- of Russia. of Russia, won the crown on Saturday, outshining 108 other international competitors. She was crowned by her predecessor , of the  . She pledged to "help people" and said, "I think I can help people and I want to help people and today if I walk away with this crown I will do that." Sukhinova was born in 1987 in , in the north west of  . Sukhinova won the 2007 Miss Russia beauty contest on December 14, in Moscow, where she represented Tyumen. Ksenia surpassed 50 other contestants from all over Russia. She was unable to represent Russia at due to her college work, so her 2nd runner-up, , replaced her in the contest. Vera placed as the 3rd runner-up to Venezuela's . Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in , , but because of the ongoing in neighboring South Ossetia, the decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe. 109 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 58 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous record of 107 during Miss World 2004. A locator map for showing number of winners from each country. She is the second Russian contestant to win Miss World, the first was in .
- of Russia. of Russia, won the crown on Saturday, outshining 108 other international competitors. She was crowned by her predecessor , of the People's Republic of China . She pledged to "help people" and said, "I think I can help people and I want to help people and today if I walk away with this crown I will do that." Sukhinova was born in 1987 in , in the north west of Siberia . Sukhinova won the 2007 Miss Russia beauty contest on December 14, in Moscow, where she represented Tyumen. Ksenia surpassed 50 other contestants from all over Russia. She was unable to represent Russia at due to her college work, so her 2nd runner-up, , replaced her in the contest. Vera placed as the 3rd runner-up to Venezuela's . Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine , but because of the ongoing in neighboring South Ossetia, the decided to move the pageant away from Eastern Europe. 109 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the 58 years of the pageant, surpassing the previous record of 107 during Miss World 2004. A locator map for showing number of winners from each country. She is the second Russian contestant to win Miss World, the first was in .
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