Miss Beauties

Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino waves after being crowned Miss World

Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino waves after being crowned Miss World during the Miss World finals in Midrand, outside Johannesburg, December 12, 2009.


The Miss World 2009 Final

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 12: Miss United States Lisa-Marie Kohrs on stage during the Miss World 2009 Final at Gallagher Convention Centre on December 12, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.


The 2009 Miss World Contestants

JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - DECEMBER 10: Miss Venezuela Maria Veliz Pinto attends a photocall for Miss World 2009 at Gallagher Convention Centre on December 10, 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa.











Fashion show of Miss World 2009 competitors


Winner of the Miss World Fashion Final, Perla Beltran Acosta, of Mexico and her two runners-up, Tran Thi Huong Giang from Vietnam and Ingrid Littre of Martinique during a fashion show of Miss World competitors in Johannesburg, Saturday, Nov. 28, 2009. The finale will take place Dec 12.



Alexandria Mills Miss World 2010

Blonde, blue-eyed American teenager Alexandria Mills won the Miss World crown for 2010 on Saturday, defeating more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in southern China.

Mills, an 18-year-old from the southern US state of Kentucky, wept as outgoing Miss World Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar placed the tiara on her head and led her to a diamond-shaped throne marking the pageant's 60th anniversary.

Alexandria Mills of the US celebrates as she crowned as the 2010 Miss World


Alexandria Mills of the US celebrates as she crowned as the 2010 Miss World during the Miss World 2010 Beauty Pageant finals at the Beauty Crown Theatre in the southern Chinese resort town of Sanya on October 30, 2010. Miss United States, was crowned Miss World 2010, ahead of Botswana's Emma Wareus and Venezuela's Adriana Vasini at the beauty pageant.


Southern belle Alexandria Mills sheds tears of joy as she's crowned Miss World

By DAILY MAIL REPORTER


Crowing glory: Miss America Alexandria Mills was named the winner of Miss World at Saturday night's contest in southern China




Alexandria Mills, a soft-spoken 18-year-old American, was named the winner of the Miss World contest tonight.


The blonde Southern belle was a relative surprise winner after speculation focused on other contestants.

Miss US crowned Miss World 2010

Miss United States, Alexandria Mills, won the Miss World crown for 2010 on Saturday, defeating more than 100 other hopefuls at a glittering ceremony in southern China.


The blonde Mills, 18, wept as outgoing Miss World Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar placed the tiara on her head and led her to a diamond-shaped throne, in honour of the pageant's 60th anniversary.


Miss France 2011, Laury Thilleman (part 2)


Miss Bretagne, Laury Thilleman, smiles after being crowned Miss France 2011 during the 64th edition of the beauty contest on December 4, 2009 in Caen, northwestern France.


Miss France 2011, the 64th Miss France pageant was held in Caen, Basse-Normandie on December 4, 2010 where Miss France 2010, Malika Ménard of Normandy crowned her successor Laury Thilleman of Bretagne. She will represent France at Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2011.