Miss Russia Kseniya Sukhinova has been crowned Miss World 2008. India's Parvathy Omanakuttan was adjudged the first runner-up at a glittering ceremony in Johannesburg, South Africa. Miss Trinidad and Tobago Gabrielle Walcott is the second runner-up. Among the other five finalists were Ms Angola Brigite Santos and Ms South Africa Tansey Coetzee.Parvathy impressed the jury with her looks and quick wit and was one the five finalists out of the 109 contestants at the Sandton Convention Center. However, she was finally beaten by Miss Russia.The final round was held in Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg and the country expects one billion-strong TV audience for the event aired on Zee Cafe.
India had high hopes on 21-year-old Parvathy to win the crown that last came to the country in 2000. India boasts of Miss Worlds like Reita Faria (1966), Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (1994), Diana Hayden (1997), Yukta Mookhey (1999) and Priyanka Chopra (2000).Wearing a charming white gown, Parvathy cat-walked confidently on the stage to answer her question in the final round. She was asked what being in South Africa meant for her. To this she compared the "similarity in the cultures" of India and South Africa and thanked the locals for their hospitality. She also compared legends Nelson Mandela and Mahatma Gandhi and how inextricably linked the two countries' fates have been.Earlier, a collective cheer went up in the audience when Paravathy’s name was announced at the end of a 15-name long list of semi finalists.
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