A record of 115 contestants from various parts of the globe are currently in China to compete for the 60th Miss World crown.

Miss World is currently the oldest and biggest beauty pageant in the world as it celebrates its 60th year with a record of 115 participants. The coronation night is happening on October 30, 2010 at the Crown of Beauty Center in Sanya, China.

Here is the complete list of contestants this year:

ALBANIA, Arnita Beqiraj
ANGOLA, Ivaniltan Jones
ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
ARUBA, Kimberly Kuiperi
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett
BARBADOS, Danielle Bishop
BELARUS, Lyudmila Yakimovich
BELGIUM, Cilou Annys
BELIZE, Jessel Lauriano
BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok
BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado
BULGARIA, Romina Andonova
CANADA, Denise Garrido
CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander
CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
COLOMBIA, Laura Marcela Palacio Restrepo
COSTA RICA, Dayana Aguilera
COTE D’IVOIRE, Ines Da Silva Batista
CROATIA, Katarina Banic
CURACAO, Angenie Simon
CYPRUS, Andrea Kkolou
CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova
DENMARK, Natalya Averina
ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco
EGYPT, Sara Khouly
EL SALVADOR, Maria Gabriela Molina Rochac
ENGLAND, Jessica Linley
ETHIOPIA, Hiwot Assefa Tesfaye
FINLAND, Anne-Marie Nurminen
FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira
GEORGIA, Dea Arakishvili
GERMANY, Susanna Kobylinski
GHANA, Mimi Areme
GIBRALTAR, Larissa Dalli
GREECE, Diamanto Gasteratou
GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly
GUATEMALA, Ana Lucía Mazariegos Florentino
GUYANA, Aletha Shepherd
HONDURAS, Marilyn Medina
HONG KONG, Sau Man Cheung
HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo
ICELAND, Fanney Ingvarsdottir
INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
INDONESIA, Asyifa Syafningdyah Putriambami Latief
IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron
ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
JAMAICA, Chantal Alicia Raymond
JAPAN, Hiroko Matsunaga
KAZAKHSTAN, Asselina “Assel” Kuchukova
KENYA, Natasha Metto
KOREA, Kim Hye-young
LATVIA, Ludmila Voroncova
LEBANON, Rahaf Abdallah
LESOTHO, Karabelo Mokoallo
LITHUANIA, Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
LUXEMBOURG, Shari Thuyns
MACAU CHINA, Cherry Ka I Ng
MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova
MALAWI, Ella Kabambe
MALAYSIA, Nadia Min Dern Heng
MALTA, Francesca Gaspar
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
MAURITIUS, Dalysha Doorga
MEXICO, Anabel Solis Sosa
MOLDOVA, Daria Zaiteva
MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar
MONTENEGRO, Milica Milatovic
NAMIBIA, Odile Gertze
NEPAL, Sadichha Shrestha
NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg
NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich
NIGERIA, Afoma Amuzie
NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore
NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
PANAMA, Paola Vaprio Medaglia
PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
PERU, Alexandra Liao Tipacti
PHILIPPINES, Czarina Catherine Gatbonton
POLAND, Agata Szewiola
PORTUGAL, Catarina Aragonez
PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta Santiago
ROMANIA, Lavinia Postolache
RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
SERBIA, Milica Jelic
SIERRA LEONE, Neyorlyn Williams
SINGAPORE, Anusha Rajaseharan
SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova
SOUTH AFRICA, Nicole Flint
SPAIN, Fatima Jimenez Triguero
SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona
ST KITTS & NEVIS, Fatisha Imo
ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
SURINAME, Jo-Ann Maria Sang
SWEDEN, Daniela Karlsson
TANZANIA, Genevieve Mpangala
THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers
TURKEY, Gizem Memic
UGANDA, Hazmie Nansubuga
UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills
URUGUAY, Eliana Sabrina Olivera Gonnet
US VIRGIN ISLANDS, Carolyn Carter-Heller
VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini
VIETNAM, Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh
WALES, Courtenay Hamilton
ZAMBIA, Zindaba Hanzala
ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma

Returning countries and territories include St. Kitts & Nevis, Cape Verde, Macau, Lesotho, Malawi, United States Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and St. Lucia.

Countries who withdrew from the competition this year are Austria, Chinese Taipei, Dominican Republic, Liberia, and Slovenia.

Here is the schedule of the 5 Fast-track events, the winner for each event will automatically advance in the semi-finals come coronation night:

October 16 – Beach Beauty
October 19 – Miss Sport
October 23 – Top Model
October 26 – Miss Talent
October 30 – Miss Beauty With a Purpose

The Beach Beauty Fast Track event is currently happening right now. The Top 40 competing in this event are:

ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett
BARBADOS, Danielle Bishop
BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok
BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander
CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova
FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira
GHANA, Mimi Areme
GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly
HONG KONG, Sau Man Cheung
HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo
INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
LITHUANIA, Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
LUXEMBOURG, Shari Thuyns
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
MOLDOVA, Daria Zaiteva
MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar
NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg
NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich
NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta Santiago
RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona
ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers
TURKEY, Gizem Memic
UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills
ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma

The winner of this event will be the first semi-finalist for this year.

The Philippine delegate for this year is 19-year-old Czarina Catherine Gatbonton:

Miss World is the only grand slam pageant the Philippines have not won yet. The country first participated in 1966 and our best placement ever was in 1973 when Evangeline Pascual won 1st runner up. Will Czarina win the first Miss World crown for the country?

Images courtesy of the official Miss World website.