query: first indian woman to win the miss world title in 1966

pos: Reita Faria (Patrick, Cormac, David, Maria and Johnny). Reita Faria Reita Faria Powell (born 23 August 1943) born to Goan parents in British Bombay (now Mumbai) is an Indian model, doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World title in the year 1966, making her the first Asian woman to win the event. She is also the first Miss World winner to qualify as a Doctor. Faria was born in Goa. After winning the Miss Mumbai Crown, she won the "Eve's Weekly Miss India" contest (not to be confused with the Femina Miss India 1966 competition, won by Yasmin Daji).

pos: Reita Faria Reita Faria Reita Faria Powell (born 23 August 1943) born to Goan parents in British Bombay (now Mumbai) is an Indian model, doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World title in the year 1966, making her the first Asian woman to win the event. She is also the first Miss World winner to qualify as a Doctor. Faria was born in Goa. After winning the Miss Mumbai Crown, she won the "Eve's Weekly Miss India" contest (not to be confused with the Femina Miss India 1966 competition, won by Yasmin Daji). During the Miss World 1966 contest,

pos: Reita Faria (Patrick, Cormac, David, Maria and Johnny). Reita Faria Reita Faria Powell (born 23 August 1943) born to Goan parents in British Bombay (now Mumbai) is an Indian model, doctor and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss World title in the year 1966, making her the first Asian woman to win the event. She is also the first Miss World winner to qualify as a Doctor. Faria was born in Goa. After winning the Miss Mumbai Crown, she won the "Eve's Weekly Miss India" contest (not to be confused with the Femina Miss India 1966 competition, won by Yasmin Daji).

neg: Urvashi Rautela Uno, and Rostaa. In 2011, at the age of 17, Rautela won Indian Princess 2011, Miss Tourism World 2011, and Miss Asian Supermodel 2011 amongst 88 countries that was held in South Korea. She also won the title of Miss Tourism Queen Of The Year 2011 that was held in China with participants from 102 countries and became the first Indian woman to win the pageant. Being the first Indian and Asian woman to win the miss tourism title, she got a lot of recognition and film offers. She was also offered Ishaqzaade but she turned it down as she

neg: Femina Miss India to Miss Universe. Later, in 2013 The Times Group again acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe and launched a new pageant for Miss Universe named Miss Diva. In 1970, Zeenat Aman won Miss Asia Pacific 1970. She became the first Indian and South Asian woman to win the title. The awards for 1989 were given at the end of the year (December); hence there was no separate contest for 1990. In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown and became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss

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India at Big Four international beauty pageants in 1997. Actor and model Yukta Mookhey was later crowned Miss World 1999. Six years after Sushmita Sen’s win, three Indians made a total sweep in 2000: Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza went on to win Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific International (predecessor of Miss Earth pageant) titles respectively. In 2010, Nicole Faria from Bangalore became the first Indian woman to win the Miss Earth pageant and in 2017, Manushi Chhillar won the Miss World 2017 title.
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neg: Miss World Philippines 2013 Miss World Philippines 2013 Miss World Philippines 2013 is the 3rd edition of CQGQI's (Cory Quirino Global Quest, Inc.) Miss World Philippines pageant. The national selection was held last August 18 at Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque City, Philippines and televised via GMA Network. At the culmination of the event, Queenierich Ajero Rehman crowned Megan Lynne Talde Young as her successor. Megan Lynne Talde Young was later crowned as Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia, making her the first woman from the Philippines to win the title of Miss World since its creation in 1951 and Philippines inception in 1966.

neg: Diana Hayden win the Miss World crown in the same year. By doing so, she became the third Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant, after Reita Faria in 1966 and Aishwarya Rai in 1994. After her win at Miss World, she was signed up as the brand ambassador by L’Oreal and Child Rights and You ("CRY"). Following her tenure as the global representative for the Miss World organization, Hayden moved to the UK and studied acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She also studied at the Drama Studio London, where she concentrated on the works of Shakespeare and

neg: Miss India Australia (Raj Suri) in Seoul, South Korea representing India. She eventually became the winner of the title. She became the third woman representing India to win the Miss Asia Pacific World title. Miss India Australia 2018 by Raj Suri is Sakshi Singh. Ref: https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/hindi/en/audiotrack/sakshi-singh-miss-india-australia-2018 Miss India Australia (Raj Suri) Miss India Australia, founded in 2001 by Raj Suri, is the first ever-national talent search in Australia for women of Indian origin, affiliated to the Miss India Worldwide organisation in New York, USA and associated with Miss India Magazine. The title "Miss India Australia" was used in 2001 in New South Wales. The winners

neg: Yukta Mookhey Mookhey was a Managing Director of a clothing company. After school, Mookhey studied zoology at V.G. Vaze college. Mookhey has a diploma in computer sciences and has studied Hindustani classical music for three years. The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at Olympia, London. Mookhey was crowned Miss World 1999 beating 93 delegates from other countries. Mookhey also won the title 'Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania' during the Miss World contest. She became the fourth woman from India to win Miss World after Reita Faria in 1966, Aishwarya Rai in 1994 and Diana Hayden in

neg: Miss USA 1966 live telecast – 1981 – resulted from a state representative being disqualified during the preliminary judging.) The Miss USA 1966 delegates were: Miss USA 1966 Miss USA 1966, the 15th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Miami Beach, Florida, on May 21, 1966. The pageant was won by Maria Remenyi of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sue Downey of Ohio. Remenyi was the second woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and went on to Top 15 at Miss Universe 1966. Idaho and South Dakota did not send a delegate in 1966, making this the

neg: Yukta Mookhey Yukta Mookhey Yukta Mookhey (born October 7, 1979 in Bangalore, India) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1999 pageant. She was the fourth Indian woman to win the Miss World title. She was also crowned as the "Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania" during the Miss World contest. Mookhey was born in Bangalore in a Sindhi family and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. The Mookhey family moved back to Mumbai in June 1986. Her mother Aroona runs a grooming saloon in Santa Cruz, Mumbai and her father, Inderlal

neg: Yukta Mookhey Eye Bank Association of India (EBAI) to help the visually impaired. In 2004, Mookhey became member of the political party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Yukta Mookhey Yukta Mookhey (born October 7, 1979 in Bangalore, India) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss World 1999 pageant. She was the fourth Indian woman to win the Miss World title. She was also crowned as the "Continental Queen of Asia and Oceania" during the Miss World contest. Mookhey was born in Bangalore in a Sindhi family and was raised in Dubai until Mookhey was seven years of age. The

