In 1951, the first international beauty pageant was held in London. It was originally planned to be a one-time event, but the hype surrounding the beauty pageant (which was only worth getting dirty in a swimsuit) forced its organizer, Eric Merli, to make the event an annual event.
The man didn’t have to invent a name: the British press did it for him. Miss World is celebrating its 70th anniversary in 2021! We offer you a look at how the brightest winners of the 20th century looked, and at the same time evaluate how beauty trends have changed over the last decade.
In the new millennium, Miss World became the notorious Priyanka Chopra, who represented India. Read about who won the “Miss World” title from the beginning of the 2000s to the present here. We have already told you how all the winners of the Miss Universe pageant looked like. Read about the Indian beauties who fooled nature here.