Miss Universe India 2012 Urvashi Rautela Dethroned

Shilpa Singh is the new Miss Universe India 2012. Screenshot from I am She website.

Breaking new:  According to the official announcement by I Am She,Miss Universe India 2012 Urvashi Rautela (or I Am She 2012) was dethroned yesterday because MUO rejected her application forMiss Universe 2012, saying that she was not 18 years old by the 1st of February, 2012, which is basic rule of MU.

Shilpa Singh is the new Miss Universe India 2012.

Shilpa Singh, who was crowned I Am She Miss Global International 2012, is the new Miss Universe India 2012. Yesterday, Urvashi Rautela handed over the baton to her runner-upShilpa Singh. Shilpa Singhwill represent India at the upcoming Miss Universe 2012 Pageant to be held in Las Vegas on the 19th of December!

Shilpa Singh will represent India at the upcoming Miss Universe 2012 Pageant to be held in Las Vegas on the 19th of December

Arlette Grao is now I Am She Miss Global International 2012and Dipna Patel is I Am She Miss Asia Pacific World 2012!
Below is the press release sent by I Am She:

We would like to announce Urvashi Rautela’s relinquishment of her title “I am She – Miss Universe India 2012″ to Shilpa Singh, who was crowned “I am She – Miss Globe International 2012″.

Shilpa Singh will now represent India at the Miss Universe Pageant to be held in Las Vegas in December. The afore stated relinquishment is due to Urvashi’s contradicting contracts as the winner and titleholder of the pageant “Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International”, a fact which she unfortunately overlooked during her participation on I am She 2012.

Urvashi further acknowledges and agrees that she did not confirm the minimum age criteria as required under the I am She pageant as well as the Miss Universe pageant.

Urvashi Rautela has been one of my favorite for Miss Universe 2012. However, one man’s misery is another man’s fortune! That being said, we wish Shilpa Singh luck at the Miss Universe 2012!

Miss International 2012: Judges for Final announced

The Miss International beauty pageant has announced the panel of judges that will have the responsibility of choosing the Top 12 finalists and the new titleholder during the finals at the Budokan Prefectural Hall of Martial arts on October 21st.  They are:

Hiroko Sho

Public Interest Incorporated Foundation for Okinawa Cultural Promotion
Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University councillor
Okinawa Service Prize Winner, The Order of the Saced Treasure Winner

Teruko Kubota

Delegate of KUBOTA TERUKO CHARM SCHOOL
UNESCO Association in Okinawa Vice Chairperson
Judge for beauty pageants in municipalities

Yasuyo Kaneko

Chief Executive Officer,
C’BON Corporation,Ltd.
Judge

Akiko Santo

The House Councillors Member
LDT House of Councillors member,
former Deputy Chariperson

Yuki Ikenobo
Kado-Ikebnobo,the next Head Meister
Japan Ikebana ARt Association
Vice Chairperson

Yasumine Satake

Chairman of Public Interest Incorporated
Association for Japan Opera Promotion
Judge

Toshihiko Hirosaki

ASK PLANNING CENTER CO., Ltd. CEO
Work to stimulate regional economies
and urban regeneration

Akio Nishizaki

WAO corporation Co.,Ltd. CEO, Film Director
engage in educational projects
promotes Japanese sub-culture to the world.

Junko Koshino

Designer
Starting off with ’78 the Paris Collection, became leading designer in the fashion field
Has won numerous prizes.

Akemi Shimomura

Beauty Analyst, Shape Up House Co.,Ltd. CEO
Miss Paris School Chairperson
Japan New Business Conferences Vice Chairperson

Marlene Villela-Talbott

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary
of The Republic of Honduras to Japan
Miss Honduras For Miss International 1977

Hiroko Kumon

Yamano college of Aesthetics Visiting Professor
Beauty Analyst
Miss International 1967 Miss Japan

Maria Fernanda Cornejo

Miss International 2011 Winner
Miss Ecuador
Model, Student of Nutrition

Takashi Tajima

Special Advisor, Kokusai Bunka Kyokai
International Cultural Association
Judge

Hirofumi Hashimoto

President, Miss International Beauty Pageant
International Cultural Association Chairman
Member of “52nd Miss International World Competition in Okinawa” Host Committee

(GB)

Miss Serbia 2012 Resigns

QUITTING: Miss Serbia Nikolina Bocic resigned to the crown stating that she would not be able to fulfill the duties that the title requires.

24-year old Nikolina Bocic, who had won the crown of Miss Serbia 2012 last October 6th and earned to right to represent her country in Miss World 2013, has given up the title over claims that she was married to Canadian tennis player Frank Dancevic.

The company Miss Yu, organizers of the contest, explained to the media that Bojic willfully abdicated to the title and is no longer Miss Serbia. Her reasons for resignation were -as explained in a letter- that she does not meet the requirements and would not be able to fulfill the duties of Miss Serbia.

Organizers did not confirm if her abdication is related to claims about her being married. Organizers explained that they have an obligation with UK-based Miss World Limited and they have certain rules to follow. At the moment, they are having meetings with runner-ups Alexandra Doknic and Ana Vrcelj, and other girls from the Top 10, to see who is willing and best fit to inherit the Miss Serbia title.

Organizers said that although by rule, the crown should go to the runner-up, there are a lot of things at stake like work, university, family, among other factors.

The new Miss Serbia will be announced during a live TV press conference on Sunday, October 21st. The new winner will then go on to Indonesia, to compete in the Miss World 2013 competition. (GB)

Brazil wins Miss Globe International 2012

Jakeline Oliveira, Miss Brazil, was the winner of Miss Globe International 2012 (not to be confused with Albanian-based Miss Globe) an event which took place in Northern Cyprus. Miss Belarus was the 1st runner-up and Miss Kazakhstan was the 2nd runner-up. Misses Guinea and Ukraine rounded out the Top 5.

About 40 countries and territories were represented in the pageant. (GB)

Former Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete unveils wax replica

Former mexican Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete unveiled her replica at a special ceremony held in the Wax Museum in Mexico City. The wax figure had a cost of more than 300,000 Mexican pesos (about USD 25,000).

The impressive replica will be exhibited in this museum, putting an end to a detailed work that lasted about six months. It is wearing the elegant red gown designed by Benito Santos, which Navarrete was wearing when she won the international crown in Las Vegas two years ago.

Navarrete commented “it is a great work. I never thought I would have a replica of myself in this museum”.

Mauricio Rabner, director of the museum, commented that it was the visitors who decided Navarrete should have a wax replica through a series of polls.

In order to create this wax figure, Navarrete had to participate in a photo session that took about four hours and 200 images. (GB)

Miss Universe France 2012

French Queens: Miss Universe France Marie Payet (L) with Miss France Delphine Wespiser (R)

Marie Payet, Miss Reunion 2011 and 2nd runner-up at the Miss France 2011-2012 competition, will represent France at theMiss Universe competition in Las Vegas, USA, on December 19th.

The official announcement was made by the president of the Miss France committee, Sylvie Tellier.  Marie comes from Saint Denis. She is 20 years old and stands 178 cm in height.

Reigning Miss France Delphine Wespiser is unable to attend the international contest since the date clashes with the national finals of Miss France 2012-2013, to take place in Limoges on December 8th. According to Miss Universe organizers, the contestants will be in Las Vegas from December 2nd until the 20th.

Recently, Miss France 2011-2012 3rd runner-up Solene Froment (Provence) competed successfully in the Miss Supranational pageant in Poland, where she placed in the semi-finals. (GB)