Yu Wenxia: Difference between revisions

{{Chinesefamily name hatnote|[[Yu (Chinese surname)|Yu]]|lang=Chinese}}

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| image = Yu Wenxia in Mumbai Airport.jpg

| caption = Wenxia at Mumbai Airport

| birth_place = [[Shangzhi]], [[Heilongjiang]], [[China]]

| height = 178169 cm

| title = [[Miss China World|Miss China World]] 2012]]

| competitions = [[Miss China World|Miss China World]] 2012]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss World 2012]]<br>(Winner)

'''Yu Wenxia''' ({{zh|s=于文霞|t=于文霞|p=Yú Wénxiá}}; born 6 August 1989) is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]] actress, televisiontv host, singer, model and beauty queen. Shewho won [[Miss World 2012]] in [[Ordos City]], [[Inner Mongolia]], the second Chinese national to do so after [[Zhang Zilin]] in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://livewireworld.info/2012/07/wen-xia-yu-world-china-2012/ |title=Wen Xia Yu : Miss World China 2012 &#124; MISS WORLD 2012 &#124; livewireworld &#124; livewireworld |publisher=Livewireworld.info |date=3 June 2012 |access-06date=18 August 2012 |archive-30date=21 August 2012 |accessdatearchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821005711/http://livewireworld.info/2012/07/wen-08xia-18yu-world-china-2012/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The second of two daughters to farming parents, she was born on 6 August 1989 in [[Shangzhi]], [[Heilongjiang]] in [[northeast China]]. Yu dreamt of becoming a singer as a child, enjoying classes in music and nature.{{citation needed|date=May 2014}} She completed a four-year university course in Chinese Folk Music at [[Harbin Normal University|Harbin University]]. She is currently studying at [[Harvard University]] in the United States.

On 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.

<blockquote>Surprised and very happy. Winning Miss World is a big responsibility; there is so much to learn. I really admire [[Zhang Zilin]], my country’scountry'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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wenxia Yu Biography |url=http://www.missworld.com/ReigningMissWorld/Biography/ |deadurlurl-status=yesdead |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120914020542/http://www.missworld.com/ReigningMissWorld/Biography/ |archivedatearchive-date=14 September 2012}}</ref></blockquote>

On 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lifestyle.okezone.com/read/2013/09/16/29/866635/persembahan-spesial-vania-di-malam-puncak-miss-world-2013|title=Persembahan Spesial Vania di Malam Puncak Miss World 2013 : Okezone Lifestyle|first=|last=Okezone|website=https://lifestyle.okezone.com/|date=16 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrcc-DVFgYA |title=Miss World 2013 – Magic Flute Trio: Wenxia Yu, Erin Holland (Australia) and Vania Larissa (Indonesia)|website=[[YouTube]] }}</ref>

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