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Encyclopedia > Mrs. World

Mrs. World is an international beauty pageant organized annually as a beauty contest for married women. It is originally based on the Mrs. America beauty pageant. Arranged on lines similar to other beauty pageants, it also lays stress on women's opinion on marriage. It has been organized since 1985 with a few breaks in between. [1] A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ...


In 2006, the contest was marred by scandal. The pageant turned to 'Reality show'. There're so many complaining about the organization. Twenty of the 54 candidates were denied entry visas to Russia, where the event was held. In the finale, Mrs. Costa Rica was crowned Mrs. World despite the fact that Mrs. Russia had been announced the winner. The award ceremony had to be repeated with only 11 of the 34 Mmes on stage. [2]


Title holders

The following is the list of winners of this event since its conception:

Year Name Country
1985 Rosy Senanayake Sri Lanka
1986 Astrid De Navia Colombia
1987 Barbala Riley New Zealand
1988 Pamela Nail United States
1989 Lucila Boggiano Peru
1996 Marisol Soto de Volio Costa Rica
2000 Starla Stanley United States
2001 Dr Sarah Muffazal Lakdawala India
2002 Nicole Brink United States
2003 - 2004 Suzanna Vicheinrut Thailand
2005 Sima Bakhar Israel
2006 Sofia Arzhakovskaya Russia

See also

Miss Earth 2005 winner Alexandra Braun Waldeck (second from the right) of Venezuela, with her court. ... Lara Quigaman (with younger brother), Miss International 2005 from the Philippines. ... Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... The Mister World contest is an international beauty pageant for men and has been held since 1996. ...

References

  1.   Mrs. World Main Event's Official Page
  2.  Article in the eXile newspaper

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