Miss England, Milla Magee reportedly expressed disappointment with the pageant's environment, which she said did not align with her expectations of 'beauty with a purpose'.
Bollywood stars Jacqueline Fernandez and Ishaan Khatter are slated to deliver perform at the grand finale.
'If I had stayed, I would have lost a part of myself.'
Meet the winner and runner-ups of Miss World 2025.
Many states are realising that hosting mega events puts the spotlight on them and raises their profile.
Bollywood actress and former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was felicitated for being the most successful Miss World at this year's pageant.
Twenty one-year-old Parvathy, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, narrowly missed out on joining five Indian glamour queens Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000) who had won the title.
The Miss World walked around Delhi to raise awareness about the cause.
The Miss World was in South Africa during the 100th birthday celebrations of late Nelson Mandela.
Miss World Pageant won't see any bikini clad contestants as the organisation has announced a bikini ban in future.
'Being Aishwarya Rai Bachchan comes with a price.' 'There will always be those who think her ideal life is a fake. 'To them I say, damn your cynicism!,' says Subhash K Jha.
Miss World winners are touring India to talk about periods.
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