Over 100 photos of the magnificent event held at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium with the victory of Maria Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador.
[...]]]>Over 100 photos of the magnificent event held at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium with the victory of Maria Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador.
22-year old Maria Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro, from Quito, Ecuador, was crowned Miss International 2011 during the conclusion of the annual pageant held at the Sichuan [...]]]>
22-year old Maria Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro, from Quito, Ecuador, was crowned Miss International 2011 during the conclusion of the annual pageant held at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China, on November 6th. This is Ecuador’s first win of a Grand Slam pageant beauty crown.
The 1st runner-up was favorite Jessica Barboza, from Venezuela; and the 2nd runner-up was Tugsuu Idersaikhan, from Mongolia. The top three winners will stay in China for an extra week to attend commitments with sponsors of the pageant.
The 3rd runner-up was Puerto Rico (Desiree del Rio) and the 4th runner-up was Panama (Keity Mendieta).
Rest of the top 15 were: Brazil (Gabriella Marcelino), Latvia (Lelde Paulsone), Lebanon (Maria Farah), Netherlands (Tali Hertsenberg), Philippines (Dianne Necio), Russia (Elena Chepilchenko), Sweden (Denise Andree), Thailand (Kantapat Peerdachainarin), Trinidad & Tobago (Renee Bhagwandeen) and Vietnam (Truong Tri Truc Diem).
Miss Photogenic was Miss Venezuela, while there was a tie in the Miss Friendship award between Hawaii and Mexico. China won Miss Talent, Thailand won best National Costume, Philippines won Miss Internet and Ecuador bagged the titles of Miss Beauty and Best Figure.
It was surprising to see the exclusion of Miss Japan, a country that the Miss International organization ALWAYS put in the semi finals, since 1971 (except in 1993). Once again (and not surprising), no African contestant placed in the finals. Local press favorites from Colombia, Bolivia, South Africa and Paraguay also failed to reach the Semi Finals.
Note: The webcast was a disaster due to Chengdu TV’s servers which are not configured to handle the capacity or traffic during these days.
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Everything is ready for tomorrow’s pageant. The 67 delegates are ready for competition and a new Miss International will be chosen.
Don’t forget to tune [...]]]>
Everything is ready for tomorrow’s pageant. The 67 delegates are ready for competition and a new Miss International will be chosen.
Don’t forget to tune into the Webcast tomorrow. Note: The Chengdu TV website has been crashing all week and we cannot guarantee that it will be up during pageant time. However we will monitor its status.
Webcast of Miss International 2011: The grand finale will be held at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium on Sunday, November 6th, at 8:00 pm [...]]]>
Webcast of Miss International 2011: The grand finale will be held at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium on Sunday, November 6th, at 8:00 pm local time (7:00 am Eastern Standard Time, 4:00 am Pacific). The show will last 2.5 hours and will be broadcast through Chengdu TV channels 1 and 5.
Links for Chengdu TV Signal:
http://www.cdtv.cn/cdtv_webcast/CDTV-1/
http://www.cdtv.cn/cdtv_webcast/CDTV-5/
Important: A plugin is needed to play the stream. Click here to download and install the CDTV plugin. (it’s an EXE file). Please note that this plugin is 100% compatible with Internet Explorer. However, it might not work with Firefox or Safari.
Showtimes:
Chengdu, China: 8:00 pm
Manila, Philippines: 8:00 pm
Los Angeles, USA: 4:00 am
New York, USA: 7:00 am
Caracas, Venezuela: 7:30 am
London, UK: 12:00 pm
Johannesburg, South Africa: 2:00 pm
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The 67 took part in the annual Miss International Forum held at the Sichuan Tennis International Hotel. This forum, which is a tradition [...]]]>
The 67 took part in the annual Miss International Forum held at the Sichuan Tennis International Hotel. This forum, which is a tradition in the pageant since its inception, serves as a cultural exchange, as well as a platform for the contestants to explain what would they do should they win the title. Among the moderators for this forum was Miss International 2010 Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela, and Miss International 2009 Anagabriela Espinoza of Mexico who will also act as one of the final night’s judges.
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Decorated double deck buses, thousands of people in the streets and a very special parade took the streets of Chengdu by storm [...]]]>
Decorated double deck buses, thousands of people in the streets and a very special parade took the streets of Chengdu by storm when the 67 contestants of Miss International 2011 greeted the locals while wearing their national costumes –again–.
The contestants visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Chengdu Panda Base), which is a non-profit organization engaged in wildlife research, [...]]]>
The contestants visited the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding (Chengdu Panda Base), which is a non-profit organization engaged in wildlife research, captive breeding, conservation education, and educational tourism.
The contestants took part in the annual charity auction where they dressed in their best and auctioned the gifts brought to Chengdu from their home [...]]]>
The contestants took part in the annual charity auction where they dressed in their best and auctioned the gifts brought to Chengdu from their home countries.
The delegates took part in one of hundreds of many sponsor events taking place in Chengdu, the host city. Finals for the event are on [...]]]>
The delegates took part in one of hundreds of many sponsor events taking place in Chengdu, the host city. Finals for the event are on Sunday.
The contestants were taken to a local agricultural residential zone to see the lifestyle of the people accustomed to everything organic.
The contestants were taken to a local agricultural residential zone to see the lifestyle of the people accustomed to everything organic.
