Miss World
2009
News
Gossips and Juicy Stories of Miss World 2009 (December 13, 2009)
1. The parents of Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino thought all along that Miss Mexico Perla Beltran will win.
2. Lupita Jones, National Director of Miss Mexico pageant told the Mexican press that, " "I'm very angry. I'll repeat what everyone is saying here: 'The crown was for Mexico'".
3. Lupita also fumed when Karla Karillo failed to become one of Miss Universe 2009 semifinalists.
4. Pageant observers note that the gown of Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino is similar to the gown of Miss Mexico Universe 2008. Notice the color, the skirt, the pleats at the waist line, including the bracelet accessory at their right hands. The only difference is the color and placement of applique. If the press and the observers are to be believed, Gibraltar stole from Mexico - twice!
5. Gibraltar will have a royal like reception for Kaiane. Fireworks lit the sky of Gibraltar after Kaiane was crowned.
6. Miss Barbados Leah Marville took the Caribbean Continental Queen Award although the highest placement from the region is by Miss Martinique. Miss Barbados, who won the Missosology's People's Choice Award, failed to make it to the semis despite strong showing.
7. Disappointment enveloped fans from Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Both failed to enter the semis. Puerto Rico in particular was deemed by bookmakers as the possible winner.
8. Fake nude photos of Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino circulated in the internet 24 hours after she was crowned.
Gibraltar Wins Miss World 2009 Title
Twenty-two year old HR Clerk Kaiane Aldorino took the Miss World 2009 crown in a glitzy affair held at Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. First runner-up title went to Miss Mexico Perla Beltran while the second runner-up is Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar. More than a hundred beauties from across the world competed in the event. Angela Chow, Michelle McLean (Miss Universe 1992) and Steve Douglas hosted the event. The panel of judges include Julia Morley, owner of the pageant, and former Miss World Zhang Zi Lin and Priyanka Chopra.
The ceremonies started with Dance of the World segment with the contestants wearing their traditional costumes. Then the Fast Track winners were introduced onstage. These are the contestants that earned the semifinals berth for winning several contest prior the finals night. These include the contestants from Japan (Sports), Canada and Sierra Leone (talent), Mexico (Top Model) and Gibraltar (Beach Body). Then the winner of the Beauty With A Purpose was announced. Miss India Pooja Chopra won and earned the last Fast Track slot of the pageant.
Ten more semifinalists were chosen and they include the contestants from: Korea, Martinique, Colombia, Poland, Brazil, France, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, South Africa, and Panama. After that, the Top 7 were chosen by the panel of judges. They include: Colombia, Panama, Canada, Mexico, Gibraltar, South Africa and France.
This year's Miss World 2009 pageant toured London, Abu Dhabi and South Africa. The pageant was dogged with criticisms including a delegate allegedly a member of a cult and the huge money spent by South African government to host the pageant. National costumes reappeared in the pageant after long years of absence although a National Costume award was not presented. During the finals night, traditional dancers, drummers as well as performances from the talent piece of Miss Sierra Leone, Miss Korea, Miss Norway and Miss Canada provided entertainment in between segments.
Finalists of Beauty With a Purpose Award Bared (December 11, 2009)
Miss World announced the three finalists for Beauty With a Purpose Award. They are Miss Barbados Leah Marville, Miss India Pooja Chopra and Miss Nicaragua Alida Boer. The winner will be announced during the finals night and will have a guaranteed place in the semifinals.
Alleged Scandals at Miss World 2009 (December 11, 2009)
Yes, Miss World 2009 is dogged with wild allegations and stories plucked in thins air. Some are quite amusing and some claim to have evidence. Here's some of these stories:
1. One Asian delegate was forced to pee in a plastic container after the bus driver and pageant handler refused to stop the bus.
2. Miss India allegedly faked her injury.
3. And the most damaging of all is the allegation at Miss Indonesia is a member of a cult. This prompted Miss World issued the following press release.
