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Miss Charm 2023
Miss Charm 2023 was the first edition of the Miss Charm pageant, held at the Hoa Binh Theater in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 16 February 2023. It was won by Luma Russo of Brazil. Contestants from thirty-eight countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Phương Mai, Quỳnh Nga and Karina Ramos. Background Location and date Miss Charm was officially launched in a press conference on 8 October 2019 under the name Miss Charm International. The first contest was supposed to be held on 17 March 2020 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam, it was announced on 27 February 2020 that the first issue would be postponed. On 29 March 2021, the contest was rescheduled to be held on 1 October 2021, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was postponed to 24 April 2022, however the contest was cancelled. On 17 November 2022, in another press conference held at Lotte Hotel Saigon, the Miss Charm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) ('','' TP.HCM; ), commonly known as Saigon (; ), is the most populous city in Vietnam with a population of around 14 million in 2025. The city's geography is defined by rivers and canals, of which the largest is Saigon River. As a Municipalities of Vietnam, municipality, Ho Chi Minh City consists of 16 List of urban districts of Vietnam, urban districts, five Huyện, rural districts, and one Municipal city (Vietnam), municipal city (sub-city). As the largest financial centre in Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City has the largest gross regional domestic product out of all Vietnam provinces and municipalities, contributing around a quarter of the Economy of Vietnam, country's total GDP. Ho Chi Minh City metropolitan area, Ho Chi Minh City's metropolitan area is List of ASEAN country subdivisions by GDP, ASEAN's 5th largest economy, also the biggest outside an ASEAN country capital. The area was initially part of Cambodian states until it became part of the Vietna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Map Of Miss Charm 2023
A map is a symbolic depiction of interrelationships, commonly spatial, between things within a space. A map may be annotated with text and graphics. Like any graphic, a map may be fixed to paper or other durable media, or may be displayed on a transitory medium such as a computer screen. Some maps change interactively. Although maps are commonly used to depict geographic elements, they may represent any space, real or fictional. The subject being mapped may be two-dimensional such as Earth's surface, three-dimensional such as Earth's interior, or from an abstract space of any dimension. Maps of geographic territory have a very long tradition and have existed from ancient times. The word "map" comes from the , wherein ''mappa'' meant 'napkin' or 'cloth' and ''mundi'' 'of the world'. Thus, "map" became a shortened term referring to a flat representation of Earth's surface. History Maps have been one of the most important human inventions for millennia, allowing humans t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2005
Miss Universe 2005 was the 54th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Impact Arena in Nonthaburi Province, Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand on 31 May 2005. At the end of the event, Jennifer Hawkins of Australia crowned Natalie Glebova of Canada as Miss Universe 2005. It is Canada's first victory in twenty-three years, and the second victory in the pageant's history. Contestants from eighty-one countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition was hosted by Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell. Background Location and date Thailand publicized its bid to host the pageant on 10 July 2004, during a visit by Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins to the country. At the time, Chile, China, and Greece were also being considered to host the event. One month later, it was announced that Bangkok had been informally selected to host the competition, at a cost of US$6.5 million. The cost was to be funded by the Thai government in an attempt to boost tourism. In O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Glebova
Natalie Glebova (; born Natalya Vladimirovna Glebova; 11 November 1981) is a Canadian author and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2005. She had previously won the Miss Universe Canada 2005 title. Early life and education Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russia, to Vladimir Slezin and Anna Glebova. While in Russia, Vladimir worked as a radio communications specialist in the merchant marine industry, while Anna was a high school teacher. Glebova is an only child. As a child, Glebova studied classical piano and competed in rhythmic gymnastics. At age 13, Glebova and her family left Russia for Canada and settled in Toronto, Ontario.Biography at HHB Life website After arriving in Canada, her parents found employment as software specialists. After graduating from high school (central, in London Ontario), Glebova ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rappler
Rappler (portmanteau of the words "rap" and "ripples") is a Mass media in the Philippines, Filipino online news website based in Pasig, Metro Manila, the Philippines. It was founded by 2021 Nobel Peace Prize laureate and convicted cyberlibelist Maria Ressa along with a group of fellow Filipino journalists as well as technopreneurs. It started as a Facebook page named MovePH in August 2011 and evolved into a website on January 1, 2012. In 2018, agencies under the Government of the Philippines, Philippine government initiated legal proceedings against Rappler. Rappler and its staff alleged it was being targeted for its revelations of corruption by government and elected officials, the usage of bots and trolls favoring Rodrigo Duterte's administration, and documenting the Philippine drug war. In October 2021, Rappler co-founder Ressa, alongside Russian journalist Dmitry Muratov, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for safeguarding freedom of expression in their homelands. History ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessia Islam
