Miss Nicaragua World 2012 appointed

LAUREN LAWSON (left) was appointed as Miss Nicaragua World 2012 on June 11 by the pageant's national director, Denis Davila (center). Lawson was first runner-up in Miss Nicaragua 2011. Lawson will represent Nicaragua in the Miss World 2012 pageant to be held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China on August 18, 2012. Photo credit: La Prensa / A. Zuñiga