Chloe Mortaud was elected as Miss France 2009


Representing Albigeois Midi Pyrenees, Chloe Mortaud won the 62nd Miss France Beauty Pageant. She will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009 Contests. The 1st run-up is Miss Lorraine (Camille Cheyere) who will compete at Miss International 2009 Pageant. 2nd run-up is Miss Pays de Loire (Elodie Martineau), while Miss Mayotte (Born Esthel) is the 3rd run-up and Miss Bretagne, Biance Taillard is the 4th run-up.

Other semi-finalists are:
* Berry Loire Valley (Aline Moreau)
* Guadelope (Rebecca Erivan)
* Limousin (Chloe Certoux)
* Normandy (Johanna Moreau)
* Poitou Charentes (Mathilde Muller)
* Reunion (Delphine Courteaud)
* Rhone - Alpes (Armonie Jenton)


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Sports Fast Track of Miss World 2008

Almost all 109 contestants spent the day to participate in the Miss World 2008 Sports Fast Track. The delegates were split into four groups to compete in teams called the Ekurhuleni Buffalos, Jo`burg Leopards, Tshwane Rhinos and the Sedibeng Lions.

First part of the competition started with each team building a boat made using cardboard and plastic sheets. Other activities included a 50-metre sprint, and cricket. Each contestant`s performance was individually recorded to identify the day`s best competitor.

At the end of the day, the top six contestants battled it out in front of the goal, each taking six penalty kicks. The six strongest delegates are Miss Greece (Angeliki Kalaitzi), Miss Israel (Tamar Ziskind), Miss Iceland (Alexandra Ivarsdottir), Miss Nigeria (Adaeze Igwe), Miss Portugal (Andreia Rodrigues) and Miss Peru (Annmarie Dehainaut).

After the individual scores are added together, the top three were announced. In first place was Miss Iceland, Alexandra Ivarsdottir who really stood out the most by scoring all six from the spot. It was this performance that clinched her the title Miss World Sportswoman 2008 and automatically advance in the top 15 for the Miss World 2008 finals on December 13. In second place is Miss Nigeria, Adaeze Igwe. And in third place is Miss Portugal, Andreia Rodrigues.

Also, the day`s award for the best team was presented to the Tshwane Rhinos. Each group member also received points for their team.

Top Model Fast Track 2008

From almost 100 plus candidates, an international panel of judges has selected only 32 semi-finalists to sashayed down the catwalk for the Miss World 2008 Top Model Fast Track:

* Miss Angola (Brigith dos Santos)
* Miss Argetina (Agustina Quinteros)
* Miss Barbados (Natalie Griffith)
* Miss Belarus (Volha Khizhynkova)
* Miss Brazil (Tamara Almeida)
* Miss China (Mei Yan Ling)
* Miss Colombia (Katherine Medina)
* Miss Croatia (Josipa Kusic)
* Miss Curacao (Norayla Francisco)
* Miss Czech Republic (Zuzana Jandova)
* Miss Ethiopia (Hibret Fekadu)
* Miss India (Parvathy Omanakuttan)
* Miss Italy (Claudia Russo)
* Miss Japan (Mizuki Kubodera)
* Miss Kazakhstan (Alfina Nassyrova)
* Miss Lebanon (Rosarita Tawil)
* Miss Malaysia (Soo Wincci)
* Miss Mexico (Anagabriela Espinoza)
* Miss Namibia (Marelize Robberts)
* Miss Norway (Lene Egeli)
* Miss Paraguay (Gabriela Rejala)
* Miss Peru (Annmarie Dehainaut)
* Miss Philipines (Danielle Castano)
* Miss Puerto Rico (Ivonne Orsini)
* Miss Russia (Ksenia Sukhinova)
* Miss South Africa (Tansey Coetzee)
* Miss Spain (Patricia Rodriguez)
* Miss Thailand (Ummarapas Jullakasian)
* Miss Trinidad & Tobago (Gabrielle Walcott)
* Miss United States (Lane Lindell)
* Miss Venezuela (Hannellys Quintero)
* Miss Zimbabwe (Cynthia Muvirimi)

After the semi-finalists walked down the runway and the judges judges their catwalk skills, they have narrowed the semi-finalists down to Top 10 finalists:

Now the judging panel got a more closer look at the finalists, they have decided to give the title of Miss World 2008 Top Model to Miss Russia, Ksenia Sukhinova). She will be automatically advance to the top 15 semi-finals of Miss World 2008 on December 13.

