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Miss World 2011 Top 10 "Beauty with a Purpose" finalists announced

2011-11-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

The Miss World Organization (MWO) has announced on Wednesday, November 2, 2011, the Top 10 candidates vying for the "Beauty with a Purpose" fast-track title, winner of which will have an automatic slot in the semis.

As announced both on MWO's official website and Facebook Page, the Top 10 "Beauty with a Purpose" finalists are as follows:

Ecuador, Maria VARGAS
Ghana, Stephanie KARIKARI
India, Kanishtha DHANKHAR
Indonesia, Astrid YUNADI
Kenya, Catherine ANYANGO
Philippines, Gwendoline RUAIS
Scotland, Jennifer REOCH
South Africa, Bokang MONTJANE
Spain, Carla GARCIA BARBER
Zimbabwe, Malaika MUSHANDU

Miss Spain Carla Garcia Barber, 20, a student of Medicine, is Primera Klase's pick to win the Beauty with a Purpose fast-track. (Photo from Facebook)

The Beauty with a Purpose fast-track is only one of the 5 fast-track titles in the Miss World 2011 pageant. The others are Beach Beauty, Top Model, Sportswoman and Talent.

And so far, only 10 out of 113 Miss World 2011 candidates have been at least shortlisted in the five (5) fast-track events.

They were the contestants from Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, Venezuela and Zimbabwe.

The winners of these titles will be announced during the Miss World 2011 finals on November 6 at the Earls Court Two in London.

Denver Burns is Mr. South Africa 2010

2010-03-16T20:31:00.000-07:00

As Mr. South Africa 2009 Runner Up competes in Korea for the Mr. World 2010 tilt, a new Mr. South Africa titleholder has just been crowned last Saturday at the Silverstar Casino in South Africa.

Port Elizabeth's Denver Burns (middle) has won the title of Mr. South Africa 2010 and will represent his country in the Mr. World 2011 (if there is). Durban's Patrick Kasongo (left) was 1st Runner Up while Cape Town's Ruan Groenewald was the 2nd Runner Up.

More pics of the winners:

Mr. South Africa 2010 Denver Burns

1st Runner Up Patrick Kasongo

2nd Runner Up Ruan Groenewald

Photo Credits: MRSA and Jacaranda

Mr. Philippines Alvin De Joya send-off to Mr. World 2010 pageant

2010-03-11T19:42:00.000-08:00

Mr. Philippines Alvin De Joya was given a send-off party by his National Director last Wednesday before he travels to Incheon, Korea for the Mr. World 2010 contest. It was held at the Gazebo, South Gate, Araneta Coliseum in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines.

Alvin is now in Korea to compete with 70plus other candidates.

Photos from OPMB Worldwide/Bruce Casanova

Miss Earth 2009 Grand Coronation Night - Final Q & A

2009-11-22T18:52:00.000-08:00

Judging the Final Interview Portion of the recently concluded Miss Earth 2009 pageant, it seems like Miss Philippines Sandra Seifert gave the best answer.

She was relaxed and very spontaneous. A Miss Universe material, but sadly, a 1st Runner Up title was all she could get in Miss Earth 2009.

Because according to rumors, Miss Earth organization gave in to the pressure of not having a back-to-back win for the Philippines.

Most of the 80 candidates reportedly were more than happy to hear that Miss Brazil won the title instead of Miss Philippines.

That is why, Miss Philippines was seen crying after the coronation night.

A lot of people also noticed Miss Poland refusing to hold hands with Miss Philippines during the announcement of the winners.

And also, after Miss Brazil was crowned, only a few flock to Miss Philippines to congratulate her at least as this year's 2nd placer.

Watch the video of the said Interview Portion...

Miss Earth 2009 is Miss Brazil Larissa Ramos

2009-11-22T18:41:00.000-08:00

Larissa Ramos, a 20 year-old Biology student from Brazil, has won the title of Miss Earth 2009 held on November 22, 2009 in Boracay, Philippines.

It's the second time that a candidate from Brazil won the Miss Earth crown.

The first Brazilian Miss Earth was Priscilla Meirelles in 2004.

