Miss World 2019: Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh declared winner, India third
The annual beauty pageant Miss World 2019 was declared on Saturday night. Representing Jamaica, Toni-Ann Singh won the title. Meanwhile, India's Suman Rao bagged the third spot after France's Ophely Mezino who was second in the competition.
The grand ceremony for Miss World 2019 was held in London, which is where Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh bagged the prestigious title. Queen Elizabeth II crowned Toni, who defeated contestants from over 110 nations to emerge winner of the title.
The official Twitter handle of Miss World confirmed the news writing, "Toni-Ann Singh from Jamaica is the 69th #Missworld." The post saw Toni already crowned while the other participants rooted for her during her surreal moment.
Toni-Ann Singh from Jamaica is the 69th #Missworld pic.twitter.com/tgyTFFiuKU
— Miss World (@MissWorldLtd) December 14, 2019
India's third ranker Suman Rao was chosen the third rank through the category 'Beauty with a Purpose'. The category carries maximum weight in the pageant. Suman hails from Udaipur, Rajasthan.
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Congress using hijab issue to pacify minority anger, alleges Karnataka LoP R Ashoka
Bengaluru: Leader of Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka has accused the Congress government of using the hijab issue to placate what he described as discontent among minority voters after the Davanagere by-election.
In a post on X on Wednesday, Ashoka alleged that the state government, instead of addressing issues such as price rise, corruption, farmers’ distress and law and order, was attempting to retain its minority vote base by reviving the hijab issue.
Referring to the 2022 dress code introduced by the BJP government, which prohibited hijab in schools and colleges, Ashoka said the Karnataka High Court had upheld the policy and emphasised the importance of discipline in educational institutions.
He questioned the Congress government’s move to revisit the issue and asked whether setting aside the court-backed policy to benefit one community could be described as secularism.
Ashoka further alleged that while the government was willing to permit hijab, it continued to prohibit saffron shawls.
He accused the government of dividing students on religious lines rather than treating schools and colleges as spaces of equality.
Drawing a comparison with Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal, Ashoka claimed that excessive appeasement politics had harmed the state and warned that the Congress in Karnataka could face a similar political response.
He said voters in Karnataka would teach the Congress a lesson for what he termed “vote-bank politics” and for compromising constitutional and judicial principles.
