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Miss Universe New Zealand 2010 contestants arrive in Wellington

May 30, 2010/11.20

These are a few quick cellphone snapshots from the fun today at Miss Universe New Zealand 2010, made during the shooting of the official photographs at the Museum Hotel. Jin Cowan photographed the official images, and the contestants were posing for them in these shots.    Contestants began arriving Saturday, with the bulk of them […]

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A positive feeling for this year’s Miss Universe New Zealand contest

May 29, 2010/13.49

Miss Universe Above Katie Taylor, Miss Universe New Zealand 2009. The author says he looks forward to a strong competition in 2010 as he and his fellow judges find Taylor’s successor on June 5 in Wellington. Last year, the Miss Universe New Zealand pageant was one of the best natured ones I’ve judged here. What […]

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Aishwarya Rai turns heads at Festival de Cannes

May 14, 2010/12.09

Giorgio Armani Many regard former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, 36, as the most beautiful woman in the world. She is certainly a positive, modern and relevant symbol of India.    As mentioned yesterday, Giorgio Armani Privé supplied her with her Festival de Cannes dress for the event’s second day. Rai wore a black evening dress […]

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Miss Universe New Zealand confirmed for Wellington

May 13, 2010/4.06

Miss Universe Organization Above Miss Universe New Zealand 2009, Katie Taylor, will hand her crown to her successor in Wellington on June 5. The Miss Universe New Zealand pageant is confirmed for Wellington, with the finals to be held at the Duxton Hotel on June 5.    Between May 30 and June 4, individual pageant […]

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Miss Sweden, Azra Duliman, attends COP 15

December 16, 2009/10.48

Miss Sweden 2009, Azra Duliman, is presently in København to attend COP 15, after being chosen by Green Cross, the environmental organization founded by Mikhail Gorbachev.    Duliman, a law student, was chosen as Miss Sweden earlier this year based in part on her record of working on human rights’ issues.    Duliman says in […]

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Miss Normandie, Malika Menard, crowned Miss France 2010

December 5, 2009/23.31

In France, where beauty pageants still command big television audiences and capture the public’s imagination, Malika Menard, Miss Normandie, has been crowned Miss France 2010 in Nice tonight.    Menard, 22, is a third-year law student, and is 5 ft 9 in (176 cm) tall. She cites her interests as cinema, travel and reading.   […]

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Bridgestone hosts Miss America 2009 Katie Stam

August 29, 2009/4.14

Japanese tyre company Bridgestone has provided footage of its hosting of Miss America 2009 Katie Stam at its US arm’s United Way event in Nashville, Tenn. The video features Miss Stam, and Bridgestone Americas chairman and CEO Mark Emkes. You may also like Miss Nebraska, Teresa Scanlan, crowned Miss America 2011 Entertainment news: Zhang Zi […]

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Katie Taylor in her Miss Universe 2009 national costume

August 25, 2009/13.49

We know we showed you what Miss New Zealand 2009 Katie Taylor wore at Miss Universe a few days ago, but we finally have the official image from the event. Presenting Katie Taylor herself in In-Tui-Tion by Tracey Koole, the Montana World of Wearable Art 2007 garment, as seen in the Bahamas on Monday night: […]

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Presenting eight Miss Universe 2009 contestants, on video

August 15, 2009/5.55

While we’re on the subject of Miss Universe 2009 in the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, we did manage to get video of some of the contestants. And rather than be accused of being biased toward our head-office country all the time, here are videos of other contestants, namely: Ada Aimée de la Cruz, Miss Dominican […]

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Miss Universe ’09 contestants are enjoying the Bahamas

/5.31

The contestants at Miss Universe are having a great time in the Bahamas, and the fun is not restricted to Atlantis on Paradise Island. Below, the contestants are having fun on Atlantis, and visiting Bimini, Exuma and Grand Bahama Island. The telecast is on August 23 at 9 p.m. EDT, and will be shown live […]

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