Incidentally, Meirelles, who is now a fast-rising TV personality in the Philippines, was the chairman of the board of judges during the Miss Earth 2009 pageant.

Official Results:

MISS EARTH - LARISSA RAMOS (Brazil)
Miss Air - Sandra Seifert (Philippines)
Miss Water - Jessica Barboza (Venezuela)
Miss Fire - Alejandra Echeverria (Spain)

Finalists
Alejandra Castillo Munera (Colombia)
Pascale Nelide (Martinique)
Izabela Wilczek (Poland)
Rujinan Phanseethum (Thailand)

Semi-Finalists
Magalie Thierry (France)
Nonna Diakonidze (Georgia)
Shriya Kishore (India)
Yeju Park (Korea)
Kayleigh O'Reilly (Northern Ireland)
Gabriela Rejala (Paraguay)
Valerie Lim (Singapore)
Chanel Grantham (South Africa)

Thanks to Miss Earth Foundation for the photo!

Miss T&T 2008 Anya Ayoung-Chee Video Scandal

2009-11-09T01:21:00.000-08:00

Miss Trinidad & Tobago Anya Ayoung-Chee who represented her country in the Miss Universe 2008 pageant has become a subject of a recent scandalous video scattered online.

According to reports, Anya is allegedly the woman in a homemade video of a couple doing a scandalous act.

Those who have watched the video said that the video appeared to have been recorded by Anya's boyfriend.

It's unsure though whether Anya knew it all along or was clueless that their act was being recorded.

Miss World 2009 List of Candidates

2009-11-08T21:14:00.000-08:00

More than 110 beautiful ladies already arrived in London for the Miss World 2009 pageant.

The candidates will stay there for three days to grace some activities and after that, they will be in Abu Dhabi, U.A.E. for five days.

On November 15, they will all travel to Johannesburg, South Africa, where the finals will be held on December 12.

Here's the list of official candidates:

