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China crowned Miss World

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By HT Correspondent
Updated On Aug 18, 2012 09:58 pm IST
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Miss World contestant, Latvia's Anastasija Skibunova waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Latvia's Anastasija Skibunova waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Kazakhstan's Evgeniya Klishina, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Kazakhstan's Evgeniya Klishina, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant Panama's Maricely Pomares poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant Panama's Maricely Pomares poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant Guam's Jeneva Bosko poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant Guam's Jeneva Bosko poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, South Sudan's Atong Demach, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, South Sudan's Atong Demach, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Fiji's Koini Vakaloloma, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Fiji's Koini Vakaloloma, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Kazakhstan's Evgeniya Klishina, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 18, 2012 09:58 pm IST

Miss World contestant, Kazakhstan's Evgeniya Klishina, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Panama's Maricely Pomares, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 18, 2012 09:58 pm IST

Miss World contestant, Panama's Maricely Pomares, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Cyprus' Georgia Georgiou, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Cyprus' Georgia Georgiou, poses for a photo as she waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestants wait backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestants wait backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Costa Rica's Silvana Sanchez Jiminez, prepares backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Costa Rica's Silvana Sanchez Jiminez, prepares backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Lebanon's Sonia Lynn-Gabriel (C), prepares prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at a hotel in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Lebanon's Sonia Lynn-Gabriel (C), prepares prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at a hotel in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestants wait backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestants wait backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World contestant, Nicaragua's Lauren Gabrielle Lawson Guerrero, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. More than 100 beauty queens from around the globe have descended on the northern Chinese mining city of Ordos on the edge of the Gobi desert ahead of the Miss World final on August 18. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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Miss World contestant, Nicaragua's Lauren Gabrielle Lawson Guerrero, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. More than 100 beauty queens from around the globe have descended on the northern Chinese mining city of Ordos on the edge of the Gobi desert ahead of the Miss World final on August 18. AFP Photo

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Yu Wenxia of China waves to the audience after being crowned the winner of Miss World 2012 during the pageant's final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 18, 2012 09:58 pm IST

Yu Wenxia of China waves to the audience after being crowned the winner of Miss World 2012 during the pageant's final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Yu Wenxia of China waves to the audience after being crowned the winner of Miss World 2012 during the pageant's final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 18, 2012 09:58 pm IST

Yu Wenxia of China waves to the audience after being crowned the winner of Miss World 2012 during the pageant's final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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Miss World 2012 winner Yu Wenxia of China waves during the pageant's final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Updated on Aug 18, 2012 09:58 pm IST

Miss World 2012 winner Yu Wenxia of China waves during the pageant's final ceremony at the Ordos Stadium Arena in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. AFP Photo

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A file photo of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2012, Vanya Mishra, Vanya Mishra reaches top 7. AFP Photo expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
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A file photo of Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2012, Vanya Mishra, Vanya Mishra reaches top 7. AFP Photo

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