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12/3/07:
Miss PR China wins Miss World 2007!
Two nights ago concluded the world's largest beauty pageant
in the world - Miss World 2007. In the end, local favorite, Miss China, PR of, Zhang Zilin won the crown. It is the first
time the nation has won the title and Zhang is the first Far East winner and the first from Asia since 2000 when India won.
Miss Zilin became the big favorite weeks into the competition after she placed 3rd in the Miss World Beach beauty competition
and won the Miss World Top Model competition. Zhang is also the first lady in many years to win in her home country. Sanya,
China, this year's host has been the host of the pageant for 4 years already (2003-2005, 2007). In the event Sanya hosts,
three Miss China Worlds have placed, and one of them went on to win the crown. Second place went to Angola's Micaela Reis
who was also 7th place at Miss Universe 2007. She is currently the highest placed delegate from Angola at Miss World. Mexico
finished third place, the nation's 4th consecutive placement and top 3 placement for the second time in three years.
Suprises of the night were Dominican Republic's exclusion
from the top 5. The beauty has been the big favorite for bookmakers and local press but failed to make the cut. Lithuania
was also Europe's strongest contender but also did not place. Trinidad and Tobago and Sweden were alternates on the list however
they weren't expected to male the top 5. Fans excepted Dominican Republic, Jamaica, or Malaysia to take their places. As for
Pageant Beauties's predictions, every semifinalist was on either our semifinalist list or alternates list.
For the first time, the Beauty With
A Purpose award was shared by two delegates - Misses Ecuador and Hong Kong China. Due to this, the number of semifinalists
became 16 rather than the originally purposed 15. Both made the semifinals breaking a long year without placement. For Ecuador
it is 21 years and for Hong Kong China it is 20 years. With Hong Kong China's placement, it is currently 73th in Global Beauties's
Grand Slam Ranking (http://www.globalbeauties.com/gsr.htm) and the nation has been named Best Mover of the Year. Great job Hong Kong! Previously the nation has
also placed at Miss International after a 21 year curse. Grenada participated for the 3rd time only and one of their two previous
placements was first (when Jennifer Hosten was named Miss World 1970). The Island has placed again after 37 years. Congratulations
to all winners and delegates! Another wonderful year of Miss World. See you next year for Miss World 2008 in Ukraine!
Miss China crowned Miss World 2007
Saturday, December 1, 2007 (Sanya, China)
Miss China Zi Lin Zhang was crowned Miss World 2007 at a glittering event at the Chinese
tourist resort of Sanya Saturday, beating 106 participants. India's Sarah-Jane Dias failed to make it to the semi-finals.
Miss
Angola Micaela Reis, 18, was the first runner up while 19-year-old Carolina Mor n from Mexico was the second runner up at
the gala Saturday night held in the Crown of Beauty Theater at Sanya in Hainan province.
Zhang was crowned by last
year's Miss World, Tatana Kucharova, from the Czech Republic, after Julia Morley, chairperson of the Miss World Organisation
and of the international panel of judges, announced her name as the winner.
Valene Maharaj of Trinidad and Tobago and
Annie Oliv of Sweden were the other two in the last five at the pageant, the second largest edition after Miss World 2003.
The
delegates reached Sanya on November 2 and visited a number of popular spots in China.
In the fast track awards, Zhang
was the Miss World Top Model, Miss Dominican Republic Ada Aim e de la Cruz the Miss World Beach Beauty, Miss United States
Abigail McCary the Miss World Sports and Miss Ghana Irene Dwomoh the Miss World Talent.
The Beauty With A Purpose title
was won jointly by Miss Ecuador Valeska Saab and Miss Hong Kong Kayi Cheung.
Unlike 2005 and 2006 editions, this year's
event did not have continental zones in the selection of the semi-finalists.
The event, hosted by Chinese TV presenter
Angela Chow and Latin American celebrity Fernando Allende, also witnessed some high voltage and touching dance performances.
One
of the highlights was Mandla Mandela, grandson of Nelson Mandela, introducing his grandfather's televised message on World
Aids Day. It was followed by children from South Africa and a local school and all the contestants joining in singing the
World Aids Day song.
