Miss World Philippines 2011 Official Results (Winners)

Number 13 proved lucky when Gwendolyn Ruais (Candidate #13) won the Miss World Philippines 2011 title last night, September 18, at the Philippine International Convention Center or PICC.

A major favorite for the Miss World Philippines 2011 crown, Gwendolyn bested 24 other candidates, including the other big favorites such as Binibining Pilipinas 2010 2nd Runner Up Nicolette Henson and Kapamilya Deal or No Deal 26k Girls member Martha Chloe McCulley.

All three of them actually landed in the Top 3, as what Mykiru has predicted. (Mykiru correctly guessed 9 out of the 12 semi-finalists)

It's interesting to note that both Gwendolyn and Nicolette joined Binibining Pilipinas 2010, where Nicolette, as mentioned above, was 2nd Runner Up while Gwendolyn was only a Top 10 semi-finalist.

Bianca Paz, who got disqualified in Binibining Pilipinas 2011 pageant due to a photo scandal, finished in 4th place (3rd Runner Up).

The Top 5 finalists were actually all Binibining Pilipinas alumnae: Gwendolyn - Binibining Pilipinas 2010 Top 10 Semi-Finalist, Nicolette - Bb. Pilipinas 2010 2nd Runner Up, Martha - Bb. Pilipinas 2011 candidate, Bianca - Binibining Pilipinas 2011 candidate but got disqualified and Jaysel Arrozal - Bb. Pilipinas 2008 Top 10.

Loucelle De Jesus won the People's Choice Award (via text voting) and got an automatic slot in the Top 12.

Here's the official results of the Miss World Philippines 2011 pageant:

MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2011: #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS
1ST PRINCESS: #24 HELEN NICOLETTE HENSON
2ND PRINCESS: #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY
3RD PRINCESS: #22 MA PAULA BIANCA PAZ
4TH PRINCESS: #15 JAYSEL ARROZAL

Watch a video of the Miss World Philippines Top 5 during the Q&A portion:


Video of the announcement of winners:


TOP 12 SEMI-FINALISTS:
#1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
#5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
#7 CHARLOTTE MELISSA TYLER
#11 MERCY MALALUAN
#12 ELAINE KAY MOLL
#25 ERINA ANN LIGHTHOLDER
#16 LOUCELLE DE JESUS (People's Choice)

SPECIAL AWARDEES:
Best in Swimsuit - #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS
Best in Evening Gown - #22 MA PAULA BIANCA PAZ
Miss Talent – #5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
Miss Photogenic – #1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
Miss Friendship – #5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
Miss Healthy Body - #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS
Miss Philippine Prudential Life Insurance - #20 JAYANNE MARIE ALDANESE
Miss Metro Dental Smile - #24 HELEN NICOLETTE HENSON
Miss Manny O - #1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
Miss Shimyon - #25 ERINA ANN LIGHTHOLDER
Miss Sheridan – #6 RICHELLE THERESE BORJA
Miss SMDC – #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY
Miss Kapuso World – #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY
People's Choice Award - #16 LOUCELLE DE JESUS

NON-WINNING CANDIDATES:
#2 JULIANN SAVARD
#3 KAREN JOYCE PEÑANUEVA
#4 IRENE GABRIEL
#8 GAYDRA RAMA
#10 PRINCESS TIFFANY CARBUNGCO
#14 JOEY ALBERT SHORT
#17 ERIN DOLORES LANE
#18 DONNA MARICEL CARDINO
#19 MICA ANGELA ANGELES
#21 MAE LIEZEL RAMOS
#23 CHRISTINE KATE ADI

Videos courtesy of GMA 7, uploaded on Youtube by MissShowAll / Photo courtesy of Bruce Casanova/OPMB Worldwide

Gwendolyn Ruais is Miss Word Philippines 2011 winner

Gwendolyn Ruais won Miss World Philippines 2011 during the coronation night held Sunday, September 18, 2011, at the PICC.

Gwendolyn Ruais becomes the first ever Filipina to win such pageant, whose winner will be the Philippines' bet to the Miss World 2011 beauty pageant to be held in London this November.

Twenty (25) candidates competed in the 1st Miss World Philippines pageant, which was aired via GMA 7 and was hosted by Dingdong Dantes, Carla Abellana and Isabelle Daza.

At 5'11, Gwendolyn, who's half-French, was the tallest candidate in the pageant and is now the tallest "Miss Philippines" in recent years.

She's 21 years old and measures (wow!) 36-26-36.

During the 2010 Binibining Pilipinas pageant, it was a big disappointment when Gwendolyn settled only as a Top 10 semi-finalist and wasn't secured with any of the 3 major titles.

Mykiru listed Gwendolyn then as its favorite to win the Binibining Pilipinas-World crown, but that didn't happen in 2010, instead it happened a year later when she joined Miss World Philippines 2011 and easily won the title.

Gwendolyn also competed in the 2010 Asian Super Model competition held in China, and won the Best in Catwalk award.

Photos courtesy of Bruce Casanova/OPMB Worldwide and Miss World Philippines

Miss World Philippines 2011 Results Predictions: Nicolette Henson as winner

The Miss World Philippines 2011 finals happens tonight, September 18, 2011, at the PICC and will be aired live on GMA 7.

It's the first ever Miss World Philippines pageant in the country and whoever gets crowned as Miss World Philippines 2011 winner will represent the Philippines in the Miss World 2011 pageant happening this November in London.

Miss World 2010 Alexandria Mills is here in Manila to crown the winner.

Have you finalized your list of favorites I already did and my top pick for the crown is former Binibining Pilipinas 2010 2nd Runner Up Nicolette Henson (who almost represented our country in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant had it been Venus Raj failed to get back her Binibining Pilipinas crown).

