Miss Indonesia ranks 15th in 2007 Int`l Beauty Contest
Tokyo (ANTARA News) - Miss Indonesia Rahma M Landi taking part in the 2007 Miss International Beauty Pageant in Tokyo ranked only the 15th among the other participants from 66 countries.
Chairman of the Indonesian Ladies Foundation Wardiman Djojonegoro made the remark in a meeting with Indonesian ambassador to Japan Jusuf Anwar at his residence here on Tuesday.
Indonesia`s participation in international event was to show that Indonesia promotes its natural culture to the world, said Wardiman, a former education minister.
At the meeting, Wardiman was accompanied by Rahma M Landy and Kusumadewi Sutanto, a member of the jury.
Wardiman further said that Indonesia participated in the beauty contest to promote the dignity of Indonesian women in international contests, and that the essence of beauty in Indonesia concerns smartness in giving added value to the participant in the contest.
He also said that pros and cons on the need of Indonesian women to participate in the international beauty contest had become out of date. Meanwhile Rahma M Landy on the occasion explained her preparations of the whole process for the international contest.
Wardiman said he was not disappointed by what Miss Indonesia has achieved, because every effort has been made.
"I am happily and feel proud, as after being absent in the international event for 30 years, Indonesia has sent me to the even," Rahma M Landy said.
Rahma also said she was very happy as Indonesia won the "best speech" among the other contestants. (*)
Source: Antara News
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Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Vietnamese candidate wins Miss International Image title
The online poll for contestants in the Miss International 2007 pageant contest closed on October 14. Vietnam’s Pham Thi Thuy Duong was the winner, with 65% of the votes.
Commencing on October 9, the online poll received more than 10,700 votes, including over 7,000 or 65% cast for Thuy Duong, 5% for the representatives of the US and Mexico, and 4% for contestants from Venezuela and Hong Kong.
However, Thuy Duong is not among the 12 girls who are forecast to be able to win the Miss International 2007 crown. According to Geocities, Japan’s website on the Miss International 2007 pageant contest, representatives of Belarus, Brazil, Dominican Republic, France, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey and Venezuela are the top candidates for the Miss International 2007 title. Japan won Miss Photo title on October 3.
Sixty-one beauties on Sunday participated in the rehearsal to prepare for the final night, which will take place at the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo this evening, October 15.
Source: Vietnam News Bridge
Commencing on October 9, the online poll received more than 10,700 votes, including over 7,000 or 65% cast for Thuy Duong, 5% for the representatives of the US and Mexico, and 4% for contestants from Venezuela and Hong Kong.
However, Thuy Duong is not among the 12 girls who are forecast to be able to win the Miss International 2007 crown. According to Geocities, Japan’s website on the Miss International 2007 pageant contest, representatives of Belarus, Brazil, Dominican Republic, France, India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Spain, Turkey and Venezuela are the top candidates for the Miss International 2007 title. Japan won Miss Photo title on October 3.
Sixty-one beauties on Sunday participated in the rehearsal to prepare for the final night, which will take place at the Prince Park Tower in Tokyo this evening, October 15.
Source: Vietnam News Bridge
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Miss International pageant features student contestant
By
Kellie Geist
Media Credit: photo contributed
Ashlei's future holds hopes of becoming an FBI agent.
While the rest of us will spend the next couple weeks going to classes and work, Ashlei Sothard will be hanging out in Mahé in the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa. But she won't be lounging poolside - Sothard will be representing the U.S. in the 36th Annual Miss International Beauty Pageant.
"I was on stage at the Miss Kentuckiana Pageant when they told me I'd been selected to go," she said. "It was really exciting."
One of just 44 contestants from around the world, Sothard, a senior criminal justice major, will spend 10 days posing for photo shoots and strutting her stuff for the Oct. 13 worldwide telecast. But her pageant career is only four years in the making.
"I started competing when I was 17 with the Miss Kentucky Teen USA pageant," Sothard said. "I've been competing ever since."
Sothard has been named Miss Kentucky Teen Model 2003, Miss Kentucky Hawaiian Tropic, Miss Kenton County 2006 and Miss Virginia Hawaiian Tropic 2007. However, she's never been in a pageant that took take her away from home, work and school for three weeks.