Miss World Limited, the owner of the Miss World Pageant, deplores the publication by the Mail and Guardian, a South African newspaper and online publisher, of certain articles concerning the Miss World Pageant.
The first article appears with the front-page headline “Miss Indonesia linked to ‘child abuse cult’. It is reported that Miss Indonesia was born to parents who are members of The Family International, a religious group which has scandals in its past.
The innuendo in the article is that Miss Indonesia and the Miss World Pageant is tainted by such scandals, which is entirely untrue.
The second article appears under the headline “Pageant Debacle” and contains allegations of excessive spending by Johannesburg, the City hosting the 2009 Miss World Pageant. The report is misleading. It contains the statement that World Awards Limited owns the Miss World Pageant, which is false. Miss World Limited owns The Miss World Pageant.
The Mail and Guardian has ambushed the Pageant with these publications on the eve of the pageant. Our company, Miss World Limited was not even given an opportunity of commenting on the second article.
The Mail and Guardian has besmirched the reputation of a young woman without any justification for doing so, other than to generate sales of its paper. It has failed to check its facts and did not give us a chance to answer the case it made against us in the media.
We have demanded of the editor, Nic Dawes, that he withdraw the publication of these articles on the web and publish a retraction. He refused to do so. The glare of publicity surrounding the Miss World Pageant will exacerbate the injury to the reputation of Miss Indonesia and this is something that the Mail and Guardian clearly does not care about.
We are appalled at this gutter-journalism. The Miss World Pageant is designed to select young women as role-models for their generations in their respective countries.
We have given instructions to our South African attorneys, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, to institute legal proceedings on an urgent basis to protect our company and all contestants.
Latest Tidbits and News (December 10, 2009)
1. Some countries enjoy live telecast of the Miss World pageant this Saturday like Lebanon via LBC. Some countries won't enjoy it however like pageant-crazy Philippines. No major Philippine TV station wants to cover the pageant due to low ratings. It is however available via E! and will air around 1 a.m. Sunday Philippine Time.
2. Many delegates like Miss Israel and Miss Poland are counting the remaining days of the pageant. They are far more concerned about going home.
3. Miss Mexico is more optimistic. She has a personal battlecry that sounds more like, "Go get that crown!"
3. Meanwhile, the Miss World official website reports that former Miss World Priyanka Chopra will grace the finals. A good news for Pooja Chopra? Here is the full report:
Former Miss World and Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra will appear before an estimated global TV audience of one billion when she takes to the stage as a very special guest at the 59th Miss World Final 2009, on Saturday 12 December.
The glittering two-hour spectacular from Gallagher Convention Centre in the City of Gold, Johannesburg will showcase the beauty and talent of 112 of the World’s most incredible young women, who have spent one month enjoying the wonders of South Africa.
Presenters of the show will be China’s leading TV presenter Angela Chow and South African TV host Michelle McLean. They will be joined by special guest from India, former Miss World Priyanka Chopra, who won the Miss World crown in 2000 and has now established herself as one of the leading actresses in Bollywood.
The show will be screened around the globe, with many countries taking it live to a massive TV audience. Broadcasters include United States (E! TV), India (Zee TV, Hindi and English language versions), South Africa (SABC3), China (CCTV2), and Russia (CTC).
As well as showcasing the 112 contestants, the live broadcast will feature exciting presentations by South African and international artists, as well as some of the contestants’ own talent performances, including Canada and Sierra Leone who jointly won the recent Miss World Talent Show.
Lighter Moments at Miss World (December 9, 2009)
It's not all hard work and tours for Miss World 2009 delegates. One of the lighter moments for the contestants was the Family Dinner held in December 7. Other than that, birthdays also warrant some fun moments. Here's a report from Miss World organization:
While touring three continents, no less than fourteen Miss World contestants will have celebrated their birthdays during the five weeks of Miss World 2009.
A special party was organised in the final week before the Miss World final on December 12th to mark this many birthdays. In true Miss World tradition, contestants sang Happy Birthday in English and Spanish as a 5kg celebratory cake was presented to the birthday girls. Special guests leading the birthday partying were Miss World 1998 Linor Abargil, Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin and Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova.