ALBANIA
Armina MEVLANI

ANGOLA
Nadia SILVA

ARGENTINA
Evelyn ALBALAT

ARUBA
Nuraisa LISPIER

AUSTRALIA
Sophie LAVERS

AUSTRIA
Anna HAMMEL

BAHAMAS
Joanna BROWN

BARBADOS
Leah MARVILLE

BELARUS
Yulia SINDZEYEVA

BELGIUM
Zeynep SEVER

BELIZE
Norma LARA

BOLIVIA
Flavia ARZABE

BOSNIA & HERZEG...
Andrea SARAC

BOTSWANA
Sumaiyah MAROPE

BRAZIL
Luciana REIS

BULGARIA
Antonia PETROVA

CANADA
Lena MA

CHINA PR
Sheng YU

COLOMBIA
Daniela LALINDE

COSTA RICA
Angie LORIA

COTE D'IVOIRE
Dacoury GNAGO

CROATIA
Ivana VASILJ

CURACAO
Chantelle TOMASSEN

CYPRUS
Chrystalla TSIALI

CZECH REPUBLIC
Aneta VIGNEROVA

DENMARK
Nadia PEDERSON

DOMINICAN REP....
Ana CONTRERAS

ECUADOR
Gabriela QUIŃONES

EGYPT
Samah SHALABY

EL SALVADOR
Elena BARDI

ENGLAND
Katrina Hodge

ETHIOPIA
Lula WELDEGEBRIEL

FINLAND
Sanna KANKAANPÄÄ

FRANCE
Chloe MORTAUD

GEORGIA
Tsira SUKNIDZE

GERMANY
Stefanie PEECK

GHANA
Mawuse APPEA

GIBRALTAR
Kaiane ALDORINO

GREECE
Alkisti ANYFANTI

GUADELOUPE
Beatrice BLAISE

GUATEMALA
Alida REYES

GUYANA
Kaierouann RADIX

HONDURAS
Blaise MASEY

HONG KONG CHINA
Sin Ting LAU

HUNGARY
Orsolya SURDÜLT

ICELAND
Guðrún RUNARSDOTTIR

INDIA
Pooja CHOPRA

INDONESIA
Kerenina HALIM

IRELAND
Laura PATTERSON

ISRAEL
Adi RUDNITZKY

ITALY
Alice TATICCHI

JAMAICA
Kerrie BAYLIS

JAPAN
Eruza SASAKI

KAZAKHSTAN
Dina NURALIYEVA

KENYA
Fiona KONCHELLAH

KOREA
Joori KIM

LATVIA
Ieva LASE

LEBANON
Martine ANDRAOS

LIBERIA
Shu-rina WIAH

LITHUANIA
Vaida PETRASKAITE

LUXEMBOURG
Diana NILLES

MACEDONIA FYRO
Suzana SALKINI

MALAYSIA
Thanuja ANANTHAN

MALTA
Shanel DEBATTISTA

MARTINIQUE
Ingrid ITTRÉ

MAURITIUS
Anais VEERAPATREN

MEXICO
Perla BELTRAN

MOLDOVA
Maria BRAGARU

MONGOLIA
Battsetseg BATBAATAR

MONTENEGRO
Marijana POKRAJAC

NAMIBIA
Happie NTELAMO

NEPAL
Zenisha MOKTAN

NETHERLANDS
Avelon WEYZIG

NEW ZEALAND
Magdalena SCHOEMAN

NIGERIA
Glory CHUKU

NORTHERN IRELAND
Cherie GARDINER

NORWAY
Sara SKJOLDNES

PANAMA
Nadege VASQUEZ

PARAGUAY
Tamara ZAPATTINI

PERU
Claudia SARRIO

PHILIPPINES
Marie Ann UMALI

POLAND
Anna JAMRÓZ

PORTUGAL
Marta CADILHA

PUERTO RICO
Jennifer COLON

ROMANIA
Loredana SALANTA

RUSSIA
Ksenia SHIPILOVA

SCOTLAND
Katharine BROWN

SERBIA
Jelena MARKOVIC

SIERRA LEONE
Mariatu KARGBO

SINGAPORE
Pilar ARLANDO

SLOVAKIA
Barbora FRANEKOVA

SLOVENIA
Tina PETELIN

SOUTH AFRICA
Tatum KESHWAR

SPAIN
Carmen FERNÁNDEZ

SRI LANKA
Gamya WIJAYADASA

SURINAME
Zoureena RIJGER

SWAZILAND
Nompilo MNCINA

SWEDEN
Erica HARRISON

T & T
Ashanna ARTHUR

TAHITI
Nanihi BAMBRIDGE

TANZANIA
Miriam KABULA

THAILAND
Pongchanok KANKLAB

TURKEY
Ebru SAM

UGANDA
Maria NAMIIRO

UKRAINE
Ievgeniia TULCHEVSKA

URUGUAY
Cinthia REYNA

USA
Lisa-Marie KOHRS

VENEZUELA
Maria VELIZ

VIETNAM
Thi TRAN

WALES
Lucy WHITEHOUSE

ZAMBIA
Sekwila MUMBA

ZIMBABWE
Vanessa SIBANDA

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Miss Friendship International 2009 Official Results

2009-11-08T20:18:00.000-08:00

Sixty-six beauties competed in the Miss Friendship International 2009 held in Xianning, Hubei Province, China from October 24 to November 9.

OFFICIAL RESULTS:

MISS FRIENDSHIP INTERNATIONAL 2009: Thailand - Kantapat Peeradachainarin
First Runner Up: Mongolia - Tugsuu Idersaikhan
Second Runner Up: Brazil - Daliane Menezes
Third Runner Up: Lithuania - Leva Taraseviciute
Fourth Runner Up: Taiwan - Xu Qian Hui

TOP 15 SEMI-FINALISTS:
Bahamas - Nikie Severe
Czech Republic - KarolÍna Havránková
Korea - Choi Yuran
Japan - Shinobu Kato
Macau - Mina Li
Moldova - Domnita Sajin
Poland - Joanna Chrustowska
Russia - Anna Ivanova
Venezuela - Da Silva Maria De Luz

