Miss Swaziland is confirmed to compete at Miss Universe
Miss Swaziland 2012, Ayanda Dube
The director of the Miss Swaziland Pageant sent a statement to the Swaziland Beauty Pageant Association (SBPA) notifying them that Ayanda Dube would not participate in the Miss World contest but would only take part in the Miss Universe contest. Swaziland last participated at the Miss Universe Pageant in 1994 when the it was held in Manila, Philippines.
There were mixed reactions regarding Swaziland’s return to the contest. A majority felt that Ayanda has a slim chance in making the finals at Miss Universe as opposed to Miss World. SBPA President Tony Dlamini said they still expect Miss Swaziland to participate in the Miss World contest as opposed to Miss Universe. “The competition in the Miss Universe contest is very tough whereas she stands a chance in the Miss World contest,” he stated.
Miss Bermuda 2012
Miss Sandys, Rochelle Minors, has been crowned the new Miss Bermuda. Miss Pembroke, Chelsy Furtado was 1st runner up, Miss Devonshire, Lene Hypolite was 2nd runner up, Miss Smiths, Dwanae Smith was 3rd runner up, and Miss Warwick, Deshona Perinchief was 4th runner up. Rochelle will represent Bermuda at the Miss World Pageant in China.
Miss Washington 2012
Mandy Schendel
Miss Washington 2012, Mandy Schendel & Miss Washington’s Outstanding Teen, Janae Callaway
Congratulations to Mandy Schendel for winning Miss Washington 2012! Mandy was Miss Washington Teen USA in 2008 and represented the Evergreen State at the 2008 Miss Teen USA Pageant held in the Bahamas.
Miss Florida 2012
Laura McKeeman
Miss Florida 2012, Laura McKeeman
Congratulations to Laura McKeeman for winning Miss Florida 2012.
Miss Texas 2012
Congratulations to Danae Couch for winning Miss Texas 2012.
DaNae Couch
Miss Texas 2012, DaNae Couch
Miss Cyrpus 2012
Miss World Cyprus 2012, Georgia Georgiou
Miss Cyprus Universe 2012, Daniella Kefala
Star Cyprus 2012 beauty pageant concluded on Friday night, July 6, 2012. Georgia Georgiou and Daniella Kefala were crowned as Miss World Cyprus and Miss Universe Cyprus 2012 respectively. Georgia will compete at the Miss World Pageant to be held in China in August while Daniella will compete at the Miss Universe Pageant in December.
Miss Korea 2012
Miss Korea, Kim Yu
Kim Yu of Seoul was crowned Miss Korea 2012 at the Peace Hall in the campus of Kyung Hee University. Kim is 22 years old and stands 1.76 cm tall. She will be representing Korea at the Miss Universe Pageant in December.
Miss World Iceland 2012
Miss World Iceland 2012, Iris Thelma Jónsdóttir
Iris Thelma Jónsdóttir was recently appointed to represent Iceland in the Miss World 2012 Pageant in China. Iris is from Reykjavík, 21 years old and stands 1.65m.
Miss Slovenia World 2012
Miss Slovenia World 2012, Nives Orešnik
Nives Orešnik was crowned Miss Slovenia World 2012. She will represent Slovenia in the 2012 Miss World Pageant in China.
Vote for your favorite Miss Teen USA 2012 Contestant!
MISS TEEN USA – Live! From the Atlantis Resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas on June 28 at 8pm EST.
2012 Miss Ghana audition dates and venues announced
Exclusive Events Ghana, franchise holders and organizers of the 2012 Miss Ghana have announced venues and audition dates for this year’s edition of the country’s most prestigious beauty pageant. Organizers said in a statement that auditions will be held in three key belts across the country namely the Northern, Middle and Southern belts.
