PUERTO RICO WINS BEACH BEAUTY AND FAST-TRACKS TO MISS WORLD SEMI-FINAL
Puerto Rico has won the first guaranteed place in the Miss World semi finals. If raising the Miss World Beach Beauty crystal trophy was not enough to get excited about, this win fast-tracks Puerto Rico to the top 25 in the Miss World Final on Saturday 30 October.
Joining a jubilant Puerto Rico on the winners� podium were second placed United States, third placed Norway, fourth placed China PR, and French Polynesia in fifth place.
As the sun shone on Sanya�s glorious sandy beaches, the top forty Miss World Beach Beauty semi finalists paraded on lawns beside the South China Sea. They wore the new Miss World beachwear collection in stunning red with matching jewels on the bikinis and one-piece swimsuits.
The forty semi finalists were: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, China, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong China, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Martinique, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Russia, St Lucia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States and Zimbabwe.
The judging panel, then deliberated before announcing the twenty Beach Beauty Finalists: Australia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, China, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Ghana, Hungary, India, Israel, Martinique, Netherlands, Norway, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Scotland, Thailand, Zimbabwe and United States.
Puerto Rico could hardly contain her excitement as she was announced as the first Fast Track winner of Miss World 2010. As reigning Miss World Kaiane Aldorino presented her with the Beach Beauty trophy, Puerto Rico said: �I�m so unbelievably happy! I worked very hard for this and now I�m standing here with the trophy. It�s amazing. I would like to thank everyone in my country who helped me prepare for this.�
The Miss World contestants then returned to rehearsals for the Miss World Fashion Show, to take place at the Crowne Plaza Sanya in a few days.
As the sun shone on Sanya�s glorious sandy beaches, They wore the new Miss World beachwear collection in stunning red with matching jewels on the bikinis and one-piece swimsuits.
As the sun shone on Sanya�s glorious sandy beaches, They wore the new Miss World beachwear collection in stunning red with matching jewels on the bikinis and one-piece swimsuits.
As the sun shone on Sanya�s glorious sandy beaches, They wore the new Miss World beachwear collection in stunning red with matching jewels on the bikinis and one-piece swimsuits.
As the sun shone on Sanya�s glorious sandy beaches, They wore the new Miss World beachwear collection in stunning red with matching jewels on the bikinis and one-piece swimsuits.