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{{short description|56th edition of the Miss World pageant}}
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{{Infobox beauty pageant
| winner      = [[Taťána Kuchařová]]<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=20061001&id=niEfAAAAIBAJ&pg=3050,9043&hl=en|title=The Tuscaloosa News|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> 
| represented = Czech Republic
| photo       = [[File:Miss_World_06_Tatiana_Kucharova.jpg|220px]]
| caption     = Miss World 2006, [[Taťána Kuchařová]]
| date        = 30 September 2006
| presenters  = {{Hlist|[[Tim Vincent]]|[[Angela Chow]]|Grażyna Torbicka}}
| venue       = [[Palace of Culture and Science]], [[Warsaw]], Poland
| broadcaster = '''Official broadcaster''':<br>{{Hlist|[[Telewizja Polska|TVP]]}}'''International''':<br>{{Hlist|[[E!]]|[[Challenge (TV channel)|Challenge]]<ref>{{cite web |last=McNally |first=Paul |date=1 November 2007 |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/challenge-broadcast-miss-world-final/764081 |title=Challenge to broadcast Miss World final |work=[[Campaign (magazine)|Campaign]] |accessdate=1 November 2007}}</ref>}}
| entrants   = 104
| placements = 17
| acts       = {{Hlist|[[Westlife]]|[[Robin Gibb]]|[[Amici Forever|Amici]]}}
| debuts     = {{Hlist|Cambodia|Montenegro|Serbia}}
| returns    = {{Hlist|Angola|Austria|Belarus|Cayman Islands|Chile|Curaçao|Finland|French Polynesia|Kazakhstan|Zimbabwe}}
| withdraws  = {{Hlist|Albania|Malawi|Nepal|New Zealand|Nicaragua|Serbia and Montenegro|Swaziland|Switzerland|Taiwan|Uganda|United States Virgin Islands}}
| before     = [[Miss World 2005|2005]]
| next       = [[Miss World 2007|2007]]
}}

'''Miss World 2006''' was the 56th edition of the [[Miss World]] pageant, held at the [[Sala Kongresowa]], a theatre at the [[Palace of Culture and Science]] in [[Warsaw]], Poland, on 30 September 2006.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.missworld.com/History/2006/ | work = Miss World | title = Miss World History 2006 | access-date = 14 January 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150415070153/http://www.missworld.com/History/2006/ | archive-date = 15 April 2015 | df = dmy-all }}</ref> It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in the [[Continental Europe]] and a European city other than [[London]].

At the end of the event, [[Taťána Kuchařová]] of [[Czech Republic]]<ref name="google.com" /><ref name="google.com1">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=861&dat=20061001&id=4UJTAAAAIBAJ&pg=4945,74068&hl=en|title=The Victoria Advocate|access-date=27 January 2016}}</ref> was crowned by the previous winner [[Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir]] of [[Iceland]]. This is the first time the [[Czech Republic]] won the title of Miss World, and its first crown in the [[Big Four beauty pageants|Big Four international beauty pageants]].

A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant. 

== Background ==

=== Location ===
[[Gdynia]] was the host of the [[Miss World Beach Beauty|Beach Beauty]] contest, [[Giżycko]] hosted the [[Miss World Sports|Miss Sports]] contest and [[Wrocław]] hosted the [[Miss World Talent|Miss Talent]] competition. The fourth event was [[Beauty with a Purpose]].

=== Selection of participants ===
Contestants from 104 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. 

==== Replacements ====
[[Miss France]] 2004, [[:fr:Lætitia Bléger|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,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91895|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060722141500/http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91895|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2005 contestants|date=22 July 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> 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 second runner-up, Laura Fasquel.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2006/08/21/36085-2e-dauphine-de-miss-france-laura-s-ouvre-au-monde.html|title=2e dauphine de Miss France. Laura s'ouvre au monde|work=ladepeche.fr|access-date=19 July 2017|language=fr}}</ref>

[[Miss Latvia]] 2005, [[Kristīne Djadenko]] was supposed to participate in Miss World 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060618084908/http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 June 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2006 contestants|date=18 June 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> However a month before the start of the competition was replaced by Līga Meinarte.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=92205|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060813123123/http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=92205|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 August 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2005 contestants|date=13 August 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/145356/0/Miss/Universo/Espana/|title=Miss España, a su regreso de Miss Universo: "Había un montón de concursantes operadas" - 20minutos.es|last=20Minutos|work=20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91886|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060719093456/http://www.missworld.tv/bio/bio.sps?iBiographyID=91886|url-status=dead|archive-date=19 July 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2005 contestants|date=19 July 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref> However she was replaced by her first runner-up, Inmaculada Torres.

