A medical student from India has been crowned Miss World 2017 after beating fierce competition to take home the coveted title.
Manushi Chhillar took first prize at the coveted pageant, which was held tonight in China.
20-year-old Chhillar was clearly surprised with by her win, as television coverage of the event showed.
After scooping the top prize, Manushi tweeted: “Thank you, everyone, for your constant love, support and prayers!”
She added: This one’s for #India.”
It’s been 17 years since the country has won the title, according to the Miss India twitter account, and the sixth time an Indian woman has been crowned the winner.
According to the Miss World website, 21 year old Julitha Kabete was selected to represent Tanzania at Miss World 2017. Kabete, who was a top 5 finalist in Miss Tanzania 2016