"Being voted Top Model is the highlight of my trip so far to South Africa," Ksenia said "I had my heart set on winning this event and now my dream has come true. Now, I am setting my sights higher and am focusing on the Miss World 2008 crown."

Almost close to the fast track ticket, the 1st run-up to the Top Model title is Miss Angola, Brigith dos Santos. While the 2nd run-up is Miss India, Parvathy Omanakuttan.

Miss Mongolia crowned as World Miss University 2008

Thirty lovely international delegates competed for the title of World Miss University 2008 Pageant in Shenzhen, China. Miss Mongolia, Sarnai Amar was crowned as the over all winner while Miss Brazil, Mariana Oliveira Marques was the first runner-up and Jang Yae Eun, Miss Korea bagged the second runner-up.

Sarnai also competed in Miss Earth 2005.

Sorene Maratita Crowned as Miss Marianas 2009

The 18 year old Sorene Maratita of Saipan won the Miss Marianas 2009 Beauty Contest last November 29. She beated out 5 other lovely candidates. Sorene will be competing at Miss Universe 2009 and Miss International 2009 Pageants.

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New Miss Earth Brazil 2009

Miss Amazonas, Larissa Ramos won the Miss Earth Brazil 2009 Beauty Pageant or locally called as Beleza Brasil 2009 held at Belo Horizonte. She was crowned by the last year's Miss Earth Brazil 2008 and also Miss Earth Fire 2008 (3rd run-up) Tatiane Alves. Larissa will be competing at the 2009 Miss Earth Contest probably in the Philippines.

The 1st run-up title was Miss Para, Naiane Alves. Miss Rodonia, Luana Najara was the 2nd run-up. And the 3rd run-up is Miss Espirito Santo, Debora Lira.

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Miss World Beach Beauty Fast Track 2008

International panel of judges have chosen the 25 stunning delegates to compete in the semi-finals for the Beach Beauty Fast Track Competition of Miss World 2008 to be held in Beverley Hills Hotel in Umhlanga. The winner of this competition will automatically advance in the Miss World 2008 Semi-finals on December 13 in Johannesburg. The 25 candidates that have luckily chosen are:
* Miss Angola (Brigith dos Santos)
* Miss Australia (Katie Richardson)
* Miss Colombia (Katherine Medina)
* Miss Croatia (Josipa Kusic)
* Miss Egypt (Sanaa Ismail Hamed)
* Miss India (Parvathy Omanakuttan)
* Miss Kazakhstan (Alfina Nassyrova)
* Miss Lebanon (Rosarita Tawil)
* Miss Mexico (Anagabriela Espinoza)
* Miss New Zealand (Kahurangi Taylor)
* Miss Paraguay (Gabriela Rejala)
* Miss Philippines (Danielle Castano)
* Miss Puerto Rico (Ivonne Orsini)
* Miss Russia (Ksenia Sukhinova)
* Miss Serbia (Nevena Lipovac)
* Miss South Africa (Tansey Coetzee)
* Miss Spain (Patricia Rodriguez)
* Miss Thailand (Ummarapas Jullakasian)
* Miss Trinidad & Tobago (Gabrielle Walcott)
* Miss Turkey (Leyla Tugutlu)
* Miss Ukraine (Irina Zhuravskaya)
* Miss United States (Lane Lindell)
* Miss Uruguay (Fatimih Davila)
* Miss Venezuela (Hannellys Quintero)
* Miss Zimbabwe (Cynthia Muvirimi)

Last Saturday November 29, it's the Miss World 2008 Beach Beauty Fast Track Competition Finals. The Top 10 Finalists were announced:


In the end, the winner of this year's Beach Beauty for Miss World 2008 was Miss Mexico, Anagabriela Espinoza. She will automatically one of the top 15 semi-finalists on the Coronation Night. The first runner-up of Beach Beauty was Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee while the 2nd runner-up is Miss Russia, Ksenia Sukhinova.

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Miss Earth Beauty Pageant 2007

Miss Earth Beauty Pageant Contest

The Miss Earth Beauty Contest was the only international pageant for women who promotes environmental awareness.

Since it's early launched in 2001, Miss Earth was considered to be one of the "Big 4" international beauty competitions in the world. It was created and organized by Carousel Productions based in Manila, Philippines. The organization is headed by Ramon S. Monzon, President and Lorraine Espiridon Schuck, Executive Vice President and herself a former beauty queen (Mutya ng Pilipinas 1979 & 2nd run-up in Miss Asia Pacific 1979).

