Krystyna Pyszková (; born 19 January 1999) is a Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 2024. She was previously crowned

Miss Czech Republic Miss Czech Republic is a national beauty pageant in the Czech Republic where the winner represents the country at Miss World. History Miss Czech Republic was founded by Taťána Makarenko, who still organizes the pageant. The organization was ...

2022 and is the second Czech woman to win Miss World.

Early life and education

Pyszková was born 19 January 1999 in

Třinec Třinec (; ; ) is a city in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 34,000 inhabitants, making it the least populated Statutory city (Czech Republic), statutory city in the country. The city ...

, where she was educated at Gymnázium Třinec. She grew up in the nearby village of

Návsí Návsí (, ) is a municipality and village in Frýdek-Místek District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 3,900 inhabitants. The municipality has a significant Polish minority in the Czech Republic, Polish minority. ...

, as a Silesian Goral member of the Polish minority located in

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. Pyszková later relocated to

Prague Prague ( ; ) is the capital and List of cities and towns in the Czech Republic, largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Prague, located on the Vltava River, has a population of about 1.4 million, while its P ...

to further her education. Prior to winning Miss Czech Republic, Pyszková was studying law at

Charles University Charles University (CUNI; , UK; ; ), or historically as the University of Prague (), is the largest university in the Czech Republic. It is one of the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, oldest universities in the world in conti ...

in Prague, and management at MCI Management Center Innsbruck in

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Pageantry

Miss Czech Republic 2022

Pyszková began her career in pageantry in 2022, when she won Miss Czech Republic 2022, held on 7 May 2022. As the winner, she went on to represent the Czech Republic at Miss World 2023.

Miss World 2023

Miss World was originally scheduled to be held in the United Arab Emirates. The pageant was later moved to India, and set to be held on 16 December 2023 in Delhi. It was later postponed to 2 March 2024 due to the

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, and later postponed once again to 9 March 2024 in

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

. Miss World began in New Delhi in February 2024 with its pre-pageant challenges, with Pyszková going on to place as a top four finalist for Europe in the top model challenge and as a top 10 finalist in the Beauty with a Purpose Challenge. The final show of the pageant was held in Mumbai on 9 March, where Pyszková advanced as one of the seven finalists for Europe in the top 40; she later advanced as one of the three finalists for Europe in the top 12, two finalists for Europe in the top eight, and achieved the highest score from Europe in the top four. After the announcement of the top four, Pyszková was later crowned the winner. With her win, Pyszková became the second woman representing the Czech Republic to win Miss World, following

Taťána Kuchařová Taťána Kuchařová, formerly Taťána Gregor Brzobohatá (; born 23 December 1987) is a Czech model and beauty queen who won the title of Miss Czech Republic and Miss World 2006. In doing so, she made history to become the first woman from th ...

who had been crowned

Miss World 2006 Miss World 2006 was the 56th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sala Kongresowa, a theatre at the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland, on 30 September 2006. It was the first time ever that the pageant was held in the ...

. In her capacity as Miss World, Pyszková has traveled to India, Mauritius, and other countries.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pyszkova, Krystyna 1999 births Living people Charles University alumni Czech beauty pageant winners Czech female models Czech people of Polish descent Gorals Miss World 2023 delegates Miss World winners Models from Prague People from Třinec