Manushi Chhillar Reflects On What India Hosting The 71st Miss World Pageant Means To Her

Manushi Chhillar became a household name after her was crowned Miss World 2017 beating 117 other beauty queens from over the globe for the coveted title. The Miss World pageant is now all set to arrive in India which will be the location for its 71st edition. Former Miss World Manushi Chhillar shared what the news meant to her.

Manushi Chhillar reflects on India hosting the 71st Miss World pageant

In a recent byte for ANI, former Miss World Manushi Chhillar opened up on what it means to her for India to be hosting the pageants 71st edition. Manushi particularly highlighted how special it would be to have the country witness first-hand, her lived experience from six years back.

She said, "I am excited...It is nice that so many girls are going to come to India and going to talk about India and they are going to experience our hospitality. At the same time, India is going to get to experience what I did 6 years ago..." For the unversed, Manushi Chhillar's victory back in 2017 brought the Miss World crown back home after a period of 17 years. Chhillar is also only the sixth Indian contender thus far, to bag the title. This year, India will be represented by Nandini Gupta.

What is next for Manushi Chhillar?

Post her year-long reign as Miss World between 2017 and 2018, Manushi Chhillar geared up to make her transition to becoming a full time actress. The dream was realised back in 2022 when she marked her acting debut with the Akshay Kumar starrer Samrat Prithviraj. She went onto lead entertainer The Great Indian Family with Vicky Kaushal. The actress now has three big releases lined up for her.

First among this is Operation Valentine which will see Manushi mark her Telugu debut opposite Varun Tej. Following this, she has Bade Miyan Chote Miyan which will see her share screen space with Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff. Next in her lineup is the John Abraham starrer Tehran.