Miss World 2013 will be crowned on
September 28 at the Nusa Dua Convention Center in Bali. This is the first time
that a Miss World Pageant will be crowned in South East Asia and Indonesia was
always seen as a brave, if not risky choice by the Miss World Organisation. The
final was supposed to take place close to Jakarta but demonstrations and
threats by hardline extremists forced the government of Indonesia to make the
decision that the pageant will stay in Bali. The organizers basically had two
weeks to relocate the final rounds to Bali. It’s rather disappointing to say
the least and we feel extremely sorry for the friends, family, and fans who
already booked flights and hotels to Jakarta. This should never have happened –
they should have stuck with Bali in the first place or never even considered
Indonesia as a host.
Even though the pageant is now scheduled to
take place in Bali which is far more liberal, the threats from the extremists
continue. It’s disappointing that these extremists don’t really take a look to
see that the Miss World Organisation does a lot of good in this world. There is
far greater evil in this world. Now, we really hope that the local organizers
are extremely prepared to ensure that nothing terrible happens.
On a positive side, stunning Bali provided
a gorgeous backdrop for the 127 lovely ladies competing to be this year’s Miss
World. It’s so hard to choose the top contenders this year because there are so
many stunning ladies competing. We just hope that the results are fair and that
the most deserving beauties make it to the final 20. Politics, propaganda, and
business decision take a lot of credibility away from pageant – so may the BEST
girl win. Now for my comments – I always try to keep it as nice as possible and
would definitely not like to offend any girl or their family. This is a
competition though, so I have to also keep my comments fair.
****** Miss World 2013 crown contender
***** Top 5 contender/Continental Title Contender
**** Potential top 10 semi-finalist
*** Likely to be a top 20 semi-finalist
** Could miss the cut or be a surprise in the top 20
* Very likely to miss the cut
BELIZE: IDOLLY SALDIVAR **
Idolly is definitely a really nice surprise. She is beautiful, bubbly,
and well-spoken. Can she squeeze into the top 20? With so many girls taking
part, it’s a bit of an uphill battle as she didn’t really feature in any of the
Challenge Events but she certainly did herself and her country very proud.
BERMUDA: KATHERINE ARNFIELD **
Bermuda sent one of their strongest representatives in a very long time.
Katherine has that really captivating girl-next-door beauty that goes down very
well at Miss World. It’s interesting to note that a lot of fans have noticed
the striking resemblance between her and this year’s representative from the
United States, Olivia Jordan. Sadly she didn’t do very well in the challenge
events, but we are still rooting for Bermuda to be called into the top 20.
BOLIVIA: MARIA CASTILLO **
I wasn’t very optimistic about her chances at first but she has grown on
me. Maria is extremely vibrant and likeable. I’m expecting her to do very well
in the interview segment. Her energy, presence, and awesome personality could
make her a surprise inclusion in the top 20.
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: SANDA
GUTIC *
Sanda seemed to be having a good time in Indonesia. In all the photos I
saw of her, she looked radiant and happy. I hope she leaves with loads of great
memories and many new friends.
BOTSWANA: ROSEMARY KEOFITLHETSE
**
The African group is really strong this year and I definitely think there
are stronger competitors from this region but that being said Rosemary
definitely did her country proud. She is beautiful and she has something
special about her which makes her stand out in a crowd. She looked absolutely
beautiful when she was doing the fan dance during the opening ceremony.
BRAZIL: SANCLER FRANTZ ******
While I was watching this year’s Miss World Brazil Pageant, I just fell
in love with Sancler. She has this amazing radiance, that special quality that
makes girls shine. She is absolutely stunning and for a while there she had me
worried. I thought she had lost too much weight and looked a bit tired but when
she arrived in Bali, it was game on. This gorgeous blonde is there to win a Miss World crown for her
country and I strongly believe she will feature somewhere in the top 3. Sancler
is one of my hot favorites to win the Miss World crown this year.
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS: KIRTIS
MALONE *
Kirtis must be commended for her amazing fourth place in the Talent
Challenge Event. That’s a wonderful achievement for her country and she did
them proud for sure. As it’s the first time since 2001 for her country to be
represented at Miss World, it was nice to see them feature somewhere and I hope
this is an inspiration to her countrywomen to give the Miss World title a shot.
Well done, Kirtis.
BULGARIA: NANSI KARABOYCHEVA
***
I have to admit, I was wrong about Nansi. When she was crowned, I thought
she was quite plain and would go unnoticed. But that was wrong. She is actually
very beautiful and makes and impact without trying too hard. She as in the top
33 of the Beach Fashion segment and is also one of the 5 girls in running for
the Miss World Sports and Fitness title. We could very well see Bulgaria place
again for the first time since 1995.
CAMEROON: DENISE AYENA ***
This is the first time that Cameroon is represented at the Miss World
Pageant and their very first delegate did an exceptional job.She
was chosen to attend the first press conference also indicates that the
organization noticed her too. This was confirmed when she made it to the top 10 in top model. This will give her a huge advantage and she could be steal the Miss World Africa title away from Ghana. Great job, Denise! You have surely made your country proud!!!
CANADA: CAMILLE MUNRO **
Along with her roommate, Australia, Camille was featured a lot in of the
daily webisodes on www.missworld.com! She is a very
strong speaker and when she opens her mouth, you want to listen. Her strong
personality, intelligence, vivaciousness could win her some major points. I can
totally see how Mrs. Morley could like her a lot. She’ll get major points in
interview and her 5th place in the Talent Competition would add an extra boost
in her ranking.
Photos: Miss World Organisation 
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