Nov 07, 2011
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Miss Venezula, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares (B), is crowned by Miss World 2010, Alexandria Mills of the United States, after winning Miss World 2011 at Earls Court in London - AFP
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Miss Venezula, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares (B), is crowned by Miss World 2010, Alexandria Mills of the United States, after winning Miss World 2011 at Earls Court in London - AFP
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Miss Venezula, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares (B), is crowned by Miss World 2010, Alexandria Mills of the United States, after winning Miss World 2011 at Earls Court in London - AFP
Miss Venezuela, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares, was crowned the 2011 winner of the Miss World beauty pageant at a glittering final ceremony in London on Sunday.
Miss Philippines, Gwendoline Gaelle Sandrine Ruais, was named the runner-up, while Miss Puerto Rico, Amanda Victoria Vilanova Perez, came third.
Sarcos Colimenares, 22, who works for a broadcasting company and has a degree in human resources, gasped and threw her hands to her face as she was announced the winner.
Some 113 beauty queens from Albania to Zimbabwe took their place on the stage, with the show being broadcast live to an estimated audience of more than one billion viewers in 150 countries.
The jury included former Miss World winners - Cindy Breakspeare (1976), Nigeria Agbani Darego (2001), Zhang Zilin (2007) and Kaiane Aldorino (2009).
INDIAN BEAUTY NOT IN LAST 25
India's hopes of winning the title for the sixth time came crashing down as Miss India World Kanishtha Dhankhar failed to make it to the top 25.
Mumbai-based model Dhankhar has walked the ramp for designers like Rohit Bal and Sabyasachi Mukherjee.
Model-turned-actress Priyanka Chopra was the last Indian to win the title in 2000.
* Agencies
* London
