Published:  00:00 Sunday - December 14, 2008

Surpassing 108 beauties from many countries all over the world, Miss Russia Ksenia Sukhinova was crowned Miss World 2008 in the competition, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, on December 13.

Sukhinova won the Top Model contest and placed third in the swimsuit competition. She is now studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Administration and has been a professional model for many famous magazines in Russia.

The second runner up was Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott, and the first runner up was Miss India, Parvathy Omankuttan.