Eighteen-year-old
Alexandria Mills was named the winner in Saturday night's contest in southern
China.
Second
place went to Emma Wareus of Botswana, and Adriana Vasini of Venezuela came
third.
The host
country's own contestant, Tang Xiao, also was among the final five.
According
to a brief biography on the Miss World website, Mills calls Louisville,
Kentucky, her hometown, and she recently graduated from high school. She would
like to become a teacher.
«I've
never met a stranger and enjoy meeting new people,» she says in the bio.
Women
from more than 100 countries participated in the contest, organizers said.
This is
the 60th year of the Miss World Competition.