While we were quite caught up with Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony and the kick-start of ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, an Indian 18-year-old girl made up proud across borders! Sushmita Singh, from Kalyan, Mumbai, is crowned as the Miss Teen World. Not just that Sushmita Singh becomes the first Indian to wins Miss Teen World 2019 for the country! The little girl was a part of the huge event in El Salvador, USA and won the contest like a boss! The beauty pageant took into consideration various other aspects such as behaviour, intelligence, fitness, fashion and glamour. The mass media student is winning hearts all over the internet for the massive win. The runner ups were from Panama and the Dominican Republic whereas this Indian beauty won the glistening crown. Sushmita who also loves sports and painting said, "I was told I was not beautiful, but I worked hard and stood up for myself, and here I am. I want to serve as an inspiration to all girls to dare to live their dreams."
Here's the glorious moment when Sushmita Singh was crowned:
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Sushmita Singh becomes the first Indian to wins Miss Teen World 2019 for India!
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Satyabhama and Naveen Singh, Sushmita’s parents said: "In our hearts we always believed our daughter was the winner, but when we arrived at the contest, we saw the hard work of all the girls in a very well organised and disciplined contest, and now we have friendships from all over the world and we aim at representing all the girls, because all of them are winners in their own right." Last year the crown was won by Angivete Toribio of Dominican Republic.
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