Miss World 2017: Manushi Chhillar is the sixth Indian woman to win the Miss World crown. The win comes 17 years after India's previous claimant to the title in 2000, Priyanka Chopra.
New Delhi: Manushi Chhillar has won the coveted Miss World title for 2017 . The win comes 17 years after Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World crown in the year 2000. Ms Chhillar was crowned by 2016s Miss World winner, Miss Puerto Rico Stephanie Del Valle. This also marks Indias sixth Miss World title win. Reita Faria was the first Indian woman to win the title in 1966. After Ms Faria, Aishwariya Rai Bachchan won the Miss World title in 1994. After Mrs Bachchan, Diana Haydon was crowned Miss World in 1997, followed by Yukta Mookhey in 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in 2000. Ms Chhillar hails from Haryana and is 20 years old.