Manushi Chhillar Crowned Miss World 2017 -India - DNU

India's Manushi Chhillar has been crowned Miss World 2017 and as the nation celebrates the Haryana girl's beauty pageant win, the wishes are pouring in on Twitter. The hashtags #ManushiChhillar and #MissWorld2017 have among the top Twitter trends in India since the news broke on Saturday night. Ms. Chhillar's win comes 17 years after Priyanka Chopra brought home the coveted title in the year 2000. The 20-year-old medical student from Haryana edged out top five contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico to win the crown in Sanya, China. The Miss World beauty pageant saw participation from 118 countries.

Ms. Chhillar's Miss World win makes India the joint-most successful in the beauty pageant's history. Both India and Venezuela are the two countries with most victories in the history of the Miss World pageant, now in its 67th edition.

Many people took to Twitter to congratulate Ms. Chhillar on her Miss World win, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and former Miss World-turned-actor Priyanka Chopra.

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