Yu Wenxia

{{short description|Chinese actress, singer, presenter, and beauty queen}}

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| name = Yu Wenxia

| image = Yu Wenxia in Mumbai Airport.jpg

| caption = Wenxia at Mumbai Airport

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1989|7|5}}

| birth_place = Shangzhi, Heilongjiang, China

| height = 170 cm

| hair_color = Black

| eye_color = Brown

| title = Miss China World 2012

| competitions = Miss China World 2012
(Winner)
Miss World 2012
(Winner)

}}

Yu Wenxia ({{lang-zh|s=于文霞|t=于文霞|p=Yú Wénxiá}}; born 5 July 1989) is a Chinese actress, tv host, singer, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, the second Chinese national to do so after Zhang Zilin in 2007.{{cite web |url=http://livewireworld.info/2012/07/wen-xia-yu-world-china-2012/ |title=Wen Xia Yu : Miss World China 2012 | MISS WORLD 2012 | livewireworld | livewireworld |publisher=Livewireworld.info |date=3 June 2012 |access-date=18 August 2012 |archive-date=21 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120821005711/http://livewireworld.info/2012/07/wen-xia-yu-world-china-2012/ |url-status=dead }}

Early life and education

The second of two daughters to farming parents, she was born on 5 July 1989 in Shangzhi, Heilongjiang in northeast China. She completed a four-year university course in Chinese Folk Music at Harbin University. She is currently studying at Harvard University in the United States.

Career

=Miss China 2012=

On 30 June 2012, Yu was crowned Miss China 2012 at the Jinhai Lake Resort in Beijing.{{Cite web |last=Purepeople |title=C'est Miss Chine, Yu Wenxia, 23 ans, qui a été élue Miss Monde 2012, ce samedi 18 août en Chine. - Photo |url=https://www.purepeople.com/media/c-est-miss-chine-yu-wenxia-23-ans_m1228519 |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=www.purepeople.com}}

=Miss World 2012=

On 18 August 2012, Yu won the 2012 Miss World pageant held in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China.{{Cite news |date=20 August 2012 |title=Miss China crowned Miss World 2012 |url=https://archive.org/details/BNA-DIG-ARUBATODAY-2012-08-20 |access-date=18 February 2025 |work=Aruba Today |pages=30}} She was also named Miss Talent, where she performed her winning talent—Chinese folk song on stage during the final.

When asked how she felt at winning the Miss World crown, she replied:

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

During her reign as Miss World, Yu traveled to the United Kingdom, Italy, France, South Africa, India, Australia, Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia, Russia, United States, Haiti, Brazil, Turkey, Ghana, Hungary, Ukraine and China.

=Miss World 2013=

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.{{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|last=Okezone|website=lifestyle.okezone.com/|date=16 September 2013 }}{{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 |date=8 October 2013 }}