LONDON – With a gleaming smile and a graceful bow, Miss Turkey won the Miss World contest Saturday, bringing to a close an international pageant that incited deadly rioting in Nigeria. Azra Akin stood ...

Contestants for the 2003 Miss World pose in Sanya, China. A man has paid 28,000 USD for a ticket to see the beauty pageant. [AFP] Miss Colombia Claudia Milena Molina (L) dances with Miss World 2002 ...

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A ceremony was held at the airport welcoming Julia Morley, the executive chairperson of the competition's organizing agency, Miss World 2002 Azra Akin and 110 contestants, who had come from a visit to ...

A total of 108 Chinese and foreign journalists have been invited to cover the 53rd Miss World competition, which is to be held in Sanya City, Hainan Province, from Dec. 6 to 8. Miss China 2003/04, ...

LONDON - With a gleaming smile and a graceful bow, Miss Turkey won the Miss World contest Saturday, bringing to a close an international pageant that incited deadly rioting in Nigeria. Azra Akin stood ...