Miss World 1996
Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India.[1][2] Preliminaries were shot in India and in Seychelles. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant. By the end of the night, 18 year-old Irene Skliva of Greece took home the title. She was crowned by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.
Miss World 1996 | |
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Miss World 1996 Titlecard | |
Date | 23 November 1996 |
Presenters | |
Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India |
Broadcaster | |
Entrants | 88 |
Placements | 10 |
Debuts |
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Withdrawals | Nigeria |
Returns | |
Winner | Irene Skliva |
Personality | Daisy Reyes |
Best National Costume | Anuska Prado |
Photogenic | Ana Cepinska |
Results
Placements
Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1996 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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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 |
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Caribbean |
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Europe |
Contestants
Country/Territory | Contestant | Age |
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Fernanda Fernández Ramírez | 18 | |
Afranina Henriquez | 20 | |
Nicole Smith | 24 | |
Bettina Buxbaumer | 23 | |
Rehnuma Dilruba | 20 | |
Laurence Borremans | 18 | |
Andrea Mariana Forti Sandoval | 19 | |
Jhane Louise Landwier | 18 | |
Belma Zvrko | 18 | |
Joyce Manase | 20 | |
Anuska Valeria Prado | 20 | |
Ayana Glasgow | 21 | |
Viara Kamenova | 21 | |
Michelle Weswaldi | 19 | |
Luz Francisca Valenzuela Höllzer | 20 | |
Carolina Arango Corrales | 19 | |
Natalia Carvajal Lorenzo | 21 | |
Vanja Rupena | 18 | |
Yandra Angelica Faulborn | 19 | |
Maria Papaprodromou | 19 | |
Petra Minářová | 18 | |
Idelsa Núñez Torres | 21 | |
Jennifer Lynn Graham Dumani | 19 | |
Mari-Liis Kapustin | 18 | |
Hanna Hirvonen | 20 | |
Séverine Derouallé | 22 | |
Melanie Ernst | 18 | |
Sheila Azuntaba | 19 | |
Samantha Lane | 17 | |
Irene Skliva | 18 | |
Aria Johnson | 25 | |
Aileen Maravilla | 23 | |
María Gabriela Rosales Castellaños | 19 | |
Petra Hoost | 20 | |
Chillie Poon | 24 | |
Andrea Deak | 19 | |
Rani Joan Jeyraj | 21 | |
Niamh Marie Redmond | 19 | |
Talia Lewenthal | 18 | |
Mara de Gennaro | 24 | |
Selena Delgado | 21 | |
Miyuki Fujii | 21 | |
Pritpal Kulwant Dhamu | 18 | |
Seol Soo-jin | 21 | |
Anta Dukere | 22 | |
Nisrine Sami Nasser | 22 | |
Daiva Anuzyte | 18 | |
Guiomar Madeira da Silva Pedruco | 22 | |
Vera Mesterovic | 17 | |
Qu-an How Cheok Kuan | 20 | |
Yessica Salazar González | 21 | |
Kelly-Rose Mischiewski | 21 | |
Emma Komlosy | 19 | |
Eva Sjøholt | 24 | |
Norma Élida Pérez Rodríguez | 21 | |
María Ingrid Götze Scheunemann | 22 | |
Mónica Chacón de Vettori | 21 | |
Daisy Reyes | 20 | |
Agnieszka Zielińska | 20 | |
Ana Mafalda Schaefer de Almeida Santos | 21 | |
Marissa de la Caridad Hernández | 21 | |
Carmen Radoi | 21 | |
Viktoriya Tsapitsina | 17 | |
Christina Pillay | 22 | |
Carol Tan | 19 | |
Linda Lencova | 18 | |
Alenka Vindiš | 18 | |
Peggy-Sue Khumalo | 21 | |
Patricia Ruiz Fernández | 19 | |
Olive Healy | 22 | |
Åsa Johansson | 20 | |
Melanie Winiger | 17 | |
Hinerava Hiro | 18 | |
Chen Hsiao-Fen | 23 | |
Shose Akare Sinare | 20 | |
Sirinya Winsiri | 17 | |
Sharda Ramlogan | 23 | |
Serpil Sevilay Ozturk | 19 | |
Sheba Kerere | 19 | |
Nataliya Shvachko | 20 | |
Rachael Liza Warner | 22 | |
Kelly Webber | 20 | |
Emoliere Williams | 18 | |
Claudia Verónica Gallaretta Olmedo | 19 | |
Ana Cepinska | 18 | |
Slavica Krivokuća | 18 | |
Alice Banda | 21 | |
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 [4]
Notes
Debuts
Bonaire Bosnia & Herzegovina Macedonia
Returns
Withdrawals
Bahamas – Due to financial problems Cayman Islands – Due to financial problems
Controversy
The event was organised by ABCL which was led by Amitabh Bachchan.[5] The beauty pageant saw resistance by several groups due to the perceived culture clash.[6][7][3][8] However, due to support of the local government, the event was held successfully.
References
- "Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- Ocala Star-Banner
- "Miss World contest draws flak in Bangalore : INDIASCOPE – India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- 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". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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