Mexico's Perla Beltran, #1 choice for the Miss World 2009 crown Read more: Mexico's Perla Beltran, #1 choice for the Miss World 2009 crown

Mexico just won the Miss International 2009 last month and it's possible that another Mexican beauty will take home an international crown when the Miss World 2009 finals takes place on December 12 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Miss Mexico Perla Beltran who already earned a semi-final slot for topping the Top Model fast track is #1 choice for the title.

Here's final list of favorites for the Miss World 2009 title:

1. MEXICO, Perla Judith BELTRAN (Top Model Fast Track Winner)


2. PUERTO RICO, Jennifer COLON ALVARADO


3. SOUTH AFRICA, Tatum Lucy KESHWAR


4. BARBADOS, Leah Janine MARVILLE


5. FRANCE, Chloe MORTAUD


6. VIETNAM, Thi Huong Giang TRAN


7. BELGIUM, Zeynep SEVER


8. GIBRALTAR, Kaiane ALDORINO (Beach Beauty Fast Track Winner)


9. PANAMA, Nadege Elena HERRERA VASQUEZ


10. SCOTLAND, Katharine BROWN

11. JAMAICA, Kerrie BAYLIS
12. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Ana CONTRERAS
13. SIERRA LEONE, Mariatu KARGBO (Miss Talent Fast Track Winner)
14. ITALY, Alice TATICCHI
15. CANADA, Lena MA (Miss Talent Fast Track Winner)
16. BRAZIL, Luciana Bertolini REIS
17. PHILIPPINES, Marie Ann UMALI
18. JAPAN, Eruza SASAKI (Miss Sports Fast Track Winner)
19. NETHERLANDS, Avalon-Chanel WEYZIG
20. MALAYSIA, Thanuja ANANTHAN


CLOSE SHOTS:
21. VENEZUELA, Maria Milagros VELIZ
22. KOREA, Joori KIM
23. INDIA, Pooja CHOPRA
24. SERBIA, Jelena MARKOVIC
25. CROATIA, Ivana VASILJ


STRONG ALTERNATES:
26. BOLIVIA, Flavia Fernanda FOIANINI ARZABE
27. BELARUS, Yulia SINDZEYEVA
28. UKRAINE, Ievgeniia TULCHEVSKA
29. NEW ZEALAND, Magdalena SCHOEMAN
30. SLOVAKIA, Barbora FRANEKOVA


HONORABLE MENTIONS:
31. SPAIN, Carmen Laura GARCIA FERNÁNDEZ
32. INDONESIA, Kerenina Sunny HALIM
33. MARTINIQUE, Ingrid ITTRÉ
34. NAMIBIA, Happie NTELAMO
35. AUSTRIA, Anna HAMMEL
36. SRI LANKA, Gamya WIJAYADASA
37. COLOMBIA, Daniela RAMOS LALINDE
38. TURKEY, Ebru SAM
39. HUNGARY, Orsolya SURDÜLT
40. URUGUAY, Claudia VANRELL


TRAILING BEHIND:
41. ZIMBABWE, Vanessa SIBANDA
42. RUSSIA, Ksenia SHIPILOVA
43. SWEDEN, Erica HARRISON
44. PORTUGAL, Marta CADILHA
45. NORWAY, Sara SKJOLDNES
46. BAHAMAS, Joanna BROWN
47. HONDURAS, Blaise MASEY
48. ISRAEL, Adi RUDNITZKY
49. ARUBA, Nuraisa LISPIER
50. MOLDOVA, Maria BRAGARU
50. NIGERIA, Glory CHUKU

Previous List:
111009: 1. Mexico 2. Puerto Rico 3. South Africa 4. France 5. Brazil 6.5 Ukraine 6.5 Belgium 8. Belarus 9. Italy 10. Dominican Republic 11. Malaysia 12. Barbados 13.5 Philippines 13.5 India 15. United States 16. Venezuela 17. Netherlands 18. Spain 19. Austria 20.5 Namibia 20.5 New Zealand