==== Debuts, returns, and, withdrawals ====
This edition marked the debut of Cambodia, Montenegro and Serbia, and the return of Angola, Austria, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, French Polynesia, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe; Austria, which last competed in [[Miss World 2001|2001]], French Polynesia (as Tahiti) in [[Miss World 2002|2002]] and Angola, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, Kazakhstan and Zimbabwe in [[Miss World 2004|2004]].

Albania, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Serbia and Montenegro, Swaziland, Switzerland, Taiwan, Uganda, and the United States Virgin Islands, withdrew from the competition.

==Results==
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===Placements===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
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! Placement
! Contestant
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| '''Miss World 2006'''
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* '''{{flagu|Czech Republic}}''' – '''[[Taťána Kuchařová]]'''
|-
| 1st Runner-Up
|
* {{flagu|Romania}} – Ioana Boitor
|-
| 2nd Runner-Up
|
* {{flagu|Australia}} – [[Sabrina Houssami]]
|-
| Top 6 
|
* {{flagu|Angola}} – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]]
* {{flagu|Brazil}} – [[Jane Borges]]
* {{flagu|Jamaica}} – [[Sara Lawrence]]
|-
| Top 17
|
* {{flagu|Canada}} – Malgosia Majewska
* {{flagu|Ghana}} – Lamisi Mbillah
* {{flagu|India}} – [[Natasha Suri]]
* {{flagu|Lebanon}} – [[Annabella Hilal]]
* {{flagu|Mexico}} – [[Karla Jiménez]]
* {{flagu|Namibia}} – Anna Nashandi
* {{flagu|Northern Ireland}} – [[Catherine Jean Milligan|Catherine Milligan]]
* {{flagu|Puerto Rico}} – Thebyam Carrión
* {{flagu|Scotland}} – [[Nicola McLean (Scottish model)|Nicola McLean]]
* {{flagu|Venezuela}} – [[Federica Guzmán]]
* {{flagu|Vietnam}} – [[Mai Phương Thúy]]
|}

==== Continental Queens of Beauty ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Continental Group
! Contestant
|-
| '''Africa'''
|
* {{flagu|Angola}} – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]]
|-
| ''' Americas'''
|
* {{flagu|Brazil}} – [[Jane Borges]]
|-
| '''Asia Pacific'''
|
* {{flagu|Australia}} – [[Sabrina Houssami]]
|-
| '''Caribbean'''
|
* {{flagu|Jamaica}} – [[Sara Lawrence]]
|-
| '''Northern Europe'''
|
* {{flagu|Czech Republic}} – [[Taťána Kuchařová]]
|-
| '''Southern Europe'''
|
* {{flagu|Romania}} – Ioana Boitor
|}

=== Special awards ===
====Best World Dress Designer====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Results
! Contestant
|-
| '''Winner'''
|
* '''{{flag|Croatia}}''' – Ivana Ergić
|-
| '''1st Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Netherlands}}''' – Sheryl Baas
|-
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|India}}''' – [[Natasha Suri]]
|-
| '''3rd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Kenya}}''' – Khadijah Kiptoo
|-
| '''4th Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' – Sarah Morrissey
|-
| '''Top 20'''
|
* '''{{flag|Angola}}''' – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]]
* '''{{flag|Aruba}}''' – Shanandoa Wijshijer
* '''{{flag|Barbados}}''' – Latoya McDowald
* '''{{flag|China}}''' – Duo Liu
* '''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – [[Elizabeth Loaiza Junca|Elizabeth Loaiza]]
* '''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' – [[Taťána Kuchařová]]
* '''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}''' – Paola Torres
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva
* '''{{flag|Lebanon}}''' – [[Annabella Hilal]]
* '''{{flag|Mauritius}}''' – Vanesha Seetohul
* '''{{flag|Poland}}''' – [[Marzena Cieślik]]
* '''{{flag|Romania}}''' – Ioana Boitor
* '''{{flag|United States}}''' – Brooke Angus
* '''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' – [[Federica Guzmán]]
* '''{{flag|Vietnam}}''' – [[Mai Phương Thúy]]
|}

