Miss India Sayali Bhagat favorite to win Miss world crown

Indian beauty queen Sayali Bhagat is seen as a favorite contender for Miss World crown at its 54th contest to be held in the tropical island of Sanya in China later this year.

According to Internet bookmakers Interpops.com, the “world needs some spice! It will certainly have it if Sayali Bhagat becomes the jewel in India’s crown by winning the 54th Miss World contest.”

The bookmakers gave Sayali 7/1 odds for winning the crown, while other keen contestants from Brazil, Albania and Dominican Republic got 9/1. At the bottom of the betting menu were Miss Turks and Caicos at 100/1 and Miss Kenya at 150/1.

“Miss India is turning out to be the hottest dish India has ever offered at 7/1,” the bookmakers are quoted to have said.

The site added that this year’s Miss world competition would be truly a global contest because of a new voting procedure in which the whole world gets a chance to vote over an eight-day period.

The voters can choose their favorite model via the Internet, as well as telephone and text from November 26 till the final on December 4 when the contest will be televised globally.