that it was for the good of her country and that they could, as the representative of [[Sweden]] had earlier remarked, make a much stronger case for her on the ground in Nigeria.<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/09/25/nigeria.stoning/ CNN - Woman sentenced to stoning freed]</ref> Despite the increasing international profile the boycott was garnering in the world press, the contest went ahead in Nigeria after being rescheduled to avoid taking place during Ramadan, with many prominent nations sending delegates. Osmel Sousa of [[Venezuela]], one of the world's most influential national directors, famously said "there is no question about it (the participation of Miss Venezuela in the contest). "The trouble did not end there, however. A ''ThisDay'' ([[Lagos]], [[Nigeria]]) newspaper editorial suggesting that [[Muhammad]], would probably have chosen one of his wives from among the contestants had he been alive to see it, resulted in inter-religious riots that started on [[November 22]] in which over 200 people were killed in the city of Kaduna, along with many houses of worship being burned by religious zealots<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2508131.stm BBC News - Nigeria riots toll 'passes 200']</ref>. Because of these riots, the 2002 pageant was moved to [[London]], following widely circulated reports that the representatives of [[Canada]] and [[Korea]] had withdrawn from the contest and returned to their respective countries out of safety concerns. A [[fatwa]] urging the beheading of the woman who wrote the offending words, [[Isioma Daniel]], was issued in Nigeria, but was declared null and void by the relevant Saudi Arabian authorities <ref>[http://www.isioma.net/sds03002.html Miss World 2002 - The World at their Feet]</ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/feb/17/gender.pressandpublishing The Guardian - Nigerian journalist Isioma Daniel tells her story]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2518977.stm BBC NEWS - Nigeria's journalist on the run]</ref><ref>[http://nigeriaworld.com/columnist/brisibe/112602.html Nigeria World - MISS WORLD AND ISLAM: "FATWA" AND ISIOMA DANIEL A NIGERIAN "FATWA"]</ref>. Upon the pageant's return to England, many of the boycotting contestants chose to attend, including Miss Norway, Kathrine Sørland, who was ironically tipped in the last few days as the number one favorite for the crown she had previously boycotted.<ref>[http://www.moderngent.com/articles/miss_world_2002.php Modern Gent - Contestants boycott Miss World]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/10/27/wstone27.xml Telegraph.co.uk - Don't boycott Nigeria's Miss World contest, begs mother facing stoning]</ref><ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/09/01/wmiss01.xml Telegraph.co.uk - Contestants threaten Miss World boycott over stoning]</ref><ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2219661.stm BBC NEWS - Nigeria faces Miss World boycott threat]</ref> <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2240790.stm BBC NEWS - Miss World Nigeria boycott spreads]</ref> The eventual winner of the pageant was Azra Akin of [[Turkey]], the first predominantly Muslim country to hold the title since [[Egypt]] in 1954<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World]</ref>. == Trivia == {{Trivia|date=June 2007}} * Miss World remains the only major beauty pageant where a country successfully held the title for consecutive years: Sweden (1951-52), United Kingdom (1964-65), and India (1999-2000)<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World]</ref>. * Though unplaced in Miss World, contestants [[Georgina Rizk]] (Miss Universe 1971), [[Angela Visser]] (Miss Universe 1989), and [[Mpule Kwelagobe]] (Miss Universe 1999) were all Miss Universe title holders. [[Michelle McLean]] (Miss Universe 1992) from Namibia was a finalist at the 1991 Miss World pageant in Atlanta and went on to win the 1992 Miss Universe crown in Bangkok. * The longest reign by any Miss World titleholder belongs to the first winner, [[Kiki Håkansson]], which lasted for 475 days (almost 16 months, from July 29, 1951 to November 15, 1952)<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1951.