Miss World 2019: live stream info, preliminary results and preview

Less than a week since Zozibini Tunzi conquered the universe, our new Miss South Africa Sasha-Lee Olivier will attempt to claim the title of Miss World.

The 69th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on 14 December 2019 at the ExCeL Convention Centre in London, United Kingdom. The event will be broadcast with a one-hour delay on SABC 3

Twelve of the top 40 have already been decided with Ten advancing from the head to head competition and four earning their place through other competitions. Two of the contestants who won other competitions also won their head-to-head contests.

Miss British Virgin Islands Rikkiya Brathwaite won the Sports Competition and became the first quarter-finalist of Miss World 2019. Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh, was the winner of the Talent Competition and became the second quarter-finalist. Miss Nepal, Anushka Shrestha, was the winner of the Multimedia Competition and became the third quarter-finalist. 

Miss Nepal and Miss Nigeria also won through the rounds of head-to-head competition and should be considered top contenders for the crown.

Miss World 2019 Top 40 (12 determined)

 British Virgin Islands – Rikkiya Brathwaite

 Guyana – Joylyn Conway

 India – Suman Rao

 Jamaica – Toni-Ann Singh

 Mexico – Ashley Alvídrez

 Moldova – Elizaveta Kuznitova

 Nepal – Anushka Shrestha

 Nigeria – Nyekachi Douglas

 Paraguay – Araceli Bobadilla

 Philippines – Michelle Dee

 Trinidad and Tobago – Tya Janè Ramey

 Venezuela – Isabella Rodríguez

In all 111 delegates from countries and territories around the world will compete for the prestigious title at the finale hosted by Peter Andre and Megan Young.

The last South African to be crowned Miss World was Rolene Strauss who won the title in 2014. She became the third South African woman to wear the crown after Penelope Coelen (1958) and Anneline Kriel (1974).

Sasha-Lee Olivier became Miss South Africa when Zozibini Tunzi won the Miss Universe pageant.

From its inception in 1951 until 1988 every Miss World Pageant was held in London first at the Lyceum Theatre until 1968 then at the Royal Albert Hall until 1988. Since those stints the event has returned to London four times at four different venues.

South Africa has hosted the Miss World pageant seven times and only India, Venezuela and the United Kingdom boast more winners.

Live stream

In the past Miss World has offered a live stream available on Youtube, but it appears that the 2019 edition will only be available through conventional television channels.

The event will be broadcast on SABC 3 from 17:00-20:00 on Saturday 14 December.