Miss World 1951 be competing at international beauty pageants: Miss World 1951 Miss World 1951, the first Miss World pageant, was held on 29 July 1951 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. The contest was originally intended to be a one-off event connected with the Festival of Britain. A total of 26 contestants competed for the inaugural Miss World title; while the names of 16 contestants are archived, there is no information on the remaining 10 contestants who represented Britain. The winner was Kiki Håkansson from Sweden. She wore a bikini when being crowned, the only winner to ever do so.
Miss World 2017 of the Top 40 contestants. Miss Dominican Republic won the Sports challenge and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2017. Miss Nigeria won the Top Model Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2017. Miss Malta won the Talent Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2017. 118 delegates competed in Miss World 2017: The judges panel for Miss World 2017 were: Last competed in 2001 Last competed in 2010 Last competed in 2011 Last competed in 2012 Last competed in 2013 Last competed in 2014 Last competed in 2015 Miss World 2017 Miss World