Karolina Bielawska of Poland has been crowned Miss World 2021, which was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 70th edition of the event was held in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the Coca-Cola Music Hall. While Karolina is the winner, Indian-American Shree Saini of the US is the first runner-up, and Olivia Yace of Côte d'Ivoire is the second.
Introducing the winners, Miss World organisation tweeted: "Our newly crowned Miss World Karolina Bielawska from Poland with 1st Runner Up Shree Saini from US 2nd Runner up Olivia Yace from Côte d'Ivoire."
Toni-Ann Singh, Miss World 2020, also graced the event by performing a special number 'The Prayer' to show her support for Ukraine in the midst of its conflict with Russia.
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"Our current Miss World Toni-Ann Singh performs 'The Prayer' as we light candles around the world to stand with Ukraine. There wasn't a dry eye in the house #mwcandlesforukraine." tweeted from Miss World's handle.
Karolina is currently pursuing her Master's in Management and hopes to get a PhD too, according to the Miss World organisation.
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Shree Saini, on the other hand, is from Punjab's Ludhiana, but moved to Washington, DC with her family when she was five. Despite being involved in a fatal accident that resulted in facial burns, Shree did not give up and returned stronger.
