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Saturday, December 19, 2015

2015 Miss World - Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo Wins Title in China Saturday Dec 19,2015

 Photo opportunity: Miss World contestants perform at the Miss World Grand Final in Sanya, southern China's Hainan province
The finale of the 2015 Miss World contest came to a conclusion with Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo claiming the crown in Sanya, a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan province.
 
Newly crowned Miss World Mireia Lalaguna Royo from Spain, celebrates at the end of the 2015 Miss World Grand Final in Sanya in south China's...
Mireia Lalaguna, a 23-year-old medical college student and a pianist from Barcelona, obtained the title after beating 113 other contestants from around the world. Miss Russia Sofia Nikitchuk finished the runner-up and Miss Indonesia Maria Harfanti ranked the third, Xinhua reported.

Emotional: Mireia Lalaguna Rozo of Spain bursts into tears after winning the new title at the Miss World at the Grand Final in China
This was 65th Miss World contest and the 7th held in China.It is one of the three most publicised beauty contests in the world, alongside the Miss Universe and Miss Earth contests
Newly crowned Miss World Mireia Lalaguna Royo from Spain, third from left celebrates with other contestants at the end of the 2015 Miss World Grand...

China has hosted the competition 7 times, starting in 2003, as part of its attempts to project a more modern, outgoing image

The Miss World pageant, created in Britain by Eric Morley in 1951, is the oldest surviving major international beauty contest.
 The victory marked the first-ever win for a Spanish contestant.

Spain's Mireia Lalaguna Royo was named the winner of the Miss World 2015 competition in the southern Chinese island resort of Sanya, an event dogged by controversy over China's refusal to allow Canada's entrant to attend.

Not present was Miss Canada, Chinese-born Anastasia Lin, who had been prevented from boarding her connecting flight to Sanya from Hong Kong last month after China refused her a visa.
Lin is an outspoken critic of Chinese religious policy and a follower of the Falun Gong meditation practice, which was outlawed by China in 1999.
She said that after she won the Canadian title, Chinese security agents visited her father, who still lives in China, in an apparent attempt to intimidate her into silence.

Sofia Nikitchuk of Russia was the runner-up and Indonesia's Maria Harfanti took third place in the Saturday night final following a lengthy competition featuring 114 women.
HHY019. Sanya (China), 19/12/2015.- Miss Spain, Mireia Lalaguna Royo (C) sits on the throne after being crowned Miss World while first runner-up Miss Russia, Sofia Nikitchuk (L) and second runner-up Miss Indonesia, Maria Harfanti (R) applaud during the grand final of the 65th Miss World pageant at the Beauty Crown Hotel Complex in Sanya, Hainan Province of China, 19 December 2015. Miss Spain, Mireia Lalaguna Royo (C) wins the top title at the grand finals of Miss World pageant. (España, Rusia) EFE/EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG 
Miss Spain Lalaguna Royo receives the crown from 2014 winner during the Miss World 2015 pageant in Sanya
Mireia Lalaguna Rozo (C) of Spain waves after winning the new title at the Miss World Grand Final in Sanya, next to Miss Russia, Sofia Nikitchuk (L) and Miss World Indonesia, Maria Harfanti (R) in southern China's Hainan province on December 19, 2015
HHY031. Sanya (China), 19/12/2015.- Miss Spain, Mireia Lalaguna Royo (C) performs with other contestants after winning the Miss World title during the grand final of the 65th Miss World pageant at the Beauty Crown Hotel Complex in Sanya, Hainan province, China, 19 December 2015. (España) EFE/EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG 
HHY029. Sanya (China), 19/12/2015.- Miss Spain, Mireia Lalaguna Royo (C) performs with other contestants after winning the Miss World title during the grand final of the 65th Miss World pageant at the Beauty Crown Hotel Complex in Sanya, Hainan province, China, 19 December 2015. (España) EFE/EPA/HOW HWEE YOUNG
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