The passing on of the Miss World crown in tropical Hainan province heralds the reign of a new pageant winner. Jules Quartly reports
The queen is crowned, tears flow and confetti pours down as 120 of the world's most beautiful women scream in unison and embrace one another at the conclusion of the 60th Miss World contest in Sanya, Hainan province. Photographers and fans rush to the stage at the Crown Convention Center, while security tries to hold them back, like a leaking dam.
In the middle of the melee on Oct 30 is the red-robed Miss World organizer, Julia Morley.
She breaks up a scuffle between cameramen trying to crowd in on comedian Zhao Benshan, one of the judges, by speaking a few words of Chinese.
She then takes the stage herself, bringing some kind of order to the pandemonium that has just broken out.
As she watches the newly minted Miss World Alexandria Mills of the United States hold court, she purrs, "you're a natural", before telling the rest of the contestants she is proud of them and offering consolation hugs.
The amazingly well preserved 70-year-old widow of Miss World founder Eric Morley is a force of nature.
She even has time for a short interview, in which she says the diamond anniversary Miss World was flawless, both onstage and backstage.
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