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 Thailand World was crowned the first Miss Thailand World in 1985. Color key Notes Color key Miss Thailand World Miss Thailand World is a national pageant in which the winners compete in the Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Miss Thailand World is not related to the previous Miss Thailand or Miss Universe Thailand pageants. The reigning Miss Thailand World is Pichapa Limsnukan and she will represent Thailand at the Miss World 2018 pageant in China on December 8, 2018. In 1985, BEC-Tero Entertainment Pcl. (Channel 3) was awarded the rights to host the Miss Thailand World