List of Miss World countries

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This is a list of countries that have participated in the Miss World pageant and are still actively participating as of 2021. The pageant began in 1951.

List of active participating entrants[]

Country
/
Territory 		Debut
[1][2][3]
 Participations Years
competed
[1][2][3]
 National
title 		Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Albania 2002 18 2002–2004
2006–present 		Miss Universe Albania 0 Won Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2003.
 Angola 1998 23 1998–2004
2006–2010
2012–2013
2017–present 		Miss World Angola 3 1st runner-up 2006
  • Stiviandra Oliveira
    (Top 6)
 2008
  • Birgite dos Santos
    (Top 5)
 Won of Miss World Africa title was in 2006 to 2008.
 Antigua and Barbuda 1986 8 1986
1991
2001–2004
2008
2016
2019 		Miss Antigua & Barbuda 2 Top 15 2004 2019
  • Taqiyyah Francis
    (Top 40)
 Competed as Antigua in 1986 and 1991.
Won Best Talent in 2004.
 Argentina 1959 62 1959–1981
1987–present 		Belleza Argentina 14 Winner 1959
  • Amalia Scuffi
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Amira Hidalgo
    (TBA)
 Armenia 2017 4 2017–present Miss Armenia 0
Netherlands Antilles /  Aruba 1964 53 1964
1966
1972–1985
1989–1993
1995–present 		Miss Aruba 5 1st runner-up 1990
  • Gwendolyne Kwidama
    (Top 10)
 2013
  • Larisa Leeuwe
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 1996, 2001 & 2002.
 Australia 1955 56 1955–1958
1964–1965
1967–2019 		Miss World Australia 30 Winner
  • Penelope Plummer
    (1968)
  • Belinda Green
    (1972)
 1955
  • Beverly Prowse
    (Top 8)
 2019
  • Sarah Marschke
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Oceania in 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. Won Miss World Asia-Oceania/Asia-Pacific in 1991 & 2006.
 Bahamas 1966 52 1966
1968–1995
1997–2000
2002–present 		Miss Bahamas 3 Top 10 1992
  • Jody Weech
    (Top 10)
 2021
  • Sienna Evans
    (TBA)
 Bangladesh 1994 9 1994–1996
1998–2001
2017–2019 		Miss Bangladesh 2 Top 30 2017
  • Jessia Islam
    (Top 40)
 2018 Head To Head Challenge winner in 2017 & 2018.
 Barbados 1974 17 1974–1975
1983–1988
1990
1995
2000–2006
2008–2014
2018–2019 		Miss Barbados World 3 Top 10 1974
  • Linda Field
    (Top 10)
 2018
  • Ashley Lashley
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 2009. Won Miss World Talent in 2001 & 2008. Won the People's Choice Award in 2009.
 Belarus 2000 15 2000
2003–2004
2006–2014
2016
2018–2019 		Miss Belarus 1 Top 5
  • Maria Vasilevich
    (2018)
 2018
  • Maria Vasilevich
    (Top 5)
 2018
  • Maria Vasilevich
    (Top 5)
 Won of Miss World Europe title was in 2018.
 Belgium 1954 67 1954–present Miss Belgium 8 Top 8
  • Christine Delit
    (1962)
 1962
  • Christine Delit
    (Top 8)
 2018
  • Angeline Flor Pua
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss World Friendship in 1969; Miss World Designer Dress Award in 2004; Miss World Europe in 2016.
 Belize 1987 22 1987–1991
2002–2003
2007–2018
2021–present 		Miss Belize 0
 Bolivia 1975 61 1975
1977
1979–present 		Miss Bolivia 5 Top 10
  • Carla Morón
    (1995)
 1982
  • Brita Cederberg
    (Top 15)
 2014
  • Andrea Forfori
    (Top 25)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1996 23 1996–present Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina 1 Top 20
  • Danijela Vinš
    (2002)
 2002
  • Danijela Vinš
    (Top 20)
 2002
  • Danijela Vinš
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss World Top Model in 2014.
 Botswana 1972 44 1972–2013
2015–present 		Miss Botswana 3 1st runner-up 2010 2021
  • Palesa Mofele
    (TBA)
 Won of Miss World Africa title was in 2010. Was Head to Head Challenge winner in 2021.
 Brazil 1958 65 1958–1987
1990–present 		Miss Brasil CNB 28 Winner 1960
  • Maria Edilene Torreão
    (Top 10)
 2021
  • Caroline Teixeira
    (TBA)
 Won Miss Personality in 1983; Best National Costume in 1996; Miss Photogenic in 1998; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2013; Miss World Americas in 2012, 2013,2015 and 2019. Co-won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014.
 British Virgin Islands 1986 19 1986
1988
1990–1998
2000–2001
2013–2019 		Miss British Virgin Islands 1 Top 40
  • Rikkiya Brathwaite
    (2019)
 2019
  • Rikkiya Brathwaite
    (Top 40)
 2019
  • Rikkiya Brathwaite
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Sports in 2019.
 Bulgaria 1988 28 1988
1990–2005
2007–2013
2015–present 		Miss World Bulgaria 1 Top 10
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva
    (1995)
 1995
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva
    (Top 10)
 1995
  • Evgenia Kalkandzhieva
    (Top 10)
 Cambodia 2006 2 2006
2019-present 		Miss World Cambodia 0
 Cameroon 2013 6 2013–2015
2017-2018
2021–present 		Miss Cameroon 1 TBA 2021
  • Audrey Monkam
    (TBA)
 2021
  • Audrey Monkam
    (TBA)
 Head to Head Challenge winner in 2021.
 Canada 1957 60 1957–1960
1962–1990
1992–2014
2016–present 		Miss World Canada 15 1st runner-up
  • Connie Fitzpatrick
    (1984)
  • Leanne Caputo
    (1989)
  • Nazanin Afshin-Jam
    (2003)
 1960 2021
  • Svetlana Mamaeva
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Sport in 2003 & 2006; Miss World Talent in 2009; Miss World Americas 1989 & 2003.
 Cayman Islands 1977 29 1977–1995
1997–2001
2003–2004
2006–2008
2010–2011
2016–present 		Miss Cayman Islands 1 Top 15 1982
  • Maureen Lewis
    (Top 15)
 1982
  • Maureen Lewis
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 1994.
 Chile 1963 43 1963
1966–1969
1976–1979
1981–2004
2006–2008
2011–2013
2015–present 		Miss World Chile 6 Top 10
  • Daniella Campos
    (1998)
  • Isabel Bawlitza
    (2000)
 1967
  • Margarita Téllez
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Carol Drpic
    (TBA)
 Won Miss Friendship in 1966; Miss World Americas 1998; Miss World Talent 2011. Was a Miss World Head To Head Winner in 2018.
 China PR 1994 19 1994
2001–present 		Miss China 14 Winner
  • Zhang Zilin
    (2007)
  • Yu Wenxia
    (2012)
 2001
  • Li Bing
    (Top 5)
 2021
  • Jiang Siqi
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Asia-Pacific in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007 & 2010; Miss World Top Model in 2007 & 2016; Miss World Talent 2012; Tied for the Designer Award in 2018.
 Colombia 1963 55 1963–1965
1967–1970
1973–1981
1983–present 		Miss Mundo Colombia 16 1st runner-up
  • Nini Soto
    (1981)
  • Rocío Luna
    (1983)
  • Carolina Arango
    (1996)
  • Natalia Peralta
    (2002)
 1968
  • Beatriz Gonzalez
    (3rd runner-up)
 2021
  • Andrea Aguilera
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Americas in 1983, 1996 & 2002; Miss World Golf (Best Individual Award) in 2009. Head To Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Cook Islands 1987 6 1987–1990
2016–2019 		Miss Cook Islands 3 Top 12
  • Tajiya Eikura Sahay
    (2019)
 2016
  • Natalia Short
    (Top 20)
 2019
  • Tajiya Eikura Sahay
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss World Sport in 2016; Miss World Oceania in 2019.
 Costa Rica 1965 50 1965–1969
1972
1974–2001
2003–2016
2019–present 		Reinas de Costa Rica 3 Top 15
  • Maribel Guardia
    (1978)
  • Ana Lorena González
    (1986)
 1965
  • Marta Escalante
    (Top 16)
 1986
  • Ana Lorena González
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2001.
 Côte d'Ivoire 1985 11 1985
2009–2017
2021–present 		Miss Côte d'Ivoire 1 TBA 2021
  • Olivia Yacé
    (TBA)
 2021
  • Olivia Yacé
    (TBA)
 Won Miss Top Model and Miss Multimedia in 2021; also Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2021
 Croatia 1992 9 1992–2019 Miss Croatia 6 1st runner-up 1993
  • Fani Čapalija
    (Top 5)
 2017
  • Tea Mlinarić
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Europe in 1993, 1994 & 1995. Won Best Dress Designer in 2006.
Netherlands Antilles /  Curaçao 1975 40 1975–1978
1980–1996
1998
2000
2002–2004
2006–present 		Señorita Curaçao 1 Top 20
  • Ayanette Statia
    (2002)
 2002
  • Ayanette Statia
    (Top 20)
 2002
  • Ayanette Statia
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 2000.
 Czech Republic 1993 26 1993–2016
2018–present 		Miss Czech Republic 4 Winner 1998
  • Alena Šeredová
    (Top 5)
 2021
  • Karolína Kopíncová
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Northern Europe in 2006.
 Denmark 1951 59 1951–1970
1974–1995
2000
2003–2019 		Miss Danmark 15 1st runner-up 1954
  • Grete Hoffenblad
    (5th runner-up)
 2019
  • Natasja Kunde
    (Top 40)
 Dominican Republic 1966 52 1966–present Miss Mundo Dominicana 13 Winner 1966
  • Jeanette Dotel
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Emmy Pena
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Sport in 2011 & 2017; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2007.
 Ecuador 1960 55 1960–1962
1964–1972
1974
1976–1989
1991–present 		Miss World Ecuador 5 Top 7
  • Alicia Cucalón
    (1986)
 1970
  • Sofía Monteverde
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Ámar Pacheco
    (TBA)
 Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2007.
 El Salvador 1975 32 1975–1979
1982–1993
2004–present 		Reinado de El Salvador 1 Top 15
  • Fatima Cuellar
    (2017)
 2017
  • Fatima Cuellar
    (Top 15)
 2017
  • Fatima Cuellar
    (Top 15)
 England 2000 19 2000–present Miss England 7 2nd runner-up
  • Stephanie Hill
    (2017)
 2011
  • Alize Lily Mounter
    (Top 7)
 2021
  • Rehema Muthamia
    (TBA)
 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1999.
Won Miss World Europe in 2011; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2011.
 Equatorial Guinea 2012 6 2012–2014
2016–present 		Miss Equatorial Guinea 0
 Estonia 1994 14 1994–2007
2021–present 		Miss Estonia 1 Top 10 1999
  • Karin Laasmae
    (Top 10)
 1999
  • Karin Laasmae
    (Top 10)
 Ethiopia 2003 15 2003–present Miss Ethiopia 1 Top 20
  • Hayat Ahmed
    (2003)
 2003
  • Hayat Ahmed
    (Top 20)
 2003
  • Hayat Ahmed
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss World Africa in 2003.
 Finland 1952 66 1952–1957
1959–2004
2006–present 		Miss Suomi 18 Winner 1952
  • Eva Hellas
    (3rd runner-up)
 2014
  • Krista Haapalainen
    (Top 25)
 Won Miss World Sport in 2014.
 France 1951 69 1951–present Miss France 32 Winner
  • Denise Perrier
    (1953)
 1951
  • Jacqueline Lemoine
    (3rd runner-up)
 2021
  • April Benayoum
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Top Model in 2018; Miss World Europe in 2019.
 Georgia 2003 17 2003–2019 Miss Georgia 1 Top 20
  • Irina Onashvili
    (2003)
 2003
  • Irina Onashvili
    (Top 20)
 2003
  • Irina Onashvili
    (Top 20)
 Won Best in Talent/Miss World Talent in 2003.
 Ghana 1959 29 1959
1967–1968
1989–1991
1994–2002
2004–2011
2013–2014
2016–present 		Miss Ghana 6 2nd runner-up
  • Carranzar Shooter
    (2013)
 1967
  • Araba Vroom
    (Top 15)
 2016 Won Miss World Talent in 2007; Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2006; Best Evening Gown 1995. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2011.
 Gibraltar 1959 56 1959
1964–present 		Miss Gibraltar 2 Winner
  • Kaiane Aldorino
    (2009)
 2009
  • Kaiane Aldorino
    (Winner)
 2013 Won the People's Choice Award in 2013.
 Greece 1953 66 1953–2019 Star Hellas 10 Winner 1953
  • Alexandra Ladikou
    (1st runner-up)
 2003
  • Vasiliki Tsekoura
    (Top 15)
 Guadeloupe 2003 16 2003–present Miss International Guadeloupe 1 Top 30
  • Brigitte Golabkan
    (2012)
 2012
  • Brigitte Golabkan
    (Top 30)
 2012
  • Brigitte Golabkan
    (Top 30)
 Guatemala 1976 38 1976
1979–2000
2003
2005–2019 		Miss Guatemala Mundo 3 Top 20 2011 2017
  • Virginia Argueta
    (Top 40)
 Guinea 2013 6 2013–2017
2021–present 		Miss World Guinea 1 TBA 2021
  • Nene Bah
    (TBA)
 2021
  • Nene Bah
    (TBA)
 Guinea-Bissau 2013 3 2013
2016
2018–present 		Miss World Guinea-Bissau 0
 Guyana 1966 26 1966–1971
1988–1989
1999
2001–2010
2012–2019 		Miss Guyana 8 2nd runner-up 1966
  • Umblita Van Sluytman
    (Top 15)
 2019
  • Joylyn Conway
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 2014; Miss World Talent in 2015. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019.
 Haiti 1975 6 1975
2013–present 		Miss Haiti 1 Top 7
  • Joelle Apollon
    (1975)
 1975
  • Joelle Apollon
    (Top 7)
 1975
  • Joelle Apollon
    (Top 7)
 Honduras 1955 41 1955
1959
1964–1967
1972–1984
1986–1991
1993
1997
1999–2000
2004
2008–2013
2015–present 		Miss Honduras Mundo 0
Hong Kong / Hong Kong Hong Kong China 1959 44 1959
1970
1972–1988
1992–2014
2017–2019 		Miss Hong Kong 4 Top 12 1983
  • Maggie Cheung
    (Top 15)
 2019
  • Lila Lam
    (Top 40)
 Competed as an overseas territory of the UK until 1997 when it was handed back to China.
Won Miss World Asia in 1987; Miss Personality in 1974. Co-won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2007.
 Hungary 1989 29 1989–1992
1994–present 		Magyarország Szépe 4 1st runner-up 2011
  • Linda Szunai
    (Top 30)
 2021
  • Lili Tótpeti
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Europe in 2014.
 Iceland 1955 54 1955–1967
1969–1973
1975–1994
1999–2001
2003–2011
2013
2015–present 		Miss Iceland 7 Winner 1983
  • Unnur Steinsson
    (Top 7)
 2021
  • Hugrún Birta Egilsdóttir
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Europe in 1985, 1988 & 2005.
 India 1959 52 1959–1962
1966
1968–1975
1978–present 		Femina Miss India 28 Winner 1960 2021
  • Manasa Varanasi
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Asia and Oceania in 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000 & 2008; Miss World Asia in 2014 & 2019; Best Body in 1966; Best in National Costume in 1993; Best in Swimwear in 1997; Miss Photogenic in 1994 & 1997; Best in Evening wear/Evening Gown in 1966 & 1996; Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2009 & 2012; Miss World Multimedia in 2012 & 2013; Most Popular Delegate in 1978. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014 & 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
 Indonesia 1982 17 1982–1983
2005–present 		Miss Indonesia 10 2nd runner-up
  • Maria Harfanti
    (2015)
  • Natasha Mannuela Halim
    (2016)
 2011
  • Astrid Yunadi
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Carla Yules
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2015 & 2016; Miss World Talent 2013; Miss World Asia in 2015 & 2016. Won the Best World Dress Designer Award in 2017. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2011, 2014 & 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Iraq 2021 1 2021–present Miss Iraq 0 Failed attempts to compete in both 1998 & 2017.
 Ireland 1952 67 1952–present Miss Ireland 17 Winner
  • Rosanna Davison
    (2003)
 1960
  • Irene Kane
    (Top 10)
 2021 Won Miss World Talent in 2010.
 Italy 1954 61 1954–1962
1964–1968
1970–1976
1978–present 		Miss World Italy 12 1st runner-up
  • Giorgia Palmas
    (2000)
 1960
  • Layla Rigazzi
    (Top 10)
 2017
  • Conny Notarstefano
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Europe in 2000 & 2005.
 Jamaica 1959 58 1959
1962–1974
1976–present 		Miss Jamaica World 28 Winner
  • Carole Crawford
    (1963)
  • Cindy Breakspeare
    (1976)
  • Lisa Hanna
    (1993)
  • Toni-Ann Singh
    (2019)
 1959
  • Sheila Chong
    (Top 15)
 2019
  • Toni-Ann Singh
    (Winner)
 Won Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2004; Miss World Caribbean in 1990, 1991, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2006, 2012, 2013, 2015 & 2018.
 Japan 1956 58 1956–present Miss World Japan 13 3rd runner-up
  • Midoriko Tokura
    (1956)
 1956
  • Midoriko Tokura
    (3rd runner-up)
 2018
  • Kanako Date
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss World Asia in 1981; Miss World Talent in 2018.
 Kazakhstan 1998 19 1998–2000
2002–2004
2006–2013
2015–2019 		Miss Kazakhstan 7 Top 5
  • Margarita Kravtsova
    (2000)
 2000
  • Margarita Kravtsova
    (Top 5)
 2017
  • Gul'banu Azimkhan
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Top Model in 2011.
 Kenya 1960 31 1960
1967–1968
1984–1986
1988–1991
1994
1996
1999
2001–present 		Miss World Kenya 9 Top 5
  • Evelyn Njambi
    (2016)
  • Magline Jeruto
    (2017)
 1960
  • Jasmine Batty
    (Top 18)
 2021
  • Sharon Obara
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Africa in 1988, 1990, 2016 & 2017; Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2010. Won the Tourism Promotional Video Award in 2018. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2014.
 Korea 1959 57 1959–1971
1973–2001
2003–present 		Miss Queen Korea 11 1st runner-up
  • Choi Yeon-hee
    (1988)
 1960
  • Lee Young-hee
    (Top 10)
 2017
  • Kim Ha-eun
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss World Asia & Oceania in 2009; Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2005; Best Dress Design Award in 2007; Best in Evening Gown in 2001.
 Kyrgyzstan 2011 5 2011
2013–2016
2019 		Miss Kyrgyzstan 0
 Laos 2017 2 2017–2019 Miss World Laos 0
 Luxembourg 1957 25 1957
1959–1971
1973
1975–1977
1985–1990
2009–2010
2014
2018–present 		Miss Luxembourg 0
Bandeira do Leal Senado.svg / Macau Macau China 1986 15 1986–1997
2010
2012
2017
2019–present 		Miss Macau 1 Top 15
  • Lan Wan-Ling
    (2017)
 2017
  • Lan Wan-Ling
    (Top 15)
 2017
  • Lan Wan-Ling
    (Top 15)
 Compete as an Overseas Territory of Portugal until 1999 when it was handed back to China.
Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Madagascar 1960 10 1960–1961
1974
1990
1999–2001
2017–2018
2021–present 		Miss Madagascar 1 TBA
  • Nellie Anjaratiana
    (2021)
 2021
  • Nellie Anjaratiana
    (TBA)
 2021
  • Nellie Anjaratiana
    (TBA)
 Malaysia 1963 47 1963
1965–1966
1970–1975
1978–1989
1991–2016
2018–present 		Miss World Malaysia 10 2nd runner-up 1963
  • Catherine Evelyn Loh
    (Top 10)
 2021 Won Miss World Asia & Oceania in 1998; Miss World Talent in 2014; Miss World Sport Continental Group Award – Asia Pacific in 2005. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
 Malta 1965 50 1965–1966
1968–1993
1997–present 		Miss World Malta 2 Top 15 1969
  • Mary Brincat
    (Top 15)
 2017
  • Michela Galea
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Talent in 2017.
 Mauritius 1970 35 1970–1973
1975
1978–1980
1986–1994
1998
2003–present 		Miss Mauritius 3 Top 10
  • Jeanne-Françoise Clement
    (1989)
 1975
  • Mariella Tse-Sik-Sun
    (Top 15)
 2018
  • Murielle Ravina
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss World Africa in 1989. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
 Mexico 1963 53 1963
1966–present 		Miss Mexico 17 Winner 1972
  • Gloria Gutiérrez
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Karolina Vidales
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Americas in 2005, 2007, 2009 & 2017; Miss World Top Model in 2004 & 2009; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2008; Best in Swimwear in 1996. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017, 2018 & 2019.
 Moldova 2000 16 2000
2003–2011
2013–present 		Miss Moldova 2 Top 40
  • Ana Badaneu
    (2017)
  • Elizaveta Kuznitova
    (2019)
 2017
  • Ana Badaneu
    (Top 40)
 2019
  • Elizaveta Kuznitova
    (Top 40)
 Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017 and 2019.
 Mongolia 2005 14 2005–present Miss World Mongolia 5 Top 11
  • Bayartsetseg Altangerel
    (2016)
 2010
  • Sarnai Amar
    (Top 25)
 2021
  • Burte-Ujin Anu
    (TBA)
 Won People's Choice in 2016 & 2017; Miss World Talent in 2016; Miss World Multimedia 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Montenegro 2006 13 2006–2019 Miss Montenegro 0
 Myanmar 1960 6 1960
2014–2019 		Miss World Myanmar 0 Competed as Burma in 1960. Has been competing as Myanmar since 2014.
 Namibia 1989 20 1989–1993
1997
2000–2011
2013–2015
2021–present 		Miss Namibia 3 Top 5
  • Michelle McLean
    (1991)
 1991
  • Michelle McLean
    (Top 5)
 2010
  • Odile Gertze
    (Top 25)
 Competed as part of South Africa in 1989 due to being under administration of South Africa until 1990 when Namibia gained its independence.
Won Miss World Sports in 2015.
   Nepal 1997 19 1997–2000
2002–2005
2007
2009–present 		Miss Nepal 6 Top 10
  • Ishani Shrestha
    (2013)
 2012
  • Shristi Shrestha
    (Top 30)
 2021
  • Namrata Shrestha
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2013, 2018 & 2019; Miss World Multimedia in 2018 & 2019; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019 and 2021.
 Netherlands 1951 68 1951–present Miss World Nederland 15 Winner 1958
  • Luciënne Struve
    (4th runner-up)
 2015
  • Margot Hanekamp
    (Top 20)
 Competed as Holland until 2004.
Won Miss World Sport in 2013.
 New Zealand 1956 49 1956
1961–2019 		Miss World New Zealand 17 1st runner-up
  • Elaine Miscall
    (1963)
  • Lauralee Martinovich
    (1997)
 1963
  • Elaine Miscall
    (1st runner-up)
 2019
  • Lucy Brock
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Oceania in 2017.
 Nicaragua 1960 25 1960–1961
1964
1968–1971
1974–1975
1977
1998
2001–2005
2011–present 		Miss Mundo Nicaragua 3 Top 5
  • Ligia Argüello
    (2001)
 1968
  • Margine Morales
    (Top 7)
 2021 Head to Head Challenge winner in 2021
 Nigeria 1963 35 1963
1967–1970
1978
1984–1985
1987–1994
1996
1998–present 		Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 8 Winner 1987
  • Mary Bienoseh
    (Top 15)
 2019
  • Nyekachi Douglas
    (Top 5)
 Won Miss World Africa in 2001, 2002, 2004 & 2019; Miss World Top Model in 2017 & 2019; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019.
 Northern Ireland 2000 20 2000–present Miss Northern Ireland 7 Top 15 2005 2021
  • Anna Leitch
    (TBA)
 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1999.
Won Miss World Talent in 2006; Miss World Sport in 2010.
 Norway 1953 54 1953
1958–1960
1966–2015
2017–2018
2021–present 		Miss Norway 9 1st runner-up 1960
  • Grethe Solhoy
    (Top 18)
 2010 Won Miss World Top Model in 2010.
 Panama 1967 40 1967
1971
1977
1979–1980
1982–2007
2009–present 		Miss World Panama 6 4th Runner-Up
  • Marissa Burgos
    (1983)
 1979
  • Lorelay de la Ossa
    (Top 15)
 2018
  • Solaris Barba
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss World Americas in 2018.
 Paraguay 1959 39 1959
1969
1971–1972
1976–1980
1982–2000
2003–2004
2007–present 		Miss Paraguay 5 Top 15
  • Daisy Ferreira
    (1985)
 1985
  • Daisy Ferreira
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Bethania Borba
    (TBA)
 Won Miss Personality in 1977; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019 and 2021.
 Peru 1959 45 1959
1963
1965
1967–1968
1973
1975–1990
1994–present 		Miss World Peru 8 Winner 1959
  • María Elena Rossel
    (1st runner-up)
 2017
  • Pamela Sánchez
    (Top 40)
 Won Best World Dress Designer in 2003. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Philippines 1967 49 1967–1975
1977–present 		Miss World Philippines 21 Winner 1968
  • Cecilia Amabuyok
    (4th runner-up)
 2021 Won Best National Costume in 1971; Miss World Talent in 1978; Miss World Asia in 1982 & 1986; Miss World Top Model in 2013; Miss World Multimedia in 2015 & 2016. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2017; was a Head-to-Head challenge winner in 2019 and 2021.
 Poland 1983 36 1983–present Miss Polonia 11 Winner 1985
  • Katarzyna Zawidzka
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Karolina Bielawska
    (TBA)
 Portugal 1959 40 1959
1962–1964
1967
1970–1973
1979
1982–2001
2003–2006
2008
2010–present 		Miss República Portuguesa 3 2nd runner-up
  • Ana Paula de Almeida
    (1971)
 1971
  • Ana Paula de Almeida
    (2nd runner-up)
 2019
  • Inês Brusselmans
    (Top 40)
 Puerto Rico 1959 44 1959
1970–1985
1989–2016
2018–present 		Miss World Puerto Rico 17 Winner 1975
  • Wilnelia Merced
    (Winner)
 2021
  • Aryam Díaz
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 2005 & 2011; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2010.
 Russia 1992 27 1992–2019 Miss Russia 13 Winner 1992 2019
  • Alina Sanko
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss World Europe in 1992 & 2008; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2005; Miss World Top Model in 2008.
 Rwanda 2016 4 2016–present Miss Rwanda 0
 St. Lucia 1975 9 1975
1994
2004–2006
2008
2010
2016
2021–present 		Miss St. Lucia 2 Top 15
  • Sophia St. Omer
    (1975)
 1975
  • Sophia St. Omer
    (Top 15)
 2010
  • Aiasha Gustave
    (Top 25)
 Won Miss World Caribbean in 2010.
 Samoa 1977 15 1977–1988
2013
2015
2019 		Miss Samoa 0
 Scotland 1999 20 1999–present Miss Scotland 8 2nd runner-up
  • Juliet-Jane Horne
    (2001)
 2001
  • Juliet-Jane Horne
    (2nd runner-up)
 2019
  • Keryn Matthew
    (Top 40)
 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1998.
Won Miss World Europe in 2001.
 Senegal 2017 2 2017–present Miss Senegal 0
 Serbia 2006 14 2006–2018
2021–present 		Miss Serbia 0
 Seychelles 1969 20 1969–1973
1975
1992
1994–1998
2008
2012–2017
2020–present 		Miss Seychelles 2 Top 15
  • Jane Straevens
    (1972)
  • June Gouthier
    (1973)
 1972
  • Jane Straevens
    (Top 15)
 1973
  • June Gouthier
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Personality in 1973.
 Sierra Leone 1986 11 1986
1988
1990
2007–2012
2016
2018–2019 		Miss Sierra Leone 1 Top 16
  • Mariatu Kargbo
    (2009)
 2009
  • Mariatu Kargbo
    (Top 16)
 2009
  • Mariatu Kargbo
    (Top 16)
 Won Miss World Talent in 2009.
 Singapore 1972 45 1972–1976
1978–present 		Miss Singapore World 2 Top 15
  • Pauline Poh
    (1976)
 1976
  • Pauline Poh
    (Top 15)
 2018
  • Vanessa Peh
    (Top 30)
 Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner 2018.
 Sint Maarten 1998 4 1998–1999
2001
2021–Present 		Miss Sint Maarten 0
 Slovakia 1993 26 1993–present Miss Slovakia 2 Top 20
  • Karolína Chomisteková
    (2013)
  • Kristína Činčurová
    (2016)
 2013
  • Karolína Chomisteková
    (Top 20)
 2016
  • Kristína Činčurová
    (Top 20)
 Slovenia 1992 25 1992–2009
2011–present 		Miss Slovenia 0
 Somalia 2021 1 2021–present 1 TBA 2021
  • Khadija Omar
    (TBA)
 2021
  • Khadija Omar
    (TBA)
South Africa /  South Africa 1956 48 1956–1977
1991–present 		Miss South Africa 35 Winner
  • Penelope Coelen
    (1958)
  • Anneline Kriel
    (1974)

(replaced dethroned winner)

  • Rolene Strauss
    (2014)
 1957
  • Adele Kruger
    (2nd runner-up)
 2021
  • Shudufhadzo Musida
    (TBA)
 Country was barred from participating from 1978 to 1990 due to the practice of apartied.
Won the Designer Award in 2018; Won Miss World Africa 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2009, 2011, 2014 & 2015. Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2017.
 South Sudan 2012 8 2012–2019 Miss South Sudan 3 Top 7 2012
  • Atong Demach
    (Top 7)
 2015
  • Ajaa Deng
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss World Africa in 2012; Miss World Top Model in 2012.
 Spain 1960 53 1960–1964
1970–1974
1976–present 		Miss World Spain 18 Winner
  • Mireia Lalaguna
    (2015)
 1961
  • Carmen Fernández
    (2nd runner-up)
 2019
  • María del Mar Aguilera
    (Top 40)
Dominion of Ceylon /  Sri Lanka 1953 52 1953–1955
1961
1963–1968
1970–1971
1973–1975
1977–1982
1984–2000
2003–present 		Miss World Sri Lanka 5 3rd runner-up
  • Manel Illangakoon
    (1953)
 1953
  • Manel Illangakoon
    (3rd runner-up)
 2021
  • Sadé Greenwood
    (TBA)
 Competed as Ceylon until it was renamed in 1972.
 Sweden 1951 67 1951–2017
2019–present 		Miss Sweden 23 Winner 1951 2017
  • Hanna-Louise Hääg
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Sport in 2012; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2014.
 Tanzania 1967 26 1967
1994–present 		Miss Tanzania 1 Top 6 2005
  • Nancy Sumari
    (Top 6)
 2005
  • Nancy Sumari
    (Top 6)
 Won Miss World Africa in 2005.
 Thailand 1968 48 1968
1970–1997
1999
2001–2019 		Miss Thailand World 10 1st runner-up
  • Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan
    (2018)
 1968
  • Pinnarut Tananchai
    (Top 15)
 2019
  • Narintorn Chadapattarawalrachoat
    (Top 40)
 Won Global Vote/People's Choice in 2014 & 2018; Miss Personality in 1994 & 1997; Miss Photogenic in 2001; Miss World Asia in 1989 & 2018; Miss World Asia & Oceania in 1992. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
 Trinidad and Tobago 1954 48 1954
1966
1971
1975–present 		Miss Trinidad and Tobago 14 Winner
  • Giselle Laronde
    (1986)
 1976
  • Patricia Leon
    (Top 15)
 2021
  • Jeanine Brandt
    (TBA)
 Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2008; Miss World Caribbean in 1995, 2007, 2008 & 2019; Miss World Americas in 1986.
 Tunisia 1956 19 1956–1958
1963–1964
1967–1971
1974–1975
1978
2013–2017
2019–present 		Miss Tunisie 2 3rd runner-up
  • Jacqueline Tapia
    (1957)
 1957
  • Jacqueline Tapia
    (3rd runner-up)
 2019
  • Sabrine Mansour
    (Top 40)
 Turkey 1956 51 1956
1958
1960–1961
1963–1964
1966–1973
1975–1983
1985–present 		Miss Turkey 7 Winner 1961
  • Güler Samuray
    (Top 15)
 2002 Won Miss World Europe in 1991; Won Best Dress Designer in 2002, 2005 & 2011.
 Uganda 1967 25 1967–1968
1985
1988–1989
1992–1993
1996–1997
2001–2005
2007–2016
2018–present 		Miss Uganda 2 Top 5
  • Quiin Abenakyo
    (2018)
 2018
  • Quiin Abenakyo
    (Top 5)
 2019
  • Oliver Nakakande
    (Top 40)
 Won Miss World Africa in 2018. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2018.
 Ukraine 1992 27 1992
1994–present 		Miss Ukraine 6 Top 10 2000
  • Olena Scherban
    (Top 10)
 2019
  • Marharyta Pasha
    (Top 40)
 Uruguay 1959 44 1959–1962
1964–1965
1975–1988
1990–1993
1996–2003
2005–2006
2008–2012
2014–2017
2021–present 		Miss Uruguay 4 Top 5
  • Katja Thomsen
    (2000)
 1962 2000
  • Katja Thomsen
    (Top 5)
 Won Miss World Americas in 2000
 United States 1951 69 1951–present Miss World America 50 Winner 1953
  • Mary Griffin
    (4th runner-up)
 2021 Won Miss World Americas in 1985, 1990, 1997, 2010, 2014 & 2016; Miss Personality in 1987; Miss World Dress Designer in 2008; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2004; Miss World Sports in 2007 & 2018; Miss World Talent in 2002; Miss World Multimedia in 2014.
 US Virgin Islands 1976 33 1976
1978–1980
1982–2002
2005
2010–2016
2019 		Miss US Virgin Islands 3 Top 10
  • Vania Thomas
    (1989)
 1989
  • Vania Thomas
    (Top 10)
 2011 Competed as Virgin Islands from 1976 to 1980; as American Virgin Islands from 1982 to 2005; has been competing as US Virgin Islands since 2010.
Won Miss World Caribbean in 1989; Miss World Talent in 2005.
 Venezuela 1955 62 1955–1958
1961–1978
1980–present 		Miss Venezuela 34 Winner 1955
  • Susana Duijm
    (Winner)
 2021 Won Miss World Americas in 1975, 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1999 & 2011; Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1989, 1990, 1995, 1996 & 2002; Best National Costume in 1994; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2006. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017, 2018, 2019 & 2021.
 Vietnam 2002 19 2002–present Miss Vietnam
Miss World Vietnam 		10 Top 11 2002 2021 Co-Won Miss World Beauty with a Purpose in 2017. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Wales 1999 21 1999–present Miss Wales 3 1st runner-up 2004
  • Amy Guy
    (Top 15)
 2019
  • Gabriella Jukes
    (Top 40)
 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; as Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1998.
Won Miss World Sports in 2004; Miss World Europe in 2012; Miss World Beach Beauty in 2012.

Replaced pageants[]

The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss World franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.

Country/Territory Former pageant(s) New pageant Franchise since
 Albania Miss Albania (2002–2010) Miss Universe Albania 2011
 Angola Miss Angola (1998-2012) Miss World Angola 2013
 Argentina Miss Argentina (1959–2003) Belleza Argentina 2004
 Brazil Miss Brasil (1958-2005)
Miss Brasil Mundo (2006-2015)		 Miss Brasil CNB 2016
 Cambodia Miss World Cambodia (2019)
Miss Cambodia (2021) 		Miss World Cambodia 2022
 Colombia Señorita Colombia (1963-1991) Miss Mundo Colombia 1992
 Czech Republic Miss České a Slovenské Republiky (1993)
Miss České Republiky (1994–2009)
Czech Miss (2010-2016)		 Miss Czech Republic 2017
 Denmark Frøken Danmark (1951–2003)
Miss World Denmark (2004–2014)		 Miss Danmark 2015
 Dominican Republic Miss Dominican Republic (1966-2002) Miss Mundo Dominicana 2003
 El Salvador Miss El Salvador (1975–2005)
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (2006–2017)		 Reinado de El Salvador 2018
 Ethiopia Miss Ethiopia (1963-2002)
Ethiopian Beauty Queens (2003-2012)		 Miss Ethiopia 2013
 France Miss France (1952; 1961-1966; 1969-1984; 1987-1998)
Miss France Outre-Mer (1985-1986)
Miss France de Paris (1999-2003)		 Miss France 2004
 Germany Miss Germany (1952-1991)
Miss World Germany (1992-1999)
German's Miss World (2000-2001)
Miss Germany World (2002-2007)
Miss World Deutschland (2008-2009)		 Miss World Germany 2010
 Grenada Miss Grenada (1970; 1996) Miss Grenada World 2007
 Guam Miss Guam (1971-1996) Miss World Guam 2011
 Indonesia Puteri Indonesia (2005) Miss Indonesia 2006
 Italy Miss Italia (1959–1962; 1964; 1971; 1978)
Miss World Italy (1954–1958; 1965–1970; 1972–1977; 1979–2004)		 Miss Mondo Italia 2005
 Korea Miss Korea (1959–2010)
Miss World Korea (2011-2017)		 Miss Queen Korea 2018
 Kosovo Miss World Kosova (2013-2014) Miss Universe Kosovo 2018
 Laos Miss Universe Laos (2017) Miss World Laos 2018
 Malaysia Miss Malaysia World (1963–2016) Miss World Malaysia 2018
 Mexico Señorita México (1963–1992)
Miss Mundo México/Miss World America & Mexico (1993-1994)
Nuestra Belleza México (1995–2015)
Miss World Mexico (2016-2017)		 Miss Mexico 2018
 Netherlands Miss Holland (1951–1988)
Miss Nederland (1989-2007; 2009–2015)
Miss World Netherlands (2008)		 Miss World Nederland 2016
 New Zealand Miss New Zealand (1956–1990)
Miss Universe New Zealand (1991-1995)		 Miss World New Zealand 1996
 Nigeria Miss World Nigeria (1963)
Miss Nigeria (1967-1985)		 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria 1987
 Norway Frøken Norge (1952–2011)
Miss World Norway (2012-2016)		 Miss Norway 2017
 Paraguay Miss Paraguay (1959–2002)
Miss World Paraguay (2003)		 Reinas de Belleza del Paraguay 2004
 Philippines Miss Philippines (1966-1968)
Miss Republic of the Philippines (1969-1976)
Mutya ng Pilipinas (1977–1991)
Binibining Pilipinas (1992-2010) 		Miss World Philippines 2011
 Poland Miss Polonia (1983-1989; 1991–2006)
Miss Polski (1990; 2007–2014; 2017)
Miss World Poland (2015-2016)		 Miss Polonia 2018
 Portugal Miss Portugal (1959–2002)
Miss Mundo Portugal (2003-2013)		 Miss República Portuguesa 2014
 Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico (1959)
Miss Puerto Rico for Miss World (1970-1985)
Miss Puerto Rico World (1989-1995)		 Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 1996
 Russia Miss World Russia (1992-1994)
Krasa Rossii (1995-2006)		 Miss Russia 2007
 Spain Miss Spain (1960-2012)
Be Miss World Spain (2013-2016)		 Nuestra Belleza España 2017
 Sweden Fröken Sverige (1951–2002)
Miss World Sweden (2003-2019)		 Miss Sweden 2020
  Switzerland Miss Switzerland (1952–2005) Miss World Switzerland 2013
 Tahiti Miss Tahiti (1960-2002)
Miss World Tahiti (2006-2009)		 Miss French Polynesia 2010
 Thailand Miss Thailand (1968-1984) Miss Thailand World 1985
 United Kingdom Miss World Britain (1951-1952)
Miss Great Britain (1953-1957)
Miss United Kingdom (1958-1998/1999)		 Miss England
Miss Northern Ireland
Miss Scotland
Miss Wales		 1999/2000
 United States Miss World United States (1951-1952; 2001–2002; 2006–2013)
Miss USA (1953-1957; 1981–1991)
Miss United States World (1958-1961)
Miss USA World (1962-1966)
Miss World USA (1967-1977)
Miss World America (1978-1980; 1992–2000; 2015–2016)
US Miss World (2003-2005)
Miss United States (2014)
America's Miss World (2017)		 Miss World America 2018
 US Virgin Islands Miss World Virgin Islands (1976–1980)
Miss American Virgin Islands (1982–2005)
Miss World US Virgin Islands (2010)
Miss US Virgin Islands (2011)
Miss U.S. Paradise (2012-2016)		 Miss World US Virgin Islands 2019
 Vietnam Miss Vietnam (2002; 2004; 2006; 2012; 2014)
Miss Vietnam World (2007; 2010-2011)
Miss Aodai Vietnam (2015-2016)		 Miss Vietnam
Miss World Vietnam		 2017/2019

Inactive entrants[]

Former entities[]

Country Debut[1][3] Years competed[1][3] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Czechoslovakia 1967 1967
1969
1989–1992 		Miss Czechoslovakia 2 5th Runner-Up
  • Alzbeta Strkulova
    (1967)
 1967
  • Alzbeta Strkulova
    (5th Runner-Up)
 1969
  • Marcela Bitnarova
    (Top 15)
 Split into Czech Republic/Czechia and Slovak Republic/Slovakia in 1993.
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1959 1959–1961
1965 		Miss Rhodesia 2 Top 7
  • Lesley Bunting
    (1965)
 1959
  • Vivien Lentin
    (Top 11)
 1965
  • Lesley Bunting
    (Top 7)
 Competed as Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1959 & 1961; as Southern Rhodesia in 1960; as Rhodesia in 1965.
Split into Malawi, Zambia and Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe).
 Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2003–2005 Miss Serbia and Montenegro 0 In June 2006, split into Montenegro and Serbia after declaring their independence from each other and joined the pageant independently later that year. Kosovo, a disputed territory by Serbia, joined in 2013.
 Tanganyika 1960 1960 Miss Tanganyika 0 Unified with Zanzibar in 1964 to become the United Republic of Tanzania.
Soviet Union USSR 1989 1989–1990 Miss USSR 0 Split into Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1989.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia /  Yugoslavia 1966 1966–1975
1982–1991
1996–2002 		Miss Yugoslavia 9 4th Runner-Up
  • Lidija Velkovska
    (1975)
 1968
  • Ivona Puhlera
    (Top 15)
 2002 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992. Former member states Croatia, and Slovenia both joined the pageant in 1992. Former member states North Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina both joined in 1996. The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.

Territories[]

Denmark

Constituent country Debut[2] Years competed[2] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Greenland 1991 1991–1992 Miss Greenland 0

France

Overseas region Debut[2][3] Years competed[2][3] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Martinique 2005 2005–2014
2018 		Martinique Queens 1 Top 12
  • Larissa Segarel
    (2018)
 2018
  • Larissa Segarel
    (Top 12)
 2018
  • Larissa Segarel
    (Top 12)
 St. Barthélemy 2011 2011 Miss St. Barthelemy 1 Top 20
  • Johanna Sansano
    (2011)
 2011
  • Johanna Sansano
    (Top 20)
 2011
  • Johanna Sansano
    (Top 20)
 Tahiti 1960 1960
1965
1976–1979
1981–1982
1984–1985
1994–1996
1999–2002
2006
2009–2010 		Miss French Polynesia 2 4th Runner-Up 1965
  • Marie Moua
    (4th Runner-Up)
 2010
  • Mihilani Teixeira
    (Top 25)
 Competed as Tahiti from 1960 to 2009. Competed as French Polynesia in 2010.
Won Best Dress Designer in 2010.

Netherlands

Special Municipality Debut[1] Years competed[1] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Bonaire 1996 1996
2011–2012 		Miss Bonaire 0

South Africa

Country Debut[1] Years competed[1] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Africa South 1970 1970–1976 Miss Africa South (Miss South Africa for Blacks) 3 1st Runner-Up 1970
  • Pearl Jansen
    (1st Runner-Up)
 1974
  • Evelyn Williams
    (Top 15)
 Was the black representative from South Africa. From 1970 to 1976, South Africa had one white and one black representative at Miss World. The white used a sash with South Africa on it and the black used a sash with Africa South on it.
Won Miss Congeniality in 1970.[4]

United Kingdom

Country Debut[3] Years competed[3] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 United Kingdom 1951 1951–1999 Miss United Kingdom 37 Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

1951
  • Laura Ellison-Davies
    (1st Runner-Up)
  • Doreen Dawne
    (2nd Runner-Up)
  • Aileen P. Chase
    (4th Runner-Up)
 1997 Competed as Britain in 1951 & 1952; Great Britain from 1953 to 1957; as United Kingdom from 1958 to 1999.
Now Competes as a four separate delegates from England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
Crown Dependencies Debut[2] Years competed[2] National Title Placements Best placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Guernsey 1974 1974–1975 Miss Guernsey 0
 Isle of Man 1977 1977–1988 Miss Isle of Man 0
 Jersey 1974 1974–1981 Miss Jersey 0
Overseas Territory Debut[1][2][3] Years competed[1][2][3] National Title Placements Best placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Bermuda 1971 1971–1989
1992–1993
1995
2011–2015 		Miss Bermuda 2 Winner 1979 1980
  • Zina Marie Minks
    (Top 15)
 Montserrat 1964 1964 Miss Montserrat 1 Top 16 1964
  • Helen Joseph
    (Top 16)
 1964
  • Helen Joseph
    (Top 16)
 Turks & Caicos 1982 1982–1988
2004 		Miss Turks & Caicos 0

United States

State/Territory Debut[2] Years competed[2] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Hawaii 1959 1959
2001 		Miss Hawaii World 0 Competed at Miss World America from 1960 to 2000 & 2002–present
Unincorporated Territory Debut[2] Years competed[2] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Guam 1971 1971–1996
2011–2018 		Miss World Guam 7 1st Runner-Up
(Winner)
  • Kimberly Santos
    (1980)
    (replaced dethroned winner)
 1971
  • Deborah Bordallo Nelson
    (Top 15)
 2012
  • Jeneva Bosko
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss World Oceania in 1987.
 Northern Marianas 2003 2003 Miss Marianas 0

Others[]

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2018, or no longer holds the Miss World franchise, but participated at least once in the past:

State Debut[1][2][3] Years competed[1][2][3] National Title Placements Best Placement First Placement Last Placement Notes
 Algeria 2002 2002 Miss Algeria 0
 Andorra 2003 2003 Miss Andorra 0
 Austria 1955 1955–1957
1959
1961–1981
1983–2001
2006–2009
2011–2018 		Miss Austria 16 Winner
  • Eva Rueber-Staier
    (1969)
  • Ulla Weigerstorfer
    (1987)
 1955
  • Felicitas von Goebel
    (Top 15)
 2007
  • Christine Reiler
    (Top16)
 Cape Verde 1997 1997
2010
2017 		Miss Cape Verde 0
 Chad 2014 2014 Miss Chad 0
Taiwan /  Chinese Taipei 1961 1961–1962
1964
1988–1998
2000
2004–2005
2008
2013 		Miss Chinese Taipei 2 1st Runner-Up
  • Grace Li Shiu-ying
    (1961)
 1961
  • Grace Li Shiu-ying
    (1st Runner-Up)
 1964
  • Linda Lin Su-hsing
    (2nd Runner-Up)
 Competed as Republic of China until 1988 and in 1992, China Taiwan in 1988, Taiwan in 1989 and 1993 and 1996 and 1997, Taiwan (R.O.C.) in 1994 and 1995, Chinese Taipei in 1991 and 1998 and 2000 and 2004–2005 and 2008 and 2013.
 Congo DR 1985 1985
2005–2006
2008
2016 		Miss Congo (RDC) 1 Top 15
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete
    (1985)
 1985
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete
    (Top 15)
 1985
  • Kayonga Mureka Tete
    (Top 15)
 Competed as Zaire in 1985.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1985.
 Cyprus 1960 1960–1963
1973
1976–1989
1991–2018 		Star Cyprus 1 Top 18
  • Mary Mavropoulos
    (1960)
 1960
  • Mary Mavropoulos
    (Top 18)
 1960
  • Mary Mavropoulos
    (Top 18)
 Dominica 1978 1978
2013 		Miss Dominica 0
 Egypt 1953 1953–1954
1956
1988
1990
1997
2004
2008–2011
2014
2016–2018 		Miss Egypt 2 Winner
  • Antigone Costanda
    (1954)
 1953
  • Marina Papaelia
    (2nd Runner-up)
 1954
  • Antigone Costanda
    (Winner)
 Fiji 2004 2004
2012–2017 		Miss Fiji 0
 Gabon 2012 2012–2015 Miss Gabon 0
 Gambia 1965 1965–1967
1969–1970
1983–1986 		Miss Gambia 0
 Germany 1952 1952–2018 Miss World Germany 17 Winner

(dethroned/resigned)[5]

1952
  • Vera Marks
    (2nd Runner-Up)
 2010
  • Susanna Marie Kobylinski
    (Top 25)
Grenada /  Grenada 1970 1970
1996
2007 		Miss Grenada World 2 Winner
  • Jennifer Hosten
    (1970)
 1970
  • Jennifer Hosten
    (Winner)
 2007
 Israel 1953 1953
1955–1963
1965–2012
2014
2016–2017 		Miss Israel 24 Winner
  • Linor Abargil
    (1998)
 1956
  • Rina Weiss
    (2nd Reunner-Up)
 2012
  • Shani Hazan
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss World Europe in 1998.
 Jordan 1959 1959–1960
1962–1963
1965–1966 		Miss Jordan 0
 Kosovo 2013 2013–2014 Miss World Kosova 0
 Latvia 1989 1989–1999
2001–2016
2018 		Mis Latvija 0
 Lebanon 1960 1960–1961
1964–1967
1969–1970
1973–1975
1977
1979–1988
1991–2018 		Miss Lebanon 7 Top 5
  • Valerie Abou Chacra
    (2015)
 1973
  • Sylvia Ohannessian
    (Top 15)
 2017
  • Perla Helou
    (Top 40)
 Won Best in Interview in 2015. Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017 & 2018.
 Lesotho 1979 1979–1981
2003
2010
2012–2018 		0
 Lithuania 1993 1993
1995–1998
2000
2002–2004
2007–2014 		Miss Lithuania 0
 Liberia 1962 1963–1965
1968–1970
1972
1983
1985
1988
1998–1999
2005–2006
2009
2011
2017 		Miss Liberia 4 Top 5
  • Sebah Esther Tubman
    (1999)
 1963
  • Ethel Zoe Norman
    (Top 15)
 2017
  • Wokie Dolo
    (Top 40)
 Was a Head to Head Challenge Winner in 2017.
 Macedonia FYRO 1996 1996
2001–2007
2009–2013
2015 		Miss Macedonia 0 Currently known as North Macedonia.
 Malawi 2001 2001
2005
2010
2012 		Miss Malawi 0
 Monte Carlo 1953 1953
1955 		Miss Monaco 0
 Morocco 1956 1956–1958
1964–1968 		Miss Maroc 0
 Papua New Guinea 1977 1977
1980–1981
1987–1990 		Miss Papua New Guinea 0
 Romania 1990 1990–1992
1995–1996
1999–2007
2009–2011
2013–2017 		Miss World Romania 1 1st Runner-Up
  • Ioana Boitor
    (2006)
 2006
  • Ioana Boitor
    (1st Runner-Up)
 2006
  • Ioana Boitor
    (1st Runner-Up)
 São Tomé and Príncipe 2014 2014 Miss São Tomé and Príncipe 0
 St. Kitts & Nevis 1985 1985–1988
2010
2012–2013
2015 		Miss St. Kitts & Nevis 0
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines /  St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1978 1978
1985–1987
1989
1994 		Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0 Competed as St. Vincent in 1978.
Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands) /  Suriname 1961 1961
1963–1966
1981
2007
2009–2010
2012 		Miss Suriname 0
 Swaziland 1975 1975
1978–1980
1983–1988
1991–1999
2002–2003
2005
2007–2009 		Miss Swaziland 1 Top 15
  • Ilana Faye Lapido
    (1986)
 1986
  • Ilana Faye Lapido
    (Top 15)
 1986
  • Ilana Faye Lapido
    (Top 15)
 Now known as "Eswatini".
Won Miss Photogenic in 1975; Miss World Scholarship (Miss World Beauty with a Purpose) in 2002.
  Switzerland 1952 1952–1953
1956
1966–1968
1970–2001
2003–2005
2013–2014 		Miss World Switzerland 8 1st Runner-Up
  • Sylvia Müller
    (1952)
 1952
  • Sylvia Müller
    (1st Runner-Up)
 2003
  • Bianca Sissing
    (Top 20)
 Syria 1965 1965–1966 Miss Syria 0
 Tonga 1983 1983
1986 		Miss Tonga 0
 Uzbekistan 2013 2013 Miss Uzbekistan 0
 Zambia 1974 1974
1992
1995–1999
2003–2006
2008–2010
2013
2015
2017–2018 		Miss Zambia 0
 Zimbabwe 1980 1980–1982
1993–2012
2014–2015
2017–2018 		Miss World Zimbabwe 5 3rd Runner-Up
  • Angeline Musasiwa
    (1994)
 1980
  • Shirley Richard Nyanyiwa
    (Top 15)
 2011
  • Malaika Maidei Mushandu
    (Top 15)

References[]

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  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "country lists P to Z - Pageantopolis". 2020-05-30. Archived from the original on 2020-05-30. Retrieved 2020-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ Jansen, Pearl (February 2, 2020). "Pearl is a queen again -- 50 years later". The A-Listers (Interview). Interviewed by Claire Keeton. South Africa: Sunday Times. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  5. ^ "Miss World Quits". Washington Post. 15 Nov 1980.

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