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Valeria Pérez was crowned Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2024 (Miss World Puerto Rico 2024) on Saturday, April 6 at Centro de Bellas Artes de Humacao. The 22-year-old biology graduate hailing from Manatí bested 29 other contestants to win the national title. She succeeds  Miss World Puerto Rico 2022 who placed in the Top 40 at the 71st Miss World , Elena Rivera. María Cepero of Aibonito and Mara Meléndez of Isabela were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Giselle Jiménez Osorio of Bayamón and Ninoshka Figueroa of Ciales rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The new Miss Mundo Puerto Rico will now prepare to represent Puerto Rico at the 72nd Miss World edition on a date and venue yet to be announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ArtixticA (@artixtica) Photos: Miss Mundo Puerto Rico, ArtixticA / Instagram

Following her victorious stint at the 71st Miss World in India, Krystyna Pyszková returned home on Sunday, March 24 to a warm homecoming in Czech Republic. Fresh from London, the beauty queen touched down in Prague where she was warmly received by her family, friends, and the media. Also present during her arrival at the airport were Miss Czech Republic national director Taťána Makarenko and her team. The next day, Monday, March 25, a homecoming press conference was held for the new Miss World at The Old Town Hall in her country's capital city. Apart from media tours, her busy schedule also included meetings with the Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Lipavský, at the Czernin Palace, and the Minister of Justice, Pavel Blažek. Krystyna won her country's second Miss World crown on March 9 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 15th ANNIVERSARY MISS CZECH REPUBLIC (@missczechrepublic) Photos: Miss Czech

Shania Ballester was crowned Miss Gibraltar 2024 (Miss World Gibraltar 2024) on Saturday, March 23 at the John Mackintosh Hall Theatre, Gibraltar. The 19-year-old will represent the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar at the 72nd Miss World which is expected to be held early next year. Aside from the coveted title, she also bagged the Best Interview, Miss Top Model, Miss People's Choice, and Miss Photogenic awards.  Phoebe Noble was named the first princess while Lauren Shephard was the second princess. They will compete in Miss Supranational 2024 and Miss Grand International 2024, respectively. A total of nine contestants participated in this year's competition. Reigning Miss Supranational Andrea Aguilera from Ecuador and former Miss Grand International Isabella Menin from Brazil graced the event as special guests. The new Miss Gibraltar succeeds Faith Torres (Miss Gibraltar 2022), who placed in the Top 40 at the recently held 71st Miss World in Mumbai, India. Vi

Anicia Gaothusi was crowned Miss Botswana 2024 (Miss World Botswana 2024) in a glittering ceremony held on Saturday, March 23 at the Royal Aria Conference Centre in Tlokweng, Gaborone. The 22-year-old student at the Gaborone University College of Law and Professional Studies (GUC) beat nine other finalists to win the national title. She is now expected to represent Botswana at the 72nd Miss World competition. Halle Chandapiwa Hirschfeld and Sebaga Lea Manyapetsa were named the first and second princesses, respectively. Completing the Top 10 contestants were Charmaine Keletso Reasentse, Emma-Anne Tshisimogo, Lefika Arhea Tladi, Lorato Kganyapelo, Otshepo Omphile Nthonyana, Relebanye Bakane and Christina Karin Vanstaden. The new Miss Botswana is no stranger to pageantry. She previously held the title Miss Teen Botswana 2019 and participated in Miss Teen International 2019 in Gurugram, India where she finished as second runner-up. Her predecessor, Lesego Chombo (Miss Botswana 2022), plac

Czech Republic's Krystyna Pyszková was crowned the 71st Miss World in a glittering festival held on Saturday, March 9 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. The 24-year-old model and student from Třince bested more than 100 other beauties to win the coveted title. She became the second Czech woman to become Miss World next to Taťána Kuchařová who won in 2006. Aside from modeling, Krystyna is currently pursuing her degrees in law and business administration. She is an advocate for education and is passionate about arts and music. The 71st Miss World was hosted by former Miss World from the Philippines, Megan Young, and Indian filmmaker Karan Johar. This year's spectacular event marked the return of the festival in India after 28 years. Yasmina Zaytoun of Lebanon was named first runner-up while the representatives from Botswana, Lesego Chombo, and Trinidad and Tobago, Aché Abrahams, rounded out the Top 4 finalists. The Top 8 were from Brazil, Leticía Frota, England,

After weeks of exciting activities and fast-track events, the 71st Miss World final is culminating tonight at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. Beauties with a purpose from 112 countries and territories around the world will compete for the highly coveted title held by Poland's Karolina Bielawska. Hosted by Indian filmmaker and TV personality Karan Johar with former Miss World Megan Young, the show will be featuring musical performances from Shaan, Neha Kakkar, Tony Kakkar, and former Miss World Toni-Ann Singh. Who will be the 71st Miss World? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss World (@missworld) --- FINAL RESULTS --- Beauty With a Purpose America - Brazil, Leticía Frota (Winner) Africa - Uganda, Hannah Tumukunde Europe - Ukraine, Sofia Shamia Asia & Oceania - Nepal, Priyanka Rani Joshi --- Fast-track Events Winners Top Model - Martinique, Axelle René Sports - Croatia, Lucija Begić Multimedia - Vietnam, Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong

Tonight, Poland's Karolina Bielawska will crown her successor in one of the greatest editions of the Miss World festival ever. The 71st Miss World will take place at India's largest convention center, the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai. A total of 112 beauties with a purpose from all corners of the world will compete for the highly coveted title.  The event will be hosted by former Miss World from the Philippines, Megan Young, together with Indian filmmaker and TV personality Karan Johar. Produced by Endemol Shine India, tonight's much-awaited festival will also feature performances from Neha Kakkar, Shaan Mukherji, Tony Kakkar, and former Miss World from Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh. The final show will be streaming live exclusively on Sony LIV from 7:30 p.m. local time (2 p.m. GMT). You don't want to miss it for the world. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss World (@missworld) Photos: Miss World

The 71st Miss World Talent Competition final was held during the Beauty With a Purpose gala dinner on Sunday, March 3 at the Aurika, Mumbai Skycity. A total of 14 finalists from 112 contestants took part in the final round where Imen Mehrzi of Tunisia was chosen by the judges as the winner for her rendition of "Skyfall" by Adele. Kaitlyn Clarke of Northern Ireland and Audrey Vanessa of Indonesia placed second and third, respectively. The rest of the finalists were Botswana (Lesego Chombo), Estonia (Adriana Mass), Gibraltar (Faith Torres), Guatemala (Marcela Miranda), Hungary (Boglárka Hacsi), India (Sini Shetty), Ireland (Ivanna McMahon), Mongolia (Bolor Bat-Erdene), Netherlands (Amber Koelewijn), Portugal (Catarina Ferreira), and Wales (Darcey Corria). Tunisia has now secured a spot in the Top 40 to be announced during the 71st Miss World final show this Saturday, March 9 in Mumbai. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss World (@missworld) Pho

The 71st Miss World Top Designer and Top Model competition was held last Saturday, March 2 at the Aurika, Mumbai Skycity in Mumbai. Strutting the runway in black dresses brought from their respective countries, the 112 contestants impressed the judges before the decision for the Top 5 from each continent was announced. Axelle René of Martinique won the Top Model competition with her remarkable catwalk performance followed by Nursena Say of Türkiye, Lesego Chombo of Botswana, and Sophia Hrivňáková of Slovakia who were declared the winners for Asia and Oceania, Africa, and Europe, respectively. The rest of the official finalists from each region were: Asia & Oceania — India (Sini Shetty), Lebanon (Yasmina Zaytoun), Philippines (Gwendolyne Fourniol), and Indonesia (Audrey Vanessa) Europe — Czech Republic (Krystyna Pyszkova), Scotland (Chelsie Allison), France (Clemence Botino), and Belgium (Kedist Deltour) Africa — Nigeria (Ada Eme), Togo (Chimène Moladja), South Africa (Claude Masheg

The 71st Miss World Sport Challenge final was held on February 24 at the Mayor Dhyan Chand National Stadium in New Delhi. A total of 32 finalists among 112 contestants battled it out for the gold and for a spot among the Top 40 to be announced during the final show on Saturday, March 9 in Mumbai. They were divided into four team colors — Yellow Team (Africa), Blue Team (Europe), Red Team (Asia), and Green Team (America). The Sport Challenge culminated with Croatia's Lucija Begić emerging as winner while Chile's Ámbar Zenteno and Peru's Lucía Arellano were second and third, respectively. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss World (@missworld) Photos: Miss World