Miss World 2016 contestants attend the MGM National Harbor Grand Opening Gala on December 8, 2016 in National Harbor, Maryland. (Photo : Getty Images/Larry French)
Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle, 19, bagged the most coveted Miss World 2016 title at the 66th edition of the pageant held at MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland in the United States on Dec. 18, Sunday. She edged out Miss Dominican Republic Yaritza Miguelina and Miss Indonesia Natasha Mannuela, who finished second and third, respectively.
Catriona Elisa Gray of the Philippines and Evelyn Njambi of Kenya made it to the top five. Representatives from China, Belgium, USA, South Korea and Brazil were included in the top 10.
The final five candidates were asked one question for the final round. The question was, "If you has an opportunity to change something about the world, what would it be?"
"If I had an opportunity to change something about the world, I think what I would do is send the message of how important it is to change exclusion for acceptance, to promote and provide justice for others, and the importance of helping those in need," Del Valle, who speaks French, English and Spanish, answered. She called her victory as a combination of "honor and a great responsibility".
Miss World's Fast Track Winners are Miss China as Top Model, Miss Cook Islands as Miss Sports, Miss Mongolia as Miss Talent, Miss Philippines as Miss Multimedia, and Miss Indonesia as the Beauty With A Purpose winner.
Since the Miss World pageant started in 1951, Puerto Rico becomes the 17th country with multiple victories in the said beauty competition. Venezuela has the most number of victory in Miss World with 6 winners, followed by India and the United Kingdom with 5.
South Africa, USA, Iceland, Jamaica and Sweden have three Miss World winner. The countries with two winners are China, Russia, Peru, Austria, Germany, Argentina, Australia and the Netherlands.
The first two title holders of Miss World were both from Sweden. Mireia Lalaguna of Spain was Miss World 2015.
Miss World 2016 was participated in by more than 100 countries from around the world. Here is a clip from the pageant:
