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Miss Iceland Unnur Birna Vilhjalmsdottir has won the Miss World 2005 crown, at Sanya in China. I guess most people would rather refer to her by her title than her name. Someone help me pronounce it. The Hindu says…
Unnur, 21, who describes herself as an “organised, ambitious and good-humoured” person, won the hearts and minds of the judges at the glittering finals of the 55th Miss World contest, held for a record third time in Sanya.
She said her motto is, “You are what you do.”
India’s Sindura Gadde lost out in the semi-finals.
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Arunkumar Ravi on 
December 11th, 2005 at 1:47 pm
really. every one will call her by her first name.