MISS WORLD PHILIPPINES 2011: #24 HELEN NICOLETTE HENSON


1ST RUNNER UP: #13 GWENDOLYN RUAIS


2ND RUNNER UP: #9 MARTHA CHLOE MCCULLEY

TOP 10 SEMI-FINALISTS:
4. #25 ERINA ANN LIGHTHOLDER
5. #5 ROGELIE CATACUTAN
6. #12 ELAINE KAY MOLL
7. #4 IRENE GABRIEL
8. #1 SAMANTHA NEVILLE PURVOR
9. #22 MA. PAULA BIANCA PAZ
10. #17 ERIN DOLORES LANE

CLOSE-SHOTS:
11. #21 MAE LIEZEL RAMOS
12. #11 MERCY MALALUAN
13. #10 PRINCESS TIFFANY CARBUNGCO
14. #15 JAYSEL ARROZAL
15. #16 LOUCELLE DE JESUS

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The other candidates competing for the title are:

2. JULIANN SAVARD, 3. KAREN JOYCE PEÑANUEVA, 6. RICHELLE THERESE BORJA, 7. CHARLOTTE MELISSA TYLER, 8. GAYDRA RAMA, 14. JOEY ALBERT SHORT, 16. LOUCELLE DE JESUS, 18. DONNA MARICEL CARDINO, 19. MICA ANGELA ANGELES, 20. JAYANNE MARIE ALDANESE, 23. CHRISTINE KATE ADI

Riza Santos is Miss World Canada 2011 winner

Riza Santos won as Miss World Canada 2011 and will represent Canada in the Miss World 2011 happening on November 8 in London.

The crowning of 23-year-old half-Filipina Riza Santos as Miss World Canada 2011 was held Thursday, May 19, at the River Rock Show Casino Show Theatre in Richmond, British Columbia with Riza Santos winning over 21 other Canadian candidates.

Riza succeeded Denise Garrido who in Miss World 2010 was among the Top 25 Semi-Finalists.

In 2006, Riza already competed as Miss Canada in the Miss Earth pageant which was held here in the Philippines.

She won as Miss Photogenic but failed to enter the semis. However, it paved the way for her to become a famous showbiz personality in the Philippines.

Riza joined Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Edition 2 and finished as 2nd Big Placer.

On her profile at MissWorldCanada.org, stated there that Riza was the lead actress of a Philippine blockbuster movie. They're referring to the movie "Dobol Trobol: Let's Get Redi to Rambol" where Riza played leading lady to Vic Sotto.

Riza is currently an Engineering student at the University of Calgary's Schulich School of Engineering in Alberta, Canada.

Photos courtesy of MissWorldCanada.org and Tommy Francisco

Ruffa Gutierrez in sexy swimsuit for Belo Billboard

Ruffa Gutierrez poses in sexy swimsuit for her new Belo Billboard.

Ruffa's new Belo billboard can now be seen along EDSA and I'm really really shocked. She has never been that super sexy and hot

It's a lot lot sexier when she competed in Miss World 1993, where she was the 2nd Runner Up.

If Ruffa already had that curves during the Miss World pageant, she could have won the title.

The actress / TV host, who's already a mother of 2, is endorsing Belo Medical Group's body countouring procedure called "BodyTite", which was previously endorsed by Jinkee Pacquiao.

I'm pretty sure lots of women out there will try that out too and achieve such Belo-bod of Ms. Ruffa Gutierrez.

And that is if you can afford its cost. BodyTite procedure has a minimum price of P 56,000 for the procedure + P5,600 for the anesthesia.

Check out Ruffa Gutierrez's sexy pictures for Belo "BodyTite" Billboard:

Photos courtesy of Belo Med, Mark Nicdao and Ruffa Gutierrez on Twitter (@iloveruffag)

Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva, Elizabeth Batain executed in China | Credo's ashes arrive home

Ramon Credo, Sally Ordinario-Villanueva and Elizabeth Batain were the three Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) who were executed thru lethal injection in China yesterday, March 30, 2011.

The execution thru lethal injection came 3 years after the three were arrested in 2008 for drug trafficking and 2 years after they were convicted and sentenced to death.

Credo and Ordinario, both 42, were executed in China's southeastern city Xiamen while Batain was executed in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province at the Southern part of China and north of Hong Kong.

As of latest update, Ramon Credo's ashes from China have already arrived in the country and were brought to his home in Cavite. Here's a video report from GMA News:

For the latest Philippine news stories and videos, visit GMANews.TV

The whole Philippines is mourning for the death of Credo, Villanueva and Batain.

I actually can't take watching the heartbreaking news reports on TV last night, because I can really feel the pain and grief of the bereaved families.

Some celebs have also expressed their sadness on Twitter over what happened and ask everyone to pray for their souls:

Angel Locsin (@143redangel): Let's pray for the souls of the 3 Pinoys executed in China

Camille Prats (@CamillePrats): Let us pause for a while and pray for the souls of the filipinos who were executed in China. May this serve as a lesson to all of us.

Kiray Celis (@kiraycelis): To the three Filipinos who were executed in china, RIP! at hindi lang isa! tatlo pa! wala tayong magagawa. ganun batas sakanila. haay! ☹ ☹ ☹

Miss World Philippines 2011 pageant scheduled this August

Miss World Organization Chairman and CEO Julia Morley was here in Manila, Philippines last Tuesday, January 25, 2011.

Morley was here to officially award the local franchise of Miss World pageant to beauty and wellness guru Cory Quirino, who will then head
the national search for the Philippine representative to the Miss World pageant.

The awarding of franchise was held at Shangri-la Makati and also with Morley were Miss World 2010 Alexandria Mills from the USA and 1st
Runner Up Emma Wareus from Botswana.

The Miss World Philippines 2011 pageant will be held this August 23 and the winner will represent the country in the Miss World 2011
pageant happening last quarter of this year.

There are speculations that Philippines might host the Miss World 2011 pageant, but there was no mention about it during the event last Tuesday.

With Miss World having new franchise holder in the Philippines and
also Morley's visit to the country, let's hope that Philippines will
perform better in Miss World pageant and finally snatch the elusive title.

Under previous franchise holder, the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc, the country hasn't landed in the semis of Miss World pageant for 5 straight years starting in 2006.

Photo courtesy of Jory Rivera/OPMB Worldwide

Miss World 2010 Controversy: Was Norway cheated and robbed of the crown?

A night has passed already since the Miss World 2010 Finals happened in Sanya, China last Saturday, but still a major, major controversy is still haunting the 60th edition of the pageant.

The Top 3 results were actually generally favorable for the pageant fans as Misses USA, Botswana and Venezuela were among the top favorites for the crown.

Miss Norway Mariann Birkedal meanwhile, who was the #1 favorite and the #1 bet by the bookies, ended up only in the Top 7 quarter-finalists.

That's actually not shocking at all 'coz in a pageant anything could happen. And also, it's not the worst thing that happened in Miss World where the #1 odds-on favorite failed to win the crown or atleast secure a runner-up placement. Remember Miss Philippines Carlene Aguilar in 2005? She only entered the Top 15 semis but failed to advance farther.

Miss Norway and Miss China

But in Miss Norway's case, some pageant followers could not believe that she only finished in the Top 7 while the hometown candidate Miss China Tang Xiao, who's not even a big favorite, placed higher than her, finishing in the Top 5. So, are we talking about the host candidate being favored to win? Or is it because of the so-called "politics in pageant"?

A brand new article at the Daily Mail Online digs deeper on this. Entitled "Miss World contest turns ugly: China charged with blocking favourite Miss Norway following diplomatic row", the article states that the Miss World 2010 results might have been influenced the current diplomatic feud between China and Norway.

According to speculations, the judges composed of former Miss World titleholders allegedly were pressured not to favor Norway. China is said to be furious after the Oslo-based Nobel Peace Prize committee awarded the coveted prize to the jailed Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo earlier this month, the article states.

People from Norway allegedly are starting to believe that their candidates have been cheated and robbed of the chance to win what could have been their first Miss World title.

Ex-Miss Norway Kathrine Sorland, who finished 3rd Runner Up in Miss World 2002, told Daily Mail Online: "I was sure she would win. They must have mixed politics and business. Without jumping to conclusions I would stress that Miss World competitions have always been political. And the relations between China and Norway are very strained at the moment."

The Miss World Organization hasn't reacted yet on these allegations.

Photos courtesy of MWO

Miss World 2010 winner is Miss USA | Official results here!

Miss USA Alexandria Mills was crowned Miss World 2010 on Saturday, October 30, 2010, in Sanya, China.

Official Results:

MISS WORLD 2010: USA, Alexandria Mills
1st Runner Up: BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
2nd Runner Up: VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini
3rd Runner Up: IRELAND, Emma Waldron
4th Runner Up: CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
5th Runner Up: NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
6th Runner Up: ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli

TOP 25 SEMI-FINALISTS:
(in alphabetical order)

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

FAST-TRACK WINNERS

Beach Beauty - PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta
Runners Up: USA, Alexandria Mills; NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal; CHINA PR, Xiao Tang & FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira

Top Model - NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
Runners Up: RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova and USA, Alexandria Mills

Talent - IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron
Runners Up: WALES, Courtenay Hamilton & GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly

Sports - NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore
Runners Up: SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova & NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal

Beauty with a Purpose - KENYA, Natasha Metto
Runners Up:
GHANA, Mimi Areme & EL SALVADOR, Gabriela Molina

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Special Award
Miss World Dress Designer: FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira

Non-winning delegates
ALBANIA, Arnita Beqiraj
ANGOLA, Ivaniltan Jones
ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
ARUBA, Kimberly Kuiperi
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BARBADOS, Danielle Bishop
BELARUS, Lyudmila Yakimovich
BELGIUM, Cilou Annys
BELIZE, Jessel Lauriano
BOLIVIA, Teresa Roca Cordova
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok
BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado
BULGARIA, Romina Andonova
CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander
COSTA RICA, Dayana Aguilera
COTE D'IVOIRE, Ines Da Silva Batista
CROATIA, Katarina Banic
CURACAO, Angenie Simon
CYPRUS, Andrea Kkolou
CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova
DENMARK, Natalya Averina
ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco
EGYPT, Sara Khouly
ENGLAND, Jessica Linley
ETHIOPIA, Hiwot Assefa Tesfaye
FINLAND, Anne-Marie Nurminen
GEORGIA, Dea Arakishvili
GIBRALTAR, Larissa Dalli
GREECE, Diamanto Gasteratou
GUATEMALA, Ana Lucía Mazariegos
GUYANA, Aletha Shepherd
HONDURAS, Marilyn Medina
HONG KONG, Sau Man Cheung
HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo
ICELAND, Fanney Ingvarsdottir
INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
INDONESIA, Asyifa Syafningdyah Putriambami Latief
ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
JAMAICA, Chantal Raymond
JAPAN, Hiroko Matsunaga
KAZAKHSTAN, Assel Kuchukova
KOREA, Kim Hye-young
LATVIA, Ludmila Voroncova
LEBANON, Rahaf Abdallah
LESOTHO, Karabelo Mokoallo
LITHUANIA, Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
LUXEMBOURG, Shari Thuyns
MACAU CHINA, Cherry Ka I Ng
MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova
MALAWI, Ella Kabambe
MALAYSIA, Nadia Min Dern Heng
MALTA, Francesca Gaspar
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
MAURITIUS, Dalysha Doorga
MEXICO, Anabel Solis
MOLDOVA, Daria Zaiteva
MONTENEGRO, Milica Milatovic
NEPAL, Sadichha Shrestha
NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg
NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich
NIGERIA, Afoma Amuzie
PANAMA, Paola Vaprio Medaglia
PERU, Alexandra Liao
PHILIPPINES, Czarina Gatbonton
POLAND, Agata Szewiola
PORTUGAL, Catarina Aragonez
ROMANIA, Lavinia Postolache
SERBIA, Milica Jelic
SIERRA LEONE, Neyorlyn Williams
SINGAPORE, Anusha Rajaseharan
SPAIN, Fatima Jimenez
SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona
ST KITTS & NEVIS, Fatisha Imo
SURINAME, Jo-Ann Maria Sang
SWEDEN, Daniela Karlsson
TANZANIA, Genevieve Mpangala
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers
TURKEY, Gizem Memic
UGANDA, Hazmie Nansubuga
UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
URUGUAY, Eliana Sabrina Olivera Gonnet
US VIRGIN ISLANDS, Carolyn Carter-Heller
VIETNAM, Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh
ZAMBIA, Zindaba Hanzala
ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma

Miss World 2010 Final List of Favorites: Norway, Puerto Rico & USA in the Top 3

MYKIRU ISYUSERO'S HOT 25 FAVORITES FOR MISS WORLD 2010 - 5th and Final List
October 30, 2010
(Based on Mykiru's scores and Fun Poll results)

1. NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal (Top Model Fast-Track winner)



2. PUERTO RICO, Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago (Beach Beauty Fast-Track winner)


3. UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills

4. BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
5. RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
6. INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
7. SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova
8. BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado
9. FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira
10. THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
11. VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini
12. SERBIA, Milica Jelic
13. PHILIPPINES, Czarina Catherine Gatbonton
14. ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
15. SOUTH AFRICA, Nicole Flint
16. IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron (Talent Fast-Track winner)
17. COLOMBIA, Laura Marcela Palacio Restrepo
18. SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
19. MEXICO, Anabel Solis Sosa
20. CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
21. VIETNAM, Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh
22. UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
23. ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
24. NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore (Sports Fast-Track winner)
25. KENYA, Natasha Metto (Beauty with a Purpose winner)


Close Shots:
26. PERU, Alexandra Liao Tipacti
27. CROATIA, Katarina Banic
28. JAMAICA, Chantal Alicia Raymond
29. BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
30. FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud


Strong Alternates:
31. ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco
32. INDONESIA, Asyifa Syafningdyah Putriambami Latief
33. EGYPT, Sara Khouly
34. MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova
35. MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
36. NIGERIA, Afoma Amuzie
37. EL SALVADOR, Maria Gabriela Molina Rochac
38. CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova
39. DENMARK, Natalya Averina
40. SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona


Honorable Mentions:
41. BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett
42. TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers
43. PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
44. ALBANIA, Arnita Beqiraj
45. SPAIN, Fatima Jimenez Triguero
46. BELGIUM, Cilou Annys
47. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok
48. NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich
49. ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
50. CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes


Trailing Behind:
51. ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma
52. HONDURAS, Marilyn Medina
53. ARUBA, Kimberly Kuiperi
54. GUATEMALA, Ana Lucía Mazariegos Florentino
55. TURKEY, Gizem Memic
56. GREECE, Diamanto Gasteratou
57. SWEDEN, Daniela Karlsson
58. AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
59. MONTENEGRO, Milica Milatovic
60. ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel

***

PREVIOUS LISTS:
102710: 1. Botswana 2. Norway 3. Venezuela 4. USA 5. Puerto Rico 6. St. Lucia 7. Russia 8. Thailand 9. Philippines 10. South Africa 11. Mexico 12. Slovakia 13. India 14. Scotland 15. Serbia 16. French Polynesia 17. Vietnam 18. Brazil 19. China 20. Peru 21. Croatia 22. Ukraine 23. Bolivia 24. Ireland 25. Northern Ireland

10/18/10: 1. Botswana 2. Venezuela 3. St. Lucia 4. Russia 5. Thailand
6. Norway 7. Philippines 8. South Africa 9. India 10. Mexico 11. Brazil 12. Scotland 13. Ireland 14. Slovakia 15. USA 16. Serbia 17. Ukraine 18. Puerto Rico 19. Martinique 20. Sri Lanka 21. Vietnam 22. Croatia 23. Peru 24. Colombia 25. Bolivia

10/11/10: 1. Botswana 2. Russia 3. India 4. Venezuela 5. Thailand 6. South Africa 7. Norway 8. St. Lucia 9. Philippines 10. Ireland 11. Brazil 12. Mexico 13. Slovakia 14. USA 15. Scotland 16. Puerto Rico 17. Serbia 18. Colombia 19. Ukraine 20. Vietnam 21. Croatia 22. Sri Lanka 23. Peru 24. Bolivia 25. Martinique

10/07/10: 1. Venezuela 2. Botswana 3.5 South Africa 3.5 Thailand 5.5 India 5.5 St. Lucia 7. Russia 8. Philippines 9. USA 10. Norway 11. Mexico 12. Scotland 13. Puerto Rico 14. Ireland 15. Sri Lanka 16. Martinique 17. Serbia 19.5 France 19.5 Peru 19.5 Slovakia 19.5 Vietnam 22.5 Bolivia 22.5 Brazil 24. Croatia 25. El Salvador


***

Fun Poll results: (3,489 votes)
1. Macedonia
2. Philippines
3. Venezuela
4. French Polynesia
5. Mexico
6. Thailand
7. Vietnam
8. Puerto Rico
9. USA, Botswana
10. India
11. Russia
12. Serbia
13. Slovakia, Argentina
14. Brazil, Colombia, Spain
15. France, South Africa
16. St. Lucia
17. Bosnia and Herzegovina
18. Indonesia
19. Italy
20. Belgium
21. Ecuador
22. Croatia
23. Bolivia, Ukraine, Peru, Montenegro
24. Bahamas
25. Australia

Photo courtesy of MWO

Watch Miss World 2010 Finals Night on TV5

The 60th Miss World finals is happening tonight, October 30, 2010, in Sanya, China where 115 beautiful women are competing for the prestigious title.

Over a hundred countries (counting 110) are broadcasting the Miss World 2010 finale.

For the Philippines, it will be aired on TV5. I'm not sure of the exact time, but the pageant starts in China at 8:00 PM.

As for other countries, check the full listing of the Miss World 2010 Broadcasters below and see where you can watch the pageant finale:

American Virgin Islands - Direct TV
Angola - TPA
Anguilla - Direct TV
Antigua & Barbuda - Direct TV
Argentina - Direct TV
Armenia - Armenia TV
Aruba - Direct TV
Bahamas - Broadcasting Corporation of Bahamas
Barbados - CBC
Belarus - Second National TV Channel
Belgium - Non Stop Television
Benelux - Non Stop Television
Bermuda - Direct TV
Bolivia - Unitel
Bonaire - Direct TV
Bosnia & Herzegovina - RTV
Botswana - BTV
Brazil - ORM
British Virgin Islands - Direct TV
Cayman Islands - Direct TV
Chile - Direct TV
China PR - CCTV 2 - Helong Jiang - Sanya TV - Hainan TV
Chinese Taipei - CCTV 2
Colombia - Canal Uno
Costa Rica - Direct TV
Cuba - Direct TV
Curacao - Direct TV
Denmark - Non Stop Television
Dominican Republic - Antenna Latina
Dominica - Direct TV
Ecuador - Direct TV
Egypt - Dalycartoon
El Salvador - Canal Dos
England - Active Channel
Estonia - Non Stop Television
Finland - Non Stop Television
France - Paris Premier
Georgia - Telemedia
Ghana - GBC & Viasat 1
Gibraltar - GBC
Grenada - Direct TV
The Grenadines - Direct TV
Guadeloupe - Direct TV
Guatemala - Canal 3
Haiti - Direct TV
Hong Kong China - CCTV 2
Hungary - RTL Klub
Iceland - Screen 1
India - Zee TV/Zee Cafe
Indonesia - RCTI
Iran - Marjan Television network
Ireland - Active Channel
Israel - Channel 10
Italy - High Life
Jamaica - TVJ
Kenya - Royal Media Services
Korea - T-Cast / Fashion N
Latvia - Non Stop Television
Lebanon - LBC
Lithuania - LRT
Luxembourg - Non Stop Television
Macau China - CCTV 2
Macedonia FYRO - Macedonian TV
Martinique - Direct TV
Mauritius - MBC
Mexico - Televisa
Mongolia - UBS TV
Montserrat - Direct TV
Mozambique - STV
Netherlands - Non Stop Television
Navassa Island - Direct TV
New Zealand - TVNZ
Nigeria - Silverbird
Northern Ireland - Active Channel
Norway - Non Stop Television
Pakistan - SRK Showtime
Panama - Medcom
Paraguay - Telefuturo - Canal 4
Peru - Frecuencia Latina
Philippines - TV5
Poland - Telewizia Polsat
Portugal - Canal 2
Puerto Rico - Telemundo
Russia - CTC
St Croix - Direct TV
St Eustatius - Direct TV
St Kitts - Direct TV
St. Lucia - Direct TV
St Vincent & The Grenadines - Direct TV
Saba - Direct TV
Scotland - Active Channel
Seychelles - SBC
Slovenia - RTV
Spain - Antenna 3
Suriname - ATV
Swaziland - Swazil TV
Sweden - Non Stop Television
Thailand - BecTero
Trinidad & Tobago - CNMG
Turks and Caicos Islands - Direct TV
Uganda - WBS
Ukraine - Inter-TV
United States - E!
Uruguay - Direct TV
Venezuela - Venevision
Vietnam - Ho Chi Minh TV
Virgin Islands - Direct TV
Wales - Active Channel
Zambia - ZNBC
Zimbabwe - ZBC


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The performers during the final show include British singer Shayne Ward (first photo), Puerto Rican singer Carlos Aponte (2nd photo) and many more.

Photos courtesy of MWO

Miss Kenya Natasha Metto wins Miss World 2010's "Beauty with a Purpose" title

20-year-old Natasha Metto from Kenya has just won Beauty with a
Purpose, one of the 5 Fast Track titles in the Miss World 2010
pageant.

The announcement was made earlier tonight, a night before the world finals.

Miss Ghana Mimi Areme was announced as the 2nd placer while Miss El Salvador Gabriela
Molina was 3rd.

Natasha now earns an automatic spot in the Top 25 semis joining 4 other fast-track winners such as Puerto Rico, Northern Ireland, Norway
and Ireland.

The remaining 20 of the Top 25 semi-finalists were selected by a panel of judges yesterday and will be announced during the finals.

Photo courtesy of Miss World Organization

Vanessa Goncalves is Miss Venezuela 2010, to compete in Miss Universe 2011

Venezuela, the #1 beauty powerhouse in the world, has just crowned Vanessa Andrea Goncalves Gomez as Miss Venezuela 2010 who will represent the country in Miss Universe 2011.

Representing Miranda, Vanessa was also awarded Best Body. She's 24 years old and works as a dentist.

Miss Amazonas Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares meanwhile won the title Miss Venezuela World 2010 as well as the Most Beautiful Face award. She's 21 years old and is taking up International Studies.

The Miss Venezuela International 2010 title went to 23-year-old Law student Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt. She was Venezuela's rep in the Miss Earth 2009 pageant held here in the Philippines where she won Miss Earth - Water or 2nd Runner Up.

