Being Miss World is huge responsibility: Krystyna Pyszková

Reigning Miss World Krystyna Pyszková says "she agrees with her predecessor Karolina Bielawska, the longest reigning Miss World due to the outbreak of pandemic, who once famously said, the crown is not an accessory, but a responsibility".

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"And it's a huge responsibility, I would add, because this platform offers you many opportunities to promote different causes. It would be a shame if we cannot help or connect with the people, Pyszkova" she said in an interview.

Pyszková was in Hyderabad to launch the 72nd edition of the Miss World, which will be held in many venues of cultural significance across Telangana, including Hyderabad, between May 10 and May 31.

Like her predecessor Bielawska, Pyszková too chose making education accessible to the disadvantaged children as her clarion call. But the Miss World 2024 said she has been working to bridge the gap even before she won the prestigious title.

It started in 2020 when she was living in Tanzania, she said. And by July 2022, by the time she won the Miss Czech Republic title, she, along with some like-minded people, had already opened a fully-equipped school, which now benefits 320 children.

Naturally, this became the foundation on which she stood and won the much coveted Miss World crown, said 25-year-old Pyszkova.

Julia Morley, chair of Miss World Limited, said women like Pyszková have been consistently redefining the idea of beauty with a purpose, the defining character of a Miss World when given a chance.