Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar: In Pics

20-year-old Manushi Chhillar is a medical student.

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Beijing: India's Manushi Chhillar on Saturday won the coveted Miss World 2017 crown at a grand event in China.

The 20-year-old from Haryana, who is a medical student, edged out top five contestants from England, France, Kenya and Mexico.

Chhillar was presented the crown by Stephanie Del Valle, the last year's Miss World winner from Puerto Rico at the event in Sanya City Arena in China which was televised live globally.

The first and the second runners-up were Miss England Stephanie Hill and Miss Mexico Andrea Meza.

Check out some of the photos of Chhillar (instagram.com/manushi_chhillar):

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 17, 2017 at 9:49pm PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 17, 2017 at 4:50pm PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 15, 2017 at 12:40am PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 14, 2017 at 10:49pm PST

Nihao Sanya! Only three days to go to the finale of @missworld 2017! The excitement keeps building up each day and what a journey this has been in the beautiful country of China #missworld #missworldindia #manushichhillar #MW2017 #RoadToMissWorld #missworldindia2017 #MissWorld2017

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 14, 2017 at 6:40am PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 14, 2017 at 6:53am PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 13, 2017 at 7:12pm PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 8, 2017 at 2:20am PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 6, 2017 at 1:14am PST

A post shared by Manushi Chhillar (@manushi_chhillar) on Nov 8, 2017 at 3:25pm PST

In the top five round, Chhillar was asked which profession according to her deserved the highest salary.

"I think a mother deserves the highest respect and when you talk about salary it's not always about cash but I feel it's the love and respect that you give to someone. My mother has always been the biggest inspiration in my life. All mothers sacrifice so much for their kids. So, I think it is the job of a mother that deserves the highest salary," she said.

Chhillar is the sixth Indian to win the coveted crown, which was first won by Reita Faria back in 1966.

Aishwarya Rai had bagged the title in 1994, followed by Diana Haydon in 1997, Yukta Mookhey in 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in 2000, the last for India.

(With PTI inputs)