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5 facts about Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar

Manushi is pursuing her medicial degree along with doing her duties as Miss World. She cleared the All India Pre Medical Test and NEET exam during the first attempt.

Manushi represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017, where she was also given the tittle of Miss Photogenic. She later went to winning the competition and represented India at Miss World 2017 in China.


Manushi won Miss World 2017 and became the sixth Indian woman to win the Miss World pageant after Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000). She brought the crown back to India after seventeen years.

During the Miss World 2017 pageant Manushi also became a semifinalist in the Top Model, Multimedia competitions and People's Choice as well as co-winner of the Beauty with a Purpose competition and Head-to-Head Challenge from Group Nine.

Manushi's Beauty with a Purpose project is called Shakti. It is a campaign focusing on menstrual hygiene and goal is spread awareness about it.

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