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Puteri Indonesia 2024 is Harashta Haifa Zahra of West Java

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Harashta Haifa Zahra, representing Jawa Barat, was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2024 last Friday, March 8 at the  Plenary Hall of the Jakarta Convention Center. The 20-year-old environmental engineering student bested more than 40 other contestants to win the title. She succeeds last year's winner  Farhana Nariswari. Rounding out the Top 4 finalists, Sophie Kirana Indriyagi, Ketut Permata Juliastrid Sari, and Melati Tedja were respectively crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2024, Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2024, Puteri Indonesia Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan 2024. The winners are now expected to represent Indonesia at Miss International 2024 in Japan, Miss Supranational 2024 in Poland, Miss Charm 2024 in Vietnam, and Miss Cosmo 2024, also in Vietnam. Ghina Raihanah Tadjoedin and Latisa Safa Maura were the fourth and fifth runners-up, respectively. This year's Puteri Indonesia competition marked the 27th edition of the national pageant. The event was attended by reigning international

71st Miss World is Krystyna Pyszková from Czech Republic

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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,

LIVE UPDATES: 71st Miss World Final Show Results

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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

71st Miss World: Here's where to watch final show livestream

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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

71st Miss World: Tunisia's Imen Mehrzi wins Talent competition

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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

71st Miss World: Martinique's Axelle René wins Top Model competition

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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

71st Miss World: Croatia's Lucija Begić wins Sport Challenge

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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

71st Miss World: Meet Head-to-Head Challenge Top 5 winners

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The 71st Miss World Head-to-Head Challenge was held on February 23 at The Summit Room, Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Five winners have been chosen by the judges based on the Head-to-Head speeches delivered by the contestants. The winners were Botswana (Lesego Chombo), England (Jessica Gagen), Lebanon (Yasmina Zaytoun), Nigeria (Ada Eme), and Zimbabwe (Nokutenda Marumbwa). Rounding out the Top 25 were Australia (Kristen Wright), Belgium (Kedist Deltour), Brazil (Leticía Frota), India (Sini Shetty), Indonesia (Audrey Vanessa), Ireland (Ivanna McMahon), Kenya (Chantou Kwamboka), Madagascar (Antsaly Rajoelina), Malaysia (Wenanita Angang), Nepal (Priyanka Rani Joshi), Northern Ireland (Kaitlyn Clarke) Philippines (Gwendolyne Fourniol), Puerto Rico (Elena Rivera), South Africa (Claude Mashego), Spain (Paula Pérez), Thailand (Tharina Botes), Trinidad and Tobago (Aché Abrahams), United States (Victoria DiSorbo), Vietnam (Huynh Nguyen Mai Phuong), and Wales (Darcey Corria). The Top 5 winners wi

71st Miss World: Top 10 Beauty With a Purpose finalists announced

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The names of this year's Top 10 finalists were officially revealed during the Beauty With a Purpose gala dinner in Mumbai. Selecting only ten projects among the 112 that were presented to the panel of judges, was certainly not an easy mission. All Miss World contestants this year acted as true Beauty With a Purpose ambassadors, making a difference in the lives of thousands of people around the globe. Meet the Top 10 projects for the 71st Miss World: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss World (@missworld) Botswana (Lesego Chombo) - Lasego has worked on a developmental program with economically disadvantaged parents in poverty-stricken and rural communities. She has worked closely with psychologists, teachers, pediatricians, and social welfare assistants. In addition, her project allows the children to be introduced to artistry, arts and crafts, music, career education, and more. Brazil (Leticia Frota) - Brazil is an ambassador for the Hansen´s Dis

Reigning Miss International, Miss Supranational, Miss Charm in Jakarta for Puteri Indonesia 2024

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Three esteemed international queens have arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia, as special guests of honor for the highly anticipated Puteri Indonesia 2024 pageant. Hailing from different corners of the globe, they are Miss International 2023, Andrea Rubio from Venezuela, Miss Supranational 2023, Andrea Aguilera from Ecuador, and Miss Charm 2023, Luma Russo from Brazil. The remarkable queens will grace the national final, set to take place on Friday, March 8 at the Plenary Hall of the Jakarta Convention Center. Since they arrived in Jakarta, they have been immersed in a whirlwind of events and activities organized by the national organization, led by the esteemed Putri Kuswisnu Wardani. From a warm welcome dinner to TV appearances and even participating in mangrove planting, their schedule has been nothing short of extraordinary. Puteri Indonesia 2024, the upcoming 27th edition of the annual Puteri Indonesia pageant, will crown three new exceptional women. The next Puteri Indonesia winners wil