The top 5 and Miss World 2007 Continental Queens of Beauty - Sweden (Europe), Trinidad &
Tobago (Caribbean), Mexico (Americas), China (Asia and Oceania), and Angola (Africa)
Delegates during the evening gown parade.
Delegates parade in swimsuits during the introduction.
Miss Korea World 2007, Eun Ju Cho walks to receive her Best Dress Designer award.
Delegates congratulate Miss China as the new Miss World. Photos courtesy of UNIAN (http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-224655.html).
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12/1/07:
Miss World 2007 LIVE Results:
Winner: People's Republic of China
1st runner up: Angola
2nd runner up: Mexico
Top 5 finalists: Trinidad & Tobago and Sweden
Top 16 semifinalists: Austria, Dominican Republic, Ecuador,
Ghana, Grenada, Hong Kong China, Jamaica, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, USA, and Venezuela
Miss World Continental Queens:
Queen of Africa: Angola
Queen of Europe: Sweden
Queen
of America: Mexico
Queen of Asia & Oceania: China PR
Queen of the Caribbean: Trinidad & Tobago
Fast Track Awards (Guaranteed into the top 16):
Miss World Beach Beauty: Dominican Republic
Miss World Sports: USA
Miss World Top Model: People's Republic of China
Miss World Talent: Ghana
Beauty With A Purpose: Ecuador and Hong Kong China (Reported
tie between two)
Best Dress Designer award: Korea
Comments to come later.
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11/30/07:
Tomorrow is Miss World 2007!
Indeed it is very fast because one month has past. The 106 delegates will vie for the Miss
World 2007 crown, the largest international beauty pageant with over 100 contestants. Today delegates had a dress rehearsal
for the press to expect what will tomorrow's show be like. Private preliminary interviews has been conducted yesterday and
on Wednesday and the other 10 semifinalists has been chosen.
This year's quality is like previous years, with big favorite
clearly being Miss Dominican Republic but can she win like how Rosanna Davison of Ireland did in 2003? Miss Davison was the
big favorite to win in 2003 and was also Miss World Beach Beauty. She went on to win the crown. Besides that the bookmakers
have all the odds on her too but just today a new bookmakers favorite arise, Miss People's Republic of China (http://www.globalbeauties.com/world/2007/w07_bookmakers.htm). Miss PR China is the top bet of 14 bookmakers agents and Dominican Republic follows closely in second place. China has
never won the crown and came close in 2003 when the pageant was staged in China. The country finished 3rd, the nation's highest
placement at the pageant. This year's Miss PR China, Zi Lin Zhang is also strong. She won the Miss World Top Model competition
with her extraordinary catwalk and could take the whole competition. It is a close race between them two.
Other strong favorites include Angola who is Africa's strongest representive. She has been
a favorite since the beginning due to her 7th place finish at Miss Universe this year. Caribbean's strongest delegate would
have to be Dominican Republic. However Jamaica has also been on the top for bookmakers and pageant fans. She is the one who
might overtake Dominican Republic. Puerto Rico is also another favorite to win the Miss World Caribbean title. Trinidad and
Tobago is also a strong dark horse. And of course, Grenada should not be neglected. She is very stunning and can easily win
Miss World Caribbean.
From Europe, Lithuania is the big favorite. Russia, Italy, and Austria are other favorites.
Scotland has also been a runner up at two fast track events - Sports and Talent. She is another favorite to win. Can Eupore
win again? It all depends on them. Slovenia and Slovakia should not be overlooked. They can easily pull a surprise. From the
Americas, Venezuela failed to become a favorite. The pageant powerhouse has recently lost ground in Miss World after missing
the cut in 2004 and 2005. She might impress the judges though. USA has automatically made the cut after winning Miss World
Sports but Mexico, Brazil, Ecuador, and Canada are strong. In Asia Pacific, PR China dominates like said before. Host delegate
and Miss World Top Model winner. Malaysia and Japan are strong too. Surprises might be Korea and Beauty With A Purpose top
5 finalists - Indonesia and Hong Kong China. Both Indonesia and Hong Kong China gained some attention after their finalist
finish for the Beauty With A Purpose award. They have also made the Pageant Cafe list of long shots. Both have the power to
pull a surprise.