"A few of my professors asked why I didn't just drop for the semester," Sothard said. "But I'm all set to graduate in December, so I asked if I could take my tests before I left." She said some of her classes have online quizzes and assignments, so during her downtime in Mahé, she'll be using her laptop and new wireless card to study and keep up.
"Most of my professors were pretty cool about it," she said. "It's just such a great opportunity that they didn't want to tell me I couldn't go."
Although the 21-year-old said she's thrilled to be representing her country in the pageant, she's also a little excited about her journey to Mahé.
"My layover is in France, so I'll be in Paris for a full day by myself," she said. "That in itself is like a dream come true."
One of her outfits for the pageant is a modified Reds uniform complete with a cropped jersey, knee-length baseball pants and knee socks. "Baseball is known worldwide as America's pastime, and Cincinnati had the first professional baseball team," Sothard said in a press release. "It just seemed perfect for a national costume. Besides, it will be beautiful after it's tailored, and I add lots of rhinestones and sequins."
Sothard's pageant career has also taken her to Hawaii, New York City, Canada and Mexico. "A lot of what I enjoy (about competing) is having everything together and knowing that all of my hard work is paying off," she said.
Source: The Northerner
Kellie GeistMedia Credit: photo contributed
Ashlei's future holds hopes of becoming an FBI agent.
While the rest of us will spend the next couple weeks going to classes and work, Ashlei Sothard will be hanging out in Mahé in the Seychelles off the east coast of Africa. But she won't be lounging poolside - Sothard will be representing the U.S. in the 36th Annual Miss International Beauty Pageant.
"I was on stage at the Miss Kentuckiana Pageant when they told me I'd been selected to go," she said. "It was really exciting."
One of just 44 contestants from around the world, Sothard, a senior criminal justice major, will spend 10 days posing for photo shoots and strutting her stuff for the Oct. 13 worldwide telecast. But her pageant career is only four years in the making.
"I started competing when I was 17 with the Miss Kentucky Teen USA pageant," Sothard said. "I've been competing ever since."
Sothard has been named Miss Kentucky Teen Model 2003, Miss Kentucky Hawaiian Tropic, Miss Kenton County 2006 and Miss Virginia Hawaiian Tropic 2007. However, she's never been in a pageant that took take her away from home, work and school for three weeks.
"A few of my professors asked why I didn't just drop for the semester," Sothard said. "But I'm all set to graduate in December, so I asked if I could take my tests before I left." She said some of her classes have online quizzes and assignments, so during her downtime in Mahé, she'll be using her laptop and new wireless card to study and keep up.
"Most of my professors were pretty cool about it," she said. "It's just such a great opportunity that they didn't want to tell me I couldn't go."
Although the 21-year-old said she's thrilled to be representing her country in the pageant, she's also a little excited about her journey to Mahé.
"My layover is in France, so I'll be in Paris for a full day by myself," she said. "That in itself is like a dream come true."
One of her outfits for the pageant is a modified Reds uniform complete with a cropped jersey, knee-length baseball pants and knee socks. "Baseball is known worldwide as America's pastime, and Cincinnati had the first professional baseball team," Sothard said in a press release. "It just seemed perfect for a national costume. Besides, it will be beautiful after it's tailored, and I add lots of rhinestones and sequins."
Sothard's pageant career has also taken her to Hawaii, New York City, Canada and Mexico. "A lot of what I enjoy (about competing) is having everything together and knowing that all of my hard work is paying off," she said.
Source: The Northerner
Monday, September 24, 2007
Company busy selecting beauties for int’l pageants
Miss Hai Duong Tran Thi Huong Giang VietNamNet Bridge – As the season of international beauty contests is approaching, Elite Vietnam, the only agency authorised to select candidates, is burning the candle at both ends to come up with names to represent the country.
"Besides Miss International and Miss Asia, we will also select candidates for Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International Tourism, etc,” said Thuy Nga, Elite Vietnam’s CEO. The names of the Vietnamese representatives for the upcoming Miss International, Miss Asia and Miss Young International 2007 have all been announced.
They are Pham Thi Thuy Duong, Tran Thi Huong Giang, and Nguyen Ai Chau, respectively. But the ticket to the most anticipated beauty pageant in the world, Miss World, is yet to have an owner.
We haven’t decided upon the candidate for Miss World 2007 yet, said Thuy Nga, who lately has been bombarded by questions regarding which one of numerous eligible candidates, including Miss Vietnam Global 2007, as well as the first and second runners-up in the same contest, will have that privilege.
According to Elite Vietnam, the selection process isn’t at all easy, since the decision doesn’t just depend on the agency itself, but also on lots of paperwork. “Sometimes the company wants to choose a particular girl but due to procedure-related difficulties, it has to select somebody else,” said an insider.
But when candidates have been selected, Elite Vietnam says it never puts pressure on them. “Instead, we only encourage them to do their best. And I often tell the girls that since they are good enough to be selected, they should believe in themselves,” said Thuy Nga.
The three beauties heading for Miss International, Miss Asia and Miss Young International are quite confident. Miss Hai Duong Tran Thi Huong Giang, who will take part in Miss Asia 2007, for instance, said, “I think at any beauty contest, our candidates have a right to be confident and hopeful.
With my knowledge of English, I can talk with foreign friends and introduce the Vietnamese country and people to them.” Miss Asia 2007 will take place from September 30 to October 28 in Hong Kong; Miss Young International 2007, from October 9-29 in Taiwan; and Miss International, also from September 30 to October 28 in Tokyo and Beijing.
Source: Vietnam Net Bridge
"Besides Miss International and Miss Asia, we will also select candidates for Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International Tourism, etc,” said Thuy Nga, Elite Vietnam’s CEO. The names of the Vietnamese representatives for the upcoming Miss International, Miss Asia and Miss Young International 2007 have all been announced.
They are Pham Thi Thuy Duong, Tran Thi Huong Giang, and Nguyen Ai Chau, respectively. But the ticket to the most anticipated beauty pageant in the world, Miss World, is yet to have an owner.
We haven’t decided upon the candidate for Miss World 2007 yet, said Thuy Nga, who lately has been bombarded by questions regarding which one of numerous eligible candidates, including Miss Vietnam Global 2007, as well as the first and second runners-up in the same contest, will have that privilege.
According to Elite Vietnam, the selection process isn’t at all easy, since the decision doesn’t just depend on the agency itself, but also on lots of paperwork. “Sometimes the company wants to choose a particular girl but due to procedure-related difficulties, it has to select somebody else,” said an insider.
But when candidates have been selected, Elite Vietnam says it never puts pressure on them. “Instead, we only encourage them to do their best. And I often tell the girls that since they are good enough to be selected, they should believe in themselves,” said Thuy Nga.
The three beauties heading for Miss International, Miss Asia and Miss Young International are quite confident. Miss Hai Duong Tran Thi Huong Giang, who will take part in Miss Asia 2007, for instance, said, “I think at any beauty contest, our candidates have a right to be confident and hopeful.
With my knowledge of English, I can talk with foreign friends and introduce the Vietnamese country and people to them.” Miss Asia 2007 will take place from September 30 to October 28 in Hong Kong; Miss Young International 2007, from October 9-29 in Taiwan; and Miss International, also from September 30 to October 28 in Tokyo and Beijing.
Source: Vietnam Net Bridge
Babe hot on Hawko's heels
SHE may not be a household name just yet, but Blue Mountains babe Danielle Byrnes is about to follow in the high-heels of Jennifer Hawkins and Erin McNaught and hit the international pageant stage. / The Daily TelegraphSHE may not be a household name just yet, but Blue Mountains babe Danielle Byrnes is about to follow in the high-heels of Jennifer Hawkins and Erin McNaught and hit the international pageant stage.
The Zoo Weekly regular jets to Japan next Saturday to represent her homeland in the Miss International contest.
With just 18 months modelling under her size 8 belt, the 20-year-old stunner is hoping the quest will provide a boost to her career locally.
The comp is widely regarded as the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world - one step below the Miss Universe comp which catapulted Hawkins to fame three years ago.
Could a stint on a travel show be next for the globetrotting up-and-comer?
Source: The Courier Mail
Friday, September 14, 2007
New Venezuelan Queens
Miss Amazonas Dayana Mendoza, a 21-year old professional model and student from Caracas, won on September 13th the title of Miss Venezuela 2007, after beating 27 other aspirants for the coveted title.Mendoza, who stands 1.76 m tall, will represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant to be held possibly in Vietnam.
