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November 16  As the contestants were being introduced in several groups in both swimwear (pre-taped) and evening gowns (modeling on stage), a scoreboard came up reflecting the rankings of the top scored delegates. For example, after the first group of 12 was introduced, the scoreboard came up showing how that group had fared score wise, being Aruba and Portugal the ones with highest ranking. As other delegates were being introduced, the list kept on changing, countries getting in and out, until the last group when the actual top 10 list was shown. The contestants from Chile, Portugal, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Venezuela and Peru were displayed on the scoreboard for a certain amount of time, meaning that they were close. Surprises included Zimbabwe and Hungary, winners in their respective groups! (AP Photo) Springer inmediately proceeded to announce the special awards: Best evening dress award went to Korea, Hyun Jin Seo; Miss Talent was Barbados, Stephanie Chase; and Miss Photogenic award, chosen by votes received in Miss World's official site, was Lada Engchawadechaslip from Thailand. Between some joking and one-liners here and there, the top 10 semifinalists were announced, in the same order as they ranked in the scoreboard: Nigeria, Agbani Darego; Ukraine, Oleksandra Nikolayenko; Nicaragua, Ligia Arguello; Spain, Macarena Garcia; Yugoslavia, Tijana Stansic; Scotland, Juliet-Jane Horne; Aruba, Zerelda "Zizi" Lee; Russia, Irina Kovalenko; and South Africa, Jo-Ann Strauss. Judging by what was seen on the scoreboard, #11 delegate would have been Portugal, Claudia Borges. The top 10 semifinalists were interviewed in an informal chat-like session, and those who did not speak English had their chaperones translate for them. Then,
top 5 was announced. It consisted of Nicaragua, China, Scotland, Aruba,
and Nigeria. On this round they were asked questions submitted via the
net by Miss World followers. The competition was at its peak! After some
entertainment and final words by Priyanka Chopra, the results were read
"in reverse order" by president Julia Morley. 2nd runner-up, Scotland;
1st runner-up, Aruba; and winner, Agbani Darego of Nigeria,
who is the first black african woman to ever win the crown.
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