China's Yu Wenxia has been crowned the 2012 Miss World.
It is the second time Miss China has been awarded the title. The first was in 2007, when Zhang Zilin took the honour.
The first runner-up this year was Sophie Moulds of Wales and the second runner-up was Jessica Kahawaty of Australia.
Twenty-three-yearold Yu is a music student who says she wants to become a music teacher.
Saturday's contest was the first time that the Inner Mongolian city of Ordos had hosted the international beauty pageant.
The city is one of the richest in China thanks to the region's abundant natural resources.
City officials were hoping the world event would raise its profile for economic development and tourism.