neg: Miss USA 1966 Miss USA 1966 Miss USA 1966, the 15th Miss USA pageant, was televised live from Miami Beach, Florida, on May 21, 1966. The pageant was won by Maria Remenyi of California, who was crowned by outgoing titleholder Sue Downey of Ohio. Remenyi was the second woman from California to win the Miss USA title, and went on to Top 15 at Miss Universe 1966. Idaho and South Dakota did not send a delegate in 1966, making this the last Miss USA pageant in which not all states were represented. (The only subsequent pageant with fewer than 51 delegates in the

neg: Kim Ashfield Welsh woman to win the Miss UK title, after Rosemarie Frankland in 1961, Helen Morgan in 1974, both of whom went on to win the Miss World title and Elizabeth Jones in 1978 (6th at Miss World). On 13 November at Miss World 1980 in London, Ashfield became the third Welsh woman to reach the top five of the Miss World contest. The following years Miss United Kingdom, Michelle Donnelly, was also Welsh and also placed fifth at Miss World 1981. It would be over thirty years until a Welsh contestant returned to the top five, when Sophie Moulds was

neg: Femina Miss India Diva. In 2014, Asha Bhat, Miss Diva Supranational 2014 won Miss Supranational 2014 and became the first ever Indian woman to win the crown. Asha is the second Asian to win the crown. The same year Ruhi Singh who was crowned the first ever Femina Miss India Universal Peace and Humanity won the first ever Miss Universal Peace and Humanity pageant held in Lebanon. After May Myat Noe, the winner of Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 pageant was dethroned, the organisation organised another pageant named Miss Asia Pacific 2014 Supertalent of the World Season 5 under Miss Asia Pacific World

neg: Cheryl Patton Cheryl Patton Cheryl Ann Patton (born October 23, 1949) is a pageant titleholder from North Miami Beach, Florida who has held the Miss USA 1967 title. In 1966 Patton was a runner-up in the Miss Florida World pageant. The following year she won the Miss Florida USA 1967 title and represented Florida in the Miss USA 1967 pageant held in Miami Beach in her home state. She placed as second runner-up in the pageant, which was won by Sylvia Hitchcock of Alabama. In July that year, Hitchcock became the fourth woman from the United States to win the Miss Universe

neg: India at Big Four international beauty pageants India at Big Four international beauty pageants The following is a list of India's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won nine victories: India won its first Big Four major international pageant title when Reita Faria from India bagged the Miss World 1966 title becoming the first Asian to win. In 1994, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe 1994 In the same year, Aishwarya Rai added to the winning streak, picking up the Miss World 1994 title. Diana Hayden then won the Miss World title

neg: India at Big Four international beauty pageants India India at Big Four international beauty pageants The following is a list of India's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won nine victories: India won its first Big Four major international pageant title when Reita Faria from India bagged the Miss World 1966 title becoming the first Asian to win. In 1994, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe 1994 In the same year, Aishwarya Rai added to the winning streak, picking up the Miss World 1994 title. Diana Hayden then won the Miss World

neg: United States representatives at Miss World Marjorie Wallace won the Miss World title and became the first American woman to win the Miss World title. Between 1978 through 1980, BBS Productions, Inc., based in New York City, was given the franchise for the Miss World pageant where Griff O'Neil was the organizer, during this time the pageant was named "Miss World America". From 1981 to 1991, the Miss Universe organization were the license holders, and the American representative to Miss World ended up being the 1st runner-up of the Miss USA pageant. The Miss World Organization however wanted a public announcement during the finals of the

neg: Nicole Faria Lakes in Kolkata, West Bengal. In January 2018, Faria received an award from the President of India, Ram Nath Kovind for being the first Indian woman to win the title of Miss Earth 2010. She was one of 112 women honoured as First Ladies of the country for their pioneering achievements after an extensive research process made by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of India. Faria first got into the world of fashion as a fifteen-year-old, working in the industry in Delhi, Mumbai, and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Since the international Miss Earth pageant, she has had opportunities to

neg: Carole Gist Carole Gist Carole Anne-Marie Gist (born May 8, 1969) is an American TV host, model and first African American woman to win the Miss USA title. Gist first won the title of Miss Michigan USA and went on to win the Miss USA crown on March 2, 1990 in Wichita, Kansas. The 1990 pageant had representatives from Georgia (Brenda Leithleiter), Alaska (Karin Elizabeth Meyer), Kentucky (Tiffany Tenfelde), South Carolina (Gina Tolleson, who as 1st runner-up then went on to represent the country at the Miss World pageant, winning the title) and Karin Hartz of New Jersey making up with Gist

neg: Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan is an Indian lawyer and former model. She was crowned Femina Miss India in 1978. She was born in Punjab in the year 1955. Prior to joining Femina Miss India she was a lawyer.In 1978, she enter Femina Miss India contest and won the title. She was also declared the winner of Miss Beautiful smile sub-award at the said pageant. She represented India in the Miss Universe 1978 pageant where she won the Best National Costume Award. She was the first Indian woman to win any special award at the Miss Universe pageant. After

neg: Belinda Green Belinda Green Growing up in Sydney, she became the second woman from her country to win the title; the first, Penelope Plummer, was crowned Miss World in 1968. The pageant was held in London, at the Royal Albert Hall Her triumph came in a year that saw Australia win the Miss Universe crown, the Miss Asia Pacific title, and placed first runner-up in the Miss International. Green was married to advertising entrepreneur John Singleton for several years until 1987. They had two daughters. Green was married to Neville James Browne. They met in May 1993, commenced to live together on

neg: Corine Rottschäfer Corine Rottschäfer Corine Spier-Rottschäfer (born on 8 May 1938) in Hoorn, Netherlands is a model and beauty queen who won the 1959 Miss World contest, representing the Netherlands. She was the first woman from her country to win the title. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. Prior to winning the Miss World title, Rottschäfer also won Miss Europe in the year 1957. She also participated in Miss Universe pageant in the year 1958, where she reached top 15 and won the Miss Photogenic award. At the Miss World 1959 pageant, few hours before the announcement of the winner;

neg: Belinda Green 19 November 1993, and were married on 18 December 1993. They separated on 1 January 1997. Belinda Green Growing up in Sydney, she became the second woman from her country to win the title; the first, Penelope Plummer, was crowned Miss World in 1968. The pageant was held in London, at the Royal Albert Hall Her triumph came in a year that saw Australia win the Miss Universe crown, the Miss Asia Pacific title, and placed first runner-up in the Miss International. Green was married to advertising entrepreneur John Singleton for several years until 1987. They had two daughters. Green

