Miss Russia Ksenya Sukhinova is crowned the 58th Miss World alson with First runner up Miss India Parvathay Omanakuttan and Second runner up Miss Trinidad and Tobago Gabriel Walcott at the 2008 Miss world pageant held in Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Sukhinova also had won the contest's top model award and was third in the swimsuit competition. Second runner up was Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott. First runner up was Miss India, Parvathy Omankuttan.

The winner of the event, broadcast live to millions of viewers in 187 countries, has to espouse "beauty with a purpose", with charity being one of the main focuses of the pageant.

The competition was originally scheduled for October 4 in Kiev, but was delayed in September over security concerns due to the conflict between neighbours Russia and Georgia. (SAMPURN)