List of Miss World Winners (1951-2021): Kiki Håkansson of Sweden is the first Miss World who was crowned in 1951 while Reita Faria became the first Indian titleholder in 1966. The Miss World 2021 winner will be crowned by the reigning Miss World Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on 16 December 2021 at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Check the complete list of Miss World Winners from 1951 to 2021.

List of Miss World Winners (1951-2021): Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica is the reigning Miss World who was crowned by previously reigning Miss World Vanessa Ponce of Mexico on 14 December 2019 in London, England. Miss World Toni-Ann Singh is the longest-reigning Miss World as no Miss World pageant was held in the year 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The 70th edition of Miss World or Miss World 2021 will be held on 16 December 2021 at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Miss World 2021 winner will be crowned by the reigning Miss World Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica. 

List of Miss World Winners (1951-2021)

Year	Miss World	Country	Age	National Title	Location	Date
1951	Kiki Håkansson	Sweden	22	Miss World Sweden	London, United Kingdom	July 29, 1951
1952	May-Louise Flodin	18	November 14, 1952
1953	Denise Perrier	France	18	Miss France(Unofficial)	October 19, 1953
1954	Antigone Costanda	Egypt	19	Miss Egypt	October 18, 1954
1955	Susana Duijm	Venezuela	19	Miss Venezuela	October 20, 1955
1956	Petra Schürmann	Germany	23	Miss Germany	October 15, 1956
1957	Marita Lindahl	Finland	18	Miss Finland	October 14, 1957
1958	Penelope Coelen	South Africa	18	Miss South Africa	October 13, 1958
1959	Corine Rottschäfer	Netherlands	21	Miss Nederland	November 10, 1959
1960	Norma Cappagli	Argentina	21	Miss Argentina	November 8, 1960
1961	Rosemarie Frankland	United Kingdom	18	Miss United Kingdom	November 9, 1961
1962	Catharina Lodders	Netherlands	20	Miss Nederland	November 8, 1962
1963	Carole Crawford	Jamaica	20	Miss Jamaica World	November 7, 1963
1964	Ann Sidney	United Kingdom	20	Miss United Kingdom	November 12, 1964
1965	Lesley Langley	21	November 19, 1965
1966	Reita Faria	India	23	Eve’s Weekly Miss India	November 17, 1966
1967	Madeleine Hartog-Bel	Peru	21	Miss Peru	November 16, 1967
1968	Penelope Plummer	Australia	19	Miss World Australia	November 14, 1968
1969	Eva Rueber-Staier	Austria	18	Miss Austria	November 27, 1969
1970	Jennifer Hosten	Grenada	23	Miss Grenada	November 20, 1970
1971	Lúcia Petterle	Brazil	22	Miss Brazil	November 10, 1971
1972	Belinda Green	Australia	20	Miss World Australia	December 1, 1972
1973	Marjorie Wallace	United States	19	Miss World USA	November 23, 1973
1974	Helen Elizabeth Morgan (Resigned)	United Kingdom	22	Miss United Kingdom	November 22, 1974
Anneline Kriel (Resigned)	South Africa	19	Miss South Africa
1975	Wilnelia Merced	Puerto Rico	18	Miss Puerto Rico for Miss World	November 20, 1975
1976	Cindy Breakspeare	Jamaica	22	Miss Jamaica World	November 18, 1976
1977	Mary Stävin	Sweden	20	Miss Sweden	November 17, 1977
1978	Silvana Suárez	Argentina	20	Miss Argentina	November 16, 1978
1979	Gina Swainson	Bermuda	21	Miss Bermuda	November 15, 1979
1980	Gabriella Brum (Resigned)	Germany	18	Miss Germany	November 13, 1980
Kimberley Santos	Guam	19	Miss Guam
1981	Pilín León	Venezuela	18	Miss Venezuela	November 12, 1981
1982	Mariasela Álvarez	Dominican Republic	22	Miss Dominican Republic	November 18, 1982
1983	Sarah-Jane Hutt	United Kingdom	19	Miss United Kingdom	November 17, 1983
1984	Astrid Carolina Herrera	Venezuela	21	Miss Venezuela	November 15, 1984
1985	Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir	Iceland	22	Miss Iceland	November 14, 1985
1986	Giselle Laronde	Trinidad and Tobago	23	Miss Trinidad and Tobago	November 13, 1986
1987	Ulla Weigerstorfer	Austria	20	Miss Austria	November 12, 1987
1988	Linda Pétursdóttir	Iceland	19	Miss Iceland	November 17, 1988
1989	Aneta Kręglicka	Poland	24	Miss Polonia	Wan Chai North, Hong Kong	November 22, 1989
1990	Gina Tolleson	United States	21	Miss USA	London, United Kingdom	November 8, 1990
1991	Ninibeth Leal	Venezuela	20	Miss Venezuela	Atlanta, United States	December 28, 1991
1992	Julia Kourotchkina	Russia	18	Miss Russia	Sun City, South Africa	December 12, 1992
1993	Lisa Hanna	Jamaica	18	Miss Jamaica World	November 27, 1993
1994	Aishwarya Rai	India	21	Femina Miss India	November 19, 1994
1995	Jacqueline Aguilera	Venezuela	19	Miss Venezuela	November 18, 1995
1996	Irene Skliva	Greece	18	Star Hellas	Bangalore, India	November 23, 1996
1997	Diana Hayden	India	24	Femina Miss India	Mahé, Seychelles	November 22, 1997
1998	Linor Abargil	Israel	18	Miss Israel	November 26, 1998
1999	Yukta Mookhey	India	21	Femina Miss India	London, United Kingdom	December 4, 1999
2000	Priyanka Chopra	18	November 30, 2000
2001	Agbani Darego	Nigeria	19	Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria	Sun City, South Africa	November 16, 2001
2002	Azra Akın	Turkey	21	Miss Turkey	London, United Kingdom	December 7, 2002
2003	Rosanna Davison	Ireland	19	Miss Ireland	Sanya, China	December 6, 2003
2004	María Julia Mantilla	Peru	20	Miss Peru	December 4, 2004
2005	Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir	Iceland	21	Miss Iceland	December 10, 2005
2006	Taťána Kuchařová	Czech Republic	18	Miss České Republiky	Warsaw, Poland	September 30, 2006
2007	Zhang Zilin	China	23	Miss China World	Sanya, China	December 1, 2007
2008	Ksenia Sukhinova	Russia	21	Miss Russia	Johannesburg, South Africa	December 13, 2008
2009	Kaiane Aldorino	Gibraltar	23	Miss Gibraltar	December 12, 2009
2010	Alexandria Mills	United States	18	Miss United States World	Sanya, China	October 30, 2010
2011	Ivian Sarcos	Venezuela	22	Miss Venezuela	London, United Kingdom	November 6, 2011
2012	Yu Wenxia	China	23	Miss China World	Ordos City, China	August 18, 2012
2013	Megan Young	Philippines	23	Miss World Philippines	Nusa Dua, Indonesia	September 28, 2013
2014	Rolene Strauss	South Africa	22	Miss South Africa	London, United Kingdom	December 14, 2014
2015	Mireia Lalaguna	Spain	23	Miss World Spain	Sanya, China	December 19, 2015
2016	Stephanie Del Valle	Puerto Rico	19	Miss World Puerto Rico	Oxon Hill, United States	December 18, 2016
2017	Manushi Chhillar	India	20	Femina Miss India	Sanya, China	November 18, 2017
2018	Vanessa Ponce	Mexico	26	Miss Mexico	December 8, 2018
2019	Toni-Ann Singh	Jamaica	23	Miss Jamaica World	London, United Kingdom	December 14, 2019
2020	No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic	No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic		No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	To be announced	To be announced			San Juan, Puerto Rico	December 16, 2021

About Miss World Beauty Pageant

Created by Eric Morley in 1951, Miss World is the oldest running international beauty pageant. It is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Since the death of Eric Morley in 2000, his widow, Julia Morley, co-chairs the beauty event.

History: Eric Morley in 1951 organised the Festival Bikini Contest as part of the Festival of Britain. Media dubbed the bikini event ‘Miss World’. Later, Eric Morley registered the Miss World name as a trademark. 

BBC started televising the Miss World pageant in 1959 which helped the pageant gain popularity. During the 1960s and 19670s, the Miss World pageant was one of the most-watched programs on British television. 

Motto: The Motto of the Miss World beauty pageant is ‘Beauty With a Purpose’. 

Organization: Miss World is run by Miss World Organization. 

First Miss World: The first Miss World is Kiki Håkansson of Sweden who was crowned in 1951.

First Miss World From India: Reita Faria became the first Indian titleholder in 1966.

List of Miss World winners from India: Reita Faria (1996),  Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (2000), and Manushi Chhillar (2017).

Miss India World 2020 Manasa Varanasi will represent India at Miss World 2021 beauty pageant

Miss India World 2020 Manasa Varanasi will represent India at the Miss World 2021 beauty pageant. She made it to the Top 10 of Beauty with a Purpose round at Miss World 2021!

Manasa Varanasi is a graduate of Vasavi College of Engineering and enjoys exploring the world of finance. Her favourite quote is: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”

She is an avid reader, loves yoga and music. Manasa Varanasi is influenced by her mother, grandmother, and younger sister and is highly inspired by the Miss World 2020 Priyanka Chopra Jonas.

Miss World: Key Highlights

1- Miss World 1973 Marjorie Wallace became the first winner who was fired in March 1974, for “failing to fulfil the basic requirements of the job”. 

2- Miss World 1980 Gabriella Brum resigned a day after winning the coveted title. She initially claimed that her boyfriend disapproved but later it was found out that she has been forced to resign due to her naked photoshoot with a magazine. 

3- Miss World 2002 pageant was scheduled to be held in Abuja, Nigeria but was relocated back to the United Kingdom owing to riots in the region.

4- Miss World 2008 pageant was scheduled to take place in Kyiv, Ukraine but was relocated to South Africa due to the diplomatic crisis between Russia and Georgia.

5- Håkansson remains the only Miss World crowned in a bikini.

6- Back-to-back country winners happened thrice– Sweden (1951 and 1952), the United Kingdom (1964 and 1965), and India (1999 and 2000). 

List of Miss World winners from India

List of Miss World winners from India: Miss World is the oldest running international beauty pageant created in 1951 by Eric Morley with the motto of ‘Beauty with a Purpose’. Check here the complete list of Miss World winners from India.

List of Miss World winners from India: Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica is the longest-reigning Miss World to date. She was crowned on 14 December 2019 in London, England. Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 70th edition was postponed to the second semester of 2021. Reita Faria became the first Indian in 1966 to win the prestigious Miss World title while Manushi Chillar was the last Indian who was crowned in the year 2017. Check the complete list of Miss World winners from India below. 

Miss World is the oldest running international beauty contest. On July 29, 1951, Eric Morley created the beauty pageant in the United Kingdom. The motto of the pageant is ‘Beauty with a Purpose’. It is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, along with Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss International. The title is given on the basis of vision, beauty, intelligence, wit, hard work, sensitivity, and personality. Eric Morley died in 2000, and his wife, Julia Morley, succeeded as chairwoman of the Miss World Organization.

List of Miss World winners from India

Year	Winner	Brief Description
2017	Manushi Chhillar	a. She is pursuing a medical degree at the Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women in Sonipat.b. She is a trained Kuchipudi dancer and has been trained under legendary dancers Raja and Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy.c. She also attended the National School of Drama.
2000	Priyanka Chopra	a. She is an Indian actress, singer, film producer, philanthropist, and the winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant.b. One of the highest-paid and most popular Indian celebrities.c. She has received numerous awards: Padma Shri (2016), National Film Award and Filmfare Awards.d. She was appointed as the national and global UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights in 2010 and 2016 respectively.e. She is married to American singer Nick Jonas.
1999	Yukta Mookhey	a. She studied Zoology as well as Hindustani classical music and has a diploma in computer sciences.b. She has also worked in Bollywood films.
1997	Diana Hayden	a. She is from an Anglo-Indian family who worked as an event manager.b. She also won the title of the ‘Femina Miss India’ in 1997.
1994	Aishwarya Rai	a. After winning the title, Aishwarya appeared in films.b. Her debut movie was Mani Ratnam’s Iruvar. c. She is married to Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan.
1966	Reita Faria	a. First Indian to win an international title.b. She chose to focus on her medical studies rather than films and modelling. c. She lives in Dublin with her husband David Powell.

India won the Miss World beauty pageant six times. The first pageant was won in the year 1966. After a gap of 28 years, India won for the second time in the year 1994. India won the title for the third time in 1997, after 3 years. In 1999, India won the title for the fourth time. The fifth title was won in 2000. The sixth title was won in 2017, after 17 years. 

List of Miss Universe winners from India (1952-2021)

Miss Universe 2021: India’s Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu made the country proud by winning the Miss Universe 2021 competition. She became the 3rd person to win the title after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta. Check out the list of winners from India and runners-up below.

Miss Universe 2021: India’s actress and model Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu was declared the winner of the Miss Universe 2021 competition. She became the 3rd person to win the title after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta.  South Africa’s Lalela Mswane was declared the second runner-up and Paraguay’s Nadia Ferreira was the first runner-up. 

On 12 December 2021, the 70th Miss Universe pageant was held at Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. The 21-year-old Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu of Punjab, India was crowned by Andrea Meza of Mexico. India has won the title of Miss Universe after twenty-one years. The last was won in 2000 by Lara Dutta.

