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January 12, 2004 - FORD
Supermodel of the World 2005
FORD Models announced the winner and runners up of the
2004 FORD Supermodel of the World Contest held. Narrowed down from more
than 60,000 applicants worldwide, 44 finalists from 44 countries
competed in New York City this past week to win one of three possible
contracts with FORD Models in the FORD Supermodel of the World Contest.
Camila Finn, a 13-year-old 5’9” brunette from Brazil, beat 43 other
girls to win the top prize, a $250,000 modeling contract with FORD
Models. Along with the top prize two other contracts were awarded at the
final event on January 12 at the FORD Tunnel, Otilia Aionesei of Romania
took home second prize of a $150,000 contract and Ingrid Schram of
Canada secured the third prize of a $100,000 FORD Modeling contract.
“Recognizing raw talent has always been a priority for FORD,” said Katie
Ford, CEO of FORD Models. “Finding new faces that embody the latest
fashion trends has kept FORD at the forefront of the industry for nearly
60 years. We are thrilled to have discovered Camila, Otilia and Ingrid
and look forward to representing them.”
The worldwide contest concluded on Wednesday, January 12 at the FORD
Tunnel with a full-scale fashion show in which each of the 44 finalists
walked the catwalk in three looks from designer names such as CK, Lotta
Stensson, Narciso Rodriguez and Denim with LYCRA®. The contestants were
judged by a panel of fashion’s most influential tastemakers including:
FORD Model’s Eileen Ford, Katie Ford and John Caplan, Vogue’s Kate
Armenta, ELLE magazine’s Nina Garcia, The Fashion Police’s Robert Verdi,
Pia Maria Sandos of Isadora, George Sterling of Models.com and
supermodels Ines Rivero and Patricia Velasquez among others.
“I don’t think there is one essential thing that makes a woman
beautiful,” model mogul Katie Ford told FWD, “There is just some kind of
mix and that’s why there are a lot of different people with different
kinds of beauty.”
Last year’s winner, Ukrainian beauty Nataliya Gotsii, appeared in a
feminine Gucci dress. The green-eyed brunette talked about her
experience as the ’Supermodel’ and her hectic schedule.
“I just arrive[d] two days ago and I have job tomorrow and then I go
back to Paris for Haute Couture, and then I go back for Pret-a-Porter,
and then Milan and then Paris, hah! And then after Paris again? I go
back to New York for editorials! Whoever wins? She [has] to be ready to
work!”
“I like her. I wish her the best,” said Gotsii about the winner Camila
Finn after the competition was over. “This year I can now do everything,
like yes, okay, ’Supermodel of the World’ but now I am Nataliya Gotsii,
you know? All these girls. They are very beautiful. They are going to be
very busy.”
courtesy of
fashiongates.com
January 12, 2005 -
Miss Belize 2005
Pageants Belize, wish to inform you that a new Miss
Belize 2005 was selected by a panel of pageantry savvy judges in a
private screening and selection process. 22 Year old Andrea Elrington
was chosen to represent Belize at this year's Miss Universe pageant in
Bankok, Thailand. She is 5ft 11 inches tall (1.80m) and a final year
Dean’s List Honor student a University in Atlanta, Georgia studying for
her Bachelors of Arts in Mass Communication with an emphasis on Public
relations and a recent product promotions model. She currently serves as
the chief editor of her on campus news paper. She plans to attend the
University of Southern California to do her Masters in Communications as
it relates to the entertainment business. It is her professional goal to
excel as a Public Relations Specialist in the Entertainment Business.
Miss Elrington comes from one of Belize’s most distinguished families of
attorneys and politicians. Her father is a prominent Criminal Defense
Attorney, a former Attorney General and also former Minister of Housing
and Works. Her mother is a veteran Cosmetologist and Beauty Culture
Specialist. Andrea loves to read, travel, listening to Latin and Jazz
Music, keeping up with fashion magazines and current affairs. Her
weakness is chocolate ie Godiva. She speaks English, Conversational
Spanish and her native dialect Creole.
Miss Elrington’s coronation took place today at 2:00PM Belize time at
the Continental Airlines Conference Room where she gave a speech and
fielded questions from the mass media of Radio, Television and News
Reporters. Crowning Miss Belize 2004-2005 was the outgoing Miss Belize
2003-2004, Leilah Pandy.
courtesy of
belizetimes.bz
January 11, 2005 -
Miss Russia 2004-2005
On the New Year’s Eve, 53 young ladies from all over
Russia gathered in Moscow to compete in the national beauty contest
“Miss Russia 2004”.
