Miss World Crowning Moments 1951-2010 The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morleys wife, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.\r
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Alongside its rival Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth contests, this pageant is one of the most publicised beauty contests in the world. The telecast of the final competition is the worlds largest live annual beauty pageant television event with global viewers.\r
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The winner spends a year travelling to represent the Miss World Organization and its various causes. Traditionally, Miss World lives in London during her reign.\r
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Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant was held on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, Peoples Republic of China; after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.[7] Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills from United States as Miss World 2010.
