Saturday December 1, 2007 China Miss China Zi Lin Zhang was crowned Miss World 2007 at a glittering event at the Chinese tourist resort of Sanya Saturday, beating 106 participants. India's Sarah-Jane Dias failed to make it to the semi-finals. Miss Angola Micaela Reis, 18, was the first runner up while 19-year-old Carolina Mor n from Mexico was the second runner up at the gala Saturday night held in the Crown of Beauty Theater at Sanya in Hainan province. Zhang was crowned by last year's Miss World, Tatana Kucharova, from the Czech Republic, after Julia Morley, chairperson of the Miss World Organisation and of the international panel of judges, announced her name as the winner. Valene Maharaj of Trinidad and Tobago and Annie Oliv of Sweden were the other two in the last five at the pageant, the second largest edition after Miss World 2003. The delegates reached Sanya on November 2 and visited a number of popular spots in China. In the fast track awards, Zhang was the Miss World Top Model, Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aim e de la Cruz the Miss World Beach Beauty, Miss United States Abigail McCary the Miss World Sports and Miss Ghana Irene Dwomoh the Miss World Talent. The Beauty With A Purpose title was won jointly by Miss Ecuador Valeska Saab and Miss Hong Kong Kayi Cheung. Unlike 2005 and 2006 editions, this year's event did not have continental zones in the selection of the semi-finalists. The event, hosted by Chinese TV presenter Angela Chow and Latin American celebrity Fernando Allende, also witnessed some high voltage and touching dance performances. One of the highlights was Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, introducing his grandfather's televised message on World Aids Day. It was followed by children from South Africa and a local school and all the contestants joining in singing the World Aids Day song. Studio Pictures: credits: ndtv.
that is a nice studio picture, but overall she isnt very good looking... then again, from the photos, neither is the competition... miss mexico looks like an alien
she looks nice in that one pic where she has her hand on her chin ^-^ but overall shez decent looking better looking den the miss hk winner dis yr if i recall correctly lol but yayy go china! =)
An opinion can't be correct or incorrect. If it's an opinion, it's an opinion. And my opinion is that she's a natural - no intense make-up or whatever to enhance her appearance, like most celebrities do nowadays.
Well Actually there are other contestant which I find prettier than Miss China and also have a better body shape than her do... Wander why is Miss China chosen instead of the other contestants~~!!
psh... this competition was held in china, i'm pretty sure someone wanted a chinese woman to win to help add more coal to the fire that is the 08' Beijing olympics. Then again, it's not always about looks right? She might have done alot of contribution to help people in need
I agree, she doesn't look that good but then again, like someone else had mentioned, it's not always about the looks. She might have done something to have gained the favorable mark. Honestly, she stands out more than most of the others .. Of course, this will be "centerpiece" to promote the 2008 Olympic in Beijing; no doubt about it.
