Chinese girl won the Miss World title.

Finally pre-contest favorite Chinese girl won the Miss World title. This is the first time Miss World title is won by any Chinese girl.

Zhang Zilin, a Beijing secretary who was born in the gritty northern industrial city of Shijiazhuang, scooped the title late on Saturday on the southern Chinese resort island of Hainan.

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182 centimeters (six feet), Miss China was also the tallest contestant. “There are 1.3 billion people behind me,” Miss China said during the 40-second interview stage of the contest, referring to her country’s population.

“If I win I want to become a link between the Olympic Games (in Beijing next year) and the Miss World Organization.”

“I want to use the power and beauty of Miss World to support those in need,” she said, speaking throughout in hesitant English, adding a few words in Chinese.

Micaela Reis of Angola came second and Carolina Moran Gordillo of Mexico came third

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