Miss World vs Miss Universe: What’s the difference?

Apart from the organisers, there isn’t much difference between Miss World and Miss Universe. These are two well-known beauty pageants that are put on by two distinct outfits. Each year, the United States picks its own Miss USA, while the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia each have their own titles. Miss World and Miss Universe, both conducted by distinct organisations, are two of the most well-known beauty pageants held globally. 

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As far as public perception is concerned, Miss Universe is a notch higher than Miss World, though there’s nothing to justify this perception. 

What is Miss Universe? 

The Miss Universe pageant is conducted by the Miss Universe organisation, a joint venture between Donald Trump and NBC.

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It was previously shown on CBS, which has a close relationship with Trump. The Miss Universe contest was held in 1952 for the first time and since then there has been a gradual build-up of interest around the world. 

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The chosen Miss Universe stays in New York during her one-year period of victory. The emblem of Miss Universe is a woman with stars. The current Miss Universe is Paulina Vega of Colombia. 

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What is Miss World? 

Miss World, on the other hand, is a beauty pageant that originated in the United Kingdom in 1951. The competition is held once a year and follows the Miss Universe model, in which every country sends a representative, and after a series of rounds of competition, the final winner is chosen and crowned Miss World for a year.

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The president of the Miss World organisation is Julia Morley. Rolene Strauss of South Africa is the current Miss World.  Miss World customarily resides in London for a year after being crowned. 

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The criteria for being chosen as a representative of a country  begins with national beauty pageants where the winner takes part in the Miss Universe pageant, and the runner-up in the Miss World competition.