==Challenge Events==
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===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. '''[[Miss World Beach Beauty|Beach Beauty]]''' was selected on 7 September in the city of [[Gdynia]]. '''[[Miss World Sports|Miss Sports]]''' was held on 12 September in the city of [[Gizycko]] and the '''[[Miss World Talent|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.

====''Beach Beauty''====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Results
! Contestant
|-
| '''Winner'''
|
* '''{{flag|Venezuela}}''' – [[Federica Guzmán]]
|-
| '''1st Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' – [[Taťána Kuchařová]]
|-
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|India}}''' – [[Natasha Suri]]
|-
| '''3rd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Angola}}''' – [[Stiviandra Oliveira]]
|-
| '''4th Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Singapore}}''' – Colleen Pereira
|-
| '''Top 10'''
|
* '''{{flag|Barbados}}''' – Latoya McDowald
* '''{{flag|Poland}}''' – [[Marzena Cieślik]]
* '''{{flag|Romania}}''' – Ioana Boitor
* '''{{flag|Scotland}}''' – [[Nicola McLean (Scottish model)|Nicola McLean]]
* '''{{flag|Spain}}''' – Inmaculada Torres
|-
| '''Top 25'''
|
* '''{{flag|Bolivia}}''' – Ana María Ortiz
* '''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}''' – Azra Gazdić
* '''{{flag|Brazil}}''' – [[Jane Borges]]
* '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Malgosia Majewska
* '''{{flag|Colombia}}''' – Elizabeth Loaiza
* '''{{flag|Georgia}}''' – Nino Kalandadze
* '''{{flag|Ireland}}''' – Sarah Morrissey
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva
* '''{{flag|Jamaica}}''' – [[Sara Lawrence]]
* '''{{flag|Nigeria}}''' – [[Abiola Bashorun]]
* '''{{flag|Panama}}''' – Gisselle Bissot
* '''{{flag|Philippines}}''' – Anna Maris Igpit
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Thebyam Carrión
* '''{{flag|Slovenia}}''' – Iris Mulej
* '''{{flag|Sweden}}''' – Cathrin Skoog
|}

====''Miss Sports''====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Results
! Contestant
|-
| '''Winner'''
|
* '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Malgosia Majewska
|-
| '''1st Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Thebyam Carrión
|-
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Latvia}}''' – Liga Meinarte
|-
| '''Top 24'''
|
* '''{{flag|Botswana}}''' – Lorato Tebogo
* '''{{flag|Cayman Islands}}''' – [[Ambuyah Ebanks]]
* '''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Jenniina Tuokko
* '''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' – Jackelinne Piccinini
* '''{{flag|Hungary}}''' – Renata Toth
* '''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' – [[Kristania Virginia Besouw]]
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva
* '''{{flag|Japan|1999}}''' – Kazuha Kondo
* '''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}''' – Sabina Chukayeva
* '''{{flag|Malaysia}}''' – Adeline Wan
* '''{{flag|Mexico}}''' – [[Karla Jiménez]]
* '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' – [[Selenge Erdene-Ochir]]
* '''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' – Ivana Knežević
* '''{{flag|Namibia}}''' – Anna Nashandi
* '''{{flag|Russia}}''' – [[Alexandra Mazur]]
* '''{{flag|Slovakia}}''' – Magdalena Sebestova
* '''{{flag|South Africa}}''' – Thuli Sithole
* '''{{flag|South Korea}}''' – Sharon Park
* '''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' – Tineke de Freitas
* '''{{flag|United States}}''' – Brooke Angus
* '''{{flag|Zambia}}''' – Katanekwa Matundwelo
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Groups
! Contestant
|-
| '''Group 1: Asia Pacific'''
|
* '''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' – [[Kristania Virginia Besouw]]
* '''{{flag|Japan|1999}}''' – Kazuha Kondo
* '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' – Selenge Erdene-Ochir
* '''{{flag|South Korea}}''' – Sharon Park
|-
| '''Group 2: Northern Europe'''
|
* '''{{flag|Finland}}''' – Jenniina Tuokko
* '''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}''' – Sabina Chukayeva
* '''{{flag|Latvia}}''' – Liga Meinarte
* '''{{flag|Russia}}''' – [[Alexandra Mazur]]
|-
| '''Group 3: Southern Europe'''
|
* '''{{flag|Hungary}}''' – Renata Toth
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva
* '''{{flag|Montenegro}}''' – Ivana Knežević
* '''{{flag|Slovakia}}''' – Magdalena Sebestova
|-
| '''Group 4: Caribbean'''
|
* '''{{flag|Cayman Islands}}''' – [[Ambuyah Ebanks]]
* '''{{flag|Martinique|snake}}''' – [[Stephanie Colosse]]
* '''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}''' – Thebyam Carrión
* '''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}''' – Tineke de Freitas
|-
| '''Group 5: Americas'''
|
* '''{{flag|Canada}}''' – Malgosia Majewska
* '''{{flag|Guatemala}}''' – Jackelinne Piccinini
* '''{{flag|Mexico}}''' – [[Karla Jiménez]]
* '''{{flag|United States}}''' – Brooke Angus
|-
| '''Group 6: Africa'''
|
* '''{{flag|Botswana}}''' – Lorato Tebogo
* '''{{flag|Namibia}}''' – Anna Nashandi
* '''{{flag|South Africa}}''' – Thuli Sithole
* '''{{flag|Zambia}}''' – Katanekwa Matundwelo
|}