Barbados and Denmark were first to celebrate their birthdays when the Miss World cotestants toured the Gulf state, Abu Dhabi. During their time in South Africa, the following contestants marked their anniversaries: Panama, Bahamas, Guadeloupe, Finland, Portugal, Sweden, Serbia, Ukraine, Sri Lanka, and Hungary, with South Africa and Mongolia having their birthdays just after the Miss World final.
Major Networks to Air Miss World 2009 (December 7, 2009)
Some of the biggest television broadcasters around the world will be televising the Miss World 2009 Final this Saturday 12th December. These include a debut broadcast for E! Entertainment in the United States who boast 600 million home viewers internationally. Other broadcasters include SABC3 in the host country South Africa, CCTV in China, Zee TV in India, Paris Premiere in France, RCTI in Indonesia and Venevision in Venezuela.
Mexico Wins Top Model Contest (November 29, 2009)
Times herein refer to Manila Time (GMT+8)
0028 hrs RESULTS - 3rd place Martinique - 2nd place Vietnam.........1st place winner - Mexico.....
0014 hrs Top Model Finalists announced....France, Barbados, Mexico, Panama, Italy, Jamaica, Scotland, Malaysia, Turkey, Vietnam, Martinique & South Africa
2359/28th hrs Each designer is being presented on stage with the dresses which they have designed
The delegates are back to start the show. Earlier, Sierra Leone won the Designer Dress Award. Second is South Africa and third is Jamaica.
Miss Gibraltar Wins Beach Beauty! (November 26, 2009)
Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino wins the Beach Beauty award and will now be one of the semifinalists of Miss World 2009. The event was attended by several big names including the First Lady of South Africa. Twenty semifinalists for the event were chosen first. They include the delegates of Barbados, Bolivia, Croatia, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, France, Gibraltar, Indonesia, Jamaica, Korea, Mexico, Namibia, Panama, Puerto Rico, Scotland, South Africa, United Sates, Uruguay, Vietnam & Zimbabwe.
Then the semifinalists changed into a new swimsuit and a Top 10 is supposed to be chosen. The contest was very tight however and so a top 12 was chosen instead. The Top 12 finalists were the contestants from Barbados, Bolivia, France, Gibraltar, Indonesia, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Scotland, South Africa, Vietnam, Zimbabwe.
Finally, the Top 5 were chosen. The winner is Miss Gibraltar Kaiane Aldorino. Miss Panama Nadege Herrera is second. Miss Scotland Katharine Brown is third. Miss France Chloe Mortaud is fourth while Miss Bolivia Flavia Foianini is fifth.
Live Updates of Miss World Talent Contest (November 22, 2009)
This is a live update and times herein are in Manila Time (GMT+8)
Sierra Leone has an amazing feather hat and maracas as part of her traditional costume.
The contestants look great on stage in their colourful National Dresses.
Zimbabwe is the first performer singing a modern version of a traditional song.
Australia performs a beautiful ballet dance.....
2013 hrs Bahamas talent is playing the steel drum (which she brought all the way with her to South Africa!) - she is on stage now....
Indonesia is performing a modern dance, and after this, Norway is going to sing a pop song....
2023 hrs Spain has performed a beautiful flamenco dance and now Bolivia, Bulgaria, Lebanon and Albania are performing dances of the world...
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia and Thailand are showcasing their Martial Arts abilities...
2033 hrs Gibraltar has just danced and now Guyana is singing in a floor length gold dress with matching elbow length gloves.....
2041 hrs Suriname is singing a country and western song with matching accessories (a cowboy hat!!)......
2044 hrs Barbados is performing a dance to a song that she composed herself...
2057 hrs Canada has performed a classical song, Korea a ballet dance and Sierra Leone a Chinese Mask dance....that is the last act....
2107 hrs Result is being announced shortly, contestants back on stage for final announcement....
