Manohar Lal Khattar congratulates Manushi Chhillar on winning 'Miss World 2017'
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday expressed happiness and congratulated Manushi Chhillar in winning the Miss World title, after 17-long years.
Minutes after the results were announced, Khattar took to Twitter and said, Congratulations to Manishi Chillar, daughter of Haryana, on becoming Miss World 2017.
21-year-old Manushi competed with women from over 108 nations. She is a medical student hailing from Haryana.
She was crowned the new queen by Miss World 2016 winner Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle today.
Besides Chhillar, the first runner-up was Stephanie Hill from England, while Andrea Meza, hailing from Mexico, was announced the second runner-up.
On that note, actress Priyanka Chopra was the last Indian to win Miss World in 2000.
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First Published: Nov 18 2017 | 10:13 PM IST