In
1951, Eric Morley organised
a bikini contest as
part of the Festival of Britain celebrations
that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the
press, and was dubbed "Miss World" by the media. The pageant was
originally planned as a Pageant for the Festival of Britain, but Eric Morley
decided to make the Miss World pageant an annual event. Morley registered
the "Miss World" name as a trademark, in 1959, the BBC started
broadcasting the pageant. The pageant's popularity grew with the advent of
television. During the 1960s and 1970s, Miss World would be among the most
watched programs of the year on British television
Miss World Of 1951 – Kiki Håkansson Sweden
Miss World Of 1952 – May-Louise Flodin Sweden
Miss World Of 1953 – Denise Perrier France
Miss World Of 1954 – Antigone Costanda Egypt
Miss World Of 1955 – Susana Duijm Venezuela
Miss World Of 1956 – Petra Schürmann Germany
Miss World Of 1957 – Marita Lindahl Finland
Miss World Of 1958 – Penelope Anne Coelen South Africa
Miss World Of 1959 – Corine Rottschäfer Netherlands
Miss World Of 1960 – Norma Cappagli Argentina
Miss World Of 1961 – Rosemarie Frankland Wales
Miss World Of 1962 – Catharina Lodders Netherlands
Miss World Of 1963 – Carole Joan Crawford Jamaica
Miss World Of 1964 –Ann Sidney England
Miss World Of 1965 – Lesley Langley England
Miss World Of 1966 – Reita Faria India
Miss World Of 1967 – Madeline Hartog-Bel Peru
Miss World Of 1968 – Penelope Plummer Australia
Miss World Of 1969 – Eva Rueber-Staier Austria
Miss World Of 1970 – Jennifer Hosten Grenada
Miss World Of 1971 – Lúcia Petterle Brazil
Miss World Of 1972 – Belinda Green Australia
Miss World Of 1973 – Marjorie Wallace Indiana
Miss World Of 1974 – Anneline Kriel South Africa
Miss World Of 1975 – Wilnelia Merced Puerto Rico
Miss World Of 1976 – Cindy Breakspeare Canada
Miss World Of 1977 – Mary Stävin Sweden
Miss World Of 1978 – Silvana Suárez Argentina
Miss World Of 1979 – Gina Swainson Bermuda
Miss World Of 1980 – Kimberley Santos US
Miss World Of 1981 – Pilín León Venezuela
Miss World Of 1982 – Mariasela Álvarez Dominican Rebublic
Miss World Of 1983 – Sarah-Jane Hutt UK
Miss World Of 1984 – Astrid Carolina Herrera Venezuela
Miss World Of 1985 – Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir Iceland
Miss World Of 1986 – Giselle Laronde Trinidad and Tobago
Miss World Of 1987 – Ulla Weigerstorfer Austria
Miss World Of 1988 – Linda Pétursdóttir Iceland
Miss World Of 1989 – Aneta Kręglicka Poland
Miss World Of 1990 – Gina Tolleson US
Miss World Of 1991 – Ninibeth Leal Venezuela
Miss World Of 1992 – Julia Kourotchkina Soviet Union
Miss World Of 1993 – Lisa Hanna Jamaica
Miss World Of 1994 – Aishwarya Rai India
Miss World Of 1995 – Jacqueline Aguilera Venezuela
Miss World Of 1996 – Irene Skliva Greece
Miss World Of 1997 – Diana Hayden India
Miss World Of 1998 – Linor Abargil Israel
Miss World Of 1999 – Yukta Mookhey India
Miss World Of 2000 – Priyanka Chopra India
Miss World Of 2001 – Agbani Darego Nigeria
Miss World Of 2002 – Azra Akın Turkey
Miss World Of 2003 – Rosanna Davison Ireland
Miss World Of 2004 – María Julia Mantilla Peru
Miss World Of 2005 – Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir Iceland
Miss World Of 2006 – Taťána Kuchařová Czechoslovakia
Miss World Of 2007 – Zhang Zilin China
Miss World Of 2008 – Ksenia Sukhinova Russia
Miss World Of 2009 – Kaiane Aldorino Gibraltar
Miss World Of 2010 – Alexandria Mills US
Miss World Of 2011 – Ivian Sarcos Venezuela
Miss World Of 2012 – Yu Wenxia China
Miss World Of 2013 – Megan Young US
Miss World Of 2014 – Rolene Strauss South Africa
Miss World Of 2015 – Mireia Lalaguna Spain
Miss World Of 2016 – Stephanie Del Valle Puerto Rico
Miss World 2017 – Manushi Chhillar India
Miss World Of 2018 – Vanessa Ponce de León Mexico
Miss World Of 2019 – Toni Ann Singh Jamaica
