Wrapping up Miss Tourism Queen 2011

by Chris Kuntz

I’ve always heard a handful of pageant fans complaining about Miss Tourism Queen being included in the Grand Slam, so when I received the invitation to cover it, I knew it was a great opportunity to draw my own conclusions.

I [...]

Photo from the final event

See exclusive photos from the final gala event of Miss Tourism Queen 2011 (by Chris/Kuntz)

GALLERY 1 – OPENIN NUMBER

GALLERY 1 – UP TO THE CROWNING

Evening Gowns and crowning (by MTQI)

 

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See the updated Miss Tourism Queen International Ranking (2004-2011)

See what changed in the Miss Tourism Queen Ranking after the conclusion of this year’s pageant:

1 China 283 2 Thailand 245 3 Russia 220 4 India 140 5 Canada 136 6 Brazil 131 7 Fernando de Noronha 120 7 Greece 120 7 Philippines [...]

MTQI 2011: Thailand wins its 3rd Grand Slam title in China

Tanzania (5th), Belarus (3rd), Thailand (Miss TQI 2011), Fernando de Noronha (2nd), China (4th)

The kingdom of Thailand is known for the beauty of its women, but up to yesterday, it had conquered only the Miss Universe title among the six Grand Slam titles, [...]

MTQI Final Results

 

Tanzania (5th), Belarus (3rd), Thailand (WINNER), Fernando de Noronha (2nd), China (4th)

WINNER – THAILAND - Kantapat Peeradachainarin

2nd place – FERNANDO DE NORONHA – Jeanine Castro

3rd place – BELARUS - Mariia Ovechkina

4th place – CHINA (North) - Wang Lu

5th place - TANZANIA - Nelly [...]

Dress Rehearsal and Backstage action

GB took some exclusive photos of MTQI’s dress rehearsal and also went backstage to catch all the action going on there. Now they are just a few hours from the big final. Can you spot the winner?

Dress Rehearsal – Gallery II

(photos/Chris Kuntz)

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Candidates’ totems in the streets of Xi’an

Imagine you are a beauty contestant, then in the morning you leave the hotel you are staying at and find natural-size totems of yourself and of all other candidates in some of the main parts of the city? That’s what Xi’an prepared for the [...]

Candidates visited the Wild Goose Pagoda

This morning the candidates paid a quick visit to the Wild Goose Pagoda, where they left messages to the locals in their own languages.

Wild Goose Pagoda Gallery II

(photos/Chris Kuntz)

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Miss Vietnam wins Internet voting and becomes the first quarter-finalist

Miss Vietnam, Le Huynh Thuy Ngan, was the most voted candidate in Miss Tourism Queen’s Official Website internet poll and was fast-tracked to the Top 20 quarter-finalists. Miss Philippines came in 2nd placed, followed by Miss Thailand in 3rd, Miss Australia in 4th, and Miss Tanzania [...]

Candidates rehearse for the big final

After the Christmas celebration, the candidates were given the Christmas morning free to rest, but they started rehearsing at 1 PM, and did not stop until 11 PM! See how it went:

Rehearsals – GALLERY 2 

(photos/Chris Kuntz)

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