Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle is Miss World 2016; Philippines in Top 5

Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle was hailed Miss World 2016 at the coronation night held at MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill in Maryland, United States of America on December 18, 2016 (3:45am of December 19 in the Philippines). Del Valle won against the other 116 candidates from all over the world. The candidates' competition journey started on November 26.

Miss Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes won as 1st runner-up, while Miss Indonesia Natasha Mannuela clinched the 2nd runner-up spot.

This is the 66th edition of the Miss World pageant, and the second time that the United States hosted the pageant. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain crowned her new successor Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico.

Photo Credits: Miss World Organization

Presenters: Miss World 2013 Meagan Young & James

TRIVIA

Miss Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes joined Miss Universe 2013 (Top 10) and Reina Hispanoamericana 2013 (Virreina). Miss Mongolia Bayartsetseg Altangerel joined Miss International 2014 (no placement) and Miss Earth 2015 (no placement).

First Time To Join Miss World This 2016: Rwanda

Countries Who Returned This 2016: Antigua & Barbuda (last competed in 2008), Belarus (last competed in 2014), Canada (last competed in 2014), Cayman Islands (last competed in 2011), Cook Islands (last competed in 1990), DR Congo (last competed in 2008), Egypt (last competed in 2014), Equatorial Guinea (last competed in 2014), Ghana (last competed in 2014), Guinea-Bissau (last competed in 2013), Israel (last competed in 2014), St. Lucia (last competed in 2010), Sierra Leone (last competed in 2012)

Countries Who Withdrew This 2016: Bermuda, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gabon, Macedonia FYRO, Namibia, Norway, Samoa, St. Kitts & Nevis, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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Miss World 2016: Top 5 Winners

Miss World 2016:

Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle

1st Runner-Up:

Miss Dominican Republic Yaritza Reyes

2nd Runner-Up:

Miss Indonesia Natasha Mannuela

3rd Runner-Up:

Miss Philippines Catriona Gray

4th Runner-Up:

Miss Kenya Evelyn Thungu

Miss World 2016: Top 5 Finalists

 Kenya – Evelyn Thungu

Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela

 Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes

Puerto Rico - Stephanie Del Valle

 Philippines – Catriona Gray

Miss World 2016: Top 11 Semi-Finalists

Top 10: 
 Puerto Rico Puerto Rico – Stephanie Del Valle
  Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes

  Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela

  Kenya – Evelyn Thungu
  Philippines – Catriona Gray
 Belgium – Lenty Frans
 Brazil – Beatrice Fontoura
 China PR – Jing Kong
 Korea – Hyun Wang
 United States - Audra Mari

Plus:  Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel  (who won as People's Choice)

Miss World 2016: Top 20 Quarter-Finalists

Five (5) candidates were fast-track winners that automatically placed them as Quarter-Finalists. They are China, Philippines, Indonesia, Mongolia and Cook Islands.

 1. Miss China Jing Kong (Top Model Winner)

 2.  Miss Philippines Catriona Gray (Multimedia Winner)

  3. Miss Indonesia Natasha Mannuela (Beauty with a Purpose Winner)

 4.  Miss Mongolia Bayartsetseg Altangerel (Miss Talent)

 5.  Miss Cook Islands (Sports Winner)

Other 15 Quarter-Finalists: 
 Kenya – Evelyn Thungu
 Belgium – Lenty Frans
 Ghana – Antoinette Delali Kemavor
 France – Morgane Edvige
 USA – Audra Mari
 India – Priyadarshini Chatterjee
 Slovakia – Kristína Činčurová
 Korea – Hyun Wang
 Hungary – Tímea Gelencsér
 Dominican Republic – Yaritza Reyes
 Japan – Priyanka Yoshikawa
 Brazil – Beatrice Fontoura
 Thailand – Jinnita Buddee
 Australia – Madeline Cowe
 Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle

Continental Queens of Beauty

Africa: Kenya – Evelyn Thungu
Americas: Brazil – Beatrice Fontoura
Asia & Oceania: Indonesia – Natasha Mannuela
Caribbean: Puerto Rico – Stephanie Del Valle
Europe: Belgium – Lenty Frans

Miss World 2016: Beauty with a Purpose (Top 5)
WINNER: 
Indonesia - Natasha Mannuela

 India - Priyadarshini Chatterjee
 Kenya - Evelyn Thungu
   Nepal - Asmi Shrestha
 Philippines - Catriona Gray

Miss World 2016: Top Model

WINNER: 
PR China - Jing Kong 

2nd: Indonesia - Natasha Mannuela 

3rd: Dominican Republic - Yaritza Reyes 

Runners-up:

Kenya - Evelyn Njambi

France - Morgane Edvige

Miss World 2016: Sports (Top 3)

WINNER: 

 Cook Islands - Natalia Short

1st Runner-Up: Croatia - Angélica Zacchigna

2nd Runner-Up: Malta - Anthea Zammit

Miss World 2016: Talent (Top 10)

WINNER: 
Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel

Canada - Anastasia Lin

 Chile - Antonia Figueroa

 Croatia - Angélica Zacchigna

 Hungary - Tímea Gelencsér

 Latvia - Linda Kinca

 Malta - Anthea Zammit

 Philippines - Catriona Gray

 Poland - Kaja Klimkiewicz

 Ukraine - Oleksandra Kucherenko

Talent (Top 11-21)

Cook Islands - Natalia Short

 Czech Republic - Natálie Kotková

 Ecuador - Mirka Cabrera

 Fiji - Pooja Priyanka

 India - Priyadarshini Chatterjee

 Puerto Rico - Stephanie Del Valle

 Russia - Yana Dobrovolskaya

 Scotland - Lucy Kerr

 Serbia - Katarina Šulkić

 Slovenia - Maja Taradi

 South Africa - Ntandoyenkosi Kunene

Miss World 2016: Top 10 Beach Beauty 

(Swimsuit Competition)

Philippines - Catriona Gray

Peru - Pierina Wong

Brazil - Beatrice Fontoura

Mexico - Ana Girault 

Dominican Republic - Yaritza Reyes 

Australia - Madeline Cowe 

Puerto Rico - Stephanie Del Valle 

France - Morgane Edvige 

Vietnam - Dieu Ngoc Truong Thi 

South Africa - Ntandoyenkosi Kunene

Miss World 2016: Top 20 Beach Beauty 

(Swimsuit Competition)

Philippines - Catriona Gray

Peru - Pierina Wong

Brazil - Beatrice Fontoura

Mexico - Ana Girault 

Dominican Republic - Yaritza Reyes 

Australia - Madeline Cowe 

Puerto Rico - Stephanie Del Valle 

France - Morgane Edvige 

Vietnam - Dieu Ngoc Truong Thi

South Africa - Ntandoyenkosi Kunene 

Hungary - Tímea Gelencsér

Venezuela - Diana Croce 

Russia - Yana Dobrovolskaya

Ukraine - Oleksandra Kucherenko

Czech Republic - Natálie Kotková 

United States - Audra Mari 

Mongolia - Bayartsetseg Altangerel 

Thailand - Jinnita Buddee 

Haiti - Suzana Sampeur 

India - Priyadarshini Chatterjee

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