Miss World 1996 | |
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Date | 23 November 1996 |
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Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 88 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals |
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Returns |
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Winner | Irene Skliva Greece |
Personality | Daisy Reyes (Philippines) |
Best National Costume | Anuska Prado (Brazil) |
Photogenic | Ana Cepinska (Venezuela) |
Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India on 23 November 1996.[1][2]
At the end of the event, Irene Skliva of Greece was crowned as Miss World 1996 by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela. Skliva was the first Greek to win the title.[3][4]
Contestants from eighty-eighty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz and Ruby Bhatia.
Results
Placements
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss World 1996 | |
1st runner-up | |
2nd runner-up | |
Top 5 | |
Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty
Continental Group | Contestant |
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Africa |
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Americas |
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Asia & Oceania | |
Caribbean |
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Europe |
Contestants
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Fernanda Fernández | 18 |
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Afranina Henriquez | 20 |
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Nicole Smith | 24 |
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Bettina Buxbaumer | 23 |
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Rehnuma Dilruba | 20 |
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Laurence Borremans | 18 |
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Andrea Forti | 19 |
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Jhane Landwier | 18 |
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Belma Zvrko | 18 |
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Joyce Manase | 20 |
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Anuska Prado | 20 |
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Ayana Glasgow | 21 |
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Viara Kamenova | 21 |
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Michelle Weswaldi | 19 |
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Luz Francisca Valenzuela | 20 |
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Carolina Arango | 19 |
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Natalia Carvajal | 21 |
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Vanja Rupena | 18 |
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Yandra Faulborn | 19 |
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Maria Papaprodromou | 19 |
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Petra Minářová | 18 |
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Idelsa Núñez Torres | 21 |
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Jennifer Graham | 19 |
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Mari-Liis Kapustin | 18 |
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Hanna Hirvonen | 20 |
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Séverine Derouallé | 22 |
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Melanie Ernst | 18 |
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Sheila Azuntaba | 19 |
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Samantha Lane | 17 |
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Irene Skliva | 18 |
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Aria Johnson | 25 |
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Aileen Maravilla | 23 |
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María Gabriela Rosales | 19 |
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Petra Hoost | 20 |
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Chillie Poon | 24 |
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Andrea Deak | 19 |
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Rani Jeyraj | 21 |
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Niamh Redmond | 19 |
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Talia Lewenthal | 18 |
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Mara de Gennaro | 24 |
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Selena Delgado | 21 |
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Miyuki Fujii | 21 |
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Pritpal Kulwant Dhamu | 18 |
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Anta Dukere | 22 |
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Nisrine Sami Nasser | 22 |
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Daiva Anuzyte | 18 |
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Guiomar Madeira da Silva Pedruco | 21 |
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Vera Mesterovic | 17 |
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Qu-an How Cheok Kuan | 20 |
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Yessica Salazar | 22 |
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Kelly-Rose Mischiewski | 21 |
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Emma Komlosy | 19 |
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Eva Sjøholt | 24 |
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Norma Élida Pérez | 21 |
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María Ingrid Götze | 22 |
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Mónica Chacón de Vettori | 21 |
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Daisy Reyes[7] | 20 |
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Agnieszka Zielińska | 20 |
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Ana Mafalda Santos | 21 |
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Marissa de la Caridad Hernández | 21 |
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Carmen Radoi | 21 |
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Viktoriya Tsapitsina | 17 |
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Christina Pillay | 22 |
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Carol Tan | 19 |
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Linda Lencova | 18 |
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Alenka Vindiš | 18 |
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Peggy-Sue Khumalo | 21 |
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Seol Soo-jin | 21 |
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Patricia Ruiz Fernández | 19 |
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Olive Healy | 22 |
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Åsa Johansson | 20 |
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Melanie Winiger | 17 |
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Hinerava Hiro | 18 |
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Chen Hsiao-Fen | 23 |
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Shose Akare Sinare | 20 |
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Sirinya Burbridge | 17 |
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Sharda Ramlogan | 23 |
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Serpil Sevilay Ozturk | 19 |
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Sheba Kerere | 19 |
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Nataliya Shvachko | 20 |
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Rachael Liza Warner | 22 |
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Kelly Webber | 20 |
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Emoliere Williams | 18 |
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Claudia Verónica Gallaretta Olmedo | 19 |
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Ana Cepinska Miszczak | 18 |
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Slavica Krivokuća | 18 |
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Alice Banda | 21 |
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Nomsa Ndiweni | 19 |
Judges
- Andre Sekulic
- Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
- Vijay Mallya
- Marlene Cardin
- Aamir Khan
- Aishwarya Rai – Miss World 1994 from India
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Ninibeth Leal – Miss World 1991 from Venezuela
- Tom Nuyens – Mister World 1996 from Belgium
- Parmeshwar Godrej [8]
Notes
Debuts
Bonaire
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Macedonia
Returns
Withdrawals
Bahamas – Nicole Symonette could not compete due to financial problems with the Miss Bahamas Committee that ran Miss Bahamas for both Miss World and Miss Universe and thus was only able to send a representative to Miss Universe 1996.
Cayman Islands – Due to financial problems
Controversy
The event was organised by ABCL which was led by Amitabh Bachchan.[9] The beauty pageant saw resistance by several groups due to the perceived culture clash.[10][11][5][12] However, due to support of the local government, the event was held successfully.
References
- ^ a b "Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ^ Ocala Star-Banner
- ^ a b c d "Greek model, 18, is Miss World". New Straits Times. 26 November 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Miss World Crowned As Indians Protest". New York Times. Reuters. 24 November 1996. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Miss World contest draws flak in Bangalore : INDIASCOPE". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "A beautiful journey". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ The Daily Gazette
- ^ "Rediff on the NeT: Amitabh Bachchan, in an exclusive interview". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Beauty Pageant Stirs Protests". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "Mahila Jagran Manch, Bangalore vs State of Karnataka And Others on 19 November, 1996". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ^ "CNN Indian police prepare for worst in beauty pageant clash – Nov. 22, 1996". CNN. Retrieved 19 December 2014.