Film folk, beauty queens hail Megan win
A burst of sunshine amid political gloom …. A big boost to national pride …. She has made history and conquered the world.
September 30, 2013
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A burst of sunshine amid political gloom …. A big boost to national pride …. She has made history and conquered the world.
US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas Jr. joined the Filipinos in congratulating Megan Young for winning the Miss World 2013 title.
Malacañang on Sunday said the feat of newly-crowned Miss World Megan Young showed once again what the Filipinos can do.
The Philippines — where beauty contests are a serious affair — celebrated on Sunday its first victory in the Miss World contest despite hardline Islamic protests against the event in the host country Indonesia.
Megan Young of the Philippines is the new Miss World.
Megan Young of the Philippines joined the Top 5 “People’s Choice” in the ongoing Miss World 2013 beauty pageant on Bali Island in Indonesia Saturday night
Megan Young of the Philippines joins the Top 10 semifinalists in the ongoing Miss World beauty pageant on the Indonesian island of Bali Saturday.
Beauty queens and backstage drama may seem inevitable, but at this year’s Miss World competition, something more serious than hair-pulling and name-calling has come from host country Indonesia: Muslim hardliners have threatened to hijack the competition despite major concessions from the government and organizers.
The Miss World final takes place on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Saturday after weeks of protests from Muslim hardliners and warnings that extremists could attack the pageant.
A Nigerian woman tearfully prayed and recited Koranic verses as she won a beauty pageant exclusively for Muslim women in the Indonesian capital Wednesday, a riposte to the Miss World contest that has sparked hardline anger.
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