Nigeria, June 1 -- Opal Suchata Chuangsri, representing Thailand, was announced as the winner of the 72nd Miss World competition on Saturday evening.

The event took place at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, making it the third time India hosted the pageant.

Opal became the first Thai contestant to win the Miss World title. She was crowned by Krystyna Pyszkova of Czechia, the outgoing Miss World 2024.

The final round featured a 45-second question segment for each of the top four finalists.

Questions were posed by a panel of judges including actor Sonu Sood, actor Rana Daggubati, and Miss World 2017, Manushi Chhillar.

Opal responded:

"I've learned we must become people our loved ones look up to. No matter how far w...