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Miss Peru crowned as Miss World
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/12/06 12:19  Shanghai Daily

  Miss Peru Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, an aspiring high school teacher, was crowned Miss World 2004 in Sanya, a beach resort in southern China's Hainan Province, on Saturday.

  Miss Dominican Republic Claudia Julissa Cruz Rodriguez was the first runner-up and Miss USA Nancy Randall was second runner-up.

  Mantilla Garcia, 20, wearing a turquoise gown, blew kisses to the crowd as she was crowned at the beach resort.

  The other contestants then mobbed her with hugs, as pop star Lionel Richie sang his 1980s hit "Dancing on the Ceiling" as gold confetti was shot out of cannons from the balcony.

  Outside, fireworks lit up the sky.

  The title carries a US$100,000 prize.

  Organizers said the winner was selected by pageant viewers voting by Internet, phone and mobile phone text message.

  Votes for the 107 contestants were weighted so contestants from large countries wouldn't get an unfair advantage, organizers said, though the formula wasn't released.

  "I'm very surprised but I'm also very happy," Mantilla Garcia told reporters.

  She said she wanted to do charitable work as Miss World and "help all the people that I can."

  A panel of celebrity judges was on hand to offer commentary and help pick the winner in case the high-tech voting system failed.

  They included Australian television star Kate Ritchie, West Indian cricket legend Sir Viv Richards, Chinese fashion photographer Li Shaobai and Krish Naidoo, an Ireland-based businessman.

  The hosts were British model Lisa Snowdon, Hong Kong television host Angela Chow and Troy McClain, a former contestant on the US reality TV series "The Apprentice."

  This was the second straight year the London-based Miss World pageant has been held in Sanya, the "Hawaii of China."

  Organizers announced on Friday that the event would be held in Sanya again next year.

  (The Associated Press)


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