neg: Preeti Desai and then went on to win Miss Great Britain in 2007. A British Indian, she was the first woman of Indian heritage to win the title. She was crowned Miss Great Britain after the previous winner was disqualified and the Country voted her to take over as the winner. Desai moved to London from the North East of England to carry out her role as ambassador of Great Britain. Desai supported organisations like Mind and Carers Week, which took her to 10 Downing Street to have tea with then Prime Minister Gordon Brown to highlight the work of the charities,

neg: Femina Miss India has not been won by an Indian contestant. In 2012, Himangini Singh Yadu won Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 and became first Indian and Asian to win the pageant. She was sent by I Am She - Miss Universe India pageant. In 2013, Srishti Rana won Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 giving India a rare back to back victory. She is the second Indian and first Miss Diva Winner to win Miss Asia Pacific World Crown. She is also the first ever Indian delegate to win an international pageant that has been sent by Femina Miss India's sister pageant, Miss

neg: Miss America as the first African-American contestant in the Miss America 1971 pageant. She also participated in one of the last USO-Miss America tours in Vietnam. A decade later in 1983, Miss New York (and Miss Syracuse) 1983, Vanessa Williams (the first African-American woman to win the competition as Miss America 1984), faced discrimination in response to her win and later resigned under pressure due to a scandal involving nude photographs. Three decades after these events, Miss New York (and Miss Syracuse) 2013, Nina Davuluri, the first Indian-American woman to win the crown as Miss America 2014, faced xenophobic and racist comments

neg: Miss America 1967 City television news anchor. Miss America 1967 Miss America 1967, the 40th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1966. It was televised in the United States on NBC. Although an entry representing the city of Tulsa had been victorious in the 1926 pageant, Jane Anne Jayroe became the first woman with the title of Miss Oklahoma to win the crown. Jayroe's unique performance in the talent competition had her conducting the Miss America orchestra while singing Len Barry hit "1-2-3." She later became an executive with Oklahoma's state tourism

neg: Miss America 1967 Miss America 1967 Miss America 1967, the 40th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1966. It was televised in the United States on NBC. Although an entry representing the city of Tulsa had been victorious in the 1926 pageant, Jane Anne Jayroe became the first woman with the title of Miss Oklahoma to win the crown. Jayroe's unique performance in the talent competition had her conducting the Miss America orchestra while singing Len Barry hit "1-2-3." She later became an executive with Oklahoma's state tourism bureau and an Oklahoma

neg: Kate Alicia Morgan Kate Alicia Morgan Kate Alicia Morgan (born 9 June 1983 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a beauty queen, model and actress. She is the official title holder of Miss Latin America UK 2010 and the first Welsh contestant to win the UK title. She competed in the international finals Miss Latin America of the World 2010, or known in Spanish as Miss America Latina Del Mundo2010, held in Dominican Republic. She appeared in the 2010 Bollywood movie "Housefull" directed by Sajid Khan alongside Akshay Kumar and former Miss World winner Lara Dutta. She won the 'Europe's Perfect Woman' title in

neg: Miss Republic of the Philippines and one of Philippines’ Best Dressed Woman, Miss Lynette Padolina. Cash prize and scholarship grant for a four-year college course or post-graduate studies, were given to the winners. Aside from the top title of Miss Republic of the Philippines, three equal ranking runners-up title of Miss RP-Luzon, Miss RP-Visayas and Miss RP-Mindanao were also awarded in 2015 alongside another title of Miss RP International intended for the Overseas Filipino Delegates of the pageant. Prior to Mutya ng Pilipinas – World, the Philippines' delegates to Miss World from 1966 to 1968 were selected by various pageant organizers. From 1969 to 1976,

neg: Giselle Laronde Giselle Laronde Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde-West (born October 23, 1963) is a Trinidadian model and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1986 contest, representing Trinidad and Tobago. Walking away with the title Miss World 1986, Giselle Laronde West became the first woman from Trinidad and Tobago to be victorious in the Miss World pageant, at the age of just 23 years. She became the second woman from that nation to win an international beauty pageant, after Janelle Commissiong Miss Universe 1977. The pageant was held in London, UK. In that year, the US was represented by aspiring actress Halle Berry.

neg: Miss Indian World Miss Indian World Founded in 1983, Miss Indian World is a five-day competition held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event is part of the annual Gathering of Nations, the largest Native American powwow in the world. Young women from across North America represent their tribes and communities as they compete to win the crown. Rather than emphasizing contestants' outward appearance, Miss Indian World aims to select a winner who demonstrates a deep understanding of her culture, traditions, people and history. Once awarded the title, Miss Indian World acts as a cultural representative, promoting individually-selected platforms, sharing Native American culture, and

neg: Lúcia Petterle was elected Miss Tijuca Tennis Club - the last to sign up and peer pressure - for which she fought and won the Miss State of Guanabara. Representing Guanabara State, she won the Miss World position in the national pageant, earning her the right to compete as Brazil's delegate in the Miss World pageant in London. She became the first woman from her country and the fourth South American woman to win the title. After her reign, she went on to finish her medical studies and became a doctor. Lúcia Petterle Dr. Lúcia Tavares Petterle (born October 31, 1949) is

neg: Femina Miss India of the Miss India winners won their respective international pageants — Lara Dutta (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra (Miss World) and Diya Mirza Miss Asia Pacific. The other country to have won all three major titles in one year were Australia in 1972. In 2010, after the introduction of I Am She - Miss Universe India, the third title was changed to "Femina Miss India-International" and the winner represented India at Miss International pageant. In 2010, Nicole Faria became the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in Vietnam, which leaves Miss International as the only major international pageant that

neg: Manushi Chhillar visited about 20 villages for the project and treated over 5,000 women. On 18 November 2017, Chhillar was crowned Miss World 2017 by outgoing titleholder Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico in the finals in Sanya, China. She became the sixth Indian woman to win the crown, and the first since Priyanka Chopra won Miss World 2000. As Miss World 2017, Chhillar returned to India on 26 November, where she was greeted by a large crowd. A homecoming press conference was arranged for Chhillar at St Regis Hotel, Mumbai. She was one of the celebrity speakers at

neg: Georgina Rizk of Rossi. That union produced a daughter (Rizk's half-sister), fashion designer Felicina Rossi. She was crowned Miss Lebanon 1970 and represented Lebanon at Miss World but failed to place. Months later, 1971, she represented Lebanon at Miss Universe and won. . She was crowned in the Miss Universe pageant in 1971 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. She was the first woman from the Middle East and the fourth woman from Asia to win the title. In the pageant, she made a memorable fashion statement by wearing a very revealing top and hotpants. The 1972 Miss Universe pageant was held