18-year-old Caroline Medina, the candidate from Aragua, was selected to compete in Miss Earth 2011. She also won as Miss Photogenic.

FULL OFFICIAL RESULTS
Miss Venezuela 2010: Miranda, Vanessa Andrea Goncalves Gomez

Miss Venezuela World 2010: Amazonas, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares

Miss Venezuela International 2010: Distrito Capital, Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt

Miss Venezuela Earth 2010: Aragua, Caroline Gabriela Medina Peschiutta

1st Runner Up: Monagas, Angela Julieta Ruiz Perez

Top 10 Semi-finalists:
Canaima, Estefania Nebot Peña
Carabobo, Romina Palmisano Giacche
Costa Oriental, Karen Andrea Soto Lugo
Nueva Esparta, Melanie Reza Felix
Zulia, Estefania Carolina Araujo Cano

Special Awards:
Most Beautiful Face - Amazonas, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares
Best Body - Miranda, Vanessa Andrea Goncalves Gomez
Miss Photogenic - Aragua, Caroline Gabriela Medina Peschiutta
Most Beautiful Skin - Bolivar, Angela La Padula Peluso
Miss Elegance - Lara, Maria Jose Zavarce Alvarado
Best Catwalk - Yaracuy, Andrea Carolina Escobar Colombo
Miss Congeniality - Trujillo, Jessica Carely Ibarra Petit
Miss Personality - Carabobo, Romina Palmisano Giacche
Miss Internet - Falcon, Liliana Maria Flores Arenas

Photos courtesy of Miss Venezuela Organization / Dumont&Regalado

Miss USA Alexandria Mills now a major bet for the Miss World 2010 crown

MISS WORLD 2010 HOT FAVORITES - 4th List
October 27, 2010
(Based on Mykiru's scores and Fun Poll results)

Miss Botswana Emma Wareus remains on top of our list of favorites (our 4th list already) after showing a consistent performance in the
fast-track events. She placed in the Top 20 of 3 fast-track
competitions: Beach Beauty, Top Model and Sports.

But she now faces major threats from 3 candidates who placed in the fast-track finals. From #6 in the previous list, Miss Norway is now
2nd in our current list after she won as Top Model, placed 3rd in the Beach Beauty and also 3rd in Sports.

Beach Beauty winner Miss Puerto Rico Yara Lasanta also marks a big improvement. She jumps so high, from #18 to #5.

But also fast-becoming as top favorite is Miss USA Alexandria Mills (photo below) who was previously ranked 15th and now she's 4th. Thanks
to her runner-up placement both in the Beach Beauty and Top Model.

Other candidates who are going up are China, French Polynesia and Slovakia.

1. BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
2. NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal (Top Model)
3. VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini
4. UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills
5. PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta Santiago (Beach Beauty)
6. ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
7. RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
8. THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
9. PHILIPPINES, Czarina Catherine Gatbonton
10. SOUTH AFRICA, Nicole Flint
11. MEXICO, Anabel Solis Sosa
12. SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova
13. INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
14. SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
15. SERBIA, Milica Jelic
16. FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira
17. VIETNAM, Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh
18. BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado
19. CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
20. PERU, Alexandra Liao Tipacti
21. CROATIA, Katarina Banic
22. UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
23. BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
24. IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron (Miss Talent)
25. NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore (Sportswoman)

Close Shots:
26. JAMAICA, Chantal Alicia Raymond
27. ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
28. SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona
29. FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
30. COLOMBIA, Laura Marcela Palacio Restrepo

Strong Alternates:
31. NIGERIA, Afoma Amuzie
32. MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova
33. EL SALVADOR, Maria Gabriela Molina Rochac
34. ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
35. PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
36. MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
37. ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
38. ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco
39. ALBANIA, Arnita Beqiraj
40. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snezana Prorok

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PREVIOUS LISTS:
10/18/10: 1. Botswana 2. Venezuela 3. St. Lucia 4. Russia 5. Thailand
6. Norway 7. Philippines 8. South Africa 9. India 10. Mexico 11. Brazil 12. Scotland 13. Ireland 14. Slovakia 15. USA 16. Serbia 17. Ukraine 18. Puerto Rico 19. Martinique 20. Sri Lanka 21. Vietnam 22. Croatia 23. Peru 24. Colombia 25. Bolivia

10/11/10: 1. Botswana 2. Russia 3. India 4. Venezuela 5. Thailand 6. South Africa 7. Norway 8. St. Lucia 9. Philippines 10. Ireland 11. Brazil 12. Mexico 13. Slovakia 14. USA 15. Scotland 16. Puerto Rico 17. Serbia 18. Colombia 19. Ukraine 20. Vietnam 21. Croatia 22. Sri Lanka 23. Peru 24. Bolivia 25. Martinique

10/07/10: 1. Venezuela 2. Botswana 3.5 South Africa 3.5 Thailand 5.5 India 5.5 St. Lucia 7. Russia 8. Philippines 9. USA 10. Norway 11. Mexico 12. Scotland 13. Puerto Rico 14. Ireland 15. Sri Lanka 16. Martinique 17. Serbia 19.5 France 19.5 Peru 19.5 Slovakia 19.5 Vietnam 22.5 Bolivia 22.5 Brazil 24. Croatia 25. El Salvador

[Keep voting for your favorites at Mykiru's Fun Poll]

Photo courtesy of MWO

Ireland's Emma Waldron enters Top 25 of Miss World 2010

Miss Ireland Emma Waldron has been fast-tracked to the Top 25 semi-finalists of Miss World 2010 after she won the Talent Showcase
held earlier tonight.

Miss Ireland (center) was crowned Miss World Talent 2010 after she
wowed the judges and the audience with her talent in playing the violin. According to the Miss World website, Emma received a standing
ovation from the audience.

