Miss World 1996 - The 46th annual beauty pageant held on November 23, 1996 at M. Chinnaswami Stadium , Bangalore , India . The competition involved 88 girls. Defeated Irene Skliva , representing Greece .
| Miss World 1996 | |
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| date | November 23, 1996 |
| Leading | Richard Steinmetz Ruby Bhatia |
| Location | M. Chinnaswami Stadium , Bangalore , India |
| Final places | ten |
| Number of countries | 88 |
| Debuted | Bonaire Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia |
| Refused to participate | Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Denmark |
| Are back | Grenada, Kenya, Uganda, Uruguay, Yugoslavia |
| Winner | Irene Skliva |
| Winning country |  Greece |
Content
Results
The countries of the contest "Miss World" - 1996
| Final result | Participants |
| Miss World 1996 |
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| 1st Vice Miss |
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| 2nd Vice Miss |
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| 3rd Vice Miss [1] |
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| 4th Vice Miss |
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| Semi finalists |
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Continental Beauty Queens
| Continental group | Participant |
| Africa |
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| America |
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| Asia and Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
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Special Awards
| Reward | Participants |
| Miss person |
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| Miss photogenic |
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| Spectacular dress |
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| Spectacular Beachwear |
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| Spectacular evening wear |
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Top
- Top 10
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- Top 5
- 1. Venezuela
- 2. Brazil
- 3. India
- 4. Greece
- 5. Colombia
- 2. Brazil
Judges
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Participant
| Country / Region | Participants | Age |
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| Virgin Islands (US) | Emoliere williams | 18 |
| Argentina | Fernanda Fernández Ramírez | 18 |
| Aruba | Afranina henriquez | 20 |
| Australia | Nicole smith | 24 |
| Austria | Bettina buxbaumer | 23 |
| Bangladesh | Rehnuma dilruba | 20 |
| Belgium | Laurence borremans | 18 |
| Bolivia | Andrea Mariana Forti Sandoval | nineteen |
| Bonaire | Jhane louise landwier | 18 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Belma zvrko | 18 |
| Botswana | Joyce manase | 20 |
| Brazil | Anuska Valeria Prado | 20 |
| Virgin Islands (UK) | Ayana Glasgow | 21 |
| Bulgaria | Viara Kamenova | 21 |
| Canada | Michelle weswaldi | nineteen |
| Chile | Luz Francisca Valenzuela Höllzer | 20 |
| Colombia | Carolina arango corrales | nineteen |
| Costa Rica | Natalia Carvajal Lorenzo | 21 |
| Croatia | Vanja rupena | 18 |
| Curacao | Yandra Angelica Faulborn | nineteen |
| Cyprus | Maria Papaprodromou | nineteen |
| Czech | Petra Minářová | 18 |
| Dominican Republic | Idelsa núñez torres | 21 |
| Ecuador | Jennifer lynn graham dumani | nineteen |
| Estonia | Mari-liis kapustin | 18 |
| Finland | Hanna hirvonen | 20 |
| France | Severine derouallé | 22 |
| Germany | Melanie ernst | 18 |
| Ghana | Sheila azuntaba | nineteen |
| Gibraltar | Samantha lane | 17 |
| Greece | Irene skliva | 18 |
| Grenada | Aria johnson | 25 |
| Guam | Aileen maravilla | 23 |
| Guatemala | María Gabriela Rosales Castellaños | nineteen |
| Netherlands | Petra hoost | 20 |
| Hong Kong | Chillie poon | 24 |
| Hungary | Andrea Deak | nineteen |
| India | Rani joan jeyraj | 21 |
