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 Miss Universe Netherlands 2009 will be held on 27th June 2009. The winner will represent Holland in 2009 Miss Universe beauty pageant. Lovely 12 Finalists are in competition in final night pageant. Top from left to right: Eva van Binsbergen, Stephanie Bos, Jolanda van Zeeland, Francis Beukeveld, Shanna Moes & Suraya Baboeram Panday, Bottom: Argjentina Ramosaj, Avalon-Chanel Weyzig, Stephanie Hartmann, Renee Tromp, Celine Huisman & Xuxa van Ommere
June 24, 2009 2009 Miss America Katie Stam reflects at halfway mark of her reign
JUNE 24, 2009 USA WON INTERNATIONAL CATTLE QUEEN 2009
 Raechel Holtgrave will represent Hooters for 1 year after taking home the crown and $50,000 grand prize
ATLANTA, June 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Raechel Holtgrave, a Hooters Girl
in Columbia, MO, will return to her hometown $50,000 richer after being
crowned Miss Hooters International 2009 at the 13th Annual Hooters
International Swimsuit Pageant and will represent the 450 Hooters
restaurants around the world for a year.
June 20, 2009
FREETOWN, June 20 – Sierra Leonean International super star Mariatu Kargbo, who is based in China, has been crowned MISS SIERRA LEONE 2009 at the annual Madam Yoko Entertainment premier beauty pageant contest on Saturday June 13, 2009, at the prestigious Family Kingdom, Aberdeen, Freetown. The 5ft 8inches tall beauty queen won the minds and hearts of the judges who polled the highest scores after putting up an extra ordinary performance that turned the entire hall in ecstasy. The beauty queen demonstrated her talent with an acrobatic display that sent the entire audience into ecstasy. She collected well over five million Leones on stage while displaying her talent in the competition. “I have never seen a queen demonstrate like this,” one fan who witnessed the unprecedented contest stated. Speaking to this reporter after her coronation, Mariatu Kargbo said her dream had become true after. “I have prepared myself for the past two years when I saw Sierra Leone do badly in the 57th MISS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in SANYA (China)".
THE NEW MISS PUERTO RICO TEEN is Adriana Moledo who was crowned last Thursday. Moledo represented the municipality of Ponce. Her court includes of first runner-up Lizmarie Dieta of Guayama, second runner-up Madelisse Columna of San Juan, third runner-up Nicole Colón of Aibonito who was also selected as Miss Critical Beauty Teen, and fourth runner-up Estefanía Padró of Barranquitas. The pageant was organized by Luis Santiago Productions. Thanks to Héctor Joaquín for this info.
THE NEW MISS ROMA is Tereza Zamkova who was crowned in Prague on June 12. The first runner-up is Judita Gatysova and the second runner-up is Tereza Vasilova. Miss Roma International is an annual beauty contest, drawing Roma contestants for the title from all over Europe. Roma is the culturally and politically correct term for "gypsy."
LUPITA'S CHOICE : After several months of searching, Lupita Jones has selected the Mexican representative to the 2009 Miss International pageant which will take place in November in Japan and China. The lucky woman is Ana Gabriela Espinoza Marroquín who was Mexico's rep to Miss World 2007 where she was a semifinalists and won the Beach Beauty fast-track event. A native of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Espinoza says that she is already well-prepared and that she loves beauty pageants. She replaces Laura Zúñiga who was dethroned due to her involvement with drug traffickers and thus was imprisoned for forty days. (El Mundo, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, 6/13/2009).
June 13, 2009
Santos crowned Miss Earth Guam 2009
June 12, 2009 –
New Miss Earth Guam: Maria Louisa Santos, left, receives the
Miss Earth Guam crown from 2008 winner Jennifer Neves at the Sheraton
Laguna Resort on Wednesday night. Santos also won the titles of Miss
Photogenic, Best in Swimsuit, Best in Native Costume and Best in
Evening Gown. She will now get prepared to represent Guam in Miss Earth 2009, in the Philippines.
June 08, 2009
MISS NAMIBIA 2009 WAS CROWNED
June 07, 2009
MISS UNIVERSE SWEDEN 2009 WAS CROWNED
June 07, 2009
MISS INDONISIA 2009 WINNER
June 03, 2009 UF grad to represent state in Miss Earth pageant
June 02, 2009 May Queen 2009
Bahrain, June 1, 2009: Indian national Miss Amy Vaya beat 15 other contestants of different nationalities to win the May Queen 2009 Crown at the beauty pageant contest organized by the Young Goans Club (YGC) in Manama, Bahrain. More than 1000 people attended the event that was held by the poolside of the Delmon Hotel in Manama on 28th May. Guests were treated to performances of nostalgic oldies by local band 'The Aryan Fame' while local DJ Alfy handled stage and lighting effects in addition to performing lively dance tunes. The 1st runner-up was 22 year old Briton Lucy Wozniack, who moved to Bahrain just two months back after living in Dubai for 16 years. Former stewardess at Emirates, 24 year old Irish/Chinese Gemma Cheung took the third spot. Miss Cheung also picked up the prize for the Best Smile. The YGC May Queen 2009 Miss.Vaya, who is a flight attendant and former student of Sacred Heart School Bahrain also claimed the Best Hairdo and Miss Articulate prizes. She was also voted the crowd favorite, through a SMS poll of the audience conducted by the title sponsors Centrepoint. The contest was judged by a panel of seven judges in three rounds. The first round was in Smart Sport/Traditional Wear and the second round with Formal Wear, with all contestants taking to the elegant set catwalk. The other contestants besides the winners who made it to the final round of Brain and Wit were Dalhia Al Shebli (Jordanian), Yodith Fesha Belete (Ethopian) and Monica Nsima (Nigerian).
