LONDON – With a gleaming smile and a graceful bow, Miss Turkey won the Miss World contest Saturday, bringing to a close an international pageant that incited deadly rioting in Nigeria. Azra Akin stood ...

Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego, from Nigeria, placed her crown on the head of Azra Akin from Turkey, who was chosen Miss World 2002 on Saturday December 7th. Miss Turkey's victory represented the ...

Ex-Spice Girl Mel C may face surgery after suffering a knee injury – while grappling with Miss World. The chart star was taking part in a judo bout for Channel 4’s sporting challenge The Games with ...

The latest issue of Kibris, a monthly paper published by the administration of Rauf Denktash, the veteran Turkish Cypriot leader, carries a story headlined ‘Turkish Miss World wants a united Cyprus’.

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Contestants for the 2003 Miss World pose in Sanya, China. A man has paid 28,000 USD for a ticket to see the beauty pageant. [AFP] Miss Colombia Claudia Milena Molina (L) dances with Miss World 2002 ...

A ceremony was held at the airport welcoming Julia Morley, the executive chairperson of the competition's organizing agency, Miss World 2002 Azra Akin and 110 contestants, who had come from a visit to ...

A total of 108 Chinese and foreign journalists have been invited to cover the 53rd Miss World competition, which is to be held in Sanya City, Hainan Province, from Dec. 6 to 8. Miss China 2003/04, ...

LONDON - With a gleaming smile and a graceful bow, Miss Turkey won the Miss World contest Saturday, bringing to a close an international pageant that incited deadly rioting in Nigeria. Azra Akin stood ...