Miss Yu Wenxia of China has been adjudged the 2012 Miss World beauty pageant.
The first runner-up is Sophie Elizabeth Moulds of Wales and the second runner-up is Jessica Michelle Kahawaty of Australia.
This is the second time Miss China has won the highly-coveted prize, the last time was in 2007 and it was won by Miss Zhang Zilin.
When asked why she should be crowned, the 23-year old aspiring music teacher replied, "When I was young I felt very lucky because so many people helped me, and I hope in the future I can help more children to feel lucky."
The pageant was held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China today.