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Miss World 2006, the 56th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 September 2006 at the Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in the Continental Europe and a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having previously been held there in 2002 after the Nigeria Controversy. The pageant officially concluded after Taťána Kuchařová from the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World 2006 by outgoing titleholder Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.

A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant, the 12th largest number behind 2013 (127) 2014 (121), 2012 (116), 2010 (115), 2015 (114), 2011 (113), 2009 (112), 2008 (109), 2004 (107), and 2007 and 2003 (both 106). All contestants were divided in six regional groups: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Europe and Southern Europe.

Gdynia was the host of the Beach Beauty contest, Giżycko hosted the Miss Sports contest and Wrocław hosted the Miss Talent competition. The fourth event was Beauty with a Purpose. This is the first time the Czech Republic won the title of Miss World.

Continental Queens of Beauty
Out of the 17 semi-finalists a group of judges selected the winner of each regional group and received the respective Miss World Regional Title. All of them made the Top 6 finalists.

Special awards

 * Best World Dress Designer

Fast Track Events
During the month of September four competitions were held from which the winner of each was fast tracked into the semi-finals. Beach Beauty was selected on 7 September in the city of Gdynia. Miss Sports was held on 12 September in the city of Gizycko and the Miss Talent contest was celebrated on 20 September at Wrocław. The Beauty with a Purpose winner was announced on 30 September during the final telecast.

Judges

 * Julia Morley – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
 * Aneta Kreglicka – Miss World 1989 from Poland
 * Denise van Outen – Actress and TV presenter
 * Karan Johar – Leading Indian director known worldwide for his award-winning movies
 * Kelly Holmes – British multiple Olympic gold medalist
 * Krish Naidoo – Miss World International Ambassador
 * Louis Walsh – Irish entertainment manager behind some of the world's leading pop acts
 * Mike Dixon – West End and Broadway award-winner musical director
 * Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico

Contestants
104 contestants participated in Miss World 2006.

Asia Pacific

 * 🇦🇺 Australia – Sabrina Houssami
 * 🇰🇭 Cambodia – Sun Sreymom
 * 🇨🇳 China – Duo Liu
 * 🇭🇰 Hong Kong – Janet Chow
 * 🇮🇳 India – Natasha Suri
 * 🇮🇩 Indonesia – Kristania Besouw
 * 🇯🇵 Japan – Kazuha Kondo
 * 🇰🇷 South Korea – Sharon Park
 * 🇲🇾 Malaysia – Adeline Wan
 * 🇲🇳 Mongolia – Selenge Erdene-Ochir
 * 🇵🇭 Philippines – Anna Maris Igpit
 * 🇸🇬 Singapore – Colleen Pereira
 * 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka – Rapthi Kerkoven
 *  Tahiti – Vainui Simon
 * 🇹🇭 Thailand – Melisa Mahapol
 *  Vietnam – Mai Phương Thúy

Northern Europe

 * 🇦🇹 Austria – Tatjana Batinić
 * 🇧🇾 Belarus – Katsiaryna Litvinava
 * 🇧🇪 Belgium – Virginie Claes
 * 🇨🇿 Czech Republic – Taťána Kuchařová
 * 🇩🇰 Denmark – Sandra Spohr
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England – Eleanor Glynn
 * 🇪🇪 Estonia – Leisi Poldsam
 * 🇫🇮 Finland – Jenniina Tuokko
 * 🇩🇪 Germany – Edita Orašćanin
 * 🇮🇸 Iceland – Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir
 * 🇮🇪 Ireland – Sarah Morrissey
 * 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan – Sabina Chukayeva
 * 🇱🇻 Latvia – Liga Meinarte
 * 🇳🇱 Netherlands – Sheryl Baas
 *  Northern Ireland – Catherine Jean Milligan
 * 🇳🇴 Norway – Tonje Elise Skjærvik
 * 🇵🇱 Poland – Marzena Cieślik
 * 🇷🇺 Russia – Alexandra Mazur
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland – Nicola McLean
 * 🇸🇪 Sweden – Cathrin Skoog
 * 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Olga Shilovanova
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales – Sarah Fleming

Southern Europe

 * 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina – Azra Gazdić
 * 🇧🇬 Bulgaria – Slavena Vatova
 * 🇭🇷 Croatia – Ivana Ergić
 * 🇨🇾 Cyprus – Eli Manoli
 * 🇫🇷 France – Laura Fasquel
 *  Georgia – Nino Kalandaze
 * 🇬🇮 Gibraltar – Hayley O'Brien
 * 🇬🇷 Greece – Irini Karra
 * 🇭🇺 Hungary – Renáta Tóth
 * 🇮🇱 Israel – Yael Nizri
 * 🇮🇹 Italy – Elizaveta Migatcheva
 * 🇱🇧 Lebanon – Annabella Hilal
 *  Republic of Macedonia – Marija Vegova
 * 🇲🇹 Malta – Solange Mifsud
 * 🇲🇩 Moldova – Alexandra Demciuk
 * 🇲🇪 Montenegro – Ivana Knežević
 * 🇵🇹 Portugal – Sara Almeida
 * 🇷🇴 Romania – Ioana Boitor
 * 🇷🇸 Serbia – Vedrana Grbović
 * 🇸🇰 Slovakia – Magdalena Šebestová
 * 🇸🇮 Slovenia – Iris Mulej
 * 🇪🇸 Spain – Inmaculada Torres
 * 🇹🇷 Turkey – Merve Büyüksaraç

