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Miss Liberia
Miss Liberia is a national beauty pageant in Liberia. History Miss Liberia pageant was held for first time in 1962. The pageant is sponsored by Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism (MICAT). Traditionally, the winner will represent Liberia at Miss World pageant. In 1974 - 1977 the winner represented the country at Miss Universe pageant. This pageant is unrelated to Miss Liberia U.S.A pageant. Organizers In 2012 Cellcom GSM Company has promised to sponsor the communication aspect of this year's Miss Liberia Beauty Pageant expected to be hosted by CT. Com Liberia Incorporated. The organizers of the pageant have budgeted a little over US$98,000 for the program. Cellcom has promised to contribute US$22,000 to the budget for publicity. The GSM Company says it believes in the improvement of any Liberian, who believes in achieving results for the benefit of all Liberians. After absent at the beauty contest, Miss Liberia is back in 2014. The Steering Committee of the Miss Liberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009, the 59th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 December 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history. Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia crowned her successor Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar at the end of event. It is the first time that someone from Gibraltar won Miss World. In the past, people from mainland Britain have won. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Order of Announcements Top 16 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 7 # # # # # # # Candidates * – Armina Mevlani * – Nadia Silva * – Evelyn Lucía Manchón * – Nuraisa Lispiër * – Sophie Lavers * – Anna Hammel * – Joanna Brown * – Leah Marville * – Yulia Sindzeyeva * – Zeynep Sever * – Norma Leticia Lara * – Flavia Foianini * – Andrea Šarac * – Sumaiyah Marope * – Luciana Reis * – Anton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1968
Miss World 1968, the 18th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, UK on 14 November 1968. 53 contestants competed for the crown. Madeline Hartog-Bel of Peru crowned her successor Penelope Plummer of Australia. This is the first time that an Australian won the Miss World title. Results Contestants * – Viviana Roldán * – Penelope Plummer Penelope Plummer (born 26 October 1949) is an Australian actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 1968. The then 18-year-old librarian from Kempsey, New South Wales, became the first contestant from her country to win the titl ... * – Brigitte Krüger * – Rose Helena Dauchot * – Sonja Doumen * – Angela Carmelia Stecca * – Nancy Wilson * – Nilanthie Wijesinghe * – Carmen Smith * – Beatriz Sierra González * – Patricia Diers * – Diana Dimitropoulou * – Yet Schaufuss * – Ingrid García * – Marcia Virginia Ramos Christiansen * – Leena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1969
Miss World 1969, the 19th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held for the first time at the Royal Albert Hall on 27 November 1969, broadcast for the first time in colour by the BBC. 50 delegates vied for the crown won by Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria. She was crowned by actor Omar Sharif, not by Miss World 1968 winner Penelope Plummer of Australia. Results Contestants * – Graciela Marino * – Stefane Meurer * – Eva Rueber-Staier * – Wanda Pearce * – Maud Alin * – Ana Cristina Rodrigues * – Jacquie Perrin * – Ana María Nazar * – Lina María García Ogliastri * – Damaris Ureña * – Flora Diaouri * – Marcela Bitnarova * – Jeanne Perfeldt * – Sandra Simone Cabrera Cabral * – Ximena Aulestia Díaz * – Päivi Ilona Raita * – Suzanne Angly * – Marie Carayol * – Christa Margraf * – Marilou Chiappe * – Heleni Alexopoulou * – Pamela Patricia Lord * – Nente van der Vliet * – Ragnheiður Pétursdóttir * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1970
Miss World 1970, the 20th Anniversary of the Miss World pageant, was held on 20 November 1970 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 58 contestants competed for the Miss World title. Jennifer Hosten from Grenada won the crown of Miss World 1970. Although Miss World 1969, Eva Rueber-Staier of Austria, was present and took part in a dance routine before the announcement of the winner, the new Miss World was crowned by Bob Hope. The event was marked by controversy in the days beforehand, during the contest itself and afterwards. Results Placement Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants * – Pearl Gladys Jansen * – Patricia María Charré Salazar * – Valli Kemp * – Rosemarie Resch * – June Justina Brown * – Francine Martin * – Sonia Yara Guerra * – Norma Joyce Hickey * – Yolanda Shahzali Ahlip * – Carmelina Bayona Vera * – Louiza Anastadiades * – Winnie Hollman * – Fátima Shecker * – Sofía Virginia Monteverde Nimbriotis * – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1971
Miss World 1971, the 21st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 November 1971 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 56 contestants competed for the Miss World and Lúcia Petterle from Brazil won the crown of Miss World 1971. She was crowned by Miss World 1970, Jennifer Hosten of Grenada. Although Petterle completed her reign as Miss World, she fell and broke her arm in the final month of her year and was unable to travel to London to participate in the Miss World 1972 contest. Results Placements Special awards Contestants * – Gaily Ryan * – Alicia Beatriz Daneri * – Maria Elizabeth Bruin * – Valerie Roberts * – Waltraud Lucas * – Frances Clarkson * – Martine De Hert * – Rene Furbert * – Lúcia Petterle * – Lana Drouillard * – Gail Abayasinghe * – Kyriaki Koursoumba * – Haydée Kuret * – María Cecilia Gómez * – Mirja Halme * – Myriam Stocco * – Irene Neumann * – Lisette Chipolina * – Maria Maltezou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1972
