American teen wins Miss World pageant
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October 31, 2010, Sunday
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ALEXANDRIA Mills, a soft-spoken 18-year-old from the United States, was crowned Miss World 2010 last night in Sanya, Hainan Province.
The tall blonde was a relative surprise winner after speculation focused on other contestants.
Second place went to Emma Wareus of Botswana and Adriana Vasini of Venezuela finished third. China's contestant, Tang Xiao, finished among the final five.
According to a brief biography on the Miss World website, Mills calls Louisville, Kentucky, her hometown and she recently graduated from high school. She would like to become a teacher.
"I've never met a stranger and enjoy meeting new people," she says in the bio.
For the final, she was wearing a shimmering ivory-colored dress slit up the leg.
Mills takes over the title from Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar, who was named Miss World 2009 at a ceremony in South Africa last December.
Women from more than 100 countries participated in the contest. This was the 60th Miss World Competition.
The tall blonde was a relative surprise winner after speculation focused on other contestants.
Second place went to Emma Wareus of Botswana and Adriana Vasini of Venezuela finished third. China's contestant, Tang Xiao, finished among the final five.
According to a brief biography on the Miss World website, Mills calls Louisville, Kentucky, her hometown and she recently graduated from high school. She would like to become a teacher.
"I've never met a stranger and enjoy meeting new people," she says in the bio.
For the final, she was wearing a shimmering ivory-colored dress slit up the leg.
Mills takes over the title from Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar, who was named Miss World 2009 at a ceremony in South Africa last December.
Women from more than 100 countries participated in the contest. This was the 60th Miss World Competition.
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