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New Czech Queens for 2014

Gabriela Frankova  (center), a 20-year-old student from Brno, was crowned  Česká Miss 2014  (Miss Czech Republic 2014) this past weekend. She will represent her country in Miss Universe 2014 whose date and venue have not yet been confirmed. 23-year-old  Tereza Skoumalova  (right) was crowned  Česká Miss World 2014 and will compete in Miss World 2014 in London in November. 21-year-old  Nikola Bouranska  (left), was crowned  Česká Miss Earth 2014 and will compete in Miss Earth 2014 to be held in the Philippines sometime in December. Frankova was crowned by the legendary Italian actress Sofia Loren .  PHOTO CREDITS: http://revue.idnes.cz/ 

Miss South Africa 2014

Medical student Rolene Strauss was on Sunday crowned the new Miss South Africa 2014.  The 21-year-old who hails from Volksrust in Mpumalanga but currently lives in Bloemfontein was one of the favourite contenders in the pageant. Ziphozakhe Zokufa from Port Elizabeth came in as first princess and Matlala Mokoko from Johannesburg second princess.  The modern platinum crown named Palesa (flower in Sesotho) was designed from platinum by the Jack Friedman team as well as pageant designer Malcolm Kluk using inspiration taken from the natural beauty of indigenous South African flowers and traditional patterns. Strauss will compete both in Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. Source: Mail Guardian, South Africa, March 30, 2014

New Philippines Queens for 2014

L-R: 2nd runner-up Hannah Ruth Sison, Bb. Pilipinas Tourism 2014 Parul Shah, Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental 2014 Kris Tiffany Janson, Miss Universe Philippines 2014 Mary Jane Lastimosa, Bb. Pilipinas International 2014 Bianca Guidotti, Miss Supranational Philippines 2014 Yvethe Santiago, and 1st runner-up Laura Lehman. Photography by RP OCAMPO      Twenty six-year-old North Cotabato native Mary Jean Lastimosa bested 39 other Binibining Pilipinas candidates to represent the country in this year's Miss Universe.      During the highly anticipated but dreaded question and answer portion, reigining Miss Universe Gabriela Isler asked the Davao-based entrepreneur: "What is the greatest advantage of being a woman?”      "The greatest advantage of being a woman is being able to compose ourselves. Just like here, we’re standing in front of thousands of people not knowing if they're cheer for us. But we try to compose ourselves, we keep the emotions and show the b

Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler Visits The Philippines

Reigning Miss Universe Gabriela Isler of Venezuela arrived in Manila, Philippines on March 27th. She will be attending and judging the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 pageant to be held on Sunday, March 30, at the Araneta Coliseum. The following photos were taken from the Press Conference held at Sofitel Hotel Manila on Thursday, March 28th. Joining Gabriela were MUO President Paula Shugart and BPCI Chairman Stella Marquez de Araneta .    Photography by Jonas Yu & Deybid Natanawan

CB Loves Elizabeth Ivezaj, Miss Michigan USA 2014!

How does it feel being Miss Michigan USA 2014? Being Miss Michigan USA is such an honor. Through this journey I have met so many wonderful people. I feel so blessed to be given this opportunity and the year so far has been such a great learning experience and also so much fun. List three adjectives that best describe yourself. Three adjectives to describe myself would be determined, independent and friendly. I say determined because I always give my best when striving to achieve a goal and remind myself that staying focused is one of the key components to success. Next independent, I have a good work ethic and prefer to take care of things on my own. I feel that being independent really helps a person’s maturity. Lastly I listed friendly because I can get along with just about anyone :) If you woke up tomorrow gained any one ability or quality. what would you want it to be? If I could gain one ability it would be to read and speak several languages. When you get up in t

CB Loves Kendall Bautista, Miss Alaska USA 2014!

How does it feel being Miss Alaska USA 2014? I feel blessed to be Miss Alaska USA 2014. I have the once in a lifetime opportunity to represent the largest, most beautiful state in the union at Miss USA. I am thrilled to be living my dream to walk on the Miss USA stage, and I’m so glad I didn’t give up.  The 3rd time WAS the charm for me!  I am excited to put Alaska back on the map this year! Who knows, next stop could be Miss Universe! Name three things that you value most in life and why. Three things I value most in life are faith, love of family and friends, and compassion because my faith feeds my soul, my family and friends give me support, and my compassion keeps me inspired. Describe your idea of bliss. My “bliss” is spending an afternoon playing dress up and having a tea party with some young girls at the hospital. I’m the director of the first chapter of the “Queen for a Day” nonprofit in Alaska and spending time with these young girls really gives me feeling