14 ene 2012

Miss America 2012 - Hot Picks




Miss America 2012 Winner - Texas - Kendall Morris



1st runner-up - New York - Kaitlin Monte

 2nd runner-up - Wisconsin - Laura Marie Kaeppeler

 3rd runner-up - Maryland - Carlie Colella

 4th runner-up - Colorado - Diana Dreman

 Top 10:

North Dakota - Ariana Walker

Tennessee - Erin Hatley
 
 South Carolina - Bree Boyce

West Virginia - Spenser Wempe
 
 Louisiana - Hope Anderson

Top 15:
Illinois - Hannah Smith

Iowa - Jessica Pray
 
 Oklahoma - Betty Thompson
 
 Utah - Danica Olsen

 Hawaii - Lauren Nicole Kealohilani Cheape

8 ene 2012

Country of the Year 2011 is Venezuela !

The 2011 ranking:



The Country of the Year 2011 winner is Venezuela, for the 3rd consecutive year. Great results for this country (MW crown and runner-up in ME and MInt'l) had carried them to the top once again.

In the 2nd place we have Philippines, which makes their best result in recent years, especially by being runner-up in MU, MW and ME.

In the 3rd spot we can found Puerto Rico, making this year their best since 2006. Great results came at MW, MInt'l and MS, where they were runner-up.

After the conclusion of the last pageant of the 'Big 7' in the 2011, Miss Tourism Queen International, we had the last changes in the ranking, and the most important ones were:

Brazil up from 6th to 4th.
China up from 10th to 8th.
South Africa enters the top 10, from 11th place up to 9th.
Thailand's victory means a high jump for them, from 32nd to 16th.
New countries and territories enters the ranking, like: Fernando de Noronha (35th place), Tanzania (45th), Canada & Namibia (52nd), Sri Lanka & Guadeloupe (54th).


And this is the continental winners of the 2011:

Country of the Americas:


1. Venezuela - 860 points (1st place on the global ranking)
2. Brazil - 520 (4th)
3. Ecuador - 400 (7th)
4. Panama - 250 (10th)
5. USA - 240 (11th)

Country of the Caribbean:



1. Puerto Rico - 580 (3rd)
2. US Virgin Islands - 100 (29th)
3. Jamaica - 60 (37th)
4. Trinidad & Tobago - 40 (47th)
5. Guadeloupe - 20 (54th)
5. Cuba - 20 (54th)
5. Dominican Rep. - 20 (54th)

Country of Europe:



1. Ukraine - 510 (5th)
2. Portugal - 240 (12th)
3. England - 200 (14th)
3. Scotland - 200 (14th)
5. Sweden - 180 (17th)

Country of Africa:



1. Angola - 500 (6th)
2. South Africa - 260 (9th)
3. Zimbabwe - 160 (21st)
4. Tanzania - 40 (45th)
4. Ethiopia - 40 (45th)

Country of Asia:



1. Philippines - 760 (2nd)
2. China - 310 (8th)
3. Korea - 220 (13th)
4. Thailand - 180 (16th)
5. Mongolia - 120 (25th)

Country of Oceania:



1. Australia - 170 (19th)
2. French Polynesia - 20 (54th)


Congratulations Venezuela, Country of the year 2011 !

 



Ranking procedure: