Yu Wenxia (Chinese: 于文霞; pinyin: Yú Wénxiá; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese actress, tv host, singer, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, the second Chinese national to do so after Zhang Zilin in 2007.[1]
Yu Wenxia | |
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 Wenxia at Mumbai Airport | |
| Born | 6 August 1989 Shangzhi, Heilongjiang, China |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss China World 2012 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss China World 2012 (Winner) Miss World 2012 (Winner) |
Early life and education
editThe second of two daughters to farming parents, she was born on 6 August 1989 in Shangzhi, Heilongjiang in northeast China. She completed a four-year university course in Chinese Folk Music at Harbin University. She is currently studying at Harvard University in the United States.
Career
editMiss China 2012
editOn 30 June 2012, Yu was crowned Miss China 2012 at the Jinhai Lake Resort in Beijing.[citation needed]
Miss World 2012
editOn 18 August 2012, Yu won the 2012 Miss World pageant held in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos City, 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, 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.[2]
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
editOn the grand final of Miss World 2013, Yu performed "Tanzette" along with the Talent competition winner and runner-up, Vania Larissa from Indonesia and Erin Holland from Australia.[3][4]
Filmography
edit| Year | Title | Role | Director | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | The Transporter Refueled | Qiao | Camille Delamarre |
Notes and references
edit- ^ "Wen Xia Yu : Miss World China 2012 | MISS WORLD 2012 | livewireworld | livewireworld". Livewireworld.info. 3 June 2012. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
- ^ "Wenxia Yu Biography". Archived from the original on 14 September 2012.
- ^ Okezone (16 September 2013). "Persembahan Spesial Vania di Malam Puncak Miss World 2013 : Okezone Lifestyle". lifestyle.okezone.com/.
- ^ "Miss World 2013 – Magic Flute Trio: Wenxia Yu, Erin Holland (Australia) and Vania Larissa (Indonesia)". YouTube.
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