Brazil wins Top Model of the World contest

Débora Lyra, 19, the representative of Brazil, won the title Top Model of the World 2009 this Saturday in Berlin, Germany.

Débora hails from the state of Espírito Santos and she was a 2009 Miss Earth Brazil's runner-up last November.

The 1st runner-up was Yolimar Sanchez (USA), and the 2nd runner-up was Diana Ivancheva (Bulgaria).

The other two finalists came from Poland and the Dominican Republic.

Semi-finalists were the candidates from Honduras, Zimbabwe, Kosovo, Sweden, Armenia, Belarus and Bolivia.