Miss_World_1996

Miss World 1996

Miss World 1996

Beauty pageant edition

Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India on 23 November 1996.[1][2]

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At the end of the event, Irene Skliva of Greece was crowned as Miss World 1996 by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela. Skliva was the first Greek to win the title.[3][4]

Contestants from eighty-eighty countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz and Ruby Bhatia.

Results

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 1996[1][5]

Placements

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Continental Queens of Beauty

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Contestants

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Judges

Notes

Debuts

  •  Bonaire
  •  Bosnia & Herzegovina
  •  Macedonia

Returns

  • Last competed in 1970:
    •  Grenada
  • Last competed in 1991:
    •  Yugoslavia
  • Last competed in 1993:
    •  Uganda
    •  Uruguay
  • Last competed in 1994:
    •  Kenya

Withdrawals

  •  Bahamas – Nicole Symonette could not compete due to financial problems with the Miss Bahamas Committee that ran Miss Bahamas for both Miss World and Miss Universe and thus was only able to send a representative to Miss Universe 1996.
  •  Cayman Islands – Due to financial problems


Controversy

The event was organised by ABCL which was led by Amitabh Bachchan.[9] The beauty pageant saw resistance by several groups due to the perceived culture clash.[10][11][5][12] However, due to support of the local government, the event was held successfully.

References

  1. [1]
    "Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. [2]
    Ocala Star-Banner
  3. [3]
    "Greek model, 18, is Miss World". New Straits Times. 26 November 1996. p. 13. Retrieved 28 February 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  4. [4]
    "Miss World Crowned As Indians Protest". New York Times. Reuters. 24 November 1996. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Miss World contest draws flak in Bangalore : INDIASCOPE". India Today. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  6. [6]
    "A beautiful journey". Deccan Herald. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  7. [7]
    Burton-Titular, Joyce (1 October 2013). "From Vivien to Megan: The PH in Miss World history". Rappler. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. [8]
    The Daily Gazette
  9. [9]
    "Rediff on the NeT: Amitabh Bachchan, in an exclusive interview". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  10. [10]
    "Beauty Pageant Stirs Protests". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  11. [11]
    "Mahila Jagran Manch, Bangalore vs State of Karnataka And Others on 19 November, 1996". Indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
  12. [12]
    "CNN Indian police prepare for worst in beauty pageant clash – Nov. 22, 1996". CNN. Retrieved 19 December 2014.
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