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Mara Julia Mantilla GarcaMara Julia "Maju" Mantilla Garca was born in 1984 in Trujillo, a city of the north coast of Peru. On December 4, 2004, in the Beauty Crown Theatre located in the Chinese beach city of Sanya, she was crowned Miss World 2004 by the reigning champion, 2003's Miss Ireland Rosanna Davison, daughter of singer Chris de Burgh. During her reign, Garcia will perform a variety of duties focused on fundraising for charitable organizations. Popularly known in her country as "Maju" Mantilla, her aunt Maria Julia Mantilla Mayer was Miss Peru 1969. She won the right to represent Peru in the Miss World contest as runner-up to Liesel Holler (Miss Peru Universe 2004) and was one of the major favorites in the run-up to the pageant, which was decided by a global telephone and online poll. The Dominican Republic's Claudia Julissa Cruz (Rodrguez) and the USA's Nancy Randall were the first and second runners up. Other contestants who made it into the final five were 20-year-old Miss Philippines, Maria Karla (Rabanal) Bautista, and 19-year-old Miss Poland, Katarzyna Borowicz. The final contest was held in the southernmost Hainan province. The pageant, in its 54th edition, included contestants from 107 nations and attracted about 2.5 billion TV viewers around the world. Garcia is studying to become a high school teacher and plans to start a second career in tourism. In 2001, she became the Peruvian national champion of triathlon and penthathlon. She is a professional dancer, specializing in The Marinera, a typical local dance. Her personal motto is: My family are my strength.
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