MISS LATINA AMERICA IN THE WORLD 2009  Miss Latin America in the World 2009 Costa Rican wins beauty title in the Dominican Republic. PUNTA CANA, June 1 – Johana Solano, 18, the representative of Costa Rica, won the Miss Latin America in the World 2009 title, edging out other 22 beauties. The pageant took place in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The runner-ups were the candidates from USA, Brazil, Canada and Guatemala.
MISS BAHAMAS WORLD 2009 - JOANNA BROWN  Joanna Brown was crowned as the new Miss Bahamas World 2009 in a beauty pageant held last May 31 where 13 of the most beautiful girls in Bahamas compete for the title. The new queen was crowned by Tinnyse Johnson, Miss Bahamas World 2008. Joanna is 17 years old, stands 6'0" tall and represent as Miss Grand Bahama World. She will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa on December to compete and represent her country at the Miss World 2009 Contest.
Other winners are:
NEW MISS UNIVERSE GUAM 2009 IS CROWNED  HAGATNA, June 1– Racine Manley, a 1.68 m-tall beauty from Hagatna, is the new Miss Universe Guam. Racine is one of the crowd favorite during the pageant and many are expecting that she will win the crown. She will represent her territory in Miss Universe 2009, in the Bahamas. Guam's has best placement in Miss Universe's history in year 1982, when Patty Chong Kerkos placed second, in Miss Universe 1982 held in Lima, Peru.
some photos during the pageant - Miss Universe Guam 2009Racine Manley waves to the crowd after taking the title of Miss Universe Guam 2009 at the SandCastle on Sunday May 31. Contestants move to the music during the swimsuit segment of the Miss Universe Guam 2009 pageant at the SandCastle on Sunday May 31.
Contestants pose in evening gowns during the Miss Universe Guam 2009 pageant at the SandCastle on Sunday May 31.
Miss Universe Guam 2008 Siera Robertson crowns Racine Manley as the Miss Universe Guam 2009 at the SandCastle on Sunday May 31. Manley also won the Best in Swimsuit, Miss Photogenic, and Best in Evening Gown. who will be the next ...... MISS UNIVERSE GUAM 2009?
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DAR ES SALAAM, May 30 – Illuminata James (photo, center) w as crowned the winner of the Miss Universe
Tanzania 2009 beauty contest held at the Milmani Conference Center on
Saturday. She will represent the country at the Miss Universe 2009
pageant in the Bahamas, August 23rd. The 1st and 2nd runner-ups were Evelyne Almasi and Hidaya Maheda, respectively. |
Teacher wins state beauty pageant
She will compete in national competition in July
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Jeanette Greco-Pawlowski, Mrs. Michigan United States,and her assistant Deborah "Mrs. H" Hwozdik, wrangle a group of kindergartners at Kennedy Elementary School for a photo. (Bill Bresler | staff photographer) |
Jeanette Greco-Pawlowski, who recently was chosen Mrs. Michigan United States, teaches kindergarten at Kennedy Elementary in Livonia. (Bill Bresler | staff photographer) |
A kindergarten teacher at Kennedy Elementary School in Livonia is now Mrs. Michigan United States.
Jeannette Greco-Pawlowski will compete in a national competition in Las Vegas July 19-24 for Mrs.
United States after she won the Mrs. Michigan United States pageant May
16 in Trenton.“I used to compete in pageants when I was 18 and in my early 20s, but I quit when I went to college and got married,” she said.Ten years later, she decided to pursue the Mrs. Michigan United States pageant to promote her platform — her charity work.While
creating a platform is a requirement to enter the pageant,
Greco-Pawlowski promotes charities she is actively involved in like
Make-A-Wish, Ronald McDonald House and Camp Casey, a therapeutic
horseback riding camp for children with cancer.
Greco-Pawlowski
is most proud of her work with her own charity, Healthy Minds. “That is
teaching children the importance of not only being physically fit, but
also being mentally fit,” she said. Many children suffer from
depression and stress, she said.
