Miss World
The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded by Eric Morley in 1951 (not to be confused with the similar Miss Universe).The Miss World competition is usually held in the country of the previous year's winner. Accordingly, in 2002 the competition was slated for Nigeria. This choice was controversial, as a woman, Amina Lawal, was awaiting death by stoning for adultery in Nigeria. A newspaper editorial suggesting that Muhammad, the prophet of Islam, would not have objected to the immodesty of the pageant resulted in riots that started on November 22 in which over 200 people were killed. Because of these riots, the 2002 pageant was moved to London. A fatwa urging the beheading of the woman who wrote the offending words, Isioma Daniel, has been issued.
| Year | Miss World | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Kiki Haakonson | Sweden |
| .. | ||
| 1975 | Wilnelia Merced | Puerto Rico |
| .. | ||
| 1994 | Aishwarya Rai | India |
| .. | ||
| 1998 | Linor Abargil | Israel |
| 1999 | Yukta Mookhey | India |
| 2000 | Priyanka Chopra | India |
| 2001 | Agbani Darego | Nigeria |
| 2002 | Azra Akin | Turkey |
See also: Miss Earth, Miss Universe
