Hosts rewarded as China wins Miss World

19/08/12 09:16 CET

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It was a home victory for China as 23-year-old Yu Wenxia was crowned Miss World during the pageant hosted in the Chinese coal-mining city of Ordos on Saturday.

An estimated one billion people tuned in to see the music teacher win.

It is only the second time a Chinese woman has become Miss World.

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