News on Launch of Miss Malaysia World 2011

Road to Miss World 2011

The official launch for this year’s Malaysia competition took place in Kuala Lumpur. Miss World Alexandria Mills, Miss World Africa Emma Wareus, and Chairman of Miss World Organisation Julia Morley were in attendance at the ceremony, where it was announced that the Malaysia Final will take place on 20th August 2011.



Joining them were 2009′s Malaysia representative Thanuja Ananthan, and India’s Manasvi Mamgai, reuniting with Alexandria and Emma for the first time since the Miss World 2010 Final.

The Miss Malaysia World 2011 pageant was officially launched in January at the FusionExcel International headquarters in Petaling Jaya.

After gruelling auditions around the country, the finals will be held in August at the Sunway Convention Centre. Net sponsorship proceeds will be donated to children’s charities in Malaysia.

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News on Launch of Miss World China 2011

Road to Miss World 2011

Miss World Alexandria Mills and Chairman of the Miss World Organisation Julia Morley were in Beijing on March 30th to attend the launch of this year’s national final for the People’s Republic of China’s entry into Miss World 2011.



This year’s competition carries three themes of “love”, “green” and “happiness”, and the eventual winner will hope to embody these three characteristics. The auditions, heats and semi-finals are due to take place across the country over the coming months, with the final events scheduled for August in Wuxi, Jiangsu Province.


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Latest news on Miss Universe Great Britain 2011 - Meet 50 contestants taking part in Miss Universe Great Britain 2011

Road to Miss Universe Great Britain 2011

50 contestants are taking part in the 2011 edition of Miss Universe Great Britain. The winner represents the British isles in Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paulo.

Below are the photos of some contestants:

Chloe Beth Morgan (photo, Right), from Torfaen, was crowned Miss Wales 2008 and took part in the same competition as Coleman: Miss World 2008. Morgan was luckier in these competitions, she was crowned Miss United Kingdom, giving her the right to represent UK in the 2009 Miss International contest in China, where she was the 2nd runner-up.

Emma Blythe, who represented Scotland in the Miss Supranational contest in Poland. She won the Best in Talent award.

Laura Coleman, a 25-year old model from Leicestershire, was crowned Miss England 2008 and represented her country in the 2008 Miss World contest in South Africa.

Click HERE to view all the 50 contestants


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Layouts, Layouts, Layouts... And I am still behind.

I love the saying, "God put me on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now I am so far behind that I will never die." (Bill Watterson)  That saying applies to me and my actual scrapbooking - in other words - LAYOUTS.  I have quite a number of photos that I have never gotten around to scrapping. 

This last weekend I had the pleasure of spending three days scrapping at Lake Murray - thank you Beth and Sally.  I managed to complete 21 12x12 layouts (one of which was Buzz Lightyear).  To give you an idea of how far behind I am, I found photos from Christmas 2009 and photos from my birthday last year.  I had scrapped part of the photos, but not all.

In honor of my 50th birthday last year, my girlfriends had a birthday crop for me.  It was so fun - good friends, good food, doing what we like to do!    I had scrapped some of the birthday photos, but not all.  This is a scraptique kit modified (or as I say, "Susanized") to fit the photos. 

The two page layout utilizes Teresa Collins papers - lots of pink, white and black.  And of course lots of textile textures. 

I love the elements on the right page, the three file folders.  Each of the three folders opens to reveal hidden information.  The smaller two folder contain the journaling.  The larger folder contains the photo below.   

If you have not already  done so be sure to leave a comment under the previous post to be elegible for the Custom Crops gift voucher blog candy.  The winner will be posted on Friday.

 

Tomorrow I will share how simple layouts can help you deal with multi page scrap events, while still looking nice.  

Elizabeth Clenci wins National Costume Award on March 29, 2011 at the Binibining Pilipinas 2011 primer held at Republiq in Resorts World, Pasay City

Here is the winning national costume awarded last night at the Binibining Pilipinas 2011 primer held at Republiq in Resorts World, Pasay City.