From Africa we have Angola being the front runner, South Africa who also competed at Miss
Universe with Angola, and Ghana who already made the top 15. Below is a list of final predictions from each region and the
predictions for tonight's show. Who is your pick to win? UK viewers can view the show at Challenge TV and Star World at 12:00
p.m. UK time. The website (www.missology.org) will also have the latest clips of the pageant. The pageant will be held at 8:00 p.m. Sanya time.
The show's format will run like this (Courtesy of Global Beauties):
The opening number consists of a performance by a Chinese dance company.
The candidates then enter the stage in swimwear, dancing to Miss World's opening theme. After that, they are all introduced
wearing evening gowns. The best evening gown creation is then announced.
The five fast-track winners are called on stage, first the already known
winners - Dominican Republic (Beach Beauty), China (Top Model), USA (Sports) and Ghana (Talent), and then videos showing the
top 5 social projects are displayed (Hong Kong, Ecuador, Jamaica, Indonesia and Sweden). The 5th fast-track winner (Beauty
With a Purpose) is then announced.
Following that we will get to meet the other 10 semi-finalists, all picked
by the judging panel during the preliminary interviews. After each of the semi-finalists is announced, a video with the delegate
introducing herself will appear.
Then the judges will choose five finalists, who will each have 40 seconds
to convene them why she should be the next Miss World.
Finally, Miss World Chairman, Julia Morley announces who the two runner-ups
and the winner are.
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Viewers' Choice for Miss World 2007 |
Who is your favorite to win the Miss World 2007 crown? [10170 votes total]
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| Miss Albania World, Elda Dushi (141) |
 1% |
| Miss Angola World, Micaela Patricia Reis (10) |
 0% |
| Miss Argentina World, Alejandra Noelia Bernal (13) |
 0% |
| Miss Aruba World, Boyoura Martijn (5) |
 0% |
| Miss Australia World, Caroline Louise Clowes Pemberton (1) |
 0% |
| Miss Austria World, Christine Reiler (5) |
 0% |
| Miss Bahamas World, Anya Watkins (9) |
 0% |
| Miss Belarus World, Alena Aladka (10) |
 0% |
| Miss Belgium World, Halima Chehaima (16) |
 0% |
| Miss Belize World, Felicita "Leesha" Arzú (25) |
 0% |
| Miss Bolivia World, Sandra Lea Hernández Saavedra (16) |
 0% |
| Miss Bosnia and Herzegovina World, Gordana Tomić (284) |
 3% |
| Miss Botswana World, Malebogo Marumoagae (3) |
 0% |
| Miss Brazil World, Regiane Andrade (153) |
 2% |
| Miss Bulgaria World, Paolina Racheva (1) |
0% |
| Miss World Canada, Sara Ghulam (19) |
 0% |
| Miss Cayman Islands World, Rebecca Parchment (10) |
 0% |
| Miss Chile World, Bernardita Zúñiga Huesbe (119) |
1% |
| Miss China, P.R. of World, Eilin Zi Lin Zhang (65) |
1% |
| Miss Chinese Taipei World, Yen Chin Li (1) |
 0% |
| Miss Colombia World, María José Torrenegra Ariza (49) |
 0% |
| Miss Costa Rica World, Wendy del Carmen Cordero Sánchez (5) |
 0% |
| Miss Croatia World, Tajana Jeremić (8) |
 0% |
| Miss Curaçao World, Mckeyla Antoinette Richards (2) |
 0% |
| Miss Cyprus World, Dora Anastasiou (1) |
 0% |
| Miss Czech Republic World, Kateřina Sokolová (3) |
 0% |
| Miss Denmark World, Line Kruuse (11) |
 0% |
| Miss Dominican Republic World, Ada Aimée de la Cruz (281) |
 3% |
