Irina Antonenko, just 18 years old, takes part in the “Miss Russia” beauty contest in Luxury Village in Barvikha, outside Moscow on March 6, 2010. Antonenko will represent Russia at the “Miss World” contest this year. Read More

Miss World Kaiane has taken her camera to the top of Gibraltar’s iconic landmark and her photographs show breathtaking views. Kaiane took the cable car up to a height of 430m where you can see Spain’s Costa del Sol and look over a panoramic view of the city’s marinas and bays. The limestone rock consists of many natural caverns, the most famous being St Michael’s Cave. The cave begins at about 350m above sea level and descends deep into the Rock. St… Read More

The 60th Miss World festival celebrations will be held in Vietnam between the 3rd October and Saturday 6th November. In 2009, Julia Morley, Ksenia Sukhinova (Miss World 2008), Zhang Zilin (Miss World 2007), Tatana Kucharova (Miss World 2006) and Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia (Miss World 2004) visited Vietnam on a fundraising tour, helping to generate over VND8 billion (US $450,000) to support children in need and local community projects by assisting in fundraising for RAAS (Rare Antibody Antigen Supply, Inc.). Founded by company president Kieu Hoang, RAAS supplies blood and plasma products, as well as vaccines and other much-needed medical goods,… Read More

Several days before the RAAS Group withdrew from the Miss World 2010, Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino still wore the Vietnamese ao dai to advertise Vietnamese tourism at the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF). Aldorino went to Brunei on January 25 as the special guest of the ATF. On January 26, she took photo at Vietnam’s stall. In a colorful ao dai, the beauty queen said: “I’ve never worn an ao dai. This is a very elegant costume. It is wonderful to be part of history when the 60th Miss World pageant is held in Vietnam later this year.” The beauty queen in her ao dai: Read More

The US-based Rare Antibody Antigen Supply, Inc. (RAAS) has announced it will no longer sponsor the Miss World 2010 pageant, putting leaders of the south-central province of Khanh Hoa in a difficult situation. The move by RAAS is the latest in a string of controversial decisions made by the group, which has left the pageant’s future in question. In July 2008, RAAS CEO Hoang Kieu signed… Read More

The Miss World Festival will take place in Vietnam between the 3rd October and 6th November with a special month of celebrations. Last year, Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova visited Vietnam on a charity fundraising tour, where millions of dollars were raised to assist sick and deprived children through the generosity of Mr Kieu Hoang, President of RAAS Corporation. Special coverage will begin soon on the Miss World website as we prepare for the 60th Miss World Final. Read More

The year was 1951. The competition was the first Miss World pageant, introduced as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations, and it was the audience it attracted who guaranteed its success.

Thanks to founder Eric Morley’s PR expertise, the first Miss World pageant welcomed a global audience greater than international events like the World Cup and the Olympic Games. The BBC televised Miss World from 1959 to 1979 and Thames Television… Read More

Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant, will be held on November 6, 2010 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar will crown her successor at the end of this event. As part of the hosting agreement, organisers have agreed to spend over US$10 million hosting charitable activities in all parts of Vietnam. About 120 contestants are expected to attend the event. It is also said to be the biggest Miss World pageant… Read More

Gibraltar's Kaiane Aldorino crowned Miss World followed by Miss Mexico and Miss South Africa at a glittering two-hour spectacle in Johannesburg, South Africa.

The seven contestants in the final round were Miss Gibraltar, Miss Mexico, Miss South Africa, Miss France — Chloé Mortaud, Miss Canada — Lena Ma, Miss Colombia — Daniela… Read More

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