Locations

For the full list of venues, see List of Miss World titleholders.

6 winners have been crowned Miss World on their home turf:

• 1961: Rosemarie Frankland (United Kingdom) was crowned in London, UK.

• 1964: Ann Sidney (United Kingdom) was crowned in London, UK.

• 1965: Lesley Langley (United Kingdom) was crowned in London, UK.

• 1974: Helen Morgan (United Kingdom) was crowned in London, UK. (Subsequently resigned)

• 1983: Sarah-Jane Hutt (United Kingdom) was crowned in London, UK.

• 2007: Zhang Zilin (China) was crowned in Sanya, China.

5 winners have crowned their successors on their home turf:

• 1961: Rosemarie Frankland (United Kingdom) crowned 1962: Catharina Lodders (Holland) in London, UK.

• 1964: Ann Sidney (United Kingdom) crowned 1965: Lesley Langley (United Kingdom) in London, UK.

• 1965: Lesley Langley (United Kingdom) crowned 1966: Reita Faria (India) in London, UK.

• 1983: Sarah-Jane Hutt (United Kingdom) crowned 1984: Astrid Carolina Herrera (Venezuela) in London, UK.

• 1990: Gina Tolleson (United States) crowned 1991: Ninibeth Leal (Venezuela) in Atlanta, USA.

Outside United Kingdom, South Africa has hosted the most Miss World pageants, with seven. The various locations were:

• South Africa: Sun City (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001), Johannesburg (2008, 2009)

Apart from the United Kingdom and South Africa, the other states to host the pageant more than once are:

• China: Sanya and Ordos (2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2010 and 2012)

Seychelles: Mahé (1997, 1998)