| Miss Ecuador World, Valeska Alexandra Saab Gómez (93) |
 1% |
| Miss El Salvador World, Silvia Michelle Melhado Rodríguez
(116) |
 1% |
| Miss England World, Georgia Faye Horsley (2) |
 0% |
| Miss Estonia World, Kadi Sizask (0) |
 0% |
| Miss Ethiopia World, Mihiret Abebe (3) |
 0% |
| Miss Finland World, Linnea Eeric Annickki Aaltonen (3) |
 0% |
| Miss France World, Rachel Legrain-Trapani (5) |
 0% |
| Miss Georgia World, Tamar Nemsitsveridze (0) |
 0% |
| Miss Germany World, Janice Behrendt (0) |
 0% |
| Miss Ghana World, Irene Akosua Boatemaa Dwomoh (2) |
 0% |
| Miss Gibraltar World, Danielle Samantha Pérez (1) |
 0% |
| Miss Greece World, Aikaterini Evangelinou (8) |
 0% |
| Miss Grenada World, Vivian Charlott Burkhardt (16) |
 0% |
| Miss Guadeloupe World, Nancy Karen Fleurival (1) |
 0% |
| Miss Guatemala World, Hamy Nataly Tejeda Funes (28) |
 0% |
| Miss Guyana World, Candace Charles (17) |
 0% |
| Miss Hong Kong China World, Kayi Cheung (20) |
0% |
| Miss Hungary World, Krisztina Bodri (13) |
 0% |
| Miss Iceland World, Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir (969) |
 10% |
| Miss India World, Sarah-Jane Dias (54) |
 1% |
| Miss Indonesia World, Kamidia Radisti (37) |
 0% |
| Miss Ireland World, Bláthnaid McKenna (3) |
 0% |
| Miss Israel World, Liran Kohener (1) |
0% |
| Miss Italy World, Giada Wiltshire (122) |
1% |
| Miss Jamaica World, Yendi Phillips (4514) |
44% |
| Miss Japan World, Rui Watanabe (4) |
0% |
| Miss Kazakhstan World, Dana Kaparova (2) |
0% |
| Miss Kenya World, Catherine Wangari Wainaina (0) |
0% |
| Miss Korea World, Eun-Ju Cho (1) |
0% |
| Miss Latvia World, Kristīne Djadenko (0) |
0% |
| Miss Lebanon World, Nadine Njeim (14) |
0% |
| Miss Lithuania World, Jurgita Jurkuté (62) |
1% |
| Miss Macedonia, FYR of World, Jana Stojanovska (1) |
0% |
| Miss Malaysia World, Deborah Priya Henry (78) |
1% |
| Miss Malta World, Stephanie Zammit (0) |
0% |
| Miss Martinique World, Vanessa Beauchaints (2) |
0% |
| Miss Mauritius World, Melody Selvon (0) |
0% |
| Miss Mexico World, Carolina Morán Gordillo (601) |
6% |
| Miss Moldova World, Ina Codreanu (0) |
0% |
| Miss Mongolia World, Oyungerel Gankhuyag (2) |
0% |
| Miss Montenegro World, Marija Ćirović (3) |
0% |
| Miss Namibia World, Marichen Jolandi Luiperth (2) |
0% |
| Miss Nepal World, Sitashma Chand (8) |
0% |
| Miss Netherlands World, Melissa Sneekes (10) |
0% |
| Miss New Zealand World, Stephanie Maria Dods (3) |
0% |
| Miss Nigeria World, Manuchi Gail Teresa Abii Nwankwo (6) |
0% |
| Miss Northern Ireland World, Melissa Jane Patton (2) |
0% |
| Miss Norway World, Lisa-Mari Moen Jünge (3) |
0% |
| Miss Panama World, Shey Ling Him Gordon (21) |
0% |
| Miss Paraguay World, María de la Paz Vargas Morinigo (1) |
0% |
| Miss Peru World, Cynthia Jessenia Calderón Ulloa (64) |
1% |
| Miss Philippines World, Margaret Nales Wilson (560) |
6% |
| Miss Poland World, Karolina Zakrzewska (8) |
0% |
| Miss Puerto Rico World, Jennifer Guevara Campos (491) |
5% |
| Miss Romania World, Elena Roxana Azoitei (3) |
0% |
| Miss Russia World, Tatiana Kotova (4) |
0% |
| Miss Scotland World, Nieve Jennings (4) |
0% |
| Miss Serbia World, Mirjana Božović (7) |
0% |
| Miss Sierra Leone World, Fatmata B. Turay (2) |
0% |
| Miss Singapore World, Roshni Kaur Soin (4) |
0% |
| Miss Slovakia World, Veronika Husárová (0) |
0% |
| Miss Slovenia World, Tadeja Ternar (5) |
0% |
| Miss South Africa World, Megan Kate Coleman (25) |
