FAVORITES: Final Top 7 favorites for Miss World 2021

After more than two years of waiting, a new queen will finally succeed the longest-reigning Miss World from Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh. Who will be crowned the 70th Miss World?

The Top 40 semi-finalists will be vying for the coveted title during tonight's final competition that will stream live at 8 p.m. EST / 5 p.m. PST from the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Predicting who will win the pageant is quite a challenge but taking into account Miss World's criteria for judging, we came up with our list of favorites based on the contestants' performances during the pre-pageant events.

Here are our final Top 7 favorite contestants to win the coveted crown:

Cote D'Ivoire

India

Philippines

Puerto Rico

South Africa

United States

Venezuela

TOP 21: Bahamas, Botswana, Cameroon, England, France, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Kenya, Indonesia, Mexico, Nepal, Nicaragua, Paraguay

Photos: Miss World

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