Priyanka Chopra won the 'Miss World' title in 2000, but not many people know that it was her 'wrong answer' that made her win the crown.
Priyanka Chopra won the 'Miss World' title in the year 2000 in London. Since then, there has been no looking back for the gorgeous Bollywood actress-turned-Hollywood diva. From the beginning, Priyanka had her own set of rules, and she was sure that she would be much more than 'just being the heroine who has to dance and cry' in Hindi films. Her roles in Barfi, Bajirao Mastani, Don, Fashion, and Mary Kom are just a few examples. Recently, India hosted the second Miss World competition on March 10, 2024. Amidst it, we stumbled upon an old video of Priyanka Chopra's question and answer round during the Miss World Competition, wherein she gave a factually wrong answer but still won the crown.
Recently, we stumbled upon an old video that featured Priyanka Chopra's winning answer during the Miss World pageant 2000. It was during the last round when Priyanka was asked, "Who do you think is the most successful woman alive today and why?" Priyanka answered straight from her heart, but it was a wrong one. The actress named Mother Teresa and expressed her love, and said:
"There are a lot of people I admire, but one of the most admirable people is Mother Teresa, who has been so compassionate, considerate and kind. She has achieved a lot for herself and for other countries. She gave up everything she ever had to make others life beautiful."
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While Priyanka's answer received a lot of applause from the audience, it was incorrect as Mother Teressa wasn't alive in 2000. Yes, Priyanka's answer was factually incorrect, as Mother Teresa had passed away in 1997.
In 2022, Priyanka Chopra's co-competitor, Leilani McConney claimed that her win was rigged. For the unversed, Miss Barbados 2000 and now YouTuber, Leilani McConney hurled some severe allegations for Priyanka Chopra and then-Indian sponsor, Zee TV of favouritism and the winner being already decided. She had posted her views in a podcast video on her YouTube channel.
The video starts with Leilani discussing the then-latest controversy around Miss USA 2022 and people claiming it to be rigged. She said that this reminded her of her own experience at the Miss World 2000 beauty pageant. She revealed that Miss World 1999 was from India and Miss World 2022 was also from India, and it was all planned as India's Zee TV was one of the sponsors of the show. She said:
"I literally went through the same thing at Miss World. I was Miss Barbados, and the year I went, Miss India won. Mind you, Miss India had won the previous year (Yukta Mookhey), the sponsor was also ZeeTV, and Indian cable station. Our sashes had ZeeTV on top and then the names of our countries. This is very familiar to me."
The former Miss Barbados also accused Priyanka of favouritism. She shared that Priyanka's gowns were better made, and she got good food in her room. Leilani also shared that she got larger pictures in newspapers while the other girls were bunched together on a beach. She also added that Priyanka was the only contestant who was allowed to wear a sarong during the swimsuit competition. She said:
"Apparently she was using some skin tone cream, to even out her skin tone and it was splotchy. I did not say it was a bleaching cream, it was a skin tone cream. It didn't work, her skin was blotchy so she did not want to remove her sarong. So during the actual judgement, she is actually in a dress."
What do you think about Priyanka Chopra's incorrect answer that made her win the Miss World 2000 crown?
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