At
the pageant, the contestants were asked political and personal
questions by the five judges; then they participated in swimsuit and
evening gown competitions.Now
that she's advancing to the national competition, she is preparing
through exercise. “I run three miles every morning, and I've changed my
diet,” Greco-Pawlowski said.Her
husband, Michael, assists her as she lifts weights and as a workout
partner. “He's totally supportive, along with my daughter Charlotte.
It's a family affair.”Her
students have enjoyed her pageant win, too. When they saw the “Mrs.
Michigan” sash, they said that was something the president's wife wore.
“The girls are all excited about it,” she said. “They all want to try
on the crown. And the boys are cute, excited and proud.”
Miss Universe 2005 here to judge pageant: Miss Malaysia Universe 2009
May 30, 2009 - KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA: Cameras clicked when Natalie Glebova walked out of the arrival hall at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport yesterday. A chorus of "selamat datang" rang out to welcome Miss Universe 2005. On hand to greet her were the 18 finalists of the Miss Malaysia Universe 2009 pageant. Glebova, 28, will be on the panel of judges at the finals of the beauty pageant to be held at the Royale Chulan here today. Relating her own experiences as a Miss Universe, Glebova said it was important to radiate positive energy whenever on stage. "Being Miss Universe was one of the best things I could have ever wished for," she added.
Meanwhile, Miss Malaysia Universe event director Syeba Yip is on a different mission. "Beauty pageants have lost their glory and class over the years. The organising team is trying to restore the glamour. The finalists had to attend workshops and learn from the experiences of former Miss Malaysia Universe queens, such as Datin Josephine Fonseka.
The winner of the Miss Malaysia Universe 2009 will represent the country at the Miss Universe pageant, which will be held at the Atlantis resort in the Bahamas on Aug 23.
Kristina Gots-Gotlib
Miss Ukraine Universe 2009
Thanks to Missosology
Leonora Jimenez-Monge of Costa Rica
won as Miss Asia pacific Int'l 2005.
After that no pageant has been held year after. Will the organizer still interested to hold that pageant and that some countries are interested to join. Other info regarding the pageant:
The Miss Asia Pacific International Pageant wa launched in 1968, originally as the "Miss Asia Quest" with 18 partiicpating countries.
The annual pageants were held in the Philippines, Malaysia, New Zealand and Hongkong, featuring various resort destinations and tourist havens of the host countries. In 1984, when New Zealand hosted the 16th pageant in Christchurch, countries from Central and South America, including the USA and Canada participated.
In 1985, Miss Asia exprienced its first milestone and transformed into the "Miss Asia Pacific Quest" when close to 40 countries participated in the glittery pageant held for the first time and the next four years thereafter in Hongkong. The most recent milestone was attained when China hosted the 36th international pageant in Guangdong Province and the city of Guangzhou from March 15 to April 6, 2005 with the participation of 53 countries from all over the world.
Today, MISS ASIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL has a network of 87 countries and territories and is acknowledged as the first and oldest international beauty pageant in Asia. Asia Pacific Interantional is governed by its original Board of Directors, namely ALFONSO V. LIM JR as its Chairman and CEO, ROBERTO DE VENECIA, President; LAURO M. AMANTE, Treasurer and LEANDRO D. ENRIQUEZ, Founder and Director . They are distinguished personalities stemming from various sectors of society.
Jedah Hernandez- Philippines
4th Runner Up - Miss Asia Pacific 2005
Last Candidate from the Philippines.
It’s been 10 long years for the Filipinos…waiting to have new
Miss Universe coming from the Philippines
 Miriam Quiambao 1st Runner Up Miss Universe 1999 | May 26, 2009, could’ve been a date of celebration for Filipino pageant fans, after all, exactly 10 years ago when Miriam Quiambao, 24-year-old licensed physical therapist and gym instructor, nearly captured the third Miss Universe crown for her country Philippines, being named 1st runner-up, only behind a shocked Miss Botswana. However, a decade later, no other Miss Philippines has been able to land into the semi or quarter-finals of Miss Universe (top 10, 15 or 20!). Ironically, as this pageant-crazy nation failed year after year in Miss Universe throughout the first decade of the new millenium, the Philippines did quite well in the other 4 Grand Slam pageants, with several Miss World finalists (in the years when popular voting was decisive), and victories in Miss International, Tourism Queen and Earth. Will the Philippines Miss Universe drought end in the Bahamas?? The answer is coming up in August… |
MISS GUATEMALA 2009 WINNERs
 Lourdes Figueroa |  Angelica Guevara |
GUATEMALA, May 25 – Lourdes Figueroa, a 20-year old model and student from Guatemala City; and
Angelica Guevara from San Marcos, were crowned Miss Guatemala Universe
and Miss Guatemala World respectively during an event held at the Gran
Tikal Futura Expocenter on May 25th. But the event was affected by a major scandal: Jennifer Chiong (Miss
Guatemala 2008) who had been dethroned last December -for her inability
to perform her duties- showed up at the event, uninvited, wearing her
sash and crown, and bringing an audio track with her "farewell speech".
Chiong interrupted the event when she took the stage by storm during the
performance of musical guest Carlos Peña (winner of Latin American Idol
2007). The audience and guests could not understand what was happening,
and pageant directors removed her from the stage.
Afterwards, a brawl took place inside the venue, where journalists filmed and
photographed the whole ordeal. Chiong took the stage again and grabbed
the microphone to try to discredit the pageant organization. The
contestants had to leave the stage and the scandal lasted for about an
hour, until Chiong was removed from the premises. Meanwhile,
Lourdes Figueroa (1.78 m) will compete at the Miss Universe 2009
pageant in the Bahamas (August 23) and Angelica Guevara will compete at
the Miss World 2009 contest in Johannesburg, South Africa (December
3rd).
Ivana Bonilla, Miss Chiquimula, was named Miss Guatemala
International and will represent the country at the Miss International
2009 pageant in Macau.
MISS EGYPT UNIVERSE 2009 WAS CHOOSEN
CAIRO, May 26 – Elham Wagdi, a 25-year old dancer, painter, and aerobics instructor from Cairo, was chosen as Miss Egypt Universe 2009 during a casting call held last Monday, as informed by the organizing agency Face 2 Face. Elham, who stands 1.75 m tall, will represent Egypt at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas next August. She was 1st runner-up at the Miss Egypt 2005 contest and has also represented the country internationally in events like Miss Earth and Miss Intercontinental.
Joahana Mariel Lasic, a beautiful girl 20 year-old of Ciudad Autonoma (Capital District), was crowned Miss Universe Argentina 2009 during the pageant held in the Hall of the Americas NH Hotel Provincial on 23th May. The new Argentinean beauty queen who stands 1.82 m tall will represent Argentina in Miss Universe 2009 Beauty Contest in the Bahamas in August 23. Crowd favorite, a beautiful Gretel Venecia Otto of Misiones was just a First Princess. Lovely girl Gisela Berger from Córdoba was Second Princess. Twenty-three young women participated in this year's pageant. This is the first time in the pageant's history that a reigning Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza, was invited as a guest.
MISS ITALY UNIVERSE 2009 WINNER
Riccione, ITALY, May 25 – The Miss Universe Italy 2009 pageant took place yesterday night, at the Palariccione, in Riccione, Italy. The winner was Laura Valenti, who edged out 23 other beauties from across Italy. Last year Italy placed among the top 10 in Miss Universe 2008, in Vietnam. Laura will try to keep the Italian streak going.
MISS BAHAMAS UNIVERSE 2009 WINNER
A beautiful girl 25 year-old Kiara Sherman was crowned Miss Bahamas
Universe 2009 during the event held on May 24 at Black Tie Affair,
Nassau Wyndham Resorts, Rain Forest Theatre. She will will represent
Bahamas in Miss Universe Beauty Pageant.
Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 Results
* Winner - Miss Bahamas Universe 2009 : Kiara Sherman
* 1st Runner up - Miss Bahamas Earth 2009 : Ife Bethel Sears
* 2nd Runner up - Miss Bahamas International 2009 : Amanda Appleyard
* 3rd Runner up : Allyssa M. Knowles
* 4th Runner up : Camille Kenny
MISS ICELAND 2009 WINNERS
Guðrún Dogg Rúnarsdóttir, 18 years old and representative of Vesturland, was crowned as new Miss Iceland 2009. She will represent iceland in Miss World 2009 Pageant in South Africa.
The first runner up is Magdalena Dubik of Reykjavik, she will represent the country at Miss Universe 2009 Pageant in The Island of Bahamas this coming August 2008.
Sucre, BOLIVIA, May 21 – Claudia Arce, Miss Chuquisaca, was crowned the new Miss Bolivia and will represent her country in Miss Universe 2010. The event took place at the Gran Mariscal Theater of Sucre, and marked Gloria Limpias' 30th anniversary as organizer of the pageant. The first runner-up, Flavia Foianini, Miss Bicentenario, was crowned Miss Bolivia World. She will travel to South Africa, where she will compete for the 2009 Miss World title. Ximena Vargas, Miss Santa Cruz, was the 2nd runner-up, crowned Miss Bolivia International. Paola Flores, Miss Litoral, came next, and she will represent Bolivia in Miss American Continent, in Ecuador.
BUDAPEST, May 21 – Orsi Serdult, a 21-year old student (center) was crowned A Királynő (Miss Hungary) 2009 during an event held in Budapest on May 21st. Orsi, who stands 1.75 m tall, will compete at the Miss World 2009 pageant in Johannesburg, South Africa, next December.
Crown as Miss Universe Hungary was favorite Zsuzsa Budai (21, left), who is
half Jamaican. The 1.81 m spectacular model from Budapest will travel
to the Bahamas next August to compete in the Miss Universe 2009
contest, where she will try to win the first Miss Universe crown for
Hungary.
Crowned as Miss Earth Hungary was 18-year old Korinna Kocsis (18, right). She
will compete at the 2009 Miss Earth pageant in Manila later this year.
Santiago del Estero, ARGENTINA – Argentina has its three new queens for 2009, and they are:
* Miss World Argentina: Evelyn Lucía Manchón, from San Luis, 22, 1.76 m-tall
* Miss International Argentina: Mercedes Viaña, from Santiago del Estero, 18, 1.72 m-tall
* Miss Earth Argentina: Gisela Menossi, from Cordoba, 21, 1.80 m-tall
They will now get prepared by national director Nadia Cerri to compete in South Africa, Macau and Philippines, respectively.
Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2009
SANTO DOMINGO, May 17th - Ada Aimee de la Cruz (23) won the Miss Dominican Republic pageant held in Santo Domingo on Sunday, May 16th. The 1.83 m professional model will represent her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas next August. She was crowned by last year's titleholder (and 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe) Marianne Cruz. The 1st runner-up was Miss Monte Plata, Ana Rita Contreras, and the 2nd runner-up was Miss Distrito Nacional, Rocio Castellanos. The contestants from San Cristobal, Santiago and Duarte completed the Top 6 finalists. Ada de la Cruz is no stranger to the pageant scene. She competed in the Miss Dominican Rep. Universe pageant in 2007, where she reached a Top 10 spot. Afterwards she competed and won the Miss Mundo Dominicana contest, which gave her the right to represent her country at the Miss World 2007 pageant in Sanya, China. While in Miss World, Ada won the coveted Beach Beauty title and was among the Top 15 semi finalists. She also broke a record with the bookmakers, getting a top spot in all of them until she was tied by Miss China, the eventual winner. Two years later she returned to the pageant scene, and very strongly. She could easily become the Dominican Republic's second Miss Universe titleholder (Amelia Vega won in 2003).
MISS CANADA UNIVERSE 2009
TORONTO, Canada - May 16, 2009: Mariana Valente, a model, a 23 year-old from Richmond Hill Canada, was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2009 during an the annual pageant held on 16th May at The Metro Toronto Convention Centre's John Bassett Theatre in Toronto. The new beauty queen, who 1.75 m tall and student of languages, will represent Canada at the Miss Universe pageant. Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009.
AGE:23 | HEIGHT: 5'9" | HOMETOWN: RICHMOND HILL, Mariana was born in Brazil and moved to Canada,at the age of 12. She is currently learning her third language as she completes her B.A Honours at York University in French Studies. Mariana’s completed her College Education in Early childhood Education, and is now leading her to Teacher’s Mariana has also experience with pageants and Modelling as she competed for the title of Miss Brazil Canada in 2005, she won the title of Miss Latina Canada 2007, now she hopes to be able to represent Canada, for the title of Miss Universe Canada 2009.
PICTURES FROM MISS CANADA UNIVERSE 2009 PAGEANT
The 1st runner-up was model Ylenia Aurucci (26), who had been a contestant in Canada's Next Top Model and resides in Victoria, British Columbia; 2nd runner-up was Ksenia Mezenina of Toronto, Ontario, 3rd runner-up was Neda Derakhshan from Calgary, Alberta and the 4th runner-up was Isabelle Grastin of Toronto. TingJia Lorogiano won the People's Choice Award, while Chanel Beckenlehner won the Miss Elegance and Audience Favorite prizes; Xiao Sun was awarded Best Runway, and Christina Heslenfeld won the Best in Swimwear award.
MISS LIBERIA 2009
Miss Shu-rina Wiah, 21, is the new Miss Liberia. She is studying Public Administration at the African Methodist Episcopal University. She desires to become a Lawyer, with focus on defending the rights of women and children. In the future, she would like to use her voice as a concerned citizen to serve as Ambassador on behalf of young women.Shu-rina participated in last year's Miss Liberia pageant and was unsuccessful however, Miss Wiah says she had a whole year to develop her negatives and build her skills and is sure she will win this year's crown.
She feels it's important not to give up on herself and has lived by the motto if you don't succeed try and try again. Her hobbies are modeling, singing, reading and going to church. It is not confirmed if winner will represent her country in any international pageant.
MISS PANAMA UNIVERSE 2009
Crowned as the Miss Universe representative was 22-year old Diana Patricia Broce (right), from Los Santos. The 1.70 m former carnival queen holds a degree in finances and will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas, next August.
The reality TV show -which was delayed due to the presidential elections weeks ago- was on the eye of a worldwide audience due to the famous "Confucious invented confusion" answer by contestant Giosue Cozzarelli, who was eliminated one week prior to the final.
