Sunday, October 31, 2010

Putri Pariwisata Indonesia 2010 Part 10 : Batik Costume Parade

Inilah parade para finalis Putri Pariwisata Indonesia 2010 dalam busana batik ....








Putri Pariwisata Indonesia 2010 Part 9 : Traditional Costume Parade

Inilah parade para finalis Putri Pariwisata Indonesia 2010 dalam busana daerah ....







Miss World 2010 Result


Miss World 2010 : UNITED STATES - Alexandria Mills

First Runner Up : BOTSWANA - Emma Wareus

Second Runner Up : VENEZUELA - Adriana Vasini

Third Runner Up : IRELAND - Emma Britt Waldron ......... Miss Talent

Fourth Runner Up : CHINA - Xiao Tang

Fifth Runner Up : NORWAY - Mariann Birkedal ......... Miss Top Model

Sixth Runner Up : ITALY - Giada Pezzaioli

Semifinalists
BAHAMAS - Braneka Bassett
CANADA - Denise Garrido
COLOMBIA - Laura Palacio
FRANCE - Virginie Dechenaud
FRENCH POLYNESIA - Mihilani Teixeira
GERMANY - Susanna Kobylinski
KENYA - Natasha Metto ......... Beauty With a Purpose
MONGOLIA - Sarnai Amar
NAMIBIA - Odile Gertze
NETHERLANDS - Desiree van den Berg
NORTHERN IRELAND - Lori Moore ......... Miss Sport
PARAGUAY - Egni Eckert
PUERTO RICO - Yara Liz Lasanta ......... Miss Beach Beauty
RUSSIA - Irina Sharipova
SCOTLAND - Nicola Mimnagh
SOUTH AFRICA - Nicole Flint
ST LUCIA - Aiasha Gustave
THAILAND - Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri

Special Award
• Best Designer Dress : FRENCH POLYNESIA - Mihilani Teixeira

Continental Queens of Beauty
• Africa : BOTSWANA - Emma Wareus
• Americas : UNITED STATES - Alexandria Mills
• Asia Oceania : CHINA - Xiao Tang
• Caribbean : ST LUCIA - Aiasha Gustave
• Europe : IRELAND - Emma Britt Waldron

Friday, October 29, 2010

Good Luck Syifa!


Indonesian Pageants wish a very good luck for our representative at Miss World 2010 Asyifa Latief! You have made all of us proud!

Miss World 2010 Part 17 : Judges and Performers

Miss World winners from across the decades have flown to Sanya, China, to help decide the winner of Miss World 2010 at the live televised final. This historic contest marks the start of the 60th anniversary year of Miss World.


These prestigious judges have flown in to Sanya from around the world.Judges in for the final are:

Denise Perrier Lanfranchi (Miss World 1953)
Denise was the third Miss World. She enjoyed global fame as a model and fund-raiser and opened a school for models. She worked in TV and film before taking on civic roles in her native France.

Ann Sidney (Miss World 1964)
Ann’s reign took her around the World five times and saw her join Bob Hope on his USO tours of Asia. This led the Britishactress and singer into further work for good causes.

Mary Stävin (Miss World 1977)
Maryis a Swedish actress and model who played in two James Bond films: Octopussy and A View to a Kill. In addition to acting, Mary released an exercise album with George Best.She lives in Los Angeles.

Agbani Darego (Miss World 2001)
Nigerian born Agbani made history as the first black African to win the crown. She has grown into a versatile and impressive woman. Her career has developed as an international top model. Agbani lives in New York.

Maria Julia Mantilla (Miss World 2004)
Peru’s brightest star Maria Julia is a favourite of everyone who meets her. Maju used her reign to visit the Himalayas where she climbed a mountain for charity. She is a successful model in the US, UK and Europe.

Zhang Zi Lin (Miss World 2007)
Chinese Zi Lin obtained a degree in business administration. She has an extremely successful career as a fashion model with campaigns for luxury clothing, jewellery and watch brands as well as gracing catwalks in Paris and Berlin.

Ksenia Sukhinova (Miss World 2008)
Blue-eyed Russian Ksenia has beauty and brains, studying cybernetic systems at university. She is a keen sportswoman, competing in swimming and the biathlon. She is now a developing her career as a successful model.

In addition, the global TV audience will be entertained by some incredible musical talent. A trio of world class performances will come from international singers and musicians who have flown in for this event:


Shayne Ward (Singer)
Global chart-topper who made it big after winning UK TV talent show The X Factor.Debut single ‘That’s My Goal’ smashed UK records for first day sales, debuting at Number One and selling more than 1.3 million copies. He also topped charts in Hong Kong, Sweden, Indonesia, Korea, South Africa, Singapore, Taiwan and Thailand. Departing from the ballads of his million selling platinum debut album, for his second album chose to make music bursting with energy. His latest unselfconscious and fruity collection of pop, R&B and electronica takes influences from Prince, Ne-Yo and Justin Timberlake.


Dave Koz (Saxophonist)
In a career that spans twenty years and a dozen albums, saxophonist Dave Koz has established himself as a prominent figure in contemporary music. He released his self-titled debut in 1990. The gold certified The Dance (1999) and Saxophonic (2003) each spawned five Top 5 hits on the contemporary jazz charts, and the latter scored two Grammy nominations. In 2007 At the Movies spent 12 weeks at the top of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart and scored a second Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album. Latest album Hello Tomorrow features an array of high-profile guests: Herb Alpert, Jonathan Butler, Brian Culbertson, Sheila E, Boney James, Jeff Lorber, Keb’ Mo’, Ray Parker, Jr. and others.