4th place - Australia, 3rd Place - Norway, 2nd place - Korea
JOINT WINNERS.... BOTH TO BE FAST TRACKED TO THE FINAL AND WILL PERFORM LIVE AT THE FINAL....CANADA & SIERRA LEONE
Miss Japan is the First Miss World Semifinalist (November 18, 2009)
The twelve semifinalists
At around 11 am South African time, the Miss World 2009 contestants gathered at the Nelson Mandela 2010 Stadium in Port Elizabeth to celebrate Sports Day. The first event involves a shootout soccer match and the beauties were grouped into various teams. Teams were named after South African wildlife like Cheetah, Black Rhino, Marshall Eagle and King African Penguin. After an hour of shootout, King African Penguin won and the team is composed of Miss Indonesia, Miss Italy, among others.
Miss Japan Eruza Sasaki
After lunch, the sports contest shifted into individual events. Twelve semifinalists from yesterdays gym session were called in. The semifinalists were: Jamaica, Hungary, India, Japan, Latvia, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Gibraltar, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, Australia and Uruguay. Each individual semifinalist was subjected to hurdle race, assault race and a dash race. At the assault race, Jamaica took the third place clocking at 14.69 seconds, followed by 14.37 seconds of Venezuela while Japan ruled at 13.9 seconds. By the end of several races, the scores were added up and Miss Hungary Orsolya Serdult won the bronze medal. Miss Jamaica Kerrie Baylis earned the silver medal. Miss Japan Eruza Sasaki won the gold.
Despite some few unprecedented moments like Miss Sri Lanka tripping off and a slight drizzle at exactly 2 past 3 in the afternoon, the Sports Day was a success. Miss Japan Eruza Sasaki is Miss World 2009's first semifinalist.
The South African Experience (November 18, 2009)
After a quick tour in Abu Dhabi the Miss World 2009 contestants arrived in the South African city of Johannesburg affectionately called as Jozi. The 113 Miss World contestants carrying small South African flags were loudly greeted by traditional dancers at the Tambo International Airport.
The contestants then had fun in visiting the Rosebank Rooftop Market where throngs of shoppers rushed in to take their photos. Today, the contestants are in Port Elizabeth at the Eastern Cape where the Miss World Sports Final will be held. You can view some of the photos at the gallery
The Case of The Missing Luggage (November 15, 2009)
Miss New Zealand Magdalena Schoeman encountered a rather bumpy situation when her luggage got lost in Abu Dhabi. According to her National Director Rose Foulger, the staff of the hotel and the Miss World organization acted as if nothing had happened. All the designer clothes of Miss New Zealand was in that luggage.
After messaging the forums and beauty pageant related websites, in a plea to pressure the hotel, the luggage was eventually found and is on its way to South Africa. Miss New Zealand was reportely distraught but put a brave face.
Missing luggages are not new in Miss World. In 1994, Miss Philippines Caroline Subijano had to endure a humiliating gown called by some observers as "curtains" after her original gown disappeared. She was one of the semifinalists and her bad gown obviously prevented her to advance into the next round.
Morley Not Happy With Abu Dhabi Venue for Fashion Show (November 13, 2009)
Plan was changed and a red carpet fashion showcase was held instead
After a sudden change from chilly London to the repressive heat of Abu Dhabi, the contestants of Miss World 2009 did enjoy a great welcome dinner and had a lovely tour around the emirate. It was planned that yesterday, November 12, a fashion show showcasing South African haute couture will be held. It was reported however that Julia Morley was not happy with the venue such that what is supposed to be a ramp show was turned into a red carpet fashion showcase ala Oscars or Grammys.
The delegates did have some fun having a respite from the famed London weather. Many of the delegates took time in basking themselves in the beautiful sunlight. The delegates also toured several places within the emirate including Sheikh Zayed Mosque. Many of the delegates were seen wearing veil as United Arab Emirates, although relatively tolerant and open, is a conservative Islamic nation.
After a three day tour in Abu Dhabi, the Miss World 2009 contestants will be heading for South Africa where many special contests including the finals will be held.
