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| Miss World 1996 | |
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| Date | 23 November 1996 |
| Presenters | |
| Venue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 88 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Irene Skliva  Greece |
| Personality | Daisy Reyes  Philippines |
| Best National Costume | Anuska Prado  Brazil |
| Photogenic | Ana Cepinska  Venezuela |
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Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India.[1][2] Preliminaries were shot in India and in Seychelles. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant. By the end of the night, 18-year-old Irene Skliva of Greece took home the title. She was crowned by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.
Results[edit | edit source]
Placements[edit | edit source]
| Final results | Contestant |
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| Miss World 1996 | |
| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| Top 5 | |
| Top 10 |
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Continental Queens of Beauty[edit | edit source]
| Continental Group | Contestant |
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| Africa |
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| Americas |
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| Asia & Oceania |
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| Caribbean |
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| Europe |
Contestants[edit | edit source]
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Judges[edit | edit source]
- Andre Sekulic
- Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
- Vijay Mallya
- Marlene Cardin
- Aamir Khan
- Aishwarya Rai – Miss World 1994 from India
- Sanath Jayasuriya
- Ninibeth Leal – Miss World 1991 from Venezuela
- Tom Nuyens – Mister World 1996 from Belgium
- Parmeshwar Godrej [4]
Notes[edit | edit source]
Debuts[edit | edit source]
Returns[edit | edit source]
- Last competed in 1970:
Grenada
- Last competed in 1991:
Yugoslavia
- Last competed in 1993:
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- Last competed in 1994:
Withdrawals[edit | edit source]
- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Bahamas – Due to financial problems
- Template:Country data Cayman Islands – Due to financial problems
Controversy[edit | edit source]
The event was organised by ABCL which was led by Amitabh Bachchan.[5] The beauty pageant saw resistance by several groups due to the perceived culture clash.[6][7][3][8] However, due to support of the local government, the event was held successfully.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ Ocala Star-Banner
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Miss World contest draws flak in Bangalore : INDIASCOPE – India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ The Daily Gazette
- ↑ "Rediff on the NeT: Amitabh Bachchan, in an exclusive interview". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Beauty Pageant Stirs Protests". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "Mahila Jagran Manch, Bangalore vs State of Karnataka And Others on 19 November, 1996". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
- ↑ "CNN – Indian police prepare for worst in beauty pageant clash – Nov. 22, 1996". Edition.cnn.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.