Manushi Chhillar, Medical Student from Haryana-India wins the Miss World 2017 Title

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India’s Manushi Chhillar on Saturday was titled Miss World 2017 at a grand event held in Sanya in China, 17 years after Priyanka Chopra won the title in 2000. Chhillar is only the sixth Indian to have won the title.

 

Chhillar, 20-year-old medical student from Haryana, had won the Femina Miss India 2017 earlier this year. Chhillar also won the Beauty with a Purpose award at the event earlier on Saturday.

 

Chhillar had competed against contestants from 108 nations at the event held at Sanya City Arena in China. Stephanie Hill of England was titled the first runner up, while Miss Mexico Andrea Meza was the second runner up.

The announcment was made on the pageant’s official Twitter handle. “The winner of Miss World 2017 is Miss India Manushi Chhillar,” the tweet said.

 

“I still can’t believe that I have won the Miss World title,” she told Femina. “I am very happy for the support of my family, friends and fans that supported me through this journey....This wouldn’t have been possible without the support of my well-wishers.”

 

The coveted title was last won by Priyanka Chopra for India in 2000, a year after Yukta Mookhey had made the country proud.

 

In 1997, Diana Hayden had bagged the title, while Aishwarya Rai had the honours in 1994.

 

Reita Faria was the first Indian to win the crown in the 1966.