Miss World 2015

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Miss World 2015

Mireia Lalaguna, Miss World 2015

Date| 19 December 2015
Presenters|

* Tim Vincent
* Megan Young
* Angela Chow
* Neil Krisralam
* Steve Douglas

Entertainment|

* Yu Wenxia
* The Wholls
* Julian Believe

Venue| Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, China
Broadcaster|

* E!
* Phoenix TV

Entrants| 114
Placements| 20
Withdrawals|

* Barbados
* Belarus
* Canada
* Chad
* Egypt
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ghana
* Greece
* Hong Kong
* Israel
* Kosovo
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Martinique
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Switzerland

Returns|

* Botswana
* Bulgaria
* Chile
* Honduras
* Kazakhstan
* Macedonia
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Samoa
* Zambia

Winner| Mireia Lalaguna
Spain

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2016 ->

Miss World 2015 was the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, Hainan, China, on 19 December 2015.[1]

Rolene Strauss of South Africa crowned Mireia Lalaguna of Spain as her successor at the end of the event. It was the first time in the history of Miss World that Spain won the pageant.[2] Since this year, the swimsuit competition (Miss World Beach Beauty) has been officially removed from the pageant.

## Returns, and, withdrawals

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This edition saw the return of Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa and Zambia; Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa and Zambia in 2013.

Barbados, Belarus, Canada, Chad, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Israel, Kosovo, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Martinique, São Tomé and Príncipe and Switzerland, withdrew from the competition.

Anastasia Lin of Canada, was willing and entitled to participate in the event as Miss World Canada, and the pageant still lists her as a contestant. However, up to the last minute, Lin waited for an official invitation that is necessary for Chinese visa application, but to no avail and hence missed the official deadline of 20 November 2015 for entry to the pageant and was declared persona non grata by the Chinese Government. Lin had openly criticised China's human rights violations. She was allowed by the Miss World Organization to compete at Miss World 2016.[3]

## Results

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### Placements

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Placement  | Contestant

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Miss World 2015  |

* Spain – Mireia Lalaguna[4]

1st Runner-Up  |

* Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk[4]

2nd Runner-Up  |

* Indonesia – Maria Harfanti[4]

Top 5[5] |

* Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie
* Lebanon – Valerie Abou Chacra

Top 11[5] |

* Australia – Tess Alexander
* France – Hinarere Taputu
* Guyana – Lisa Punch
* Philippines – Hillarie Parungao
* South Africa – Liesl Laurie
* Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê §

Top 20[6] |

* Brazil – Catharina Choi Nunes
* China – Yuan Lu
* Ecuador – Camila Marañón
* Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva
* Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp
* New Zealand – Deborah Lambie
* Northern Ireland – Leanne McDowell
* Poland – Marta Pałucka
* Scotland – Mhairi Fergusson
* South Sudan – Ajaa Deng

§ People's Choice Winner

#### Continental Queens of Beauty

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Continental Group  | Contestant

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Africa |

* South Africa – Liesl Laurie

Americas |

* Brazil – Catharina Choi Nunes

Asia |

* Indonesia – Maria Harfanti

Caribbean |

* Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie

Europe |

* Spain – Mireia Lalaguna

Oceania |

* Australia – Tess Alexander

## Challenge Events

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### Sports

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Final result  | Contestant

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Winner |

* Namibia – Steffi van Wyk

1st Runner-Up |

* Seychelles – Linne Freminot

2nd Runner-Up |

* Guam – Aria Perez Theisen

Top 5 |

* Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva
* Samoa – Latafale Auva'a

– source:[7]

### Top Model

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Final result  | Contestant

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Winner |

* Spain – Mireia Lalaguna

Top 5 |

* France – Hinarere Taputu
* Puerto Rico – Keysi Vargas
* Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk
* Italy – Greta Galassi

