Contestants of Miss Tourism Queen International 2007

Miss Tourism Queen International is an international beauty competition where contestants from different countries take part. Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 is now going on in China, The competition has been started on July 7, 2007. You may not be so familiar with this beauty pageant. Miss Universe and Miss World are the two top most beauty pageants in the world and have a worldwide popularity. The development of the world tourism is the main objective of this tournament.

In Miss Tourism Queen International 2007, 100 participants from different countries are going to take part. All the participants will try to promote the tourism sector of their own countries. I am giving the names of the participants of Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 below:

ALBANIA- Edlira Mema,

AMERICA (U.S. OF) - Eve Maciel,

ARGENTINA Maria Beatrice Vallejos,

ARMENIA- Marine Avetyan

AUSTRALIA- Amy Jane Sutton

AZERBAIJAN- Aliya Matkazina

BAHAMAS- Alexandra Natasha Deal

BELARUS- Galina Kalmykova

BELGIUM- Isabel Van Rompaey

BOLIVIA- Karla Paola Alpire

BORNEO EAST MALAYSIA- Janet Cheok

BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA- Minela Trnovac

BRAZIL- Vanessa Regina de

BULGARIA- Vanya Detelinova Peneva

CAMBODIA- Chea Kimny

CAMEROON- Marthe Nathalie Houag

CANADA- Krystal Kirby Pascual

CHILE- Carla Carrasco

CHINA- Ma Wei

COLOMBIA- Glendy Zahira Benavides

COSTA RICA- Wendy Carmen Sanchez

CROATIA- Matilda Rudez

CUBA- Ariana Karina Diaz

CURAÇAO- Shadée Braun

CYPRUS- Anna Dorotheou

CZECH REPUBLIC- Martina Besikova

D. R. OF CONGO- Diane Mwinga Mizumi

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC- Geisha Natalie Montes

ECUADOR- Maria Magdalena Stahl

EL SALVADOR- Saidia Palma

ESTONIA- Liana Iina

ETHIOPIA- Rubiyat Mohammed Seid

FERNANDO DE NORONHA- Tamara Almeida Silva

FIJI- Minal Maneesha Ali

FINLAND- Ulla-Maija Johanna

FRANCE- Alexandra Gaguen

FRENCH ANTILLES- Vanessa Ingrid Delphin

GEORGIA, REP. OF- Maria Alexandra

GERMANY- Nadine Stephanie

GHANA- Lena Ama Acquah

GIBRALTAR- Emma Jacqueline

GREECE- Alkistis Papageorgiou

GUADELOUPE- Laura Elodie Gaston

GUATEMALA- Yasmina Noemy Pacay Garcia

HAWAII- Michelle Elizabeth

HONDURAS- Yasmina Roman Hernandez

HUNGARY- Kitti Szabo

ICELAND- Helga Dyrfinna Magnusdottir

INDIA- Mahima Chaudhary

INDONESIA- Glory Rosari Oyong

ITALY- Francesca Chirivi

JAPAN- Masako Takada

KAZAKHSTAN- Almira Khassanova

KENYA- Catherine Emily Muturi

KOREA- Minkyo Mina Kim

KYRGYZSTAN- Inessa Nazarova

LATVIA- Tatjana Kurakina

LEBANON- Elise Ziad Abou Rached

LIBERIA- Rachel Bidmia

LITHUANIA- Olga Ivanova

LUXEMBOURG- Laurie Korbas

MACEDONIA, F.Y.R.- Biljana Gjorgiovska

MALAYSIA- Carace Kwan

MARTINIQUE- Kathlyn Desire

MAURITIUS- Vanesha Seetohul

MEXICO- Yadira Patiño

MOLDOVA- Iulia Bancila

MONACO- Alexandra Uhan

MONTENEGRO- Ana Medenica

NEPAL- Kunchhang Moktan

NETHERLANDS- Analda Winkel

NEW CALEDONIA- Pascaline Dussaut

NEW ZEALAND- Amanda Catherine Carter

NICARAGUA- Xiomara Blandino

NIUE- Shevalyn Maika Pimafiti

NORWAY- Tove Lill

PANAMA- Nadya Handricks

PARAGUAY- Jessica Giselle Arguello

PERU- Darayi Tejada

PHILIPPINES- Annemarie Rose Santos

POLAND- Aleksandra Karolina

PUERTO RICO- Uma Blasini

REPUBLIC OF CONGO- Jolette Sven Wamba Miyalu

ROMANIA- Viorica Paula Milea

RUSSIA- Olga Zarubina

SAMOA- Sallie Marianne Peterson

SERBIA- Marija Spalevic

SINGAPORE- Naazrina Shaikh Mohamed

SLOVAK REPUBLIC- Eliska Ferencziova

SOMALIA- Anisa Abdilahi

SOUTH AFRICA- Chantelle Peyper

SPAIN- Laura Negreti

SRI LANKA- Aruni Madusha

SUDAN- Angelina Nyiajima Jial

SWEDEN- Cecilia Harbo Kristensen

TAIWAN- Huang Yi Yen

TANZANIA- Sophia Alex Kapama

THAILAND- Vasana Wongbuntree

TOKELAU- Landy Tyrell

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO- Dominique Nicole La Veau

TURKEY- Urun Desen Siganik

UKRAINE- Marina Timoshenko

URUGUAY- Agostina Gabriela Padulla

UZBEKISTAN- Irina Livshunage

VENEZUELA- Fanny Jose Ottati Madrid

ZAMBIA- Sibeso Nasilele

Video of Miss Tourism Queen International

Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 is now going on in China. You will have to wait another few days to know the final result. Unfortunately, there is not good media coverage of the event and the organizers are busier with the contest itself and do not care that much to ensure good coverage in Internet.