====''Miss Talent''====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Results
! Contestant
|-
| '''Winner'''
|
* '''{{flag|Northern Ireland}}''' – [[Catherine Jean Milligan]]
|-
| '''1st Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Italy}}''' – Elizaveta Migatcheva
|-
| '''2nd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}''' – [[Lorraine Maphala-Phiri|Lorraine Maphala]]
|-
| '''3rd Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Estonia}}''' – Leisi Poldsam
|-
| '''4th Runner-up'''
|
* '''{{flag|Mongolia}}''' – Selenge Erdene-Ochir
|-
| '''Top 10'''
|
* '''{{flag|Barbados}}''' – Latoya McDowald
* '''{{flag|Croatia}}''' – Ivana Ergić
* '''{{flag|India}}''' – [[Natasha Suri]]
* '''{{flag|Liberia}}''' – Patrice Juah
* '''{{flag|Portugal}}''' – Sara Almeida
|}

====''Beauty with a Purpose''====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Result
! Contestant
|-
| '''Winner'''
|
* '''{{flag|Ghana}}''' – Lamisi Mbillah
|}

== Judges ==
* [[Julia Morley]] – Chairwoman of the Miss World Organization
* [[Aneta Kręglicka]] – [[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 ==
[[File:Miss World 2006 Map.PNG|thumb|250px|Countries and territories which sent delegates and results<ref name="google.com"/><ref name="google.com1"/>]]

