For the first time in the history of Miss World, the highly anticipated final – the 69th edition –will be hosted in Thailand, Miss World Organisation chief executive officer and chairman Julia Morley announced during a press conference at Phraya Thai Palace in Bangkok on Monday.
Delegates from 130 countries are scheduled to arrive in the Kingdom in November, with the final to be held the following month.
During their one-month-long stay here, contestants will participate in
various activities and visit tourism sites across the country, as well
as take part in “Beauty with a Purpose” fund-raising activities to help
good causes in Thailand.
Tanawat Wansom, CEO of TW Pageants, said on Monday that he was honoured
to receive the rights to host such a major beauty pageant as Miss World
in Thailand.
“I believe this opportunity will bring joy to the Thai public, as they
will be able to see Miss World contestants doing activities in their
home country, and it will help promote Thai tourism, culture and
hospitality to a global audience,” he said.
Alongside Morley at the press conference were reigning Miss World
Vanessa Ponce de Leon and seven continental queens: Miss World Asia
Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan from Thailand; Miss World Europe Maria
Vasilevich from Belarus; Miss World Caribbean Kadijah Robinson from
Jamaica; Miss World Oceania Jessica Tyson from New Zealand; Miss World
Africa Quiin Abenakyo from Uganda; Miss World Americas Solaris Barba
from Panama; and Miss United Kingdom Linzi McLelland from Scotland.
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