List of Miss World Winners from 1951 to 2021

List of Miss World Winners: The oldest international beauty pageant still in operation is Miss World. In 1951, Eric Morley started it in the United Kingdom. Julia Morley, Morley’s wife, has served as the pageant’s co-chair since his passing in 2000. It is one of the “Big Four” international beauty pageants, along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth.

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Interesting Facts about Miss World Award:

• Karolina Bielawska of Poland is the reigning Miss World. She was crowned on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica.
• As part of the Festival of Britain events in 1951, Eric Morley organized a bikini contest he termed the Festival Bikini Contest.
• The press dubbed the occasion “Miss World” because it was well-attended.
• The bikini, which had just recently entered the market and was still widely seen as being immodest, was the subject of the swimsuit competition, which was created to promote it.
• The scandal was heightened when Sweden’s Kerstin “Kiki” Hakansson, the 1951 Miss World winner, was crowned in a bikini.
• Agbani Darego of Nigeria was crowned the first black Miss World in 2001.
• During that edition, Miss World created a “Vote For Me” television special as part of its marketing plan, which featured the delegates in behind-the-scenes and beach scenes and allowed viewers to call in or cast their votes online.
• Additionally, it sells television specials of its Talent, Beach Beauty, and Sports events to broadcasters.
• ITV2 was the digital channel where the 2001 pageant from South Africa was televised, with ITV airing the special one week earlier.

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List of Miss World Winners from India

India and Venezuela are the two nations to have won the Miss World title the most, which is six times. Manushi Chillar is the last Indian to have been crowned in 2017, while Reita Faria was the first to represent India to win the prestigious Miss World title in 1966. See the complete list of Indian winners of Miss World below.

List of Miss World Winners

Ques. Who has won Miss World the most?

Ans. India and Venezuela are the two nations to have won the Miss World title the most, which is six times.

Ques. Which Indian won Miss World?

Ans. Manushi Chillar is the last Indian to have been crowned in 2017, while Reita Faria was the first to represent India to win the prestigious Miss World title in 1966. Priyanka Chopra, Yukta Mookhey, Diana Hayden, and Aishwarya Rai are the other winners of the Miss World title from India.

Ques. Who was 1 Miss World?

Ans. The competition was initially planned as a special occasion associated with the Festival of Britain. A total of 27 contestants vied for the first Miss World crown. Sweden’s Kiki Hakansson was the victor. She was the only champion to ever receive her crown while wearing a bikini.

Ques. Who is the youngest winner of Miss World?

Ans. On November 23, 1996, the Miss World pageant was held in Bangalore, India, and the stunning Irene Skliva was named the winner. She had just turned 18 years old.

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