| Ireland | Niamh marie redmond | nineteen |
| Israel | Talia lewenthal | 18 |
| Italy | Mara de gennaro | 24 |
| Jamaica | Selena delgado | 21 |
| Japan | Miyuki fujii | 21 |
| Kenya | Pritpal Kulwant Dhamu | 18 |
| The Republic of Korea | Seol soo-jin | 21 |
| Latvia | Anta dukere | 22 |
| Lebanon | Nisrine sami nasser | 22 |
| Lithuania | Daiva anuzyte | 18 |
| Macau | Guiomar Madeira da Silva Pedruco | 22 |
| North Macedonia | Vera Mesterovic | 17 |
| Malaysia | Qu-an How Cheok Kuan | 20 |
| Mexico | Yessica Salazar González | 21 |
| New Zealand | Kelly-rose mischiewski | 21 |
| Nigeria | Emma komlosy | nineteen |
| Norway | Eva Sjøholt | 24 |
| Panama | Norma Élida Pérez Rodríguez | 21 |
| Paraguay | María Ingrid Götze Scheunemann | 22 |
| Peru | Mónica Chacón de Vettori | 21 |
| Philippines | Daisy garcia reyes | 20 |
| Poland | Agnieszka zielińska | 20 |
| Portugal | Ana Mafalda Schaefer de Almeida Santos | 21 |
| Puerto rico | Marissa de la Caridad Hernández | 21 |
| Romania | Carmen radoi | 21 |
| Russia | Viktoriya Tsapitsina | 17 |
| Seychelles | Christina Pillay | 22 |
| Singapore | Carol tan | nineteen |
| Slovakia | Linda lencova | 18 |
| Slovenia | Alenka vindiš | 18 |
| South Africa | Peggy-sue khumalo | 21 |
| Spain | Patricia Ruiz Fernández | nineteen |
| Swaziland | Olive healy | 22 |
| Sweden | Åsa Johansson | 20 |
| Switzerland | Melanie winiger | 17 |
| French polynesia | Hinerava hiro | 18 |
| Republic of China | Chen Hsiao-Fen | 23 |
| Tanzania | Shose akare sinare | 20 |
| Thailand | Sirinya Winsiri | 17 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Sharda ramlogan | 23 |
| Turkey | Serpil Sevilay Ozturk | nineteen |
| Uganda | Sheba kerere | nineteen |
| Ukraine | Nataliya Shvachko | 20 |
| Great Britain | Rachael liza warner | 22 |
| USA | Kelly webber | 20 |
| Uruguay | Claudia Verónica Gallaretta Olmedo | nineteen |
| Venezuela | Ana cepinska | 18 |
| CP Yugoslavia | Slavica krivokuca | 18 |
| Zambia | Alice banda | 21 |
| Zimbabwe | Nomsa ndiweni | nineteen |
Participant order
Delhi, India
Bangalore, India
| Mahe, Seychelles
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Praslin Island, Seychelles
La Digue, Seychelles
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Notes
Debut
- Bonaire , Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia competed in the competition for the first time.
Returned
- Grenada last participated in 1970 ( Jennifer Hosten won Miss World) and did not participate in the competition until 2007 .
- Yugoslavia last participated in 1991 , after a 5-year civil war.
- Uganda and Uruguay last participated in 1993 .
- Kenya last participated in 1994 .
Abandoned
- The Bahamas and the Cayman Islands did not participate due to financial problems.
Historical Significance
Participation in other beauty contests
Dispute
The event was organized by ABCL led by Amitabh Bachchan . [2] The beauty contest saw the resistance of several groups due to cultural conflict . [3] [4] [5] [6] However, thanks to the support of the local government, the event was successfully held.
Note
- ↑ 1996 (unreachable link) . Missworld.com. The appeal date is December 19, 2014. Archived on October 7, 2014.
- ↑ Rediff On The NeT: Amitabh Bachchan, in an exclusive interview . Rediff.com. The appeal date is December 19, 2014.
- ↑ Beauty Pageant Stirs Protests . Chicago Tribune . The appeal date is December 19, 2014.
- Ila Mahila Jagran Manch, Bangalore vs State Of Karnataka And Others on 19 November, 1996 . Indiankanoon.org. The appeal date is December 19, 2014.
- World Miss World contest draws flak in bangalore: INDIASCOPE - India Today . Indiatoday.intoday.in. The appeal date is December 19, 2014.
- ↑ CNN - Indian police prepare for the worst pageant clash - Nov. 22, 1996 . Edition.cnn.com. The appeal date is December 19, 2014.
See also
- Miss Universe 1996
- Miss International 1996