India is hosting the 71st Miss World pageant after a 28-year-long gap in Mumbai tonight, on March 9, 2024. Contestants from 115 countries are competing against each other to win the crown. Last year's winner, Miss World 2022, Karolina Bielawska of Poland will be crowning her successor at the grand event at the Jio World Centre in BKC, Mumbai. From India, 22-year-old Sini Shetty, winner of Miss India World, is representing the nation at the competition.