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15th October 2010
RAIN STOPS PLAY AT MISS WORLD BEACHWEAR SHOOT
Swimsuits and raindrops aren’t a good mix, as the Miss World contestants discovered in Sanya. The top 40 semi finalists stood in bath robes while waiting for the rain to stop – but it held off just long enough to grab a few photographs in their beachwear before the heavens opened again.
Not to be put off by the rain storm, some girls sang ‘Singing in the Rain’ and danced with parasols, while others enjoyed cups of green tea and fruit cocktails as they looked out across the bay from the hotel’s ‘sun’ terrace.
Netherlands said: “This isn’t the usual weather for bikinis but we’re making the most of it. It’s quite funny actually.”
Moldova added: “It wasn’t the weather to go to the beach but when you’re in Miss World, you prepare for anything. The singing is great fun. We have to laugh about it.”
As an additional irony, the girls were each presented with a beautiful fan as a memento of their day. Something that will come in more useful when the clouds clear again!
Today’s top 40 semi finalists in Miss World Beachwear were: Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Botswana, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, China PR, Czech Republic, France, French Polynesia, Ghana, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong China, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Martinique, Moldova, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Russia, St Lucia, Scotland, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey, Ukraine, United States and Zimbabwe.
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