Sunday, September 30, 2012

MISS LEBANON 2012




Al-Arabiya, 30-sep-2012: Twin beauties Rina and Romy Chibani have won first and second place in the Miss Lebanon 2012 pageant on Saturday night. Rina was crowned Miss Lebanon, while her sister became the First Runner-Up. During the winners’ announcement, the olive-skinned girls clutched hands, holding them up high, in what onlookers described as an “unusual” ceremony, seeing two similar faces winning both titles. 16 women competed to win the title, as a jury composed of 9 members evaluated them, among them Lebanon's first and so far only Miss Universe, Georgina Rizk, former Lebanese minister Ziad Baroud, Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram and Lebanese Champion Maxime Chaaya. Other runners-up included Christelle Lotfi who came second, Elsa Maria Stephan as third and Joanne Semaan was the fourth runner-up.

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Miss Universe Thailand 2012 Farida Waller
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

SAVE THE DATE - MISTER TAHITI 2012!


Save the date! Mister Tahiti est de retour! The 2012 contest is set for Saturday, 13 October. Twelve men will compete for the coveted title. Among them are:

Tehauarii Marere

Teiki Vidal
Teiva Archer

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Miss Spain 2010 Paula Guillo and Mister Spain 2010 Alberto Garcia 

Saturday, September 22, 2012

MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2012


Deccan Chronicle (Hyderabad), 23-Sep-2012: Urvashi Rautela says her “childhood dream” has come true after she bagged the I Am She Miss India Universe 2012 title during a grand event hosted at a city resort on Friday.

“It (the winning moment) was exactly how I had dreamt it would be ever since I was a kid,” admitted the beauty from Uttaranchal, minutes after being crowned by her mentor Sushmita Sen. “I’ve always wanted to bring back the crown to my country just like Sushmita did, and now I have the opportunity,” said the 18-year-old DU student, who beat 1,800 girls to win the crown.

Shilpa Singh from Mumbai and Arlette Grao from Chennai were declared first and second runners-up by the panel of celebrity judges comprising actors Mugdha Godse and Harman Baweja, film director Santosh Sivan, fashion designer Neeta Lulla, and Olympic medal winner Mary Kom. With titles like I Am She Photogenic 2012, Miss Tourism Queen of The Year International 2011, Miss Asian Supermodel 2011 India (People’s Republic China) and Miss Teen India 2009 (Miss Beautiful Smile and Miss Beautiful Skin) already in her kitty, it wasn’t a surprise that Urvashi would take home the title too.

The 5’9’’ beauty is also a national-level basketball player and has competed in long jump, high jump, volleyball and kho-kho at the district-level. She is an internationally-trained dancer in Bharatanatyam and Kathak as well. But what is her strategy to win the Miss Universe crown, which has eluded India since Lara Dutta’s victory in 2000?

“One needs to prepare for a long time. And I have been doing it since the age of 15 when I took up modelling.” According to the judges, it was also her dedication. “Urvashi would take down notes and come back fully prepared for grooming sessions the next day,” fashion choreographer of the event Imran Khan, said. So, what’s next? The movies? “Movies aren’t my focus now. I have a lot of offers from Bollywood and South, but I have put them on hold,” Urvashi said.

Thursday, September 20, 2012

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SUPERMODEL FLAVIANA MATATA


Check out this great Wall Street Journal blog on a day in the life of supermodel and Miss Universe Tanzania 2007 Flaviana Matata! She's taking the London runways by storm and tweeting like mad! While in London, she visited BBC headquarters and taped a radio show. Listen to her interview at the BBC news website.

¡JESSUS MIO! MISTER VENEZUELA 2012




El Carabobeño, 20-Sep-2012: Osmel Sousa, President of Miss Venezuela Organization, announced that Jessús Zambrano will represent Venezuela at the Mister World pageant to be held on November 24 in the County of Kent, England.  Zambrano, 22 and 1m89, has extensive modeling experience. 

Monday, September 17, 2012

MISS UNIVERSE TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2012

The ten finalists for the Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2012 title have been announced. They are La Toya Franklyn, Ria Da Costa, Renee Bhagwandeen, Sheneille Leelah, Jessica Didier, Sarah Jane Waddell, Avionne Marc, Amanda Chedu, Mary Esdelle and Mauricia De Peza. The eagerly-awaited contest is set to be held on 7 October. 

MISTER ITALIA 2012 E MISS GRAND PRIX 2012

The official seal of Ancona 
The new Mister Italia 2012 is Gianluca Tamberi, 22 and 1m89. He is an athlete - the 2010 Italian national champion in the javelin throw. He hails from Offagna, in Ancona province, situated on the Adriatic coast. He won the coveted title this weekend, beating off 29 other men. Winning other titles were Edigio Nicastro, 22,  Il Modello D’italia 2012; Luca Zaccarini, 27, L’uomo Ideale D’italia 2012; Marco Boscolo, 28,  Il Volto + Bello D’italia 2012; Andrea Gobbato, 25, Un Bello Per Il Cinema 2012; Sante Di Mauro, 27, Mister Talento 2012; and Matteo Di Battista, 28, Mister Italia Benessere e Salute 2012.

