Miss World 2019 was the 69th edition of the

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pageant, held at the Exhibition Centre London in

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, England, on 14 December 2019. At the end of the event,

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of Mexico crowned Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica as Miss World 2019. It is the fourth victory of Jamaica in the history of the pageant. Contestants from 111 countries and territories competed in the pageant. The pageant was hosted by

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, Miss World 2013 Megan Young, Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle, and

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. Peter Andre, Lulu, Misunderstood, and Kerry Ellis performed in this edition.

Background

Location and date

The official announcement was made on 19 February 2019, in Bangkok, by Miss World President Julia Morley, CEO Tanawat Wansom of TW Pageants, and guest Ashwani Kumar Rai. They announced a mid-December date for the contest. However, on 2 July 2019, Morley and

, the reigning Miss World, appeared on ITV's '' Good Morning Britain'' with

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. Morley officially announced that the pageant will be held on Saturday, 14 December 2019, at ExCeL London and that Miss World 2020 will be held in Thailand in order to celebrate Miss World's 70th anniversary. The 2019 opening ceremony was held in London on 20 November. Contestants then competed in a series of fast track events around London.

Selection of participants

Contestants from 111 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Three of these delegates were appointees to their national titles and another was selected to replace the original winner.

Returns and withdrawals

This edition saw the returns of Cambodia who last competed in

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, Antigua and Barbuda, Costa Rica, Kyrgyzstan, and the United States Virgin Islands in

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, and Macau, Sweden, and Tunisia who last competed in

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. Larissa Robitschko of

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did not compete in any international pageant after their national organization relinquished the local franchise. Palesa Makara of

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and Sanja Lovčević of

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withdrew due to undisclosed reasons. Valerie Mille Binguira of

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withdrew due to internal conflicts with their national organization. Belize, Cameroon, Cyprus, Egypt, Germany, Guam, Latvia, Lebanon, Martinique, Norway, Zambia, and Zimbabwe withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.

Results

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty

Challenge Events

Head-to-Head Challenge

Round 1

* Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge, but advanced to the Top 40 via judges' choice or a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to the Top 40 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge. * Advanced to the Top 40 via judges' choice.

Round 2

* Advanced to the Top 40 via the Head-to-Head challenge.

Top Model

Miss Nigeria Nyekachi Douglas won Top Model Competition and become the fourth quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Sports

Miss British Virgin Islands Rikkiya Brathwaite won the Sports Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Talent

Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh, was the winner of the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Multimedia

Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, was the winner of the Multimedia Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019.

Beauty With A Purpose

For the first time, all 10 finalists were placed in the Top 40 of Miss World 2019 due to their impressive projects and initiatives. Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, received the award and will receive funding from the Miss World Organization for the establishment of her project.

Judges

The judges' panel for Miss World 2019 were: * Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Pageant Organization *

– TV presenter, talk show host, a former judge at ''

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'' * Mike Dixon – Musical Director * Deborah Lambie – Miss World New Zealand 2015 * Dame Zandra Rhodes – London Fashion designer * Marsha-Rae Ratcliff, OBE * Svetoslav Kolchagov, Creative Director and Designer of KolchagovBarba * Emilio Barba, Creative Director and Designer of KolchagovBarba * Lady Wilnelia Forsyth – Miss World 1975 from

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–

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* Carina Tyrrell – Miss England 2014 * Kamal Ibrahim – Mister World 2010 from

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Contestants

111 contestants competed for the title.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Miss World 2019 delegates Miss World 2019 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in England 2019 in London