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- Miss World 2008
- From West Siberia, Russia
- 21 years-old
- Studies engineering
- Wants to be a supermodelAZ Central: Russian blonde Kseniya Sukhinova named new Miss World (December 13, 2008)
- Follows 2007's Miss World Zhang Zi Lin from China
- Second Russian to win contest, first in 1992AFP: Russian crowned Miss World 2008 (December 14, 2008)
- Broadcast to 187 countries and close to 2 billion viewersHuliq: Kseniya Sukhinova The Winner... (December 14, 2008)
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Kseniya Sukhinova from Russia is Miss World 2008. She is 21 years old and is from the Tyumen Region in West Siberia, Russia. She was crowned on December 14, 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, beating out 108 other contestants. She won Russia's beauty contest last year. She studies engineering at the Tyumen Oil and Gas University.
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Miss World 2008 Show
109 women competed. The top five finalists were Miss India Parvathy Omanakuttan, Miss Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle Walcott, Miss Angola Brigith dos Santos and Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee. The competition was hosted by Chinese TV presenter Angela Chow and South African celebrity Tumisho Masha. The winner was announced by the chairman of the Miss World Organization Julia Morley.The competition was viewed by 1 billion people in 187 countries.Huliq: Kseniya Sukhinova The Winner... (December 14, 2008) The show included video clips from the contestants' stay in South Africa, including a safari and a trip to the white beaches of Durban. The show began with African music and dance while contestants wore dresses designed by Africa Fashion. The show concluded with local schoolchildren carrying flags of the contestants' countries.Huliq: Kseniya Sukhinova The Winner... (December 14, 2008)