Miss World 2011

 Miss World 2011

 

Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on 6 November 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between 23 and 27 October.[5] Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela at the end of the event. Although over 120 delegates were expected to compete, problems regarding the timely acquisition of visas prevented several candidates from participating, thus reducing the final number to 113.

Ivian Sarcos - Venezuela
Ivian Sarcos is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011 in London, United Kingdom. Sarcos is the first woman from her country to win Miss World since Jacqueline Aguilera in 1995 and the 61st Miss World in the history of the pageant. Ivian is a Diplomacy student at the Universidad Central de Venezuela who stands 1.80 m (5'11") tall. Being an orphan at the age of 8 as her parents died, Sarcos was raised by the nuns in a convent in Cojedes. She had intended to become a nun, but she found a new passion in the world of fashion and started her career as a model. Sarcos comes from a family of 12 brothers and sisters. Sarcos competed as Miss Amazonas in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela 2010, on October 28, 2010, and obtained the title of Miss World Venezuela 2010. She also won the L'bel Most Beautiful Face award. On 6 November 2011, Sarcos won the 2011 Miss World pageant held in Earls Court Exhibition Centre, in London, United Kingdom. She placed third runner-up during the Miss World Beach Beauty event held on October 29 and fifth-runner-up in Miss World Top Model also held on October 29, becoming the eventual winner of Miss World 2011 on November 6. She became the sixth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss World crown. In a press conference after her victory, she said: “This has taught me that life, although it may be bad, doesn’t have to end badly. Although I no longer have my parents, it has taught me to be stronger”. “I want to carry on doing the wonderful work that ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ and the Miss World organization does and to help people in need,” she said, “I want to help people like me”. The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, congratulated Sarcos, by telephone and on twitter. Ivian was interviewed on Univision for two TV programs (Despierta America, Don Francisco Presenta) in Miami (USA) and had a big homage during 7 hours special on Venevision in her homecoming in Venezuela reaching 73% share of the viewing audience. A press conference for her victory in Miss World 2011 was held in Caracas with several journalists. She appears on Hello (magazine) for UK and OK! magazine for Venezuela. On January 4, 2012, President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, received Sarcos with flowers and plants a kiss on the hand of Miss World 2011 Ivian Sarcos after their meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas. On the other hand, he also gave his government's support. Ivian has a foundation, called Belleza con Proposito (Beauty with a purpose), for people in need.