The week's best photojournalism

In some of the week's most revealing images, a beauty queen tearfully surrenders her crown, Buddhist monks sprint, and more

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Other contestants comfort Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, center right, after she was incorrectly crowned Miss Universe at the Miss Universe pageant.
Other contestants comfort Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez after she was briefly crowned Miss Universe, and then declared the first runner-up, in Las Vegas.
(Image credit: (AP Photo/John Locher))

Buddhist monks carrying kettles run toward the monastery to serve tea to attendees of the Jangchup Lamrim teachings conducted by the Dalai Lama in Bylakuppe, India.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Abhishek N. Chinnappa))

A man carries a portrait of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during a rally to mark Stalin's birthday in his hometown of Gori, Georgia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/David Mdzinarishvili))

A man dressed as Santa takes part in the traditional Christmas bath during an unusually warm winter day in Nice, France.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Eric Gaillard))

Hillary Clinton at the end of the Democratic presidential debate at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Brian Snyder))

The International Snow Sculpture Art Expo in Harbin, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/China Daily))

People celebrate in Villanueva de la Concepcion, where several families won a portion of the top prize in Spain's Christmas Lottery "El Gordo" (The Fat One), near Malaga, Spain.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Jon Nazca))

People stroll under festive holiday lights in central Moscow.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov))

Vehicles and buildings destroyed by a landslide at an industrial park in Shenzhen, China.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Stringer))

A motor boat sails along the Yenisei River, outside the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin))

A ski run made with artificial snow at a western German ski resort southeast of Dortmund, Germany.
(Image credit: (REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay))

A woman walks on the Smetovi mountain range near Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Lauren Hansen
Lauren Hansen

Lauren Hansen produces The Week’s podcasts and videos and edits the photo blog, Captured. She also manages the production of the magazine's iPad app. A graduate of Kenyon College and Northwestern University, she previously worked at the BBC and Frontline. She knows a thing or two about pretty pictures and cute puppies, both of which she tweets about @mylaurenhansen.