Parvathy Omanakuttan is Miss World First Runner 2008

In a glittering extravaganza at the Johannesburg, 21 year old, tall and dusky beauty Parvathy Omanakuttan was adjudged as the first runner up at the Miss World Peagent 2008. The Miss World crown went to the Miss Russia, Ksenya Sukhinova. Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Gabriel Walcott was judged as the second runner up.

On Saturday, after beating scores of international beauties from 109 countries, Russia’s Ksenya Sukhinova was crowned Miss World 2008

“Miss world 2008 is Miss Russia”, announced Julia Morlay, head of the Miss World Committee that organizes the event.

The 21- year old Parvathy Omanakuttan, who hails from Kottayam in Kerala, missed out narrowly winning the title crown.

The second runner up was Gabriel Walcott from Trinidad and Tobago.

Parvathy said, “In India and South Africa, people are warm and warm hearted. I felt at home at Johannesburg. Presence of the two great leaders Mahatma Gandhi and Nelson Mandela have influenced millions of people at both the countries”.

The 5 feet 9 inches smiling beauty said, “It is a great journey for me.”

Without doubt her achievement has made all the Indians proud. Although she missed the Crown, she has filled the gap that has already been created in the international glamour arena by the Indian beauties for last eight years. It was in 2000 when Priyanka Chopra was crowned miss world. And before her the other glamour queens who were adjudged Miss World are Rieta Faria 1966, Aishwarya Rai 1994, Diana Hayden 1997 and Yukta Mukhey 1999.

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