NHA TRANG, Sept. 7 -- TANZANIA has officially taken the baton from Vietnam as the next host of the Miss World Festival, receiving the Miss World flag at the close of the 73rd edition in Nha Trang on Saturday.

The symbolic handover marked the beginning of Tanzanias journey towards hosting the 74th Miss World Festival in May 2027, a landmark event that will bring the worlds most prestigious beauty pageant to East and Central Africa for the first time.

Tanzanias delegation at the handover was led by Deputy Minister for Information, Culture, Arts and Sports Hamis Mwinjuma and Tanzanias Ambassador to China, Suleiman Haji Suleiman, as the country formally stepped into the global spotlight.

The handover came moments after the crowning of Johe...