Editing Miss World (section)

===21st century===
The first black African Miss World winner, [[Agbani Darego]] of Nigeria, was crowned in [[Miss World 2001|2001]]. As part of its marketing strategy, Miss World came up with a "Vote For Me" television special during that edition, featuring the delegates behind the scenes and on the beach, and allowing viewers to phone in or vote online for their favourites. It also sells broadcasters its Talent, Beach Beauty and Sports events as television specials.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcountrylink.com/miss_world.htm |title=Miss World facts |publisher=Worldcountrylink.com |access-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522022524/http://www.worldcountrylink.com/miss_world.htm |archive-date=22 May 2010 }}</ref> [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] broadcast the 2001 pageant from South Africa on digital channel [[ITV2]], with the special airing a week earlier on the main ITV channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.c21media.net/itv-to-host-miss-world/|title=ITV to host Miss World|publisher=C21Media|date=25 October 2001|access-date=18 February 2019}}</ref>

In [[Miss World 2002|2002]], the pageant was slated to host its final in [[Abuja]], Nigeria. This choice was controversial, as a northern Nigerian woman, [[Amina Lawal]], was awaiting death by [[stoning]] for [[adultery]] under [[Sharia]] law there, but Miss World used the publicity surrounding its presence to bring greater global awareness and action to Lawal's plight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.democracynow.org/2002/11/27/miss_world_2002_will_be_the|title=Miss World Riots in Nigeria|publisher=Democracynow.org |access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2116540.stm|title=Nigerian woman fights stoning |work=[[BBC News]] |date=8 July 2002|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> No British channel agreed to broadcast the event,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2002/dec/07/fashion.gender|title=Dogged by criticism and ridicule, the Miss World pageant continues|first=Hadley|last=Freeman|date=7 December 2002|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=13 April 2019}}</ref> and there were objections to the contest.<ref>{{cite news|date=9 December 2002|title=Should the Miss World pageant have gone ahead?|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/2553049.stm|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=26 November 2002|title=Mayor's frosty reception for Miss World|work=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/uk_news/england/2515189.stm|access-date=24 May 2011}}</ref>

Former Miss World [[Aishwarya Rai]] attended the [[Miss World 2014]] ceremony with her husband [[Abhishek Bachchan]], daughter Aaradhya and mother Brinda Rai.<ref>{{cite web | title=Aishwarya Rai: most successful Miss World ever | website=[[MSN]] | date=18 December 2014 | url=https://www.msn.com/en-gb/entertainment/celebrity/aishwarya-rai-most-successful-miss-world-ever/ss-BBgZPYt | access-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> The pageant has been broadcast on local TV channel [[London Live (TV channel)|London Live]] since 2014.