The Miss World Pageant has been won by 23 year old Zhang Zilin (Miss China) with Miss Angola and Miss Mexico as the next two runners-up. The Miss World Pageant this year was held at Sanya in China's Hainan province, with a clear theme in improving awareness of HIV and AIDS.
Zhang Zilin with runners up below:
Zhang Zilin was a hot favorite to win, standing tall at 182 cm she went into the pageant declaring strong support from the 1.3 billion population of her country. As the tallest women in the competition a number of references were made to her height throughout the questioning.
Nelson Mandela's grandson Mandla Mandela introduced a short video from the former SA president about the theme of the pageant around the growth in the AIDS epidemic. This is particularly close to Nelson Mandela's heart as his sone Makgatho died of AIDS related complications back in 2005.
