Miss World 1996
| Miss World 1996 | |
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![]() Miss World 1996 Titlecard | |
| Date | 23 November 1996 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India |
| Broadcaster |
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| Entrants | 88 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Irene Skliva |
| Personality | Daisy Reyes |
Best National Costume | Anuska Prado |
| Photogenic | Ana Cepinska |
Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 de Novembro de 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 years-old Irene Skliva of Greece took home the title. She was crowned by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.
Contents
1 Results
1.1 Placements
1.2 Continental Queens of Beauty
2 Contestants
3 Judges
4 Notes
4.1 Debuts
4.2 Returns
4.3 Withdrawals
5 Controversy
6 References
7 External links
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1996[1][3]
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
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Miss World 1996 |
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1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Top 5 |
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Semi-finalists |
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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 |
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Contestants
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age |
|---|---|---|
| Emoliere Williams | 18 | |
| 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 | |
| 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
- Last competed in 1970:
Grenada
- Last competed in 1991:
Yugoslavia
- Last competed in 1993:
Uganda
Uruguay
- Last competed in 1994:
Kenya
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
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^ Ocala Star-Banner
^ ab "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.
External links
- Pageantopolis – Miss World 1996
