Alexandria Mills

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Alexandria Mills
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Mills in 2011
Born
Alexandria Mills

(1992-02-26) February 26, 1992 (age 32)
Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss World America 2010
Hair colorBlonde [1]
Eye color Blue [1]
Major
competition(s)		 Miss World 2010
(Winner)
(Miss World Americas)

Alexandria Nichole Mills (born February 26, 1992) is an American model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2010 [2] on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, China. [3] Mills is the third woman from the United States to win Miss World. [4]

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Early life

Mills, a resident of Shepherdsville, Kentucky, had an interest in modeling at least as early as the eighth grade; following Mills' victory in Miss World 2010, a counselor at her middle school recalled that she had a modeling portfolio even then. The counselor also recalled her as being "very outgoing and very confident", and that Mills had demonstrated fearlessness by volunteering to sing "God Bless America" over the school intercom. [5]

Prior to participating in Miss World, 18-year-old Mills was homeschooled for high school, [5] graduating shortly before the competition, and wanted to become a teacher. [6] [7] According to her mother, she also has an interest in landscape photography. [5] A vegetarian, [8] Mills was also a fashion model and was listed with Elite Models agency. [1] [9]

Miss World 2010

Mills was appointed as Miss World America 2010 to represent her country at the 2010 Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China. She placed first runner-up during the Miss World Beach Beauty fast track event held on October 19 [10] and second-runner-up in Miss World Top Model was held on October 23, [11] becoming the eventual winner of Miss World 2010 on October 30. [9] [12]

Early favourite Mariann Birkedal of Norway, listed by British bookmaker William Hill as the woman to beat ahead of Mills, finished in the top seven. [13]

Mills wept as the outgoing Miss World Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar placed the tiara on her head. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alexandria Mills". Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  2. ↑ "2010 Miss World Final". missworld.com. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "Miss US crowned Miss World 2010". Khaleej Times . Agence France-Presse. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  4. ↑ "United States takes the Miss World crown". MSNBC . Associated Press. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  5. 1 2 3 Ikenberg, Tamara (November 2, 2010). "Shepherdsvillian wins Miss World title in first try at pageants". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2010.
  6. ↑ "18-Year-Old U.S. Woman Wins Miss World". Time . October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  7. ↑ "United States". missworld.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  8. ↑ "Louisville teen Alexandria Mills crowned Miss World". Associated Press. October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  9. 1 2 "American teen crowned Miss World 2010". Sydney Morning Herald . October 31, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  10. ↑ "2010 Beach Beauty Final". missworld.com. October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on October 22, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Norway wins Top Model". missworld.com. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on October 25, 2010. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Eighteen-Year-Old American Alexandria Mills Wins Miss World". ABC News . October 30, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  13. ↑ Jin, Liu (October 30, 2010). "American teen crowned Miss World 2010". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Miss US crowned Miss World 2010". Khaleej Times Online. November 2, 2010. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss World
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss World Americas
2010 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Lisa-Marie Kohrs
 Miss World America
2010		Succeeded by
Erin Cummins
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