The pageant was held first in the Philippines since 2001 up to 2009. It was finally held outside the Philippines in 2010 (Nha Trang Vietnam).

Since the main theme of the pageant was Environmental Awareness, they are looking for young beautiful women who will stand for the protection, caring and preservation of our environment.

Each year, there are 4 finalists selected and all of them have titles and crowns named after the natural elements: Miss Fire (3rd run-up); Miss Water (2nd run-up); Miss Air (1st run-up); and the Miss Earth, who is the ultimate winner. It is the only pageant among the "Big Four" which have 4 titles and crowns.

MISS EARTH BEAUTY PAGEANT 2007:


  • Miss Earth 2007 Crowning

  • Hosts of Miss Earth 2007

  • My Early Picks For Miss Earth 2007

    • Miss World Pageant 2007

    Miss World is an annual international beauty pageant created by Eric Morley in 1951. It was the oldest major beauty contest which is among the 4 largest and grandest pageants in the world.

    When Eric Morley passed away in 2000, his wife Julia Morley, co-chairs and organized the pageant.

    In 2003, the "Fast Track Competitions" are launched. The winners of these events automatically advanced into the semi-finals, along with the candidates chosen by the judges.

    Miss World's main theme was "Beauty with a Purpose", which aims in helping and raising funds for children's charities. The delegates are judged according to beauty, intelligence, personality and charisma. The winner in the early age lives in London (the birthplace of Miss World) during her reign. As the pageant evolves, the winner spends her reign traveling and representing the Organization and it's various causes.

    MISS WORLD PAGEANT 2007

  • New face of Swarovski Watch

  • Cannes 2008

  • Olympics 2008 Theme

  • Zi Lin Xhang carries Olympic Torch

  • China wins Miss World!

  • Miss Talent!

  • Top Model Winner

  • Beauty with a Purpose Nominees

  • Candidates Light the Passion

  • Sports Star Finals

  • Beach Beauty Finals

    • Miss Universe Pageant 2007

    Miss Universe 2007 Beauty Pageant Complete Coverage

    The Miss Universe Pageant is perhaps the most celebrated beauty pageant of all times. It was highly acclaimed to be one of the 4 largest beauty contests in the world.

    The pageant was founded by California clothing company Pacific Mills in 1952. It was first co-owned and organized by Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, then in 1996, it was bought by business tycoon, Donald Trump. In 1998, from the name Miss Universe Inc. it was changed to Miss Universe Organization as well as it's headquarters being moved from Long Beach California, to New York City.

    The pageant's main slogan was "Redefined for Today". They are looking for the delegates who possess intelligence, well-mannered, cultured as well as modernized women. The winner, since it was managed by Trump is signed a one-year contract with the Organization, traveling nationwide and abroad promoting the public awareness of HIV/AIDS, control of diseases and world peace.

    According to pageant experts, the Miss Universe is the only pageant which is going with the flow of our present age and time. They are looking nowadays for beautiful, model-like and has a good runway skill winners.

    MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT 2007:

  • Contestants

  • Preliminary Judges

  • Telecast Judges

  • Top 15 Quarter-Finalists

  • Top 10 Semi-Finalists

  • Japan wins!

  • Pageant Place

    • Olga Nikitina is Miss Kazakhstan 2009

    Crowned last saturday as the new Miss Kazakhstan 2009 Contest was Olga Nikitina (photo). She is from Karaganda and will be the representative of her country at the Miss Universe 2009 and Miss World 2009 Beauty Pageants.

    Complete Results:
    Miss Kazakhstan 2009 - Olga Nikitina
    1st run-up - Ainur Isina
    2nd run-up - Zhuldyz Sapargalieva
    3rd run-up - Rimma Taskarieva

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    Curacao's bet to Miss Universe 2009

    Ashanta Mafalda Macauly (center) wins the Miss Curacao Universe 2009 Beauty Contest held at World Trade Center in Willemstad. She is 23 year old and stands tall at 5'5". Ashanta will be competing at the Miss Universe 2009 Pageant.

    The 1st run-up was Angenie Simons while Fabina Martis was the 2nd run-up.

    Mister International 2008: Vietnam Wins

    The 25 year old professional model, Mister Vietnam, Ngo Tien Doan (photo) wins the title of Mister International 2008 last November 24 in Taiwan (ROC). He wins the 3rd Mister International Pageant Crown and his country's first International Beauty Title for Male. Doan beated other 30 other handsome delegates.


