Sunday, December 20, 2015

Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo wins Miss World title in China



Mireia Lalaguna Royo, a 23-year-old professional model from Barcelona, wins the beauty pageant in Sanya, China. Mireia Lalaguna, 23-year-old Spanish Model won after winning Top Model and giving an impressive speech in which she said "Just because I am beautiful on the outside does not mean I am not beautiful on the inside, too." She was handed her crown by the reigning Miss World 2014, Rolene Strauss of South Africa.
A total of 114 women competed. Miss Russia, Sofia Nikitchuk, 22, placed second, while Miss Indonesia, Maria Harfanti, 23, came in third place. Miss Jamaica, Sanneta Myrie, 24, and Miss Lebanon, Valerie Abou Chacra, 23, were in the top five.
Other top finalists were Hinarere Taputu, 25, from France; Hillarie Parungao, 24, from the Philippines; Tess Alexander, 24, from Australia; Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê, 23, from Vietnam; Lisa Punch, 23, from Guyana; and Liesl Laurie, 24, from South Africa
Here are the winners:
Miss World 2015 Top Model – Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo
Miss World 2015 Sportswoman – Miss Namibia Steffi Van Wyk
Miss World 2015 Multimedia – Miss Philippines Hillarie Parungao
Miss World 2015 Talent – Miss Guyana Lisa Punch
Miss World 2015 People's Choice Award – Miss Vietnam Trần Ngọc Lan Khuê
Miss Beauty with a Purpose – Miss Indonesia Maria Harfanti
The Miss World contest is one of the oldest international beauty pageants was first started in the UK in 1951 by Eric Morley. The contest was introduced as part of the Festival of Britain.
It is customary for the newly crowned Miss World to spend their winning year in London and travel around the world representing the Miss World Organisation (MWO) and its causes.



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