Top 30 |

* Albania – Kristina Bakiu
* Argentina – Daniela Mirón
* Australia – Tess Alexander
* Austria – Annika Grill
* Brazil – Catharina Choi
* Cameroon – Jessica Ngoua
* China – Yuan Lu
* Côte d'Ivoire – Andréa N'Guessan
* Ethiopia – Kisanet Teklehaimanot
* Georgia – Nuka Karalashvili
* Honduras – Gabriela Salazar
* India – Aditi Arya
* Ireland – Sacha Livingstone
* Japan – Chika Nakagawa
* Kazakhstan – Regina Vandysheva
* Lebanon – Valerie Abou Chacra
* Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp
* Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro
* Philippines – Hillarie Parungao
* Poland – Marta Pałucka
* South Africa – Liesl Laurie
* South Sudan – Ajaa Deng
* Sweden –Natalia Fogelund
* Venezuela – Anyela Galante
* Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê

#### World Designer Award

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The world designer event was also the first stage of the Miss World Top Model Challenge Event, which takes place on 12 December.[8]

Final result  | Contestant

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Winner |

* Vietnam – Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê

Top 10 |

* Bosnia and Herzegovina – Marijana Marković
* Brazil – Catharina Choi
* Côte d'Ivoire – Andréa N'Guessan
* Guadeloupe – Arlène Tacite
* India – Aditi Arya
* Indonesia – Maria Harfanti
* Italy – Greta Galassi
* Mongolia – Anu Namshir
* Puerto Rico – Keysi Vargas

### Talent

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Final result  | Contestant

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Winner |

* Guyana – Lisa Punch

1st Runner-Up |

* Malaysia – Brynn Zalina Lovett

2nd Runner-Up |

* Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie

3rd Runner-Up |

* Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro

4th Runner-Up |

* Samoa – Latafale Auva'a

Top 13 |

* Australia – Tess Alexander
* Bermuda – Alyssa Rose
* British Virgin Islands – Sasha Wintz
* Curacao – Alexandra Krijger
* England – Natasha Hemmings
* Indonesia – Maria Harfanti
* Thailand – Thunchanok Moonnilta
* Wales – Emma Jenkins

Top 30 |

* Bahamas – Chantel O'Brian
* Cameroon – Jessica Ngoua
* Chile – Fernanda Sobarzo
* China – Yuan Lu
* Costa Rica – Angélica Reyes
* Finland – Angélica Reyes
* Guadeloupe – Arlène Tacite
* Iceland – Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir
* India – Aditi Arya
* Myanmar – Khin Thein Myint
* Namibia – Steffi van Wyk
* New Zealand – Deborah Lambie
* Philippines – Hillarie Parungao
* Puerto Rico – Keysi Vargas
* Slovenia – Mateja Kociper
* South Africa – Liesl Laurie
* Spain – Mireia Lalaguna
* United States – Victoria Mendoza

– source:[9]

### Dances of the World

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Final result  | Contestant

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Winner(s) |

* China – Yuan Lu
* France – Hinarere Taputu
* Nepal – Evana Manandhar
* Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro
* Samoa – Latafale Auva'a
* Slovakia – Lujza Straková
* Zambia – Michelo Malambo

Top 11 |

* Fiji – Brittany Hazelman
* Malaysia – Brynn Zalina Lovett
* South Africa – Liesl Laurie
* Thailand – Thunchanok Moonnilta

– source:[10][11]

### Multimedia

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Final result  | Contestant

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Winner |

* Philippines – Hillarie Parungao

Top 5 |

* India – Aditi Arya
* New Zealand – Deborah Lambie
* Jamaica – Sanneta Myrie
* Guyana – Lisa Punch

### Beauty with a Purpose

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Final result  | Contestant

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Winner |

* Indonesia – Maria Harfanti

Top 10 |

* Ecuador – Camila Marañón
* El Salvador – Marcela Santamaria
* Guyana – Lisa Punch
* Nepal – Evana Manandhar
* Nicaragua – Stefanía Alemán
* Russia – Sofia Nikitchuk
* Samoa – Latafale Auva'a
* Tanzania – Lilian Kamazima
* Zimbabwe – Annie Mutambu

## Judges

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The judges panel for Miss World 2015 were:

* Julia Morley – Chairman of the Miss World Organization[12]
* Mike Dixon – Musical Director[12]
* Ken Warwick – Hollywood producer and executive producer and director of Miss World[12]
* Andrew Minarik – head of the team for Miss World Hair & Beauty[12]
* Donna Walsh – professional dancer and director[12]
* Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland[12]
* Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001 from Nigeria[12]
* Azra Akın – Miss World 2002 from Turkey[12]
* Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China PR[12]
* Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008 from Russia[12]
* Liliana Tanoesoedibjo – CEO of Media Nusantara Citra, Owner and National Director of Miss Indonesia

## Contestants

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114 delegates competed in Miss World 2015.[13]

Country/Territory | Contestant | Age[a] | Hometown

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Albania | Kristina Bakiu[14] | 20 | Tirana
Argentina | Daniela Mirón[15] | 22 | Malargüe
Aruba | Nicole Van Tellingen | 20 | Oranjestad
Australia | Tess Alexander | 24 | Brisbane
Austria | Annika Grill | 21 | Gmunden
Bahamas | Chantel O'Brian | 21 | Nassau
Belgium | Leylah Alliët | 22 | Roeselare
Belize | Jasmin Jael Rhamdas[16] | 19 | Belmopan
Bermuda | Alyssa Rose | 22 | Hamilton
Bolivia | Vivian Serrano | 22 | Santa Cruz
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Marijana Marković | 20 | Prnjavor
Botswana | Seneo Mabengano[17] | 19 | Selebi-Phikwe
Brazil | Catharina Choi Nunes | 25 | São Paulo
British Virgin Islands | Sasha Wintz | 18 | Tortola
Bulgaria | Veneta Krasteva[18] | 23 | Sofia
Cameroon | Jessica Ngoua[17] | 24 | Douala
Chile | Fernanda Sobarzo | 20 | Santiago
China | Yuan Lu[19] | 21 | Hefei
Colombia | María Alejandra López Pérez[20] | 21 | Pereira
Costa Rica | Angélica Reyes | 20 | San José
Côte d'Ivoire | Andréa N'Guessan | 22 | Yamoussoukro
Croatia | Maja Spahija | 22 | Šibenik
Curaçao | Alexandra Krijger | 18 | Willemstad
Cyprus | Rafaela Charalampous[21] | 25 | Nicosia
Czech Republic | Andrea Kalousová | 19 | Jaroměř
Denmark | Jessica Hvirvelkær | 18 | Aarhus
Dominican Republic | Cinthya Núñez | 23 | San Francisco
Ecuador | María Camila Marañón Solorzano | 20 | Chone
El Salvador | Marcela Santamaria[22] | 24 | San Salvador
England | Natasha Hemmings | 19 | Cheshire
Ethiopia | Kisanet Teklehaimanot | 21 | Adigrat
Fiji | Brittany Hazelman | 24 | Suva
Finland | Carola Miller | 24 | Helsinki
France | Hinarere Taputu | 25 | Tahiti
Gabon | Reine Ngotala | 18 | Tchibanga
Georgia | Nuka Karalashvili[23] | 24 | Tbilisi
Germany | Albijona Muharremaj | 20 | Munich
Gibraltar | Hannah Bado | 22 | Gibraltar
Guadeloupe | Arlène Tacite | 22 | Basse-Terre
Guam | Aria Perez Theisen | 19 | Barrigada
Guatemala | María José Larrañaga | 24 | Guatemala City
Guinea | Mama Aissata Diallo | 19 | Conakry
Guyana | Lisa Punch[24] | 24 | Georgetown
Haiti | Seydina Allen | 24 | Port-au-Prince
Honduras | Gabriela Salazar | 24 | Tegucigalpa
Hungary | Daniella Kiss | 21 | Bag
Iceland | Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir | 20 | Kópavogur
