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Ammon News - This year's Mrs World competition kicks off in Las Vegas on Sunday, when 58 married women from around the world will come together to compete for the crown, thenationalnews reported.

The pageant was founded in 1984. Its aim is to “celebrate the uniqueness of married women” as well as their families and communities, and has taken place around the world, from India and Russia to South Africa and South Korea.

This year, the new Mrs World will be crowned in a glamorous ceremony on Saturday, January 15, according to thenationalnews.

Before the contest, a public poll has allowed people to vote for their favourite contestants, allowing for a Top 15 to be formed.

Model, actress and philanthropist Jaclyn Stapp, 41, will represent Jordan. Stapp is the founder of non-profit organisation Children Are Magical (Charm), which aims to raise awareness of children’s issues and provide underprivileged youths with the tools to help with their education.

Stapp, who is of Jordanian descent but was raised in the US, is a mother of three and married to musician Scott Stapp.

“I am both proud and humbled to represent the married women of Jordan at the coming Mrs World pageant,” Stapp said on social media. “My parents were born and raised in Jordan and I have seen for myself the many changes that have made it possible for a woman to be in the position I am.

“To carry this uplifting and personal history on to the Mrs World stage, along with so many beautiful and intelligent ladies from around the world, will be a life-changing experience. This journey will also give recognition to the women I represent who have been a positive force for change. I will be realising their dream.”