Miss World 2017 will be the 67th edition of the international beauty pageant created by Eric Morley in 1951. On Nov. 18, 120 candidates from around the world will compete at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China.
Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico will crown her successor. Here are the 25 candidates who we think will make it to the semi-finals:
25. Miss Cote d’Ivore Mandjalia Gbané, 21

Mandjalia Gbané (Facebook/Miss World)
24. Miss Kyrgyzstan Begimay Karybekova, 19

Begimay Karybekova (Facebook/Miss World)
23. Miss Korea Ha Eun Kim, 25

Ha Eun Kim (Facebook/Miss World)
22. Miss Singapore Laanya Ezra Asogan, 21

Laanya Ezra Asogan (Facebook/Laanya Ezra Asogan)
21. Miss Kenya Magline Jeruto, 24

Magline Jeruto (Facebook/Miss World)
20. Miss Tunisia Emna Abdelhedi, 22

Emna Abdelhedi (Facebook/Emna Abdelhedi)
19. Miss USA Clarissa Bowers, 20

Clarissa Bowers (Instagram/Clarissa Bowers)
18. Miss Bolivia Jasmin Pinto, 20

Jasmin Pinto (Facebook/Miss World – Bolivia)
17. Miss France Aurore Kichenin, 22

Aurore Kichenin (Facebook/Aurore Kichenin, Miss World France 2017)
16. Miss Panama Julianne Britton, 22

Julianne Britton (Facebook/Señorita Panama)
15. Miss Poland Magdalena Bieńkowska, 24

Magdalena Bieńkowska (Instagram/Magdalena Bieńkowska)
14. Miss Guinea-Bissau Laila da Costa, 22

Laila da Costa (Facebook/Missosology)
13. Miss Turkey Asli Sümen, 23

Asli Sümen (Facebook/Miss Turkey)
12. Miss Serbia Anđelija Rogić, 22

Anđelija Rogić (Instagram/Anđelija Rogić)
11. Miss Nigeria Ugochi Ihezue, 20

Ugochi Ihezue (Facebook/Miss World – Nigeria)
10. Miss Indonesia Achintya Holte Nilsen, 18

Achintya Holte Nilsen (Facebook/Miss World – Indonesia)
9. Miss Macau Cloe Lan Wan-Ling, 25

Cloe Lan Wan-Ling (Facebook/Miss World – Macau China)
8. Miss Kazakhstan Gul’banu Azimkhan, 18

Gul’banu Azimkhan (Facebook/Miss World – Kazakhstan)
7. Miss Nepal Nikita Chandak, 21

Nikita Chandak (Miss World – Nepal)
6. Miss Bangladesh Jessia Islam, 20

Jessia Islam (Facebook/Miss World – Bangladesh)
5. Miss India Manushi Chhillar, 20

Manushi Chhillar (Miss World – India)
4. Miss Thailand Patlada Kulphakthanapat, 25

Patlada Kulphakthanapat (Miss World – Thailand)
3. Miss Vietnam Do My Linh, 21

Do My Linh (Facebook/Miss World – Vietnam)
2. Miss Mongolia Enkhjin Tseveendash, 24

Enkhjin Tseveendash (Miss World – Mongolia)
- Miss Philippines Laura Lehmann, 23

Laura Lehmann (Facebook/Miss World – Philippines)
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