Miss China, Yu Wenxia, waves to the audience after being crowned Miss World 2012 during the pageant's final ceremony in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, on Saturday, August 18. Wenxia topped more than 100 other hopeful beauty queens.
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Kazakhstan's Evgeniya Klishina, a Miss World contestant, waits backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony.
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Miss Costa Rica, Silvana Sanchez Jiminez, prepares backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony.
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Lebanon's Sonia Lynn-Gabriel has her hair curled prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony.
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Miss World contestants wait backstage before a rehearsal for the final ceremony.
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Latvia's Anastasija Skibunova waits backstage prior to a rehearsal.
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Fiji's Koini Vakaloloma poses for a photo as she waits backstage.
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Miss World contestants wait backstage prior to a rehearsal for the final ceremony.
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Cyprus' Georgia Georgiou poses for a photo as she waits backstage.
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South Sudan's Atong Demach poses for a photo.
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Miss Hungary Tamara Cserhati, left, and Miss Slovenia Nives Oresnik take photos prior to a rehearsal.
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Miss World 2012 winner Yu Wenxia of China waves as she stands next to second place contestent Miss Wales Sophie Moulds, left, and third place Miss Australia Jessica Kahawaty during the pageant's final ceremony.