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Best in Swimsuit - Brazil - Daliane Menezes
Best in National Costume - Korea - Choi Yuran
Best in Catwalk - Shanghai - Zheng Yuan Ying
Miss Photogenic - Greece - Eleni Grigoriou
Miss Personality - Armenia - Marine Tunyan
Miss Popularity - Czech Republic - KarolÍna Havránková
Miss Wisdom - Singapore - Adeline Yap
Miss Silky Skin - Vietnam - Pham Thi Thuy Linh
Miss Fashionable - Kazakhstan - Aigerim Otarbayeva
Miss Elegance - New Zealand - Taylor Kahurangi
Miss Charity - Germany - Marion Steinecker

THE REST OF THE DELEGATES
Australia Fryer Katrina
Austria Primus Angelika
Beijing Xu Jia Qi
Belarus Sofia Svishcheva
Bosnia Hasanhodzic Nehla
Bulgaria Irena Petrova
Cameroon Esther Mbezele
Canada Neda Derakhshan
Cook's Island Warta Leilani Anne
Denmark Helle Johansen
England Wright Chantelle
Ethiopia Debebe Rahel
Finland Rita Aaltolahti
France Lois Kiaka
Georgia Maria Sarchimelia
Greenland Starklint Jane
Iceland Eydìs Perla MartinsdÛttir
India Ankita Mohapatra
Italy Alicia Ferrari
Kenya Agnes Mbogori
Kyrgyzstan Altynai Ismankulova
Lebanon Sandy Gabriel
Luxembourg Laurie Bender
Malaysia Ooi See Nee
Mexico Nancy Crystal Llanes Ayala
Monaco Allison Da Silva
Montenegro Tamara Vukašinovic'
Netherlands Nieuwenhuys Franca Maria
Norway Westgaard Cecilie Felice
Pakistan Cheema Batool
Panama Forero Annika Madelaine
Philippines Marie Lorraine De Guzman
Romania Andrada Fliundra
Serbia Aleksandra Filic
Siberia Vera Kirilchik
South Africa Petronella Elizabeth Joubert
Sweden Caroline Frazén
Tonga Compton Sabrina
Turkmenistan Elena Satushkina
Uganda Akwero Pierra
Ukraine Sabina Lysenko
USA Nadine Probst
Uzbekistan Mariya Datchenko
Wuhan Xiao Qing

Photo and results courtesy of Global Beauties

Miss Teenager Universe 2009 Official Results

2009-10-16T21:04:00.000-07:00

Laura Mariel Baez from Dominican Republic (Rep. Dominicana) won the Miss Teenager 2009 crown on October 15 at the Hotel Sheradon in El Salvador.

Twenty-one (21) teens competed for the title and the 15-year-old candidate from Dominican Republic (one of the youngest contestants) emerged as winner.

Laura stands 5'8" and measures 33-22-35.

First Runner Up (2nd Place) was Miss Margarita Island Yohana Gonzalez who was the popular choice among the online voters, which guaranteed her a semi-final slot.

In 3rd place was Colombia's Alejandra Castano while Miss Panama and Miss Venezuela was 4th and 5th Place respectively.

Host delegate meanwhile failed to reach the semis.

THE OFFICIAL RESULTS

MISS TEENAGER 2009: Dominican Republic, Laura Baez
1st Runner Up: Isla Margarita (Margarita Island), Yohana Gonzalez
2nd Runner Up: Colombia, Alejandra Castano
3rd Runner Up: Panama, Yinela Yero
4th Runner Up: Venezuela, Ruth Mora

TOP 13 SEMI-FINALISTS:
Aruba, Leonella De Palm
Costa Rica, Angie Alfaro
Ecuador, Karla Salgado
Great Britain, Sonam Kaur
Guatemala, Jimena Villeda
Mexico, Mara Saucedo
Puerto Rico, Silmarie Cordero
USA, Krizia Sanfeliz

THE REST OF THE CANDIDATES:
Bay Island, Lidia Robelo
Belize, Daniela Wolley
Canada, Cassandra Shahinfar
El Salvador, Fatima Mangandi
Honduras, Iveth Martinez
Nicaragua, Diana Flores
Peru, Maria Figueroa
Saona Island, Chantal Yunen

International Model of the Year 2009 in Seoul, Korea

2009-10-08T19:25:00.000-07:00

From October 18 to October 25, the International Model of the Year 2009 competition is going to be held in Seoul, South Korea.

