Miss Philippines, Megan Young, on the
Indonesian island of Bali.
US-born Ms Young, 23, beat 126 other
contestants and pledged to be "the best Miss
World ever".
The competition was moved to Bali from the
capital, Jakarta, because of protests from
hardline Muslim groups.
Security for Saturday's event was high in
Bali, a resort island with a majority Hindu
population, but no further demonstrations were reported.
Miss France, Marine Lorphelin, came second in the contest and Miss Ghana, Carranzar Naa
Okailey Shooter, took third place.
Wearing a glittering gown, Ms Young, who moved to the Philippines at the age of 10, wept as the Miss World sash was put over her shoulder by 2012 winner Miss China.
She told the cheering crowd in Nusa Dua in
southern Bali she would "be myself in
everything I do, to share what I know and to
educate people".
Indonesia is the world's most populous Muslim country and the organisers had originally offered to abandon the contest's bikini round in an attempt to address complaints of pornography and immorality.
Protests were led by the hardline Islamic
Defenders' Front (FPI), which had planned to
cross to the island from East Java but were
prevented when the port was shut late on
Friday.
The event, broadcast in 180 countries, was
guarded by heavily armed police with water
cannon while some 1,000 FPI members held a
prayer session at a mosque outside Jakarta.
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