Sunday, December 6, 2009

the Miss World Pageant visit Soccer City stadium and Johannesburg zoo

Kneniya Shipilovam, Miss Russia, reacts to a parrot taking her cap off during the Miss World Christmas party for children at the Johannesburg zoo, South Africa Saturday Dec. 5, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million (USD6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.







Contestants in the Miss World Pageant, whose teams qualified for the 2010 World Cup Soccer tournament, pose for a group picture during a visit to Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.




Contestants in the Miss World Pageant visit Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. From left are Miss Vietnam Tran Thi Huong Giang, Miss Thailand Pongchanok Kanklab and Miss Zimbabwe Vanessa Sibanda. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.




Contestants in the Miss World Pageant take pictures of each other during a visit to Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45 million ($6 million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.




Contestants in the Miss World Pageant visit Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million ($ 6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.




Contestants in the Miss World Pageant pose for pictures during a visit to Soccer City stadium in Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday Dec. 6, 2009. Holding the official FIFA ball are Miss Northern Ireland Cherie Gardiner, right, and MIss New Zealand Magdalena Shoeman. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million (USD6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.



Luciana De Souza Reis, Miss Brazil, right, and Dina Nuraliyeva, Miss Kasakhstan, center, react as they are presented a big lizard during the Miss World Christmas party for children at the Johannesburg zoo, South Africa, Saturday Dec. 5, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million (USD6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.




Sophie Lavers, Miss Australia, arm-wrestles with a South African child during the Miss World Christmas party for children at the Johannesburg zoo, South Africa, Saturday Dec. 5, 2009. This is part of the month-long South Africa Miss World tour, which culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. Johannesburg has come under fire for spending R45-million (USD6-million) to host the Miss World pageant for the second year running, amid accusations that the city is cash-strapped.


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