News 2017

Miss World Iraq 2017 no longer appears in the list of contestants on the official Miss World website. It seems that Iraq which was making its debut in Miss World this year, will no longer compete in Miss World 2017. And apparently, it has to do with the ongoing tension in Iraq and its Kurdish region after the independence referendum for Iraqi Kurdistan was held on 25 September 2017.

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Miss World Puerto Rico Organization has announced that there will be no Puerto Rico representative for Miss World 2017. The national pageant to select this year’s winner was postponed twice due to the hurricane effect. Earlier, the competition was set to take place on 13th September 2017 but was postponed due to Hurricane Irma that swept through the region and was rescheduled to take place on 20th September 2017. It was postponed again due to Hurricane Maria that made a direct hit on Puerto Rico and left millions without power or water for days.

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Miss Ghana 2017 Ambassador, Afua Asieduwaa Akrofi, who was also the first runner-up in Miss Ghana 2015, has been appointed to represent Ghana at Miss World 2017 to be held in Sanya, China. Afua was chosen to represent Ghana at Miss World 2017 by executives of Exclusive Events Ghana, the organisers of Miss Ghana pageant after the organization decided to send Margaret Derry Mwintuur, Miss Ghana 2017 to Miss World 2018 pageant as the 2017 edition of the national pageant was held very late.

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Hayfa Ghedir from Béja crowned Miss Tunisie 2017 (Miss Tunisia 2017/ Miss World Tunisia 2018). She will represent Tunisia in Miss World 2018 to be held next year. Amal Dachraoui, Miss Bizerte, was declared as the first runner-up, while Dorsaf Zouaghi, Miss Sfax finished as the second runner-up.

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The finale of the 2017 edition of Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina for Miss World (aka Miss Bosne i Hercegovine za Miss Svijeta or Miss BiH) held at Hotel Terme in Sarajevo concluded with the crowning of Aida Karamehmedovic as the winner, who will now be Bosnia & Herzegovina's representative for Miss World 2017.

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Jessia Islam, the first runner-up of Miss World Bangladesh is now crowned as the 2017 winner of the title, after the originally crowned winner Jannatul Nayeem Avril was stripped off her crown. Now Jessia Islam will compete in the 67th Miss World beauty pageant to be held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China on 18 November 2017.

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Laanya Ezra Asogan has been crowned Miss World Singapore 2017 and will now represent Singapore in Miss World 2017. Her court included Niroshini Nixit (first runner-up), Shree Vijayandran (second runner-up), Chan Qianyi (third runner-up) and Hannah Sofea (fourth runner-up).

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Ana Carolina Ugarte (full name Ana Carolina Ugarte Pelayo Campos) will be Venezuela's representative in the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant to be held on November 18 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. While her coronation as Miss Venezuela World 2017 is scheduled for mid-October, she has been appointed as such by Miss Venezuela organization.

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Jannatul Nayeem Avril crowned Miss World Bangladesh 2017 and she will now represent Bangladesh in the Miss World 2017 pageant scheduled to be held on 18th November 2017 in Sanya, China.

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At the conclusion of the grand finale of Miss World Egypt 2017 held on Sunday night at Misr Opera House Theatre in Giza, Egypt, Farah Shaaban was adjudged the winner and was crowned Miss World Egypt 2017. Her court included Hadeer Tariq (first runner-up), Merna Ayman Hosny (second runner-up), Floraine Ashraf (third runner-up), Farrah Ahmed Kamal (fourth runner-up) and Hadeer Khalel (fifth runner-up).

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Michaela Söderholm crowned Miss Universe Finland 2017. She will now represent Finland in the Miss Universe 2017 pageant to be held in November this year. At the same event, Adriana Gerxhalija crowned Miss World Finland 2017 and Pihla Koviu crowned Miss International Finland 2017.

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Guan Siyu was crowned Miss World China 2017 and she will now represent China in the Miss World 2017 competition to be held on 18th November 2017 in Sanya, China.

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Fátima Cuéllar Molina has been appointed Miss Mundo El Salvador 2017 (Miss World El Salvador 2017). Fátima is just 19 years of age, and is already a renowned model in her country. She is a student of communications at the Universidad Centroamericana José Simeón Cañas (UCA), El Salvador.

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Nicole Gaelebale crowned Miss Botswana 2017 and she will now represent Botswana in the Miss World 2017 pageant to be held on 18th November 2017. At the same event, Neelo Nthobatsang and Uua Murangi were declared as first and second runners up respectively.

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Aletxa Marie Mueses was crowned as Miss World Dominican Republic 2017 and she will now represent Dominican Republic in the Miss World 2017 pageant to be held on 18th November 2017 in Sanya, China.

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Lisbeth Gómez was crowned Miss World Guatemala 2017 and she will now represent Guatemala in the Miss World 2017 pageant to be held on 18th November 2017 in Sanya, China. At the same event, Elizabeth Gramajo was crowned Miss World Guatemala 2018 who will compete at Miss World 2018.

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Tea Mlinarić crowned as Miss World Croatia 2017 and she will now represent Croatia in the Miss world 2017 pageant to be held on 18th November 2017. At the same event, Nika Poljak and Valentina Jackiv were declared as first and second runners up respectively.

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Destiny Cruz crowned as Miss World Guam 2017 and she will now represent Guam in the Miss World 2017 pageant to be held on 18th November 2017. At the same event, Annania Nauta, Erin Wong and Alana Santos were declared as first, second and third runners-up respectively.

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Murielle Ravina was crowned Miss Mauritius 2017. She will represent Mauritius at the 68th Miss World contest in 2018. At the same event, Laetitia Begue was crowned Miss International Mauritius 2017 and Lucinda Sandoce was crowned Miss Intercontinental Mauritius 2017. Rishika Rama and Urvashi Haurheeram were declared as first and second runners-up respectively.

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Perla Al Helou crowned Miss Lebanon 2017 (Miss World Lebanon 2017). Jana Sader was adjudged the first runner-up at the finale. Sabine Najem, Reem Khoury, and Yousra Mohsen completed the Top 5 finalists. Top 9 semi-finalists also included Carole Kahwagi, Daria El Jurdi, Mariam Hayek and Mireille Barrak. Remaining finalists were Amani Gedeon, Elsa Boustany, Eva Mouawad, Lucie Mounayer, Niveen Matar and Marita Nicolas.

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