Miss World 2012
Beauty pageant edition
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Miss World 2012 was the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos City, China, on 18 August 2012.
Date18 August 2012
Presenters
- Jason Cook
- Myleene Klass
- Steve Douglas
VenueDongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China
Entrants116
| Miss World 2012 | |
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Yu Wenxia in 2013 | |
| Date | 18 August 2012 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China |
| Entrants | 116 |
| Placements | 30 |
| Debuts |
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| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Yu Wenxia China |
Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned Yu Wenxia of China as her successor at the end of the event. This is the second time China has won the title.
Background
Controversy
On 31 January 2013, the official website of Miss World Organisation released a statement regarding the scoreboard errors in the final telecast last 18 August 2012. Miss World was under siege after beauty watchers, fans and even National Directors noticed some inconsistencies in the scoring system. According to the official statement of the Ionoco Ltd., it says that the errors occurred on the graphical scoreboard were solely caused by human error on part of the operator. Miss World Organization provided the Ionoco Ltd. with verified scores, however, the operator failed to update the score table correctly resulting in a discrepancy between the position of the contestants in the scoreboard and the point values displayed.[1]
Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals
This edition saw the debut of Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and South Sudan, and the return of Angola, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Macau, Malawi, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Suriname; Fiji, which last competed in 2004, Seychelles in 2008, and Angola, Ethiopia, Guyana, Macau, Malawi, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Suriname in 2010.
Cayman Islands, Egypt, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, Moldova, Namibia, Romania and Saint Barthélemy, withdrew from the competition.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant[2] |
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| Miss World 2012 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 7 |
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| Top 15 |
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| Top 30 |
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Challenge Events
There were six challenge events. They were Top Model, Beach Fashion, Sport, Multimedia, Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose. Important points were awarded to each winner. All six winners went through to the Top 30.
Top Model
Atong Demach of South Sudan won Miss World Top Model 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Winner | |
| Top 10 |
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Beach Beauty
Sophie Moulds of Wales won Miss World Beach Beauty 2012.
| Final Result | Contestant |
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| Winner | |
| Top 10 |
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Sport
Sanna Jinnedal of Sweden won Miss World Sport 2012.
Multimedia
Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Multimedia 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Winner | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
Talent
Yu Wenxia of China won Miss World Talent 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Winner | |
| Top 5 |
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| Top 16 |
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Beauty With a Purpose
Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Beauty With a Purpose 2012.
| Final result | Contestant |
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| Winner | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 4th Runner-Up |
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Judges
Miss World 2012 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges.[3]
- Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
- Mike Dixon
- Andrew Minarik – hairstylist for the event[4]
- Stan Reynolds
- Jodie Reynolds
- Chief Mandela [5]
- Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China
- Jane Wang
- Alfreda Burke
- Shenjian Hong
Contestants
116 contestants competed for the title.
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | Floriana Garo[6] | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Durrës |
 Angola | Edmilza dos Santos[7] | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Malanje |
 Argentina | Josefina Herrero[8] | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Mercedes |
 Aruba | Lucianette Verhoeks[9] | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Oranjestad |
 Australia | Jessica Kahawaty[10] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sydney |
 Austria | Amina Dagi[11] | 17 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bregenz |
 Bahamas | Daronique Young[12] | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nassau |
 Barbados | Marielle Wilkie[13] | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bridgetown |
 Belarus | Julia Skalkovich[14] | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Baranovichi |
 Belgium | Laura Beyne[15] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Brussels |
 Belize | Chantae Chanice Guy[16] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Belmopan |
 Bermuda | Rochelle Minors[17] | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Hamilton |
 Bolivia | Mariana García[18] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | La Paz |
 Bonaire | Ana Gisel Maciel[19] | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kralendijk |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | Fikreta Husić[20] | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Brčko |
 Botswana | Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston[21] | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Gaborone |
 Brazil | Mariana Notarangelo[22] | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Duque de Caxias |
 Bulgaria | Gabriela Vasileva[23] | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Byala Slatina |
 Canada | Tara Teng[24] | 23 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Fort Langley |
 Chile | Camila Recabarren[25] | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | La Serena |
 China | Yu Wenxia[26][27] | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Shangzhi |
 Colombia | Bárbara Turbay[28] | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Bogotá |
 Costa Rica | Silvana Sánchez[29] | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Palmares |
 Côte d'Ivoire | Hélène-Valerie Djouka[30] | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Divo |
 Croatia | Maja Nikolić[31] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Zagreb |
 Curaçao | Stephanie Rose Chang[32] | 20 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Willemstad |
 Cyprus | Georgia Georgiou[33] | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Limassol |
 Czech Republic | Linda Bartošová[34] | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Vraclav |
 Denmark | Iris Thomsen[35] | 25 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Osterbro |
 Dominican Republic | Sally Aponte Tejada[36] | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Salcedo |
 Ecuador | Cipriana Correia[37] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Esmeraldas |
 El Salvador | Maria Luisa Vicuña[38] | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Sonsonate |
 England | Charlotte Holmes[39] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Plymouth |
 Equatorial Guinea | Jennifer Riveiro Ilende[40] | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Malabo |
 Ethiopia | Melkam Endale[41] | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Addis Ababa |
 Fiji | Koini Elesi Vakaloloma[42] | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lautoka |
 Finland | Sabina Särkkä[43] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Helsinki |
 France | Delphine Wespiser[44] | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Magstatt-le-Bas |
 Gabon | Marie-Noëlle Ada[45] | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Mouila |
 Georgia | Salome Khomeriki[46] | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Tbilisi |
 Germany | Martina Ivezaj[47] | 23 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Munich |
 Gibraltar | Jessica Baldachino[48] | 24 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Gibraltar |
 Greece | Maria Tsagkaraki[49] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Crete |
 Guadeloupe | Brigitte Golabkan[50] | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Le Moule |
 Guam | Jeneva Bosko[51] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Chalan Pago |
 Guatemala | Monique Aparicio[52] | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Quetzaltenango |
 Guyana | Arti Cameron[53] | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Georgetown |
 Honduras | Jennifer Valle[54] | 17 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Santa Rosa de Copan |
 Hong Kong | Kelly Cheung[55] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Hong Kong |
 Hungary | Tamara Cserháti[56] | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Győr |
 Iceland | Íris Telma Jónsdóttir[57] | 21 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Reykjavík |
 India | Vanya Mishra[58] | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Jalandar |
 Indonesia | Ines Putri Chandra[59] | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Denpasar |
 Ireland | Rebecca Maguire[60] | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Dublin |
 Israel | Shani Hazan[61] | 19 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Kiryat Ata |
 Italy | Jessica Bellinghieri[62] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Messina |
 Jamaica | Deanna Robins[63] | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kingston |
 Japan | Nozomi Igarashi[64] | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Yamagata |
 Kazakhstan | Evgeniya Klishina[65] | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Astana |
 Kenya | Shamim Nabil[66] | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mombasa |
 Latvia | Anastasija Skibunova[67] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Riga |
 Lebanon | Sonia-Lynn Gabriel[68] | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Mont-Liban |
 Lithuania | Rasa Vereniūtė[69] | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Vilnius |
 Macau | Winnie Sin[70] | 25 | 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) | Macau |
 Macedonia | Aneta Stojkoska[71] | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Gostivar |
 Malawi | Susan Mtegha †[72] | 24 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Mzuzu |
 Malaysia | Yvonne Lee[73] | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kuala Lumpur |
 Malta | Daniela Darmanin[74] | 21 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Mġarr |
 Martinique | Andy Govindin[75] | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Fort-de-France |
 Mauritius | Shalini Panchoo[76] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Saint Pierre |
 Mexico | Mariana Berumen[77] | 20 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Guanajuato |
 Mongolia | Bayarmaa Huselbaatar[78] | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ulan Bator |
 Montenegro | Nikolina Lončar[79] | 19 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Pljevlja |
 Nepal | Shristi Shrestha[80] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bharatpur |
 Netherlands | Nathalie den Dekker[81] | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Amsterdam |
 New Zealand | Collette Lochore[82] | 18 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Auckland |
 Nicaragua | Lauren Lawson[83] | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Granada |
 Nigeria | Damiete Charles Granville[84] | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Port Harcourt |
 Northern Ireland | Tiffany Brien[85] | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Belfast |
 Norway | Karoline Olsen[86] | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Klo |
 Panama | Maricely González[87] | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Panama City |
 Paraguay | Fiorella Migliore[88] | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Asunción |
 Peru | Giuliana Zevallos[89] | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Lima |
 Philippines | Queenierich Rehman[90] | 24 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Las Piñas |
 Poland | Weronika Szmajdzińska[91] | 18 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Szczecin |
 Portugal | Melanie Vicente[92] | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Torres Vedras |
 Puerto Rico | Janelee Chaparro[93] | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Barceloneta |
 Russia | Elizaveta Golovanova[94] | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Safonovo |
 Saint Kitts and Nevis | Markysa O'Loughlin[95] | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Basseterre |
 Scotland | Nicole Treacy[96] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Paisley |
 Serbia | Bojana Lečić[97] | 22 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Nova Varoš |
 Seychelles | Sherlyn Ferneau[98] | 21 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Victoria |
 Sierra Leone | Vanessa Williams[99] | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Freetown |
 Singapore | Karisa Sukamto[100] | 19 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Singapore |
 Slovakia | Kristína Krajčírová[101] | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bratislava |
 Slovenia | Nives Orešnik[102] | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Maribor |
 South Africa | Remona Moodley[103] | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Cape Town |
 South Korea[b] | Kim Sung-min[104] | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Seoul |
 South Sudan | Atong Demach[105] | 24 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Bor |
 Spain | Aránzazu Estévez[106] | 23 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Las Palmas |
 Sri Lanka | Sumudu Prasadini[107] | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kurunegala |
 Suriname | Stefanie Grace Gentle[108] | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nieuw Nickerie |
 Sweden | Sanna Jinnedal[109] | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Borås |
 Tanzania | Lisa Jensen[110] | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Dar es Salaam |
 Thailand | Vanessa Herrmann[111] | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Phuket |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Athaliah Samuel[112] | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Port of Spain |
 Turkey | Açelya Samyeli Danoğlu[113][114] | 20 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Istanbul |
 Uganda | Phiona Bizzu[115] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lira |
 Ukraine | Karina Zhyronkina[116] | 20 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Kharkiv |
 United States | Claudine Book[117] | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | California |
 United States Virgin Islands | Taiesa Lashley[118] | 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Saint Thomas |
 Uruguay | Valentina Henderson[119] | 18 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Salto |
 Venezuela | Gabriella Ferrari[120] | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Valencia |
 Vietnam | Vũ Thị Hoàng My[121] | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Đồng Nai |
 Wales | Sophie Moulds[122] | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Ferndale |
 Zimbabwe | Bongani Dlakama[123] | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Bulawayo |
Notes
Venues
The primary site for the competition was Ordos in Inner Mongolia, China. A fashion show was held in Shanghai, and the beachwear competitions were held at the desert resort of Xiangshawan.
