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It took the 13 judges of this year's Miss Singapore World beauty pageant one-and-a-half hours to name their winner on Wednesday.
And their pick surprised the audience - newly-crowned Karisa Sukamto stands at just 1.6m tall.
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Looking for women with brains didn’t work last year. So this year, the organiser of Miss Singapore World is employing a controversial new strategy – only pan-Asian looking women need apply.
Poise and wit saved the night.
Miss Singapore World 2011 hopefuls met their judging panel on Saturday.