neg: Miss World Malaysia 2018 Puerto Rico crowned her successor Manushi Chhillar of India at the end of the event. She is the sixth Indian woman to win Miss World. Miss World 2018 is the 68 edition of the Miss World pageant, held at Sanya, China on 8 December 2018. Miss World Malaysia 2018 Larissa Ping Liew successfully advanced to the Top 30 of Miss World 2018. Miss World Malaysia website: www.missworldmalaysia.org Facebook Page: Miss World - Malaysia Miss World Malaysia 2018 Miss World Malaysia is the national franchise of the prestigious Miss World. Supported by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports

neg: Zeenat Aman be a landmark in Indian Cinema. Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman (born 19 November 1951) is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen best known for her work in Hindi films during the 1970s and 80s. She won the Miss Asia Pacific 1970 title, being the first South Asian woman to win the title. Upon making her debut in Bollywood, Zeenat Aman, along with Parveen Babi, was credited with making a lasting impact on the image of its leading actresses by introducing the modern look to Hindi cinema. Regarded as a path breaker of Indian cinema, she opened the new door

neg: Taťána Kuchařová Taťána Kuchařová Taťána Kuchařová (; born 23 December 1987) is a Czech actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who won the title of Miss Czech Republic and Miss World 2006. In doing so, she made history to become the first woman from the Czech Republic ever to win the title at the final event of the Miss World competition, held on 30 September 2006, in Warsaw, Poland. She finished in second place in "StarDance", the Czech version of Dancing with the Stars, in 2013. Kuchařová was born on 23 December 1987 in Czechoslovakia. Her hometown is Trnava, nowadays located in

neg: Miss Diva ever Miss Diva winner to win any international title. In 2014, India again won the pageant, making it the only country to win any pageant three years in a row. (Many other countries such as Venezuela have also won consecutive pageant awards) In 2014, Asha Bhat competed at the sixth edition of Miss Supranational and won the pageant. Asha is the first Indian and second Asian to win the said pageant, the first Asian to win Miss Supranational is Mutya Datul from Philippines. In 2016, Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was sent to Miss Supranational. She bagged the title of Miss Supranational

neg: Astrid Carolina Herrera November 15, 1984, she obtained the Photogenic award, became Miss World Americas and was crowned Miss World 1984. Astrid Carolina Herrera Astrid Carolina Herrera ( ;born 23 June 1963 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and beauty queen. She won the 1984 Miss World pageant, held in London, United Kingdom, becoming the third woman from her country to win the title. She's also won many awards as an actress in Venezuela and Mexico. Herrera, who stands tall, competed in 1984 as Miss Miranda in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela, obtaining the title of "Miss World Venezuela". As

neg: Miss Diva Moghe from Mumbai was crowned the first ever "Miss Diva Universe" by Miss Asia Pacific 1970 and Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, Gurleen Grewal from Punjab was crowned "Miss Diva International" by Miss Universe Canada 2012, Sahar Biniaz and Srishti Rana from Faridabad was crowned "Miss Diva Asia Pacific World" by Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon. In 2013, Srishti Rana won Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 and became the second Indian to win the title. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Himangini Singh Yadu from India as well. This gave India a back-to-back victory in the pageant. Rana is the first

neg: Jamie Lynn Macchia title. In November 2013, Macchia won the Miss Staten Island 2014 title, the first woman to win the title a second time. In May 2014, she competed in the 2014 Miss New York pageant. She was named was second runner-up to winner Kira Kazantsev. When Kazantsev was elevated to Miss America 2015, both first runner-up Desiree Wiley and second runner-up Macchia declined the promotion to serve as Miss New York 2014 to preserve their chance to win the state title in 2015 and compete for Miss America 2016. Instead, third runner-up Jillian Tapper accepted the promotion and the crown. Macchia

neg: Farah Mahmood title for 2013. Woman of Achievement International 2014-2015 Mahmood represented Pakistan in the Mrs. Universe 2013 pageant which took place in Aruba. Mahmood placed in the top ten and won the title of Mrs. Universal Beauty 2013. This was a big achievement for Pakistan in the Mrs. Pakistan World section. Mahmood was the first ever Pakistani and Asian to win this award. Mahmood was also called to judge the Miss Pakistan World 2013 and Mr. Pakistan World 2013 beauty pageant. Mahmood was a special guest at the 11th annual Miss Pakistan World pageant along with celebrity guest Noman Ijaz Farah

neg: Umblita Van Sluytman Umblita Van Sluytman Umblita Van Sluytman (August 13, 1946 – July 30, 2004) was Miss Guyana 1966, the first Miss Guyana to compete internationally at the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Umblita Claire Van Sluytman was born in British Guiana (now Guyana), with Indian, Portuguese, and Dutch ancestry. Umblita Van Sluytman was crowned Miss Guyana 1966 at age 19. She competed at the Miss Universe pageant in summer 1966, in Miami Beach, Florida. That year was the first when competitors were accommodated in non-segregated housing. She became Guyana's first representative at the Miss World competition in London, in November

neg: Atong Demach the preliminaries, she also won the Miss World Top Model title, making her the first African and the first black woman to win this title. After Miss World, Demach was appointed by the government of South Sudan as Ambassador for Culture. In 2013, she was named as brand ambassador for ZTE, a Chinese multinational telecommunications equipment and systems company. In 2015 she was appointed as International Public Relations Advisor for Japan Government Agency (JICA). Demach is the owner of Demach production, which produce and organize Beauties of South Sudan. Atong Demach Atong Demach is a South Sudanese businesswoman and beauty

neg: Neelam Verma has interviewed celebrities, CEO's, authors, athletes and spiritual leaders. She has served as a spokesperson for numerous brands and philanthropic foundations. She delivered workshops for the United Nations in Canada and leading universities. Neelam Verma won the Miss Universe Canada competition in 2002, becoming the first woman of Indian heritage to win the title. She represented Canada at the Miss Universe pageant in San Juan, Puerto Rico and placed in the top 10 as a semi-finalist. She hosted the Miss Universe Canada Pageant in 2007, and served on the judging panel for the event in 2010. Neelam Verma Neelam Verma

neg: Astrid Carolina Herrera Astrid Carolina Herrera Astrid Carolina Herrera ( ;born 23 June 1963 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and beauty queen. She won the 1984 Miss World pageant, held in London, United Kingdom, becoming the third woman from her country to win the title. She's also won many awards as an actress in Venezuela and Mexico. Herrera, who stands tall, competed in 1984 as Miss Miranda in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela, obtaining the title of "Miss World Venezuela". As the official representative of her country to the 1984 Miss World pageant held in London, United Kingdom on

