 Mrs. World is an international beauty pageant organized annually as a beauty contest for married women. It is originally based on the Mrs. America beauty pageant. Arranged on lines similar to other beauty pageants, it also lays stress on women's opinion on marriage. It has been organized since 1985.
In 2006, the contest was marred by scandal. Twenty of the 54 candidates were denied entry visas to Russia, where the event was held. In the finale, Mrs. Costa Rica was crowned Mrs. World despite the fact that Mrs. Russia had been announced the winner. The award ceremony had to be repeated with only 11 of the 34 Mmes on stage.
Title holders
The following is the list of winners of this event since its conception:
| Year |
Name |
Country |
| 1985 |
Rosy Senanayake |
Sri Lanka |
| 1986 |
Astrid De Navia |
Colombia |
| 1987 |
Barbara Riley |
New Zealand |
| 1988 |
Pamela Nail |
United States |
| 1989 |
Lucila Boggiano |
Peru |
| 1996 |
Marisol Soto de Volio |
Costa Rica |
| 2000 |
Starla Stanley |
United States |
| 2001 |
Aditi Gowitrikar |
India |
| 2002 |
Nicole Brink |
United States |
| 2003 - 2004 |
Suzanna Vicheinrut |
Thailand |
| 2005 |
Sima Bakhar |
Israel |
| 2006 |
Sofia Arzhakovskaya |
Russia |
| 2007 |
Diane Tucker |
United States |
Rosy Senanayake
Bernadine Rose Senanayake nee Ramanayake (Rosy Senanayake) is a working committee member of Sri Lankas opposition United National Party in Sri Lanka and a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner for Malaysia. She is currently the nominee of her party as candidate for Parlimentry elections for the Colombo West electorate.
Aditi Gowitrikar
Aditi Gowitrikar is an Indian model, actress and a physician. She was born on January 1, 1976. She was selected Mrs. World in 2001 (held on December 2000). She is also known by her married name, Dr. Sarah Muffazal Lakdawala.
Aditi Gowitrikar is a gynaecologist by profession. However, she started her career as a model after winning the Gladrags contest in 1996. She has done notable roles in many Hindi and South Indian-language films and has also done commercials with several major companies including Coca Cola. She is married to Dr. Muffazal Lakdawalla, whom she met at college. The couple married in 1998, after dating for seven years. They have a daughter Kiara, who was born in 1999. The couple had another baby recently in May 2007.
She has won the following prominent beauty contests:- Asian Super Model Contest(1997)
- Gladrags Contest
- Mrs. World (2001)
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