• Czech Republic’s Krystyna Pyszkova won the coveted Miss World 2024 title at a grand event in Mumbai.
  • Miss Lebanon Yasmina Zaytoun was named the first runner-up.
  • Reigning Miss World Karolina Bielawska from Poland crowned her successor at the star-studded finale here.
• Pyszkova is the second Miss World from Czech Republic after 2006 pageant winner Tatana Kucharova.
• Pyszkova is a Czech model who is pursuing separate degrees in law and business administration.
• Pyszkova, who is in her 20s, is also the founder of the Krystyna Pyszko Foundation.
• The model, who is fluent in English, Polish, Slovak, and German languages, is an advocate for sustainable development through education.

ABOUT THE EVENT

• India hosted the event after 28 years
• India was represented by 22-year-old Sini Shetty.
  • Mumbai-born Shetty was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2022.
• India has won the prestigious title six times — Reita Faria Powell (1966), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999), Priyanka Chopra Jonas (2000), and Manushi Chillar (2017).