Miss World 2009 Contestants in Abu Dhabi (November 12, 2009)
Reigning Miss World Ksenia Sukhinova with Miss World NZ Magdalena Schoeman (left) and Miss NZ and Miss Philippines.
The Miss World 2009 delegates flew to Abu Dhabi for a Fashion Show. The photos show the delegates during the welcome party. The Fashion Show will be held tonight. Miss Kenya Fiona Konchella was reportedly denied with a visa for the emirate and will not participate in the event.
From the official press release of Miss World comes the following report:
Contestants arrive in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi welcomed the Miss World contestants as they arrived in the country for a three-day visit
The young women are in the country to host a gala dinner with VIP and celebrities and take part in their own fashion showcase featuring the cream of South African fashion at a Golden Reception on Friday. Soaring temperatures were a welcome change to the inclement weather they had in London, and some young women took the opportunity to catch some rays poolside at their stunning hotel overlooking the new Abu Dhabi Grand Prix circuit.
The contestant from Italy was lucky enough to tour the race track as a guest of leading Italian motor design brand Maserati. Italy toured the exclusive Formula One enclosure, visited the pits and met the team behind the desirable Italian cars.
She looked on with a visible thrill as the team tested their racing and road cars on the spectacular new circuit. “The noise was deafening when the cars went passed but it was definitely a very exciting experience,’ said Italy. “So many times I have seen racing drivers popping Champagne on the winners’ podium – and now I have seen it with my own eyes. I cannot believe I have walked along a Formula One race track!”
Traditional Dance and Costume at Miss World 2009 (November 12, 2009)
It has been a long time since a National Costume has appeared in the runways of Miss World and this year a whole new concept is born. While the other 3 pageants of the Big Four (Miss Universe, Miss Earth and Miss International) had been consistent in giving out the Best in National Costume Award, Miss World 2009 decided to ask the delegates to show off traditional costume and dances.
Kim Kotter, the new National Director of Miss World Netherlands reports about Avalon-Chanel Weyzig's costume:
This year Miss World asked for a traditional outfit instead of the national costume. For us Dutch people, it’s not that hard. We went to Volendam to get inspired. And we put Avalon in the traditional costume: Volendamse pakje. Yes, with the wooden shoes. You can imagine.. This is not a perfectly fitted or a comfortable shoe. And she even has to dance with them!
So we took some dancing traditional dancing lessons of the famous Jan Riesewijk. (alias Mans the actor in “van jonge leu”) And the result will be shown at the traditional dance parade. By the way, the music was live recorded from the accordeon during her lessons! How traditional can it be?
And to make it a little bit more traditional.. The traditional dress is the original one which Miss Holland 1975 has worn at Miss World! Wow! We’ll hope it will bring us luck!
Meanwhile, Miss South Africa Tatum Keshwar will be wearing aubergine colored ensemble complete with feathered turban. The costume also features floral prints on the belt area the pattern of which shows off traditional African style. Meanwhile report from New Zealand revealed that Miss World NZ Magdalena Schoeman will be wearing a traditional costume inspired by the feiry red Pohutukawa tree. The tree is endemic to New Zealand.
Miss Thailand Pongchanok Konklab on the other hand had been pondering on her tradional dress in this YouTube video.
Betting Houses Show Pattern (November 11, 2009)
After showing up at BBC 1, appearances at WTA and sightseeing around London, some selected delegates will be off to Abu Dhabi for a fashion show. At this moment of time, observers are having their say on the delegates and their sentiments are more or less being reflected on two large betting houses.
Paddy Power and Ladbrokes may have different favorite lists but they show a pattern. Based on the the odds that each delegate gets, Paddy Power lists Puerto Rico, Mexico, South Africa, France, the Philippines, India, Slovakia, Croatia, Aruba, Malta and Indonesia as top ten favorites. Ladbrokes on the other hand, shows Puerto Rico, Mexico, France, South Africa, Belgium, Dominican Republic, Croatia, India, Italy and Panama as the top ten favorites. Notice how Puerto Rico and Mexico became the consistent top two!
