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Miss World 1997
Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in Baie Lazare, Seychelles. 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Hayden went on to win the Miss World 1997 pageant at the age of 24 crowned by Miss World 1996, Irene Skliva. It was the first time the Miss World pageant was held in the Seychelles. She became the third Indian woman to win Miss World since Reita Faria in Miss World 1966, 1966 and Aishwarya Rai in Miss World 1994, 1994. Debuts, and, returns, and, withdrawals This edition marked the debut of Cape Verde and Nepal, and the return of the Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Egypt, Honduras, Malta, Namibia; Egypt, which last competed in Miss World 1990, 1990, Honduras, Malta and Namibia last competed in Miss World 1993, 1993, The Bahamas and Cayman Islands, last competed in Miss World 1995, 1995. Bangladesh, Bonaire, Curaçao, French P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jessica Motaung
Jessica Motaung (born 23 August 1973) is a South African television personality, sports executive and beauty pageant titleholder. As of February 2021 she is marketing Ddirector of the Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Kaizer Chiefs Football Club (known popularly by the Zulu-language phrase ''Amakhosi'', which means "chiefs") in the Naturena suburb of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. She has held that position since 2003. Motaung was named second runner-up as the representative for South Africa at the Miss World 1997, 1997 Miss World pageant. The same year, she was named Miss South Africa First Princess and Africa's Queen of Beauty. In 1998 she was the presenter of Speak Out, an investigative news programme produced by the South African Broadcasting Corporation. Motaung is the daughter of South African football legend and founder of Amakhosi, Kaizer Motaung. Awards * Miss South Africa 1st runner up (1997) * Miss World 2nd runner up (1997) * Miss Gauteng (1997) * Women's Day Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Hayden
Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is an Indian actress, television host, model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant. She is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss World. She also won three sub-titles during the pageant and is the only Miss World titleholder to do so. In 2008, she was a celebrity contestant in the reality show ''Bigg Boss''. Early life Hayden was born in Hyderabad, Telangana, India, in an Anglo-Indian Christian family. She attended St. Ann's High School in Secunderabad. Her parents separated when she was in school and she had to start working at the age of 13. She worked for an event management company called Encore, during when she began taking up modelling assignments. At the age of 21, she worked as a Public Relations Officer at BMG Crescendo, where she assisted in managing the careers of singers Anaida and Mehnaz Hoosein. Pageantry Hayden's journey in pageantry began at the age of 23, when a friend recommended her to enter Femina Miss India. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1995
Miss World 1995, the 45th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1995 for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates. The pageant was hosted by Richard Steinmetz, Jeff Trachta, and Bobbie Eakes and also involved supermodels Linda Evangelista and Beverly Peele and Bruce Forsyth who acted as presenters. Aside from Sun City; Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and the Comoros hosted some segments of the show. The winner was Jacqueline Aguilera of Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1994, Aishwarya Rai of India. Selection of participants Replacements Miss World Denmark 1995, Anja Nielsen was supposed to represent Denmark during Miss World pageant 1995. But on the flight to South Africa, she got very sick and had to return home. Tina Knudsen replaced her by Emergency. Returns, and, withdrawals This edition saw the return of Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Lithuania and Zam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandeira Do Leal Senado
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Bandeira, a Portuguese-language word for flag, may refer to: People *Bandeira (surname) Places *Bandeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil, a municipality *Bandeira do Sul, Minas Gerais, Brazil *Bandeira River (Chopim River tributary), Brazil *Bandeira River (Piquiri River tributary), Brazil *Pico da Bandeira, the third highest mountain in Brazil *Bandeira Waterfall, East Timor See also *Bandeirantes (other) *Bandeiras (Madalena), a civil parish in the Azores *Banderas (other) Banderas may refer to: People * Alberto Del Rio (Alberto Banderas), Mexican professional wrestler * Antonio Banderas (born 1960), Spanish actor * Josh Banderas (born 1995), American football player * Julie Banderas, American television news corresp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Roche
Andrea Roche is an Irish entrepreneur and beauty pageant titleholder. Andrea founded Ireland’s first influencer talent agency in 2013 and now manages most of Ireland best known influencers. Andrea Roche founded AR Modelling Agency in 2010. She took part in the RTÉ One reality sports television series ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'' in 2009 and featured on a weekly basis on the TV3 show ''Ireland AM''. Andrea retired full-time from modelling in 2008, she has been credited with discovering models such as Roz Purcell, Pippa O’Connor Ormond and Miss World 2003 Rosanna Davison. Career Roche began her career as a model and as Miss Ireland, Andrea competed in the 1998 Miss Universe pageant (top 10 semi-finalist). Roche is beauty editor with '' VIP'' and fashion editor of South East Wedding magazine and appears on TV3's ''Ireland AM'' as their fashion expert. Roche reduced her modelling to dedicate more time to the Miss Universe Ireland pageant. Roche took part in the second series o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paulina Mladinic