neg: Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman (born 19 November 1951) is an Indian actress, model and beauty queen best known for her work in Hindi films during the 1970s and 80s. She won the Miss Asia Pacific 1970 title, being the first South Asian woman to win the title. Upon making her debut in Bollywood, Zeenat Aman, along with Parveen Babi, was credited with making a lasting impact on the image of its leading actresses by introducing the modern look to Hindi cinema. Regarded as a path breaker of Indian cinema, she opened the new door for all the other actresses and

neg: Miss USA 2002 state title were: Delegates who had previously held a Miss America state title or would later win one were: Delegates who participate in other beauty pageant later are: Miss USA 2002 Miss USA 2002, the 51st Miss USA pageant, was held at Genesis Convention Center in Gary, Indiana on March 1, 2002. The event was won by Shauntay Hinton of the District of Columbia, who was crowned by outgoing queen Kandace Krueger of Texas. Hinton was the first African-American woman to win the pageant since Chelsi Smith held the title in 1995, and was the first titleholder from Washington, DC

neg: Miss World 2017 Miss World 2017 Miss World 2017, the 67th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 2017 at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. 118 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Manushi Chhillar of India at the end of the event. She is the sixth Indian woman to win Miss World. § People's Choice winner Miss World emphasis on a new format, giving greater attraction on social media and interactivity. This new format is called the Head-to-Head Challenge, which will select 20 out

neg: Miss USA Debbie Miller and Cindy Provost (New York); Laura's Productions (New Mexico); and Five Crown Pageant Productions (Connecticut, District of Columbia). The oldest woman to win Miss USA is Miss USA 2015, Olivia Jordan of Oklahoma, at 26 years and 10 months old. Jordan is additionally the only Miss USA winner to compete in two major international pageants: Miss Universe and Miss World. The oldest woman to be crowned Miss USA is Miss USA 2012, Nana Meriwether of Maryland, at 27 years old and 7 months. Meriwether succeeded Olivia Culpo who won the title of Miss Universe 2012. The tallest Miss

neg: Priyanka Chopra the Femina Miss India contest of 2000; she finished second, winning the Femina Miss India World title. Chopra then went on to the Miss World pageant, where she was crowned Miss World 2000 and Miss World Continental Queen of BeautyAsia & Oceania at the Millennium Dome in London on 30 November 2000. Chopra was the fifth Indian contestant to win Miss World, and the fourth to do so in seven years. She had enrolled in college, but left after winning the Miss World pageant. Chopra said that the Miss India and Miss World titles brought her recognition, and she then

neg: Miss Australia in Australia by setting up the Miss Universe Australia organisation. This contest, which exclusively sends contestants to Miss Universe, was made famous by Jennifer Hawkins's victory in the 2004 Miss Universe pageant in Quito, Ecuador. Jennifer became only the second Australian woman ever to win the international title, following Kerry Anne Wells who won the pageant in 1972. For the Miss World contest, a Miss World Australia is chosen through screenings. In previous years, titleholders from the original Miss World Australia contest were sent to Miss World. However, this was not the case in 2006, when the national contest was

neg: Miss Angola third runner-up (and Queen of Africa) with Brigith dos Santos in 2008, and a top 6 (and Queen of Africa) finish with Stiviandra Oliveira in 2006. On September 12, 2011, Leila Lopes (Miss Angola 2010) was crowned Miss Universe in São Paulo, Brazil, receiving the title from the former Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete of Mexico. She is currently the 60th Miss Universe titleholder, and is the first Angolan woman to hold the position. Lopes is the seventh woman of African descent to win the title since the beginning of the worldwide pageant (following Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 1977, Miss

neg: Miss Indian World updated for the 2018 pageant with a verifiable tribal affiliation. They must also be single, never married, and have no dependents. Each contestant participates in four categories: Public Speaking and Personal Interviews, Traditional Talent Presentation, Dance Competition, and Essay. Contestants are evaluated based on their skill, as well as cultural knowledge about tribes and traditions. The woman who accumulates the most points in each category will hold the Miss Indian World title for one year. Raven Swamp of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy in Kahnawà:ke Mohawk Territory Q.C., Canada is the current reigning Miss Indian World of 2017-2018 crowned at the 34th

neg: Scharllette Allen Moses Scharllette Allen Moses Scharllette Alexandra Allen Moses (born September 18, 1991) is a Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder from Bluefields who became the first black woman to win the title of Miss Nicaragua and represent her country in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. Allen, who stands tall, competed as one of 12 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Nicaragua, held in Managua on February 27, 2011, where she obtained the "Best Face" award and became the first black woman to ever win the national crown, gaining the right to represent Nicaragua in Miss Universe 2010. Allen was also on

neg: Miss America 1984 Shanley, eventually went on to win the Miss USA 1984 title. During the preliminaries for the Miss America 1984 pageant, Vanessa Williams won "Preliminary Swimsuit" and "Preliminary Talent" (with a vocal performance of "Happy Days Are Here Again"). She was also crowned Miss America 1984 on September 17, 1983, (becoming the first African American woman to win the title). Williams later commented that she was one of five minority contestants that year, noting that ballet dancer Deneen Graham "had already had a cross burned on her front yard because she was the first black Miss North Carolina [1983]." She also

neg: Leila Lopes (Miss Universe) the position. Lopes is the 4thý woman of African descent to win the title since the beginning of the worldwide pageant (following Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 1977, Miss USA in 1995, Miss Trinidad and Tobago 1998, and Miss Botswana in 1999) and the fourth African woman from the African continent to win following Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999 from Botswana. In October 2011, Lopes paid a visit to Indonesia where she attended local charity events and Puteri Indonesia 2011 Pageant held at Jakarta Convention Center, in Jakarta. In December 2011, Lopes was invited to attend the first edition of

neg: Mandy Cho The Charm Beneath. She also became the seventh contestant from Hong Kong to win the Miss Chinese International First Runner-up title. Cho is also the second woman after Winnie Yeung (also from Hong Kong) to win the Miss Friendship title. The eventual winner of the 2004 Miss Chinese International title was Linda Chung. In 2006, Cho completed her studies at the Gemological Institute of America in New York City and is now a Graduate Gemologist. She returned to Hong Kong in September 2006. Though she claimed she was working as a PR at a jewelry company when she first returned