104 contestants competed for the title.<ref name="google.com"/>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!Country/Territory
!Contestant
!Age{{Efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}}
!Hometown
!Continental Group
|-
|'''{{flag|Angola}}'''
|[[Stiviandra Oliveira]]
|18
|[[Huíla Province|Huíla]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Argentina}}'''
|Beatriz Vallejos
|19
|[[Corrientes]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Aruba}}'''
|Shanandoa Wijshijer
|19
|[[Santa Cruz, Aruba|Santa Cruz]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Australia}}'''
|[[Sabrina Houssami]]
|20
|[[Kemps Creek, New South Wales|Kemps Creek]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Austria}}'''
|Tatjana Batinić
|20
|[[Vienna]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Bahamas}}'''
|Deandrea Conliffe
|24
|[[New Providence]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Barbados}}'''
|Latoya McDowald
|17
|Applewhaites
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Belarus}}'''
|Katsiaryna Litvinava
|22
|[[Mogilev]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Belgium}}'''
|[[Virginie Claes]]
|23
|[[Herk-de-Stad]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Bolivia}}'''
|[[Ana María Ortiz]]
|17
|[[Beni Department|Beni]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}'''
|Azra Gazdić
|17
|[[Tuzla]] 
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Botswana}}'''
|Lorato Tebogo
|21
|[[Ramotswa]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Brazil}}'''
|[[Jane Borges]]
|21
|[[Goiânia]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Bulgaria}}'''
|[[Slavena Vatova]]
|17
|[[Sofia]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Cambodia}}'''
|Sun Sreymom
|22
|[[Kampong Cham province|Kampong Cham]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Canada}}'''
|Malgosia Majewska
|24
|[[Toronto]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Cayman Islands}}'''
|[[Ambuyah Ebanks]]
|21
|[[West Bay, Cayman Islands|West Bay]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Chile}}'''
|Constanza Silva
|20
|[[Santiago]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|China}}'''
|Duo Liu
|24
|[[Beijing]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Colombia}}'''
|[[Elizabeth Loaiza Junca|Elizabeth Loaiza]]
|18
|[[Cali]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Costa Rica}}'''
|Bélgica Arias
|22
|[[San José, Costa Rica|San José]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Croatia}}'''
|Ivana Ergić
|19
|[[Šibenik]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Curaçao}}'''
|Fyrena Martha
|20
|[[Willemstad]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Cyprus}}'''
|Eli Manoli
|18
|[[Nicosia]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}'''
|'''[[Taťána Kuchařová]]'''
|18
|[[Opočno]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}'''
|Diane Mwinga
|23
|[[Lubumbashi]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Denmark}}'''
|Sandra Spohr
|19
|[[Allerød Municipality|Allerød]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Dominican Republic}}'''
|Paola Torres
|21
|[[Santiago de los Caballeros|Santiago]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Ecuador}}'''
|Rebeca Flores
|23
|[[Cuenca, Ecuador|Cuenca]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|El Salvador}}'''
|Tatiana Romero
|20
|[[San Salvador]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|England}}'''
|[[Eleanor Glynn]]
|20
|[[Oxford]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Estonia}}'''
|Leisi Poldsam
|19
|[[Tartu]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Ethiopia}}'''
|Amleset Muchie
|19
|[[Addis Ababa]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Finland}}'''
|Jenniina Tuokko
|17
|[[Nousiainen]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|France}}'''
|Laura Fasquel
|19
|[[Toulouse]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|French Polynesia}}'''{{Efn|Competed as Tahiti in the pageant}}
|Vainui Simon
|20
|[[Papeete]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Georgia}}'''
|Nino Kalandaze
|17
|[[Tbilisi]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Germany}}'''
|Edita Orašćanin
|17
|[[Dortmund]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Ghana}}'''
|Lamisi Mbillah
|23
|[[Bawku]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Gibraltar}}'''
|Hayley O'Brien
|20
|[[Gibraltar]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Greece}}'''
|[[Irini Karra]]
|20
|[[Karditsa]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Guadeloupe|local}}'''
|Caroline Beavis
|21
|[[Basse-Terre]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Guatemala}}'''
|Jackelinne Piccinini
|22
|[[Mazatenango, Suchitepéquez|Mazatenango]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Guyana}}'''
|Dessia Braithwaite
|24
|[[Bartica]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Hong Kong}}'''
|[[Janet Chow]]
|23
|[[Hong Kong]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Hungary}}'''
|Renáta Tóth
|21
|[[Budapest]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Iceland}}'''
|Ásdís Hallgrímsdóttir
|19
|[[Ísafjörður]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|India}}'''
|[[Natasha Suri]]
|22
|[[Mumbai]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Indonesia}}'''
|Kristania Besouw
|21
|[[Manado]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Ireland}}'''
|Sarah Morrissey
|24
|[[Dublin]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Israel}}'''
|Yael Nizri
|18
|[[Kiryat Shmona]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Italy}}'''
|Elizaveta Migatcheva
|17
|[[Rome]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Jamaica}}'''
|[[Sara Lawrence]]
|21
|[[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Japan|1999}}'''
|Kazuha Kondo
|21
|[[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Kazakhstan}}'''