Meanwhile in Missosology.Org's Hot Picks as selected by its Beauty Experts, Mexico is ranked number 1 while Puerto Rico is on the 4th place.
Miss World ladies help to raise over $400,000 for Variety International Children's Fund (November 10, 2009)
On Monday night 120 Miss World nations came together for the Miss World Charity Dinner, in aid of the Variety International Children’s Fund. Guests were invited to The Grosvenor House Hotel in London for a fantastic evening of world class entertainment to see this year’s Miss World contestants introduced on stage for the first time.
Invited guests were amazed by the spectacular display of auction gifts brought in by this year’s Miss World finalists as they arrived.
Before dinner was served the Miss World contestants were presented on stage in their groups before joining guests at their tables for dinner. As guests dined giant screens showcased what a spectacular Miss World final destination Johannesburg will be.
The Wycombe Orpheus choir entertained guests as they ate their first course before Lindiwe Mahlangu CEO of Johannesburg Tourism Company, gave a speech expressing Johannesburg’s excitement at staging this year’s Miss World and the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
The Charity Auction was the highlight of the night with gifts from competing countries going under the hammer. This year’s gifts were the best we have ever seen with a luxury holiday from Bahamas and a surfboard from the USA proving popular with the guests. Other incredible prizes included a rare necklace from New Zealand and signed Usain Bolt running shoes from Jamaica which added an incredible $13,000 to the monies raised for Variety International Children’s Fund.
The cast of Grease the musical closed the evening with a selection of songs from the one of the most popular shows currently gracing the West End stage. All contestants had a memorable evening and helped to raise an amazing total of $450,000 for the Variety International Children’s fund.
One Heck of A Weekend (November 8, 2009)
Miss World 2009 is moving quite fast such that the delegates got busy upon their arrival. The first stop of the contest is the London studio of BBC1. Around 35 delegates were chosen to appear live to promote the Miss World Charity Auction to be held on November 9th. You can see some of the photos by clicking HERE! The contest had started moving as some semifinalists for the Talent Competition is already known. The Talent Competition is one of the Fast Track events the winner of which automatically earns a semifinalist berth.
Meanwhile, what is supposed to be a history became a farce as 21 year old Rachel Christie dropped out of Miss World. She is supposed to be the first black Miss England but an earlier pub brawl with Miss Manchester forced her to relinquish her crown. She said she will concentrate on clearing her name and on the upcoming 2012 Olympics. Replacing her is the first runner-up Katrina Hodge (photo) who is a soldier and had served in Iraq.
Press Release During Miss World Phippines Send Off and Special Message to Missosology
The elusive Miss World crown seems ever nearer with the victory of 22-year old hazel-eyed Marie Ann Umali at the recent Bb. Pilipinas beauty pageant. Blessed with a 35 - 25 ½ - 36 figure and a towering height of 5'7", Umali convincingly won the Bb.Pilipinas World crown over 22 other beauties, earning the privilege of representing the Philippines in the prestigious Miss World pageant to be held in South Africa.
This year’s Binibining Pilipinas pageant is actually a redemption for Marie, as it is her second time to join; having landed as one of the semi-finalists on her first try. This time, she was more ready, confident and focused, having recently graduated from college. She also spent the entire year after the 2006 pageant preparing and focusing on the pageant and the crown. Judging by her impressive performance, her preparations paid off as she also won the top two most coveted special titles, the Best in Long Gown and the Miss Photogenic awards.
Ann, as she is known to friends, hails from Batangas City. She is a graduate of the De LaSalle University - College of St. Benilde where she took up Tourism, and plans to pursue a career as a flight attendant prior to putting up a restaurant. Her dream of becoming a restaurateur is a spin-off of her penchant for cooking and baking. When not dabbling with pots and pans, Ann likes to travel, watch movies and, every girl’s weakness, shop. Aside from fulfilling her duties and responsibilities as Bb. Pilipinas World, taking part in humanitarian missions to uplift the plight of marginalized Filipinos, and improving the morale of the country’s wounded soldiers, Ann is also training tirelessly and diligently to fulfill her most cherished dream of becoming Ms. World. To achieve this, she is currently taking language courses in Spanish and French, reviewing her Philippine History, Geography, Economics and Arts & Culture. She is also trying to learn as much as she could about South Africa. Her fitness regimen, meanwhile, consists of Pilates and Gym training. She is also taking jazz, hip-hop, ballroom and native (Filipino) dance lessons.
