Miss Jamaica crowned Miss World 2019
The 69th
edition of the Miss World beauty pageant, Miss World 2019 was held on December
14, 2019 at the ExCel London. 23-year-old Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned
the title of Miss World-2019 by Vanessa Ponce, the last year’s winner.
This is the fourth time Jamaica has claimed
the title of miss world since 1963. The title of first runner was crowned to OphélyMézino
of france and the second runner to Suman Rao of India. Nepal also secured its
position at top 12 by our very own Anushka Shrestha. The 2019 opening ceremony
was held in London on November 20. Contestants then competed in a series of
fast track events around London.
It is the first time in history that black women hold the
titles for Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss America, Miss Universe and Miss World.The
highlight of the event was the reaction of Miss Nigeria to Jamaica winning Miss
World title. Nyekachi Douglas, who placed fifth, jumped and screamed with Joy
when the winner was announced.
The next year event Miss word 2020 will be
held in Thailand in order to celebrate Miss World’s 70th
anniversary.
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