Aishwarya Rai

She is an Indian actress and model. She won the Miss World title in 1994. She has established herself through her Bollywood acting career and is often cited as the ‘most beautiful woman in the world.’

Priyanka Chopra

She is a well-known Indian actress, singer, producer and philanthropist. She won the Miss World pageant in 2000. She is one of Bollywood’s highest-paid actresses and most popular high-profile celebrities. Her unique beauty has earned the praise of various media outlets around the world.

Rolene Strauss

Hailing from South Africa, the model was crowned Miss South Africa 2014 and won the title Miss World 2014 in London. She is also a medical student at the University if the Free State. Now that’s beauty and brains.

Wen Xia Yu

The actress, TV host, singer and model is the second Chinese national to win a Miss World title. She won Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia. As a child she dreamt of becoming a singer and completed a four-year university course in Chinese Folk Music at Harbin University. She is the second of two daughters to farming parents.

Ivian Sarcos

The model won Miss World 2011 and is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win Miss World. Standing at 5’11” the beauty queen became an orphan at 8-years-old and was raised by nuns in a convent. She originally intended to become a nun but fell in love with fashion and started her career as a model. Lucky for us she had a change of heart!

Alexandria Mills

The American TV host, and fashion model was crowned Miss World 2010 in China. She is the third American woman to take home the Miss World title. Mills is a vegetarian and is listed with the Elite Models agency. The Southern beauty queen is now married and resides in Kentucky.

Ann Sidney

Rosanna Davison

The Irish actress, singer, and model took home the 2003 Miss World title and she is the daughter of musician Chris de Burgh. She is the first Irish entrant ever to win the Miss World title since it started in 1951.

Aneta Kreglicka

The Polish dancer won the Miss World 1989 title. She became the first Polish to win the title and the oldest titleholder when she was crowned on November 1989. She studied economics at Gdansk University and was a member of the contemporary dance group in the same university before joining Miss Poland pageant.

Mireia Lalaguna

She is a Spanish actress and model who was crowned Miss World in 2015. She is the first Miss World from Spain. She was involved in an age-cheat controversy shortly after her win as Miss World Spain 2015. It showed in their website that she was 15-years-old but the organization claimed that she was 23-years-old. The organization resolved the issue by stating that it was their mistake.

Penelope Plummer

The Australian actress and model is the winner of the 1968 Miss World title. She became the first contestant from her country to win the title. After winning the title, the then 18-year-old librarian appeared in the 1969 Bob Hope Christmas Show along with actress Ann-Margaret.

Kiki Hakansson

The Swedish beauty was crowned Miss World 1951, the first ever Miss World competition. Miss World was originally organized as a mid-century advertisement for swimwear at the Festival of Britain. During her crowning ritual, she wore a bikini and was condemned by the pope. Some countries with religious tradiotions even threatened to withdraw delegates back then. The year after, bikinis were banned from the pagaent but were eventually reintroduced.

Madeline Hartog-Bel

The Miss World pageant of 1967 took place on November 16, 1967. Madeline was named the winner. She was also a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe 1966 contest.

Maria Julia Mantilla

The Peruvian actress, dancer, model, and teacher won the 2004 Miss World title in China. She is the second woman from her country to take home the crown. Her aunt, Maria Julia Mantilla Mayer was Miss Peru 1969 and a semi-finalist in Miss Universe of the same year.