Mrs. World
{{Short description|International beauty pageant}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Mrs. World
| formation = {{Start date and age|1984}}
| logo = Logo of Mrs. World.png
| logo_size = 300 × 135
| founder = David and Elaine Marmel
| type = Beauty pageant
| headquarters = La Quinta
| location = United States
| language = English
| website = {{URL|https://mrsworld.com/}}
}}
Mrs. World is the first beauty pageant for married women, conceived in 1984. The concept of the pageant itself has its roots in Mrs. America.{{cite web|url=https://mrsworld.com/history-2019/|title=Mrs. World history|publisher=|accessdate=28 April 2018}} From 1984 to 1987, the pageant was known as Mrs. Woman of the World and was changed to Mrs. World in 1988. The contest is the biggest marital pageant in the world.{{Cite web|date=2022-01-17|title=List of Mrs World Winners (1984-2022)|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/list-of-mrs-world-winners-1642420217-1|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Jagranjosh.com}}
The reigning Mrs. World is Tshego Gaelae, the contestant from South Africa, who was crowned in the pageant held in January 2025 in Las Vegas, United States.
Titleholders
The following is the list of winners since the competition’s inception in 1984. No contest was held in 1985, 1990 to 1994, 1996 to 1998, 2004, 2010, 2012, and 2015.
= Countries by number of wins =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
!Country !Titles !Year(s) |
| {{flag|United States}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 4 |1988, 2000, 2002, 2021 |
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;" | 2 |2016, 2024 |
| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|1984, 2020 |
| {{flag|India}}
|2001, 2022 , 2007, 2010, 2012 | 2001, 2022 |
| {{flag|Peru}}
|1989, 2016 |
| {{flag|Russia}}
|2006, 2009 |
| {{flag|Germany}}
| rowspan="14" style="text-align:center;" | 1 |2023 |
| {{flag|Ireland}}
|2020 |
| {{flag|Vietnam}}
|2019 |
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
|2018 |
| {{flag|Belarus}}
|2014 |
| {{flag|Ukraine}}
|2008 |
| {{flag|Israel}}
|2005 |
| {{flag|Thailand}}
|2003 |
| {{flag|Costa Rica}}
|1995 |
| {{flag|New Zealand}}
|1987 |
| {{flag|Colombia}}
|1986 |
Controversies
=Sri Lanka Pageant Assault=
{{Main|Mrs. Sri Lanka 2021 controversy}}
In April 2021, Caroline Jurie, then-reigning 2020 Mrs. World winner and former Mrs. Sri Lanka World, was the subject of global controversy after she took the crown off from the head of 2021 Mrs. Sri Lanka World winner Pushpika De Silva, announcing that the winner should be married but not divorced.
Shortly after, the Mrs. World organization announced that Kate Schneider from Ireland, who was the first runner up when Jurie won the title, was named Mrs. World 2020 following the voluntary resignation of Jurie.{{cite news |title=Mrs World 2020 title to Ireland as Sri Lanka's Caroline Jurie resigns |url=https://economynext.com/mrs-world-2020-title-to-ireland-as-sri-lankas-caroline-jurie-resigns-80978/ |access-date=21 April 2021 |publisher=EconomyNext |date=21 April 2021}}
=Syrian Refugee Denied Visa=
Mrs. UK World 2021, Leen Clive, was due to travel to Las Vegas for the Mrs. World 2021 pageant. However, she was denied entry into the United States, believed to be due to her Syrian birth, although she had been living in the UK since 2013.{{cite news |title=Mrs World: Beauty queen's US visa 'refused due to Syria link' |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-humber-59896728 |access-date=11 January 2022 |publisher=BBC News |date=8 January 2022}} Her participation was instead moved to the next pageant set for the end of 2022.
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2022/01/11/mrs-world-to-miss-universe-whats-the-difference-between-big-beauty-pageants/|title=Mrs World to Miss Universe: what's the difference between big beauty pageants?|date=11 January 2022 |publisher=}}
Category:1984 establishments in the United States