The 2012 Miss India Worldwide Pageant was concluded Sunday at Paramaribo in Suriname, South America, with Alana Seebarran of Guyana winning the coveted title.
Alana Seebarran was crowned the new Miss India Worldwide 2012 by her predecessor Ankita Ghazan from Australia.
Seebarran was followed by the first runner-up Anvita Sudarshan of Kuwait and second runner-up Olivia Rose of Australia at the 21st edition of the annual pageant, after contestants of Indian origin but from 35 different countries competed for the crown.
The contestants participated in evening gown and talent segments of the contest before the winners were announced.
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Miss India Worldwide 2012 Alana Seebarran of Guyana (C) poses with runner-up Anvita Sudarshan of Kuwait (R) and second runner-up Olivia Rose of Australia, after the judging of the pageant in Paramaribo Feb. 26, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide 2012 Alana Seebarran of Guyana (C) poses with runner-up Anvita Sudarshan of Kuwait (R) and second runner-up Olivia Rose of Australia, after the judging of the pageant in Paramaribo Feb. 26, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestant Alana Seebarran of Guyana is crowned as the new Miss India Worldwide 2012 in Paramaribo, Feb. 26, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestant Eram Karim of India performs in the talent portion of the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestants Alana Seebarran of Guyana (L) and Eram Karim of India compete in the evening gown segment of the pageant in Paramaribo, late Feb. 25, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestant Alana Seebaran of Guyana performs in the talent portion of the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Contestant Alana Seebarran of Guyana is applauded by Bollywood actor Aftab Shivdasani (in Left image) and other contestants, after being crowned the new Miss India Worldwide 2012 in the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 26, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestants Sheina Gokool of South Africa (L) and Shreeya Chawla of Canada perform in the talent portion of the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestants Christina Suthanthara of France (L) and Olivia Rose of Australia perform in the talent portion of the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestant Eram Karim of India performs in the talent portion of the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Miss India Worldwide contestants Charisma Dihal of the Netherlands (R), Lavanya Kunalingam of Sri Lanka (C) and Vinatha Sreeramkumar of Spain (L) perform in the talent portion of the pageant in Paramaribo, Feb. 23, 2012.
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Contestant Alana Seebarran of Guyana (R) reacts next to contestant Varsha Ramrattan of Suriname as Seebarran is crowned the new Miss India Worldwide 2012 in Paramaribo Feb. 26, 2012.
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Contestant Alana Seebarran of Guyana is crowned as the new Miss India Worldwide 2012 by her predecessor Ankita Ghazan from Australia in the pageant, next to contestant Varsha Ramrattan of Suriname (L), in Paramaribo Feb. 26, 2012.
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