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29 March 2024

Miss China crowned Miss World 2012

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(Front L-R) Miss Thailand Vanessa Herrmann,  second place Miss Wales Sophie Moulds, winner Miss China Yu Wenxia, Miss Australia Jessica Kahawaty, Miss Brazil Mariana Notarangelo, and Miss India Vanya Mishra as they celebrate following the Miss World 2012 final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. China's Yu Wenxia of China defeated more than 100 other hopefuls at the glittering ceremony held in the Chinese mining city of Ordos, on the edge of the Gobi desert. (AFP)

Miss England Charlotte Holmes (centre L) and Miss Wales Sophie Moulds (centre R) as they celebrate following the Miss World 2012 final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. (AFP)

Miss Japan Nozomi Igarashi (C) holding a Japanese flag as she poses for photos following the Miss World final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. (AFP)

Miss Wales Sophie Moulds (centre L) and Miss England Charlotte Holmes (centre R) posing for photos with the Welsh flag following the Miss World final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. (AFP)

Miss Japan Nozomi Igarashi (L), Miss Philippines Quenerich Rehman (C), and Miss Albania Floriana Garo (R) posing for photos following the Miss World final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. (AFP)

Miss World 2012 contestants as they console each other following the pageant's final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. (AFP)

Miss World 2012 contestants as they celebrate following the pageant's final ceremony at the Dongsheng stadium in the inner Mongolian city of Ordos. (AFP)