Sargam Koushal was named Mrs. World 2022, besting contestants from 63 countries to bring the title back to India after 21 years. Mrs. Polynesia was named the first runner-up, followed by Mrs. Canada as the second runner-up.
Mrs World 2021 Shaylyn Ford of the US presented the crown to Mumbai-based Koushal at a ceremony held at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino on Saturday evening.
The Mrs. India pageant announced the winner on its official Instagram page on Sunday. "The long wait is over, it’s after 21 years we have the CROWN back!", read the post.
"We’ve got the crown back after 21-22 years. I’m so excited. Love you India, love you world", the newly crowned Mrs. World, who hails from Jammu and Kashmir, said in a video following the ceremony.
Aditi Govitrikar, the actor-model who brought the Mrs. India crown to India in 2001, also shared a congratulatory message on the unverified page of the Mrs. World pageant. Tagging Koushal, Govitrikar wrote, "Heartiest congratulations @sargam3 @mrsindiainc so happy to have been part of the journey. It was time the crown came back after 21 years."
For the final round, Koushal wore a pink center slit glittery gown designed by Bhawna Rao and was mentored for the runway by pageant expert and model Alesia Raut.
For the unversed, Mrs. World is the first beauty pageant for married women, launched in 1984. It has been won the maximum number of times (8) by women from the United States and then, women from India, Sri Lanka, Peru, and Russia have won the title two times. (With inputs from PTI)
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