VIDEO: First Miss World victory for Spain

Spain’s Mireia Lalaguna Royo has been crowned Miss World 2015 in an event dogged by controversy over China’s refusal to allow Canada’s entrant to attend.

Sofia Nikitchuk of Russia was the runner-up and Indonesia’s Maria Harfanti took third place in the final following a lengthy competition in the southern Chinese island resort of Sanya which featured 114 contestants.

Each had won the right to represent their country in a series of local and regional competitions and the victory marked the first win for a Spanish contestant.