Miss World Becomes 5th Black Woman to Currently Hold Beauty Queen Title
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Toni-Ann Singh, a 23-year-old medical student from Jamaica, was crowned Miss World over the weekend
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Shree Saini talks about Miss World 2023, beauty pageants & more
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Miss World's win means five black women hold the top pageant titles — a historic first
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Local cop swaps the badge for a crown as she wins state pageant
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List of Miss World from India (1951-2024), Winners List
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Jennifer Hosten - Wikipedia
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Beauty queens who break templates; diversity in beauty contests
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It's official, black women are the most beautiful women in the world. Now what?
Miss Nicaragua pageant director accused in beauty queen coup plot - Los Angeles Times
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USA's R'Bonney Gabriel is Miss Universe 2022