Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh is Miss World 2019

15 Dec 2019

Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh is Miss World 2019

Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh is Miss World 2019Miss Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh, has been crowned Miss World 2019.

She is the first black woman to win Miss World since Agbani Darego of Nigeria won Miss World 2001.

Ophély Mézino (Miss France) and Suman Rao (Miss India) were the first and second runners-up respectively.
 	Ms Singh is a 23-year-old student. She plans to study medicine and become a doctor. Toni-Ann's mother is from Jamaica and of African-Caribbean descent while her father, Bradshaw Singh, is of Indo-Caribbean descent.
 	After winning, she said: "This feels like a dream, I'm so grateful."
 	Ms Singh is the fourth Jamaican to win the contest. She beat contestants from 111 countries to win the title.
 	The contest was held in London, England on 14 December 2019.

Last year's winner was Miss Mexico, Vanessa Ponce.

Miss World is the oldest running international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951.

We also read about South Africa's Zozibini Tunzi who won Miss Universe recently.

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