|Sabina Chukayeva
|18
|[[Karaganda]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Kenya}}'''
|Khadijah Kiptoo
|21
|[[Nairobi]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Latvia}}'''
|Līga Meinarte
|24
|[[Talsi]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Lebanon}}'''
|[[Annabella Hilal]]
|20
|[[Ain El Remmaneh]]
|Southern Europe
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|'''{{flag|Liberia}}'''
|Patrice Juah
|21
|[[Monrovia]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Republic of Macedonia|name=Macedonia}}'''
|Marija Vegova
|18
|[[Gevgelija]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Malaysia}}'''
|Adeline Wan
|23
|[[Kuala Lumpur]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Malta}}'''
|Solange Mifsud
|23
|[[Żabbar]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Martinique|snake}}'''
|[[Stéphanie Colosse]]
|19
|[[Fort-de-France]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Mauritius}}'''
|Vanesha Seetohul
|22
|[[Quatre Bornes]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Mexico}}'''
|[[Karla Jiménez]]
|23
|[[Puebla]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Moldova}}'''
|Alexandra Demciuk
|17
|[[Bălți]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Mongolia}}'''
|[[Selenge Erdene-Ochir]]
|19
|[[Ulaanbaatar]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Montenegro}}'''
|Ivana Knežević
|17
|[[Bar, Montenegro|Bar]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Namibia}}'''
|Anna Nashandi
|22
|[[Windhoek]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Netherlands}}'''
|Sheryl Baas
|22
|[[Rotterdam]]
|Northern Europe
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|'''{{flag|Nigeria}}'''
|[[Abiola Bashorun]]
|18
|[[Lagos]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Northern Ireland}}'''
|[[Catherine Jean Milligan]]
|19
|[[Newtownards]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Norway}}'''
|Tonje Elise Skjærvik
|18
|[[Stokkøya]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Panama}}'''
|Giselle Bissot
|23
|[[Panama City]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Peru}}'''
|Silvia Cornejo
|19
|[[Trujillo, Peru|Trujillo]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Philippines}}'''
|Anna Maris Igpit
|19
|[[Panglao, Bohol|Panglao]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Poland}}'''
|[[Marzena Cieślik]]
|25
|[[Wolin]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Portugal}}'''
|Sara Almeida
|19
|[[Porto]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Puerto Rico}}'''
|Thebyam Carrión
|23
|[[Mayagüez, Puerto Rico|Mayagüez]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Romania}}'''
|Ioana Boitor
|17
|[[Bucharest]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Russia}}'''
|[[Alexandra Mazur]]
|19
|[[Moscow]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Saint Lucia}}'''
|Tamalisa Baptiste
|20
|Marchand
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Scotland}}'''
|[[Nicola McLean (Scottish model)|Nicola McLean]]
|22
|[[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Serbia}}'''
|[[Vedrana Grbović]]
|18
|[[Belgrade]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Singapore}}'''
|Colleen Pereira
|24
|[[Singapore]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Slovakia}}'''
|Magdalena Šebestová
|23
|[[Bílkove Humence]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Slovenia}}'''
|Iris Mulej
|25
|[[Ljubljana]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|South Africa}}'''
|Nokuthula Sithole
|22
|[[Gauteng]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|South Korea}}'''{{Efn|Competed as Korea in the pageant}}
|Sharon Park
|21
|[[Icheon]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Spain}}'''
|Inmaculada Torres
|24
|[[Alicante]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Sri Lanka}}'''
|[[Dannielle Kerkoven]]
|18
|[[Colombo]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Sweden}}'''
|Cathrin Skoog
|19
|[[Krokom Municipality|Krokom]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Tanzania}}'''
|[[Wema Sepetu]]
|18
|[[Dar es Salaam]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Thailand}}'''
|Melisa Mahapol
|23
|[[Bangkok]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Trinidad and Tobago}}'''
|Tineke De Freitas
|23
|[[Westmoorings]]
|Caribbean
|-
|'''{{flag|Turkey}}'''
|Merve Büyüksaraç<ref>{{Cite news|last=Üyesi|first=Onedio|date=13 February 2019|title=Hepsi Zirveye Çıktı Ama Orada Kalamadı: Türkiye'nin Son 25 Yıldaki Türkiye Güzelleri Şimdi Ne Yapıyor?|trans-title=They All Reached the Top But Couldn't Stay There: What Are Türkiye's Beauties of the Last 25 Years Doing Now?|url=https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708|access-date=25 April 2025|website=Onedio|language=Turkish|archive-date=24 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724212547/https://onedio.com/haber/hepsi-zirveye-cikti-ancak-hepsi-orada-kalamadi-turkiye-nin-son-25-yildaki-turkiye-guzelleri-simdi-ne-yapiyor-860708|url-status=live}}</ref>
|18
|[[Ankara]]
|Southern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Ukraine}}'''
|Olga Shilovanova
|19
|[[Kharkiv]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|United States}}'''
|Brooke Angus
|24
|[[Essex, Vermont|Essex]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Uruguay}}'''
|Marlene Politi
|20
|[[San Jacinto, Uruguay|San Jacinto]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Venezuela}}'''
|[[Federica Guzmán]]
|24
|[[Caracas]]
|Americas
|-
|'''{{flag|Vietnam}}'''
|[[Mai Phương Thúy]]
|21
|[[Hanoi]]
|Asia-Pacific
|-
|'''{{flag|Wales}}'''
|Sarah Fleming
|17
|[[Brecon Beacons]]
|Northern Europe
|-
|'''{{flag|Zambia}}'''
|Katanekwa Matundwelo
|25
|[[Lusaka]]
|Africa
|-
|'''{{flag|Zimbabwe}}'''
|[[Lorraine Maphala-Phiri|Lorraine Maphala]]
|21
|[[Bulawayo]]
|Africa
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

