For the first time since 1969, a Maltese beauty queen will be in the Miss World semifinals. Miss Malta Michela Galea sang her way to victory during the Miss World 2017 talent contest and thus automatically earns a slot at the semis. Finishing in the top 5 of the contest are Miss England Stephanie Hill, Miss Fiji Nanise Rainima, Miss Italy Conny Notarstefano and Miss Mexico Andrea Meza.
![Michela Galea](http://missosology.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/mw17malta.jpg)
Making it to Top 20 of the talent contest are as follows:
Miss Cameroon Akomo Minkata
Miss Cyprus Helena Tselepi
Miss Denmark Amanda Petri
Miss Guam Destiny Cruz
Miss Hungary Virág Koroknyai
Miss Indonesia Achintya Holte Nilsen
Miss Japan Haruka Yamashita
Miss Netherlands Philisantha van Deuren
Miss Northern Ireland Anna Henry
Miss Paraguay Paola Oberladstatter
Miss Scotland Romy McCahill
Miss Spain Elisa Tulian
Miss Turkey Asli Sümen
Miss Trinidad and Tobago Chandini Chanka
Miss Ukraine Polina Tkach