neg: Dia Mirza Pacific title on 3 December 2000 in Manila, the Philippines, she became the first Indian since Tara Anne Fonseca to win this title in 27 years. She completed the hat-trick of India winning international pageants in the year 2000; Lara Dutta won the Miss Universe title and Priyanka Chopra won the Miss World title in the same year. Mirza has been involved with Cancer Patients Aid Association and Spastics Society of India, and has worked extensively with the government of Andhra Pradesh to spread HIV awareness, prevention of female foeticide, PETA, CRY and most recently the NDTV Greenathon – an

neg: Miss World 1974 Miss World 1974 Miss World 1974, the 24th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1974 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The event was viewed by an estimated 30 million people, and was a "Wide World Special" on the ABC Television Network. Helen Morgan of the United Kingdom was crowned the winner at the end of the event by Mrs. Julia Morley, becoming the second Welsh and fourth woman from the United Kingdom to win the title. Although it was known to the organizers at the time she was crowned Miss Wales

neg: Ángela Ponce 2018, Ponce competed at the Miss Universe Spain 2018 pageant and won the title, becoming the first transgender woman to win the title. She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2018 finals in Bangkok, in which she was unplaced. Ángela Ponce Ángela Maria Ponce Camacho (born Ángel Mario Ponce Camacho, 18 January 1991) is a Spanish model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Spain 2018. Ponce made history on 29 June 2018 as the first transgender to be crowned Miss Spain. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2018 as the first transgender contestant competing for the title.

neg: Pooja Chopra dramatic love story. Meena Iyer from "Times of India" said, "Pooja Chopra (Femina Miss India-2009) is super-confident in her film debut and a welcome addition to Bollywood's heroines". Pooja Chopra Pooja Chopra (born 3 May) is an Indian film actress and model. She was a semi-finalist at Miss World 2009 and the first Indian to win the title of "Beauty with a Purpose" in the competition held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Chopra won as many as eight national and international titles including Femina Miss India in 2009. Chopra was born in Kolkata, India. She is the child of a single

neg: Teresa Scanlan 15, 2011. With this win she became the first Miss Nebraska ever to claim the Miss America title, as well as the youngest winner in 74 years. Along with the title of Miss America, she also won a $50,000 scholarship. Furthermore, Scanlan was the first titleholder from Nebraska to win Miss America, Miss USA, or Miss Teen USA. Miss World America 2015 Scanlan was Nebraska's representative in Miss World America 2015. At the competition, Scanlan was named the 4th runner-up In the "Beauty with a Purpose" challenge, and was the winner of the "Judge's Interview" challenge. At the conclusion of

neg: Miss United Kingdom of these contestants would go on to compete at (and win) the Miss United Kingdom contest later in the year. The Miss World organisation held the franchise. The 1990s and 21st century have returned to one contestant competing as Miss United Kingdom or Miss Great Britain. Since 2005 the UK has been represented by the winner of the Miss Universe GB pageant. No woman from the United Kingdom has ever won Miss Universe. Miss United Kingdom Miss United Kingdom is a title held by the highest-ranked contestant from the UK in the Miss World pageant. The winner sometimes competes at

neg: Shilah Phillips scholarship money to complete her bachelor's degree in Jazz Studies from the University of North Texas in 2011.University of North Texas. Phillips won the 2006 Miss Frisco title on 30 October 2005. Phillips is the first African-American to hold the Miss Texas title when on 8 July 2006, at age 24 years, she won the pageant on her first attempt. She is only the second woman in the history of the program to win the title on her first try. She competed as Miss Frisco, sponsored by the Miss Plano Frisco Scholarship Organization. She placed 1st Runner Up at Miss

neg: Miss Louisiana USA the Miss Teen USA, Miss USA and Miss America pageants. Louisiana's future success at Miss USA would be evident in the state's first contestant, Jeanne Vaughn Thompson, Miss Louisiana USA 1952 and 1953. She is the only woman to ever compete twice in the history of Miss USA, and to outright win a Miss USA state title twice. Until 1996, she was the only two-time Miss USA state titleholder (a 44-year record). Shanna Lyn Searles became the second and only other double state titleholder, upon winning the Miss California USA title outright in 1996, after inheriting the state's 1992 title

neg: Miss USA 2012 Miss USA 2012 Miss USA 2012, the 61st Miss USA pageant, was held on June 3, 2012, at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada. Alyssa Campanella of California crowned her successor Olivia Culpo of Rhode Island at the end of the event. Culpo represented the U.S. at Miss Universe 2012 and became the eighth American to win Miss Universe. Pageant protocol forces Culpo to "resign" her Miss USA title in order to be Miss Universe. In this case, the first runner-up, Nana Meriwether, who competed as Miss Maryland USA 2012, inherited the Miss USA title. Meriwether became the first woman

neg: Manushi Chhillar in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018. She donned a Sabyasachi lehenga during her final night as Miss World. Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian model and the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant in which she won. Chhillar is the sixth representative from India to win the Miss World pageant. She was signed up as a brand ambassador for Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the world’s largest retail jewellery groups. Chhillar was named as the 'Times Most Desirable Woman

neg: Kate Alicia Morgan 2011 and entered the 'World's Perfect Woman' contest in 2013 after taking a break to give birth to her baby son, Oshan. Morgan works as a teacher and also does occasional work as an extra at the BBC's Roath Lock studios in Cardiff Bay. Kate Alicia Morgan Kate Alicia Morgan (born 9 June 1983 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a beauty queen, model and actress. She is the official title holder of Miss Latin America UK 2010 and the first Welsh contestant to win the UK title. She competed in the international finals Miss Latin America of the World 2010,

neg: Alternative Miss World open to both men and women, it was only in 1986 that the first woman won – Jenny Runacre as Miss National Geographic. The previous year's competition was won by a robot created by Bruce Lacey, Miss ROSA BOSOM (Radio Operated Simulated Actress Battery or Standby Operated Mains), which was first designed for a theatre production in 1966. The 1998 Alternative Miss World was won by 75-year-old Russian woman, Miss Pani Bronya, who remains its oldest winner. There has been a significant Russian presence since the 1990s, and the 2018 competition was won by the Russian performance artist Andrey Bartenev

neg: Natascha Badmann Natascha Badmann Natascha Badmann (born 6 December 1966) is a professional triathlete from Switzerland and was the first European woman to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championship. She won the Ironman Triathlon World Championship in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005. Natascha works in Switzerland as a social worker, and speaks German, English, French, and Italian. She currently lives in Winznau, Switzerland with her husband Toni and daughter Anastasia. Her daughter Anastasia was born days before she turned 18. Nicknamed the "Swiss Miss", Badmann won her first Ironman World Championship at the age of 29, when

neg: Jamie Lynn Macchia 12, 2011, Macchia won the Miss Staten Island 2012 title and received $3,000 in scholarship money. She later returned in November 2013 and won the Miss Staten Island 2014 title, becoming the first [and only] woman in the pageant's history to win the title twice. As Miss Staten Island 2012, Macchia then competed in the 2012 Miss New York pageant in June 2012. Macchia was top-11 semi-finalist. On March 30, 2013, Macchia won the Miss Greater New York 2013 title then, in July 2013, competed in the 2013 Miss New York pageant. She was not a finalist for the state

neg: Femina Miss India Femina Miss India. She was chosen to represent India at Miss Universe 1964 held in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 held in Spain. Reita Faria was the first Miss India ever to win any international beauty pageant. She was crowned Miss World 1966 in London, United Kingdom. She was the winner of Eve's Weekly Miss India contest. The same year Femina Miss India winner Yasmin Daji represented India at Miss Universe 1966 and was crowned 3rd Runner Up at the event. She was the first ever Femina Miss India Winner to get placed at any international beauty pageant.

