Prominent sports stars from Haryana didn’t shy to laud the fellow state girl Manushi Chhillar after she won the Miss World 2017 crown in China, ending India’s 17-year-long drought at the International pageant on Saturday.

Professional boxer, model and actor Vijender Singh congratulated the 20-year-old beauty queen and shared an old picture, in which both the Haryana ‘champs’ are seen posing with the boxer’s WBO middleweight title belt.

“.@ManushiChhillar Thank you for bringing that crown back to India after 17years. Congratulations India awaits to welcome you with colours of love, warmth & pride. #MissWorld2017,” he said on Twitter.

.@ManushiChhillar Thank you for bringing that crown back to India after 17years. Congratulations India awaits to welcome you with colours of love, warmth & pride. #MissWorld2017 pic.twitter.com/NIWyNlXmpY

— Vijender Singh (@boxervijender) November 19, 2017

Team India spinner Yuzvendra Chahal, who hails from Haryana, joined the celebration boasting of the ‘Haryana power’.

“Congratulations @ManushiChhillar on being crowned Miss World 2017. You have made the whole of India proud #MissWorld2017 #haryanapower,” Chahal tweeted.

Congratulations @ManushiChhillar on being crowned Miss World 2017. You have made the whole of India proud #MissWorld2017 #haryanapower

— Yuzvendra Chahal (@yuzi_chahal) November 19, 2017

Former India opener Virender Sehwag, who was born in Jhajjar District and later got settled in Delhi, wrote on Twitter: “Congratulations @ManushiChhillar #MissWorld2017 on becoming Miss World 2017 and making the whole country proud. Haryana girls rocking it on world stage. Haryana Power, India Power.”

Congratulations @ManushiChhillar #MissWorld2017
on becoming Miss World 2017 and making the whole country proud. Haryana girls rocking it on world stage. Haryana Power,India Power. pic.twitter.com/0bVHnaqYJq

— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) November 18, 2017

Two-time Commonwealth Games gold medallist wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt thanked Chhillar for bringing laurels to India after 17 years.

“भारत एवं हरियाणा को एक और गौरव प्राप्त हुआ। #ManushiChhillar ने १७ साल बाद प्रतियोगिता जीती। बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएँ। (Another proud moment for India and Haryana. Manushi Chhillar won the contest after 17 years. Heartly wishes.)”

भारत एवं हरियाणा को एक और गौरव प्राप्त हुआ। #ManushiChhillar ने १७ साल बाद प्रतियोगिता जीती। बहुत-बहुत शुभकामनाएँ।

— Yogeshwar Dutt (@DuttYogi) November 19, 2017

Geeta Phogat, who won India’s first ever gold medal in wrestling at 2010 Commonwealth Games, joined the thread, saying: “हरियाणा की मानुषी छिल्लर बनी मिस वर्ल्ड 👑👏🏻👏🏻 (Haryana’s Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World 2017) you making india proud !!congratulation 🇮🇳 #MissWorld2017.”

हरियाणा की मानुषी छिल्लर बनी मिस वर्ल्ड 👑👏🏻👏🏻you making india proud !!congratulation 🇮🇳 #MissWorld2017

— geeta phogat (@geeta_phogat) November 18, 2017