In 2nd place was Miss Wales (right) who performed an operatic song while Miss Guadeloupe (left) who did a baton twirling was the 3rd placer.

Ireland, also one of favorites, now joins the other 3 fast-track
winners (Puerto Rico, Northern Ireland, Norway) in the Top 25 semis. If you notice, 3 of them are from Europe, which could be an indication
that the Top 25 will have lots of European candidates.

TALENT FAST-TRACK RESULTS:
Winner: IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron

1st Runner Up:
WALES, Courtenay Hamilton

2nd Runner Up: GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly

Top 10:
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BELARUS, Lyudmila Yakimovich
CANADA, Denise Garrido
KOREA, Kim Hye-young
CYPRUS, Andrea Kkolou
MALTA, Francesca Gaspar
ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini

Top 20:
ARUBA, Kimberly Kuiperi
BULGARIA, Romina Andonova
ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco
FINLAND, Anne-Marie Nurminen
GIBRALTAR, Larissa Dalli
LATVIA, Ludmila Voroncova
MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
NAMIBIA, Odile Gertze
ST KITTS & NEVIS, Fatisha Imo

Photo and results courtesy of MWO

Northern Ireland's Lori Moore is Miss World Sportswoman 2010

The Miss World 2010 Sports Fast Track finals was held earlier today at the Crowne Plaza Gym in Sanya, China.

The twenty (20) finalists competed in various sport challenges, with
the hope of winning the Miss World Sportswoman 2010 title which is one
of the 5 "fast-track to the semis" title of the pageant.

And the lucky winner was Miss Northern Ireland Lori Moore, who's not among the favorites for the Miss World title but she's now guaranteed
with a spot in the Top 25 semi-finals.

Miss Northern Ireland now joins Beach Beauty winner Miss Puerto Rico Yara Liz Lasanta in the semis.

The results:

MISS WORLD SPORTSWOMAN 2010: NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore

1st Runner Up:
SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova

2nd Runner Up: NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal

TOP 20:
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado
CANADA, Denise Garrido
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander
FINLAND, Anne-Marie Nurminen
GUYANA, Aletha Shepherd
HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo
ICELAND, Fanney Ingvarsdottir
IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar
PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
ST KITTS & NEVIS, Fatisha Imo
TURKEY, Gizem Memic
US VIRGIN ISLANDS, Carolyn Carter-Heller
WALES, Courtenay Hamilton

Photo and results courtesy of MWO

Miss World 2010 Fun Poll: Your Top 25 Favorites

There are 115 candidates competing in China for the Miss World 2010 title. Too many!

But for sure you have your Top 25 Favorites out of those 115 contestants.

Vote for them on Mykiru's Fun Poll below...

(You can vote for as many as 25 candidates)

Miss World 2010 Fun Poll: Your Top 25 Favorites

Who are your Top 25 Favorites in the Miss World 2010 pageant? ALBANIA, Arnita Beqiraj ANGOLA, Ivaniltan Jones ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry ARUBA, Kimberly Kuiperi AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett BARBADOS, Danielle Bishop BELARUS, Lyudmila Yakimovich BELGIUM, Cilou Annys BELIZE, Jessel Lauriano BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado BULGARIA, Romina Andonova CANADA, Denise Garrido CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander CHINA PR, Xiao Tang CHINESE TAIPEI, Paula Wu COLOMBIA, Laura Marcela Palacio Restrepo COSTA RICA, Dayana Aguilera COTE D'IVOIRE, Ines Da Silva Batista CROATIA, Katarina Banic CURACAO, Angenie Simon CYPRUS, Andrea Kkolou CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova DENMARK, Natalya Averina DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Elizabeth Turra Brower ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco EGYPT, Sara Khouly EL SALVADOR, Maria Gabriela Molina Rochac ENGLAND, Jessica Linley ETHIOPIA, Hiwot Assefa Tesfaye FIJI, Mourhrna Reddy FINLAND, Anne-Marie Nurminen FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira GEORGIA, Dea Arakishvili GERMANY, Susanna Kobylinski GHANA, Mimi Areme GIBRALTAR, Larissa Dalli GREECE, Diamanto Gasteratou GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly GUATEMALA, Ana Lucía Mazariegos Florentino GUYANA, Aletha Shepherd HONDURAS, Marilyn Medina HONG KONG, Sau Man Cheung HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo ICELAND, Fanney Ingvarsdottir INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai INDONESIA, Asyifa Syafningdyah Putriambami Latief IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli JAMAICA, Chantal Alicia Raymond JAPAN, Hiroko Matsunaga KAZAKHSTAN, Asselina "Assel" Kuchukova KENYA, Natasha Metto KOREA, Kim Hye-young LATVIA, Ludmila Voroncova LEBANON, Rahaf Abdallah LESOTHO, Karabelo Mokoallo LITHUANIA, Gritė Maruškevičiūtė LUXEMBOURG, Shari Thuyns MACAU CHINA, Cherry Ka I Ng MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova MALAWI, Ella Kabambe MALAYSIA, Nadia Min Dern Heng MALTA, Francesca Gaspar MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt MAURITIUS, Dalysha Doorga MEXICO, Anabel Solis Sosa MOLDOVA, Daria Zaiteva MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar MONTENEGRO, Milica Milatovic NAMIBIA, Odile Gertze NEPAL, Sadichha Shrestha NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich NIGERIA, Afoma Amuzie NORTHERN IRELAND, Lori Moore NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal PANAMA, Paola Vaprio Medaglia PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert PERU, Alexandra Liao Tipacti PHILIPPINES, Czarina Catherine Gatbonton POLAND, Agata Szewiola PORTUGAL, Catarina Aragonez PUERTO RICO, Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago ROMANIA, Lavinia Postolache RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh SERBIA, Milica Jelic SIERRA LEONE, Neyorlyn Williams SINGAPORE, Anusha Rajaseharan SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova SLOVENIA, Sandra Adam SOUTH AFRICA, Nicole Flint SPAIN, Fatima Jimenez Triguero SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona ST KITTS & NEVIS, Fatisha Imo ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave SURINAME, Jo-Ann Maria Sang SWEDEN, Daniela Karlsson TANZANIA, Genevieve Mpangala THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers TURKEY, Gizem Memic UGANDA, Hazmie Nansubuga UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills URUGUAY, Eliana Sabrina Olivera Gonnet US VIRGIN ISLANDS, Carolyn Carter-Heller VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini VIETNAM, Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh WALES, Courtenay Hamilton ZAMBIA, Zindaba Hanzala ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma Current Results

