Did You Know This Difference Between Miss Universe And Miss World?

Miss Universe vs Miss World: Both have same theme and are a beauty contest but why there are two titles. What is the difference between two

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Pooja Suryavanshi

Recently, Harnaaz Sandhu became Miss Universe 2021 but Miss World is pending as the event is postponed due to covid contraction among contestants including Manasa Varanasi. But, do we really need another beauty queen? Are not the two same? Many think the same way that is why we are comparing Miss Universe Vs Miss World here to tell you the real difference between them.

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Wearing swimsuits, expressing their culture, and impressing judges with their confidence and words are part of both pageants. So, how do the two differ, and whose title is bigger? Answer is here

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There are four beauty pageants organized on a global platform among which these two hold more importance as the title seems bigger. But to your surprise, the Miss World competition is the oldest of all even though it is hard to say which one truly deserves to be called superior. However, the two share many similarities which are:

  1. Both are an annual event
  2. Promotes a humanitarian cause to bring a global change

Difference Between Miss Universe and Miss World

1. The Beginning

History marks the formation of these organizations on different dates in different years but there is ambiguity about their beginning.

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Gradually the event became popular not only in the UK but in the world when BBC started broadcasting it annually.

2. The Location

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3. The President

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Miss Universe organization has Paula Shugart as the president. She has been serving since 1997.

4. The First Title

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Kiki Hakansson of Sweden became the world’s first Miss World in 1951. Finland’s Armi Kuusela was crowned as First Miss Universe in 1952.

But these differences don’t discriminate who’s bigger Miss Universe vs Miss World. Till now, more than 70 beauties across the globe have been titled Miss World including India’s First Reita Faria. She won the crown in 1966. Sushmita Sen is the first Miss Universe from India and the recent one is Harnaaz Sandhu.

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