Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle can’t hide shock as she is crowned winner of this year’s pageant

MISS World 2016 has been named as Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico.

The stunning model and musician was crowned as this year's winner in a glitzy star-studded ceremony in Washington DC tonight.

The 19-year-old beauty, who is the second Miss World to hail from Puerto Rico, beat 116 contestants from all over the world to win the title.

And she appeared genuinely astonished as it dawned on her that she had won the 66th instalment of the coveted beauty pageant.

She had previously won the country's national beauty pageant Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2016.

The 5' 8" stunner said in her entry video to the pageant it was an "honour and a great responsibility" to represent her country in the contest.

First runner up in the competition at MGM National Harbour, Oxon Hill, Maryland, was Yaritza Miguelina Reyes Ramirez, of the Dominican Republic.

Second runner-up was Natasha Mannuela, from Indonesia.

England's representative in the contest was Miss England Elizabeth Grant, a student from Preston, who was talent spotted while shopping in the Lancashire town.

Scotland was represented by Lucy Kerr, 19, while Wales's contestant was Ffion Georgina Moyle, 23, and Ireland's was Niamh Kennedy, 21.