0% |
| Miss Spain World, Natalia Zabala Arroyo (25) |
0% |
| Miss Sri Lanka World, Romanthi Maria Colombage (7) |
0% |
| Miss Suriname World, Charisse Melany Moll (3) |
0% |
| Miss Swaziland World, Nkosing'phile Dlamini (2) |
0% |
| Miss Sweden World, Annie Oliv (3) |
0% |
| Miss Tanzania World, Richia Maria Adhia (2) |
0% |
| Miss Thailand World, Kanokkorn Jaicheun (8) |
0% |
| Miss Trinidad and Tobago World, Valene Maharaj (23) |
0% |
| Miss Turkey World, Mukerrem Selen Soyder (36) |
0% |
| Miss Uganda World, Monica Kansiime Kasyate (0) |
0% |
| Miss Ukraine World, Lika Roman (3) |
0% |
| Miss United States World, Abigail McCary (150) |
1% |
| Miss Venezuela World, Claudia Paola Suárez Fernández (579) |
6% |
| Miss Vietnam World, Thu Minh Dang Thi (27) |
0% |
| Miss Wales World, Kelly-Louise Pesticcio (1) |
0% |
| Miss Zimbabwe World, Caroline Marufu (4) |
0% | |
Viewers' Choice for Miss World 2007 is
Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillips! Miss Phillips came by storm as she overcame the two favorites for the award
earlier - Iceland and Mexico. Misses Iceland and Mexico lead the poll for 2 and 1 weeks represectively but in the end Miss
Phillips suddenly gained a large amount of supporters and votes to make her the winner! A record of 10710 votes have been
recorded, the most ever for a PB's Viewers' Choice poll. Thanks for voting! She is the viewers' and fans' choice for Miss
World 2007. Congratulations!
Pageant Beauties's Miss World 2007 is
It's her Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimee de la Cruz! Ada is very tall and stunning and
is the big favorite to win for many sites. She will be a good Miss World. She is the first woman from the Dominican Republic
to win the PB's Miss World title. She succeeds Miss Venezuela World 2006 who was PB's Miss World 2006. Congratulations!
In Second place is Miss People's Republic of China. It was definitely a close race between
both delegates. The scores were extremely close. Miss Lithuania was third. Here are the final predictions with each continental
group winner and Beauty With A Purpose award winner.
Miss World 2007 Final Predictions:
Miss World 2007 and PB's Miss World 2007: Miss Dominican Republic (Miss World Beach Beauty)
1st runner up: People's Republic of China (Miss World Top Model)
2nd runner up: Lithuania
3rd runner up: USA (Miss World Sports)
4th runner up: Malaysia
Top 15 (6th to 15th place): *Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
Mexico, Grenada, Angola, *Ecuador, Russia, Austria, Italy, and Ghana (Miss World Talent)
Alternates (from 16th to 30th place): Venezuela, Brazil, Ukraine, Trinidad
& Tobago, Japan, Philippines, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Spain, *Sweden, Canada, *Hong
Kong China, *Indonesia, Australia, and Korea
Miss World Continental Queens predictions:
Queen of Asia & Oceania: People's Republic of China
Queen of Europe: Lithuania
Queen of Caribbean: Dominican Republic
Queen of Americas: USA
Queen of Africa: Angola
Beauty With A Purpose prediction (1st to 5th place): Jamaica, Indonesia,
Hong Kong China, Ecuador, and Sweden
Best Dress Designer award: Miss People's Republic of China
*=Top 5 finalists for the Beauty With A Purpose award. The winner will automatically make
the top 15 and if she is one of the ten picks from the judges to make the cut, the delegate in 11th place from the judges
picks will make the cut.