neg: Soben Huon Soben Huon Soben R. Huon (born February 26, 1983) is an American beauty queen from Los Angeles, California, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Huon won the Miss Utah USA 2006 title in late 2005 in her first attempt. She represented Utah in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland, in April 2006. She was also the first woman of Asian descent to win the Miss Utah USA title. The pageant was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky. Huon was one of twenty-six Miss USA Delegates who appeared on a Miss USA special of "Deal

neg: Malou Hansson Malou Hansson Malou Hansson (born in 1983 in Järfälla, Uppland, Sweden) served as Miss Sweden in 2002. She was the first woman with black African ancestry to hold this beauty pageant title. Hansson, competing as "Miss Uppland", was suggested as a potential candidate for the Miss Universe pageant by a celebrity panel, and the viewers selected her as the winner via a telephone poll. She served as Sweden's representative in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant but she did not place in the top 10. Hansson, while the first woman of African ancestry to win the crown, was not the first

neg: Pooja Chopra Pooja Chopra Pooja Chopra (born 3 May) is an Indian film actress and model. She was a semi-finalist at Miss World 2009 and the first Indian to win the title of "Beauty with a Purpose" in the competition held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Chopra won as many as eight national and international titles including Femina Miss India in 2009. Chopra was born in Kolkata, India. She is the child of a single mother and was brought up by her mother and grandmother. She is a resident of Pune, Maharashtra. She has an older sister named Shubra Chopra. Pooja Chopra was

neg: Clara Sosa Clara Sosa María Clara Sosa Perdomo (born 25 September 1993) is a Paraguayan model, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 and was later crowned in Yangon, Myanmar. She is the first Paraguayan woman to win the Miss Grand International title. Sosa was born in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, and raised in San Lorenzo. She is a model at ON Management and also a host at the morning show "La mañana de Unicanal". In 2015, Sosa joined and finished in the Top 20 semifinalist at Miss Model of the World 2015 competition. On 9

neg: Miss Earth India Miss Earth India Miss Earth India or Miss India Earth is a title given to an Indian woman who represents as Miss India at Miss Earth which is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.<ref name="chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-10/25/content_385531.htm"></ref> The national pageant of Miss Earth for India is under Glamanand Supermodel India. Glamanand Supermodel India became the franchise holder for Miss Earth in India in 2015 Glamanand Supermodel India. In 2014, the first runner-up of Miss Diva was selected as Miss Diva Earth India. Prior to that it was Femina Miss India, where the title was named "Femina Miss India Earth" and

neg: Aneta Kręglicka Dancing With The Stars. She was also one of the judges at Miss World 2006, held in Poland that year. She has one son, Alexander, with her husband, director Maciej Żak. Aneta Kręglicka Aneta Beata Kręglicka (born 23 March 1965) is a Polish dancer and beauty queen who won the Miss World 1989 contest on 22 November 1989 in Hong Kong, representing Poland. She became the first and only woman from Poland to win the title and the oldest titleholder when she was crowned on November 22, 1989 at the age of . She studied economics at Gdańsk University and

neg: Miss America Davuluri) won the title of Miss America. Davuluri was also the first Indian-American and second Asian-American to win the crown. Shortly after her win, however, Davuluri became the target of xenophobic and racist comments in social media relating the proximity of the event date to the 9/11 anniversary and to anti-Indian sentiment. News agencies cited tweets that misidentified her as Muslim or Arab, associated her with groups such as Al-Qaeda, and questioned why she was chosen over Miss Kansas 2013, Theresa Vail, (a soldier who won the "America's Choice" award and was the first contestant to display tattoos during the

neg: Rosemarie Frankland in 1957 and the Netherlands in 1959) to win the Miss World competition. She also was the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961. Together with Gina Swainson, who won the Miss World title as Miss Bermuda in 1979, Frankland is one of the two women who came closest to winning both Miss Universe and Miss World, having been second at Miss Universe before winning Miss World. Helen Morgan who was also Miss Wales and Miss United Kingdom, achieved the same feat, but she resigned the Miss World title four days after being crowned. It is worth noting that all three

neg: Lesley Langley Lesley Langley Lesley Langley (born 1944) is a British model, beauty queen and actress who was Miss United Kingdom and Miss World in 1965. She became the third woman from her country to win the title, and the second Miss United Kingdom in a row, thus becoming the second country to have back-to-back winners. Sweden was the first, winning the inaugural pageant in 1951 and the second pageant in 1952. She attended the Royal Merchant Navy School, near Wokingham, Berkshire, (now known as Bearwood College) in the 1950s. She played a small part in the film "Goldfinger" as well as

neg: History of women in Puerto Rico Five Puerto Rican women have won the title of Miss Universe and two the title of Miss World. Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. Along with the Miss Earth and Miss World contests, Miss Universe is one of the three largest beauty pageants in the world in terms of the number of national-level competitions to participate in the world finals The first Puerto Rican woman to be crowned "Miss Universe" was Marisol Malaret Contreras in 1970. She was followed by Deborah Carthy-Deu(1985), Dayanara Torres ( 1993), Denise Quiñones (2001) and

neg: Laura Kaeppeler Laura Kaeppeler Laura Marie Kaeppeler (born March 2, 1988) is an American beauty pageant titleholder crowned Miss America 2012 on January 14, 2012, representing the state of Wisconsin. Kaeppeler was the first woman representing Wisconsin to win Miss America since Terry Anne Meeuwsen won Miss America 1973. She is one of the Board of Directors for the Miss America Organization. Kaeppeler was born to Jeff and Sue Kaeppeler in Kenosha, Wisconsin. In 2009 Kaeppeler won the title of Miss Kenosha. She then went on to win the talent preliminary award and was second runner-up to Miss Wisconsin 2010, Kimberly Sawyer.

