New Delhi: A year before, Manushi Chhillar made the country proud when she was crowned in the coveted Miss World 2017 pageant. The stunning Manushi was  ruled the internet as soon as she was crowned Miss World and brought the most important crown to the nation after a period of 17 years. Before Manushi, B-town actress Priyanka Chopra had grabbed the title back in the year 2000.

Worth mention here Manushi was crowned by outgoing titleholder Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle from Puerto Rico. The young and stunning Manushi became the sixth Indian woman to be the victor of the prestigious crown.

Recently Manushi passed her crown to her successor, Vanessa Ponce de Leon of Mexico in the glitzy event held on Saturday at coastal city of Sanya in  China’s Hainan Island.

Take a look at the pics here shared by Vanessa and Manushi on Instagram -

The 26-year-old looked with all smile and moist eyes as she folded her hands in gratitude to gesture the traditional Indian 'Namaste' greeting when Manushi placed the highly structured crown on her head. She also took a walk as the newly-crowned beauty queen and waved at the crowd.  She wrapped up the evening with a celebratory dance with co-contestants.