Also note this year there will be NO continental group awards announced during the finals
like previous years (2005 and 2006). This means no delegate will automatically make the top 6 like in 2005 and 2006.
Pageant Beauties wishes all the delegates the best of luck. Expect lots of surprises and suspense
in Miss World. May the best delegate win!
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11/28/07:
Miss Ghana World, Irene Dwomoh holds a trophy after being announced as Miss World Talent 2007.
Miss World Talent 2007 results:
Winner: Ghana
1st runner up: Scotland
2nd runner up: Sweden
Top 17 Finalists:
Australia, Canada, England, Gibraltar,
Grenada, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Macedonia FYRO, Malaysia
Malta, Singapore, Slovakia, and Thailand
Eighteen highly talented contestants performed in the Miss World Talent Final tonight and
it was Ghana’s wonderfully original comic afro dance which deservedly carried the day.
In second place was Scotland’s beautiful rendition of the ‘Bonny Banks of Loch Lomond’
and Sweden’s very appropriate final performance of the evening, Abba’s ‘Thank You For The Music’,
took third.
The decision was an extremely close one with all of the top three being favoured by two judges
each – it was only when placings were taken into account that Ghana won the verdict.
With all eighteen performances deserving of huge praise in a talent show that was as varied
as one could have possibly imagined, it was hardly surprising that the judges struggled to separate the contenders. From a
comic monologue to an operatic aria; from linear flower arranging to kung fu dancing; from a magic show to flamenco dancing
– this talent show had it all.
At the end it was Ghana’s beaming smile under her wonderful afro wig which shone out in
the Holiday Inn ballroom as she was presented with her Miss World Fast Track trophy by the reigning Miss World, Tatana Kucharova.
Then the party could really begin!
Iceland continues to lead Viewers' Choice poll
Miss Iceland World continues to lead the poll. She has held the top position for 1 week already.
Voting will end on November 30th, 2007. The poll has received 5200 votes already, the most ever for our Viewers' Choice poll!
Thank you for voting.
There are only three more days until the finals. Delegates are currently soaking it all up
and did last minute shopping. They will have lots of rehearsals in the upcoming days. A review of each continental group will
be published soon. For now view the updated list of top 15 and alternates:
Current top 15: Lithuania, USA, Grenada, People's Rupublic
of China, Dominican Republic, Malaysia, Scotland, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Japan, Mexico, Angola, Brazil, and
Philippines
Alternates: Ecuador, Albania, Trinidad and Tobago, Northern Ireland,
and Sweden
*Delegates who have already made the top 15 after winning a fast track event include: Dominican
Republic (Beach Beauty), USA (Sports), People's Republic of China (Top Model), and Ghana (Talent). The winner of the last
fast track event, Beauty With A Purpose will be announced during the finals on December 1st.*
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11/26/07:
Miss World Talent 2007 results:
Winner: Ghana
1st runner up: Scotland
2nd runner up: Sweden
Miss Ghana World, Irene Dwomoh has won the Miss World Talent award, the 4th fast track event
of the competition. She has automatically make the top 15. She successes Miss Ghana World 2006, Lamisi Mbillah who won the
Beauty With A Purpose award which automatically qualified her to make the top 17 last year.
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11/24/07:
Miss China, PR of wins Miss World Top Model
The 3rd fast track event, Miss World Top Model was held today in Beijing during the Dynasties
Fashion Show. Delegates modeled in different chinese designs and gowns where a panel of judges chose Miss Eilin Zi Lin Zhang
of the People's Republic of China as Miss World Top Model. She automatically makes the top 15 semifinalists list. Miss Zhang
was also 2nd runner up earlier at the Miss World Beach Beauty competition. Second place went to Miss Puerto Rico and third
went to Miss Mexico. Misses Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela rounded out the top 7.