Another innovation was the announcement of the winners; Diana Broce was announced, during the first part of the show, that she would represent Panama in Miss Universe. The remaining delegates will compete again; and when the show concluded, the hosts announced that Nadege Herrera was representing Panama in Miss World.
Thanks to Telemetro.com
MISS SCOTLAND 2009
STUNNING Katharine Brown is the pride of the nation — after being crowned Miss Scotland 2009 last night. Gorgeous Katharine beat nine other finalists to land the glittering crown and title at Glasgow’s Clyde Auditorium. It was a night to remember as the 2,000-strong crowd clapped and cheered for their favourites. The thrilled 22-year-old, of Dunblane, Perthshire, screamed “Oh my God”, as she was declared winner. She then mouthed: “Thank you, thank you, thank you.”
Hunky Duncan James, from boyband Blue, hosted the bash. He added: “I said Miss Scotland would have to be supergirl and I reckon we’ve just found her. All the girls were stunning but the winner just stood out for the judges.” Runner-up was Jamey Bowers, 19, of Edinburgh, with Diane Mathieson, also 19, of Saltcoats, Ayrshire, third. It was a night of tension, excitement, glamour and tears of joy. From thousands of entries during our three-month search, only ten girls made it to the final. And ALL of them put their heart and soul into making the evening perfect. It was a difficult task for the judges — Scottish Sun Editor David Dinsmore, Ultimo boss Michelle Mone, Radio Clyde presenter Suzie McGuire, River City hunk Chris Brazier and last year’s Miss Scotland Stephanie. Mr Dinsmore said: “Every single one of our finalists was a winner. They should all be extremely proud of themselves.”
Thanks to Scotland Sun news
MISS JAPAN UNIVERSE 2009
TOKYO: Emiri Miyasaka, a beautiful 24 year-old crowned Miss Universe Japan 2009 during the final competition in Tokyo on May 11, 2009.
Miyasaka, a new beauty queen stand 171 cm tall, will represent the country at the Miss Universe beauty pageant in Bahamas on August 23, 2009.
MISS UNIVERSE SLOVENIA 2009
Mirela Korač (C) was crowned Miss Universe Slovenije 2009 during a pageant held on 9th May 2009. She will
represent the country at Miss Universe 2009 beauty contest.
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe beauty pageant, will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island,
in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Dayana Mendoza, from Venezuela,
winner of Miss Universe 2008, will crown her successor in the event.
The first runner-up was Aida Muratovič (L) and the secound runner-up was Rebeka Pevec (R).
MISS SINGAPORE 2009
Rachael Kum, 24, is the winner of Miss Singapore 2009 that was held on Saturday night, May 9, at
Shangri-La Hotel's Island Ballroom. She will represent this tiny Asian
state at the Miss Universe 2009 which will be held at the Atlantis
Paradise Island in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23.
The victory was not an easy win for Rachael who went against all odds. Prior to the coronation, she was
mired in a controversy when she was accused by many including fellow
contestants of allegedly skipping the preliminary audition rounds and
compulsory activities.
Rachael is a manager in the medical
industry. She stands 1.71 m. She also bagged two minor awards - The
Most Body Beautiful and Miss Personality.
I just don't understand how she
managed to get the award of Miss Personality if she has been accused by
her fellow contestants of being prima donna.
Miss Singapore 2009, who was a former
New Face finalist won $5,000 in cash, a trophy and products and
services from the sponsors.
First runner-up is April Wang and second runner-up is Cheryl Wee.
MISS PHILIPPINES EARTH 2009 WINNERS
Sandra Inez Seifert Wins Miss Philippines Earth 2009: A Sweet Revenge
Sandra Inez Seifert wins the right to represent her country, the
Philippines, at the 9th edition of Miss Earth, the third biggest beauty
pageant in the world, sometime in October this year in Manila.
Seifert was crowned last Sunday night. May 10, as Miss
Philippines-Earth 2009 in the Arena Entertainment and Recreational
Center of the People in San Juan City and aired over ABS-CBN Channel 2.
She represented the province of Negros Occidental.
The beauty queen, 24-year old Filipino-German nurse, bested more than 40 candidates.
This is definitely a big victory for Sandra after she was disqualified
last month from the rival beauty pageant that selects Philippines'
representatives to Misses Universe, International and World.
Just two days before the coronation night of Binibining Pilipinas 2009
(Miss Philippines 2009), Sandra was disqualified after she was
discovered to have posed for a men's magazine. In fact, her pictures
that appeared in Maxim (Philippine edition) are not scandalous. She was
just wearing what beauty contestants definitely wear during swimsuit
competitions. The pictures were just made controversial by the
hypocrites of the Binibining Pilipinas.
Indeed, this victory is a sweet revenge for Sandra who is now aiming the title
of Miss Earth 2009. Another Filipina beauty queen, Karla Paula Henry,
is the current titleholder.
