These beauty queens explored India ahead of the Miss World pageant 2023. But in 1996, things had taken an ugly turn at the same event.
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00:00And Indian people have a tendency to feed others, so I've been trying absolutely everything.
00:04The country is so warm, it's so beautiful, so colourful.
00:07I'm so excited to have Miss World in India.
00:30I'm so excited to have Miss World in India.
00:58I'm so excited to have Miss World in India.
01:24I'm so excited to have Miss World in India.
01:53I'm very happy to be here.
01:58Kashmir is stunning.
02:00It is filled with so many colours.
02:02This is my very first time in India, so I'm having a blast.
02:06Yesterday I came and landed in Delhi, and now I'm here in Pune.
02:10I have been experiencing all the good things.
02:14I cannot wait to welcome 140 nations and all my friends and family to bring them here to India
02:21to show places like Kashmir, like Delhi, Mumbai.
02:25You have so many beautiful places around your country.
02:28It is my first time in India, but it will definitely not be the last.
02:32I am so excited that Miss World is going to be held here this year,
02:36and I'm so excited for all the contestants to come.
02:38I hope I get glory to my nation.
02:40I'm so grateful that all my friends here get to visit India and get to live the beauty of India,
02:46and I cannot wait for all my sisters to come here,
02:49all the 140 countries to come and experience what magic India has for them.
02:53Let's truly show them what Atithi Devo Bhava means.