Miss World 2011

Summary

Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the Earls Court Two in London, United Kingdom. As part of the events, the contestants also travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland between 23 and 27 October.[1] Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela at the end of the event, she is the sixth Venezuelan woman to win Miss World - currently tied with India for the most wins in the competition's history. Although over 120 delegates were expected to compete, problems regarding the timely acquisition of visas prevented several candidates from participating, thus reducing the final number to 113. Miss World 2011 was viewed by over 1 billion people worldwide.

Miss World 2011
Miss World 2011 Ivian Sarcos
Date6 November 2011
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueEarls Court Exhibition Centre, London, United Kingdom
Broadcaster
Entrants113
Placements31
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerIvian Sarcos
Venezuela
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Results edit

Placements edit

Placement Contestant
Miss World 2011
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 7
Top 15
Top 20
Top 31

Continental Queens of Beauty edit

Continental Group Contestant
Africa
Americas
Asia & Oceania
Caribbean
Europe

Contestants edit

Contestants from 113 countries participated in Miss World 2011.

Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown
  Albania Isi Topçiu-Ulaj 18 Tirana
  Argentina Antonella Kruger 19 Zárate
  Aruba Gillain Berry 24 Oranjestad
  Australia Amber Greasley 18 Brisbane
  Austria Julia Hofer 19 Mayrhofen
  Bahamas Sasha Joyce 23 New Providence
  Barbados Taisha Shaddai Carrington 18 Bridgetown
  Belarus Anastasiya Kharlanava 21 Gomel
  Belgium Justine De Jonckheere 19 Wevelgem
  Belize Kadejah Tunn 18 Belize City
  Bermuda Jana Lynn Outerbridge 22 St. George's
  Bolivia Yohana Vaca Guzmán 24 Cotoca
  Bonaire Benazir Charles 19 Kralendijk
  Bosnia and Herzegovina Snežana Kuzmanović 17 Laktaši
  Botswana Karabo Sampson 21 Tsabong
  Brazil Juceila Bueno 23 Vera Cruz
  Bulgaria Vanya Peneva 23 Kazanlak
  Canada Riza Santos 25 Calgary
  Cayman Islands Lindsay Japal 23 George Town
  Chile Gabriela Pulgar 23 Santiago
  China Liu Chen 25 Harbin
  Colombia Mónica Restrepo 21 Bogotá
  Costa Rica Paola Chaverri 20 Heredia
  Côte d'Ivoire Kohiman Kouadio 18 Gagnoa
  Croatia Katarina Prnjak 21 Šibenik
  Curaçao Monifa Jansen 18 Willemstad
  Cyprus Orthodoxia Panagi 19 Larnaca
  Czech Republic Denisa Domanská 19 Kyjov
  Denmark Maya Olesen 20 Christiansfeld
  Dominican Republic Marianly Burgos 20 San Francisco de Macorís
  Ecuador Verónica Vargas 22 Guayaquil
  Egypt Donia Hamed 23 Cairo
  El Salvador Karen Castro 18 San Salvador
  England Alize Lily Mounter 22 London
  Finland Sara Sieppi 20 Tornio
  France Clémence Marie Oleksy 20 Vichy
  Georgia Janet Kerdikoshvili 19 Tbilisi
  Germany Sabrina-Nathalie Reitz 21 Langenselbold
  Ghana Stephanie Karikari 19 Atwima
  Gibraltar Michelle Gillingwater Pedersen 24 Gibraltar
  Greece Eleni Miariti 21 Athens
  Guadeloupe Violaine Grainville 20 Saint-Claude
  Guam Siera Robertson 21 Yoña
  Guatemala Lourdes Figueroa 23 Guatemala City
  Honduras Bessy López 18 Choloma
  Hong Kong Hyman Chu 24 Hong Kong
  Hungary Linda Szunai 18 Nagykovácsi
  Iceland Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir 18 Akranes
  India Kanishtha Dhankar 22 Mumbai
  Indonesia Astrid Yunadi 21 Surabaya
  Ireland Holly Carpenter 20 Dublin
  Israel Ella Ran 21 Herzlia
  Italy Tania Bambaci 21 Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto
  Jamaica Danielle Crosskill 25 Kingston
  Japan Midori Tanaka 23 Okayama
  Kazakhstan Zhanna Zhumaliyeva 24 Uralsk
  Kenya Catherine Onyango 19 Githurai
  Kyrgyzstan Nazira Nurzhanova 24 Bishkek
  Latvia Alice Miskovska 23 Daugavpils
  Lebanon Yara Khouri-Mikhael 19 Byblos
  Liberia Meenakshi Subramani 23 Bensonville
  Lithuania Ieva Gervinskaitė 21 Skuodas
  Macedonia Vesna Jakimovska 20 Struga
  Malaysia Chloe Chen Tien Nee 21 Kuala Lumpur
  Malta Claire Busuttil 22 Ħaż-Żabbar
  Martinique Axelle Perrier 20 Fort-de-France
  Mauritius Joëlle Nagapen 22 St. Pierre
  Mexico Gabriela Palacio 22 Aguascalientes
  Moldova Veronica Popovici 21 Chisinau
  Mongolia Buyankhishig Unurbayar 22 Ulaanbaatar
  Montenegro Maja Maraš 20 Podgorica
  Namibia Luzaan van Wyk 24 Windhoek
    Nepal Malina Joshi 23 Dharan
  Netherlands Lauren de Robles 22 Emmen
  New Zealand Mianette Broekman 22 Auckland
  Nicaragua Darling Trujillo 24 Ciudad Darío
  Nigeria Sylvia Nduka 20 Isuofia
  Northern Ireland Finola Guinnane 22 Drumbo
  Norway Anna Larsen Zahl 23 Sortland
  Panama Irene Núñez 24 Santiago de Veraguas
  Paraguay Nicole Huber 21 Asunción
  Peru Odilia García 24 Lima
  Philippines Gwendoline Ruais 21 Muntinlupa
  Poland Angelika Ogryzek 19 Szczecin
  Portugal Bárbara Franco 19 Ribeira Brava
  Puerto Rico Amanda Vilanova 20 San Juan
  Romania Alexandra Stănescu 21 Pucioasa
  Russia Natalia Gantimurova 20 Moscow
  Saint Barthelemy Johanna Sansano 21 Gustavia
  Scotland Jennifer Reoch 22 Glasgow
  Serbia Milica Tepavac 23 Novi Sad
  Sierra Leone Natasha Beckley 24 Freetown
  Singapore May Hsu 21 Singapore
  Slovakia Michaela Ňurciková 21 Nové Zámky
  Slovenia Lana Mahnič Jekoš 21 Grosuplje
  South Africa Bokang Montjane 25 Johannesburg
  South Korea Kyung-min Doe 20 Daegu
  Spain Carla García 21 Telde
  Sri Lanka Pushpika Sandamali 21 Colombo
  Sweden Nicoline Artursson 18 Halmstad
  Tanzania Salha Kifai 18 Ilala
  Thailand Patcharida Blatchford 21 Bangkok
  Trinidad and Tobago Lee-Ann Forbes 21 Saint James
  Turkey Gizem Karaca 19 Istanbul
  Uganda Sylvia Namutebi 23 Kampala
  Ukraine Iaroslava Kuriacha 19 Vinnytsia
  United States Erin Cummins 19 Arlington
  Uruguay Karina Maldonado 18 Montevideo
  US Virgin Islands Esonica Mictecia Veira 22 St. Thomas
  Venezuela Ivian Sarcos 22 Guanare
  Vietnam Victoria Phạm Thuý Vy 22 Hanoi
  Wales Sara Manchipp 21 Port Talbot
  Zimbabwe Malaika Mushandu 19 Harare

