A Czech law student was crowned Miss World 2024 in Mumbai today.
Krystyna Pyszková managed to beat 111 other titleholders from across the globe for the prestigious title, with Yasmina Zaytoun from Lebanon bagging second place.
Dressed in a dazzling sheer diamante frock, which highlighted her slender figure, the 23-year-old looked every bit the winner.
When it was the top eight consents remaining, they were asked questions addressing topics discussed at the the G20 Summit.
Krystyna was asked about the issues surrounding women's health care, to which she responded that we should be removing the stigma and shame around menstruation.
The model said that 'being a woman is a gift' and that periods should not be a taboo subject.
Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic has been crowned Miss World 2024 in Mumbai today
Krystyna had the glitzy crown placed on her head in India today by Miss World 2022, Karolina Bielawska, a Polish model
Yasmina Zaytoun from Lebanon (left) bagged second place. Above: The contestants celebrating
Krystyna had the glitzy crown placed on her head by Miss World 2022, Karolina Bielawska, a Polish model.
No Miss World pageant was held in 2023 due to scheduling issues and this year's competition was held in Mumbai, India.
The blonde beauty beamed as she posed with other contestants on stage who were overjoyed to see their fellow friend bag the award.
She paired an angelic white feathery cape with her silver maxi dress and donned a pair of diamond earrings.
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Krystyna wore her golden tresses down in a curly blowdry and opted for full-glam eye makeup and subtle rosy lipstick.
Her predecessor wore a sparkly green gown and smiled as she put her crown onto Krystyna's head.
The competition saw participants partake in a series of events including fitness, beauty, talent and public speaking.
Miss World is seen as the oldest international beauty pageant, founded in the UK in 1951 by Eric Morley.
It was part of the Festival of Britain celebrations, and was known by the name the Festival Bikini Contest.
The original purpose of the event was to promote the bikini, a fairly new addition to the fashion market.
It was reportedly the press that dubbed the competition, which at that time was considered by many to be rather immodest, 'Miss World'.
Eventually, to counteract this, in 1980, the pageant introduced a new slogan: Beauty With a Purpose.
Contestants were given the additional challenges of intelligence and personality tests.
But this was not enough for the BBC to keep broadcasting the event, ditching it in 1984, after which it was moved to various channels including ITV, Thames Television, Sky One, and Channel 5.
Krystyna, 23, was asked about the issues surrounding women's health care, to which she responded that we should be removing the stigma and shame around mensuration
The blonde beauty beamed as she posed with other contestants on stage who were overjoyed to see their fellow friend bag the award
Miss World 2024 looks glamorous as she waves to the other contestants who applaud her
Miss World 2024, Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic, with previous winner Karolina Bielawska
Dropping the show, BBC1 controller Michael Grade said: 'I believe these contests no longer merit national air time. They are an anachronism in this day and age of equality and verging on the offensive.'
Some of the competition's most notable alumni include successful actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas, who won in 2000.
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This comes as Carolina Shiino, 26, walked away with the Miss Japan beauty pageant's top prize in January.
But her win at the award's 56th iteration has sparked fierce debate in Japan over what it means to be Japanese... on account of her being born in Ukraine.
Born in 1998, she moved to Japan at the age of five - where she was raised in Nagoya - after her Ukrainian mother remarried to a Japanese man.
Some people have acknowledged her win as being a 'sign of the times,' while others have said she does not look like what a typical 'Miss Japan' should.
Her win comes after a similar debate was sparked in 2015 when Ariana Miyamoto became the first bi-racial woman to be crowned Miss Japan.
With a Japanese mother and African American father, Ms Miyamoto's victory also sparked a debate over whether a person of mixed race should be eligible.
Now, with the award being given to someone with no Japanese parentage, people are once again up in arms over the outcome of the pageant.
However, after it emerged in a local Japanese magazine, Shukan Bunshan, that Ms Shino was having an affair with married doctor and influencer, Takuma Maeda, also known as Muscle Doctor, she resigned.
