Miss Iceland wins Miss World beauty contest

Miss Iceland, Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, a part-time police officer who wants to be a lawyer, was crowned Miss World 2005 today.

Sat, 10 Dec, 2005 - 18:21

Miss Iceland, Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, a part-time police officer who wants to be a lawyer, was crowned Miss World 2005 today.

Miss Mexico, Dafne Molina Lona, was the first runner-up, and Miss Puerto Rico, Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos, was second runner-up in the contest in Sanya, a southern China beach resort.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Sanya Place: southern China Place: Reykjavik Place: Mexico City Person: Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir Person: Dafne Molina Lona Person: Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos Person: Vilhjalmsdottir Person: Molina Lona Person: Puerto Rico Organisation: University of Puerto Rico

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