The 71st Miss World pageant, after a 28-year hiatus, finally took place in India. Czech Republics Krystyna Pyszkova on Saturday won the coveted Miss World 2024 title at a grand event in Mumbai, which saw Indian contestant Sini Shetty only making it to the top 8. In this competition, Lebanons Yasmina Zaytoun is the first runner up.About Miss World 2024The winner of the 71st Miss World has been announced., on Saturday, March 9, the grand finale of the competition took place at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, India. The crown of Miss World 2024 has been awarded to Christina Pyszkova of Czech Republic. She won the 71st edition of Miss World pageant held in India. At the end of the competition she was crowned Miss World 2024. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss World (@missworld)Who is Krystyna PyszkovaKrystyna Pyszkova is pursuing dual degrees in both Law and Business. According to her social media, she founded the Krystyna Pyszkova Foundation. She is also working as a model and has opened an English school for underprivileged children in Tanzania.First runner up of Miss World 2024Lebanons Yasmina Zaytoun was the first runner-up. India, which hosted the event after 28 years, was represented by 22-year-old Sini Shetty. She made her place in the top 8. Mumbai-born Sini Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2022. However, she was unable to make it to the top 4 in the Miss World 2024 competition.Indian celebrities who embraced the eventThe panel of 12 judges at the event included many celebrities including filmmaker Sajid Nadiadwala, Kriti Sanon, Pooja Hegde, cricketer Harbhajan Singh. This program was being shown live on Sony Liv. Filmmaker Karan Johar and former Miss World Megan Young hosted the event. At the same time, singers Shaan, Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar also gave a great performance.India won this title for six timesIndia has won this prestigious title six times. After Rita Faria, Aishwarya Rai became Miss World in 1994. Then Diana Hayden won this title in the year 1997. Yukta Mukhi became Miss World in 1999. Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World crown in 2000 and Manushi Chillar in 2017. The 71st Miss World pageant was held at Jio World Convention Center, BKC.