List Top 10 Miss Universe Winners 2021

Final results	Winners
Miss Universe 2021	Harnaaz Sandhu (India)
1st Runner-Up	Nadia Ferreira ( Paraguay)
2nd Runner-Up	Lalela Mswane (South Africa)
Top 5	Valeria Ayos (Colombia) Beatrice Gomez (Philippines)
Top 10	Thessaly Zimmerman  (Aruba)Clemence Botino (France)Michelle Colon (Puerto Rico)Chantel O’Brian (The Bahamas)Elle Smith (United States)
Top 16	Emma Collingridge (Great Britain) Juri Watanabe (Japan) Brenda Smith (Panama) Nandita Banna (Singapore) Luiseth Materan (Venezuela)Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen (Vietnam)

List of Miss Universe winners from India

Year	Winner	Brief Description
1994	Sushmita Sen	She was born on 19 November 1975. She is an Indian actress, model, and the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant. She was crowned Femina Miss India 1994 at the of 18.She is the first Indian to win the competition.She also won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the comedy film Biwi No. 1.She was also nominated in the category for her roles in Sirf Tum (1999) and Filhaal… (2002).
2000	Lara Dutta	She was born on 16 April 1978. She is an Indian actress, entrepreneur, and the winner of the Miss Universe 2000 pageantShe was crowned as Miss Intercontinental in 1997.She worked in Hindi films. She is also the recipient of various accolades including a Filmfare Award. In Hindi films, she made her debut with Andaaz (2003), which won her a Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut.
2021	Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu	She made her final walk down the ramp as Miss Universe 2021.She holds multiple titles like Femina Miss India Punjab 2019 and Miss Diva Universe 2021.She has also worked in Punjabi films such as “Yaara Diyan Poo Baran” and “Bai Ji Kuttange”.She is 21 years old and belongs to a Sikh family from Chandigarh.According to sources she did higher education from Government College Girls Chandigarh.

The Miss Universe pageant was established in June 1952 to empower and celebrate women of all backgrounds. It is a global event that provides a platform for women across the world to realise their goals through various experiences that build self-confidence and generate opportunities for success. 

This year, Harnaaz Sandhu from India won the title of Miss Universe and was crowned by former Miss Universe Andrea Meza of Mexico. After 21 years, India won the title of Miss Universe, and it is a proud moment. Harnaaz Sandhu became the 3rd beauty to win the title after Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta from India. Sushmita Sen won the title of Miss Universe in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.

Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu: Quick Facts

1. A 21-year-old girl made India proud by winning Miss Universe 2021 title after a gap of 21 years.

2. She was born on 3 March 2000 in Chandigarh to a Sikh family. She attended Shivalik Public School, Chandigarh, and the Post Graduate Government College for Girls, Chandigarh.

3. Currently, she is pursuing a Master’s degree in Public Administration. She can speak Punjabi, English, and Hindi fluently.

4. At the age of 17 she won titles including Miss Chandigarh 2017 and Miss Max Emerging Star India in 2018. In 2019, she won Miss Femina and placed in Top 12 in Femina Miss India in the same year.

5. She was awarded the title Miss Diva 2021 by Adline Castelino.

6. Harnaaz Sandhu wore the traditional attire in the national costume segment of the Miss Universe 2021 contest. Abhinav Mishra, designed the lehenga and the custom-made umbrella was created by Reza Shariffi. 

About the choice of costume, the 21-year-old said that “it is a royal visual representation of a woman that showcases the Indian queen, strong yet delicate. Its elements are symbolic towards the protection instinct of a woman.”

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Nationality- South Korean
Age- 25 years
Profession- Singer, Songwriter, and Actor

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2. Brad Pitt

Nationality- American
Age- 57
Profession- Actor, Film producer, and Model.

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3. Noah Mills

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Nationality- Canadian
Age- 38 years
Profession- Model and Actor

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4. Robert Pattinson

Nationality- English
Age- 35 years
Profession- Actor

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5. Omar Borkan Al Gala

Nationality- Iraqi
Age- 31 years
Profession- Model, Actor, and Photographer

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6. Hrithik Roshan

Nationality- Indian
Age- 47
Profession- Actor

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7. Justin Trudeau

Nationality- Canadian
Age- 49 years
Profession- Politician and Prime Minister of Canada

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8. Tom Cruise

Nationality- American
Age- 59 years
Profession- Actor and Producer

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9. Chris Evans

Nationality- American
Age- 40 years
Profession- Actor

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10. Henry Cavill

Nationality- British
Age- 38 years
Profession- Actor

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