Miss World 1972, the 22nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK on 1 December 1972 on BBC. Fifty-three delegates vied for the crown won by Belinda Green of Australia. Green became the second Australian winner of the crown in just four years. Since the reigning Miss World 1971 had suffered a broken arm and was unable to travel to London, Mrs. Julia Morley crowned the new Miss World 1972. Results Contestants Miss World 1972 had a total of 53 contestants. Seven contestants did not arrive on time, and were disqualified from the event. * – Cynthia Shange * – Olga Edith Cognini Ferrer * – Sandra Werleman * – Belinda Green * – Ursula Pacher * – Heather Cleare * – Anne-Marie Roger * – Helen Brown * – Agnes Motswere Letsebe * – Ângela Maria Favi * – Bonny Brady * – María Victoria Ross González * – Teresa Evangelina Medrano * – Patricia Falconí * – Tuula Anneli Björkling * – Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1983
Miss World 1983, the 33rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1983 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from United Kingdom. She was crowned by Miss World 1982, Mariasela Álvarez of Dominican Republic. First runner-up was Rocío Isabel Luna representing Colombia and second runner-up was Cátia Pedrosa from Brazil. Miss World 1983 marked the first Miss World event that included an intelligence test for contestants. The intelligence test was created by psychologists. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants Judges * Eric Morley † * Plácido Domingo * Michael Edelson * Bruce Forsyth † * Ralph Halpern † * Mazusaku Kawasaki * Wilnelia Merced – Miss World 1975 from Puerto Rico * Lynsey de Paul † * Jeff Set Notes Debuts * * Returns *Last competed in 1970: ** *Last competed in 1972: ** *Last competed in 1975: ** *Last competed in 1980: ** *Last competed in 1981 Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1984
Miss World 1984, the 34th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1984 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1983, Sarah-Jane Hutt of the United Kingdom. The 1st and 2nd runners-up were Constance Ellen (Connie) Fitzpatrick from Canada, and Lou-Anne Caroline Ronchi from Australia. The event was viewed by 17.1 million people in the UK. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants Notes Returns *Last competed in 1968: ** *Last competed in 1979: ** *Last competed in 1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street bridges, 14th Street Bridge in ...: ** ** Withdrawals * – Issues with franchise-holding both in national and in international pageants. * – Government banned Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1985
Miss World 1985, the 35th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 14 November 1985 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. 78 contestants from all over the world competed for the coveted title. Miss World 1984, Astrid Carolina Herrera of Venezuela, crowned Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir of Iceland as the new Miss World at the end of the event. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants Judges *Ibrahim Keita *Graeme Souness *Ralph Halpern † *Sarah-Jane Hutt – Miss World 1983 *Eric Morley † *Duncan Goodhew *Anne-Marie Moser *Tan Sri Jeyaratnam *Barry McGuigan Notes Debuts * * * Returns *Last competed in 1968: ** *Last competed in 1977: ** *Last competed in 1978: ** (as ) *Last competed in 1983: ** Withdrawals * * Other Notes * This was the first time Iceland won Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1988
Miss World 1988, the 38th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 17 November 1988 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Linda Pétursdóttir (''Queen of Europe'') from Iceland. She was crowned by Miss World 1987, Ulla Weigerstorfer of Austria. Runner-up was Yeon-hee Choi (''Queen of Asia'') representing Korea and third was Kirsty Roper from the United Kingdom. The Miss World 1988 was hosted by Peter Marshall (UK broadcaster), Peter Marshall, who has hosted other Miss World competitions such as Miss World 1986, and Alexandra Bastedo, with musical performances by Koreana (band), Koreana and 1970s American pop musician Donny Osmond. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants 84 countries participated in Miss World 1988. Notes Debuts * Returns *Last competed in Miss World 1956, 1956: ** *Last competed in Miss World 1964, 1964: ** *Last competed in Miss World 1968, 1968: ** *Last competed in Miss World 1971, 1971: ** *Last com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1998
Miss World 1998, the 48th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 26 November 1998 at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. 86 delegates from around the world competed for the crown. Ronan Keating, then lead singer of Boyzone, and MTV's Eden Harel hosted the event. This year's winner, Israel's Linor Abargil, revealed days after the competition that she had been raped several weeks before the pageant. She was crowned by Miss World 1997, Diana Hayden of India. Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants * – Wendy Sanchez * – Maria Manuela Cortez de Lemos João * – Natalia Elisa González * – Judelca Shahira Briceno * – Sarah-Jane Camille St. Clair * – Sabine Lindorfer * – LeTeasha Henrietta Ingraham * – Tanja Dexters * – Bianca Bauer Áñez * – Samra Tojaga * – Earthen Pinkinyana Mbulawa * – Adriana Reis * – Virginia Olen Rubiane * – Polina Petkova * – Leanne Baird * – Gemma Marie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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