Miss World Top Model 2007 results:
Winner: China
1st runner up: Puerto Rico
2nd runner up: Mexico
Top 7 finalists: Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela
Beauty With A Purpose top 5 announced:
Delegates in national costumes during the Red Cross Charity event.
On November 21st, 2007 the delegates attended the Red Cross Charity event. 24 delegates paraded
in national costumes and through text messaging and donations, delegates raised $5.5 million USD for the Red Cross society
in China. During the event, Miss World chairman Julia Morley announced the top 5 finalists of the Beauty With A Purpose award,
in which the winner of the award will auotmatically make the top 15 like Miss Korea and Ghana in 2005 and 2006. The top 5
finalists include:
• Miss Hong Kong China, Kayi Cheung: Helps old people and
regularly works at retirement homes. She also has strong ties with UNICEF.
• Miss Ecuador, Valeska Saab: Helps people with a terrible
generic skin condition called Itchiosis.
• Miss Jamaica, Yendi Phillips: Helped people recover from
a hurricane which hit the island by organising a fashion show and music event.
• Miss Indonesia, Kamidia Radisti: Helps less fortunate children
with home schooling, free medical services for babies and young children.
• Miss Sweden, Annie Oliv: Has for the last two years worked
with a disabled person who has always been in a wheelchair and unable to do anything for herself.
The winner of this award will be announced during the finals on December 1st, 2007.
One of these five finalists will become a top 15 semifinalist. Who do you think has the best field of contribution? Who do
you will win?
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11/21/07:
Delegates visit The Great Wall:
The 106 delegates continued their tour of Beijing by visiting the most famous landmark of
Beijing and China and one of the seven wonders of the world - The Great Wall. Delegates visited the Badaling section of the
wall and view the beautiful scenery as they walked up the wall. Delegates took pictures and on the way up to the top, 2 groups
of delegates sang the Olympic Torch Anthem to celebrate the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Who will win the Beauty With A Purpose award?
The winner of the award will be announced tonight during the Red Cross Charity Ball event
where delegates auction their items bought from their countries to Beijing. The winner of the award will automatically make
the top 15.
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11/20/07:
Delegates arrive in Beijing
After weeks of touring Sanya, delegates traveled to Hainan and has arrived in Beijing! Beijing
will be the site of the 2008 Summer Olympics and is the capital of China. Delegates were presented with Olympics mascots or
bears in five different colors which resemble and have different meanings. They also got the chance to record the 2008
Summer Olympics torch relay anthem. The anthem is named as Light the Passion, Share the Dream. Delegates sang the following
lyrics of the song:
Flame is the light like a star in the sky
It will burn forever strong and light the way for you and I
We wish upon
the stars, that dreams will take us far
Hope and peace in the world we all belong
Love love love we will share together
Love love love we are one
One world one dream
Let us share our hearts together all as one
In a place where we join in the harmony
One world
one dream
Let us celebrate the powers of our heroes
Who’ll rise with strength and pride
Love love love we will share together
Love love love we are one
Time and time again they flexed their power spirit and glory
Win or lose they stood together high
Hearts and souls
unite together
Bring the worlds to love each other
Reach reach for the sky
One world one dream
Let us share our hearts together all as one
In a place where we join in harmony
One world
one dream
Let us celebrate the powers of our heroes
Who’ll rise with strength and pride
Light the passion share
the dream all as one
The song will be broadcasted during the finals on December 1st, 2007. The delegates will stay
in Beijing for 4 days, while visiting the Great Wall, the Temple of Heaven, and other landmarks.
Iceland continues to lead Viewers' Choice Poll
Iceland's Jóhanna Vala Jónsdóttir is still
going strong by gaining 667 votes out of 3500 total votes. She has lead the poll for almost a week already! Will she hang
on to the position?
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11/19/07:
Delegates visit the Pulanna Factory
Yesterday the delegates visited the Pulanna Factory to view Pulanna's natural herbal cosmetics and pharmaceutical
factory. They were greeted with chinese women in traditional costumes
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