Going back to the result of the pageant, aside from Seifert, Grezilda
Adelantar was named Miss Phillipines Eco Tourism; Miss Philippines Fire
is Patricia Marie Tumulak from Quezon City; Miss Philippines Air is
Michelle Martha Braun of Aklan and Miss Philippines Water is Catherin
Loyola of Sydney, Australia.
Miss Philippines Earth is now claimed by many beauty fans as the
biggest beauty pageant in the Philippines drawing around 40 candidates
every year.
The semi-finalists who made to Top 10 are Alexis Go of Manila, Tessa
Kruger of the Filipino community in Canada, Monique Teruelle Manuel of
Bataan, Vanessa Johnson of Pampanga (She is also a semi-finalist of
Binibining Pilipinas 2009) and Kirstie Joan Babor of Alegria.
Miss Earth-Philippines titleholders dedicate their year to promote
environmental projects and to address issues concerning the
environment. The winners also serve as the spokesperson for the Miss
Earth Foundation, the United Nations Environment Programme and other
environmental organizations.
MISS BRAZIL UNIVERSE 2009 WINNER
Larissa Costa, Miss Rio Grande do Norte, was the surprising winner of the Miss Brazil Universe pageant, last Saturday night. She will compete in Miss Universe 2009. Rayanne Moraes of Minas Gerais, was the runner-up, and will compete in Miss International.
Miss And Mister Slavonia And Baranja Chosen, 02 May 2009
The winners of the Miss and Mister Slavonia and Baranja beauty pageant, which was held on Saturday in Slavonski Brod, are Marija Kljajic and Dalibor Matkovic. Marija, who is 18 years old, comes from Zbjeg, while the new Mister, who is also 18, comes from Stari Slatnik. Zrinka Kristof (18) from Slavonski Brod was chosen as the first runner up, while Alen Kovacevic (19) of Sibinje was the first runner up in the men`s category. Maja Juric (20) of Djakovo won the second runner up title, while Robert Hrvojevic (20) from Slavonski Brod was the second runner up to the Mister.Marija and Dalibor will have the privilege of taking part in the Miss and Mister Croatia for Miss world pageant.
Miss French Polynesia 2009, First ever Miss French Polynesia will debut in Miss World 2009
Pirae, FRENCH POLYNESIA, May 5 – 18-year-old Nanihi Bambridge (center) was crowned Miss Polynésie Française (french Polynesia) 2009 last Sunday at l'Hôtel de ville, in Pirae. She will represent the French Polynesia in Miss World 2009. The 1st RU was Ina Pater (Ambassador of Beauty) and 2nd RU Aruhoia Biret (Ambassador of Culture).
Miss Botswana 2009 Winner
Gaborone, BOTSWANA, May 5 – Sumaiyah Marope of Gaborone was crowned Miss Botswana 2009. She will represent her country in Miss World 2009, December 12, in Johannesburg, South Africa. The new beauty queen now owns a brand new Benz, worth P300,000. She will get a P50,000 bursary for academic course of her choice. Fuel company, BP, will supply the queen with fuel for a year. Her first princess, Emma Wareus, walked away with P50,000 cash, while the second princess, Naledi Willers, pocketed P10,000. America's Hip-Hop mogul Russell Simmons has sponsored the three winners with approximately P21,000 worth of jewellery. The queen and her princesses will each get a diamond bracelet worth $700. The organisers have promised to make the current queen's reign a massive success. They will soon sit down with her and develop her charity profile, which she will be taking to the Miss World pageant where she will represent the country. In the past, Miss Botswana queens have struggled to raise funds for their charity works, clothes and air-tickets to the Miss World pageant.
Philippines Wins International Beauty and Model Festival 2009
Philippines won another international beauty title last Sunday night. April Love Jordan of Ilocos Sur was declared the first ever winner of a new beauty pageant called International Beauty and Model Festival that was held in Kunming,China, beating over 40 young women from all over the world. If you have watched Binibining Pilipinas 2009 last March where Rich Asuncion, one of Siete Contra Dos' Philippine Top 100 Young Female Stars, was crowned as a runner up, April Love paraded in your eyes wearing candidate number 9. She was one of the semi-finalists in the Top 10. Jordan's court includes first runner-up Laura Kuliesaite of Lithuania, second runner-up Natalia Ospina Acevedo of Colombia, third runner-up Ella Marlyne Lea Ayele of Gabon and fourth runner-up Olga Lobanova of Russia. The pageant is organized and produced by World Beauty Congress (WBC), co-presided by Zamir Huseynov of Azerbaijan and Ma Yongmei of China. Regional titles were also distributed. Christina Sylvia of USA (Miss North America), Sabina Ovariova of Slovakia (Miss Europe), Anastasiya Shaulova of Azerbaijan (Miss Eastern Europe), Maria Chapsa of Greece (Miss Western Europe), Alina Sheptunova of Kazakhstan (Miss Eurasia), Suelen Caroline Correia of Brazil (Miss South America), China (Miss Asia) and Mofya Chisenga of Zambia (Miss Africa). Special awards were given to Yang Younghwa of South Korea (Miss Photogenic), Tania Lim Kim Suan of Singapore (Best in Evening Gown) and Taiwan (Best in Swimsuit).