Puerto Rico's Yara Liz Lasanta is Miss World 2010 Beach Beauty winner

All wearing red bikini, the Top 40 Beach Beauty semi-finalists finally competed today, 3 days after it was postponed due to heavy rain.

It was held at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Sanya, China, trimming the Top 40 down to Top 20. And crowned Miss World 2010 Beach Beauty is
Miss Puerto Rico Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago.

Miss Puerto Rico, who's also one of the favorites, now earns an automatic slot as one of the Official Top 15 semi-finalists of the pageant.

Though it's kinda disappointing not seeing Misses St. Lucia and Russia
in the Top 20, Miss Puerto Rico as Beach Beauty winner is actually a great choice by the judges.

The results:

BEACH BEAUTY WINNER: PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta Santiago

2nd Place - UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills

3rd Place - NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal

4th Place - CHINA PR, Xiao Tang

5th Place - FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira

TOP 20:
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok
BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova
FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
GHANA, Mimi Areme
HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo
INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg
PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma

TOP 40:
ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett
BARBADOS, Danielle Bishop
BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander
GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly
HONG KONG, Sau Man Cheung
ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
LITHUANIA, Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
LUXEMBOURG, Shari Thuyns
MOLDOVA, Daria Zaiteva
MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar
NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich
RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona
ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers
TURKEY, Gizem Memic
UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko

Photo and results courtesy of MWO

Philippines' Czarina Gatbonton vies for the "Beauty with a Purpose" title of Miss World 2010

One important title in the Miss World 2010 pageant is the "Beauty with a Purpose" title which is actually one of the so-called "fast-track" competitions in the pageant.

The candidate who is named Beauty with a Purpose will automatically enter the Top 15 semi-finals.

One of the candidates hoping to get that title is Miss Philippines Czarina Gatbonton. Watch her video as her entry and judge if she has a strong chance of being named "Beauty with a Purpose":

Video courtesy of BPCI / GMA 7 ; Uploaded on Youtube by hastdudick

Miss St. Lucia Aiasha Gustave is getting stronger as Miss World 2010 bet

From #8 on the previous list, Miss St. Lucia Aiasha Tierra Rebecca Gustave is now ranked 3rd on Mykiru's 3rd list of favorites for Miss
World 2010. Is she the next on top?

The 18-year-old student who is of British-Guyanese mixture is among
those candidates who have sustained their momentum ever since they land on China 2 weeks ago.

Aiasha's chance of winning the first Miss World title for her country is also getting stronger especially after she was chosen as one of the 10 speakers in the Shanghai Forum and after being included in the Top 40 Beach Beauty semi-finalists.

Expect Miss St. Lucia to perform so well in the Beach Beauty finals and also in the Top Model and Talent Fast-Track events.

MISS WORLD 2010 HOT FAVORITES - 3rd List
October 18, 2010
(Based on Mykiru's scores and Fun Poll results)

1. BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
2. VENEZUELA, Adriana Vasini
3. ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
4. RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
5. THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
6. NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
7. PHILIPPINES, Czarina Catherine Gatbonton
8. SOUTH AFRICA, Nicole Flint
9. INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
10. MEXICO, Anabel Solis Sosa
11. BRAZIL, Kamilla Salgado
12. SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
13. IRELAND, Emma Britt Waldron
14. SLOVAKIA, Marina Georgievova
15. UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills

Close Shots:
16. SERBIA, Milica Jelic
17. UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
18. PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta Santiago
19. MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
20. SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona

Strong Alternates:
21. VIETNAM, Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Khanh
22. CROATIA, Katarina Banic
23. PERU, Alexandra Liao Tipacti
24. COLOMBIA, Laura Marcela Palacio Restrepo
25. BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
26. CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
27. JAMAICA, Chantal Alicia Raymond
28. ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
29. NIGERIA, Afoma Amuzie
30. EL SALVADOR, Maria Gabriela Molina Rochac

HEATING UP:
31. ECUADOR, Ana Galarza Anazco
32. INDONESIA, Asyifa Syafningdyah Putriambami Latief
33. FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
34. ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
35. MACEDONIA FYRO, Stefani Borsova
36. BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snezana Prorok
37. SWEDEN, Daniela Karlsson
38. ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
39. SPAIN, Fatima Jimenez Triguero
40. BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett

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PREVIOUS LISTS:
10/11/10: 1. Botswana 2. Russia 3. India 4. Venezuela 5. Thailand 6.
South Africa 7. Norway 8. St. Lucia 9. Philippines 10. Ireland 11. Brazil 12. Mexico 13. Slovakia 14. USA 15. Scotland

10/07/10: 1. Venezuela 2. Botswana 3.5 South Africa 3.5 Thailand 5.5 India 5.5 St. Lucia 7. Russia 8. Philippines 9. United States 10. Norway 11. Mexico 12. Scotland 13. Puerto Rico 14. Ireland 15. Sri Lanka

[Keep voting for your favorites at Mykiru's Fun Poll]

Photo courtesy of Miss World Organization