India's Manushi Chhillar won the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant which was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China.
- The win comes 17 years after Priyanka Chopra brought home the coveted title in the year 2000. Andrea Meza, who is Miss Mexico was the first runner up and Stephanie Hill from England was second runner up. Around 108 women from across the world participated in the beauty pageant.
- She is a trained classical dancer and has a passion for outdoor sports like scuba diving, snorkelling and bungee jumping.
- She is the sixth Indian woman to win the coveted title of Miss World.
- Reita Faria was the first Indian woman to claim the title back in 1966, followed by Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in 1994, Diana Haydon in 1997, Yukta Mookhey in 1999 and Ms Chopra in 2000.
- The winner of last year's title, Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle passed on her crown to Ms Chhillar.