The Northern belt will be made up of the Northern Region, Upper West and Upper East regions while the Middle belt will comprise the Ashanti, Brong Ahafo and Eastern regions. Greater Accra, Volta, Western and Central regions make up the Southern belt. According to the statement, auditions for the Northern belt will be held at the Picorna Hotel in Tamale on July 10 while that of the Middle and Southern Belts will be held on July 17 and July 24 at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Kumasi and Accra respectively. 30 finalists, 10 from each zone, will be carefully selected by professional judges, who will take into consideration several factors including poise, elegance, eloquence, intelligence, beauty with a purpose and direction. In all, 20 finalists will be selected for the national finals, which would take place in Accra weeks after the auditions. Before the finale, the 20 will be properly groomed in an exciting reality show that would be shown on national television. There will, however, be no weekly evictions.
For the first time in the 55-year history of the pageant, the winner and and first and second runners-up will all be presented with brand new saloon cars. The winner will walk away with her car while the two runners up will first use their cars in official capacities for a year before they assume ownership of them.
State Finals for Miss America this weekend
STATE FINALS THIS WEEKEND FOR THE FOLLOWING STATES:
FLORIDA – Juy 7, 2012 – View Contestants
WASHINGTON – July 7, 2012 – View Contestants
TEXAS – July 7, 2012 – View Contestants
Hoang My to compete in Miss World 2012
Hoang My
The Elite Model Company has completed documents for the participation of Vu Thi Hoang My, first runner up of Miss Vietnam 2010 to compete in Miss World 2012 beauty pageant in China from July 18 to August 18. The 1.71 meter tall beauty with measurements 85-65-89 is 23 years old. She is a student of RMIT International University in Vietnam.
Miss Massachusetts 2012
Miss Massachusetts, Taylor Kinzler
After three days of competition, Taylor Kinzler, a Lakeville woman who hopes to go to law school and who wants to become a network news anchor some day, was crowned the 73rd Miss Massachusetts. She succeeds Molly Whalen of Middleboro. Kinzler, who holds the Miss Norfolk County title, will receive an $8,500 scholarship as a result of her win. She only contestant with local connections was Caitie Coates, a Worcester State University student from Shrewsbury.
Miss Australia World 2012
Miss Australia World 2012, Jessica Kahawaty
Miss Nevada 2012
Miss Nevada 2012, Randi Sundquist
Judges selected Randi Sundquist, a UNLV student who is a former Miss Greater Las Vegas pageant queen, tonight as Miss Nevada 2012. The 22-year-old Elko native will represent the Silver State on Jan. 12 at the 2013 Miss America Pageant at Planet Hollywood and airing on ABC. Randi won the state competition against 11 hopefuls at the Casablanca casino resort in Mesquite. It was her second attempt at the title; last year, she was third runner-up to Alana Lee, who as Miss Nevada 2011 presented the crown to Randi. Her platform is working to eradicate bullying.
Miss Peru 2012
Melissa Paredes was elected Miss World Peru (left) and Cindy Mejia is the new Miss Peru Universe (right).
Cindy Mejia Santa Maria, representing the Lima Region was chosen last night as Miss Peru Universe 2012. She will represent Peru at the 2012 Miss Universe Pageant, to be held in December. Melissa Paredes won the crown of Miss Peru World and will represent her country in the Miss World Pageant in China. Twenty contestants from all over the country vied for the two coveted titles. Cindy is 23 years old and stands 5’8″ tall and works as a professional model. During the competition, she was chosen as “Miss Smile” and a runner up for “Best Body.”
Miss Virginia 2012
Miss Virginia 2012, Rosemary Willis
Miss Illinois 2012
Miss Illinois 2012, Megan Ervin
A dream came true Saturday night for Rushville resident Megan Ervin, who was crowned Miss Illinois in her second straight try at the pageant title. The 22-year-old daughter of Jeff and Cindy Ervin of Rushville, defeated 24 other contestants from across the state in this week’s pageant at the Marion Cultural and Civic Center. She now advances to the Miss America Pageant in January in Las Vegas. Ervin, who was first runner-up in the 2011 Miss Illinois pageant, qualified for the 2012 contest by winning the Miss Quincy Scholarship Pageant in March. Celeste Niemann of Quincy also qualified for the Miss Illinois pageant by winning the Miss Gem City title in the same March pageant. Both women took part in the weeklong festivities this week in Marion, culminating with Saturday’s final competition.
Miss Mississippi 2012
Miss Mississippi 2012, Elizabeth Wicks
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