Manushi Chhillar, Miss World 2017: Seven quick facts about the reigning beauty

Manushi Chhillar is the sixth Indian to win Miss World this year, and the first since Priyanka Chopra won Miss World 2000.

Manushi Chhillar, 20, is the sixth Indian to win Miss World, this year, and the first since Priyanka Chopra won Miss World 2000. (Photo | Instagram/missindiaorg) 

She recently represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 beauty pageant, competing with 29 contestants from other Indian states, and went on to win the title. (Photo | Instagram/missindiaorg)

Her father, Dr. Mitra Basu Chhillar, is a scientist at the Defence Research and Development Organisation, and her mother, Dr. Neelam Chhillar, department head of neurochemistry at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences. (Photo | Instagram/missindiaorg)

She is a trained in Kuchipudi under legendary dancers Raja and Radha Reddy and Kaushalya Reddy. (Photo | Instagram/missindiaorg)

Manushi was enrolled in a bachelor’s degree in medicine and surgery when she decided to enter the beauty pageant. (Photo | Instagram/manushichhillar)

She loves outdoor sports such as paragliding, bungee jumping, snorkelling and scuba diving. (Photo | Instagram/manushichhillar)

For her Beauty with a Purpose project, Manushi took up the task of spreading awareness about the issue of menstrual hygiene. (Photo | Instagram/missindiaorg)

For her initiative, called Project Shakti, she visited around 20 villages, and changed the lives of 5000 women. (Photo | Instagram/manushichhillar)