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1951]</ref><ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1952.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1952]</ref>. The shortest reign was that of [[Gabriella Brum]], which lasted just 18 hours before she resigned in 1980<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_1980.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 1980]</ref>. Officially, the shortest reign, from the time of her crowning until she passes the title to her successor, belongs to 2005 winner [[Unnur Birna]] of Iceland, who reigned for just 294 days (less than 10 months) by the time she crowned [[Taťána Kuchařová]] of the [[Czech Republic]] on September 30, 2006<ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_2005.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 2005]</ref><ref>[http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_2006.htm Pageantopolis - Miss World 2006]</ref>. * Several Miss World alumnae have been cast as [[Bond girls]] or made appearances in the Bond movies: ** ''[[Dr. No (film)|Dr. No]]'' - '''[[Michelle Mok]]''' ''(Hong Kong, 1958).'' ** ''[[Thunderball (film)|Thunderball]]'' - '''[[Claudine Auger]]''' (''France, first runner-up 1958).'' ** ''[[Diamonds Are Forever (film)|Diamonds Are Forever]]'' - '''[[Denise Perrier]]''' ''(France, Miss World 1953).'' ** ''[[The Spy Who Loved Me (film)|The Spy Who Loved Me]]'' - '''[[Eva Rueber-Staier]]''' ''(Austria, Miss World 1969)''; she would go on to reprise her role in ''[[For Your Eyes Only (film)|For Your Eyes Only]]'' and ''[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]''). ** ''[[Octopussy (film)|Octopussy]]'' - '''[[Mary Stavin]]''' ''(Sweden, Miss World 1977)'' and '''[[Carolyn Seaward]]''' ''(United Kingdom, first runner-up 1979).'' ** ''[[A View to a Kill]]'' - '''[[Lou-Anne Ronchi]]''' ''(Australia, second runner-up 1984)'' and '''[[Mary Stavin]]''' ''(Sweden, Miss World 1977)'' ** ''[[The Living Daylights]]'' - '''[[Ruddy Rodriguez]]''' ''(Venezuela, finalist 1985).'' ** ''[[Tomorrow Never Dies]]'' - '''[[Michelle Yeoh]]''' ''(Malaysia, 1983).'' ** ''[[Die Another Day]]'' - '''[[Halle Berry]]''' ''(USA, finalist 1986).'' * Other notable contestants who made impacts in the show business on an international level are [[Lynda Carter]] (USA, semi-finalist, 1972) know as [[Wonder Woman]] and [[Maggie Cheung]] (Hong Kong, semi-finalist, 1983). * Miss World 2004 had the whole world voting for the new Miss World. It was for the first time that a major international event had popular votes were considered for choosing the winner. * Miss World chairperson Julia Morley scrapped the swimsuit competition from the finals from the year 1998. She said that beachwears must be worn on beaches only. However, she contradicted herself from the year 2004 because from that year all the contestants present themselves in bikinis on the stage during the finals. == References == {{reflist|2}} == External links == {{commons cat|Miss World}} * [http://www.missworld.com/ Miss World Official Website] * [http://www.zarchiwummiss.net46.net/ Z Archiwum Miss] {{Big Four Pageants}} {{Miss World}} [[Category:Miss World|*]] [[Category:Recurring events established in 1951]] [[ar:ملكة جمال العالم]] [[cs:Miss World]] [[de:Miss World]] [[es:Miss Mundo]] [[fa:دوشیزه دنیا]] [[fr:Miss Monde]] [[zh-classical:世界小姐]] [[ko:미스월드]] [[id:Miss World]] [[it:Miss Mondo]] [[hu:Miss World]] [[nl:Lijst van Miss World-winnaressen]] [[ja:ミス・ワールド]] [[pl:Miss World]] [[pt:Miss Mundo]] [[sq:Miss World]] [[simple:Miss World]] [[fi:Miss Maailma]] [[sv:Miss World]] [[th:มิสเวิลด์]] [[vi:Hoa hậu Thế giới]] [[wuu:世界小姐]] [[zh-yue:世界小姐]] [[zh:世界小姐]]