Well, if you are not so happy about getting information of Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 then you can always go back to the past and enjoy the video of Miss Tourism Queen International 2006 in YouTube. The video is just nearly 2.30 minutes long but you will enjoy the beautiful contestants.

Kunchhang Moktan represents Nepal in Miss Tourism Queen Intenational 2007

This year, Kunchhang Moktan from Nepal has participated in Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 beauty pageant. Gorkhapatra reports:

Defeating 13 contestants Kunchhang Moktan won Miss Tourism Queen International Pageant- 2007 organized yesterday for the promotion of tourism in Pokhara. She also bagged the photogenic award.

The second Miss Queen, Kunchhang will represent Nepal in the Miss Tourism Queen International Competition to be held in July in China.

Wearing the tiara after being Miss Queen, Kunchhang said tourism can play an important role to alleviate poverty. "I will represent the natural and cultural importance of Nepal in the competition in China."

In the competition held in Phulbari Resort and Spa of Pokhara, Ashta Laxmi Gurung and Chet Kumari Gurung were the first and second runner ups respectively.

The domestic level contest was organized by Group of Entertainers and promoted by Nepal Tourism board. Fifteen girls took part in the competition, who were trained by Rojin Shakya.

Nepal is a small country situated near the Himalayas. Because of its unique geographical location and beautiful landscape, the country attracts thousands tourists every year. Tourism is the most prosperous industry in Nepal. Miss International Tourism Queen is a great opportunity for the country to promote its tourism sector.

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Aruni Rajapakse represents Sri Lanka in Miss Tourism Queen Intenational 2007

Aruni Rajapakse will represent Sri Lanka at the Miss Tourism Queen International 2007. Sunday Times reports:

Aruni will spend about three weeks touring in China. Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 which will be the fourth annual edition of the Miss Tourism Queen International beauty pageant will have more than 100 delegates from around the world vying for the crown.

“The Tourist Board of Sri Lanka has been actively involved in training Aruni on the tourism promotional aspect of Sri Lanka” said Rosita Wickremasinghe, National Director for Miss Sri Lanka for Miss Universe. The local contest is organised by Images Studio Pvt. Ltd.

Situated on the south of India, Sri Lanka is a small island known as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean.” A small country, this island like Nepal has a lot to offer to the tourists. Beautiful sandy beaches, hills, forests, are major spot for eco tourism. Since ancient time, this little island has been serving as a major sea port. So the tourists will find many great historical sites. Miss Tourism Queen International will serve as a major platform for promoting tourism for Sri Lanka.

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Anisa Abdilahi represents New Zealand in Miss Tourism Queen Intenational 2007

Meet Anisa Abdilahi, one of the six contestants sent by New Zealand to participate in Miss Tourism Queen International 2007. The contestants were chosen from Miss Tourism New Zealand Asia Pacific beauty pageant held in May in Auckland. Stuff.co.nz reports:

Abdilahi, who is from Somalia, joined 16 other hopefuls at the pageant and was judged on a variety of factors, including her speaking skills, her bikini body and her chosen talent - belly dancing.

The 18-year-old, who is training to be an air hostess, says the pageant was a nerve-racking experience.

"I'm normally a really shy person," she says.

"I just tried my best not to look at the audience."

Abdilahi might find it hard to control her nerves at the Chinese contest. Major television networks will be broadcasting the event throughout the world.

Miss Tourism Queen which started since 1949 held more than 80 competitions. China has been hosting the competition since 2004. This year, more than one hundred countries will be participating in this contest. New Zealand is a major tourist destination around the world and this contest will give the country a major opportunity to promote its tourism industry.

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Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 Starts in China

Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 beauty pageant has already been started from July 7 in China. The competition will be held among the 100 contestants from 100 countries around the world. The main reason of organizing Miss Tourism Queen International is to increase the development of the tourism sector of different countries and to build a relationship among the countries as a means of sharing culture among themselves.

Aruni Rajapakse is representing Sri Lanka in the competition and before leaving Sri Lanka she has taken training on how to promote Sri Lankan tourism in the world. Thu Trang, a Vietnamese model is taking part in the competition representing her country Vietnam in Miss Tourism Queen International 2007. Trieu Nguyen Thu Trang is her full name. Earlier Thu Trang won Miss Tuyen Quang of 2006. The 21 year old Thu Trang is now a regular model in Vietnam.

Through Miss Tourism Queen International, contestants can present culture and history of their countries to the world. The participants from different countries will be engaged in one place for the crown. However, to the crown, the contestants have to have both beauty and intelligence. The participants are now dreaming of winning the crown but the competition authorities now might be dreaming of thedevelopment of tourism worldwide.

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