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(海角在线免费) - The island nation of Seychelles has a new beauty queen.聽Christine Barbier 飞辞苍听迟丑别 Miss Seychelles Another World 2016 title on Saturday evening聽ahead of 11 other contestants.

Barbier received the coveted crown on top of being named the girl with the best personality, talent and sporting abilities.

鈥淚 feel very emotional, I鈥檓 extremely happy,鈥� Barbier said shortly after winning.聽

The 24-year-old accounts assistant from Cascade, in the east of Seychelles鈥� main island, Mah茅, said the thought that the title was within reach began to dawn on her after she was awarded the Miss Personality, Miss Sport and Miss Talent titles.

鈥淢y legs had started to shake,鈥� she said to SNA. Barbier was the oldest of 12 contestants vying for the crown.聽

The grand finale of the Miss Seychelles Another World 2016 beauty pageant -- a show of more than聽two hours -- was held at the International Conference Centre in the capital Victoria, which can hold about 600 people.

The contestants strutted聽their stuff in their casual, beach and evening wear聽against the backdrop of a glittering blue and white d茅cor. Several popular local artists including聽Sandra, Telcy, Joseph Sinon, Angie, Antoinette Dodin, among others helped聽to liven聽up the show.

The grand finale of the Miss Seychelles Another World 2016 beauty pageant -- a show of more than聽two hours -- was held at the International Conference Centre. (Patrick Joubert, 海角在线免费) Photo License:聽CC-BY

Sophie Rosette, Rita-Maria Durup, Samiya Albert, Christinne Barbier, Samira Nicoire and Lianne Barb茅 made the seven-member jury's聽list of six finalists. They had the daunting task of answering the judges鈥� questions聽before the ultimate winners were announced.

Six other titles were for grabs, apart from the four won by the new Miss Seychelles. Samira Albert and Lianne Barb茅 were crowned the second and first princesses respectively.

The jury panel narrowed the contestants' list to six before choosing the winner and two princesses. In the second photo:聽Samira Albert (left) and Lianne Barb茅 (right) were crowned the second and first princesses respectively.聽(Patrick Joubert, 海角在线免费) Photo License:聽CC-BY

Albert, 18, from Pointe Larue in the east of the main island Mah茅,聽also took home the prize for best evening gown. Barb茅, 19,聽and the only contestant from Praslin, Seychelles second most populated island also bagged two other awards 鈥� miss photogenic and the people鈥檚 choice award. The people鈥檚 choice was based on a nation-wide public voting, online and through SMS.

Sophie Rosette,聽whose beauty with a purpose project -- a key element of the pageant -- was about creating awareness on the need to protect Seychelles'聽coastlines from erosion, took home the prize for displaying the best effort in presenting her project.

Prize winners: Photo 1: Second Princess, Samiya Albert, 18 聽also took home the prize for best evening gown. Photo 2: First princess, Lianne Barb茅, 19 also bagged two other awards 鈥� miss photogenic and the people鈥檚 choice award. Photo 3:聽Sophie Rosette, took home the prize for displaying the best effort in presenting her project. (Patrick Joubert, 海角在线免费) Photo License:聽CC-BY

Barbier will embark on a year-long experience聽as a聽role model and ambassador for the country. One of her main tasks聽is to prepare for the Miss World beauty pageant later in the year.

Her priority she says is to聽鈥渟ee through my beauty with a purpose project and make it a success,鈥� as this is also an important aspect of the Miss World contest.

Barbier鈥檚 project entitled 鈥楥hildren's Home - Comfort, Care, Continuity,鈥� is all about helping to build a hostel or apartment for young adults who were brought up in a children's home and who have a hard time finding a home upon reaching age 18.

Speaking at Saturday鈥檚 event, the Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board, which is the main organizer of the pageant, said that the beauty with a purpose aspect adds a social dimension to the pageant, adding that it serves to teach the winner that beauty and victory go hand-in-hand with responsibility.

鈥淚n this modern world of ours it is no longer sufficient to be simply beautiful. Today the global audience is seeking more than that that鈥檚 why the buzzword of our time is beauty with a purpose,鈥� said Sherin Naiken.

The 12 contestants of the pageant in a souvenir photo. (Patrick Joubert, 海角在线免费) Photo License:聽CC-BY

While she enjoys the moments of her crowning as the new Seychelles beauty queen and looks forward to the year ahead, Barbier is also encouraging other young ladies to take part in future Miss Seychelles pageants, which she has described as a memorable journey, where one stands to gain new experiences and knowledge.

The outgoing Miss Seychelles, Linne Freminot, who crowned her successor on Saturday,聽also had some words of advice and encouragement for her: 鈥淚 feel a bit emotional after the journey, which has been filled with travelling and excitement. So my advice to Christinne is to enjoy her moments, be humble, wear the crown with pride and do not let the crown carry you, but you carry the crown.鈥