Miss World 2006, the 56th Miss World pageant took place in Warsaw, Poland on Saturday, September 30th. The venue was Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium at the Palace of Culture and Science. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having previously been held there in 2002 after the Nigeria Controversy. The pageant officially concluded after Taťána Kuchařová from Czech Republic was crowned Miss World 2006 by outgoing titleholder Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.
A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant, the third largest number behind 2005 and 2003. All contestants were divided in six regional groups: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Europe and Southern Europe.
Gdynia was the host of the Miss Beach Beauty contest, Gizycko hosted the Miss Sport contest and Wrocław hosted the Miss Talent competition. The fourth event was Beauty With a Purpose.
Results
Countries and territories which sent delegates and results
Placements
- Miss World 2006: Taťána Kuchařová (Czech Republic)
- 1st Runner-Up: Ioana Boitor (Romania)
- 2nd Runner-Up: Sabrina Houssami (Australia)
- Top 6 Finalists: Stiviandra Oliveira (Angola), Jane Borges (Brazil), Sara Lawrence (Jamaica)
- Semi-finalists: Malgorzata Majewska (Canada), Lamisi Mbillah (Ghana), Natasha Suri (India), Anabella Samir Hilal (Lebanon), Karla Jimenez (Mexico), Anna Nashandi (Namibia), Catherine Jean Milligan (Northern Ireland), Thebyam Carrion (Puerto Rico), Nicola McLean (Scotland), Federica Guzmán (Venezuela), Mai Phuong Thuy (Vietnam)
Regional Beauty Queens
- Out of the 17 semifinalists a group of judges selected the winner of each regional group and received the respective Miss World Regional Title. All of them made the Top 6.
Fast Track Awards
During the month of September four competitions were held from which the winner of each was fast tracked into the semifinals. Beach Beauty was selected on the September 7th at the city of Gdynia. Miss Sport was held on September 12th on the city of Gizycko and the Miss Talent contest was celebrated on September 20th at Wrocław. The Beauty with a Purpose winner was announced on September 30th during the final telecast.
Beach Beauty Result
- Top 10: Latoya Tamara McDowald (Barbados), Marzena Cieślik (Poland), Ioana Valentina Boitor (Romania), Nicola McLean (Scotland), Inmaculada Torres del Rey (Spain)
- Top 25: Ana María Ortiz Rodal (Bolivia), Ana María Ortiz Rodal (Bosnia & Herzegovina), Jane de Sousa Borges Oliveira (Brazil), Malgorzata Majewska (Canada), Elizabeth Loaiza Junca (Colombia), Nino Kalandadze (Georgia), Sarah Morrissey (Ireland), Elizaveta Migatcheva (Italy), Sara Lawrence (Jamaica), Abiola Bashorun (Nigeria), Gisselle Bissot (Panama), Anna Maris Igpit (Philippines), Thebyam Carrion (Puerto Rico), Iris Mulej (Slovenia), Cathrin Skog (Sweden)
Sport Result
- Winner: Malgorzata Majewska (Canada)
- 1st Runner Up: Thebyam Carrion (Puerto Rico)
- 2nd Runner Up: Liga Meinarte (Latvia)
- Top 24:
- Asia Pacific: Kristania Besouw (Indonesia), Kazuha Kondo (Japan), Sharon Park (Korea), Selenge Erdene-Ochir (Mongolia)
- Northern Europe: Jenniina Tuokko (Finland), Sabina Chukayeva (Kazakhstan), Liga Meinarte (Latvia), Aleksandra Mazur (Russia)
- Southern Europe: Renata Toth (Hungary), Elizaveta Migatcheva (Italy), Ivana Knezevic (Montenegro), Magdalena Sebestova (Slovenia)
- Caribbean: Ambuyah Ebanks (Cayman Islands), Stephanie Colosse (Martinique), Thebyam Carrion (Puerto Rico), Tineke De Freitas (Trinidad & Tobago)
- Americas: Malgorzata Majewska (Canada), Jackeline Piccinini (Guatemala), Karla Jimenez (Mexico), Brooke Angus (United States)