Jessia Islam () is a Bangladeshi beauty pageant titleholder who crowned as Miss World Bangladesh 2017, and represented Bangladesh at Miss World 2017 where she reached the top 40. Career Islam began her career in modelling at the age of 16. Pageantry Islam competed at Miss Bangladesh 2017. She was first runner-up, but became Miss Bangladesh after the original titleholder, Jannatul Nayeem Avril was discovered to have been previously married. Islam went on to represent Bangladesh at the Miss World 2017 competition. At Miss World, Islam won group six of the head-to-head challenge, which placed her in the top 40. She was also the runner-up for the People's Choice Award. Modeling Islam has modelled for brands including, Yellow (Beximco), PREALI, Cats Eye, Raw Nation, Oppo, Infinix Mobile, and Nippon Paint. She also participated in the Tresemme Bangladesh Fashion Week. Acting In 2022, Islam made her film debut in ''MR9: Do or Die'', and has also appeared in other films, suc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medium (website)
Medium is an American online publishing platform for written content such as articles and blogs, developed by Evan Williams and launched in August 2012. It is owned by A Medium Corporation. The platform is an example of social journalism, having a hybrid collection of amateur and professional people and publications, or exclusive blogs or publishers on Medium, and is regularly regarded as a blog host. Williams, who previously co-founded Blogger and Twitter, initially developed Medium as a means to publish writings and documents longer than Twitter's then 140-character maximum. In March 2021, Medium announced a change in its publishing strategy and business model, reducing its own publications and increasing support of independent writers. History 2012–2016 Evan Williams, Twitter co-founder and former CEO, created Medium to encourage users to create posts longer than the then 140-character limit of Twitter. When it launched in 2012, Williams stated, "There's been less prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Habib
Juliana Habib Lorduy (March 10, 2000) is a Colombian social communicator, model and beauty pageant titleholder. Habib represented her native department of Córdoba in Miss Colombia 2021, where she placed among the 10 finalists. Pageantry Miss Córdoba 2021 Habib was designated on July 26, 2021 as the new Miss Córdoba, which gave her a place to represent her department in Miss Colombia 2021. She’s of Lebanese descent. Miss Colombia 2021 In the pageant she stood out as one of the favorite candidates to obtain the title of Miss Colombia 2021, which was held at that time by María Fernanda Aristizábal. Her performance allowed her to be among the 10 finalists on the night of November 14, 2021 in the city of Cartagena, as is customary in the tradition of the beauty pageant, in which Valentina Espinosa was the seventh woman from Bolívar to become Miss Colombia. Controversy Hours after the election, Habib's mother, Carolina Lorduy, dissatisfied with the position obtaine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olivia Tan
Olivia Tan (born 3 December 1993) is an Indonesian content creator, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Global Indonesia 2020 beauty contest and represented Indonesia at Miss Global 2022 held in Bali, Indonesia. In 2022, she participated in the Miss Charm 2023 contest and won the title of second runner-up. Pageantry Miss Global Indonesia 2020 Olivia participated in the national beauty contest Miss Global Indonesia 2020 held on September 13, 2020, as a representative of DKI Jakarta province. At the end of the contest, she won second runner-up and received the Miss Social Network award. A few days after the final, Amalia Tambunan from North Sumatra, Miss Global Indonesia 2020 decided to withdraw, Desy Asnawati from West Kalimantan, the 1st runner-up was not ready to replace the winner. The organizers announced that Olivia was crowned Miss Global Indonesia 2020. Miss Global 2022 As Miss Global Indonesia 2020, Olivia had the right to represent Indonesia at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annabelle Mae McDonnell
Annabelle Mae Tate McDonnell (born May 23, 2000) is a Filipino model, events host, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2025. She will represent the Philippines at The Miss Globe 2025 pageant. She previously placed first runner-up at Miss Universe Philippines 2022 and was appointed as the Philippine representative to the inaugural Miss Charm pageant, where she also finished as first runner-up in Miss Charm 2023. Early life and education Annabelle Mae Tate McDonnell was born on May 23, 2000 in the United Kingdom and was raised in Iligan, Philippines, where she also lived in various parts of Lanao del Norte. Orphaned at a young age and raised by her uncle, she became financially independent at 15, supporting herself and her family by selling bread and secondhand clothing, which enabled her to continue her education while contributing to household expenses. She graduated cum laude with a degree in Consular and Diplomatic Affairs from De La Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viet Nam News
The Vietnamese people (, ) or the Kinh people (), also known as the Viet people or the Viets, are a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to modern-day northern Vietnam and southern China who speak Vietnamese, the most widely spoken Austroasiatic language. Vietnamese Kinh people account for 85.32% of the population of Vietnam in the 2019 census, and are officially designated and recognized as the ''Kinh'' people () to distinguish them from the other minority groups residing in the country such as the Hmong, Cham, or Mường. The Vietnamese are one of the four main groups of Vietic speakers in Vietnam, the others being the Mường, Thổ, and Chứt people. Diasporic descendants of the Vietnamese in China, known as the Gin people, are one of 56 ethnic groups officially recognized by the People's Republic of China, residing in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Terminology According to Churchman (2010), all endonyms and exonyms referring to the Vietnamese such as ''V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Philippine Star
''The Philippine Star'' (self-styled ''The Philippine STAR'') is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines and the flagship brand of the Philstar Media Group. First published on July 28, 1986, by veteran journalists Betty Go-Belmonte, Max Soliven and Art Borjal, it is one of several Philippine newspapers founded after the 1986 People Power Revolution. Its sister publications include business newspaper '' BusinessWorld''; Cebu-based, English-language broadsheet '' The Freeman''; Filipino-language tabloids '' Pilipino Star Ngayon'' and ''Pang-Masa''; Cebuano-language tabloid ''Banat'', online news portals Philstar.com, PhilstarLife.com, Interaksyon (formerly with News5), LatestChika.com, Wheels.PH, PropertyReport.PH, Multiverse.PH and TV/digital production unit Philstar TV. In March 2014, the newspaper was acquired by MediaQuest Holdings, Inc., a media conglomerate subsidized by the PLDT Beneficial Trust Fund, after the company purchased a majority stake in Philst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
