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Ireland's Rosanna Davison, 19, displays her delight on winning the Miss World beauty pageant, held this year for the first time in China.

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She was crowned by the previous year's winner, Azra Akin of Turkey, at the glittering ceremony, held on the tropical island of Hainan.

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The crowd showed their delight as Miss China - Qi Guan - finished third.

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Beauty queens from a record 106 countries took part in the contest, which took place in a $12m complex built especially for the pageant.

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Until recently such contests were banned in China, but on Sunday contestants even put on a display in traditional Chinese dresses...

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... and the girls' charms seem to have won many new fans, including actor Jackie Chan, one of the judges of the contest.