    Complete results:
    Mister International 2008: Mister Vietnam, Ngo Tien Doan
    1st run-up: Mister Lebanon, Mohamad Chamseddine
    2nd run-up: Mister China, Zhang Chao
    3rd run-up: Mister Croatia, Mihovil Barun
    4th run-up: Mister Netherlands, Vincent Cleuren


    Rest of the top 15 semi-finalists:
    Mister Belgium, Koen Van De Voorde
    Mister Brazil, Marciel Moreno Mendes
    Mister Philippines, Jeffrey Miguel Surio
    Mister Greece, Dimitris Tsilis
    Mister India, Vikas Mehandroo
    Mister Indonesia, Rocky Pramata
    Mister Singapore, Ken Lim
    Mister Taiwan (ROC), Li Chih Siang
    Mister USA, Ivan Rusilko
    Mister Venezuela, Marco Antonio Chinea Franco

    Miss World 2008 Schedule of Events

    The 58th edition of Miss World Beauty Pageant will take place from November 16 to December 13. Who shall inherit the crown of the reigning Miss World 2007 Zi Lin Zhang (photo) from the People's Republic of China.

    More than 100 delegates will vie the coveted title. Here's the list of events that the delegates will be taking part off this year.

    November:
    15 - Delegates' Arrivals
    16 - Delegates' Arrivals
    17 - Official Johannesburg Welcome Dinner
    18 - The Delegates leave Johannesburg for a tour of South Africa for location and beachwear filming.
    19 - A tour of South Africa
    20 - A tour of South Africa
    21 - A tour of South Africa
    22 - A tour of South Africa
    23 - A tour of South Africa
    24 - A tour of South Africa
    25 - A tour of South Africa
    26 - A tour of South Africa
    27 - A tour of South Africa
    28 - A tour of South Africa; Return to Johannesburg
    29 - Fast Track: Beach Beauty
    30 - Fast Track: Talent Show

    December:
    01 - Visit to hospice for World Aids Day celebration
    02 -
    03 - Fast Track: Top Model and World Designer Award Fashion Show
    04 -
    05 - Fast Track: Sports Competition
    06 -
    07 -
    08 - Annual Family Party
    09 -
    10 -
    11 - Dress Rehearsal
    12 - Dress Rehearsal
    13 - Miss World 2008 Finals
    14 - Departures

    *** Beauty with a Purpose and People's Chioce will also be included in the Fast Track Events this year.

    Michelle Rouillard wins Miss Colombia 2009

    Miss Cauca, a 22 year old student Michelle Rouillard was crowned as the new Miss Colombia 2009 or locally called as Señorita (Srta) Colombia 2009 beauty pageant at the Julio Cesar Turbay auditorium in Cartagena and was televised nationwide.

    A student of International Business at Concord University in Canada, the new beauty queen stands 1.74m tall and she will be competing at the Miss Universe 2009 Pageant next year. She was crowned by the last year's Miss Colombia 2008 and 1st run-up in Miss Universe 2008 Taliana Vargas (photo, right)

    Top 10 Semi-finalists with scores they recieved:

    Miss Cauca (Michelle Rouillard Estrada) - 9.80
    Miss Choco (Lina Marcela Mosquera Ochoa) - 9.80
    Miss Cundinamarca (Maria Jimena Escobar Fuenmayor) - 9.30
    Miss Antioquia (Veronica Velasquez Gomes) - 9.10
    Miss Bogota (Sonia Janneth Cubides Silva) - 9.10
    Miss Amazonas (Paula Alejandra Gonzalez Gutierrez) - 9.10
    Miss Norte de Santader (Ina Andrea Ontiveros Casas - 9.00
    Miss Cartagena (Giselle Marin Ramos) - 8.90
    Miss Quindio (Leidy Macela Mejia Urrego) - 8.70
    Miss Valle (Stephanie Garces Aljure) - 8.70

    Lina Marcela Mosquera (photo, left), Miss Choco was one of the top favorites this year, she ended up as the 1st run-up or "Virreina". The 19 year old black beauty stands 1.80m. tall and was currently a student and working as a model. She will compete at Miss International 2009 Beauty Contest in Macau.

    Completing the finalists were were Miss Antioquia (1st princess), Bogota (2nd princess) and Cundimarca (3rd princess). They will represent Colombia in contests such as Miss Intercontinental, Miss Continente Americano and Reina Hispanoamericana.

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    Video clips of Michelle Rouillard Estrada during the pageant:
    "To God be the Glory".