Over 40 models are expected to compete.

Arrival is scheduled on the 17th-18th at Incheon International Airport.

There's a lot of exciting activities that await for the contestands as they travel different places in Korea such as in Busan and Kangwon.

The finals will take place in Seoul on the evening of October 24th.

I have seen the photos of the contestants at the official site and I must say, most of them are really very gorgeous models.

Thiago Silvestre is Mister Gay Brasil 2009

2009-09-08T20:36:00.000-07:00

Thiago Silvestre, 23, was crowned Mister Gay Brasil 2009 on September 7, 2009 at Teatro Santo Agostinho in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Twenty (20) candidates competed in the 3rd Mister Gay Brasil beauty pageant and Thiago was declared the most beautiful and most intelligent of them all.

Thiago represented Mato Gross and is currently a Business Administration student.

He will represent Brazil in the Mr. Gay World 2010 in Oslo, Norway.

1st Runner Up: Mister Ceara, Fabiano Gurgel

2nd Runner Up: Mister Acre, Daniel Agnesini

Top 10 Finalists:
Alagoas, Ronaldo Lopes
Bahia, Johnny Gomes
Distrito Federal, Bruno Maffei
Goiás, Eldo Junior
Minas Gerais, Giovanni Rodrigues
Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Lopes
São Paulo, Hugo Santana

Mister Popularity: Mister Distrito Federal, Bruno Maffei

Other candidates:
Amazonas, Silvio Custodio
Espirito Santo, Thalys Podolvisky
Maranhao, Alexandre Negredo
Mato Grosso do Sul, Luis Cesar
Para, Erico de Souza
Parana, Luciano Rocha
Pernambuco, Thiago Falcao
Rio Grande do Norte, Elder Nascimento
Rio Grande do Sul, Igor Neves
Rondonia, Gabriel Pita
Santa Catarina, Lucas Goldim
Tocantins, Marcelo Miranda

Judges
Josi of Big Brother Brasil
Miss World Brazil 2009 Luciana Bertollini
Mr. Gay Brasil 2007 Luciano Lupo
Mr. Gay International 2008 Carlos Meliá
Fernando Alcântara
Rafael Cortez
Salete Campari
Fernando Pires
Rogério Figueiredo
Sara Souza

Miss Australia Rachael Finch almost eaten by a crocodile

2009-08-02T23:25:00.000-07:00

Before going to the Bahamas to represent Australia in the Miss Universe 2009, Rachael Finch, 20, toured a crocodile farm in her country and a terrifying incident happened to her.

Finch was almost eaten by a crocodile if she was not quick to move away from the freaky creature.

The crocodile farm in the Northern Territory in Australia is named Eric and she was there watching the crocodiles being fed with raw chicken meat. Good thing though she's quick to realize she was the crocodile's target and not the raw chicken.

She immediately moved away and secured herself.

"As soon as I saw him move I got nervous," Finch said in an interview.

Miss Australia Rachael Finch has already arrived in the Bahamas in good shape, free from harm and ready to take home the title.

She is currently one of the big favorites for the Miss Universe 2009 title.

With this "crocodile story" she has under her belt, Finch will for sure have a great chance of "eating" other candidates' chances of winning the crown.

