Miss World 2012

Miss World 2012
Date July 4, 2012
Venue Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China
Broadcaster CCTV, E!, Xbox Live
Debuts Réunion, Rwanda, South Sudan
Returns Angola, Cape Verde, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guyana, Lesotho, Luxembourg, Malawi, Seychelles,[1] Suriname, Swaziland

Miss World 2012 will the the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant to be held on July 4th in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.[2]. Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela will crown her successor at the end of the event. The event will be simulcast on Xbox Live in North America, United Kingdom, Ireland and Australia via their respective IPTV and video on demand applications.

Contents

Expected Contestants

As of January 1, 2012, 21 delegates have been selected:

Country/Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown
Angola Edmilza dos Santos[3] 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) Malanje
 Aruba Lucianette Verhoeks[4] 18 Oranjestad
 Cape Verde Tirzah Ellen[5] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Sal Island
Ethiopia Melkam Endale[6] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Addis Ababa
France Laury Thilleman[7] 20 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) Brest
 Guatemala Monique Aparicio[8] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Quetzaltenango
 Guyana Arti Cameron[9] 22 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Georgetown
 Japan TBA[10]
 Kazakhstan Aynur Toleuova[11] 16 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Taldykorgan
 Lesotho Nomazondo Mphakisoane[12] 24 Maseru
 Luxembourg Claudia Vitoria Müller[13] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Schifflange
 Malawi Susan Mtegha[14] 24 - Mzuzu
 Mauritius Shalini Panchoo[15] 22 St. Pierre
Mexico Mariana Berumen[16] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) León
Réunion Emilie Maillot[17] 22 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) La Montagne
South Africa Melinda Bam[18] 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Pretoria
 South Sudan Atong De Mach[19] 23 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Juba
Spain Aranzazu Estevez[20] 23 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) Las Palmas
 Suriname Stefanie Grace Gentle[21] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nieuw Nickerie
 Swaziland Ayanda Dube[22] 21
Venezuela Gabriella Ferrari[23] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Valencia

National pageant notes

Upcoming national pageants

Country Date
 Belgium January 8, 2012 [24]
 Finland January 29, 2012[25]
 Chile January, 2012 [26]
 Russia March 5, 2012[27]
 Brazil February or March, 2012 [28]
 India March 17,2012 [29]
 Fiji March 24, 2012[30]
 Thailand March 24, 2012 [31]
 Argentina March 30, 2012 [32]
 Austria March 30, 2012 [33]
 Czech Republic March 31, 2012 [34]
 Liberia March 31, 2012 [35]
 Honduras March, 2012 [36]
 Bonaire April 4, 2012 [37]
 Gibraltar April 21, 2012 [38]
 Guam April 27, 2012 [39]
 New Zealand April 28, 2012 [40]
 Bahamas April or May, 2012[41]
 Rwanda TBA[42]

Debuts

Returning countries and territories

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss Earth

References

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  4. ^ "Miss Aruba 2011". The Times of beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/12/miss-aruba-2011.html. 
  5. ^ "Miss Cabo Verde 2011". The Times of beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/10/miss-cabo-verde-2011.html. 
  6. ^ "Melkam Endale crowned Miss Ethiopia 2011". The Times of beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/09/miss-world-ethiopia-2011.html. 
  7. ^ "Laury Thilleman, Miss France 2010 for Miss World 2012". Globalbeauties.com. http://globalbeauties.com/blog/2011/12/miss-france-2012/. Retrieved 2011-12-04. 
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  9. ^ "Arti is Miss Guyana World 2011". The Times of beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/07/miss-guyana-2011.html. 
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  19. ^ "South Sudan debuts at Miss World 2012". The Times of beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/10/miss-world-south-sudan-2011.html. 
  20. ^ "Andrea Huisgen crowned Miss Espana 2011". The Times of Beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/11/miss-espana-2011.html. Retrieved 2011-11-27. 
  21. ^ "New Miss Suriname 2011". The Times of beauty. http://www.timesofbeauty.com/2011/09/miss-suriname-2011_30.html. 
  22. ^ http://www.times.co.sz/News/33728.html
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  25. ^ Miss Suomi 2012
  26. ^ The search is on for Miss Chile 2012
  27. ^ Miss Russia 2012 pageant
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  35. ^ Miss Liberia 2011-2012 Beauty Pageant
  36. ^ Miss Honduras Mundo 2012
  37. ^ http://beautypageantnews.com/miss-bonaire-2012-pageant/
  38. ^ http://www.chronicle.gi/headlines_details.php?id=22881
  39. ^ 2012 Miss Guam World Pageant
  40. ^ http://www.missworld.co.nz/
  41. ^ [1]
  42. ^ Search for Miss Rwanda 2012 due soon

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