Miss World 2017

Miss World 2017 was the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China, on 18 November 2017.

Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned Manushi Chhillar of India as her successor at the end of the event.^[1] It was the sixth victory for India in the history of the pageant, tying with Venezuela for the most wins in the pageant's history.

Michèle Ange Minkata of Cameroon was appointed to compete in the Miss World 2017 after Julie Nguimfack, Miss Cameroon 2016, was dethroned due to indiscipline. Nguimfack was denied a U.S. visa to participate in the previous year's event and was expected to compete this year’s but Minkata, who was the fourth runner-up in Miss Cameroon 2016, stepped in as the new representative,^[2] Maria Psilou was crowned Star Hellas 2017 at a private casting organized by Vassilis Prevelakis, the national director of the Star Hellas pageant. She replaced Theodora Soukia, Miss Hellas 2017, as Greece's representative at Miss World 2017. The reasons for this change were not publicly disclosed,^[3] Felana Tirindraza of Madagascar was appointed to represent her country at the Miss World 2017 pageant after Njara Windye Harris, the original winner, chose to compete in the Miss University Africa 2017 contest instead,^[4] and Itır Esen, who was crowned Miss Turkey World 2017, was dethroned just hours later due to a controversial tweet about the 2016 Turkish coup attempt. Aslı Sümen, the first runner-up, was subsequently appointed as Miss Turkey Universe 2017.^[5]

Jannatul Nayeem Avril of Bangladesh, was dethroned and she was replaced by her 2nd Runner-up, Jessia Islam. Khephra Sylvester of the British Virgin Islands withdrew from the competition due to the conflicting dates between Miss Universe 2017 and Miss World 2017, She was replaced by her 1st Runner-up, Helina Hewlett. Derri Dacres-Lee of Cayman Islands was replaced by Anika Conolly due to the minimum age requirement, Later Anika Conolly withdrew from the competition for similar allegation, She was replaced by her 1st Runner-up, Kristin Amaya. Virginia Argueta of Guatemala replaced Lisbeth Gómez for reasons unspecified. On the other hand, Vian Ameer Sulaiman of Iraq were dethroned as the Miss World for their respective countries for hiding their marriage information in the entry form, her 1st Runner-up Hama Adil, was crowned the new Miss Iraq 2017 after organisers disqualified Vian Sulaiman for hiding her marital status. But Hama Adil withdrew from the competition for unknown reason.^[6]

This edition marked the debut of Armenia, Laos and Senegal, and the return of Angola, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Greece, Hong Kong, Liberia, Macau, Madagascar, Norway, Zambia and Zimbabwe; Bangladesh and Madagascar in 2001, Cape Verde in 2010, Liberia in 2011, Macau in 2012, Angola in 2013, Greece and Hong Kong in 2014 and Cameroon, Ethiopia, Norway, Zambia and Zimbabwe in 2015.

Antigua and Barbuda, Belarus, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Uganda and the United States Virgin Islands, withdrew from the competition.

§ People's Choice winner

Miss World emphasis on a new format, giving greater attraction on social media and interactivity. This new format for Miss World 2017, called the Head-to-Head Challenge, would select 20 out of the Top 40 contestants.^[9]

•   Advanced to Top 40
•   Advanced to Top 40 via a challenge event other than Head-to-Head Challenge
•   Advanced to Top 40 via judges' choice
•   Advanced to Top 40 via Head-to-Head Challenge, but also a challenge event winner.

118 delegates competed in Miss World 2017:^[11]

• Official website