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Xu Jidan
Diana Xu Jidan (; born July 7, 1990) is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss China 2012 and was represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe pageants. Miss China 2012 Diana Xu was crowned Miss Universe China 2012 by Luo Zilin (Miss Universe China 2011) at the Shanghai Grand Theatre, Shanghai, China on 1 September 2012. Miss Universe 2012 She represented China in Miss Universe 2012 held in December where she won the best national costume award, the first time the award had been won by China. Miss Universe China Organization After modeling for various fashion and cosmetics lines in Asia, including LOVA and Shanghai Tang, Diana was appointed by Yue-Sai Kan Yue-Sai Kan () is an American, international television host and producer, successful entrepreneur, fashion icon, bestselling author and humanitarian. People magazine called her "the most famous woman in China" and Time magazine proclaimed her "th ... to be the Executive Manager (赛事执 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and borders fourteen countries by land, the most of any country in the world, tied with Russia. Covering an area of approximately , it is the world's third largest country by total land area. The country consists of 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four municipalities, and two Special Administrative Regions (Hong Kong and Macau). The national capital is Beijing, and the most populous city and financial center is Shanghai. Modern Chinese trace their origins to a cradle of civilization in the fertile basin of the Yellow River in the North China Plain. The semi-legendary Xia dynasty in the 21st century BCE and the well-attested Shang and Zhou dynasties developed a bureaucratic political system to serve hereditary monarchies, or dyna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe China
Miss Universe China () is a national beauty pageant that selects China's representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 2002. History The Miss Universe China Organization was established in 2002. The first ever ''Miss Universe China'' titleholder, Zhuo Ling, was selected in Guangdong province in March, 2002. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2002 and placed 2nd runner-up. In July 2002, the Miss Universe license for China was awarded to Johnny Kao, a prominent Chinese-American entrepreneur and businessman. The organization held the Miss Universe China pageant for the next few years. On January 6, 2011, the Miss Universe Organization designated media icon and entrepreneur Yue-Sai Kan as the official licensee for the People's Republic of China. Miss Universe officials and the then-reigning titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, traveled to China to award the license to Kan. In her first year, Yue-Sai Kan set up an international calibre pageant, flying in foreign c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss China World
Miss China World is a national pageant that sends representatives to Miss World Pageant. It is the first and oldest national beauty contest to be established in China. History Miss China () is the biggest national beauty pageant in Mainland China. It sends China representatives to Miss World Beauty Pageant since 2001. Titleholders ;Color key See also *Miss Universe China * Miss International China *Miss Earth China References External links Official Miss World China website {{Miss World countries and territories China China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ... 2001 establishments in China Chinese awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2012
Miss Universe 2012 was the 61st Miss Universe pageant, held at the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 19, 2012. At the end of the event, Leila Lopes of Angola crowned Olivia Culpo of the United States as Miss Universe 2012. It is the United States' first victory in 15 years, and the eighth victory of the country— the most in the pageant's history. Contestants from 89 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 86 contestants in 2006. The pageant was hosted by Andy Cohen and Giuliana Rancic, with Jeannie Mai as backstage correspondent. American rock band Train and Australian musician Tim Omaji performed in this year's pageant. Background Location and date In March 2012, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the pageant was postponed to mid-December since the broadcaster, NBC, is unable to broadcast the pageant at the same time as the 2012 Summer Olympics and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LOVA (1927-2010), Norwegian-American clinical psychologist
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Lova may refer to: * 868 Lova, a main-belt asteroid * Chevrolet Lova (other), subcompact automobiles * Lova Adrien Marie Rakotoniaina, a Malagasy politician * Lova Boy, a recording artist and entrepreneur from Belize * ''Lova Lova'' an album from the French pop group Superbus * Lova Lundin (born 29 October 1998) is a Swedish footballer * Lova Moor (Marie-Claude Jourdain; born 1946), a French dancer and singer See also * Lovas (other) * Ole Ivar Lovaas Ole Ivar Løvaas (8 May 1927 – 2 August 2010) was a Norwegian-American clinical psychologist and professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is most well known for his research on what is now called applied behavior analysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai Tang
Shanghai Tang () is a Hong Kong luxury fashion house founded in 1994 by Hong Kong businessman David Tang. The brand is known for its luxury homeware collection and fine bone china. In 1998, Richemont acquired David Tang's controlling stake in the business. David Tang stated that Shanghai Tang is a Chinese label that set out to rejuvenate Chinese fashion of the 1920s and 1930s. The fundamental design concept is inspired by 1920s Cheongsam combined with the modernity of the 21st century. Shanghai Tang is noted for its use of Chinese culture and heritage in its product styling, branding and marketing. History Early years Shanghai Tang was partially inspired by Tang's desire to create a global brand that represented China, stating, "as Coca-Cola is American, as Mercedes is German, I think there should be something that is quintessentially Chinese". After founding the China Club in 1991, Tang moved to incorporate his tastes of fusing Shanghainese design with modern style by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yue-Sai Kan
Yue-Sai Kan () is an American, international television host and producer, successful entrepreneur, fashion icon, bestselling author and humanitarian. People magazine called her "the most famous woman in China" and Time magazine proclaimed her "the Queen of the Middle Kingdom." Early life Yue-Sai was born in Guilin, China and grew up in Hong Kong. Her father Kan Wing-Lin was a revered traditional Chinese painter and calligrapher. In 1968, while studying as a piano major at Brigham Young University in Hawaii, Yue-Sai entered the Narcissus Flower Beauty Pageant sponsored by the local Chinese Chamber of Commerce. She became the second runner-up, and as part of her duties traveled around the world. The life-changing experience marked the beginning of her career in fashion, beauty, communication and cultural exchange. Work in Television In 1972, Kan moved to New York City. Soon after she formed Yue-Sai Kan Productions and created her first major TV production, a weekly series called " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luo Zilin
Luo Zilin, or commonly known in English as Roseline (; born June 6, 1987, in Shanghai, China), is a Chinese fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe China in July 2011. She represented China in the Miss Universe 2011, Miss Universe 2011 Pageant in São Paulo, Brazil, and placed as the fourth runner up. In the United States she is best known as a former contestant on ''The Face (TV series), The Face''. Personal life Roseline was born in Shanghai, China. She graduated with a degree in Hospitality management studies, Tourism Management from Ouhua College in Shanghai in 2009. She has a personal blog about her pageant and personal experiences. Modeling career Roseline started her career as a professional model in 2003, after being inspired by a biography written about Cindy crawford, Cindy Crawford. During her career, Roseline has done work for well-known brands such as Chanel, Bvlgari, Cartier SA, Cartier, Gucci, Guess (clothing), Guess, Armani, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Ye
Jin Ye (; born November 28, 1988, in Shijiazhuang, Hebei) is a Chinese dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe China in 2013 session and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Russia. Early life Jin is a model in Hebei. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, dancing and photography. She competed for Miss China World in 2009, 2011, 2013, but did not place. She is good friends with Miss China World 2013 Yu Weiwei who also competed Miss China World in 2009, 2011, and 2013. Miss Universe China 2013 Jin was crowned by the previous year's winner, Diana Xu, Miss Universe China 2012. The pageant finale was on September 28, 2013, and was held at Jing An Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai. Miss Universe 2013 Jin competed at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Births
Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 ''Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Mesopotamia is partitioned into two Roman provinces divided by the Euphrates, Mesopotamia and Osroene. * Emperor Septimius Severus lays siege to the city-state Hatra in Central-Mesopotamia, but fails to capture the city despite breaching the walls. * Two new legions, I Parthica and III Parthica, are formed as a permanent garrison. China * Battle of Yijing: Chinese warlord Yuan Shao defeats Gongsun Zan. Korea * Geodeung succeeds Suro of Geumgwan Gaya, as king of the Korean kingdom of Gaya (traditional date). By topic Religion * Pope Zephyrinus succeeds Pope Victor I, as th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
