Manushi Chhillar crowns Miss World 2018 Vanessa Ponce in Sanya

Manushi Chhillar of India won Miss World 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China on November 18, 2017. She crowned her successor Vanessa Ponce of Mexico at the same venue on December 8, 2018.

Miss World 2018 results

beauty pageant: Miss World president: Julia Morley

edition: 68th date: December 8, 2018 venue: Sanya City Arena, Sanya City, China candidates: 118

hosts: Barney Walsh, Megan Young, Angela Chow, Fernando Allende, Stephanie del Valle performers: Dimash Kudaibergen, Donel Mangena

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2018	2017
Miss World	Vanessa Ponce Mexico	Manushi Chhillar India
1st runner-up	Nicolene Limsnukan Thailand	Andrea Meza Mexico
2nd runner-up	N/A	Stephanie Hill England

CONTINENTAL QUEENS

• Miss World Africa 2018 Quiin Abenakyo (Uganda)
• Miss World Americas 2018 Solaris Barba (Panama)
• Miss World Asia 2018 Nicolene Limsnukan (Thailand)
• Miss World Caribbean 2018 Kadijah Robinson (Jamaica)
• Miss World Europe 2018 Maria Vasilevich (Belarus)
• Miss World Oceania 2018 Jessica Tyson (New Zealand)

FINALISTS

PLACEMENT	NAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY)
Top 2	Vanessa Ponce (Mexico) Nicolene Limsnukan (Thailand)
Top 5	Maria Vasilevich (Belarus) Kadijah Robinson (Jamaica) Quiin Abenakyo (Uganda)
Top 12	Maeva Coucke (France) Larissa Segarel (Martinique) Murielle Ravina (Mauritius) Shrinkhala Khatiwada (Nepal)  Jessica Tyson (New Zealand) Solaris Barba (Panama) Linzi McLelland (Scotland)
Top 30	Jannatul Ferdous (Bangladesh)  Ashley Lashley (Barbados) Angeline Flor Pua (Belgium) Anahi Hormazabal (Chile) Peirui Mao (China) Reihana Koteka-Wiki (Cook Islands) Anukreethy Vas (India) Alya Nurshabrina (Indonesia) Kanako Date (Japan)  Larissa Ping Liew (Malaysia) Anita Ukah (Nigeria) Katharine Walker (Northern Ireland) Natalya Stroeva (Russia) Vanessa Peh (Singapore) Thulisa Keyi (South Africa) Marisa Butler (United States)  Veruska Ljubisavlevic (Venezuela) Vy Tran (Vietnam)

FAST-TRACK EVENTS

CHALLENGE	WINNER
Beauty With a Purpose	Shrinkhala Khatiwada Nepal
Multimedia	Shrinkhala Khatiwada Nepal
Sports	Marisa Butler United States
Talent	Kanako Date Japan
Top Model	Maëva Coucke France

JUDGES

1. Miss World 1988 Linda Petursdottir
2. Miss World 1991 Ninibeth Leal
3. Andrew Minnerick
4. Miss World 2014 Rolene Strauss
5. New Silk Road director of education Ji Xiao Mei
6. Wendy Tuck
7. New Silk Road CEO David Lee
8. Miss World CEO Julia Morley (Chairman)
9. Arnold Vegafria
10. Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova
11. Mike Dickson
12. Miss World New Zealand 2015 Deborah Lambie
13. Donna Darby