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Miss World Winner List 1951-2023: Explore the Complete List of Winners here!

Miss World Winner List

Miss World Winner List 1951-2023: There are numerous beauty pageants held all over the world, but the Miss World Pageant is the longest-running international beauty pageant. Eric Morley invented it in 1951. ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ is the pageant’s motto. There have been many smart and sensible ladies who have won this pageant since its beginnings. India has also competed in this event and has won multiple times. In 1966, Reita Faria became India’s first Miss World winner. Let us read about it in more detail in the article below.

List of Miss World Winners 1951-2023

One can check the Miss World Winner List 1951-2023 in the table given below.

YearMiss World WinnerCountryAgeLocationDate of Winning
1951Kiki HåkanssonSweden22London, United KingdomJuly 29, 1951
1952May-Louise FlodinSweden18London, United KingdomNovember 14, 1952
1953Denise PerrierFrance18London, United KingdomOctober 19, 1953
1954Antigone CostandaEgypt19London, United KingdomOctober 18, 1954
1955Susana DuijmVenezuela19London, United KingdomOctober 20, 1955
1956Petra SchürmannGermany23London, United KingdomOctober 15, 1956
1957Marita LindahlFinland18London, United KingdomOctober 14, 1957
1958Penelope CoelenSouth Africa18London, United KingdomOctober 13, 1958
1959Corine RottschäferNetherlands21London, United KingdomNovember 10, 1959
1960Norma CappagliArgentina21London, United KingdomNovember 8, 1960
1961Rosemarie FranklandUnited Kingdom18London, United KingdomNovember 9, 1961
1962Catharina LoddersNetherlands20London, United KingdomNovember 8, 1962
1963Carole CrawfordJamaica20London, United KingdomNovember 7, 1963
1964Ann SidneyUnited Kingdom20London, United KingdomNovember 12, 1964
1965Lesley Langley21London, United KingdomNovember 19, 1965
1966Reita FariaIndia23London, United KingdomNovember 17, 1966
1967Madeleine Hartog-BelPeru21London, United KingdomNovember 16, 1967
1968Penelope PlummerAustralia19London, United KingdomNovember 14, 1968
1969Eva Rueber-StaierAustria18London, United KingdomNovember 27, 1969
1970Jennifer HostenGrenada23London, United KingdomNovember 20, 1970
1971Lucia PetterleBrazil22London, United KingdomNovember 10, 1971
1972Belinda GreenAustralia20London, United KingdomDecember 1, 1972
1973Marjorie WallaceUnited States19London, United KingdomNovember 23, 1973
1974Helen Elizabeth Morgan (Resigned)United Kingdom22London, United KingdomNovember 22, 1974
1974Anneline Kriel (Resigned)South Africa19London, United KingdomNovember 22, 1974
1975Wilnelia MercedPuerto Rico18London, United KingdomNovember 20, 1975
1976Cindy BreakspeareJamaica22London, United KingdomNovember 18, 1976
1977Mary StavinSweden20London, United KingdomNovember 17, 1977
1978Silvana SuarezArgentina20London, United KingdomNovember 16, 1978
1979Gina SwainsonBermuda21London, United KingdomNovember 15, 1979
1980Gabriella Brum (Resigned)Germany18London, United KingdomNovember 13, 1980
1980Kimberley SantosGuam19London, United KingdomNovember 13, 1980
1981Pilín LeonVenezuela18London, United KingdomNovember 12, 1981
1982Mariasela ÁlvarezDominican Republic22London, United KingdomNovember 18, 1982
1983Sarah-Jane HuttUnited Kingdom19London, United KingdomNovember 17, 1983
1984Astrid Carolina HerreraVenezuela21London, United KingdomNovember 15, 1984
1985Hólmfríður KarlsdóttirIceland22London, United KingdomNovember 14, 1985
1986Giselle LarondeTrinidad and Tobago23London, United KingdomNovember 13, 1986
1987Ulla WeigerstorferAustria20London, United KingdomNovember 12, 1987
1988Linda PétursdóttirIceland19London, United KingdomNovember 17, 1988
1989Aneta KręglickaPoland24Wan Chai North, Hong KongNovember 22, 1989
1990Gina TollesonUnited States21London, United KingdomNovember 8, 1990
1991Ninibeth LealVenezuela20Atlanta, United StatesDecember 28, 1991
1992Julia KourotchkinaRussia18Sun City, South AfricaDecember 12, 1992
1993Lisa HannaJamaica18Sun City, South AfricaNovember 27, 1993
1994Aishwarya RaiIndia21Sun City, South AfricaNovember 19, 1994
1995Jacqueline AguileraVenezuela19Sun City, South AfricaNovember 18, 1995
1996Irene SklivaGreece18Bangalore, IndiaNovember 23, 1996
1997Diana HaydenIndia24Mahe, SeychellesNovember 22, 1997
1998Linor AbargilIsrael18Mahe, SeychellesNovember 26, 1998
1999Yukta MookheyIndia21London, United KingdomDecember 4, 1999
2000Priyanka ChopraIndia18London, United KingdomNovember 30, 2000
2001Agbani DaregoNigeria19Sun City, South AfricaNovember 16, 2001
2002Azra AkınTurkey21London, United KingdomDecember 7, 2002
2003Rosanna DavisonIreland19Sanya, ChinaDecember 6, 2003
2004Maria Julia MantillaPeru20Sanya, ChinaDecember 4, 2004
2005Unnur VilhjálmsdóttirIceland21Sanya, ChinaDecember 10, 2005
2006Taťana KucharovaCzech Republic18Warsaw, PolandSeptember 30, 2006
2007Zhang ZilinChina23Sanya, ChinaDecember 1, 2007
2008Ksenia SukhinovaRussia21Johannesburg, South AfricaDecember 13, 2008
2009Kaiane AldorinoGibraltar23Johannesburg, South AfricaDecember 12, 2009
2010Alexandria MillsUnited States18Sanya, ChinaOctober 30, 2010
2011Ivian SarcosVenezuela22London, United KingdomNovember 6, 2011
2012Yu WenxiaChina23Ordos City, ChinaAugust 18, 2012
2013Megan YoungPhilippines23Nusa Dua, IndonesiaSeptember 28, 2013
2014Rolene StraussSouth Africa22London, United KingdomDecember 14, 2014
2015Mireia LalagunaSpain23Sanya, ChinaDecember 19, 2015
2016Stephanie Del VallePuerto Rico19Oxon Hill, United StatesDecember 18, 2016
2017Manushi ChhillarIndia20Sanya, ChinaNovember 18, 2017
2018Vanessa PonceMexico26Sanya, ChinaDecember 8, 2018
2019Toni-Ann SinghJamaica23London, United KingdomDecember 14, 2019
2020Canceled due to COVID-19
2021Karolina BielawskaPoland22San Juan, Puerto RicoDecember 16, 202

List of Miss World Winners from India

The two countries with the most Miss World victories, six in total, are India and Venezuela. Reita Faria was the first Indian to represent her country and win the prestigious Miss World title in 1966, while Manushi Chillar was the last Indian to be honored in 2017. Below is a list of all Indian winners of Miss World.

YearWinner
1966Reita Faria
1994Aishwarya Rai
1997Diana Hayden
1999Yukta Mookhey
2000Priyanka Chopra
2017Manushi Chhillar

FAQs on Miss World Winner List 1951-2023

Who was the first Indian Miss World?

The first Indian woman to win Miss World in 1966 was Reita Faria.

Who was behind the Miss World pageant’s creation?

The Miss World pageant was founded in 1951 by Eric Morley in the United Kingdom.

Who was the youngest Miss World winner?

The Miss World pageant was held in Bangalore, India, on November 23, 1996, and the gorgeous Irene Skliva was declared the winner. Just recently, she turned 18 years old.

Who has won the most Miss World titles?

With six victories each, India and Venezuela hold the record for most Miss World titles won.

Who is the reigning Miss World?

The current and longest-reigning Miss World is Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica.