Miss World is franchised in more than 140 countries and commands the world’s largest annual live TV audience[citation needed]. Miss World, Limited is a privately held firm, and thus figures for its earnings, expenses and charitable contributions are not publicly available. Miss World is the most prestigious of all beauty pageants in the world. Winners of the Miss World contest since its inception in 1951 become the goddesses of glamour and fashion. Miss World is broadcast live to millions of people around the world. I searched about TV channels of other areas and had no luck so far.

Miss World is not just given based on beauty or intelligence alone. Its a contest to identify the Lady who could serve with patience and politeness. Miss World is not usually a big ratings draw for global TV audiences. The winner usually comes from some obscure country that denies women equal rights to men or applies strictly predetermined roles for women. Miss World is the longest running major international pageant launched in Britain in 1951 by Eric Morley. The telecast of the final competition is the world's largest live annual beauty pageant television event with global viewers in more than 200 countries.