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.
At the end of the event, 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 after Zhang Zilin in 2007. Runner-Up was Sophie Moulds representing Wales and third was Jessica Kahawaty from Australia.
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.
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 Miss World 2012 – Yu Wenxia 1st Runner-Up – Sophie Moulds 2nd Runner-Up – Jessica Kahawaty Top 7 – Mariana Notarangelo – Vanya Mishra – Deanna Robins - Atong Demach Top 15 – Charlotte Holmes – Ines Putri – Shamim Ali – Mariana Berumen – Nathalie den Dekker – Queenierich Rehman – Aranzazu Estevez – Claudine Book Top 30 – Barbara Turbay – Iris Thomsen – Sally Aponte – Brigitte Golabkan – Jeneva Bosko – Monique Aparicio – Shani Hazan – Evgenia Klishina – Shristi Shrestha – Damiete Charles Granville – Tiffany Brien – Maricely Gonzalez – Melanie Vicente – Janelee Chaparro – Sanna Jinnedal
Challenge Events There were six challenge events. They were Beach Fashion, Beauty With a Purpose, Multimedia, Sport, Talent, and Top Model. Important points were awarded to each winner. All six winners went through to the Top 30.
Beach Beauty Sophie Moulds of Wales won Miss World Beach Beauty 2012.
Placement Contestant Winner - Sophie MouldsTop 10 - Jessica Kahawaty - Mariana Notarangelo - Yu Wenxia - Bárbara Turbay - Linda Bartošová - Brigitte Ramassamy Golabkan - Shristi Shrestha - Damiete Charles-Granville - Tiffany Brien
Beauty With a Purpose Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Beauty With a Purpose 2012.
Placement Contestant Winner - Vanya Mishra1st Runner-up - Jessica Kahawaty2nd Runner-up - Claudine Book3rd Runner-up - Ines Putri4th Runner-up - Shamim Ali
Multimedia Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Multimedia 2012.
Placement Contestant Winner - Vanya Mishra1st Runner-up - Mariana Berumen
Sport Sanna Jinnedal of Sweden won Miss World Sport 2012.
Placement Contestant Winner - Sanna JinnedalSwimming - Melanie VicenteLong Jump - Charlotte Holmes100-Meter Dash - Nicole TreacyKick-Off - Sanna Jinnedal - Phiona Bizzu
Talent Yu Wenxia of China won Miss World Talent 2012.
Placement Contestant Winner - Yu WenxiaTop 5 - Deanna Robbins - Karoline Olsen - Maricely González - Queenierich RehmanTop 16 - Mariana Notarangelo - Stephanie Rose Chang - Iris Thomsen - Evgenia Klishina - Anastasija Skibunova - Winnie Sin - Bayarmaa Huselbaatar - Fiorella Migliore - Markysa O'Loughlin - Vanessa Williams - Taiesa Lashley
Top Model Atong Demach of South Sudan won Miss World Top Model 2012.
Placement Contestant Winner - Atong DemachTop 10 - Jessica Kahawaty - Chantae Chanice Guy - Mariana Notarangelo - Camila Recabarren - Yu Wenxia - Deanna Robbins - Mariana Berumen - Weronika Szmajdzińska - Aránzazu Estevez
Judges Miss World 2012 contestants were evaluated by a panel of judges.Miss World 2012: How Vanya Mishra almost won – IBNLive
Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization Mike Dixon Andrew Minarik – hairstylist for the event Stan Reynolds Jodie Reynolds Chief Mandela Chief Mandla forgets his woes at Miss World | IOL Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China Jane Wang Alfreda Burke Shenjian Hong
Contestants 116 contestants competed for the title. Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown Floriana Garo 25 Durrës Edmilza dos Santos 21 Malanje Josefina Herrero 18 Mercedes Lucianette Verhoeks 19 Oranjestad Jessica Kahawaty 23 Sydney Amina Dagi 17 Bregenz Daronique Young 22 Nassau Marielle Wilkie 21 Bridgetown Julia Skalkovich 20 Baranovichi Laura Beyne 19 Brussels Chantae Chanice Guy 20 Belmopan Rochelle Minors 22 Hamilton Mariana García 23 La Paz Ana Gisel Maciel 19 Kralendijk Fikreta Husić 22 Brčko Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston 19 Gaborone Mariana Notarangelo 22 Duque de Caxias Gabriela Vasileva 20 Byala Slatina Tara Teng 23 Fort Langley Camila Recabarren 21 La Serena Yu WenxiaMiss China crowned Miss World 2012...in China – The Express Tribune 23 Shangzhi Bárbara Turbay 19 Bogotá Silvana Sánchez 23 Palmares Hélène-Valerie Djouka 18 Divo Maja Nikolić 21 Zagreb Stephanie Rose Chang 20 Willemstad Georgia Georgiou 21 Limassol Linda Bartošová 19 Vraclav