Crowned as Miss World Venezuela was 21-year old Hannelys Quintero, Miss Cojedes. Quintero is 1.76 m tall and is currently pursuing a degree in Psycholgy. She will represent Venezuela at the Miss World 2008 contest.
Miss Venezuela International is 20-year old Dayana Colmenares, from Valencia. The 1.75 m student of Marketing will travel to China to compete for the Miss International 2008 title.
Misses Aragua and Tachira were the 1st and 2nd runners-up, respectively.
Completing the Top 10, where the delegates from Trujillo, Sucre, Barinas, Vargas and Miranda.
Miss Cojedes also won the Miss Photogenic title, while Miss Aragua was chosen Miss Internet.
Notable former beauty queens were among the judges, including reigning Miss International Daniela Di Giacomo; E! Latin America main anchor Daniela Kosan; Carmen Maria Montiel, Miss Venezuela 1984; Anarella Bono, Miss Anzoategui 1997; and Nacarit Molina, noted for being one of the winners in the Miss Tachira 2006 pageant, who lost her arm in a tragic accident while she was in route to one of the main castings in Caracas.The event, which took place for about 4 hours, was telecast live to the country. The transmission ended abruptly when a deranged pageant fan (right) climbed up on stage and took the crown away from Quintero (Miss World Venezuela). The psycho fan put the crown over his head and started waving to the crowd. He was then taken away by security.
Source: Global Beauties
Supermodel to represent Vietnam at Miss International 2007
Pham Thi Thuy Duong, one of the 10 finalists at Miss Vietnam 2006, will compete at Miss International 2007 in Tokyo and Beijing from September 30 to October 28.Thuy Duong, who is at present working for Military Zone II Art Troupe, is also an exclusive Elite Vietnam model. At 21 years of age, Duong is 1.75 m in height and 50 kg in weight. Her body measurements are 82-60-88.
Thuy Duong’s name has appeared on the website of Miss International 2007 since yesterday morning, September 13. She is ready to compete, said Pham Thi Thuy Duong, who won the gold prize at Northern Supermodel 2005, and the Talented Supermodel title at Supermodel 2005.
Sources: Vietnam Net Bridge and ANTD
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Miss Belize Leilah Pandy to Compete in Miss Earth
Pageants Belize Ltd. is pleased to announce that Belize will be represented for the first time at the Miss Earth pageant in the Philippines in October. Miss Leilah Pandy has been chosen to compete as Miss Belize Earth in the Philippines capital Manila, from October 21 to November 11, when Miss Earth will be crowned.Pageant’s Belize Director Margaret Johnson says that the time is right for Belize to increase its participation in international pageants. Competing at Miss Earth for the first time this year, says Johnson, is the beginning of a new and exciting thrust in the Pageants Belize developmental plan. Along with the crowning of Miss Belize Universe and Miss Belize International on Saturday night and the participation of Miss Felicita Arzu at the Miss World Pageant in November and December this year, Belize will be poised to take part in the “big four” international beauty pageants in the 2007/2008 season.
Miss Pandy was crowned Miss Belize in 2003 and represented Belize at Miss Universe 2004. She won Miss Costa Maya in 2003 and was third runner up and Miss Culture and Miss Academic at Miss Mesoamerica International held in Las Vegas, Nevada in September, 2003.
Miss Pandy will engage in a series of events leading up to her departure for the Philippines on October 17, 2007.
Source: Belizean.com
Miss Herts to represent UK in Japan
An Aldenham teenager has been chosen to represent the UK in the Miss International beauty pageant in Japan.
Samantha Freedman was crowned Miss Hertfordshire earlier in the year and came fifth in the 2007 Miss England competition.
The 18-year-old, who is currently studying an art foundation course at Kingston University, said: "I am very honoured to be chosen because it is such a massive event."
Miss Freedman will travel to Japan and tour China.
Source: Newsquest Media Group
Samantha Freedman was crowned Miss Hertfordshire earlier in the year and came fifth in the 2007 Miss England competition.
The 18-year-old, who is currently studying an art foundation course at Kingston University, said: "I am very honoured to be chosen because it is such a massive event."
Miss Freedman will travel to Japan and tour China.
Source: Newsquest Media Group
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