Miss World 2009

Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009 titlecard
Date	12 December 2009
Presenters	Angela Chow, Michelle McLean, Steve Douglas
Entertainment	Umoja, Gang of Instrumentals
Venue	Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa
Broadcaster	E!, SABC 3
Entrants	112
Placements	16
Withdrawals	Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Chile, Chinese Taipei, Congo Democratic Republic, St. Lucia, Seychelles
Returns	Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia FYRO, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia, Suriname, Tahiti
Winner	Kaiane Aldorino  Gibraltar

Miss World 2009, the 59th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.^[1] 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history.^[2] Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia crowned Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar at the end of event.

Results

Miss World 2009, Kaiane Aldorino at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai on 10 August 2010

Placements

Continental Queens of Beauty^[3][4]

Contestants

Countries and territories which sent delegates and results for Miss World 2009^[5]

Judges

• Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
• Priyanka Chopra – Miss World 2000 from India^[6][5]
• Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007 from China PR
• Mike Dixon – Musical Director
• JJ Schoeman – Designer
• Lindiwe Mahlangu-Kwele – CEO Johannesburg Tourism Company
• Graham Cooke – MD World Travel Group
• Warren Batchelor – Executive Producer of Miss World 2009

Notes

Returns

Replacements

•  England – Due to the media attention following the allegations against her, Rachel Christie has now decided to withdraw from the Miss World competition and relinquish her Miss England crown. Katrina Hodge replaced her to participate in Miss World 2009.^[7]
•  Germany – Alessandra Alores was disqualified due to several explicit pictures of her on the Internet. Stefanie Peeck replaced her to participate in Miss World 2009.^[8][9][10]
•  Russia – Sofia Rudieva was allowed to compete in Miss Universe 2009 by the Miss Universe Organization, but the Miss World Organization did not accept her as a contestant due several explicit pictures of her on the Internet. Ksenia Shipilova replaced her to participate in Miss World 2009.^[11]
•  Singapore – The original winner, Ris Low, backed out of the finals at Miss World 2009. Her decision came after a slew of negative media reports in which she incurred the ire of the public for her poor English.^[12] Later, news of her conviction for credit card fraud in May also surfaced, after she stole credit cards worth $6000.^[13] She was sentenced to two years' probation for credit card fraud. There was a national petition for her to step down. Then, Ris Low was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.^[14] The first runner-up Claire Lee, declined to represent Singapore due to a back injury which prevents her from standing for long periods of time, and also as Ris Low accused her of backstabbing her,^[15] and she withdrew from the pageant immediately. Claire Lee also rebutted Ris Low's allegations on her blog.^[16] On 9 October, ERM World Marketing announced Pilar Carmelita Arlando as the new Miss Singapore World 2009, who represented Singapore at the Miss World contest. Before that, she was officially the second runner-up at Miss Singapore World 2009.^[17][18] However, Pilar was criticised by many netizens for not knowing who's the first president of Singapore, not knowing how many years Singapore has been independent, and claiming that the Merlion, a symbol of Singapore, became extinct in 1965, unaware that the Merlion is a fictitious animal.^[19][20]
•  Uruguay – Cinthia D'Ottone was the original Uruguayan representative to Miss World 2009, but she was replaced at last minute by Claudia Vanrell due to Cinthia's health related issues.^[21]
•  Vietnam – Trần Thị Hương Giang was appointed to represent Vietnam at Miss World 2009. She is the 2nd runner-up of Miss Vietnam Global 2009.

Withdrawals

•  Antigua & Barbuda – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship
•  Cayman Islands – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship for the national pageant^[22]
•  Chile – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship for the national pageant
•  Chinese Taipei – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship
•  Congo DR – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship
•  Iraq
•  St. Kitts & Nevis – Venetta Zakers, the winner of the Miss World Saint Kitts and Nevis 2009 pageant, will not compete in Miss World 2009 due to communication problems between her and the national pageant organisation. However, the pageant will be held again in 2010 to select the representative for Miss World 2010.^[23]
•  St. Lucia – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship
•  Seychelles – Due to lack of funding and sponsorship

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Miss World 2009.

• Pageantopolis – Miss World 2009