Amalia Mataoros is Costa Rica's bet to Miss World

Standing at 1.75m tall, Maria Amalia Mataoros (photo) was crowned as the new Miss World Costa Rica 2008. The 19 year old beauty pageant veteran also competed in Miss Tourism Queen International and Miss Latin America beauty contests respectively.

Maria Amalia will now represent her country in the upcoming Miss World beauty pageant to be held in Kiev, Ukraine on October.