Miss World Pageant winners in India, Amitabh Bachchan inaugurates, some protest exploitation, in Delhi

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East-west north and south, from almost every corner of the globe, with skin tones, figures and looks that could kill and conquer. They descended upon Delhi this week wowing the national press in a special preview before the contest which would decide the most beautiful of them all. While Miss India Rani Jeyraj looked the quintessential Indian bride, many tried to win over the audience with their namaste. Mr Eric Morley the chairman of the Miss World Corporation says "The mood is absolutely wonderful and the hospitality of the Indian people has been so tremendous that we couldn't have asked for anything better. We are delighted to be here. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The col