What's special about the victory of the new Miss World 2018?

1. The first Miss Mexico to be crowned:Final night 8/12Miss World 2018The pageant ended with the crown belonging to Vanessa Ponce from Mexico. Vanessa's victory was meaningful in that she was the first Mexican beauty to win the title in the 68-year history of the pageant. Mexico has always been a powerhouse in the world's largest beauty pageant, winning many consecutive high achievements such as 1st and 2nd runner-up.

Vanessa Ponce happily held up the Mexican flag during her coronation moment. She shared her pride in bringing home the first crown for her country and hoped to be welcomed with traditional Mariachi music at the airport.

2. The oldest contestant to be crowned Miss: Vanessa Ponce was born in 1992 and was 26 years old when she won the crown. Previously, the two oldest contestants to be crowned were only 24, Miss World 1989 and 1997.

3. Surpassing the 1st Runner-up achievement of 2017:When she was crowned in her home country, Vanessa shared that she felt a lot of pressure due to the success of Andrea Meza - Miss Mexico 2017 (left) when she won the 1st runner-up position at Miss World. Being in the top 2 consecutive years is not an easy task in a major beauty pageant like Miss World.

The captivating beauty of Miss Mexico 2017 (left) and 2018. This is also the first case in history where a country won the first runner-up prize one year and continued to win the crown the following year.

4. The first Next Top Model champion to be crowned:Before trying her hand at beauty, Vanessa pursued a modeling career and won a contest.Mexico's Next Top Model 2014At the contest, the beauty had 1 best photo of the week, 4 times came in second and excellently won the championship.

Images of the new Miss World 2014 at the Next Top Model contest in her home country 4 years ago.