===Withdrawals===
* '''{{flagu|Belize}}''' - 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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sanpedrosun.com/old/06-314.html|title=Miss San Pedro Contestants at Miss Belize Pageant, Belize News, San Pedro Sun|website=sanpedrosun.com|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>
*'''{{flagu|Egypt}}''' –  Miss Egypt 2006, Fawzia Mohamed had visa problems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060902100348/http://www.missworld.tv/teams/default.sps?iTeamID=1437|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 September 2006|title=Miss World 2006: the official website - 2006 contestants|date=2 September 2006|access-date=19 July 2017}}</ref>

'''No Shows''':
* '''{{flagu|Albania}}''' – No contest
* '''{{flagu|Antigua and Barbuda}}''' – Due to financial problems.
* '''{{flagu|British Virgin Islands}}''' –  Martha Ramirez<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=265354&page=36|title=The Beauty Pageants Thread - VI|work=PinoyExchange|access-date=19 July 2017|language=en}}</ref>
* '''{{flagu|Burkina Faso}}''' - Ramata Barry
* '''{{flagu|Chad}}''' - No contest
*'''{{flagu|Côte d'Ivoire}}''' - Alima Diomandé
* '''{{flagu|Malawi}}''' - Peth Msiska
* '''{{flagu|Nepal}}''' – No contest due to the [[Nepalese Civil War]]. It was postponed until 2007.
* '''{{flagu|New Zealand}}''' - No contest
* '''{{flagu|Nicaragua}}''' - Due to Financial problems.
* '''{{flagu|Paraguay|1990}}''' – Due to Financial problems.
* '''{{flagu|Republic of the Congo}}''' –  Eboundt Fatouma Blanda 
* '''{{flagu|Swaziland}}''' – No contest
* '''{{flagu|Switzerland}}''' - Due to scheduling conflicts, the national pageant was held on 9 September<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/miss-schweiz--anatomie-eines-erfolges/612932|title=Miss Schweiz: Anatomie eines Erfolges|last=Burnand|first=Frédéric|work=SWI swissinfo.ch|access-date=19 July 2017|language=de}}</ref> 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.
* '''{{flagu|Uganda}}''' – No contest
* '''{{flagu|United States Virgin Islands}}'''<ref> as American Virgin Islands </ref> - No contest

===Replacements===
* '''{{flagu|Uruguay}}''' – '''Miss Uruguay Mundo 2006, Soledad Gagliardo''' was replaced by her first runner up, Marlene Politi for unknown reasons.

== References ==
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{{Miss World}}
{{Miss World 2006 delegates}}
{{Miss World countries and territories}}

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[[Category:2006 in Poland]]
[[Category:2006 beauty pageants]]
[[Category:Beauty pageants in Poland]]
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[[Category:2000s in Warsaw]]
[[Category:Events in Warsaw]]