Manushi Chhillar is using her fame to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene

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India's campaigning Miss World Manushi Chhillar is using her fame to raise awareness about menstrual hygiene

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'We're dark-skinned, short and beautiful' Mexico's "Prettiest Flower in the Land" contest promotes its mixed indigenous and Spanish heritage.

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Transgender beauty queen's plea for equality Vietnam's Nguyen Huong Giang was crowned Miss International Queen at a pageant in Thailand.

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'How River Gods are ruining my education' Ghanaian schoolgirls have been banned from crossing a river to get to school while they are menstruating - and on Tuesdays.

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Teenager aims to tackle period poverty A 13-year-old girl is giving out sanitary products to youngsters who either cannot afford them or forgot to take them to school.