Zhejiang contestant Zhong Yangyang, 19, won the first place at the 17th New Silk Road Chinese Model Contest final in Sanya on sunday evening. Some 50 models from across the country took part in the pageant.

From left to right : Liu Lian, Sun Bei, Zhong Yangyang, Yao Ximeng, Bai Shuyu and Wang Bingxin

Final results

1. Zhong Yangyang - 钟阳阳 (n°34)
2. Liu Lian - 刘恋 (n°30) and Sun Bei - 孙贝 (n°31)
3. Bai Shuyu - 白殊羽 (n°5), Yao Ximeng - 姚西梦 (n°17) and Wang Bingxin - 王冰鑫 (n°47)

Zhong Yangyang (blog), 19, from Zhejiang, 179,5 cm, 50 kg, 82/62/87.

The 50 contestants arrived in Sanya on September 11for ten days of training and photo shooting before the final.

The traditional bikini contest

The less traditional "white hat / arm up in the air" contest

More information

• New Silk Road Model Look China contest
• Chinese beauty pageants
• Chinese models