Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle Emerges Winner of Miss World 2016 Pageant

Puerto Rico’s Stephanie Del Valle Emerges Winner of Miss World 2016 Pageant

Stephanie Del Valle, representing Puerto Rico, has been crowned Miss World 2016 at the grand finale held at the MGM National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Maryland, on Sunday.

The 66th edition of the famous event began on November 26 with 117 beauty queens from around the world competing for the prestigious title. Last night, the top 20 contestants were selected and from the list emerged winners of different challenge events which included the categories like Talent, Top Model, Beach Fashion, Social Media and Beauty With A Purpose.

The top five list late emerge, with Kenya carrying the torch for Africa, before Del Valle was declared the winner of the competition.

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 Top 5!

*In no particular order pic.twitter.com/NmZE8Viq7g

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

While the world celebrates this new queen, check out the runners up:

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 1st Runner Up! pic.twitter.com/nwe0vycqkB

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 2nd Runner Up! pic.twitter.com/7uk6lMP2qB

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 Sports Winner! pic.twitter.com/eNaJZ6ko37

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 Talent Winner! pic.twitter.com/qpN3Mt6Qro

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 Beauty with a Purpose Winner! pic.twitter.com/hiPAsYuUIG

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 Top Model Winner! pic.twitter.com/nt3itWWHwg

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Miss World 2016 Multimedia Winner! pic.twitter.com/5WnyDLcGej

— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 18, 2016

Congratulations to the new Miss World, and all the new queens!