Bhubaneswar, Feb. 20 -- The Miss World pageant is being held in India after a gap of 28 long years. Naturally, there is a lot of anticipation as the 71st Miss World contest begins today February 20 evening with an opening ceremony to be held at Hotel Ashok in New Delhi. The India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) will be the host at this opening ceremony where the "India Welcomes the World Gala" festivities will kick off.Month-long 'Beauty with a Purpose' Miss World Pageant

The month-long 'Beauty with a Purpose' contest will be streamed live on missworld.com. After the opening ceremony, the beauties from different countries will have to participate in various tasks assigned to them and the one who completes all the parameters succes...