Kiki Hkansson of Sweden was the first Miss World, crowned in 1951, and Reita Faria of India was the first Miss World in 1966. Karolina Bielawska of Poland was crowned Miss World 2021 winner.
On March 17, 2022, in Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, she was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica, the former Miss World. The competition, which was originally planned for December 16, 2021, was rescheduled after multiple candidates tested positive for COVID-19.
Miss World Winners List
From 1951 until 2021, see the entire list of Miss World winners.
| Year | Miss World | Country | Age | National Title | Location | Date |
| 1951 | Kiki Håkansson | Sweden | 22 | Miss World Sweden | London, United Kingdom | July 29, 1951 |
| 1952 | May-Louise Flodin | 18 | November 14, 1952 | |||
| 1953 | Denise Perrier | France | 18 | Miss France(Unofficial) | October 19, 1953 | |
| 1954 | Antigone Costanda | Egypt | 19 | Miss Egypt | October 18, 1954 | |
| 1955 | Susana Duijm | Venezuela | 19 | Miss Venezuela | October 20, 1955 | |
| 1956 | Petra Schürmann | Germany | 23 | Miss Germany | October 15, 1956 | |
| 1957 | Marita Lindahl | Finland | 18 | Miss Finland | October 14, 1957 | |
| 1958 | Penelope Coelen | South Africa | 18 | Miss South Africa | October 13, 1958 | |
| 1959 | Corine Rottschäfer | Netherlands | 21 | Miss Nederland | November 10, 1959 | |
| 1960 | Norma Cappagli | Argentina | 21 | Miss Argentina | November 8, 1960 | |
| 1961 | Rosemarie Frankland | United Kingdom | 18 | Miss United Kingdom | November 9, 1961 | |
| 1962 | Catharina Lodders | Netherlands | 20 | Miss Nederland | November 8, 1962 | |
| 1963 | Carole Crawford | Jamaica | 20 | Miss Jamaica World | November 7, 1963 | |
| 1964 | Ann Sidney | United Kingdom | 20 | Miss United Kingdom | November 12, 1964 | |
| 1965 | Lesley Langley | 21 | November 19, 1965 | |||
| 1966 | Reita Faria | India | 23 | Eve’s Weekly Miss India | November 17, 1966 | |
| 1967 | Madeleine Hartog-Bel | Peru | 21 | Miss Peru | November 16, 1967 | |
| 1968 | Penelope Plummer | Australia | 19 | Miss World Australia | November 14, 1968 | |
| 1969 | Eva Rueber-Staier | Austria | 18 | Miss Austria | November 27, 1969 | |
| 1970 | Jennifer Hosten | Grenada | 23 | Miss Grenada | November 20, 1970 | |
| 1971 | Lúcia Petterle | Brazil | 22 | Miss Brazil | November 10, 1971 | |
| 1972 | Belinda Green | Australia | 20 | Miss World Australia | December 1, 1972 | |
| 1973 | Marjorie Wallace | United States | 19 | Miss World USA | November 23, 1973 | |
| 1974 | Helen Elizabeth Morgan (Resigned) | United Kingdom | 22 | Miss United Kingdom | November 22, 1974 | |
| Anneline Kriel (Resigned) | South Africa | 19 | Miss South Africa | |||
| 1975 | Wilnelia Merced | Puerto Rico | 18 | Miss Puerto Rico for Miss World | November 20, 1975 | |
| 1976 | Cindy Breakspeare | Jamaica | 22 | Miss Jamaica World | November 18, 1976 | |
| 1977 | Mary Stävin | Sweden | 20 | Miss Sweden | November 17, 1977 | |
| 1978 | Silvana Suárez | Argentina | 20 | Miss Argentina | November 16, 1978 | |
| 1979 | Gina Swainson | Bermuda | 21 | Miss Bermuda | November 15, 1979 | |
| 1980 | Gabriella Brum (Resigned) | Germany | 18 | Miss Germany | November 13, 1980 | |
| Kimberley Santos | Guam | 19 | Miss Guam | |||
| 1981 | Pilín León | Venezuela | 18 | Miss Venezuela | November 12, 1981 | |
| 1982 | Mariasela Álvarez | Dominican Republic | 22 | Miss Dominican Republic | November 18, 1982 | |
| 1983 | Sarah-Jane Hutt | United Kingdom | 19 | Miss United Kingdom | November 17, 1983 | |
| 1984 | Astrid Carolina Herrera | Venezuela | 21 | Miss Venezuela | November 15, 1984 | |
| 1985 | Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir | Iceland | 22 | Miss Iceland | November 14, 1985 | |
| 1986 | Giselle Laronde | Trinidad and Tobago | 23 | Miss Trinidad and Tobago | November 13, 1986 | |
| 1987 | Ulla Weigerstorfer | Austria | 20 | Miss Austria | November 12, 1987 | |
| 1988 | Linda Pétursdóttir | Iceland | 19 | Miss Iceland | November 17, 1988 | |
| 1989 | Aneta Kręglicka | Poland | 24 | Miss Polonia | Wan Chai North, Hong Kong | November 22, 1989 |
| 1990 | Gina Tolleson | United States | 21 | Miss USA | London, United Kingdom | November 8, 1990 |
| 1991 | Ninibeth Leal | Venezuela | 20 | Miss Venezuela | Atlanta, United States | December 28, 1991 |
| 1992 | Julia Kourotchkina | Russia | 18 | Miss Russia | Sun City, South Africa | December 12, 1992 |
| 1993 | Lisa Hanna | Jamaica | 18 | Miss Jamaica World | November 27, 1993 | |
| 1994 | Aishwarya Rai | India | 21 | Femina Miss India | November 19, 1994 | |
| 1995 | Jacqueline Aguilera | Venezuela | 19 | Miss Venezuela | November 18, 1995 | |
| 1996 | Irene Skliva | Greece | 18 | Star Hellas | Bangalore, India | November 23, 1996 |
| 1997 | Diana Hayden | India | 24 | Femina Miss India | Mahé, Seychelles | November 22, 1997 |
| 1998 | Linor Abargil | Israel | 18 | Miss Israel | November 26, 1998 | |
| 1999 | Yukta Mookhey | India | 21 | Femina Miss India | London, United Kingdom | December 4, 1999 |
| 2000 | Priyanka Chopra | 18 | November 30, 2000 | |||
| 2001 | Agbani Darego | Nigeria | 19 | Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria | Sun City, South Africa | November 16, 2001 |
| 2002 | Azra Akın | Turkey | 21 | Miss Turkey | London, United Kingdom | December 7, 2002 |
| 2003 | Rosanna Davison | Ireland | 19 | Miss Ireland | Sanya, China | December 6, 2003 |
| 2004 | María Julia Mantilla | Peru | 20 | Miss Peru | December 4, 2004 | |
| 2005 | Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir | Iceland | 21 | Miss Iceland | December 10, 2005 | |
| 2006 | Taťána Kuchařová | Czech Republic | 18 | Miss České Republiky | Warsaw, Poland | September 30, 2006 |
| 2007 | Zhang Zilin | China | 23 | Miss China World | Sanya, China | December 1, 2007 |
| 2008 | Ksenia Sukhinova | Russia | 21 | Miss Russia | Johannesburg, South Africa | December 13, 2008 |
| 2009 | Kaiane Aldorino | Gibraltar | 23 | Miss Gibraltar | December 12, 2009 | |
| 2010 | Alexandria Mills | United States | 18 | Miss United States World | Sanya, China | October 30, 2010 |
| 2011 | Ivian Sarcos | Venezuela | 22 | Miss Venezuela | London, United Kingdom | November 6, 2011 |
| 2012 | Yu Wenxia | China | 23 | Miss China World | Ordos City, China | August 18, 2012 |
| 2013 | Megan Young | Philippines | 23 | Miss World Philippines | Nusa Dua, Indonesia | September 28, 2013 |
| 2014 | Rolene Strauss | South Africa | 22 | Miss South Africa | London, United Kingdom | December 14, 2014 |
| 2015 | Mireia Lalaguna | Spain | 23 | Miss World Spain | Sanya, China | December 19, 2015 |
| 2016 | Stephanie Del Valle | Puerto Rico | 19 | Miss World Puerto Rico | Oxon Hill, United States | December 18, 2016 |
| 2017 | Manushi Chhillar | India | 20 | Femina Miss India | Sanya, China | November 18, 2017 |
| 2018 | Vanessa Ponce | Mexico | 26 | Miss Mexico | December 8, 2018 | |
| 2019 | Toni-Ann Singh | Jamaica | 23 | Miss Jamaica World | London, United Kingdom | December 14, 2019 |
| 2020 | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | No competition held due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |||
| 2021 | Karolina Bielawska | Poland | – | – | San Juan, Puerto Rico | December 16, 2021 |