Miss Grand Prix 2012 was held jointly with Mister Italia 2012. Denise di Matteo, 25, from Pescara, emerged as the winner. Other titles awarded: Miss Grand Prix Moto 2012 Lidiya Kekova; Miss Grand Prix Auto 2012 Soufia Elyacoubi; Miss Grand Prix Calcio 2012 Claudia Gilardi; Miss Grand Prix Golf 2012 Maria Giulia Marchioni; Miss Grand Prix Fitness 2012 Giorgia Formisano; and Miss Grand Prix Benessere e Salute 2012 Sara Cavagnari.



MISS UNIVERSE GUYANA 2012


Ruqayyah Boyer won the Miss Guyana Universe crown on Saturday night, beating out ten other contestants and will represent Guyana at the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant. Runners-up in the contest were Niketa Barker, Sadhna Yunus, Nikeshia Alexander, and Faydeha King. Special guests at the contest were President Ramotar and the First Lady of Guyana and Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes. (Source: Stabroek News)

Sunday, September 16, 2012

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Miss World 2008 first runner-up
Parvathy Omanakuttan of India

Monday, September 10, 2012

MISS ITALIA 2012


The new Miss Italia 2012 is Guisy Buscemi, blonde, 19, and 1m75. She won the coveted title tonight during a gala ceremony in Montecatini Terme. Runners-up were Romina Pierdomenico and Claudia Tosoni.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

MISS ITALIA NEL MONDO EDIZIONE SPECIALE


Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale is Miss Argentina Aylen Nail Maranges, 25 and 1m70. She hails from Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina and now lives in Sicily. She was crowned tonight, during a "special edition" of the international contest, as part of the overall, two-night Miss Italia 2012 contest. The other women who competed for Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale were Stéphanie Santoromito Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale Tunisia; Nayomi Andibuduge Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale Sri Lanka; Tetiana Bondarenko Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale Kazakistan; Kaline Basilio De Souza Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale Brasile; and Riquilen Kely Soares Fortes Miss Italia nel Mondo Edizione Speciale Miss Capo Verde.

MANHUNT SINGAPORE 2012


20 young men competed on Friday night at Avalon at Marina Bay Sands for the title of Manhunt Singapore 2012. Emerging as winner of the Manhunt Singapore 2012 title was Jason Chee, 25, 1m80, and 80kg. Jason is a model, personal trainer and a recent gym business entrepreneur. Muhammad Faiz B Arifin (“Faiz”), 24, 1m80, and 84kg, came in as the 1st runner up. Jonah Goh, 26, 1m89, and 80kg. Beauty School loves the fact that Jonah listed his profession as "part time model" and said that he "performs at events." Dean Harris already has an event in mind for Jonah! (Source: Trevvy)

Jason Chee
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Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico

Monday, September 3, 2012

SPANISH GARDEN


At last week's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Madrid, designer Francis Montesinos' show was called 'Spanish Garden.' Three misters were among the runway models - Mister Spain 2009 Guillermo Garcia, Mister Sagunto 2012 Emilio Ayala, and Mister Gay Europe 2012 Miguel Ortiz. Dean Harris and Prof. Chandni love Montesinos. Unfortunately, BS Librarian Lorraine still prefers Emilio Pucci vintage knock-offs.

Guillermo Garcia
Emilio Ayala
Emilio Ayala
Miguel Ortiz


Lorraine in one of her Pucci knock-offs

MISS UNIVERSE CHINA 2012


Xu Jian is the new Miss Universe China 2012. She won the title this weekend during a gala ceremony. 

Yue-Sai Kan, owner of the Miss Universe China franchise, with Luo Zilin, Miss Universe China 2011, and Tan Qiaoyin, Miss Universe Hainan 2012.


Sunday, September 2, 2012

MISS TOGO 2012

The 18th annual Miss Togo was held tonight. Epiphanie Camih Gantin, 20 and 1m72, won the title during a glittering, nationally-televised gala at the Palais des Congrès in Lomé. Runners-up for the Miss Togo 2012 title were Akouélé Dina Chauz, Ayélé Ahoéfa Kouévi, Medina Soumahoro, and Têlé Augustine Jessica Mensah. 

MISS RWANDA 2012

Rwanda Focus, 02-Sep-2012: Three years after the first edition of Miss Rwanda, the country got a new queen to represent the country. It was all tears of joy and excitement for Aurore Kayibanda Mutesi when the MC announced her Miss Rwanda 2012. The packed tent at Gikondo expo grounds was entertained with all sorts of entertainment from the various performances from different artists to the girls' glamorous catwalk and not forgetting the humorous answers from some of the contestants. The show kicked off at about 7pm with the final fifteen contestants being introduced to the excited crowd, and they did not disappoint, as they did their graceful catwalks on a well decorated stage that was well lit and looked like the state of the art runway. The girls sent the crowd into a screaming frenzy when they came back on stage to showcase a dance they had been taught while training at the boot camp. The beauty about the dance was the synchrony they embedded in it, absolutely beautiful. Miss Rwanda 2012 was organized in a manner that embraced everyone - there were three MC's, two were on the stage speaking English while one was moving within the crowd speaking Kinyarwanda which made many quite comfortable to follow everything that was going on. More @ Rwanda Focus.

Saturday, September 1, 2012

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Im bett mit Mister Schweiz 2012 Sandro Cavegn