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Miss Macau 2009
The Miss Macau 2009 pageant was held in the Cotai Arena on October 17, 2009. Ten contestants completed for the title. The winner was Laura Li Ruoying. Results Placements Special awards *Miss Photogenic: #10 Laura Li *Miss Friendship: #8 Sarah Leyshan *The Most Stylish and Glamorous Hair Award: #1 Joyce Huang Judges * Manuel Gonçalves * Patricia Cheong, Miss Macau 1986 * Angela Leong * Gwennie Tam * Bernice Jan Liu, Miss Chinese International 2001 * Kevin Cheng * Luis Mesquita de Melo Contestant list Post-Pageant Notes * Laura Li unplaced in Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 in Tianjin, China. * Sarah Leyshan unplaced in Miss Supranational 2013 in Minsk, Belarus, but awarded Miss Friendship. * Yvonne Yang unplaced in Miss International 2009 in Chengdu, China. She replaced Laura Li. * Mandy Ye unplaced in Miss International 2010 in Chengdu, China. * Winnie Sin unplaced in Miss International 2011 in Chengdu, China. * Winnie Sin unplaced in Miss World 2012 in Ordos Ci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cotai Arena
The Cotai Arena is an indoor arena located on the premises of The Venetian Macao, on the Cotai Strip, in Macau, China. It opened in 2007 with a seating capacity of 15,000. The arena was known as Venetian Arena from 2007 to 2010, when it was renamed as ''CotaiArena''. It hosts sporting events such as basketball, tennis and boxing, as well as concerts and international televised awards shows. Notable events * Annually: Miss Macau Beauty Pageant * United States Basketball International Challenge: United States, Lithuania, Turkey * The Amazing Race Australia - third leg * 2007 Asian Indoor Games - closing ceremonies * 20 October 2007: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic - NBA exhibition match * 3 November 2007: The Beyoncé Experience by Beyoncé * 26 January 2008: Ray Mercer vs Derric Rossy - heavyweight title flight * 15 March 2008: Celine Dion brought her Taking Chances Tour to the arena * November 2008 The Venetian Macao Tennis Showdown * 15 August 2009: Lady Gaga brought The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2001 was held on January 20, 2001 in Hong Kong. At the end of the pageant, Bernice Liu of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada was crowned the 13th Miss Chinese International. This was the first victory for the Canadian city. Prior to this, Vancouver has never placed higher than 2nd runner up. Pageant information The theme to this year's pageant is "The Gathering of Cosmopolitan Treasure, The Brightness of Eastern Pearl" 「名都瑰寶滙聚 東方明珠生輝」. The Masters of Ceremonies were Carol Cheng and Vincent Kok. Special performing guests were cantopop singers Alan Tam, Edison Chen, Ding Fei Fei and mandopop singer Elva Hsiao. Results Special awards *Miss Friendship: Hsin-Ting Chiang 江欣婷 (Taipei) *Miss Cosmopolitan: Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 (Vancouver) *Miss Internet Goodwill: Mandy Chen 陳育嬬 (Brisbane) *Miss Talent: Bernice Liu 廖碧兒 (Vancouver) Contestant list Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010
The 22nd Miss Chinese International Pageant, Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010 was held on November 5, 2010. Tianjin, China would host the pageant for the first time. TVB would broadcast the pageant one day later, delayed, for the first time ever. Miss Chinese International 2009 Christine Kuo of Toronto, Ontario, Canada crowned her successor, Eliza Sam of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the end of the three-hour pageant, marking Vancouver's fifth win. Pageant information The slogan to this year's pageant is "Chinese Beautiful Posture, Beautiful Shadows of Red Dust" 「中華美態 紅塵儷影」. This year marks the first time the pageant is held in the fall since 1989. The Masters of Ceremonies are Carol Cheng and Derek Li from Hong Kong, as well as Jin Liu from Tianjin. Special performers include Raymond Lam and Leo Ku. Results Special awards *Miss Friendship: Lu Bai 白鷺 (Foshan) *Miss Home Beauty: Belle Theng 陳美妤 (Kuala Lumpur) Contestant list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2012
Miss World 2012, the 62nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 August 2012 at Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China. 116 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela crowned her successor Yu Wenxia of China at the end of the event. This is the second time China has won the title of Miss World. Results Major Special Awards Challenge Events There were six challenge events. They were Top Model, Beach Fashion, Sport, Multimedia, Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose. Important points were awarded to each winner. All six winners went through to the Top 30. Top Model Atong Demach of South Sudan won Miss World Top Model 2012. Beach Beauty Sophie Moulds of Wales won Miss World Beach Beauty 2012. Sport Sanna Jinnedal of Sweden won Miss World Sport 2012. Multimedia Vanya Mishra of India won Miss World Multimedia 2012. Talent Yu Wenxia of China won Miss World Talent 2012. Bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The current Miss World is Karolina Bielawska of Poland, who was crowned by Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica on March 16, 2022, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. History 20th century In 1951, Eric Morley organised a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, which dubbed it "Miss World". The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini, which had only recently been introduced to the market and was still widely regarded as immodest. When the 1951 Miss World pageant winner, Kerstin "Kiki" Hakansson from Sweden, was crowned in a bikini, it adde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 In Macau
Events from the year 2009 in Macau, China. Incumbents * Chief Executive - Edmund Ho, Fernando Chui * President of the Legislative Assembly - Susana Chou, Lau Cheok Vá Events June * 1 June - The opening of City of Dreams in Cotai. July * 26 July - 2009 Macanese Chief Executive election September * 20 September - The opening of L'Arc Casino in Sé. December * 20 December - Fernando Chui took office as the second Chief Executive of Macau. * 26 December - The first showing of Macau International Movie Festival. References {{Asia topic, 2009 in Years of the 21st century in Macau Macau Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ... 2000s in Macau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
