Miss Jamaica crowned 2019 Miss World

By , K24 Digital
On Sun, 15 Dec, 2019 13:00 | < 1 min read
Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh. PHOTO | CNN
Miss World 2019 Toni-Ann Singh. PHOTO | CNN

Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh was crowned Miss World on Saturday, December 14, 2019.

"To that little girl in St. Thomas, Jamaica and all the girls around the world - please believe in yourself. Please know that you are worthy and capable of achieving your dreams. This crown is not mine but yours. You have a PURPOSE,"

Singh tweeted on Saturday.Singh, 23, was born in Morant, St. Thomas, Jamaica. She is a psychology and women studies graduate of the Florida State University.

https://twitter.com/MissWorldLtd/status/1205895758798569474

Prior to the winning the pageant, Singh was taking a year off from school before attending medical school.

On Saturday, she earned an ovation from the audience after singing Whitney Houston's hit "I Have Nothing" during the beauty pageant and after a round of questions from British journalist Piers Morgan.

"I think I represent something special, a generation of women that are pushing forward to change the world," she told Morgan.

The two runners-up for the crown were Miss France and Miss India. Singh was crowned by last year's winner, Vanessa Ponce de Leon of Mexico.

This is the fourth time that a representative from Jamaica is crowned as Miss World since 1959.

https://twitter.com/MissWorldLtd/status/1205942754775326720

Jamaica has previously won Miss World titles in 1963, 1976 and 1993.