The pretty and charming Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico has been crowned Miss World 2016.
Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico
On Sunday, Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico was crowned Miss
World 2016. She outclassed runners-up from the Dominican Republic and
Indonesia to win the top prize.
The 66th edition of the pageant was held in the United States.
According to a report by Telegraph UK, Del Valle, 19, is a brown-eyed
brunette student who speaks Spanish, English and French, and hopes to
get into the entertainment industry.
She was handed her crown by Miss World 2015 Mireia Lalaguna of
Spain, Del Valle who called it an "honor and a great responsibility" to
represent her Caribbean homeland. She becomes the second titleholder
from the island after Wilnelia Merced won the title in 1975.
First runner-up of the 2016 edition of the pageant held at the MGM
National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, was Yaritza Miguelina Reyes
Ramirez of the Dominican Republic, followed by Miss World Indonesia
Natasha Mannuela. Contestants from more than 100 countries took part in
the 2016 edition of the beauty pageant.
Miss Philippines Catriona Elisa Gray and Miss Kenya Evelyn Njambi also made it to the final five.
Puerto Rico becomes the 17th country with multiple winners since Miss World started in 1951.
Living up to the national stereotype, the first two titleholders
were both Swedish. Since then a further 34 nationalities have been
victorious, with the UK (5), India (5), the US (3), Jamaica (3), Iceland
(3), Germany (2) and Australia (2) all providing multiple winners.
Canada's Miss World representative, Chinese-born Anastasia Lin was
embroiled in a controversy when pageant officials reportedly warned her
against speaking to the press for three weeks about human rights abuses
in China. She was given the green light again on Wednesday.
Last year, China blocked Lin from attending the same contest when it was held in the city of Sanya.
none of the UK representatives at the contest made it to the top
20. England was represented by 20-year-old psychology student Elizabeth
Grant, Northern Ireland by 21-year-old psychology student Emma Carswell,
Scotland by 19-year-old student Lucy Kerr and Wales by 23-year-old
health and beauty consultant Ffion Georgina Moyle.
Full results:
Fast Track Winners:
Top Model: China PR
Sports: Cook Islands
Talent: Mongolia
Multimedia: Philippines
Beauty with a Purpose: Indonesia
Top 20
China, Kenya, Belgium, Ghana, Philippines, Cook Islands, Mongolia,
Indonesia, France, USA, India, Slovakia, Korea, Hungary, Dominican
Republic, Japan, Brazil, Thailand, Australia, Puerto Rico
Top 10
China, Kenya, Belgium, Philippines, Indonesia, USA, Korea, Dominican Republic, Brazil, Puerto Rico
Top 5
Kenya, Puerto Rico, Indonesia, Dominican Republic, Philippines
3rd Place: Indonesia
2nd Place: Dominican Republic
Miss World 2016: Puerto Rico
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