Miss World 2012

 Miss World 2012

Newly crowned Miss World Yu Wenxia of China acknowledges the audience after being crowned Miss World 2012 at the Ordos Stadium Arena in inner Mongolia, China, on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2012. Wenxia of China defeated more than 100 other hopefuls at the glittering ceremony. Photo: AP / SL
Miss World 2012, the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant was held on August 18, 2012 in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. 116 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history. Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned her successor Yu Wenxia of China PR at the end of the event. The contestants visited Shanghai and Changshu.

The beauty queen was crowned Miss World on Saturday. According to the Straitstimes, last year’s winner Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned Wenxia at the Dongsheng stadium in China. MissWorld.com reports that Wenxia beat out 116 contestants from around the world. Wenxia is the second woman from China to be crowned Miss World since 2007 when Zhang Zilin won the crown. After winning the award, Wenxia said that she hoped to use the crown to make children around the world feel lucky.
Wenxia said:

“When I was young I felt very lucky because so many people helped me and I hope in the future, I can help more children to feel lucky.”























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