Just like the past 5 years, this year the Miss World contest will feature 15 semi finalists who will compete for the crown. They will be chosen as follows:
+1 Beach Beauty Winner
+1 Talent Show Winner
+1 Top Model Winner
+1 Miss Sports Winner
+1 Beauty with a Purpose project Winner
+9 Selected by the panel of judges
+1 People’s Choice [...]
Some photos of Saturday’s Big Event:
After Mexico’s victory in Saturday’s Beach Beauty, the country has another reason to celebrate: It is the only country in the 2000’s decade that has managed five consecutive classifications in the semi finals at Miss World.
It all started in 2004 when Yessica Ramirez Meza (photo) won the “Top Model” fast track award. Then in 2005, [...]
According to the MW Organization web stie, the Top 25 Semifinalists for the Beach Beauty Competition to be held at the Umhlanga Beach Resort in Durban on Saturday, November 29th are as follows (their GB Leaderboard position is next to it if they are in the Top 50):
Angola (#19)
Australia
Colombia (#47)
Croatia
Egypt
India (#13)
Kazakhstan (#32)
Lebanon (#24)
Mexico (#10)
New Zealand
Paraguay [...]
109 beauties to parade in the Finals
As the pageant’s final gets closer, some adjustments were made. The official website of Miss World www.missworld.com, finally edited the list, revealing a correct count of 109 contestants this year. Sadly, two contestants were not able to make it to South Africa at the last minute: Macedonia FYRO (Suzana [...]
As the contestants prepare for the Beach Beauty finals on Saturday, I gathered a list of results since the competition was introduced in 2003. Usually the winner of the crown is among the finalists of this competition. But… usually the winner of this award doesn’t win anything else.
It’s interesting to note that since the women [...]
The delegates of Miss World 2008 are taking part in a Safari at the Legend Golf & Safari Resort on the Entabeni Safari Conservancy in Limpopo Province until wednesday. The Beach Beauty event won’t be until Saturday so this will be a relaxed week for coverage.
So the girls have been having the time of their lives, visiting various places around South Africa, sightseeing, going on safaris and living la vida loca… But all the fun and games are about to get more serious. Next weekend, the real competition starts when the fast-track events begin to take place.
Saturday Nov 29th: The [...]
A couple of contestants had some last minute difficulties that prevented their arrivals last Sunday. Delegates from Honduras (arriving on Friday), Paraguay and Lebanon (who arrived on Wednesday) were the last ones to join the group of 110 beauties. Meanwhile, media in Panama reports that Miss Panama is definitely out of this year’s competition due [...]
The seven contestants chosen for the Confederations Cup Tournament Draw on Saturday posed with soccer player Lucas Radebe during a press conference.