Miss World 2008 is Kseniya SUKHINOVA
| Russia is crowned Miss World JOHANNESBURG - Ksenya Sukhinova from Russia was crowned Miss World 2008 after beating 108 other international beauties in a glittering African extravaganza held in South Africa on Saturday. "And Miss World 2008 is Russia," announced Julia Morley, head of the Miss World committee that organises the event. The second runner up was Gabriel Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago and the first runner up Parvathay Omanakuttan of India. The eyes of the world were on one stage when Kseniya Sukhinovia from Russia was crowned Miss World in a glittering, star-studded ceremony at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg, the City of Gold. The 2008 Miss World Festival, a record breaking year in the number of contestants taking part, has seen 109 beautiful and talented contestants spend an unforgettable month in South Africa. However, there could only be one winner and the applause rang out in the packed Convention Centre as Julia Morley, Chairman of the Miss World Organisation and of the international panel of judges, announced the winnerâ??s name. The Final opened with 14 minutes of African music and dance and the contestants walking on to stage wearing their dresses designed by African Fashion. The opening sequence ended with local schoolchildren carrying all of the representative countries` flags onto the stage. The TV spectacular was hosted by top Chinese TV presenter Angela Chow, presenting Miss World for the sixth year in succession, alongside co-host South African celebrity, Tumisho Masha, making his Miss World Final debut. The show told the story of the contestants` stay in South Africa, with video clips of their activities and sightseeing, including their exciting trip to Safari, Mpulanga and the dazzling Indian Ocean and white beaches of Durban. |
 | Russia is crowned Miss World - Miss Kseniya SUKHINOVA Miss Kseniya SUKHINOVA Russia Kseniya lives with her parents in the Tyumen region, which is situated in the north west of Siberia. She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineer of Administration, her ambition is also to become a Supermodel. Her leisure and sporting interests are: swimming; mountain skiing; roller skating; badminton; gym; rhythm gymnastics; pop & dance music; reading Russian classic literature; favourite food is: Japanese and Italian. Kseniya`s personal motto is: `Respect people around you, and people will respect you |
 | 1st runner-up India Miss Parvathy OMANAKUTTAN Parvathy grew up in `The economic capital of India`, Mumbai. India is one oldest yet one of the youngest of nations as it celebrates its 61st year of independence. Having graduated in Arts, Parvathy has studied Sociology, Psychology & English Literature, her ambition is to further her studies in Psychology to learn more about human behaviour in depth. Leisure and sporting interests are: a special talent for whistling; listening to music; singing; reading; glass painting; basketball; badminton; swimming; acting; modelling: dancing (varying from local dances to learning ballroom and Latin dances); and learning new languages. Best of all Paryathy loves her mothers cooking, but she does like to try different cuisines from all over the world. She is also very fond of a beautiful quote by a former President of India, Dr Abdul Kalam `Dreams are not what you see in your sleep, but dreams are that, which do not allow you to sleep`, hence her motto in life is `Dream with your eyes open` |
 | 2nd runner-up - Trinidad and Tobago Miss Gabrielle WALCOTT Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle comes from the Caribbean island of Trinidad, with its amazing turquoise waters, white sandy beaches, colourful tropical flowers and exotic birds. Her dream is to become an actress; she has always loved the arts and has her first degree in Visual and Theatre Arts from the University of the West Indies. After achieving this she took a gap year to help finance her move to the Big Apple, she then moved to New York to do post graduate studies in Acting and Theatre Arts, a friend and mentor once told her that `the first degree is for your parents and the second degree for yourself`, she is very proud to have been able to support herself and follow her heart!Gabrielle is currently also one of Trinidad & Tobago`s Youth Ambassadors for the UN. Sports & leisure interests include: equestrian show jumping; yoga; pilates; dance; fashion design/sewing; art; photography; theatre; piano; ballroom & Latin dance; swimming; First Aid ( CPR/Life guard training); and has just starting to learn Spanish. She has a deep appreciation for Trinidad`s local cuisine: from roti, to shark and bake, to crab and dumplings, to name a few. Her motto is ` Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you |
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