Miss World 2016 Stephanie Del Valle is in India for five days, having arrived in Mumbai on June 22. This is her maiden India visit, and she is staying at JW Marriott Hotel in Juhu, Mumbai during her stay in India.
Stephanie is in India for the grand finale of Miss India 2017, which is scheduled to take place at the Yash Raj Film Studios on June 25th. She is amongst the jury for Miss India 2017, which also includes famous Bollywood celebrities like designer Manish Malhotra, director Abhishek Kapoor, actor Vidyut Jammwal, and actresses Bipasha Basu & Illeana d'Cruz.
Prior to the finale, Stephanie has been talking to the final contestants of the most popular beauty pageant in India, giving them tips for their performances on stage and boosting their morale before their big day.
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"I am so very excited to be here. This is my first time in India and so far it has been a wonderful welcome. I will also be going to visit a school which Miss World has worked with for before. And I am so excited that this trip is going to be a very memorable one and I can't wait for the rest of this journey," Stephanie told IANS.
About being a part of this process, Stephanie said, "I do get a little bit of nostalgic and I start remembering my whole journey and all the challenges and obstacles that I had to overcome to be able to come here. It's really exciting to be with all these girls and to be able to motivate them," she said."
Stephanie also visited Muktangan School in Worli, an inclusive English-medium school providing education to thousands of underprivileged children in Mumbai.
(Pictures Courtesy: Instagram/Missworld)