Hyderabad, June 1 -- Miss Thailand Opal Suchata Chuangsri was crowned Miss World 2025 at the 72nd edition of the Miss World pageant at the Grand Finale held at the Hitex Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad on Saturday night.

Chuangsri was crowned by Miss World 2024 Krystyna Pyszkova, in the presence of Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy and state tourism minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy at a glittering ceremony.

While Ethiopia's Hasset Dereje emerged first runner-up, Maja Klajda from Poland won the second runner-up title. Martinique's Aurlie Joachim made it to the top four.

The judging panel for the 72nd Miss World pageant included actor Sonu Sood, who also received the Miss World Humanitarian Award. The jury was headed by Julia Morl...