Miss World, celebrated its 60th anniversary in China on Saturday night, with Miss United States being crowned the winner. Young Miss USA Alexandria Mills, 18, from Louisville, Kentucky was the surprise winner, in another international event filled with politics. Pre-tournament favorite Miss Norway failed to make the top five, prompting speculation that the judges had bowed to pressure from Beijing, which remains furious with Norway after the Oslo-based Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded the coveted prize to the imprisoned Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo earlier this month. Emma Wareus of Botswana came in second, and Adriana Vasini of Venezuela came third in the contest, in which women from more than 100 countries competed. Taiwan, which China considers part of its territory, was not represented amongst the 115 contestants.
source - HMG
