Miss World 1951 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. Contestants who previously competed or will
Miss World 2018 won the Top Model Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018. Miss Japan, Kanako Date won the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018. Miss United States, Marisa Butler won the Sports Competition and became the third quarter-finalist of Miss World 2018. Miss Nepal, Shrinkhala Khatiwada won the Multimedia Challenge, securing her place in the finals of Miss World 2018. The Top 5 winners of the Beauty with a purpose Award (Miss Nepal, Indonesia, New Zealand, Mexico & Vietnam) became the quarter-finalists of Miss World 2018. <br>The 25 projects that were shortlisted are