In Pics | Sargam Koushal brings back Mrs World title to India after 21 years

The teacher-turned-model Sargam Koushal was crowned Mrs World 2022, held in Las Vegas, USA bringing the crown back to India after 21 years.

India's Sargam Koushal was crowned Mrs World 2022 in a glittering ceremony in Las Vegas on December 17. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Besting contestants from 63 countries, Sargam brought the title back to India after 21 years. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Mrs World 2021 Shaylyn Ford of the US presented the crown to Mumbai-based Koushal at a ceremony held at Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

The Mrs India pageant made the announcement on its official Instagram page on December 18.

For the final round, Koushal wore a pink centre slit glittery gown designed by Bhawna Rao and was mentored for the runway by pageant expert and model Alesia Raut. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Sargam Koushal, hails from Jammu and Kashmir and is currently residing in Mumbai. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

In June this year, she was crowned Mrs India World this year. She was chosen from 51 contestants across the country. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Mrs World is the first beauty pageant for married women, launched in 1984. Earlier, India had won the title only once, in 2001 with Aditi Govitrikar bagging the coveted crown. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Thirty-one-year-old Koushal, daughter of Meena Koushal and G S Koushal (a retired Chief Manager, Bank of India), who hails from Bahu Fort area in Jammu. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Sargam is a graduate from Women College, Gandhi Nagar Jammu. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Later she did her Masters in English Literature from Jammu University. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

Going by her Instagram posts, Koushal has previously worked as a teacher in Vizag. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3

A teacher by profession, content writer, model and painter, she is married to Aditya Manohar Sharma, a Lieutenant Commander in the Indian Navy, who also hails from Jammu. Credit: Instagram/@sargam3