International broadcasters
Afghanistan: Star World
Angola: TPA
Anguilla: Direct TV
Antigua and Barbuda: Direct TV
Argentina: Direct TV[124]
Armenia: Armenia TV
Aruba: Direct TV
Australia: FOXTEL-E![125]
Bahamas: ZNS[126]
Bangladesh: SRK showtime
Barbados: Direct TV
Belarus: ONT
Belgium: STAR!
Belize: Channel 5[127]
Bermuda: Direct TV
Bolivia: Unitel[128]
Bonaire: Direct TV
Bosnia and Herzegovina: RTRS,[129] FTV
Botswana: BTV
Brazil: UOL[130]
British Virgin Islands: Direct TV
Brunei: Star World
Cambodia: Star World
Canada: E!
Cayman Islands: Direct TV
Chile: Canal 13
China: CCTV 2[131]
Colombia: Canal 1[132]
Curacao: TDS[133]
Cyprus: Sigma TV
Denmark: STAR! & TNT[134]
Dominica: Direct TV
Dominican Republic: Direct TV
Ecuador: Direct TV[135]
Egypt: Dalycartoon
El Salvador: Canal 2
England: DRG TV[136]
Estonia: STAR![134]
Fiji: Fiji Broadcast Corporation[137]
Finland: STAR![134]
France: Paris Premiere[138]
Georgia: Telemedia
Germany: E!
Ghana: GBC
Grenada: Direct TV
Guadeloupe: Paris Premiere[138]
Guatemala: Canal 11
Haiti: Direct TV
Honduras: Telesistema[139]
Hong Kong: Star World
Israel: STAR![134]
India: Zee Cafe
Indonesia: RCTI
Iran: Manoto
Ireland: E! Entertainment
Italy: E!
Jamaica: TVJ[140]
Japan: Star World
Kenya: Royal Media Services Ltd.
Laos: Star World
Latvia: STAR![134]
Lebanon: LBCI
Lithuania: Lietuvos rytas TV[141]
Luxembourg: STAR![134]
Macau: Star World
Macedonia: Sitel
Malaysia: Star World
Maldives: Star World
Montserrat: Direct TV
Martinique: Paris Premiere[138]
Mauritius: MBC
Mexico: Galavision
Micronesia: Star World
Mongolia: UBS TV[142]
Mozambique: STV
Myanmar: Star World
Namibia: NBC
Nauru: Star World
Netherlands: STAR![134]
New Caledonia: Star World
Nicaragua: Canal 2[143]
Nigeria: Silverbird
New Zealand: TV2[144]
Northern Ireland: DRG TV[136]
Norway: STAR![134]- Pacific Islands: Star World
Palau: Star World
Panama: Telemetro
Papua New Guinea: Star World
Paraguay: La Tele
Peru: Direct TV[145]
Philippines: TV5
Poland: Polsat
Portugal: Sic Internacional
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rico TV[146]
Russia: Star World
Saba: Direct TV
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Direct TV- Saint Eustasius: Direct TV
Saint Lucia: Direct TV- Saint Martin: Direct TV
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Direct TV
Scotland: DRG TV[136]
Seychelles: SBC[147]
Singapore: MediaCorp Channel 5
Solomon Islands: Star World
South Africa: SABC 3[148]
South Korea: T Cast
Spain: Mediaset España
Swaziland: Swazi TV
Sweden: STAR![134]
Taiwan: Star World
Thailand: Channel 3
Trinidad and Tobago: CTV[149]
Turkey: CNBC-e
Turks and Caicos Islands: Direct TV
Uruguay: Direct TV[150]
United States: E! Entertainment, Xbox Live (via Xfinity video on demand application)
United States Virgin Islands: Direct TV
Vanuatu: Star World
Venezuela: Venevisión
Vietnam: VTV
Wales: DRG TV[136]
Zambia: ZNBC
Zimbabwe: ZBC
