Photoshoot @ Hotel II



More photos from the contestants’ photoshoot held at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi gardens on Thursday. 89 women are competing for the Miss Universe 2011 title. Miss Universe L.P., LLLP



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Former Miss Universe Australia winners: Rachael Finch (2009), Laura Dundovic (2008) and Erin McNaught (2006).



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Cynthia de la Vega Oates, Nuestra Belleza Mundo México 2010 or Miss World Mexico 2010/ Miss Mundo Mexico 2010 has just been dethroned for not fulfilling her obligations. Miss de la VegaShe is supposed to represent Mexico in Miss World 2011 later this year in London.


However, it is a pity that the national organization, after reviewing her performance, decided to revoke the tittle as well as the right to represent Mexico in Miss World Pageant. The Nuestra Belleza México organization will reveal soon who will represent Mexico in Miss World 2011, maybe during Nuestra Belleza México 2011 in late August.


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Miss World NZ Festival of Beauty 2011 will be at the Alexandra Park, Greenlane on Sat, April 30 at 6pm.

The 12 finalists are:

Charlene Weaver

Candy Barry

Nicole Tuinukuafe

Claire Kirby

Bronte Chadwick

Mianette Broekman

Lauren Mclaughlin

Rosalie Taylor

Alexandra Grace Scott

Katrina Turner

Katie Burton

Tiana Grace Hall




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Brittany Lee Thelemann was crowned on November 28th at Burnsville Performing Arts Center in Burnsville, Minnesota. She will represent Minnesota in Miss USA 2011.




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The Miss New Zealand Festival of Beauty 2011 pageant will be held on April 30 at the Tasman Ballroom of the Alexandra Park Function Centre in Auckland. The winner will be crowned Miss World New Zealand 2011 and will go to Miss World 2011 next December.

The contestants will be taking part in a series of fast track events and charity activities in the weeks before the final event. As part of the relief efforts by the New Zealand Asia Pacific Trust, funds collected will go to the victims of the devastating Christchurch Earthquake.

The first fast track event, Beach Beauty, was held at the Massey Aquatic Centre. The winner of the event will become one of the Top Five finalists.



So far, one of the highlights of the festival is the The least we could do charity auction organized by contestant Alexandra Grace-Scott. This is her Beauty with a Purpose project. The event was attended by 200 guests and included a surprise guest appearance by the popular music group Santana. An excess of $20,000 was collected in ticket fees and auction biddings.

The next fund raising activity is the Top Model and Talent competition which will be held on April 9 at The Picton Centre in Auckland.

Anybody who would wish to attend the Miss New Zealand Festival of Beauty 2011 finals on April 30 are cordially invited to contact NZAPT by sending an e-mail to nzapt@onthenet.net.nz or by ringing Mila Manuel on 09 2671971/0210601921 or Rose Foulger on 09 8180574/0212608055.

Special thanks to Rose and Desmond Foulger, national directors of Miss World in New Zealand!

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Another candidate disqualified from Bb. Pilipinas

MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE) Another contender has been removed from the list of the official 2011 Binibining Pilipinas candidates. Maria Paula Bianca Paz is the latest victim of the contest’s disqualification spree since the selection of official candidates began in February.

The 22-year-old Paz, former flame of actor Polo Ravales and is now being linked to model Andrew Wolfe, was originally assigned the number “28.” But a check with the pageant’s website (www.bbpilipinas.com) last Thursday revealed that no candidate bears that number and the model’s image has been removed from the webpage.

Paz confirmed her disqualification through her Twitter entry: “Goodbye Binibining Pilipinas, good luck to all the ladies.”

The Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) refused to reveal the reasons for disqualifying Paz, and instead issued a statement saying “we strive to be very thorough in our screening, but when violations or misrepresentations unravel, albeit deliberate or not, we call the candidates’ attention to the matter. The ladies were subsequently removed from the official roster.”

The organization added: “We hope that all speculations regarding this incident will cease. BPCI is not inclined to delve into the issue any further in order to preserve the integrity of the pageant and the reputations of all concerned parties.”

In her Facebook account, Paz clarified the matter. She said she was disqualified because of a photo shoot she did for a calendar two years ago.

“I made sure that the finished result would not be less than tasteful and even of editorial standard before being published. Unfortunately, BPCI did not have the same opinion of the said shoot,” she said.

Paz represented the Philippines in the Asian Supermodel search in China last year where she was proclaimed Miss Photogenic.

Just last month, the pageant removed two other models from the list of candidates, apparently because of nude photographs they did for the defunct “Philippines’ Next Top Model” search.

Grendel Alvarado and Jen Olivar made nude photo sessions for a breast cancer awareness campaign as part of the other search’s “challenges.” No sensitive body parts were revealed in their photographs, with their arms and legs strategically blocking any private parts. And the photos were used for a legitimate health advocacy.

Alvarado expressed her disappointed over her disqualification through her Twitter account. She posted the entries “we are models not porn stars. God help those with a limited capacity to decipher the distinction between those two” and “you call our photos sexy? What about parading the bikini clad candidates around the streets. Is that the definition of conservative?”

She was referring to the pageant’s yearly tradition of parading all its candidates, wearing two-piece bikinis, in the streets of Cubao, Quezon City.

Another candidate, Roxanne Cabañero, was also asked to leave the competition after nude photos, purportedly of her, surfaced on the Internet.

In a television interview, Cabañero said she made the first move of informing BPCI about the photos and denied they were hers. She also told the organization that she has taken action to clear her name and sought the assistance of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to determine who was responsible for these photos and to prove it was not her on the incriminating images.

