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India’s
Manushi Chhillar
Crowned 54th Miss World
( 6th crown for India)
A 17 year long dry spell is over, as Manushi Chhillar brings
back the coveted Miss World Crown to India and in style.
From Aishwarya Rai to Priyanka Chopra, these glorious
damsels have brought laurels with the beauty pageant
crown. And this year’s stunning leap, with Manushi
Chhillar has been incredible.
This 20 year old medicine student
is not just all beauty but thorough
brains and strong determination
too. Concluded in Beijing; China,
this year’s beauty pageant saw
participation from 118 countries and
included the top ones from England,
France, Kenya and Mexico.
Born to doctor parents, she studied
at St Thomas School in New Delhi
and Bhagat Phool Singh Government
Medical College for Women in
Sonepat. Her entire family including
brother and sister were present and
they were delighted and excited to see
her grabbing the top five spots and
Miss world crown there after.
Chhillar was presented the crown by
Stephanie Del Valle, the last year’s
Miss World winner from Puerto
Rico at the event in Sanya City
Arena in China which was televised
live globally. The announcement
about Chhillar winning the Miss
World crown was also made on the
pageant’s official Twitter handle as
well as on its Facebook page.
“The winner of Miss World 2017 is
Miss India Manushi Chhillar,” the
tweet said. The first and the second
runners-up were Miss England
Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico
Andrea Meza.
In the top five round, Chhillar was
asked which profession according to
her, deserved the highest salary. “I
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