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Just over a month after Miss Universe revoked her third runner-up title, Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri bags the Miss World 2025 crown
MANILA, Philippines – Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri is the new Miss World 2025 queen!
Chuangsri bagged the crown during the pageant’s coronation night held on Saturday, May 31, at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Telangana, India.
For the 72nd edition of Miss World, the beauty queen emerged victorious over 100 candidates from around the world. She succeeds Miss World 2024 Krystyna Pyszková of Czech Republic.
The three other finalists, who each won the Continental Queen titles, settled for runner-up finishes: Miss World Africa’s Hasset Dereje Admassu of Ethiopia (second place), Miss World Europe’s Maja Klajda of Poland (third place), and Miss World Americas and Caribbean’s Aurélie Joachim of Martinique (fourth place).
The Philippines’ Krishna Gravidez finished as runner-up to Thailand in the Miss World Asia and Oceania Top 2.
In April, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) revoked Chuangsri’s Miss Universe 2024 third runner-up title due to a breach of contract.
The Miss Universe Thailand organizer, TPN Global, said there was a failure to follow MUO protocols by allowing her to join another pageant before completing her reign.
On the same day, Chuangsri was crowned Miss World Thailand 2025.
Chuangsri delivered a powerful answer during the final Miss World 2025 Q&A round, after being asked: “What has this journey taught you about truth and personal responsibility in shaping how stories are told?”
“One big thing that we can do here… is being the person who all of the people in our lives look up to. Because I always believe that, no matter who you are, and no matter how old you are, no matter what title you hold in your life, there is always a person next to you, whether it’s a child, whether it’s an adult, it could even be your own parents that look up to you in a way,” she said.
“And the best way to lead people is to lead with gracefulness in your actions. That is the best thing we can do the people around us and in our world.”
A student of International Relations with aspirations of becoming an ambassador, Chuangsri is also interested in psychology and anthropology. According to her Miss World biography, she is an active volunteer for organizations supporting breast cancer awareness, a cause close to her heart.
One of her most meaningful experiences was hearing from a supporter who told her she was cancer-free and had drawn strength from Chuangsri’s story.
“I had inspired her during her fight, after I myself faced surgery at 16, which was when I realized that my biggest fear was losing my chance of living my dreams,” she shared.
Chuangsri is known for her unique talent of playing the ukulele backwards and for being a pet mom to 16 cats and 5 dogs. She lives by the words: “To know that one life has breathed easier because you have lived, this is to have succeeded.” – Rappler.com