ISTANBUL, April 30 – Ebru Sam, representing the Turkish community in Germany, was crowned Miss Turkey 2009 on April 29th. The 1.75 m beauty will represent her country at the Miss World 2009 pageant in South Africa, December 12th. Crowned as Miss Turkey Universe was Senem Kuyucuoglu from Istanbul, who stands 1.86 m tall. She will compete at the Miss Universe 2010 pageant. Ebru Hacibedel, also from Germany, was chosen Miss Turkey Europe and will compete in the Miss Europe pageant to be held this or next year. And Begum Yilmaz was crowned Miss Turkey International. She will represent Turkey at the Miss International 2009 pageant in Macau next November.
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The Grand Coronation Night will be on May 10, 2009, Sunday, 7:00 pm at the The Arena
Entertainment and Recreational Center of the People, San Juan City. It
will be televised locally by ABS CBN Channel 2 and abroad by The
Filipino Channel. The 2009 Miss Philippines-Earth Beauty Pageant is presented by PAGCOR, in cooperation with Nestle Nesvita and Karilagan International Travel & Tours Corp. Special thanks to Ricky Reyes, the official make-up artist & hair stylist, COCOLIFE, the official insurance provider, and the Miss Earth Foundation. |
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AUCKLAND - Madgalena Elizabeth Schoeman, a 18-year old beauty therapist from Christchurch,
was crowned Miss World New Zealand during an event held at the Dorothy
Winstone Centre on April 25th. Magdalena,
who also works as a model, stands 1.73 m tall, and will represent the
country at the Miss World 2009 pageant in Johannesburg, South Africa,
December 13th. Complete results: MAGDALENA SCHOEMAN, Miss World New Zealand 2009, will represent NZ at Miss World finals in Johannesburg, South Africa.
1st Runner Up: NATALIE SANGSTER, will represent New Zealand at Miss Tourism Queen International 2009 finals in Zhengzhou, China. 2nd Runner Up; KYLA HEI HEI, will represent NZ at Miss Leisure World 2009 competition in Changchun, China 3rd Runner Up: LEILANI MARSTERS, will represent NZ at Miss International Model of the Year 2009 finals in Seoul, Korea 4th Runner Up: HANNAH MATTHEWS, will represent NZ at Miss Global Beauty Queen 2009 finals in Harbin, China |
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Miss Universe New Zealand
2009 Katie Taylor (22) from Auckland was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand at the Levin Events Centre on April 25th. Taylor, who is a construction project manager and certified pilot, stands 1.76 m tall and will compete at the Miss Universe pageant in The Bahamas. |
 " | SYDNEY, April 22 – Rachael Finch (20), a TV presenter and model from Townsville, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2009 during the annual pageant held in Sydney on April 22nd. The 1.76 m beauty will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 contest in the Bahamas next August. Originally from Townsville (Queensland), Finch beat more than 7,000 entrants and 31 other finalists to take out the title at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney on Wednesday night. Ms Finch, who now lives in Alexandria, Sydney, works for Platinum Television, a company that provides video contents for bars and events, and is an ambassador for the Heart Foundation, the event organisers said. Courtesy of News.com.au |
| Brasília, BRAZIL – The representative of Paraná, Amanda Bocchi, was crowned Miss Brazil Globe 2009. Amanda, who had already tried her luck in Miss World Brazil twice (2006 and 2008) and Miss Paraná Universe (2007), will now travel to Albania, where she will compete for the Miss Globe International title. |
| Miss North Carolina USA Kristen Dalton was crowned Miss USA 2009 on Saturday, beating out 50 other beauty queens in the live pageant televised from Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. Dalton's title comes with a year's use of a New York apartment, a public relations team, a two-year scholarship at the New York Film Academy and an undisclosed salary. She also will go to the Bahamas in August to compete in the Miss Universe pageant, where American beauties haven't been lucky in recent years. |
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Barbora Franekova was crowned Miss Slovak Republic 2009
Bratislava - A beautiful girl 20 year old Barbora Franekova was crowned Miss Slovak Republic 2009 during final Friday Cocktails Sibamac Arena in Bratislava Slovakia on April 17th, The fourteenth Miss Slovakia 2009, which became a finalist with the number three Barbora Franekova of Zilina. Winner also received the title of Miss Internet. The beauty queen Barbora Franekova is student of law from Zilina who also works as a model. She will represent her country in Miss World 2009 beauty contest. Winner of Miss Slovakia 2009 won crowns in addition to beauty and remunerated annual contract for one million crowns (33.2 one thousand euro), an exotic sports car and a trip. Thanks to The Global Miss contest |
