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Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. Preliminaries were shot in India and in Seychelles. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant. By the end of the night, 18 year-old Irene Skliva of Greece took home the title. She was crowned by Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela.

Judges

 * Andre Sekulic
 * Linda Pétursdóttir – Miss World 1988 from Iceland
 * Vijay Mallya
 * Marlene Cardin
 * Aamir Khan
 * Aishwarya Rai – Miss World 1994 from India
 * Sanath Jayasuriya
 * Ninibeth Leal – Miss World 1991 from Venezuela
 * Tom Nuyens – Mister World 1996 from Belgium
 * Parmeshwar Godrej

Returns

 * Last competed in 1970:
 * Last competed in 1991:
 * Last competed in 1993:
 * Last competed in 1994:
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 * Last competed in 1994:
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Withdrawals

 *  – Due to financial problems
 *  – Due to financial problems

Controversy
The event was organised by ABCL which was led by Amitabh Bachchan. The beauty pageant saw resistance by several groups due to the perceived culture clash. However, due to support of the local government, the event was held successfully.