Since 1951, Miss World has been an annual international beauty competition. It is one of the oldest and most prestigious beauty pageants in the world. The pageant is organized by the Miss World Organization and is open to women from around the world who compete in various categories, including talent, beauty, intelligence, and personality. The winner of the pageant is crowned Miss World and is expected to serve as a global ambassador for various charitable causes throughout her reign. The pageant has been held in various countries around the world, and contestants are judged based on their performance in various rounds, including a talent competition, a swimsuit competition, and a question and answer session.
List of all the Miss World winners since 1951:
| Year | Country | Name |
| 1951 | Sweden | Kiki Håkansson |
| 1952 | Sweden | May Louise Flodin |
| 1953 | France | Denise Perrier |
| 1954 | Egypt | Antigone Costanda |
| 1955 | Venezuela | Susana Duijm |
| 1956 | Germany | Petra Schürmann |
| 1957 | Finland | Marita Lindahl |
| 1958 | South Africa | Penelope Coelen |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Corine Rottschäfer |
| 1960 | Argentina | Norma Gladys Cappagli |
| 1961 | United Kingdom | Rosemarie Frankland |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Catharina Lodders |
| 1963 | Sweden | Carole Crawford |
| 1964 | United Kingdom | Ann Sidney |
| 1965 | United Kingdom | Lesley Langley |
| 1966 | India | Reita Faria |
| 1967 | Peru | Madeline Hartog-Bel |
| 1968 | Australia | Penelope Plummer |
| 1969 | Austria | Eva Rueber-Staier |
| 1970 | Grenada | Jennifer Hosten |
| 1971 | Brazil | Lucia Petterle |
| 1972 | Australia | Belinda Green |
| 1973 | United States | Marjorie Wallace |
| 1974 | United Kingdom | Helen Morgan |
| 1975 | Puerto Rico | Wilnelia Merced |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Cindy Breakspeare |
| 1977 | Sweden | Mary Stävin |
| 1978 | Argentina | Silvana Suárez |
| 1979 | Bermuda | Gina Swainson |
| 1980 | Germany | Gabriella Brum |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Pilín León |
| 1982 | Dominican Republic | Mariasela Álvarez |
| 1983 | United Kingdom | Sarah-Jane Hutt |
| 1984 | Venezuela | Astrid Carolina Herrera |
| 1985 | Iceland | Holmfridur Karlsdottir |
| 1986 | Trinidad and Tobago | Giselle Laronde |
| 1987 | Austria | Ulla Weigerstorfer |
| 1988 | Iceland | Linda Pétursdóttir |
| 1989 | Poland | Aneta Kręglicka |
| 1990 | United States | Gina Tolleson |
| 1991 | Venezuela | Ninibeth Leal |
| 1992 | Russia | Julia Kourotchkina |
| 1993 | Jamaica | Lisa Hanna |
| 1994 | India | Aishwarya Rai |
| 1995 | Venezuela | Jacqueline Aguilera |
| 1996 | Greece | Irene Skliva |
| 1997 | India | Diana Hayden |
| 1998 | Israel | Linor Abargil |
| 1999 | India | Yukta Mookhey |
| 2000 | India | Priyanka Chopra |
| 2001 | Nigeria | Agbani Darego |
| 2002 | Turkey | Azra Akın |
| 2003 | Ireland | Rosanna Davison |
| 2004 | Peru | María Julia Mantilla |
| 2005 | Iceland | Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir |
| 2006 | Czech Republic | Taťána Kuchařová |
| 2007 | China | Zhang Zilin |
| 2008 | Russia | Ksenia Sukhinova |
| 2009 | Gibraltar | Kaiane Aldorino |
| 2010 | United States | Alexandria Mills |
| 2011 | Venezuela | Ivian Sarcos |
| 2012 | China | Yu Wenxia |
| 2013 | Philippines | Megan Young |
| 2014 | South Africa | Rolene Strauss |
| 2015 | Spain | Mireia Lalaguna |
| 2016 | Puerto Rico | Stephanie Del Valle |
| 2017 | India | Manushi Chhillar |
| 2018 | Mexico | Vanessa Ponce |
| 2019 | Jamaica | Toni-Ann Singh |
| 2020 | Miss World was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic | |
| 2021-2022 | Poland | Karolina Bielawska |