Iris Thomsen 25 Osterbro Sally Aponte Tejada 21 Salcedo Cipriana Correia 21 Esmeraldas Maria Luisa Vicuña 18 Sonsonate Charlotte Holmes 23 Plymouth Jennifer Riveiro Ilende 20 Malabo Melkam Endale 21 Addis Ababa Koini Elesi Vakaloloma 24 Lautoka Sabina Särkkä 23 Helsinki Delphine Wespiser 20 Magstatt-le-Bas Marie-Noëlle Ada 22 Mouila Salome Khomeriki 20 Tbilisi Martina Ivezaj 23 Munich Jessica Baldachino 24 Gibraltar Maria Tsagkaraki 23 Crete Brigitte Golabkan 18 Le Moule Jeneva Bosko 19 Chalan Pago Monique Aparicio 21 Quetzaltenango Arti Cameron 23 Georgetown Jennifer Valle 17 Santa Rosa de Copan Kelly Cheung 21 Hong Kong Tamara Cserháti 20 Győr Íris Telma Jónsdóttir 21 Reykjavík Vanya Mishra 20 Jalandar Ines Putri Chandra 22 Denpasar Rebecca Maguire 20 Dublin Shani Hazan 19 Kiryat Ata Jessica Bellinghieri 23 Messina Deanna Robins 21 Kingston Nozomi Igarashi 24 Yamagata Evgeniya Klishina 25 Astana Shamim Nabil 18 Mombasa Anastasija Skibunova 23 Riga Sonia-Lynn Gabriel 20 Mont-Liban Rasa Vereniūtė 20 Vilnius Winnie Sin 25 Macau Aneta Stojkoska 19 Gostivar Susan Mtegha † 24 Mzuzu Yvonne Lee 23 Kuala Lumpur Daniela Darmanin 21 Mġarr Andy Govindin 23 Fort-de-France Shalini Panchoo 23 Saint Pierre Mariana Berumen 20 Guanajuato Bayarmaa Huselbaatar 20 Ulaanbaatar Nikolina Lončar 19 Pljevlja Shristi Shrestha 23 Bharatpur Nathalie den Dekker 22 Amsterdam Collette Lochore 18 Auckland Lauren Lawson 24 Granada Damiete Charles Granville 23 Port Harcourt Tiffany Brien 21 Belfast Karoline Olsen 21 Klo Maricely González 24 Panama City Fiorella Migliore 23 Asunción Giuliana Zevallos 23 Lima Queenierich Rehman 24 Las Piñas Weronika Szmajdzińska 18 Szczecin Melanie Vicente 21 Torres Vedras Janelee Chaparro 20 Barceloneta Elizaveta Golovanova 19 Safonovo Markysa O'Loughlin 20 Basseterre Nicole Treacy 23 Paisley Bojana Lečić 22 Nova Varoš Sherlyn Ferneau 21 Victoria Vanessa Williams 22 Freetown Karisa Sukamto 19 Singapore Kristína Krajčírová 20 Bratislava Nives Orešnik 20 Maribor Remona Moodley 23 Cape Town Kim Sung-min 23 Seoul Atong Demach 24 Bor Aránzazu Estévez 23 Las Palmas Sumudu Prasadini 23 Kurunegala Stefanie Grace Gentle 22 Nieuw Nickerie Sanna Jinnedal 19 Borås Lisa Jensen 24 Dar es Salaam Vanessa Herrmann 21 Phuket Athaliah Samuel 24 Port of Spain Açelya Samyeli Danoğlu 20 Istanbul Phiona Bizzu 19 Lira Karina Zhyronkina 20 Kharkiv Claudine Book 20 California Taiesa Lashley 24 Saint Thomas Valentina Henderson 18 Salto Gabriella Ferrari 21 Valencia Vũ Thị Hoàng My 23 Đồng Nai Sophie Moulds 19 Ferndale Bongani Dlakama 24 Bulawayo
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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
: Star World : TPA : Direct TV : Direct TV : Direct TV : Armenia TV : Direct TV : FOXTEL-E! : ZNS : SRK showtime : Direct TV : ONT : STAR! : Channel 5 : Direct TV : Unitel : Direct TV : RTRS, FTV : BTV : UOL : Direct TV : Star World : Star World : E! : Direct TV : Canal 13 : CCTV 2 : Canal 1 : TDS : Sigma TV : STAR! & TNThttp://www.startv.nu/shows/miss-world-2012 : Direct TV : Direct TV : Direct TV : Dalycartoon : Canal 2 : DRG TV : STAR! : Fiji Broadcast Corporation : STAR! : Paris Premiere : Telemedia : E! : GBC : Direct TV : Paris Premiere : Canal 11 : Direct TV : Telesistema : Star World : STAR! : Zee Cafe : RCTI : Manoto : E! Entertainment : E! : TVJ : Star World : Royal Media Services Ltd. : Star World : STAR! : LBCI : Lietuvos rytas TV : STAR! : Star World : Sitel : Star World : Star World : Direct TV : Paris Premiere : MBC : Galavision : Star World : UBS TV : STV : Star World : NBC : Star World : STAR! : Star World : Canal 2 : Silverbird : TV2 : DRG TV : STAR! Pacific Islands: Star World : Star World : Telemetro : Star World : La Tele : Direct TV : TV5 : Polsat : Sic Internacional : Puerto Rico TV : Star World : Direct TV : Direct TV Saint Eustasius: Direct TV : Direct TV : Direct TV : Direct TV : DRG TV : SBC : MediaCorp Channel 5 : Star World : SABC 3 : T Cast : Mediaset España : Swazi TV : STAR! : Star World : Channel 3 : CTV : CNBC-e : Direct TV : Direct TV : E! Entertainment, Xbox Live (via Xfinity video on demand application) : Direct TV : Star World : Venevisión : VTV : DRG TV : ZNBC : ZBC
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