Miss World is the oldest-running 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 International and Miss Earth, this pageant is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.
Editions[]
| Year | Date | Venue | Winning country | Titleholder | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | July 29 | Lyceum Theatre, London, England, United Kingdom | Sweden | Kiki Håkansson | N/A |
| 1952 | November 14 | May-Louise Flodin | |||
| 1953 | October 19 | France | Denise Perrier | ||
| 1954 | October 18 | Egypt | Antigone Costanda | ||
| 1955 | October 20 | Venezuela | Susana Duijm | ||
| 1956 | October 15 | Germany | Petra Schürmann | ||
| 1957 | October 14 | Finland | Marita Lindahl | ||
| 1958 | October 13 | South Africa | Penelope Anne Coelen | ||
| 1959 | November 10 | Netherlands | Corine Rottschäfer | BBC | |
| 1960 | November 8 | Argentina | Norma Cappagli | ||
| 1961 | November 9 | United Kingdom | Rosemarie Frankland | ||
| 1962 | November 8 | Netherlands | Catharina Lodders | ||
| 1963 | November 7 | Jamaica | Carole Crawford | ||
| 1964 | November 12 | United Kingdom | Ann Sidney | ||
| 1965 | November 19 | Lesley Langley | |||
| 1966 | November 17 | India | Reita Faria | ||
| 1967 | November 16 | Peru | Madeleine Hartog-Bel | ||
| 1968 | November 14 | Australia | Penelope Plummer | ||
| 1969 | November 27 | Royal Albert Hall, London, England, United Kingdom | Austria | Eva Rueber-Staier | |
| 1970 | November 20 | Grenada | Jennifer Hosten | ||
| 1971 | November 10 | Brazil | Lúcia Petterle | ||
| 1972 | December 1 | Australia | Belinda Green | ||
| 1973 | November 23 | United States | Marjorie Wallace | ||
| 1974 | November 22 | United Kingdom (resigned) | Helen Morgan | ||
| South Africa (assumed) | Anneline Kriel | ||||
| 1975 | November 20 | Puerto Rico | Wilnelia Merced | ||
| 1976 | November 18 | Jamaica | Cindy Breakspeare | ||
| 1977 | November 17 | Sweden | Mary Stävin | ||
| 1978 | November 16 | Argentina | Silvana Suárez | ||
| 1979 | November 15 | Bermuda | Gina Swainson | ||
| 1980 | November 13 | Germany (resigned) | Gabriella Brum | Thames Television | |
| Guam (assumed) | Kimberley Santos | ||||
| 1981 | November 12 | Venezuela | Pilín León | ||
| 1982 | November 18 | Dominican Republic | Mariasela Álvarez | ||
| 1983 | November 17 | United Kingdom | Sarah-Jane Hutt | ||
| 1984 | November 15 | Venezuela | Astrid Carolina Herrera | ||
| 1985 | November 14 | Iceland | Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir | ||
| 1986 | November 13 | Trinidad and Tobago | Giselle Laronde | ||
| 1987 | November 12 | Austria | Ulla Weigerstorfer | ||
| 1988 | November 17 | Iceland | Linda Pétursdóttir | ||
| 1989 | November 22 | Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Hong Kong | Poland | Aneta Kręglicka | Asia Television |
| 1990 | November 8 | London Palladium, London, England, United Kingdom | United States | Gina Tolleson | E!, Thames Television |
| 1991 | December 28 | Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | Venezuela | Ninibeth Leal | E! |
| 1992 | December 12 | Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa | Russia | Julia Kourotchkina | E!, SABC |
| 1993 | November 27 | Jamaica | Lisa Hanna | ||
| 1994 | November 19 | India | Aishwarya Rai | ||
| 1995 | November 18 | Venezuela | Jacqueline Aguilera | ||
| 1996 | November 23 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India | Greece | Irene Skliva | E!, Zee TV |
| 1997 | November 22 | Plantation Club, Mahé, Seychelles | India | Diana Hayden | E!, Star World, SBC |
| 1998 | November 26 | Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort, Mahé, Seychelles | Israel | Linor Abargil | E!, SBC |
| 1999 | December 4 | Olympia London, London, England, United Kingdom | India | Yukta Mookhey | E!, Channel 5 |
| 2000 | November 30 | Millennium Dome, London, England, United Kingdom | Priyanka Chopra | ||
| 2001 | November 16 | Sun City Entertainment Centre, Sun City, South Africa | Nigeria | Agbani Darego | E!, SABC 3 |
| 2002 | December 7 | Alexandra Palace, London, England, United Kingdom | Turkey | Azra Akın | E! |
| 2003 | December 6 | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China | Ireland | Rosanna Davison | E!, CCTV |
| 2004 | December 4 | Peru | María Julia Mantilla | ||
| 2005 | December 10 | Iceland | Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir | ||
| 2006 | September 30 | Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland | Czech Republic | Taťána Kuchařová | E!, TVP |
| 2007 | December 1 | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China | China | Zhang Zilin | E!, SMG |
| 2008 | December 13 | Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | Russia | Ksenia Sukhinova | E!, SABC 3, Challenge |
| 2009 | December 12 | Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa | Gibraltar | Kaiane Aldorino | E!, SABC 3 |
| 2010 | October 30 | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China | United States | Alexandria Mills | E!, CCTV |
| 2011 | November 6 | Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London, England, United Kingdom | Venezuela | Ivian Sarcos | E!, ITV |
| 2012 | August 18 | Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos City, China | China | Yu Wenxia | E!, CCTV |
| 2013 | September 28 | Bali Nusa Dua International Convention Center, Bali, Indonesia | Philippines | Megan Young | E!, Star World, RCTI |
| 2014 | December 14 | ExCeL London, London, England, United Kingdom | South Africa | Rolene Strauss | E!, London Live |
| 2015 | December 19 | Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China | Spain | Mireia Lalaguna | E!, Phoenix Television |
| 2016 | December 18 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States | Puerto Rico | Stephanie Del Valle | E!, London Live |
| 2017 | December 18 | Sanya City Arena, Sanya, China | India | Manushi Chhillar | E!, DirecTV |
| 2018 | December 8 | Mexico | Vanessa Ponce | E!, London Live, CCTV | |
| 2019 | December 14 | ExCeL London, London, England, United Kingdom | Jamaica | Toni-Ann Singh | E!, London Live, Univision |
| No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||||
| 2021 | March 16, 2022 | Coca-Cola Music Hall, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Poland | Karolina Bielawska | Reelz, London Live, Univision, TeleOnce |
| No competition held due to delays to the 2021 pageant | |||||
| 2023 | March 9, 2024 | Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai, India | Czech Republic | Krystyna Pyszková | London Live, Zee TV, SonyLIV |
| No competition held due to delays to the 2023 pageant | |||||
| 2025 | May 31 | Hyderabad, India | TBD | TBD | TBA |