The Top Model of the World is aninternational search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.[1] It is now owned and managed by the World Beauty Organization.[2]
The current Top Model of the World for 2024 is Maria Katren Varzaru from Romania.
| Year | Winner | Country/Territory | Venue | Entrants | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Maria Katren Varzaru |  Romania | Ain Sokhna, Egypt | 38 | |
| 2023 | Mariana Macias[3] |  Mexico | Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 41 | |
| 2022 | Natalie Kocendova | Hurghada, Egypt | 47 | ||
| 2020 | Pierinna Patino |  Peru | 35 | ||
| 2019 | Nicole Menayo |  Spain | 35 | ||
| 2018 | Janet Leyva | 41 | |||
| 2017 | Julya Gershun | El Gouna, Egypt | 41 | ||
| 2016 | Margo Cooper [4] | Bremen, Germany | 41 | ||
| 2015 | Elena Kosmina[5] | Red Sea, Egypt | 49 | ||
| 2014 | Tania Valencia [6] | Red Sea, Egypt | 41 | ||
| 2013 | Monica Palacios |  Colombia (Colombia) | Red Sea, Egypt | 47 | |
| 2012 | Dortmund, Germany | 43 | |||
| 2011 | Loredana Salanță | Usedom, Germany | 44 | ||
| 2010 | Carolina Rodríguez Ferrero | Dortmund, Germany | 40 | ||
| 2008 | Berlin, Germany | 41 | |||
| 2007 | Alessandra Alores | Hurghada, Egypt | 41 | ||
| 2006 | Kunming, China | 64 | |||
| 2005 | Humen, China | 68 | |||
| 2004 | Sun Na | Karlsruhe, Germany | 34 | ||
| 2003 | Nihan Akkuş | Aachen, Germany | 38 | ||
| 2002 | Natascha Börger | Aachen, Germany | 33 | ||
| 2001 | Renata Janetkova | Kaiserslautern, Germany | 28 | ||
| 2000 | Yeliz Çalışkan | Vreden, Germany | 30 | ||
| 1999 | Suzana Fabriova | Frankfurt, Germany | unknown | ||
| 1998 | Michelle Khan | Magdeburg, Germany | 28 | ||
| 1997 | Franzisca Schaub | Legden, Germany | 45 | ||
| 1996 | Selinée Méndez | Koblenz, Germany | 26 | ||
| 1995 | Moscow, Russia | 36 | |||
| 1994 | Claudine Obert | Miami, United States | 24 | ||
| 1993 | Francesca Bologna | Miami, United States | unknown |
| Country | Titles | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2009, 2013, 2014 | |
| 1997, 2002, 2007 | ||
| 2 | 2011, 2024 | |
| 2000, 2003 | ||
| 1993, 2011 | ||
| 2006, 2008 | ||
| 2018, 2020 | ||
| Mexico | 1 | 2023 |
 Czech Republic | 2022 | |
| Spain | 2019 | |
| 2016 | ||
| 2015 | ||
| (Venezuela) | 2005 | |
| 2004 | ||
| 2001 | ||
| 1999 | ||
| 1998 | ||
| 1996 | ||
| 1995 | ||
| 1994 |
| Year | 1st Runner-up | 2nd Runner-up | 3rd Runner-up | 4th Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Pinar Tezcan | Mariya Sukhareva Belarus | colspan=2 | |
| 1995 | Paula Andrea Betancourt Arroyave | Leen Ragis Kenya | Lorena de Leon Pangan | |
| 1996 | Jana Festova Czech Republic | Andrea Deak Hungary | Anja Haertel Germany | Vierushka Algandona Viera Panama |
| 1997 | Cris Tomaszeck | colspan=3 | ||
| 1998 | Tanisha Drummond Panama | Agnes Nagy Hungary | Dania Patricia Prince Méndez Honduras | Jonna Kauppila Finland |
| 1999 | Monica Elizabeth Escolar Danko | Dayanarah Zulay del Carmen Roozendaal | rowspan=2 colspan=2 | |
| 2000 | Nina Kavecevic | Jerika de los Angeles Hoffman Leal | ||
| 2001 | Jenny Díaz Batista Dominican Republic | Mónica Caicedo Valencia | Zornitsa Hristova Bulgaria | Basak Sahin |
| 2002 | Nikki Formann United States | Kristina Tudikova | Adanelli Nuñez Mexico | Justine Vinluan Gabionza |
| 2003 | Daniela Scholz Germany | Huan Lulu China | Desirée Virginia Pallotta Peña | Lorena Irene Velarde Briceño Mexico |
| 2004 | Yordanos Teshager Bitew Ethiopia (Ethiopia) | Mirjana Gmitrovic | Viktoria Stadtlander Germany | Irina Stikanova Estonia |
| 2005 | Maria Joseph Kidumbuyo | Katarzyna Blazko Poland | rowspan=2 colspan=2 | |
| 2006 | Michelle de Leon | Tatyana Dmitrivenko Kazakhstan | ||
| 2007 | Yelena Aladko Belarus | Lobna Amin Egypt | Luciana de Oliveira Pinheiro | Yuliya Andrushchenko |
| 2008 | Yolimar Sánchez United States | Diana Ivancheva Bulgaria | Whulandary Herman[7]  Indonesia | |
| 2010 | Gabriela Nidioska Concepción Guzmán | Muriel Susana Viera United States | Xenia Lamber | Daniela Arkenberg Germany |
| 2011 | Katerina Fedosejeva Latvia (Latvia) | Vanessa Gayle Sibanda Zimbabwe | Zuzanna Brzezińska Poland | Yasmine Ouchene Algeria |
| 2012 | Malaika Maidei Mushandu Zimbabwe | Melina Ramirez Serna Colombia | Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos Denmark | Maria de Luz Da Silva dos Santos |
| 2013 | Inara Anthonia Isaiah Gulf of Guinea | Burcu Taynaz | Savanagh-Ray Walker Canada | Ganna Oleksiyivna Zhadan |
| 2014 | Jailenne Rivera Rodríguez Puerto Rico | Anrónet Ann Roelofsz South Africa | Niler Bernard Mruma | Giulia Campesi Italy |
| 2015 | Celeste Marshall Bahamas | Irene Valeria Velásquez | Stephany Souza Silva | Madison Anderson Berrios Puerto Rico |
| 2016 | Franceska Marisabel Toro Medina Puerto Rico | Paththage Visna Kaumini Fernando Sri Lanka | Emanuelle de Maria Costa Assunção | Anchana Artklom Thailand |
| 2017 | María Camila Medrano Camargo Colombia (Colombia) | Norhely Celaya Bracamontes Mexico | Naomy Dennisia Seychelles | |
| 2018 | Harini Silva Sri Lanka | Natalia La Torre Santana Puerto Rico | rowspan=6 colspan=2 | |
| 2019 | Vishakha Tania René Mauritius | Carmen Sofia Maury Atencia | ||
| 2020 | Priscila Moreno Valverde Mexico | Giselle Archbold Davis | ||
| 2022 | Nicole Zambrano Ecuador | Dayana Cardenas | ||
| 2023 | Leicy Rivas Moreno Colombia | Sandani Peiris Sri Lanka | ||
| 2024 | Geysel Vaillant Cuba | Sarah Sherwood United States |