Beauty queens descended on London this weekend to be put through their paces at the Miss World final - returning to the city where it all started 63 years ago。
上周末，选美皇后们突袭伦敦经历了世界小姐大赛的终极考验——伦敦于63年以前举办了第一届选美大赛。
The coveted crown was taken home by Miss South Africa, Rolene Strauss. She was presented the glittering accolade by last year's winner, Megan Young of the Philippines。
南非小姐罗纳勒．施特劳斯摘得世界小姐大赛桂冠。她从去年的冠军——菲律宾小姐梅根．扬手里接过了这个闪闪发光的荣誉。
The 22-year-old, who is studying medicine at the University of the Free State, proved that she is both beauty and brains. Her first runner up was Miss Hungary, Edina Kulcsar, and second runner up was Miss United States, Elizabeth Safrit。
这名智慧与美貌并存的22岁女士，在南非自由州大学学医。第二名和第三名分别是匈牙利小姐伊代郎．古莎和美国小姐伊丽莎白．沙夫勒特。
The show, which is being broadcast to millions of viewers across the globe, featured 120 international contestants each deemed to be not only the most beautiful in their home countries。这
场向全世界上百万观众直播的选秀，聚集了各国最美的120名竞选者。
This year's crop, far from being the stereotypical dumb beauty queens, are both pretty and polished, with the majority holding a university degree, as well as juggling a vast array of interests, hobbies and charity work。
今年的世界小姐大赛，评选标准可不仅是花瓶美貌，而是智慧和美貌并存，大部分参赛者都拥有大学学历。评审团还从选手的兴趣、爱好和慈善工作方面进行评判。