Meet the Miss World 2018 - Vanessa Ponce De Leon (Mexico)

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Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon today crowned as Miss World 2018 by the outgoing pageant winner, India's Manushi Chhillar, at Sanya City Arena in China. With this, the 26-year-old Mexican model has became the 1st Mexican to be crowned as Miss World.

Thailand's Nicolene Limsnukan was named the 1st runner-up. 118 contestants from all around the world participated in the pageant. Tamil Nadu's 20-year-old student Anukreethy Vas, who represented India at the pageant, managed to reach the Top 30, but couldn't make it to the Top 12 winner's list.

Top 5 contestants of this years pageant

1. Quiin Abenakyo (Uganda)
2. Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan (Thailand)
3. Maria Vasilevich (Belarus)
4. Kadijah Robinson (Jamaica)
5. Vanessa Ponce De Leon (Mexico)

Miss World Title Holders from India

• Reita Faria (1966)
• Aishwarya Rai (1994)
• Diana Hayden (1997)
• Yukta Mookhey (1999)
• Priyanka Chopra (2000)
• Manushi Chillar (2017)

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