India | Aditi Arya[25] | 22 | Gurgaon
Indonesia | Maria Harfanti[26] | 23 | Yogyakarta
Ireland | Sacha Livingstone | 20 | Dublin
Italy | Greta Galassi | 17 | Rovereto
Jamaica | Sanneta Myrie | 24 | Kingston
Japan | Chika Nakagawa | 20 | Niigata
Kazakhstan | Regina Vandysheva[27] | 22 | Almaty
Kenya | Charity Mwangi | 24 | Kiambu County
Kyrgyzstan | Tattybubu Samidin-Kyzy | 20 | Osh
Latvia | Lāsma Zemene[28] | 20 | Riga
Lebanon | Valerie Abou Chacra[29] | 23 | Beirut
Lesotho | Relebohile Kobeli | 19 | Maseru
Macedonia | Emilija Rozman | 24 | Skopje
Malaysia | Brynn Zalina Lovett[30] | 22 | Beaufort
Malta | Katrina Pavia | 25 | Victoria
Mauritius | Aurellia Bégué | 19 | Port Louis
Mexico | Yamelin Ramírez Cota[31] | 22 | Navojoa
Moldova | Anastasia Iacub | 19 | Băcioi
Mongolia | Anu Namshir | 24 | Ulaanbaatar
Montenegro | Nataša Milosavljević | 24 | Herceg Novi
Myanmar | Khin Thein Myint | 24 | Mandalay
Namibia | Steffi van Wyk | 20 | Windhoek
Nepal | Evana Manandhar | 24 | Kathmandu
Netherlands | Margot Hanekamp | 19 | Nijkerk
New Zealand | Deborah Lambie | 25 | Auckland
Nicaragua | Stefanía Alemán[32] | 24 | Masatepe
Nigeria | Unoaku Anyadike | 21 | Ibadan
Northern Ireland | Leanne McDowell | 19 | Cookstown
Norway | Fay Teresa Vålbekk  | 23 | Oslo
Panama | Diana Jaén | 24 | Penonomé
Paraguay | Giovanna Cordeiro | 25 | Asunción
Peru | Karla Chocano[33] | 24 | Trujillo
Philippines | Hillarie Parungao[34] | 24 | Solano
Poland | Marta Pałucka | 24 | Sopot
Portugal | Rafaela Pardete | 24 | Setúbal
Puerto Rico | Keysi Vargas Vélez | 24 | Quebradillas
Romania | Natalia Onet | 26 | Satu Mare
Russia | Sofia Nikitchuk | 22 | Yekaterinburg
Saint Kitts and Nevis | Jackiema Flemming | 22 | Basseterre
Samoa | Alofa Dawn Latafale Auva'a | 22 | Apia
Scotland | Mhairi Fergusson | 21 | Stirling
Serbia | Marija Ćetković[35] | 20 | Novi Sad
Seychelles | Linne Freminot | 22 | Mahé
Singapore | Charity Lu | 24 | Singapore
Slovakia | Lujza Straková | 21 | Banská Bystrica
Slovenia | Mateja Kociper | 24 | Maribor
South Africa | Liesl Laurie | 24 | Johannesburg
South Korea[b] | Chyung Eun-ju | 22 | Seoul
South Sudan | Ajaa Deng | 23 | Juba
Spain | Mireia Lalaguna[36] | 23 | Barcelona
Sri Lanka | Thilini Amarasooriya | 20 | Colombo
Sweden | Natalia Fogelund | 21 | Gothenburg
Tanzania | Lilian Kamazima | 19 | Arusha
Thailand | Thunchanok Moonnilta[37] | 22 | Chiang Mai
Trinidad and Tobago | Kimberly Farrah Singh | 21 | Port of Spain
Tunisia | Maroua Heni | 24 | Sidi Bouzid
Turkey | Ecem Çırpan[38] | 19 | Bursa
Uganda | Zahara Nakiyaga[39] | 24 | Kampala
Ukraine | Khrystyna Stoloka | 18 | Kyiv
United States | Victoria Mendoza | 20 | Phoenix
United States Virgin Islands | Jahne Massac[40][non-primary source needed] | 19 | St. Thomas
Uruguay | Sherika De Armas † | 18 | Montevideo
Venezuela | Anyela Galante Salerno[41] | 24 | Guanare
Vietnam | Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê[citation needed] | 23 | Ho Chi Minh City
Wales | Emma Victoria Jenkins[42] | 22 | Llanelli
Zambia | Michelo Malambo[43] | 24 | Ndola
Zimbabwe | Annie Grace Farayi Mutambu[44] | 19 | Harare

