Prize winners pose for photos after the final of "the best model of the world" contest in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 12, 2009. Erkan Meric from Turkey and Aicha Dicko from Mali won the men's and women's champions respectively. One hundred and twenty contestants took part in the competition. [Xinhua]

Vasd Nestorovic from Ethiopia (L) and Dhurata Lipovica from Kosovo (R), runner-ups of the contest, pose for photos in the final of "the best model of the world" contest in Sofia, Bulgaria, December 12, 2009. [Xinhua]