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2006 September 30
Warsaw, Poland
104 entries

Results
Czech Rep.  Tatana Kucharova  Miss World - Northern Europe
2  Romania  Ioana Valentina Boitor  Miss World - Southern Europe
Australia  Sabrina Houssami  Miss World - Asia Pacific

Finalists
Angola  Stiviandra Oliveira  Miss World - Africa
Brazil  Jane de Sousa Borges Oliveira  Miss World - Americas
Jamaica  Sara Grace Lawrence 
Miss World - Caribbean

Semi-finalists
Canada  Malgosia Majewska
Ghana 
Lamisi Mbillah
India  Natasha Suri
Lebanon  Anabella Samir Hilal
Mexico  Karla Veronica Jimenez Amezcua
Namibia 
Anna Svetlana Nashandi (Universe 06)
Northern Ireland  Catherine Jean Milligan
Puerto Rico  
Thebyam Carrión Alvarez
Scotland  Nicole McLean
Venezuela 
Federica Alexandra Guzman Diamante
Vietnam  Mai Phuong Thuy

Remainder
Argentina  María Beatriz Vallejos Schulze
Aruba  Shanandoa Arnaldi Wijshijer
Austria  Tatjana Batinic
Bahamas  Deandrea Darcelle Conliffe
Barbados  Latoya Tamara McDowald
Belarus  Yekaterina Litvinova
Belgium  Virginie Lieve Geraldine Claes
Bolivia 
Ana Maria Ortiz Rodal
Bosnia/Herzegovina  Azra Gazdic
Botswana  Lorato Pearl Tebogo
Bulgaria  Slavena Vatova
Cambodia  Sun Srey Mom
Cayman Islands  Ambuyah Ruth Ebanks (Universe 06)
Chile  Constanza Silva
China (Beijing)  Emma LIU Duo
Colombia  Elizabeth Loaiza Junca
Congo, Democratic Rep. of  Diane Mizumi Mwanga
Costa Rica  Bélgica Arias Palomo
Croatia  Ivana Ergic
Curacao 
Fyrena Judica Hannah Martha
Cyprus  Elli Manoli
Denmark  Sandra Nanna Spohr
Dominican Rep.  Paola Torres Cohen
Ecuador  María Rebeca Flores Jaramillo
El Salvador  Evelyn Tatiana Romero Lopez
England  Eleanor Mary Ann Glynn (Europe 06)
Estonia  Leisi Poldsam
Ethiopia  Amleset Muchie
Finland  Jenniina Elva Kristina Tuokko
France  Laura Fasquel
Georgia  Nino Kalandaze
Germany  Edita Orascanin
Gibraltar  Hayley O’Brien
Greece  Irini Karra
Guadeloupe  Caroline Virgile Bevis
Guatemala  Jackelinne Krimilda Verenice Piccinni Otten (Universe 06)
Guyana 
Dessia Braithwaite
Hong Kong China  Janet CHOW Ka-Wai
Hungary 
Renata "Reni" Anetta Toth
Iceland  Ásdís Svava Hallgrímsdóttir
Indonesia 
Kristania Virginia Besouw
Ireland  Sarah Morrissey
Israel  Ya’el Nizri
Italy  Elizaveta Migatcheva
Japan  Kazuka Kondo
Kazakhstan  Sabina Chukayeva
Kenya  Khadijah Shamillah Kiptoo
Korea  Sharon Park
Latvia  Liga Meinarte
Liberia  Patrice Daiemoie Juah
Macedonia FYRO  Marija Vegova
Malaysia  Adeline CHOO Wan Ling
Malta  Solange Jeanne Mifsud
Martinique  Stéphanie Florence Closse
Mauritius  Vanesha Seetohul
Moldova  Alexandra Demchuk
Mongolia  Selenge Erdene-Ochir
Montenegro  Ivana Knezevic
Netherlands  Sheryl Lynn Baas
Nigeria  Abiola Bashorun
Norway  Tonje Elise Skjaervik
Panama  Giselle Marie Bissot Kieswetter
Peru  Silvia Cornejo Serna
Philippines  Anna Maris Arcay Igpit
Poland  Marzena Cieslik
Portugal  Sara Sofia Almeida Dias Leite
Russia  Aleksandra Mazur (International 07)
Serbia  Vedrana Grbovic
Singapore  Colleen Francisca Pereira
Slovakia 
Magdalena Sebestova
Slovenia  Iris Mulej (Universe 02)
South Africa  Nokuthula (Thuli) Sithole (Universe 06)
Spain  Inmaculada Torres Del Rey
Sri Lanka  Rapthi Raffella Dannielle Kerkoven
St. Lucia  Tamalisa Jn Baptiste
Sweden  Kathrin Skog
Tahiti  Vainui Simon
Tanzania  Wema Isaac Sepetu
Thailand  Melissa "Cherry" Mahapol
Trinidad/Tobago  Tineke de Freitas
Turkey  Merve Buyuksarac
Ukraine  Olga Shilovanova
Uruguay  Marlene Valeria Politi Lerete
USA  Brooke Elizabeth Angus
Wales  Sarah Michelle Fleming
Zambia  Katanekwa Matundwelo
Zimbabwe  Lorraine Tsoanele Maphala

Awards
Beach Beauty: 1 Venezuela, 2 Czech Rep, 3 India, 4 Angola, 5 Singapore
Beach Beauty finalists: Barbados, Poland, Romania, Scotland & Spain
Beach Beauty semi-finalists: Bolivia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Georgia, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Nigeria, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Slovenia & Sweden
*NOTE: The official site listed India as 2nd & Czech Rep as 3rd, but the Beach finals telecast showed that Czech Rep was 2nd & India 3rd

Sports: 1 Canada, 2 Puerto Rico, 3 Latvia
Sports semi-finalists:
Botswana, Cayman Island, Finland, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Martinique, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, Russia, Slovakia, South Africa, Trinidad/Tobago, USA & Zambia

Dress Designer Award: 1 Croatia, 2 Netherlands, 3 India, 4 Kenya, 5 Ireland
Dress semi-finalists: Angola, Aruba, Barbados, China, Colombia, Czech Rep., Dominican Rep., Italy, Lebanon, Mauritius, Poland, Romania, USA, Venezuela & Vietnam

Talent: 1 Northern Ireland, 2 Italy, 3 Zimbabwe, 4 Estonia, 5 Mongolia
Talent Top 10 semi-finalists: Barbados, Croatia, India, Liberia & Portugal

Beauty with a Purpose: Ghana

Did not compete (too late to get visa to Poland)
Egypt  Fawzeya Mohamed (Universe 06)
Taiwan
Uganda


India, Lebanon, Norway & Sweden

South Africa, Mauritius, Belgium, Congo & Namibia

Hong Kong, Indonesia, Cambodia & Australia

Angola, Brazil, Poland, Canada & Panama

Slovenia, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Bolivia, Barbados & Jamaica

Bahamas & Barbados

India & Vietnam

Croatia, Bulgaria & Bosnia/Herzegovina

Czech Republic

Peru, Guatemala, Panama & Mexico

Martinique

Montenegro & Serbia

St. Lucia & Trinidad/Tobago

Australia (3rd), Czech Republic (winner) & Romania (2nd)

photo credits:
Sept. 3 welcome, Sept. 6 Beach & Sept. 30 Top 3 - Reuters/Katarina Stoltz
Sept. 26 evening gowns - AP/Czarek Sokolowski
Sept. 30 final - Reuters/PeterAndrews