- Miss World 1951 – Kiki Haakonson, Sweden
- Miss World 1952 – May Louise Flodin, Sweden
- Miss World 1953 – Denise Perrier, France
- Miss World 1954 – Antigone Costanda, Egypt
- Miss World 1955 – Carmen Zubillaga, Venezuela
- Miss World 1956 – Petra Schurmann, Germany
- Miss World 1957 – Marita Lindahl, Finland
- Miss World 1958 – Penelope Coelen, South Africa
- Miss World 1959 – Corine Rottschafer, Holland
- Miss World 1960 – Norma Cappagli, Argentina
- Miss World 1961 – Rosemarie Frankland, United Kingdom
- Miss World 1962 – Catharine Lodders, Holland
- Miss World 1963 – Carole Crawford, Jamaica
- Miss World 1964 – Ann Sidney, United Kingdom
- Miss World 1965 – Lesley Langley, United Kingdom
- Miss World 1966 – Reita Faria, India
- Miss World 1967 – Madeiline Hartog Bel, Peru
- Miss World 1968 – Penelope Plummer, Australia
- Miss World 1969 – Eva Reuber Staier, Austria
- Miss World 1970 – Jennifer Hosten, Grenada
- Miss World 1971 – Lucia Petterle, Brazil
- Miss World 1972 – Belina Green, Australia
- Miss World 1973 – Marjorie Wallace, USA
- Miss World 1974 – Anneline Kriel, South Africa
- Miss World 1975 – Winelia Merced, Puerto Rico
- Miss World 1976 – Cindy Breakspeare, Jamaica
- Miss World 1977 – Mary Stavin, Sweden
- Miss World 1978 – Silvana Suarez, Argentina
- Miss World 1979 – Gina Swainson, Bermuda
- Miss World 1980 – Kimberly Santos, Guam
- Miss World 1981 – Pilin Leon, Venezuela
- Miss World 1982 – Mariasela Lebron, Dominican Republic
- Miss World 1983 – Sarah Jane Hutt, United Kingdom
- Miss World 1984 – Astrid Herrera, Venezuela
- Miss World 1985 – Hofi Karlsdottir, Iceland
- Miss World 1986 – Giselle Laronde, Trinidad
- Miss World 1987 – Ulla Weigerstorfer, Austria
- Miss World 1988 – Linda Petursdottir, Iceland
- Miss World 1989 – Andeta Kreglicka, Poland
- Miss World 1990 – Gina Marie Tolleson, USA
- Miss World 1991 – Ninebeth Jiminez, Venezuela
- Miss World 1992 – Julia Kourotchkina, Russia
- Miss World 1993 – Lisa Hanna, Jamaica
- Miss World 1994 – Aishwariya Rai, India
- Miss World 1995 – Jacqueline Aquilera, Venezuela
- Miss World 1996 – Irene Skliva ,Greece
- Miss World 1997 – Diana Hayden, India
- Miss World 1998 – Linor Abargil, Israel
- Miss World 1999 – Yukta Mookhey, India
- Miss World 2000 – Priyanka Chopra, India
- Miss World 2001 – Ibiagbanidokibubo Asenite Darego—Nigeria
- Miss World 2002 – Azra Akin—Turkey
- Miss World 2003 – Rosanna Davidson, Ireland
- Miss World 2004 – Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Peru
- Miss World 2005 – Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, Iceland
- Miss World 2006 – Tat’ana Kucharova, Czech Republic
- Miss World 2007 – Zhang Zhi Li, China PR
- Miss World 2008 – Ksenia Sukhinova, Russia
- Miss World 2009 – Kaiane Aldorino, Gibraltar
- Miss World 2010 – Alexandria Mills, USA
- Miss World 2011 – Ivian Sarcos, Venezuela
- Miss World 2012 – Wen Xia Yu, China PR
- Miss World 2013 – Megan Young, Philippines