Carlos Aponte (Singer)
Puerto Rican singing sensation Carlos Aponte won a standing ovation at NBC’s America’s Got Talent, when he debuted before a TV audience of 14 million people. His fame grew fast and his online video site received more than one million visits. His website was inundated with request for him to appear again and release his pop-opera material. Carlos treats classic material with a style popular with today’s market: an ideal combination to span the age groups and nations of the world.


Source : Miss World website

Miss World 2010 Part 16 : Sneak Peek of The Final Show

Can't wait for the show tonite? Let's take a peek of the contestants rehearsals!


Rehearsal for national costume parade



Rehearsal for opening dance

Special thanks to Zhie dan Zhiie for posting the pics at our official Facebook IP Indopageants!

Miss World 2010 Part 15 : The Final Leaderboard

With only hours before the finale it is the time to release the final Leaderboard.Based on this Leaderboard, it is clear that in our opinion Europe has the strongest batch this year with the Top 3 position in our Leaderboard are all occupied by European contestants. On the other hand, the usual powerhouse region in pageant, Latin America, performed rather poorly with only Venezuela makes a significant impact. Even Asia Oceania and Africa, as a batch, have performed better than Latin America this year. The leader for the final time is Norway, who is also a favorite among fans and bookmakers around the world.


Vermilion Bird tier
1. Norway
2. Russia
3. Ireland
4. Puerto Rico
5. China

Azure Dragon tier
6. Botswana
7. Venezuela
8. United States
9. French Polynesia
10. South Africa

White Tiger tier
11. India
12. St Lucia
13. Slovakia
14. Scotland
15. Ethiopia

Black Tortoise tier
16. Martinique
17. Thailand
18. Belgium
19. France
20. Sweden

Green Serpent tier
21. Spain
22. Zimbabwe
23. Mexico
24. Kenya
25. Northern Ireland

And now .. it is also the time to meet he judges behind this Leaderboard. And they are ...

November Rain
Touchedbyanangel
ZephEnd
Zefozie
Fikriblast
Angga RS

and finally ... Moon Gin, your Leaderboard coordinator.

Stay tuned for the final tonight to find out who will eventually win the crown!

Miss World 2010 Part 14 : Beauty With a Purpose Fast Track


Natasha Metto from Kenya was announced as the winner of Beauty With a Purpose award during a surprise announcement during Miss World Dress Rehearsal at Crown of Beauty Theatre. Her social project involved a collaboration with Miss Kenya 2005 to educate and treat the jigger worm epidemic in her country. Second place went to Ghana, for her project of freeing Child slaves in Ghana, while third place went to El Salvador, for her work building a homes in rural villages in El Salvador.

Beauty With a Purpose itself was invented as Miss World slogan in 1980 to show that Miss World is not only all about physical beauty. Since then the winners of Miss World have been involved in various charity events around the world, including the most memorable one in 2004, when Julia Mantilla voluntarily climbed Himalaya in order to raise funds for humanitarian cause. It became a Fast Track event for the first time ever in 2005.

Congratulations Kenya ... see you in semifinal round!

Miss World 2010 Part 13 : The Second Half of The Journey


Our journey to follow the Miss World 2010 contestants activities continued here!

18 October : Visit to Nanshan Temple
The contestants visited Nanshan Temple, located 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Sanya. It is the biggest Buddhist preaching site established since the founding of the People’s Republic of China. Nestling at the foot of Nanshan Mountain, the temple was completed on 12 April 1998, during the 2,000th anniversary year of Buddhism coming to China.





19 October : Beach Beauty Fast Track
The contestants competed in Beach Beauty Fast Track, held at The Mandarin Oriental Resort. Puerto Rico won the event.




21 October : Sports Fast Track
The contestants competed in Sports Fast Track, held at Sheraton Hotel. Northern Ireland won the event.




23 October : Top Model Fast Track
The contestants participated in Dynasty Fashion Show and competed in Top Model Fast Track, held at Crowne Plaza Hotel. Norway won the event. French Polynesia won Best Designer Dress award.







25 October : LPGA Sanya Open Golf Final
Some contestants were invited to the final of LPGA Sanya Open Golf competition held at Yalong Bay Golf Course. They became honorary guests at the final and had the honour to present the trophy to Top 3 winners of the golf competition.




26 October : Talent Fast Track
The contestants competed in Talent Fast Track, held at Crowne Plaza Hotel. Ireland won the event.






27 October : Sanya Open Beach Volleyball Opening Match
A group of contestants were invited to witness the opening match game between Great Britain and China of the Sanya Open Beach Volleyball Championships currently being held at Olympic Bay. The media took the opportunity to take photographs and the contestants autographed some of the playing balls.





28-29 October : Preliminary Interview
The contestants took part in a preliminary interview to decide which ones of them would be in Top 25. As part of the 60th anniversary celebration, the judges of Miss World this year are all former Miss World winners.


30 October : The Finale
After a series of preliminaries, galas, shows, and rehearsals, the finale event would finally take place at Crown of Beauty Theatre, where the 60th Mss World would be crowned.


The journey of Miss World 2010 contestants has reached its final moment when only one thing left to do ... the crowning of the new Queen. Who will she be? Stay tuned tomorrow night!