neg: Mariasela Álvarez Mariasela Álvarez Mariasela Alvarez Lebrón (born January 31, 1960 in Santo Domingo) is a Dominican architect, TV Host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1982. She became the first Dominican woman to win an international beauty title. Álvarez achieved much popularity in her native country, due to her long career on television, which included a successful eight-year run with her award-winning show "Esta Noche Mariasela". She is also an accomplished architect who has designed important buildings in the Dominican Republic. The native of Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital, was crowned the 32nd Miss World, on November 18, 1982

neg: Christie Lee Woods broadcast live from Las Cruces, New Mexico on August 1996, and became the first woman from her state to win the Miss Teen USA title. As Miss Teen USA, her sister titleholders were, Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996, of Venezuela, and Ali Landry, Miss USA 1996, of Louisiana. She also reigned alongside Brook Lee, who briefly held the title of Miss USA 1997 before winning the 1997 Miss Universe pageant; and Miss Teen USA 1989 and 1st runner-up to Miss USA 1997, Brandi Sherwood, who succeeded Lee as Miss USA. During her reign, Woods traveled extensively throughout the United States

neg: Chera-Lyn Cook Chera-Lyn Cook Loveta Cheralyn "Chera-Lyn" Cook (born October 7, 1976) is an American crowned Miss Kentucky 1998, was the first young woman from southeast Kentucky to win the Miss Kentucky title. Representing the title of Miss Lexington, but claiming London, Kentucky as her hometown, Cook had previously held several titles, including Miss Central Kentucky, Miss Fayette County, Miss Monticello, Miss Southeast Kentucky, National Sweetheart, and National All American Teen. A double preliminary winner at Miss Kentucky, Cook won talent preliminary and placed 4th runner-up to Miss America 1999. Cook began singing on stage at the age of eight and continued

neg: Amy Kleinhans Amy Kleinhans Amy Kleinhans-Curd (born 1968) is a South African beauty queen who was Miss South Africa 1992, the first non-white winner in the history of South Africa. She placed fourth runner-up to Miss World as Miss World Africa on 12 December 1992. As a 23-year-old Cape Coloured woman, she competed for the first time in 1991 and placed second. She competed the following year and defeated 11 other contestants for the title of Miss South Africa 1992, the first time ever a non-white woman was crowned in the history of Miss South Africa. Her first runner-up was also non-white,

neg: Nicole Johnson (Miss America) 1998 title on June 29, 1998. In September Johnson represented Virginia in the Miss America 1999 pageant, becoming the second woman representing that state to win the Miss America title. She sang "That's Life" in the talent competition. In 1997 she started wearing an insulin pump on her hip to control her illness, which she wore while competing at Miss Virginia and Miss America, the first Miss America contestant and winner to do so. Johnson became a spokesperson for the American Diabetes Association in the 1990s and had testified in legislative hearings in Washington, D.C. prior to winning the Miss

neg: Shristi Shrestha Shristi Shrestha Shristi Shrestha ( born in Narayangarh, Chitwan is a Nepali actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder, who was the winner of Miss Nepal World 2012. Shrestha won the coveted title, beating 16 other contestants. She represented Nepal in Miss World 2012 which was held on August 18, 2012 in Inner Mongolia, China. Shristi represented her hometown of Chitwan during Miss Nepal 2012 beauty pageant as Miss Chitwan 2012. She went on to win the main title of Miss Nepal World 2012 alongside, Miss Confidence title. She is the first Miss Nepal to reach to the quarter finals (20th

neg: Susie Castillo Essence Award that year. The pageant was won by Vanessa Minnillo of South Carolina. In November 2002, Castillo participated in the Miss Massachusetts USA Pageant held at Bridgewater State College in the town of Bridgewater, and won the title. Castillo was the state's first Latina titleholder. She went on to compete in the Miss USA 2003 pageant held in San Antonio on March 24, 2003. Castillo won the Miss USA title in the nationally televised event, becoming Massachusetts' second titleholder, and the fourth former Miss Teen USA state titleholder to win the pageant. She was the first woman with Dominican-Puerto

neg: Soben Huon member of The Canell Group, she delivers financial planning and investment analysis to small business owners, retirees, corporate executives, athletes and entertainers. Soben Huon Soben R. Huon (born February 26, 1983) is an American beauty queen from Los Angeles, California, who has competed in the Miss USA pageant. Huon won the Miss Utah USA 2006 title in late 2005 in her first attempt. She represented Utah in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland, in April 2006. She was also the first woman of Asian descent to win the Miss Utah USA title. The pageant was won

neg: Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian model and the winner of the Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant in which she won. Chhillar is the sixth representative from India to win the Miss World pageant. She was signed up as a brand ambassador for Malabar Gold and Diamonds, one of the world’s largest retail jewellery groups. Chhillar was named as the 'Times Most Desirable Woman of India 2017'. She was also featured in a television commercial for Club Factory. Chhillar was born in Rohtak,

neg: Atong Demach Atong Demach Atong Demach is a South Sudanese businesswoman and beauty queen. She won the Miss World South Sudan 2011 title and was later crowned as Miss World Africa and Miss World 3rd runner up in Ordos, China. The South Sudanese queen is the first representative of South Sudan to Miss World and the first to win the title of Miss World Africa. She now works as the government of South Sudan's ambassador for culture and a public relations advisor to the government of Japan. Demach was born in the capital of Upper Nile state, Malakal, and moved to Khartoum

neg: United States representatives at Miss World Patricelli of Bridgeport, Connecticut, was the Executive Director of the Miss World USA during its existence from 1958 to 1977. From 1958 to 1961, the winner of Miss United States competed at Miss World. Then from 1962 to 1966 Alfred Patricelli organized the Miss USA World pageant annually. In 1967, the pageant was renamed Miss World USA and was held every year until 1977. During this time, Miss World USA 1969 Gail Renshaw was the first person to resign from the title of "Miss World USA" after competing in Miss World 1969 in order to get married. Also in 1973,

neg: Vanessa Williams and Miss America win Miss New York in July 1983 During the preliminaries for the Miss America pageant, Williams won "Preliminary Swimsuit" and "Preliminary Talent" (with a vocal performance of "Happy Days Are Here Again"). She was also crowned Miss America 1984 on September 17, 1983, becoming the first African American woman to win the title. During her reign as Miss America, Williams was criticized in some venues for winning. She later stated that "there were a lot of people that did not want me to be representative of the United States and Miss America. And not just white people alone. There were