Miss World

➤ The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving international beauty pageant.
➤ It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951.
➤ Since his death in 2000, Morley’s wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.
➤ Its headquarter is at London (UK).
➤ Reita Faria Powell became the first Indian to win the Miss World title in 1966 and others winner names are Aishwarya Rai (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000).
➤ This was the first time Sweden has won the tittle of Miss World.