- Africa: Lorato Tebogo (Botswana), Anna Nashandi (Namibia), Thuli Sithole (South Africa), Katanekwa Matundwelo (Zambia)
Talent Result
- Winner: Catherine Milligan (Northern Ireland)
- 1st Runner Up: Elizaveta Migatcheva (Italy)
- 2nd Runner Up: Lorraine Maphala (Zimbabwe)
- 3rd Runner Up: Leisi Poldsam (Estonia)
- 4th Runner Up: Selenge Erdene-Ochir (Mongolia)
- Top 10: Latoya McDowald (Barbados), Ivana Ergic (Croatia), Natasha Suri (India), Patrice Juah (Liberia), Sara Almeida (Portugal)
Beauty with a Purpose Result
- Winner: Lamisi Mbillah (Ghana)
- 1st Runner Up: Thebyam Carrion (Puerto Rico)
Special Awards
World Dress Designed Award Result
- Winner: Ivana Ergic (Croatia)
- 1st Runner Up: Sheryl Baas (Netherlands)
- 2nd Runner Up: Natasha Suri (India)
- 3rd Runner Up: Khadijah Kiptoo (Kenya)
- 4th Runner Up: Sarah Morrissey (Ireland),
- Top 20: Stiviandra Oliveira (Angola), Shanandoa Wijshijer (Aruba), Latoya McDowald (Barbados), Duo Liu (China), Elizabeth Loaiza (Colombia), Tatiana Kucharova (Czech Republic), Paola Torres (Dominican Republic), Elizaveta Migatcheva (Italy), Annabella Hilal (Lebanon), Vanesha Seetohul (Mauritius), Marzena Cieslik (Poland), Ioana Boitor (Romania), Brooke Angus (United States), Federica Guzman (Venezuela), Mai Phuong (Vietnam)
Contestants
Geographical groupings
Trivia and Records
Returning countries and Debuts
Withdrawals and Nations not competing
- Albania, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uganda and the US Virgin Islands did not attend in 2006 after sending a delegate in 2005.
- Serbia & Montenegro split into two separate nations.
- Nepal did not take part due to the political turmoil in the country as the national pageant was moved to January 2007.
- Swaziland did not have enough time, financial assistance, and an organized committee to carry out the national pageant.
- Egypt (Fawyeza Mohamed) withdrew from the contest after failing to complete visa paperwork on time.
- Malawi and Belize held their national pageants, but the organizers decided to send their respective winners will to Miss World 2007.
- Antigua & Barbuda and Nicaragua did not attend the pageant because of financial problems.
- Albania, Lithuania, New Zealand and Switzerland did not attend after the respective organizations failed to select a representative on time.
- Paraguay lost the franchise in 2005.
Other Notes
- Guatemala sent their national winner to both Miss Universe and Miss World for the first time since 1982.
- Tatjana Batinić (Austria), Ivana Ergić (Croatia) and Edita Orašćanin (Germany) are all ethnic Croats.
- This is the first time that Romania and Angola made the semi-finals and then the final six.
Contestants' Notes
- Ivana Knežević was the first Miss Montenegro at any international event since the country's independence on June 3, 2006.
- Soledad Gagliardo, Miss Mundo de Uruguay 2006, was replaced by her first runner-up because of unknown reasons.
- Countries such as Burkina Faso, British Virgin Islands, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire selected their delegates and the national press wrote about their respective participations in Miss World, but they did not compete
- Contestants from the Cayman Islands, Guatemala, Namibia and South Africa competed in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant in July 2006.
Viewers
Two billion people in 200 countries across the globe tuned-in Sunday for the 56th Miss World beauty pageant grand finale in Warsaw, Poland. Viewers were also able to help select Miss World 2006 using a special short message service (SMS) system.
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