flagGibraltar date = December 12, 2009 presenters = Angela Chow, Michelle McLean, Steve Douglas acts = Umoja entrants = 112 placements = 16 venue = Gallagher Convention Centre, Johannesburg, South Africa; London, England, United Kingdom; Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe broadcaster = E!, SABC3, CCTV-1, Zee Cafe, Paris Premi�re, RCTI, Venevision withdraws = Antigua & Barbuda, Cayman Islands, Chile, Chinese Taipei (Taiwan), Congo Democratic Republic, St. Lucia, Seychelles debuts = returns = C�te dIvoire, Liberia, Luxembourg, Macedonia FYRO, Nepal, Panama, Romania, Slovenia, Suriname, Tahiti

Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa..112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageants history. Miss World 2008, Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia, crowned Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar, at the end of event.

Telecast for this event includes a debut broadcast on E! Entertainment in the United States which boasts 600 million home viewers internationally. Other broadcasters include SABC3 in the host country South Africa, CCTV-1 in China, Zee Cafe in India, Paris Premi�re in France, RCTI in Indonesia and Venevision in Venezuela.