Opal Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand was crowned Miss World at the Hyderabad International Convention and Exhibition Centre (HITEX) last night. Chuangsri beat 107 other aspirants to become the 72nd winner of the longest-running international beauty contest. The new queen received the “blue crown” from Krystyna Pyszkova, last year’s winner from the Czech Republic. Inset: Sri Lanka’s Anudi Gunasekara won several contests during the Miss World pageant.
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