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Miss Universe director turns Japanese into women of world Behind Riyo Mori's striking presence that helped win her the Miss Universe 2007 crown last month was an unflinching confidence that she would triumph over the 76 other contestants from around the world. But it was Ines Ligron, Japan's national director for Miss Universe, who turned Mori from a chubby dancer from Shizuoka when she came to her a year ago into a global star.
The elegant 44-year-old Frenchwoman has trained Japanese contestants for 10 years. She told The Japan Times in a recent interview that her focus is on redefining Japan's perception of beauty.
"I feel that the concept of feminine has been long mistaken here," Ligron said, speaking in English.
She scoffs at the popular ideal of the "kawaii" (cute) and "sekushii" (sexy) woman.
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 Natalia Andreeva, 23,center, from Moscow, walks on the stage in swimming suite during the 'Miss Moscow 2007' beauty contest in Moscow Thursday, June 28, 2007. 30 girls from the Russian capital were taking part in the pageant. She was crowned Miss Moscow 2007 during the event.
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 A crowning achievement for Ulster hospice kids as they meet Miss World
Young people at the Children's Hospice in Newtownabbey yesterday received a surprise visitor in the form of Miss World, Tat'ana Kucharova.
The Czech Republic beauty queen - in Belfast to attend the final of last night's Miss Northern Ireland competition - took time out to call in on the young people and children at the hospice.
Miss World was the VIP guest at a special tea party at the Horizon House facility.
In an unprecedented move, the Miss World organisation granted special dispensation to the hospice following an advance request for some girls to 'try on the crown'.
Miss Newtownards, Suzanne Glover (14), and Miss Crossgar, Michaela Holywood (17), were absolutely thrilled at the announcement.
"The Miss World crown is full of diamonds and it is so sparkly. Miss World was really kind and was keen to hear about what we get up to at the hospice," said Suzanne.
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 Miss Switzerland Antonella Carfi crowned Miss Italia nel Mondo 2007. Miss Italy in the World reaches,
with the edition 2007 in wave this evening in first evening on RaiUno, to its seventeenth competition. Massimo Giletti and Eleonora lead Daniel. Five are previewed are made of voting: from 50 aspirants to 25, 12, 5, 2, the vincitrice. But attention, here the two innovationes of the regulations: in the passage from 15 to five contenders the giuria votes in evident way; the choice of the miss, when in contest is only in two, is up to the public one because the giuria does not vote. Like if it were not enough, there is also a residual one reality. In fact Last the five miss in contest they will be defied to blows of tango, accompanied from Simone of Paschal, already teaching of dance to Dancing with stars.
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 Miss Sweden 2007, Isabel Lestapier Winqvist, dropped out Miss Universe 2007 pageant because of a change of heart among
Swedes who think that the competition is degrading to women. Miss Universe organizers dispute Swedes point of view by saying that the contest carefully selects women who are intelligent, well-mannered and cultured. "With each passing year our ratings continue to get better because of the beautiful and intelligent women who participate in our competitions," Miss Universe co-owner Donald Trump said. Isabel Lestapier Winqvist was crowned Miss Sweden on April 21, by her precursor, Josephine Alhanko, who was semi-finalist at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant, held in Hollywood. "We will miss Miss Sweden." was the laconic comment of Miss Universe organizers, Miss Sweden contest organizer Panos Papadopoulos said.
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