Miss World 2016 fever has begun with more than 130 beauties from around the world participating in the Talent event. The Miss World Talent event is not a compulsory competition, but the contestants who participate in the event get to earn major points that will help them in the final round. According to the official website of the beauty pageant, Miss World 2013 Megan Young and Miss World 2015 Mireia Lalaguna also participated in the Miss World Talent event. This year, the contestants presented 91 acts to the judges that include 18 singing acts, 57 dancing acts and 16 miscellaneous acts. Out of these 91 acts, judges selected 15 acts for the semi-final round. The 15 semi-finalists include Miss India 2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee. For the Talent event final, Chatterjee will perform a traditional dance. The Miss World 2016 is the 66th edition of the beauty pageant. The beauty pageant kick-started this week with contestants arriving in Washington DC. Spain’s Mireia Lalaguna, who is the winner of Miss World 2015, will crown her successor on December 18.
Source: The Sangai Express