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Miss World 2025: Judge Sonu Sood spills beans on drama

Judging the winner from 140 beauty contestants wasn't an easy task, says Sood

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Miss World 2025: Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand wins; Bollywood's Sonu Sood calls judging experience unforgettable

Who is Opal Suchata Chuangsri, the new Miss World 2025?

She isn't beauty without purpose and leads campaigns to raise awareness on breast cancer

Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri celebrates after winning the 72th Miss World 2025 pageant at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad on May 31, 2025.

Thailand's Opal Suchata Chuangsri wins Miss World

From 108 to One: Opal Suchata Chuangsri brings home the crown

Opal Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand smiles after she was crowned Miss World in Hyderabad, India, Saturday, May 31, 2025.

Most outrageous beauty pageant controversies

Beauty pageants or reality TV? These scandals prove real drama wears a crown

Vanessa Williams when she became Miss America in 1984

Opinion: Is the beauty pageant fantasy falling apart?

World peace please, but first, a swimsuit round? Pageants face heat for outdated ideals

Andrea Meza of Mexico, who won Miss Universe crown. Image is for illustrative purposes alone

Miss Universe and Miss World's rules around dethroning

Rules in pageants are strict, so we look at how beauty queens are stripped off the crowns

Oxana Fedorova – Miss Universe 2002
The most infamous dethroning in Miss Universe history is that of Oxana Fedorova, the winner from Russia.

Is Miss World 'exploitative'? Miss England quits midway

Milla Magee said contestants were paraded like “performing monkeys” for wealthy sponsors

Milla Magee’s May 16 withdrawal is the first-ever mid-competition exit by a Miss England in the pageant’s 74-year history.

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