For the most recent competition, see Miss World 2023. For the upcoming competition, see Miss World 2025. For other uses, see Miss World (disambiguation).
Miss World
Type
International women's beauty pageant
Headquarters
London, United Kingdom
First edition
1951
Most recent edition
2023
Current titleholder
Krystyna Pyszková Czech Republic
Founder
Eric Morley
President
Julia Morley
Language/s
English
Website
www.missworld.com
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951.[1][2] Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant.[3][4] Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.[5]
The current Miss World is Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic who was crowned on 9 March 2024 in Mumbai, India.[6]
^Michael Smith (6 June 2013). "Miss World Competition Says No to Bikini Yes to Sarong". Guardian Liberty Voice. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^"Miss Universe on August 23". Timesofmalta.com. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^Paul Lewis (11 November 2000). "Eric Morley, 82, Miss World Promoter, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
^"Pageant News Bureau – Miss World: A long, glittering history". Pageant.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2011. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^"Beauty Pageants: Are The Crowns On the Right Heads? – Nigerian News from Leadership News". Nigerian News from Leadership News. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
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