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Mei Yanling | |
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Born | Mei Yanling December 12, 1983 |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Title | Miss China World 2008 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss China World 2008 (Winner) Miss World 2008 (Unplaced) |
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Preceded by Zhang Zilin (Miss World) | Miss China World 2008 | Succeeded by Yu Sheng |
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