Yu Wenxia

Yu Wenxia (; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese actress, television 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. Early life and education The second of two daughters to farming parents, she was born on 6 August 1989 in Shangzhi, Heilongjiang in northeast China. Yu dreamt of becoming a singer as a child, enjoying classes in music and nature. 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.