It was won by Candidate #2 Elizabeth Clenci.

It will be the Philippines' official national costume for Miss Universe® 2011.

Click here for more photos from the Binibining Pilipinas 2011 primer event.


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Ella Ran is the newly crowned Miss Israel 2011 held on March 29, 2011 - Ella Ran will represent Israel in Miss World 2011 pageant

Ella Ran was crowned Miss Israel 2011


Kim Edri will represent Israel in Miss Universe 2011.

Miss Israel 2011 Final Results

The finals of Miss Israel 2011 has just concluded at the Haifa Convention Center in Haifa on March 29, 2011. Ella Ran was crowned Miss Israel 2011 or ISRAEL’S QUEEN OF BEAUTY 2011. She is 21 year old and stands 1.82 m. Ella Ran will represent Israel in Miss World 2011 pageant.
ISRAEL’S MAIDEN OF BEAUTY 2011 (the first 1st runner up) was Kim Edri. She is 18 year old and stands 1.75 m. Kim Edri will represent Israel in Miss Universe 2011. The 2nd runner up was Bar Marom. She is 20 year old and stands 1.70 m. The 3rd runner-up was Kim Akafi. She is 17 year old and stands 1.70 m.

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The Miss Israel 2011 finals has just been concluded hours ago at the Haifa Convention Center in Haifa.

COMPLETE RESULTS


ISRAEL'S QUEEN OF BEAUTY (MISS ISRAEL) 2011 - Ella Ran, 21, 1.82 m. (Miss World 2011)


ISRAEL'S MAIDEN OF BEAUTY (1st RU) 2011 - Kim Edri, 18, 1.75 m. (Miss Universe® 2011)


ISRAEL'S QUEEN OF GRACE (2nd RU) 2011 - Bar Marom, 20, 1.70 m.


ISRAEL'S TEEN QUEEN (3rd RU) 2011 - Kim Akafi, 17, 1.70 m.

Courtesy of NANA10.

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Ella Ran is Miss Israel 2011

HAIFA, March 29 -- Ella Ran, a 21-year old accountant from Herzlia, was crowned Israel’s Queen of Beauty (Miss Israel) during an event held in Haifa on March 29th.

The 1.82 m beauty will represent the country at the Miss World 2011 pageant in December.

Chosen as Israel’s Maiden of Beauty was 18-year old Kim Edri, from Sderot. She stands 1.75 m tall and will compete in the Miss Universe pageant in Brazil next September.

The remaining winners were Bar Marom, 20 (Israel’s Queen of Grace) and Kim Akafi (17), Israel’s Teen Queen. Hani Maccabi completed the finalists.

To Miss Universe: 18-year old Kim Edri



Top 5: Edri, Marom, Akafi, Maccabi and Ran

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More photos of Ella Ran, newly crowned Miss Israel 2011. She was crowned on March 29, 2011. Ella Ran is 21 year old and stands 1.82 m. She will represent Israel in Miss World 2011.


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Asparagus with Maple Tahini Dressing

Vegan maple-tahini dressing adorns the Queen of Spring: Asparagus.

Spring here in BoHo infused West Hollywood means trading in your Uggs for flip-flops. And hurtling downhill on your skateboard past midnight, apparently.  For four nights in a row now I've been startled awake by the rolling wheels of wild ones zooming past our bedroom window in the wee small hours of the morning. I suspect they are taggers, or teenage paparazzi on the hunt for misbehaving Melrose prey (there have been more helicopters lately). Sleep has been edgy and restless. The season of change is afoot. Or rather on a roll.

Which in an odd and sleep-deprived way, brings me to asparagus.

It's a welcome signal of warmer days (and nights!) when those bundles of slender green stalks are back, standing tall in elegant rows at the local market. Erect, perky little beauties.

My deep and abiding craving for asparagus is surprising for someone who never tendered a single bite of fresh asparagus until my third decade here on planet Earth. Yes, you read that right. Three decades. I admit it.

I was anti-asparagus.

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