Judges edit

Miss World 2011 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges.[2]

Notes edit

Debuts edit

Returns edit

Withdrawals edit

Designations edit

  •   Albania – Isi Topçiu-Ulaj was appointed to represent Albania, she was the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Albania 2010 pageant.
  •   Belarus – Anastasiya Kharlanava was appointed to represent Belarus, after no national pageant was held because the Miss Belarus pageant is a bi-annual event. It was last time held in 2010. Anastasiya was the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Belarus 2010 pageant.
  •   Curaçao – Monifa Jansen was appointed as Senorita Kòrsou World 2011 after she wasn't allowed to compete at Miss Universe 2011 because she didn't meet the age minimum requirement.
  •   Egypt – Donia Hamed was appointed to represent Egypt after no national pageant was held due to the political crisis. Donia was previously Miss Universe Egypt 2010.
  •   Greece – Eleni Miariti was appointed to represent Greece, after no national pageant was held due to the financial crisis. She was chosen among the group of contestants that took part of the Miss World Greece 2011 casting call held on 8 October.[4]
  •   Guatemala – Lourdes Figueroa was appointed to represent Guatemala. She was Miss Guatemala 2009 and delegate at Miss Universe 2009
  •   Mongolia – Buyankhishig Unurbayar.
  •   Nicaragua – Darling Trujillo was appointed "Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2011" after the new national director Denis Davila, was awarded the license of Miss World in Nicaragua.
  •   United States – Erin Cummins was appointed to represent United States by Elite Models, license holders for Miss World in the United States. Cummins works for Elite Models as a professional model.
  •   US Virgin IslandsEsonica Veira was appointed to represent US Virgin Islands, she was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2011 pageant.
  •   Vietnam – Victoria Phạm Thúy Vy was appointed to represent Vietnam after Miss Vietnam 2010 Đặng Thị Ngọc Hân refused to compete in the competitiom, she is the 2nd runner-up of Miss Vietnam World 2010.

Replacements edit

  •   Austria – Julia Hofer replaced the original winner of Miss Austria 2011 pageant, Carmen Stamboli, because Carmen was overage and didn't meet the age requirements stipulated by Miss World organisation. Julia was the 1st runner-up at the national pageant.
  •   Hong KongMiss Hong Kong 2011 winner Rebecca Zhu was replaced by the 1st runner-up Hyman Chu, Because Rebecca was too busy to star in her first TV Drama ever during Miss World 2011.
  •   Mauritius – Joelle Nagapen replaced Laetitia Darche due to Laetitia's participation at the Miss Intercontinental 2011 pageant. Joelle was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Mauritius 2010 pageant.
  •   MexicoCynthia de la Vega was replaced by Gabriela Palacio after being dethroned for failing to fulfill her duties as Miss World Mexico.

References edit

  1. ^ "2011 to be held in London". Miss World. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Miss Philippines is runner-up in Miss World in London". GMA News Online. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Caribbean Runner-up & Finalist". NY Carib News. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  4. ^ Edwin Toledo. "The Times of Beauty - www.timesofbeauty.com - Miss World 2015 - Miss Universe 2015: Miss World Greece 2011". Retrieved 30 January 2016.

External links edit

  • Pageantopolis – Miss World 2011