For the first time in the history of the National
festival of elegance and beauty “Miss Russia”, the most beautiful lady
of the country was voted by the public, via Internet or SMS text
messages.
19-year-old Diana Zaripova was crowned as the first beauty of the nation
and will represent Russia in “Miss Europe” in Paris next month.
Junior at Moscow State University, Zaripova began her modeling career at
the age of 15, when she became the 1st Vice-miss of Tatarstan. Since
then, Diana has been working for many modeling agencies in Moscow and
local designers, including Valentin Yudashkin.
January 11 - España es la nueva reina del Café
Colprensa, Manizales
Aranzazú Amoedo Testa, representante de España, fue elegida como Reina
Internacional del Café, en una velada de coronación que tuvo como
atractivo final el juego de luces, que iluminó el cielo manizaleño y el
entorno de la Plaza de Bolívar.
El jurado además de designar a la nueva soberana, ubicó a República
Dominicana, Yadira Gearce Cury, como virreina; a Canadá, Christiana
Marzec, como primera princesa; Brasil, que fue una de las sorpresas de
la noche, como segunda princesa, luego de ser la favorita de los medios
de comunicación. Como tercera princesa quedó Karina Carvalho, de
Colombia.
"Por ser una de las candidatas más completas, elegimos a la de España,
ella en todas sus presentaciones estuvo muy decorosa, además le fue muy
bien en la entrevista con nosotros", indicó Magda Mejía Ricart, miembro
del jurado.
El País, Cali, Colombia.
January 12 -Volverá con Alicia
Redacción | Viva, Crítica en Línea, Panamá, 12.01.2005
El cantante de ranchero Pablo Montero, hizo un costoso regalo a su ex
pareja, la venezolana Alicia Machado, en la celebración del cumpleaños
de la ex Miss Universo, el pasado mes de diciembre.
Montero regaló una bella pulsera con diamantes a la Machado, se dice,
buscando una reconciliación con la bella ex campeona de belleza. Al
parecer Alicia se quedó muy contenta con el detalle de Pablo, y por ahi
se dice que ya volvieron a las buenas.
January 12 - Ellas Aspiran a ser Miss Ecuador 2005
El Universo, Guayaquil, Enero 12, 2005
Las participantes al certamen Miss Ecuador 2005 son quince, no obstante,
el pasado lunes, en que fueron presentadas por los organizadores a la
prensa, solo aparecieron catorce. Paula Andrea Espinoza Luzuriaga, quien
no consta en las fotografías, se reportó enferma. Ella tiene 18 años y
es oriunda de Loja.
Ayer, Espinoza y el resto de candidatas cumplieron actividades
inherentes al concurso y que son programadas por un comité organizador,
que está dirigido por María del Carmen de Aguayo.
A las 07h30, las quince jóvenes visitaron el almacén Gentex, ubicado en
el centro de la urbe, para elegir las telas con las que modistos
nacionales les confeccionarán sus trajes de baño y deportivos.
Luego escucharon la charla ‘El rol de la mujer en la vida actual’, a
cargo de Lili de Arenas e Isabel Noboa. Según la organización del torneo
de belleza, las conferencias forman parte del proceso de preparación de
las concursantes. Además de Arenas y Noboa, Vladimiro Álvarez e Iván
Castro compartieron con las jóvenes el tema ‘Proceso histórico del
Ecuador en los últimos 25 años’.
María Susana Rivadeneira, actual Miss Ecuador, protagonizó un encuentro
con las quince aspirantes a sucederla, a quienes recomendó mostrarse tal
cual son: mujeres inteligentes, bellas y con ganas de conquistar el
mundo.
Después de los ensayos coreográficos, dirigidos por Nelson Parra, las
candidatas tenían previsto concluir su jornada a las 20h30 con una cena.
Las actividades de preparación al certamen se cumplirán hasta el próximo
10 de marzo en que se realizará la elección final en la capital. Mañana,
a las 19h00, está previsto un paseo por el río Guayas a bordo del buque
Sir Henry Morgan.
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