To prepare for the intense media scrutiny that beauty queens are normally subjected to, she is undergoing on-cam training, like hosting and angles, plus hair & make-up lessons since she will have to do her own hair and make-up during the Ms. World pageant.
Despite the seemingly daunting task ahead of her, Ann is not one to whine and complain. She actually has a ready smile that she generously bestows on every person she meets. She is constantly thankful for the privilege of being a beauty queen and is more than willing to undergo any challenge to take home the title and be the first Filipina to be crowned Miss World.
Press Release of Miss World NZ and Recent Activities of Magdalena Schoeman
On Saturday 31st October at a charity fashion show titled “Celebrating Life” Miss
World New Zealand showcased some of her sponsored pieces in preparation for
the 2009 Miss World Competition later this year the show was organized by
Magdalena Schoeman (Miss World NZ) and her mother Riana Schoeman to
raise funds for Variety New Zealand.
The show was the last even to raise enough funds to purchase an Insulin Pump for a young lady Amy Lloyd who has diabetes other events included a mufti day at Cashmere High School that raised $1700.00. The show featured pieces from Designs by Pretty Things, Umhlaba, Mille Feuille, ArtStyle, Speedo, Clara Jewellery, yd., La Lesso from South Africa, Edwin Rosario and Wanda Negron from Puerto Rico. The show also featured Arnold du Toit. (Mr. World New Zealand) who is based in Hamilton but came to Christchurch for an action packed day with Miss New Zealand. Both Mr. World New Zealand and Miss World are of South African Decent something which has excited the South African Media organizations. On the 9th November all 120 Miss World contestants will donate a unique gift from their home country which will be auctioned at the Miss World Charity Auction and this year Miss World New Zealand will take a handcrafted 18ct Yellow and White Gold, Blue Pearl Pendant named by Magdalena “Children of The Hearts”. The piece was hand crafted in Christchurch by Jack Powlowski (Blue Pearl Gallery) and donated to Miss World NZ by Eyris Blue Pearls and is valued at over $13,500.
Dalena said “I chose a blue pearl because they are unique to New Zealand. Each blue pearl is nurtured to become a valuable item of enduring beauty in the same way that each child needs to be nurtured to become a unique and valued human being”. This Eyris blue pearl pendant captures the essence of the Miss World contest, and it epitomizes the ‘beauty with a purpose’ theme. The blue pearl named ‘Ocean’ is surrounded by the hopes and aspirations of disadvantaged children all around the world. This blue pearl pendant I’ve named ‘Children of the Heart’. All proceeds will be donated to the Variety International Children’s Fund and the event hopes to raise $1 million to support surgical, nutritional and educational programmes in Haiti, Palau, Philippines, Ghana and India. Photo: New Regent Studios Ltd - Todd Flygenring
Miss World Cezch Rep. Crowned
Aneta Vignerová is the new Miss České Republiky earning her the right to represent Czech Republic at the Miss World pageant. This year's finals was organized by Miss World 2006 Tat'ána Kucharova and was held in Prague, October 25. Twelve contestants participated in the event.
Sweden Crowns Its Miss World Delegate
A young lass from Djurhamn who stands 178 cm won the Miss World Sweden 2009 title. Eighteen year-old Erica Harrison will now represent Sweden at the Miss World Finals, December 12 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Miss Thailand World 2009 Chosen
18 year-old Pongchanok Kunklub was crowned Miss Thailand World 2009 in Bangkok, October 17. The new winner stands 1.74 m tall and will represent Thailand in Miss World 2009 pageant.
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