Sanya (December 09, 2018): A Mexican model and volunteer, Vanessa Ponce de Leon was crowned Miss World at a glitzy event on the tropical Chinese island of Hainan on Saturday.
According to the Miss World website, Miss Mexico Vanessa Ponce de Leon, 26, has a degree in international business, volunteers for “Migrantes en el Camino” and is on the board of directors of a rehab centre for girls.
She was crowned as the 68th Miss World by last year’s winner, Manushi Chhillar of India, in the coastal city of Sanya.It is the eighth time the Miss World final has been held in Sanya, which first hosted the pageant in 2003. It is the eighth time the pageant has been held in Sanya, on the Chinese tropical resort island of Hainan.
The colourful ceremony included US group Sister Sledge performing their 1979 disco anthem “We Are Family.”First runner-up was Thailand’s Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan, a 20-year-old studying business administration.
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