Events

JoanneBelle Ng (C), winner of Miss Malaysia 2009, second placed Cassandra Patrick (L) and third placed Claudia Tania Sibert pose for photos, in Kuala Lumpur, capital of Malaysia, May 30, 2009. Twenty-one-year old JoanneBelle Ng will represent Malaysia at the upcoming Miss Universe 2009 pageant to be held in the Bahamas on August 23....
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SINCE last year, the Miss Malaysia Universe franchise has been held by Beyond Entity with Syeba Yip as event director and Heah Sieu Lay as chairman. Known more for his financial dealings than beauty queen wheelings, Heah is convinced a Miss Malaysia will bring home the Miss Universe crown or at least be in...
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Food lovers will have a chance to whet their appetites at the eighth edition of the FHC Beijing 2009, the country’s only international food and hospitality trade event. The event, to be held from June 9 to 11, is expected to feature niche cuisine and products from over a dozen countries and will capitalize...
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For international business travelers, June is the best time to visit Taiwan and attend the Taste of Taiwan Cuisine, a month-long festival that presents this island’s diverse culinary flavors, with more than 200 restaurants providing discounts on their food delicacies throughout the month. "Taiwan is the kingdom of fine food," said Chao Yung-chuan, president...
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SUKAINA al-Zayer is an unlikely beauty queen hopeful. She covers her face and body in black robes and an Islamic veil, so no one can tell what she looks like. She also admits she’s a little on the plump side. But at Saudi Arabia’s only beauty pageant, the judges don’t care about a perfect...
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“And the winner of Miss Universe New Zealand is Miss Southern First National, Katie Taylor.” With those incongruous words an Aucklander competing in her fourth beauty pageant was declared a winner for the first time. The annual orgy of bikinis, frocks and hairspray is not what it used to be. Once the pageant topped...
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The media blasted model Stephanie Naumoska after the Miss Universe Australia contestant displayed her skeletal frame during the competition — and now, she’s blasting back at her haters. “I’ve never cried more in my entire life,” Naumoska said on “Good Morning America” today of her global weight controversy. Stephanie stressed to Diane Sawyer that...
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