Miss World 2006

Miss World 2006
Miss World 2006 titlecard
Date	30 September 2006
Presenters	Tim Vincent, Angela Chow, Grażyna Torbicka
Entertainment	Westlife, Robin Gibb, Amici
Venue	Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland
Broadcaster	E!, TVP
Entrants	104
Placements	17
Debuts	Cambodia, Montenegro, Serbia
Withdrawals	Albania, Chinese Taipei, Malawi, Nepal, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Swaziland, Switzerland, Uganda, US Virgin Islands
Returns	Angola, Austria, Belarus, Cayman Islands, Chile, Curaçao, Finland, Kazakhstan, Tahiti, Zimbabwe
Winner	Taťána Kuchařová  Czech Republic
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Miss World 2006, the 56th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 September 2006 at the Sala Kongresowa, the main 2,897-seat auditorium of the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in a European city other than London, United Kingdom, having previously been held there in 2002 after the Nigeria Controversy. The pageant officially concluded after Taťána Kuchařová from the Czech Republic was crowned Miss World 2006 by outgoing titleholder Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland.

A total of 104 countries competed in the pageant, the 12th largest number behind 2013 (127) 2014 (121), 2012 (116), 2010 (115), 2015 (114), 2011 (113), 2009 (112), 2008 (109), 2004 (107), and 2007 and 2003 (both 106). All contestants were divided in six regional groups: Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific, Caribbean, Northern Europe, and Southern Europe.

Gdynia was the host of the Beach Beauty contest, Giżycko hosted the Miss Sports contest and Wrocław hosted the Miss Talent competition. The fourth event was Beauty with a Purpose. This is the first time the Czech Republic won the title of Miss World.