Jamaica’s Toni-Ann Singh triumphed over 100 other beauties to be crowned Miss World 2019 on Saturday, December 14 at ExCel London, in England. She is the fourth woman from Jamaica to win the Miss World title.

The 23-year-old talented singer succeeded last year’s winner from Mexico, Vanessa Ponce de Leon during the 69th edition of the prestigious pageant.

Ophély Mézino of France and Suman Rao of India were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Elís Miele Coelho of Brazil and Nyekachi Douglas of Nigeria, completed the Top 5 finalists.

Cook Islands, Kenya, Mexico, Nepal, Philippines, Russia and Vietnam were the rest of the Top 12 semi-finalists.

The new Miss World is a women’s studies and psychology student at Florida State University who aspires to be a medical doctor. In her free time she enjoys singing, cooking, vlogging, volunteering and singing.

Other Miss World winners from Jamaica were Carole Joan Crawford in 1963, Cindy Breakspeare in 1976 and Lisa Hanna in 1993.

FINAL RESULTS

Miss World 2019: Jamaica – Toni-Ann Singh

1st Runner-Up: France – Ophély Mézino

2nd Runner-Up: India – Suman Rao

Top 5

Brazil – Elís Miele Coelho

Nigeria – Nyekachi Douglas

Top 12

Cook Islands – Tajiya Eikura Sahay

Kenya – Maria Wavinya

Mexico – Ashley Alvídrez

Nepal – Anushka Shrestha

Philippines – Michelle Dee

Russia – Alina Sanko

Vietnam – Lương Thùy Linh

Top 40

Antigua and Barbuda – Taqiyyah Francis

Australia – Sarah Marschke

British Virgin Islands – Rikkiya Brathwaite

China – Li Peishan

Denmark – Natasja Kunde

England – Bhasha Mukherjee

Guyana – Joylyn Conway

Hong Kong – Lila Lam

Indonesia – Princess Megonondo

Malaysia – Alexis SueAnn Seow

Moldova – Elizaveta Kuznitova

Mongolia – Tsevelmaa Mandakh

New Zealand – Lucy Brock

Paraguay – Araceli Bobadilla

Poland – Milena Sadowska

Portugal – Inês Brusselmans

Puerto Rico – Daniella Rodríguez

Scotland – Keryn Matthew

South Africa – Sasha-Lee Olivier

Spain – María del Mar Aguilera

Thailand – Narintorn Chadapattarawalrachoat

Trinidad and Tobago – Tya Janè Ramey

Tunisia – Sabrine Mansour

Uganda – Oliver Nakakande

Ukraine – Marharyta Pasha

United States – Emmy Cuvelier

Venezuela – Isabella Rodríguez

Wales – Gabriella Jukes

CONTINENTAL QUEEN OF BEAUTY

Africa: Nigeria – Nyekachi Douglas

Americas: Brazil – Elís Miele Coelho

Asia: India – Suman Rao

Caribbean: Guyana – Joylyn Conway

Europe: France – Ophély Mézino

Oceania: Cook Islands – Tajiya Eikura Sahay

Photos: Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP