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| Miss World 2012 Winner Yu Wexnia as she waves her hands in victory. |
Miss world 2012 beauty pageant.
China's Yu Wenxia has been crowned the 2012 Miss World.
This is the second time Miss China has been awarded the title. The last time was in 2007 when Zhang Zilin took the honor.
The first runner-up is Sophie Elizabeth Moulds of Wales and the second runner-up is Jessica Michelle Kahawaty of Australia.
The 23-year-old Yu is a music student who says she wants to become a music teacher.
This is the first time for the Inner Mongolian city of Ordos to host the international beauty pageant.
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| China's Yu Wenxia waves after being crowned Miss World 2012 as Australia's Jessica Kahawaty, right, looks on. |
The city is one of the richest regions in China thanks to its
abundant natural resources. It hopes the world event will raise its
profile for economic development and tourism.
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