Lisa Hanna, who was crowned Miss World in 1993, was recently appointed the new Minister of Youth and Culture of Jamaica.  During her tenure, she plans to develop and explore more cultural industries as part of the new administration’s strategy for economic [...]

From the initial field of 25, the sexy beauties have now been narrowed down to just seven.  Meet the Sexiest Women of the Seven Seas! One of them will be named Sexiest Woman Alive 2011-12.

Sexiest in the Americas: Daniela Nunez, BOLIVIA

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – MARKYSA O’LOUGHLIN, has been selected as the representative of St. Kitts and Nevis for the prestigious Miss World Pageant.

According to a release from the Miss World St. Kitts-Nevis Committee and signed by CEO-Eversley Liburd and Vice President Joan [...]

Reigning Miss World Ivian Sarcos from Venezuela was recently invited to Ordos, Inner Mongolia, as a special guest during the Ordos First Annual Ice and Snow Festival.  The exhibit included magnificent large scale sculptures as well as artistic performances including skating, dancing [...]

21-year old Sara Chafak (center), from Helsinki, has been chosen Miss Suomi 2012 during a ceremony held in the same city on January 29th.  Chafak, who stands 172 cm in height, will represent Finland at the 2012 Miss Universe pageant to take [...]

Courtesy Caras Magazine and UOL Brazil

According to Caras magazine, one of the biggest in Brazil, samba school Unidos da Vila Isabel withdrew Lopes’ invitation to the biggest carnival in the world, due to the demands made by the organization.

The Nuestra Belleza Mexico organization proudly announces that the country’s representative to the Miss International 2012 pageant, to be held in Chengdu, China in November, is Jessica Garcia Formenti, Nuestra Belleza Baja California Sur 2011.

Jessica is 21 years old [...]

Once again, the 500+ women who competed in the world’s Grand Slam pageants in 2012 were evaluated, this time on a different factor: Sexiness.  A difficult task on selecting these 25 beauties, worthy of appearing in any swimsuit calendar this year.  Originally [...]

Former Miss World Maria Julia “Maju” Mantilla got married to her now husband Gustavo Salcedo, during the civil union held at the municipality of San Borja in Peru, on January 19th.

Silvia Cornejo, Miss World Peru 2006 and Miss Tourism Queen International [...]

Who will succeed Juceila Bueno, Miss World Brazil and Miss World's quarter-finalist in 2011?

With Miss World being anticipated (it will happen in August, instead of November or December, as usual), the Miss World Brazil Organization decided to conduct a casting [...]

Nozomi Igarashi is the new Miss World Japan, and will represent her country in Miss World 2012, in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China, on August 18. Igarashi was one of the finalists of Miss Japan International 2012, a pageant which took place last November, [...]

A 23-year-old beauty queen from Kenosha, Wisconsin, won the Miss America pageant Saturday in Las Vegas after singing opera and strutting in a white bikini and black beaded evening gown. Laura Kaeppeler also had to answer a question about whether beauty queens [...]

By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, January 14, 7:13 AM

LAS VEGAS — Miss America is getting ready to transfer her crown again to one of 53 pageant queens looking to prove they’ve got a winning combination of looks, talent and smarts to justify a yearlong run with [...]