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Miss Mundo Naranjito Aryam Díaz Rosado was crowned Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2021 at the Alejandro Tapia Theater in Old San Juan on Saturday, April 24. The 22-year-old TV host and international model succeeded Daniella Rodríguez. She bested 16 other contestants to win the coveted national title. Miss Mundo San Juan, Bárbara Betancourt Cortés, and Miss Mundo Fajardo, Bianka Loriel, were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Miss Mundo Río Grande, Raishmar Carrillo, and Miss Mundo Rincón, Chelsey García, completed the Top 5. The new Miss Mundo Puerto Rico previously held the title Miss Teen Global Beauty International 2018. Later this year, she will be representing the Caribbean island at the Miss World 2021 pageant in San Juan's Coca-Cola Music Hall. Photo: Miss Mundo Puerto Rico

Letícia Cocito, 18, has been named Miss Grande Curitiba 2021 for Miss Brasil Mundo (Miss Brazil World) 2021 competition. The first-year biomedical student will join the rest of the contestants from across the country in the national final at Brasilia Palace Hotel this August 19. Forty-eight beauties will compete during the 61st edition of Miss Brasil Mundo. The winner will represent Brazil at the Miss World 2021 pageant in San Juan, Puerto Rico, later this year. Photo: Letícia Cocito / Instagram

Phonvilai Luanglath, 24, has been officially named Miss World Laos 2021 after the original winner, Phongsavanh Souphavady, stepped down as titleholder due to an age limit issue. Miss World Organization requires the contestants must be between 17 to 26 years old before the entry date of the international pageant. “I apologize to the organizers and the audience who always believed in the competition. Many thanks to my parents, relatives, and all strangers who have always supported me," Phongsavanh said when she announced her resignation. The new Miss World Laos finished as the first runner-up during the national competition held at the Landmark Mekong Riverside Hotel in Vientiane last Wednesday, March 31. Phonvilai will now prepare to represent Laos at the Miss World 2021 pageant to be held at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico later this year. Photo: Miss World Laos

Grace Ingabire, 25, representing Kigali, bested 19 other contestants to be crowned Miss Rwanda 2021 in a national competition held on Saturday, March 20 at the Intare Conference Arena in Kabuga. The university graduate with a major in dance drove home a brand new Hyundai Creta 2021 series from Hyundai Rwanda, a 55-inch TV courtesy of Star Times Rwanda, a monthly salary, and other benefits. Amanda Akaliza and Witness Umutoni were the first and second runners-up, respectively. Each won a cash prize, a full-year scholarship at the University of Kigali, and a weekend getaway for 6 months offered by La Palisse Nyamata. The new Miss Rwanda succeeded last year's winner, Naomie Nishimwe, and will now have the opportunity to represent her country at the Miss World 2021 pageant to be held later this year in Puerto Rico. Rwanda has yet to win the Miss World title. The East African country debuted at the international pageant in 2016 with Jolly Mutesi as its first representative. Photos: Emman

The 70th Miss World (Miss World 2021) competition has just been announced to be held at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico on December 16. If you missed watching the official announcement shared by Miss World Organization, you can see it below.

For the first time in history, the Miss World pageant goes to Latin America with Puerto Rico being confirmed as the official host of the competition later this year. The official announcement, joined by the local organizers and former Miss World Stephanie del Valle, was streamed live via Miss World's social media page on Wednesday, March 10. Following its cancellation last year due to COVID-19, the 70th Miss World pageant is now scheduled to be held on December 16 at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan. The organizers considered hosting the prestigious event a great opportunity to promote the Caribbean island as a tourist destination after the economic setback brought by the pandemic especially to its tourism industry. Over 100 beauties with a purpose from around the world will arrive in Puerto Rico by November and they will surely be in for an exciting treat. The final promises a great show in a 3-hour spectacular telecast that is expected to attract an audience of two billion pe