
High fashion, purpose, identity, and the competition’s global spirit were all blended together at the 72nd Miss World Top Model Competition.
Four continental winners were crowned during the evening, each of whom earned a fast-track position in the 72nd Miss World Festival Quarterfinals, out of 108 stunning competitors from around the world.
The top eight winners are:
• Europe: Jasmine Gerhardt – Ireland
• Africa: Selma Kamanya – Namibia
• Asia & Oceania: Nandini Gupta – India
• Americas & Caribbean: Aurélie Joachim – Martinique
• Continental runners-up included Karen Jansen (Belgium), Fatoumata Coulibaly (Côte d’Ivoire), Sammi Anni (New Zealand), and Valeria Cannavò (Venezuela).
The World Designer Award winners were also honored during the event, which recognised originality and national identity via evening gown design:
• Americas & Caribbean: Valeria Pérez – Puerto Rico
• Africa: Zoalize van Rensburg – South Africa
• Europe: Yelyzaveta Melnychenko – Ukraine
• Asia & Oceania: Sammi Anni – New Zealand
The Top Model event, which was hosted by Stephanie del Valle, the 2016 Miss World, was a celebration of unity, culture, and confidence in addition to fashion.
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In honor of Telangana textiles and Indian fashion, the 108 delegates also wore designs created by Archana Kochhar.
The world will be watching to see who will be crowned the 72nd Miss World at the Grand Finale on May 31 at the HITEX Exhibition Center in Hyderabad.