Beautiful news as #Thailand set to host its first Miss World final in December

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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2018 Asian Games: Time for Indonesia to shine

The year of 2018 is a busy time for sporting events, with not only the World Cup in Russia but also the upcoming Asian Games, which will be hosted by Indonesia in Jakarta, the country’s capital, and Palembang, the capital of South Sumatra.

Driving through the roads of Jakarta, one can see the city preparing for the 18^th Asian Games with banners installed around the city, old sports facilities being renovated and new infrastructure being built to support the games.

Though Indonesia is no stranger to hosting the Asian Games, being the host country at this time has many positive implications. The games will commence one day after Indonesia celebrates 73 years of independence. From August 18 to September 2, Indonesia will welcome around 15,000 athletes and distinguished delegates from 45 OCA member nations, the largest number in Asian Games history.

The first benefit of being the host is that Indonesia has the opportunity to strengthen the country’s national pride. Indonesia is made up of more than 17,000 islands, characterized by differences in language, culture and history.

The Asian Games logo, Energy of Asia, depicts the “strengthening spirit of the Games, participated in by multicultural nations shining for all the world to see.” This year, the mascots, Bhin Bhin, Atung and Kaka, wear traditional attire inspired by Papua, Jakarta and Palembang. Thus, hosting the Asian Games creates a space for unifying the country by bringing people from the various islands together under one country.

In addition, the Asian Games bring Asian countries together as a unified continent. Recognized by the International Olympic Committee as the largest multi-sport event after the Olympics, the Asian Games sheds positive light on the region to outshine the current political and maritime issues. In fact, amid the recent reconciliation talks between North and South Korea, both nations have agreed to march under a unified peninsula flag and form combined teams to compete in the games. This exemplifies the games’ promotion of peace and harmony in the region, and therefore, the world.

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