Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World beauty pageant, The 58th Miss World Final will be held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December, 13 2008.
South Africa is all set for Miss World 2008 - South Africa is all set to welcome 112 of the world’s most beautiful women next week. For the next five weeks, contestants competing in the Miss World pageant will be lighting Christmas trees, doing charity work and touring townships. The pageant, which will be broadcast live on December 13 to at least two billion people in over 200 countries, will be aired locally by SABC3.
Among the biggest winners are local fashion designers and fashion labels, including Marianne Fassler, Stoned Cherrie, David Tlale, Palesa Mokubung, Tiaan Nagel and Lunar.
Pageant fashion director Adam Levin said they “pulled out all the stops” in a very short time to bring to life the organiser’s vision of an Afro-contemporary opening sequence. “There’s never been a more exciting platform for South African designers — more than two billion viewers,” he said.
Johannesburg was chosen ahead of the UK and last year’s host, China, as the venue for the hastily relocated event. Pageant boss Julia Morley said the city stood out because of its infrastructure.
Latest news on Miss World 2008 - November 22, 2008
ohannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA - The two star-studded groups for the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009 are now known, following the official draw in Johannesburg on Saturday, with a helping hand from Miss World 2007 and seven Miss World delegates (Brazil, Egypt, Italy, Spain, United States, South Africa and New Zealand).
The curtain was finally pulled down today, ending the suspense over which teams will lock horns in the FIFA Confederations Cup South Africa 2009. Now the only question that remains is who will win the global showpiece in June next year.
Group A
South Africa
Iraq
New Zealand
Spain
Group B
USA
Italy
Brazil
Egypt
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Picture of CONFEDERATIONS CUP OFFICIAL DRAW FIFA's Jerome Valke, center, conducts the Official Draw for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in Johannesburg Saturday Nov. 22, 2008 with Miss World contestants led by reigning Miss World Zi Lin Zhang, right, from China.
November 21, 2008 - Miss World to spice up Confed Cup draw - event will be telecast in over 180 countries.
Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA - Miss World contestants will bring charm and glamour as they assist during Saturday's draw for the 2009 Fifa Confederations Cup in Johannesburg, organisers said in a statement on Friday.
"The eight Miss World candidates from the respective participating countries and continents - Brazil, Egypt, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, United States and reigning Miss World - will lend a helping hand during the draw to determine the two groups for the eight-team competition," it said.
Miss World Zilin Zhang, who is from China, will represent Asian Champions Iraq at the draw, the statement said.
The eight beauty queens will assist Fifa secretary general Jerome Valcke during the draw, also to be witnessed by the body's vice president Jack Warner and CAF president Issa Hayatou, it said.
The 58th Miss World pageant will be held in Johannesburg on December 13, 2008.
"Hosting as prestigious as event as the Miss World competition again underlines South Africa's ability to stage major global events. And as for the beautiful contestants assisting me on Saturday, it is certainly a draw I will be looking forward to more than most," Valcke said in the statement.
The Confederations Cup has traditionally been used to test a host country's state of preparedness for the World Cup.
The World Cup, which will be played in Africa for the first time, will be staged from June 11 to July 11, 2010. Its final draw will be held on December 4 in Cape Town.
The June 14 to 28 Confederations Cup, to be staged in four South African stadia, is expected to bring together continental football champions ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
The event will be telecast live to over 180 countries and territories. It will also be webcast live, at 4 PM Johannesburg time, this Saturday, on FIFA's official website: www.fifa.com. - Sapa-AFP
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