Caribbean

 * 🇦🇼 Aruba – Shanandoa Wijshijer
 * 🇧🇸 Bahamas – Deandrea Conliffe
 * 🇧🇧 Barbados – Latoya McDowald
 * 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands – Ambuyah Ebanks
 * 🇨🇼 Curaçao – Fyrena Martha
 * 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic – Paola Torres
 * 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe – Caroline Beavis
 * 🇯🇲 Jamaica – Sara Lawrence
 * 🇲🇶 Martinique – Stephanie Colosse
 * 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico – Thebyam Carrión
 *  St. Lucia – Tamalisa Baptiste
 * 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago – Tineke De Freitas

Americas

 * 🇦🇷 Argentina – Beatriz Vallejos
 * 🇧🇴 Bolivia – Ana María Ortiz
 * 🇧🇷 Brazil – Jane Borges
 * 🇨🇦 Canada – Malgosia Majewska
 * 🇨🇱 Chile – Constanza Silva
 * 🇨🇴 Colombia – Elizabeth Loaiza
 * 🇨🇷 Costa Rica – Bélgica Arias
 * 🇪🇨 Ecuador – Rebeca Flores
 * 🇸🇻 El Salvador – Tatiana Romero
 * 🇬🇹 Guatemala – Jackelinne Piccinini
 * 🇬🇾 Guyana – Dessia Braithwaite
 * 🇲🇽 Mexico – Karla Jiménez
 * 🇵🇦 Panama – Giselle Bissot
 * 🇵🇪 Peru – Silvia Cornejo
 * 🇺🇸 United States – Brooke Angus
 * 🇺🇾 Uruguay – Marlene Politi
 * 🇻🇪 Venezuela – Federica Guzmán

Africa

 * 🇦🇴 Angola – Stiviandra Oliveira
 * 🇧🇼 Botswana – Lorato Tebogo
 *  Democratic Republic of the Congo – Diane Mwinga
 * 🇪🇹 Ethiopia – Amleset Muchie
 * 🇬🇭 Ghana – Lamisi Mbillah
 * 🇰🇪 Kenya – Khadijah Kiptoo
 * 🇱🇷 Liberia – Patrice Juah
 * 🇲🇺 Mauritius – Vanesha Seetohul
 * 🇳🇦 Namibia – Anna Nashandi
 * 🇳🇬 Nigeria – Abiola Bashorun
 * 🇿🇦 South Africa – Thuli Sithole
 * 🇹🇿 Tanzania – Wema Sepetu
 * 🇿🇲 Zambia – Katanekwa Matundwelo
 * 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe – Lorraine Maphala

Withdrawals

 *  – Miss Egypt 2006, Fawzia Mohamed had visa problems.
 *  - Miss World Belize 2006, Felicita (Leesha) Arzu was crowned on 29 July, but the organizers decided that she would take part at Miss World 2007.

No Shows:
 *  – No contest
 *  - No contest
 *  – Due to financial problems.
 *  – Martha Ramirez
 *  - Ramata Barry
 *  - No contest
 *  – Eboundt Fatouma Blanda
 *  - Alima Diomandé
 *  - Peth Msiska
 *  – No contest due to the Nepalese Civil War. It was postponed until 2007.
 *  - No contest
 *  - Due to Financial problems.
 *  – Due to Financial problems.
 *  – No contest
 *  - Due to scheduling conflicts, the national pageant was held on 9 September making the 2006 winner ineligible to compete, plus no finalists of Miss Switzerland 2005 pageant were available to compete. After that Switzerland did not send a contestant to the Miss World contest until 2013.
 *  – No contest

Replacements

 *  – Miss France 2004, Laetitia Bleger was appointed to represent France at Miss World 2006, but however her Playboy pictures of May 2005 prevented her from taking part and she got suspended for 6 months by the Miss France Organization. Then the Miss France committee named the new Miss France 2006, Alexandra Rosenfeld as the French representative in Miss World 2006, but due to the fact that she had to go first to Miss Universe 2006 and later to Miss Europe 2006 contest, was finally replaced by her 2nd Runner up - Laura Fasquel.
 *  – Miss Latvia 2005, Kristīne Djadenko was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006. However a month before the start of the competition was replaced by Līga Meinarte. Nevertheless, Djadenko participated next year at Miss World 2007.
 *  – Miss España 2006, Elizabeth Reyes was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006 after the Miss Universe 2006 contest. However she was replaced by her 1st Runner up - Inmaculada Torres.
 *  – Miss Uruguay Mundo 2006, Soledad Gagliardo was replaced by her first runner up, Marlene Politi for unknown reasons.

Crossovers

 * Miss Universe
 * 2002:  – Iris Mulej
 * 2006:  – Anna Nashandi
 * 2006:  – Ambuyah Ebanks
 * 2006:  – Jackelinne Piccinini
 * 2006:  – Thuli Sithole
 * Miss International
 * 2007:  – Alexandra Mazur (Semi-finalist)
 * Miss Intercontinental
 * 2005:  – Rapthi Kerkoven
 * Miss Tourism International
 * 2001:  – Liga Meinarte
 * 2006:  – Sun Sreymom
 * Miss Tourism Queen International
 * 2007:  – Beatriz Vallejos
 * 2007:  – Diane Mwinga (Semi-finalist)
 * 2007:  – Vanesha Seetohul
 * 2008:  – Silvia Cornejo (Winner)


 * Beauty of the World
 * 2009:  – Selenge Erdene-Ochir (Miss Personality)
 * Reina Hispanoamericana (Reina Sudamericana)
 * 2006:  – Ana María Ortiz (1st runner-up, Best Figure)
 * 2006:  – Silvia Cornejo (Semi-finalist)
 * 2007:  – Jane Borges (Virreina, Best Smile)
 * 2007:  – Rebeca Flores
 * Miss América Latina
 * 2002:  – Jackelinne Piccinini
 * Reinado Internacional del Café
 * 2007:  – Jackelinne Piccinini
 * Miss Europe
 * 2006: ' – Eleanor Glynn (as ')
 * 2006:  – Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir