23-year-old Miss China Zhang Zilin (C) has won the Miss World pageant, with Miss Angola (L) and Miss Mexico (R) the top runners-up. [Photo: cnsphoto]

Chinese beauty Zhang Zilin took the crown in the final round of contest of the Miss World Pageant 2007, which concluded Saturday in Sanya, a tourist resort of south China's island province Hainan.

Miss Micaela from Angola and Miss Carolina from Mexico came in the second and the third place in the Pageant, respectively.

As one of the three most prestigious world beauty contests, the57th Miss World Pageant came to China for the fourth time. Beauties from 106 countries and regions took part in this year's contest.

This event was judged by a penal chaired by Miss World chairwoman Julia Morley.

Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. After Morley died in2000, his widow, Julia, succeeded him and is now executive chairwoman of the organizing agency.

Miss China Zhang Zilin is crowned as she wins the Miss World 2007 title in Sanya on the Chinese island of Hainan December 1, 2007. [Photo: Agencies]