The Davaoeña said BPCI lawyers asked her to leave the contest because they do not want the organization to be dragged into controversies.

BPCI subsequently replaced Alvarado, Olivar and Cabañero with Gerlie Lero, Bernadette Aguirre and Miss Philippines-Earth runner up Monique Manuel. The BPCI has yet to confirm if they will replace Paz to retain its 40-candidate format.

The pageant is not new to controversies. In 2009, the BPCI disqualified Sandra Inez Seifert, two days before coronation night, because of photographs published in a men’s magazine. Seifert then competed in the rival pageant Miss Philippines-Earth and later represented the country in the Miss Earth pageant where she placed second to Brazil’s Larissa Ramos.

Last year, the organization dethroned Maria Venus Raj for what it called “inconsistencies” between official records and actual details regarding her birth. The organization proclaimed second runner up Helen Nicolette Henson as her replacement to the Miss Universe pageant.

After a media clamor for Raj’s reinstatement and a barrage of petitions to give her back the crown, she was able to retain her title and went on to place fifth in the Miss Universe pageant.

Former would-be Miss Universe representatives Anjanette Abayari, Tisha Silang and Janelle Bautista were also dethroned because of citizenship issues and were replaced with other finalists.

Alou Gonzales and Jewel Mae Lobaton filled in for Abayari and Silang, respectively. Both substitutes failed in their bid for the international crown. But Bautista’s replacement, Miriam Quiambao, was proclaimed first runner up to Botswana’s Mpule Kwelagobe.

Though refusing to divulge specific reasons for its recent spree of disqualifications, the BPCI explained its move and said the pageant “is governed by stringent rules and policies that are acceptable internationally.”

The contest selects the country’s representatives to the Miss Universe and Miss International pageants. The coronation night is set on April 10. -Inquirer.net

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Miss Kyrgyzstan barred from Miss World after onstage spat

Miss Kyrgyzstan has been barred from taking part in this year’s Miss World beauty pageant, after an onstage spat involving the judges and the event’s sponsors.

Nazira Nurzhanova, 24, sashayed effortlessly to victory in last Saturday’s competition at the National Opera and Ballet Theatre in Bishkek, the capital of the unruly former Soviet Republic.

Indeed, she so impressed the jury that several could not wait for the sponsors to come on stage to present the prizes, and instead leapt up to present them themselves.

The sponsors, left fuming awkwardly at the side of the stage, responded by withdrawing from the competition, and cancelling the certificates.

“Because of several infringements, the representatives of Miss World in Kyrgyzstan are not ready to send the winner on the international competition,” Interalliance KG, the event’s organiser said this week.”For several reasons beyond the control of the organisers of the evening, the competition was not quite as originally planned.”

The disqualification is somewhat of an embarrassment for the fledgling democracy, whose bigger, richer neighbour, Kazakhstan, is vying for the right to host the competition in 2011.

According to the official website of Miss World, a new representative for Kyrgyzstan will be chosen on July 15th.


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LIMA, March 18 -- Driving out of control while intoxicated, ex Miss Peru Universe 2007, Jimena Elías Roca, was arrested by police early this morning.



Around 3:00 a.m., the model raised alarm in the Lima district of San Borja after crashing into several cars, including a serenazgo (local security) vehicle.

She was taken to the Surquillo police station. She tested positive for blood alcohol content, meaning that in keeping with regulations, she will not be able to drive for one year.

Police stated that Elías was driving a cherry-colored Honda Civic and was with a friend. Both women had left a night club in San Borja, heading for Surco. The model was released from police custody later in the morning.



News outlets in Peru had a field day with this controversy. Another former Miss Peru, Karen Schwarz, who represented the country in Miss Universe 2009, declared to local outlets that Jimena is ‘setting a bad example’ and that she is a ‘bad role model’.



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Miss International launches Facebook Page

The Miss International beauty pageant, now in its 51st year, has launched an official Facebook page to promote the event and at the same time, receive suggestions from followers and fans about how can this popular contest be improved. Based in Japan and owned by the Kokusai Byunka Kyokai (International Cultural Association), the Miss International contest has been held in China during the past three years.

The 51st edition will return to China, in the month of October. The reigning titleholder is Elizabeth Mosquera from Venezuela.

2010 winners: Thailand (2nd), Venezuela (Winner) and China (3rd)

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The costume Kamilla wore in Miss World's "Dances of the World" was created by Unidos da Tijuca. What will she be wearing tonight?

Miss World Brazil is ready for Rio’s carnival!

It’s carnival time, and tonight, Miss World Brazil Kamilla Salgado will be one of the standouts in Rio’s worldwide famous carnival parade. Kamilla and several other beauty queens will be seen in Unidos da Tijuca, last year’s Rio carnival’s champions.

Miss World Brazil will be in the “Gorillas in the Mist: the Story of Dian Fossey” car, wearing an exclusive costume.

Other beauty queens to enter the samba avenue with Kamilla will be Anuska Prado, Miss World Brazil and Miss World’s 2nd runner-up 1996,Isabelle Sampaio, Miss Tourism Queen Brazil 2012, Suymara Barreto, Miss Supranational Brazil 2011, Livia Nepomuceno, Miss Tourism Queen Brazil 2011, Kátia Correa, Mrs. Brasil 2011, Jeanine Castro, Miss Tourism Queen Fernando de Noronha 2011 and Ana Cecília Cunha, Miss Mundo São Paulo 2011

Visit Behind the Sash – Miss World Brazil and Mister Brazil blog, to see Kamilla’s costume.

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Miss Universe 2010 3rd Runner-up Anna Poslavska in Dancing with the stars.







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Road to Miss USA 2011 & Miss Teen USA 2011:




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