Miss International Beauty 2009 Official Results

2009-08-02T23:08:00.000-07:00

MISS INTERNATIONAL BEAUTY 2009: Vietnam - Hanoi, Hoang Thi Vu Diep
MISS GLOBAL BEAUTY QUEEN 2009: Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree

1st Runner Up: Russia - Moscow, Anna Botova
2nd Runner Up: Taiwan - Taipei, Ni-Ya Chen
3rd Runner Up: Italy - Rome, Eliana Catherina Calicchia
4th Runner Up: Brazil - Rio de Janerio, Mariana Nues Bathke

Top 15 Semi-Finalists:
Canada - Toronto, Chanel Beckenlehner
Korea - Seoul, Yoon-a Lee
Australia - Brisbane, Jacinta Rokich
Turkmenistan - Ashgabat, Marina Veshkina
Venezuela - Caracas, Jessica Yanmary Quijada Larez
Poland - Plock, Julia Piatek
Puerto Rico - Ponce, Darli Arni Pacheco Montanez
China - Daqing
China - Ningbo, Jing Xie Huang

Special Awards:
Miss Internet Popularity Queen (fastrack): Winner - Korea - Seoul, Yoon-a Lee; 1st RU - Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree; 2nd RU - Brazil - Rio de Janerio, Mariana Nues Bathke
Miss Body Beautiful: Brazil - Rio de Janerio; 1st RU - Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree; 2nd RU - Russia - Moscow, Anna Botova
Best in National Costume: Philippines
Miss Talent: Russia - Moscow, Anna Botova and Philippines - Manila, Maria Elena Salas Lopeña; 1st RU - Puerto Rico - Ponce, Darli Arni Pacheco Montanez; 2nd RU - China - Beijing, Zi Jin Ye
Miss Photogenic: Thailand - Bangkok, Vasana Wongbuntree
Miss Congeniality: Indonesia - Jakarta, Ellan Go
Best Skin and Catwalk: China
Miss Charity: Singapore: Veriza Yew

(Updated) Miss Universe 2009 List of Contestants

2009-07-09T19:14:00.000-07:00

As of August 03, eighty-four (84) contestants will compete for the title of Miss Universe 2009 in the Bahamas this August.

Have you placed your bets now?

List of Contestants
ALBANIA - Hasna Xhukuci
ANGOLA - Nelsa Alves
ARGENTINA - Johanna Lasic
ARUBA - Dianne Croes
AUSTRALIA - Rachael Finch
BAHAMAS - Kiara Sherman
BELGIUM - Zeynep Sever
BOLIVIA - Dominique Peltier
BRAZIL - Larissa Costa
BULGARIA - Elitsa Lubenova
CANADA - Mariana Valente
CAYMAN ISLANDS - Nicosia Lawson
CHINA - Jing Yao Wang
COLOMBIA - Michelle Rouillard
COSTA RICA - Jessica Umaña
CROATIA - Sarah Cosic
CURACAO - Angie Simon
CYPRUS - Klelia Yiasemidou
CZECH REPUBLIC - Iveta Lutovska
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Ada de la Cruz
ECUADOR - Sandra Vinces
EGYPT - Elham Wagdi
EL SALVADOR - Mayella Mena
ESTONIA - Diana Arno
ETHIOPIA - Melat Yante
FINLAND - Essi Poysti
FRANCE - Chloe Mortaud
GEORGIA - Lika Orzhonikidze
GERMANY - Martina Lee
GHANA - Jennifer Koranteng
GREAT BRITAIN - Clair Cooper
GREECE - Viviana Kampanile
GUAM - Racine Manley
GUATEMALA - Lourdes Figueroa
GUYANA - Jenel Cox
HONDURAS - Belgica Suarez
HUNGARY - Zsuzsa Budai
ICELAND - Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
INDIA - Ekta Chowdhry
INDONESIA - Zivanna Siregar
IRELAND - Diana Donnelly
ISRAEL - Yulia Liubianitzki
ITALY - Laura Valenti
JAMAICA - Carolyn Yapp
JAPAN - Emiri Miyasaka
KOREA - Seon Na Ri
KOSOVO - Marigona Dragusha
LEBANON - Martine Andraos
MALAYSIA - Joanne Belle Ng Li Vun
MAURITIUS - Anais Veerapatren
MEXICO - Karla Carrillo
MONTENEGRO - Anja Jovanovic
NAMIBIA - Happie Ntelamo
NETHERLANDS - Avalon Chanel Weyzig
NEW ZEALAND - Katie Taylor
NICARAGUA - Indiana Sanchez
NIGERIA - Sandra Otohwo
NORWAY - Eli Landa
PANAMA - Diana Broce
PARAGUAY - Mareike Baumgarten
PERU - Karen Schwarz
PHILIPPINES - Pamela Bianca Manalo
POLAND - Angelika Jakubowska
PUERTO RICO - Mayra Matos
ROMANIA - Bianca Constantin
RUSSIA - Sofia Rudieva
SERBIA - Dragana Atlija
SINGAPORE - Rachel Kum
SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Denisa Mendrejova
SLOVENIA - Mirela Korac
SOUTH AFRICA - Tatum Keshwar
SPAIN - Estibaliz Pereira
SWEDEN - Renate Cerljen
SWITZERLAND - Whitney Toyloy
TANZANIA - Illuminata James
THAILAND - Chutima Durongdej
TURKEY - Senem Kuyucuoglu
TURKS & CAICOS - Jewel Selver
UKRAINE - Kristina Kotz-Gotlib
URUGUAY - Cinthia D'Ottone
USA - Kristen Dalton
VENEZUELA - Stefania Fernandez
VIETNAM - Vo Hoang Yen

