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Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo is the winner of this year’s Miss World competition. She was handed the crown by last year’s winner Rolene Strauss of South Africa yesterday. Miss Russia, Sofia Nikitchuk, was named first runner up while Miss Indonesia, Maria Harfanti, was second runner up. The trio had battled it out with Miss Jamaica and Miss Lebanon as the final five after the remaining women lost out.

According to the Miss World website, Miss Spain comes from Barcelona and is studying pharmacy with the aim of setting up a business in nutrition.

A skilled pianist who plays piano in her spare time, Mireia likes to run, to read and to go skiing in the winter.

There was bad news for the British and Irish contestants – all of who failed to make the top 10.

Miss Scotland, Mhairi Fergusson, and Miss Northern Ireland, Leanne McDowell did make the top 20 – unlike their UK counterparts Miss England Natasha Hemmings and Miss Wales Emma Jenkins who went out early.

The newly crowned Miss World traditionally spends her winning year based in London and travelling the world representing the Miss World Organisation and its associated causes and charities.— Online