Poland to host Miss World 2006 final

www.chinaview.cn 2006-01-19 03:49:44


WARSAW, Jan. 18 (Xinhuanet) -- The final of the Miss World 2006 beauty contest would take place in Poland on Sept. 30, Witold Asminowicz, a spokesman for the Miss Polonia organization, announced here Wednesday.

The announcement was confirmed by Miss World organization on its official webside where Poland was described as "a heart of Central Europe".

"Poland is an ideal place for Miss World final. The Poles are warm-hearted people, very proud of their country", said Julia Morley, the president of Miss World organization, who visited Poland in mid-January.

Since 2003 Miss World finals were held in Sanya, China in December. Birna Vilhjalmsdottir, a 21-year-old student from Rejkjavik in Iceland, won the 2005 contest.

This year the most beautiful ladies from 120 countries will spend a month in Poland preparing for the competition and sightseeing. "We will show them the most beautiful Polish cities," promised Witold Asminowicz. Enditem