Miss International 2011 returns to Ecuador

 

Miss International 2011, Maria Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador, arrived to her country to be welcomed by her proud family and a group of fans, in order to celebrate the win of the first Grand Slam beauty title for her country.

After departing the airport, “Mafer” took part in a motorcar parade in the streets of Guayaquil, until she arrived to Gama TV station where she participated in a press conference.
Maria Fernanda told Ecuadorian newspaper El Comercio that she did not realize she had won, until her fellow contestants told her.
“I couldn’t hear my name. The pageant was in mandarin, which is a very different language.  I was left on stage with Miss Panama and Miss Puerto Rico. They were the ones who told me “It’s you, it’s you!! I was in complete shock”.
22-year old Maria Fernanda won 2 million yuan (about USD 21,000) and a replica of the crown.
After her victory, she travelled to Japan to attend the Miss International Japan 2012 finals. She will also work with the Unicef, and will return to both China and Japan to help with fundraisers to benefit the victims of the earthquake that hit Sendai earlier this year.
During the press conference, Maria Fernanda was congratulated by Maria del Carmen Aguayo, president of the Miss Ecuador Organization.
Ecuador is on a roll. In 2011 alone, they won the titles of Miss International, Miss Earth, Miss America Latina and Miss Continente Americano.  A powerhouse on the rise? Courtesy of El Comercio and Diario Hoy

Links :

http://globalbeauties.com/blog/2011/12/miss-international-2011-returns-to-ecuador/

Congratulation For Miss Ecuador

22-year old Maria Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro Crowned Miss International 2011

Congratulations to Ecuador for winning the first International Beauty Pageant!!!
Maria Fernanda Cornejo, Miss Ecuador, was crowned Miss International 2011 at the finale of the Pageant held Sunday November 6, 2011 at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium in Chengdu, China.

Maria Fernanda Cornejo Alfaro was Crowned Miss International 2011

The first runner-up was Jessica Barboza from Venezuela. The second runner-up was Tugsuu Idersaikhan from Mongolia. The third runner-up was Keity Mendieta from Panama and the fourth runner-up was Desiree del Rio from Puerto Rico. The top three winners will stay in China for an extra week to attend commitments with sponsors of the pageant. Top 15 completed with Brazil (Gabriella Marcelino), Latvia (Lelde Paulsone), Lebanon (Maria Farah), Netherlands (Tali Hertsenberg), Philippines (Dianne Necio), Russia (Elena Chepilchenko), Sweden (Denise Andree), Thailand (Kantapat Peerdachainarin), Trinidad & Tobago (Renee Bhagwandeen) and Vietnam (Truong Tri Truc Diem).

- Special Awards:
Miss Photogenic was Miss Venezuela, while there was a tie in the Miss Friendship award between Hawaii and Mexico. China won Miss Talent, Thailand won best National Costume, Philippines won Miss Internet and Ecuador bagged the titles of Miss Beauty and Best Figure.

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Webcast of Miss International 2011 Live

Webcast of Miss International 2011: The grand finale will be held at the Sichuan Province Gymnasium on Sunday, November 6th, at 8:00 pm local time (7:00 am Eastern Standard Time, 4:00 am Pacific).  The show will last 2.5 hours and will be broadcast through Chengdu TV channels 1 and 5.

Links for Chengdu TV Signal:

http://www.cdtv.cn/cdtv_webcast/CDTV-1/

http://www.cdtv.cn/cdtv_webcast/CDTV-5/

Important:  A plugin is needed to play the stream. On the page’s screen, there is the link to download and install the CDTV plugin. (it’s an EXE file).  Please note that this plugin is 100% compatible with Internet Explorer. However, it might not work with Firefox or Safari.

Showtimes:

Chengdu, China: 8:00 pm

Manila, Philippines: 8:00 pm

Los Angeles, USA: 4:00 am

New York, USA: 7:00 am

Caracas, Venezuela: 7:30 am

London, UK: 12:00 pm

Johannesburg, South Africa: 2:00 pm

The Miss International pageant will be shown ONLY through Chengdu TV. No International TV channels will carry the signal.(GB)

Miss International Forum

The 67 took part in the annual Miss International Forum held at the Sichuan Tennis International Hotel. This forum, which is a tradition in the pageant since its inception, serves as a cultural exchange, as well as a platform for the contestants to explain what would they do should they win the title.  Among the moderators for this forum was Miss International 2010 Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela, and Miss International 2009 Anagabriela Espinoza of Mexico who will also act as one of the final night’s judges.(GB)

Road to Miss International 2011

Miss International Macau 2011

 

Winnie Sin, a 24 year old TV Sports Commentator, as well as a part time model, has been chosen as Miss International Macau 2011, and will now represent the former Portuguese colony in the 51st Miss International Pageant, to be held in Chengdu, China.

Winnie Sin stands 168cm in height, and she used to be a synchronized swimmer, having represented Macau in the Asian Games. The new Miss International Macau is also a ballerina who”s been dancing since the age of 8.

She enjoys going gym, reading, home cooking, traveling and also meditation.

Macau was first represented in Miss International in 2005. Sin will be its 5th representative in the pageant.

Special thanks to Frederick Ip

Miss International China 2011 Baixue Yuting

Miss International China 2011 Baixue Yuting

Road to Miss International 2011:
Baixue Yuting was crowned Miss International China 2011 on August 24 in Beijing. Baixue Yuting from Henan is 19 year old and stands 1.72m. She will represent China in Miss International 2011 on Chengdu, China next November. The 1st Runner-up was Tu Yajun and the 2nd Runner-up was Gao Liyuan.

Courtesy of Misossology

Cowned Miss Slovensko 2011

Michaela Ňurciková was crowned Miss Slovensko 2011 on April 9, 2011 at the Sibamac Arena in Bratislava. Michaela is 20 year old and stands 1.78 m. She will represent her country in Miss World 2011 Pageant.The first runner-up was Dušana Lukáčová. She is 19 year old and stands 1.70 m. She will represent her country in Miss International 2011.The second runner-up was Ľubica Kvasnicová. She is 23 year old and stands 1.74 m.

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