– 2015 contestants source:[22]

## Notes

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1. ^ Ages at the time in the pageant
2. ^ Competed as Korea in the pageant

### Designations

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* Belize – Jasmin Jael Rhamdas was appointed "Miss World Belize 2015" after a casting call was organised by Michael Arnold, national director of Miss World Belize.
* Costa Rica – Angelica Reyes was appointed "Miss Costa Rica Mundo 2015" by Allan Aleman national director for Miss World in Costa Rica after a casting call was organised by Reinas de Costa Rica organisation franchise holder for Miss World in Costa Rica.
* Curaçao – Alexandra Krijger was appointed "Miss World Curaçao 2015" by Dushi-Magazine, franchise holders for Miss World in Curaçao after the pageant was not held due to lack of funding and sponsorships. Krijger was the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Curaçao World 2014 pageant.
* El Salvador – Marcela Santamaría was appointed to represent El Salvador by Liz De Castaneda, national director of Nuestra Belleza El Salvador after the national pageant was postponed until January 2016. Santamaría was crowned Reinado de El Salvador International 2011.
* Guyana – Lisa Punch was selected as Guyana's representative to Miss World 2015 by the national director of Miss World Guyana, Natasha Martaindale, after the Miss World Guyana 2015 pageant was cancelled due to lack of applicants and the upcoming General elections in Guyana. Punch was chosen from the few applicants who applied for the pageants 2015 edition before it was cancelled. She was a finalist at ABC's Rising Star show.
* Macedonia – Emilija Rozman was appointed "Miss Makedonija 2015" by Lidija Velkovska, national director of Miss Macedonia pageant.
* Norway – Fay Teresa Vålbekk was appointed "Miss World Norway 2015" at a casting call held by Morten Sommerfeldt, national director of Miss World Norway. Vålbekk was the 1st runner-up at the Frøken Norge 2011 pageant.
* Paraguay – Giovanna Cordeiro was chosen "Miss Mundo Paraguay 2015" by Promociones Gloria, franchise holders for Miss World in Paraguay. Nuestra Belleza Paraguay was not held this year due to lack of time in organising the pageant hence the representatives to various international pageants were chosen in a closed door election from the contestants of Nuestra Belleza Paraguay 2014.Cordeiro was the 3rd runner-up at Nuestra Belleza Paraguay 2014.
* Romania – Natalia Onet was appointed "Miss World Romania 2015" by Ernest Hadrian Böhm the president of Miss World Romania after a casting call was organised by ExclusivEvent agency franchise holders for Miss World in Romania.
* Saint Kitts and Nevis – Jackiema Flemming was appointed "Miss World St. Kitts & Nevis 2015" by Eversley Liburd and Joan Millard, franchise holders for Miss World in St. Kitts & Nevis. Flemming was the 2nd runner-up at the St. Kitts & Nevis National Carnival Queen Pageant 2014–2015.
* Samoa – Latafale Auva'a, the reigning Miss Samoa and Miss Pacific Islands, was appointed to represent Samoa at Miss World 2015 by Ulalemamae Te'eva Matafai, national director of Miss World Samoa.
* South Korea – Jung Eun-ju was appointed "Miss World Korea 2015" by Park Jeong-ah, national director of Miss World Korea, after the pageant was postponed to late November this year. Jung was the 1st runner-up at the Miss World Korea 2014 pageant.
* United States Virgin Islands – Jahne Issac was appointed "Miss US Paraside World 2015" after a casting call was held by Miss US Paraside organisation.

