20 years of Miss World Priyanka Chopra: From giving wrong answer to wardrobe malfunction; her journey at 2000 pageant

All of 17 years of age, Priyanka Chopra went on to win Miss India 2000 and contested for Miss World later that year. She was asked a very interesting and her thought-provoking answer indeed deserved a crowning moment.

Host Rahul had asked Priyanka, "If you were God in the garden of Eden, who would you punish - Adam, Eve or Satan?"

To which PeeCee answered, "If I was a police officer in the garden of Eden, I would punish Satan, the Serpent because I believe that evil is instigated, not created. Eve thought Satan was right, she believed him. Let us get a moral from this, to decipher between good and bad without being biased."

Priyanka Chopra had donned a hot pink monokini with a bandini sarong tied around her waist. She turned heads with her look during the pageant and was considered a tough competition to fellow contestants.

Priyanka Chopra for her crowning moment had worn a pink strapless gown with a plunging neckline and a sheer matching dupatta. She teamed it up with crochet printed choker necklace.

During a recent interaction with People, Priyanka recalled how uncomfortable the outfit was. She stated, "In the year 2000, I won Miss World and my dress was taped on to me. By the time I won at the end, I was stressing so much because it was so stressful that the entire tape came off. And the whole time I was doing my walk, I kept my hands like this in a ‘namaste’. People thought it was a namaste but it was actually holding my dress up."

It was Priyanka Chopra's predecessor Yukta Mookhey - Miss World 1999, who placed the crown on PeeCee's head.

During the final round of Miss World 2000, Priyanka Chopra was asked, "Who do you think is the most successful woman living today and why?" To which she replied, "There are a lot of people I admire, but one of the most admirable people is Mother Teresa, who has been so compassionate, considerate and kind."

However, her answer was wrong as Mother Teresa had passed away in 1997. Nevertheless, she won the hearts of judges and was crowned Miss World 2000.

Priyanka Chopra became the fifth Indian to be crowned as Miss World at the beauty pageant. She was 18 years of age when she became the beauty queen.

In 2000, not only Priyanka Chopra won Miss World, Lara Dutta went on to become Miss Universe and Dia Mirza was crowned as Miss Asia Pacific.