Ireland's
Rosanna Davison was crowned Miss World, beating 105 other women from
around the globe at the competition held at Sanya, a southern Chinese
tropical resort.
The 19-year-old Davison — daughter of Chris De Burgh, the singer
best known for his 1986 hit "Lady in Red" — accepted her
tiara with minimum fuss, waving calmly to the audience as
the other contestants hugged and kissed her while gold confetti
were fired out of a mock cannon.
"I was just so thrilled about being placed in the top five,"
she said afterward, grinning broadly. "I didn't think I'd get
this far."
"I'm seriously proud of her," said De Burgh of his daughter,
who wore a fuschia dress for the
competition.
The contestants' bright smiles never faltered as they sashayed
and twirled across the stage in outfits of every hue during
the tightly scheduled two-hour event which marked China's entry
into the beauty pageant scene.
The competition will be held again in China next year, although
the city hasn't been decided, said Miss World President Julia Morley.
"Why not China again? There's so much to see here, there's
so much to do," Morley said. "Already it's placed Sanya
on the map, and now we have to look to see whether we continue going
down that road or look for a new place to develop."
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note:
tiara: 冠状头饰
confetti: 五彩纸屑
fuschia: 桃红色
sashay: 到处走动
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