Miss World 2016: 76 contestants confirmed to participate; Spain's Mireia Lalaguna to crown winner on Dec. 20

The 66^th edition of the Miss World beauty pageant will kick-start in Washington D.C. with a grand finale taking place on Dec. 20. Spain's Mireia Lalaguna, who is the winner of Miss World 2015, will crown her successor this year on Dec. 20.

This year, over 130 contestants are expected to compete for the Miss World 2016 crown. However, only 76 contestants have been confined until now. The final list of contestants will be out in November and the contestants are expected to arrive in the U.S. capital by the end of November for the beauty pageant.

"Starting the end of November, and spanning several weeks, the 66th edition of Miss World will put the contestants through a series of challenges and interviews to determine who will win the coveted title of Miss World 2016 and become the ambassador of 'Beauty with a Purpose'," Miss World organisation said in a statement.

Here is the list of confirmed 76 contestants:

1. Miss Albania, Endrra Kovaci
2. Miss Argentina Elena Roca
3. Miss Aruba Lynette Do Nascimento
4. Miss Australia Madeline Cowe
5. Miss Austria Dragana Stankovic
6. Miss Bahamas Ashley Hamilton
7. Miss Belarus Polina Borodacheva
8. Miss Belgium Lenty Frans
9. Miss Bolivia Leyda Suarez
10. Miss Botswana Thata Kenosi
11. Miss Brazil Beatrice Fontoura
12. Miss Bulgaria Galina Mihaylova
13. Miss Canada Anastasia Lin
14. Miss Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks
15. Miss Chad Sylvaine Leloum
16. Miss Chile Antonia Figueroa
17. Miss Colombia Shirley Atehortua
18. Miss Cook Islands Natalia Short
19. Miss Côte d'Ivoire Esther Memel
20. Miss Croatia Angelica Zacchigna
21. Miss Cyprus María Kósta
22. Miss Czech Republic Natalie Kotkova
23. Miss Dominican Republic Yartiza Reyes
24. Miss England Elizabeth Grant
25. Miss Fiji Pooja Priyanka
26. Miss Finland Heta Sallinen
27. Miss France Iris Mittenaere Druar
28. Miss Ghana Antoinette Delali Kemavor
29. Miss Guinea Safiatou Balde
30. Miss Guyana Nurriyyih Gerrard
31. Miss Guadeloupe Magalie Adelson
32. Miss Gibraltar Kayley Mifsud
33. Miss Haiti Suzana Sampeur
34. Miss Honduras Kerelyne Webster
35. Miss Hungary Timea Gelencser
36. Miss Iceland Anna Lara Orlowska
37. Miss India Priyadarshini Chatterjee
38. Miss Italy Giada Tropea
39. Miss Indonesia Natasha Halim
40. Miss Israel Karin Alia
41. Miss Jamaica Ashlie Barrett
42. Miss Kazakhstan Alia Mergenbaeva
43. Miss Kenya Evelyn Njambi
44. Miss Korea Hyeon Wang
45. Miss Kyrgyzstan Perizat Rasulbek-Kyzy
46. Miss Latvia Linda Kinca
47. Miss Lesotho Lebakile Mokhohlane
48. Miss Madagascar Samantha Todivelou Rodriguez
49. Miss Malta Anthea Zemmit
50. Miss Malaysia Tatiana Kumar
51. Miss Moldova Daniel Marin
52. Miss Myanmar Bella Victor
53. Miss Namibia Lizelle Esterhuizen
54. Miss Nepal Asmi Shrestha
55. Miss New Zealand Karla de Beer
56. Miss Nicaragua Maria Laura Ramirez
57. Miss Northern Ireland Emma Carswell
58. Miss Peru Pierina Wong Mori
59. Miss Paraguay Simone Freitag
60. Miss Portugal Cristiana Viana
61. Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Diaz del Valle
62. Miss Russia Yana Dobrovolskaya
63. Miss Rwanda Jolly Mutesi
64. Miss Scotland Lucy Kerr
65. Miss Serbia Katarina Sulkic
66. Miss Seychelles Christine Barbier
67. Miss Slovakia Kristina Cincurova
68. Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene
69. Miss St Lucia La Toya Moffat
70. Miss Sweden Emma Strandberg
71. Miss Thailand Jinnita Buddi
72. Miss Trinidad and Tobago Daniella Walcott
73. Miss Uruguay Romina Trotto
74. Miss USA Audra Mari
75. Miss Vietnam Thi Dieu Ngoc
76. Miss Wales Ffion Moyle