Miss World 2024: Meet the 112 Women Competing for the Crown

Miss United States Victoria Disorbo

The 71st Miss World Final will take place live from Mumbai, India, at the Jio World Convention Centre on Saturday with presenters Karan Johar and Megan Young emceeing the beauty pageant. At the end of the event, which is themed "Beauty with a Purpose," Miss World 2023 Karolina Bielawska of Poland will crown her successor.

Munish Gupta, an advisor to the Miss World Organization in India, says the event will “showcase the rich tapestry of India’s culture, traditions, heritage, arts and crafts, textiles, cuisine, [and] tourism to a massive global audience.”

For a look at the international bevy of beauties competing for the title, launch the gallery to see photos of the Miss World candidates and pick your favorite!

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This year, there are 28 contestants from African nations out of the 112 total competitors in the “Beauty with a Purpose” themed competition. These women are representing Angola, Botswana, Cameroon, Cote D’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritius, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

“We are delighted to bring the Miss World 2024 Final to our viewers and felt that by drawing attention to Africa and amplifying the causes advocated by these accomplished women participating from the continent, we would further the pageant’s theme of ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ and our own mission of presenting contemporary African narratives,” Karen Juve, vice president of programming at The Africa Channel, said in a press release.

All contestants are currently in India ahead of the finale as they compete to make the Top 10. So far, Imen Mehrzi from Tunisia won the Talent Challenge, Croatia’s Lucija Begić won the Sports Challenge and Axelle Rene from Martinique won the Top Model Challenge.

Who are the contestants for Miss World 2024?

ANGOLA: Florinda Jose

ARGENTINA: Mariela Fuchs

AUSTRALIA: Kristen Wright

BANGLADESH: Shammi Islam Nila

BELGIUM: Kedist Deltour

BELIZE: Elise-Gayonne Vernon

BOLIVIA: Fernanda Rivero

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: Andela Galic

BOTSWANA: Lesego Chombo

BRAZIL: Leticia Frota

BULGARIA: Ivana Sabeva

CAMBODIA: Srey Pich Teng

CAMEROON: Julia Edima

CAYMAN ISLANDS: Leanni Tibbetts

CHILE: Ambar Zenteno

CHINA: Kexin Xu

COLOMBIA: Camila Pinzon

COSTA RICA: Krisly Salas

COTE D'IVOIR: Mylene Djihony

CROATIA: Lucia Begic

CURACAO: Nashaira Balentien

CZECH REPUBLIC: Krystyna Pyszková

DENMARK: Johanne Hansen

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Maria Martinez

ECUADOR: Annie Zambrano

EL SALVADOR: Andrea Aguilar

ENGLAND: Jessica Gagen

ESTONIA: Adriana Mass

ETHIOPIA: Rgat Afewerki Ybrah

FINLAND: Adelaide Botty Van Den Bruele

FRANCE: Clémence Botino

GERMANY: Aleksandra Modić

GHANA: Miriam Xorlasi

GIBRALTAR: Faith Torres

GREECE: Samanta Misovits

GUADELOUPE: Marie Hatchi

GUATAMALA: Marcela Miranda

GUINEA: Makia Bamba

GUINEA BISSAU: Mirla Freira Dabó

GUYANA: Andrea King

HAITI: Valierie Alcide

HONDURAS: Yelsin Almendares

HUNGARY: Hacsi Bogi

INDIA: Sini SHETTY

INDONESIA: Audrey Susilo

IRAQ: Balsam Ali

IRELAND: Ivanna Mcmahon

ITALY: Rebecca Arnone

JAMAICA: Shanique Singh

JAPAN: Kana Yamaguchi

KAZAKHSTAN: Tomiris Kakimova

KENYA: Chantou Kwamboka

KOREA: Lijin Kim

LEBANON: Yasmina Zaytoun

LESOTHO: Poelano Mothisi

LIBERIA: Veralyn Vonleh

MACAU CHINA: Mengli Li

MADAGASCAR: Antsaly Rajoelina

MALAYSIA: Wenanita Angang

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MALTA: Natalia Galea

MARTINIQUE: Axelle Rene

MAURITIUS: Liza Gundowry

MEXICO: Alejandra Díaz De León

MOLDOVA: Diana Spotarenko

MONGOLIA: Bolor Bat-Erdene

MONTENEGRO: Andjela Vukadinovic

MOROCCO: Sonia Ait Mansour

MYANMAR: Yoon Theint Theint Nway

NAMIBIA: Leoné Jaarsveld

NEPAL: Priyanka Joshi

NETHERLANDS: Amber Koelewijn

NEW ZEALAND: Navjot Kaur

NICARAGUA: Mariela Cerros

NIGERIA: Ada Eme

NORTHERN IRELAND: Kaitlyn Clarke

NORWAY: Andrea Farias

PANAMA: Kathleen Coffre

PARAGUAY: Dahiana Gatzke

PERU: Lucia Arellano

PHILIPPINES: Gwendolyne Fourniol

POLAND: Krystyna Sokolowska

PORTUGAL: Catarina Ferreira

PUERTO RICO: Elena Rivera

ROMANIA: Ada Maria Ileana

SCOTLAND: Chelsie Allison

SENEGAL: Fatou Lo

SERBIA: Anja Radić

SIERRA LEONE: Daizy Abdulai

SINGAPORE: Oh Wei Qi

SLOVAKIA: Sophia Hrivňáková

SLOVENIA: Vida Milivojša

SOMALIA: Bahja Mohamoud

SOUTH AFRICA: Claude Mashego

SOUTH SUDAN: Arek Akot

SPAIN: Paula Pérez

SRI LANKA: Kavindi Nethmini

SWEDEN: Stina Nordlander

TANZANIA: Halima Kopwe

THAILAND: Tharina Botes

TOGO: Chimène Moladja

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO: Aché Abrahams

TUNISIA: Imen Mehrzi

TURKEY: Nursena Say

UGANDA: Hannah Tumukunde

UKRAINE: Sofiia Shamiia

UNITED STATES: Victoria Disorbo

URUGUAY: Tatiana Luna

VENEZUELA: Ariagny Daboin

VIETNAM: Huynh Phuong

WALES: Darcey Corria

ZIMBABWE: Nokutenda Marumbwa

How old is Miss World?

Miss World is the oldest international beauty pageant, having been created in the United Kingdom in 1951. To date, the organization has raise more than £1 billion for charities that help disabled and underprivileged children.

When and how to watch the Miss World pageant

The three-hour 71^st Miss World 2024 Final will be broadcast on Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m. ET in the U.S. on The Africa Channel.

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