Paulina Mladinic Zorzano (born c. 1980) is a Chilean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the Chilean delegate for Miss World in 1997. Paulina is of Croatian and Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ... descent. ReferencesHistory of Miss World Chile, 1988-2006 Living people Chilean female models Chilean people of Croatian descent Miss World Chile winners Miss World 1997 delegates 1980s births Chilean people of Basque descent Year of birth missing (living people) {{Chile-model-stub ... [...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] |
Mpule Kwelagobe
Mpule Keneilwe Kwelagobe (born 14 November 1979) is a Motswana investor, businesswoman, model, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1999. She was the first black African woman to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants, the first woman from Botswana to win, and the first from a nation making their debut in nearly four decades. Kwelagobe had previously been crowned Miss Botswana 1997 and Miss Universe Botswana 1999, and competed in Miss World 1997. Kwelagobe has been recognized as a human health rights activist, especially for her fight against HIV/AIDS and advocacy for youth and women to have greater access to sexual reproductive education and services. She is the co-founder of QuesS Capital LLC, a private equity firm with investments in financial services, renewable energy and agriculture in Africa and South Asia. Early life and education Kwelagobe was born on 14 November 1979 in Gaborone. She comes from the Tswana ethnic group, and her native langu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Corman
Sandrine Corman (born 12 April 1980 in Verviers, Belgium) is a Belgian tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. Pageants Corman was Miss Belgium 1997 at the age of 17. She later stated that she was not interested in the contest and that her mother had registered her. She then represented her country at Miss World 1997 and Miss Universe 1998. Television career In 1998, Corman began her television career on RTL-TVI on the program ''Clip Party''. Before joining the team of the program ''Ça alors!'', she worked in continuity. She then hosted a number of television programs such as ''Les balades de Sandrine'', ''Mister Belgium'', ''Si c'était vous'', ''Télévie'', and ''Ça vous fait rire''. In September 2008, she met the director of the programs of M6 who suggested several projects of programs to present. A few months later, Corman started on M6 hosting ''Le Bêtisier 2008'' with Alex Goude. She continued working for Belgian television, and hosted Miss Belgium 2008. In summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vicki-Lee Walberg
Vicki-Lee Walberg (born 11 October 1975) is a British actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss United Kingdom 1997 and represented United Kingdom at Miss World 1997 where she placed Top 10. She was born on The Wirral near Liverpool, England. She was the last title holder to advance to the semifinal of the contest. Walberg later went on to work in television and was a 'Dolly Dealer' in Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right ''Play Your Cards Right'' (or ''Bruce Forsyth's Play Your Cards Right'') is a British television game show based on, and played similarly to, the American show ''Card Sharks''. History ''Play Your Cards Right'' broadcast on ITV from 1 Februar ... on ITV during its 2002 revival. References Miss World 1997 delegates Miss United Kingdom winners Actresses from Blackpool Living people 1975 births {{England-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joelle Behlok
Joelle Behlok or Joëlle Behlock () (born 27 October 1979) is a Lebanese actress, tv host, fashion designer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 1997. She finished in the Top 10 in Miss World 1997. Life Behlok was educated at the Collège des Frères Maristes Champville in Awkar, then at the Lebanese University of Baabda. After winning the Miss Lebanon Contest, she worked in advertising for gold jewelry and ornaments, then began an acting career and took the lead role in "The Last Cavalier" series in 2002. She later led the "Style with Joelle" fashion show on MBC TV channel. In 2004, she filed a criminal case in Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ... against the editors of a news site for falsely claiming that she had had an affair.The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laura Csortan
Laura Csortan (born 9 November 1976) is an Australian model, television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder. She is known for winning the title of Miss Australia in the year 1997 and represented Australia at Miss Universe 1997 where she was unplaced and at Miss World 1997 pageant where she made it in top 10 semi finalists. Career Modelling Csortan was crowned Miss Australia 1997 and represented her country in Miss Universe 1997, where she won Miss Congeniality and finished in 13th place. Csortan competed in Miss World 1997, where she was a top 10 semi-finalist.Field, Melissa"The Good Life" ''The Daily Telegraph,'' 17 September 2006, URL last accessed 26 November 2006. Television From October 2000 until November 2008, she was a host of '' The Great Outdoors'' on the Seven Network. She formerly co-hosted the Australian version of '' Wheel of Fortune'', with Larry Emdur. She hosted Channel 7's broadcast of the BBC's ''Massive Nature'', ''Racing Today'', blooper show ''Good ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
