On November 23, 1996, the Miss World sisterhood welcomed a new titleholder when Irene Skliva was crowned Miss World 1996.
The Top 3 finalists at the Miss World 1996 pageant were:
1st Runner-Up, Colombia – Carolina Arango
2nd Runner-Up, Brazil – Anuska Valéria Prado
The Top 10 semi-finalists at the Miss World 1996 pageant were:
India – Rani Jeyraj
Venezuela – Ana Cepinska
Aruba – Afranina Henriquez
Belgium – Laurence Borremans
Dominican Republic – Idelsa Núñez
Mexico – Yessica Salazar
South Africa – Peggy-Sue Khumalo