Yu Wenxia (; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese actress, television host, singer, model and beauty queen. She won

Miss World 2012 Miss World 2012, the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 August 2012 at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. 116 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Ivian Sarcos of Venez ...

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, Inner Mongolia, the second Chinese national to do so after

Zhang Zilin Zhang Zilin () is a Chinese actress, singer, fashion model and beauty queen who won Miss China World in 2007 and later was crowned as Miss World 2007. Biography Zhang was born in Weihai, Shandong, on March 22, 1984. She then moved to Haidian Di ...

in 2007.

Early life and education

The second of two daughters to farming parents, she was born on 6 August 1989 in

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, Heilongjiang in northeast China. Yu dreamt of becoming a singer as a child, enjoying classes in music and nature. She completed a four-year university course in Chinese Folk Music at

Harbin University Harbin University (HrbU; ) is a comprehensive college located in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, People's Republic of China. In 1999, the original four municipal schools and two colleges (Harbin Teachers College, Harbin University, Harbin Institute ...

. She is currently studying at

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in the United States.

Career

Miss China 2012

On 30 June 2012, Yu was crowned Miss China 2012 at the Jinhai Lake Resort in Beijing.

Miss World 2012

On 18 August 2012, Yu won the 2012

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pageant held in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium,

, Inner Mongolia, China. She was also named Miss Talent, where she performed her winning talent—Chinese folk song on stage during the final. When asked how she felt at winning the Miss World crown, she replied:

Surprised and very happy. Winning Miss World is a big responsibility; there is so much to learn. I really admire
Zhang Zilin Zhang Zilin () is a Chinese actress, singer, fashion model and beauty queen who won Miss China World in 2007 and later was crowned as Miss World 2007. Biography Zhang was born in Weihai, Shandong, on March 22, 1984. She then moved to Haidian Di ...
, my country's first Miss World winner, I hope to follow her example, but at the same time make my own mark. I very much look forward to working with the Miss World Organisation sharing my compassion and love and helping to improve the lives of many people throughout my year of reign.

During her reign as Miss World, Yu traveled to the United Kingdom, Italy, France, South Africa, India, Australia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Russia, United States, Haiti, Brazil, Turkey, Ghana, Hungary, Ukraine and China.

Miss World 2013

On the grand final of Miss World 2013, Yu performed "Tanzette" along with the Talent competition winner and runner-up,

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from Indonesia and Erin Holland from Australia. She appears in the film ''

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''.

Notes and references

External links

Yu Wenxia instagram

Yu Wenxia Weibo
1989 births 21st-century Chinese actresses Chinese beauty pageant winners Living people Miss World 2012 delegates Miss World winners Actresses from Harbin {{Asia-pageant-bio-stub