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Miss World 1996
Miss World 1996 Titlecard
Date
23 November 1996
Presenters
Richard Steinmetz
Ruby Bhatia
Venue
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India
Broadcaster
E!
Zee TV
Entrants
88
Placements
10
Debuts
Bonaire
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Macedonia
Withdrawals
The Bahamas
Barbados
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Denmark
Returns
Grenada
Kenya
Uganda
Uruguay
Yugoslavia
Winner
Irene Skliva Greece
Personality
Daisy Reyes (Philippines)
Best National Costume
Anuska Prado (Brazil)
Photogenic
Ana Cepinska (Venezuela)
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Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India on 23 November 1996.[1][2]
At the end of the event, Irene Skliva of Greece was crowned as Miss World 1996 by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela. Skliva was the first Greek to win the title.[3][4]
Contestants from eighty-eighty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz and Ruby Bhatia.
^"Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
^Ocala Star-Banner
^"Greek model, 18, is Miss World". New Straits Times. 26 November 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
^"Miss World Crowned As Indians Protest". New York Times. Reuters. 24 November 1996. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
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