### Replacements

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* Albania – Kristina Bakiu was appointed to represent Albania by Vera Grabocka, President of Miss & Mister Albania after she decided to replace Daniela Pajaziti for undisclosed reasons. Bakiu was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2013, but was unable to compete at Miss Universe 2013 due to age issues.
* Brazil – Catharina Choi was crowned "Miss Mundo Brasil 2015", after Ana Luisa Castro the original winner voluntarily relinquished her title when it was discovered that she had been married to Belgian model and actor, Tanguy Backer before entering the pageant. Nunes was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Mundo Brasil 2015 pageant.
* Bulgaria – Veneta Kristeva was appointed "Miss World Bulgaria 2015" by the Miss Bulgaria organisation, as a replacement to Simona Evgenieva, Miss Bulgaria 2014, who will not be able to participate in Miss World because of a scheduling conflict with the Miss Bulgaria 2015 finals. Kristeva was crowned Miss Universe Bulgaria 2013.
* France – Hinarere Taputu was appointed "Miss World France 2015" by the national director of Miss France, Sylvie Tellier, as a replacement to Camille Cerf, Miss France 2015, who will not be able to participate in Miss World because of a scheduling conflict, as she crowns her successor on the same day as the Miss World 2015 finals. Taputu represented Tahiti at Miss France 2015 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
* Netherlands – Margot Hanekamp was appointed to compete at Miss World 2015 by the Miss Nederland Organization when the winner of Miss Nederland 2015 pageant, Jessie Jazz chose to compete at Miss Universe 2015. This year the winner of Miss Nederland pageant was crowned to participate at both Miss Universe and Miss World contests but this is impossible due to the conflicting dates of the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Hanekamp was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Nederland 2015 pageant.
* Tanzania – Lilian Kamazima was crowned "Miss Tanzania 2014" as the original winner Sitti Mtemvu, resigned after she was accused for a scandal regarding her age. Kamazima was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Tanzania 2014 pageant.
* Tunisia – Maroua Heni was selected "Miss Tunisie 2015", after Rawia Djebli the original winner[45] was stripped of her title for failing to fulfill her obligations by Aida Antar, the President of Miss Tunisie Organisation. Heny was chosen at a separate private selection organised by Association TEJ franchise holders for Miss World in Tunisia. She represented Sidi Bouzid Governorate at Miss Tunisie 2015 and placed in the top 10 at the pageant.
* Zimbabwe – Annie Mutambu was chosen "Miss Zimbabwe 2015", after Emily Kachote the previous winner of the pageant was stripped of her title when her nude pictures circulated on social media. Mutambu was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Zimbabwe 2015 pageant. For the second consecutive year, the pageant's winner has been stripped of her title for a similar scandal.

### Withdrawals

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* Barbados
* Belarus
* Chad \- Elise Dagosse - did not compete.
* Egypt \- Lara Debbane - withdrew due to personal reasons.
* Equatorial Guinea
* Ghana \- Antoinette Delali Kernavor was supposed to compete in this edition, but she was allocated to Miss World 2016 instead, where she made it into the top 20.
* Greece \- Katerina Galiatsatou - did not compete.
* Hong Kong
* Israel \- Maayan Keren - did not compete.
* Kosovo \- the host country does not recognize Kosovo as an independent country.
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg \- Vonessa Alijaj - did not compete.
* Martinique
* São Tomé and Príncipe
* Switzerland

### Did not compete

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* Algeria – Rym Amari, Miss Algerie 2013 was appointed to represent Algeria by Faisal Hamdad, the President of Miss Algerie Organisation however Amari withdrew from the Miss World competition just days before kick-off due to visa issues. Last year Fatma Zohra Chouaib, Miss Algerie 2014 could not compete at Miss World 2014 because of the same problem. Algeria would have returned to Miss World after its debut in 2002.
* Guinea Bissau – Laila Da Costa was crowned Miss Guiné - Bissau 2014 to participate at Miss World 2014 however Da Costa couldn't compete due to visa issues. She was expected to compete at the 2015 edition but withdrew because of the same problem.

## General references

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* "Contestants 2015". missworld.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.

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## Further reading

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* "Lisa Hanna declines invitation to judge Miss World 2015, opts to tackle CDA controversy instead". Jamaica Gleaner. 11 December 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
* Zeibiz. "Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo Miss World 2015 Winner". Zeibiz. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

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