Rachel Kum's crown in danger after scandal photos hit online

2009-07-09T18:53:00.000-07:00

Rachel Kum is Singapore's representative to the Miss Universe 2009 which is going to be held in the Bahamas this August.

She is on the verge of controversies lately after pictures of her, which are considered racy and scandalous by some, are scattered on the net.

Detractors of Rachel want her Miss Singapore Universe 2009 crown to be stripped off from her.

News about this "Rachel Kum Photo Scandal" have already reached those outside Singapore.

It's currently being talked about in the Philippines, Malaysia, in Latin America and some pageant-related websites all over the world.

According to a report from The Star Online in Malaysia, there have been calls already to strip Rachel Kum of her Miss Singapore title following suggestive photographs of her emerging over the Internet.

Miss International Beauty 2009 contestants now in China

2009-07-08T04:20:00.000-07:00

The 43 candidates for the Miss International Beauty 2009 are now in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China and they're currently participating in the BeiTing International Culture Art Festival at the Jimsar County.

There are a lot of interesting activities installed for the candidates until the grand final night which is scheduled on July 26 at the Xingjiang Stadium.

List of Candidates
Australia, Jacinta Rokich
Austria, Kienberger Lena
Belorussia, Nikiforova Oxana
Bosnia, Pecenica Sonja
Brazil, Mariana Nues Bathke
Bulgaria, Uzunova Katerina Yulianova
Costa Rica, Coto Segnini Carolina
Denmark, Tine Pohl
Ecuador, Ayala Rodriguez Lesli Annette
Estonia, Leshkina Alyona
France, Gerard Morgane Genevieve
Germany, Stella Estella Lina
India, Tarafdar Payel
Indonesia, Go Ellan
Italy, Calicchia Eliana Catherina
Japan, Takada Tomomi
Kazakhstan, Gotfrid Alexandra
Korea, Lee Yoon-a
Kyrgyzstan, Panina Oxana
Macedonia, Binoska Stefanija
Malaysia, Tham Zi Wei
Moldova, Sajin Domnita
Mongolia, Unurbayar Buyankhishig
Montenegro, Boskovic Ana
Peru, Aguirre Becerra Brenda Mabel
Philippines, Lopena Maria Elena Salas
Poland, Piatek Julia
Puerto Rico, Pacheco Montanez Darli Arni
Romania, Burlacu Oana
Russia, Botova Anna
Serbia, Zaric Sonja
Siberia, Dolgova Ekaterina
Singapore, Yew Veriza
Spain, Rodes Soria Deborah Betsaida
Sweden, Petrova Polina
Taiwan, Chen Ni-Ya
Tajikistan, Bozhenko Tatyana
Tatarstan, Emelyanova Elizaveta
Thailand, Badinworawat Chompoonek
Turkmenistan, Marina Veshkina
Ukraine, Chasovskyh Kateryna
Uzbekistan, Korzhova Olga
Vietnam, Diep Hoang Thi Vu