India, Sept. 1 -- As she represents India at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam, scheduled for September 5, Femina Miss India World 2024 Nikita Porwal says the responsibility of carrying the country's identity on a global stage still gives her "butterflies".

"The idea of being called India, not your name, not your father's name, not your mother's name, but India in itself, gives me a lot of butterflies," says Porwal, who hails from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh. She adds, "These are the good kind of butterflies that will vanish when I'll go there and turn into a lot of motivation to represent my country in its full swing."

Since being crowned in October 2024, Porwal says her definition of winning has evolved. "Earlier it was the crown. But now, since ...