Miss World 2008 Live

Vietnam Television’s VTV3 channel will broadcast the finale of Miss World 2008 live from South Africa’s Johannesburg at 10 pm tonight. ...


Some award winners have already been named, including Beach Beauty Ana Gabriela Espinoza Marroquin from Mexico, Miss Fashion Kseniya Sukhinova from Russia, Miss Sport Alexandra Helga from Iceland and Miss Talent Natalie Olivia Griffith from Barbados.



Viewers are still voting for Miss People’s Choice on the www.missworld.com website and the winner of Beauty With A Purpose honor will be announced at the finale.

Vietnamese beauty Duong Truong Thien Ly has not received any honor so far and her rating on missworld.com is much lower than contestants from the US, Russia, Venezuela, India, Indonesia and the Philippines.

Ly said she feels regret for having little time to prepare for the world’s biggest beauty pageant.

With a modest height of 1.67 meters, she is unlikely to win the crown, she said.

South African, Russian, Mexican and Indian beauties are considered to have the highest chance to become Miss World 2008, according to globalbeauties.com.

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Comissioner of Police, Delhi

Dear Citizens of Delhi, Crime in Delhi, as in any other city, occurs due to a variety of crimogenic factors including the size and heterogeneous nature of the population. This notwithstanding, we have been quite effective in taking action in controlling crime and arresting criminals. The crime in the first 6 months of the year decreased by 11.93% as compared to last year. A new dimension to public participation was introduced in the efforts towards prevention of crime. In the “Eyes and Ears” scheme rehriwalas, chowkidars, patriwalas, security guards, parking attendants, three wheeler/taxi drivers, bus drivers/conductors, porters, shopkeepers, property agents, second hand car dealers, landlords, members of RWA/MTA, cyber café owners, PCO owners, guest house owners and other alert citizens

Dear Citizens of Delhi,

Crime in Delhi, as in any other city, occurs due to a variety of crimogenic factors including the size and heterogeneous nature of the population. This notwithstanding, we have been quite effective in taking action in controlling crime and arresting criminals. The crime in the first 6 months of the year decreased by 11.93% as compared to last year.

A new dimension to public participation was introduced in the efforts towards prevention of crime. In the “Eyes and Ears” scheme rehriwalas, chowkidars, patriwalas, security guards, parking attendants, three wheeler/taxi drivers, bus drivers/conductors, porters, shopkeepers, property agents, second hand car dealers, landlords, members of RWA/MTA, cyber café owners, PCO owners, guest house owners and other alert citizens have been involved to provide information regarding suspicious activities of individuals and crimes. A new Toll Free No. 1090 has been activated on 18.1.2008 to enable public to share information and the identity of the informer is kept secret. Public participations in the Eyes & Ears Scheme has resulted in 84 cases being worked out till June 30th due to information received through this scheme. A link has been created on the Delhi Police Website to enable public to share information through “e-mail” that may help to prevent crime.

The induction of 116 motorcycles in the PCR in Jan. 2008 helped to substantially increase the number of the PCR fleet from 500 to 616 on the city roads and in reducing their response time to distress calls.

In view of the distorted police news reports being published, we have in our revised website introduced a link captioned “Rejoinders” in which rejoinders to various news articles are displayed. Considerable emphasis is being put on development on criminal intelligence and with the continual working out of cases and other measures mentioned above we are confident of keeping crime under control.

The Delhi Police has in the first half of this year achieved substantial results in detection of crime. Criminals carrying cash reward from Rs. 2,500/- to Rs. 5,00,000/- arrested by the Delhi Police include the notorious gangster Brijesh Singh @ Arun Kumar Singh who carried a cash reward of Rs. 5,00,000/-, Mahavir @ Don, Vijay Dahiya @ Bodha and Joginder Singh @ Joga are of whom had carried a cash reward of Rs. 50,000/- each. Total number of criminals carrying cash reward (amount wise). These criminals were wanted in the cases of murder, attempt to murder, robbery, kidnapping for ransom etc. Most of the sensational cases registered this year have already been worked out. Tremendous amount of hard work has been put to work out these cases, some of which were blind in nature and some of which involved intensive investigation in other states.

Delhi Police has been paying special attention to the safety of women and this has resulted in decline in rape cases for the third consecutive year. At the same time, detection in rape cases has gone up and there is a decline in the involvement of strangers. Emphasis has been laid to check crimes against women and to improve the sensitivity in response of the police. There is a increased presence of women functionaries at all levels of the districts. There has been a visible presence of women police at women colleges, market places etc. Safety of senior citizens continues to be an area of focus. We have been reaching out to senior citizens, registered with us, both on telephone as well as through personal visits. We are also pro-actively giving advice regarding steps to be taken to prevent crimes at home, safety of vehicles, money/jewelry etc. Intensive servant verification was taken up on an unprecedented scale from 12.05.08. As many as 7,63,492 houses have been visited and particulars of 36,064 servants have been obtained still a large number of servants have remained unverified for which efforts are under ways. We have taken the initiative of writing letters to the employers to impress upon them the need to get the servant verified.

Motor vehicle theft can be prevented if the citizens take initiative in installing anti-theft devices. A number of these are available in the market and do not cost too much. We have written to Auto Manufacturers to provide anti-theft devices at the time of manufacturing of the vehicles. We have also advised them to make it mandatory for retail showrooms from where the vehicles are sold to keep a complete set of auto theft devices and advice customers to install any of them at the time of delivery of vehicles.

Attention is also drawn to the success achieved by the Delhi Police in attempting to reduce the road accidents in Delhi in an effort to make the roads safer for its citizens. Fatal accidents have fallen from 1059 to 947 (a fall of 11%) till 30.06.2008 as compared with first 6 months of 2007. This has resulted due to various measures taken by the Delhi Police including additional deployment of manpower for special checking, mobile patrolling with 200 motorcyclist teams and multitasking of 50 PCR vans in traffic duties, TIs/ZOs are being tasked on ‘chase and challan’ duties, sending decoy passengers in plain clothes in blue line buses, focus on cases impacting fatal accidents such as dangerous driving, red-light jumping, over speeding etc., registration of cases u/s 279 IPC etc.

A word of thanks and appreciation to those citizens who displayed exemplary valour in catching criminals informed about activities of criminals. We are looking forward to greater cooperation from all segments of the society in our fight against crime. We appeal to all the citizens of Delhi to become the “Eyes and Ears” of the Delhi Police.

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Obama To List Inaugural Donations Online

President-elect Barack Obama has already raised at least $10 million from 243 contributors for his inauguration and related activities, his inaugural committee revealed today.

The disclosure came as Obama’s inaugural staff launched a new Web-based public database of all donors, in yet another step towards upholding Obama’s pledge to run a transparent presidential transition.

The database allows users to search all donations of more than $200 to the inaugural committee, which aides promise will be posted within 48 hours of receipt.

The Web site also includes listings of all the committee’s bundlers – individuals who gather money from friends and colleagues to give to the inauguration.

The “guidelines we’ve released today set a new standard for openness for a Presidential Inaugural Committee,” John W. Rogers, Jr., Co-Chair of the 2009 Presidential Inaugural Committee, said in a release. “This tool demonstrates the new administration’s commitment to changing business-as-usual in Washington, DC.”

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Obama Taps Shaun Donovan As HUD Secretary

President-elect Barack Obama has named New York City housing official Shaun Donovan as his secretary of Housing and Urban Development, turning to a former Clinton administration official to help fight the impact of foreclosures in distressed cities.

Obama made the announcement in his weekly radio address on Saturday. He praised Donovan's role in helping create the largest municipal housing plan in the country. As commissioner of New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development, Donovan managed a $7.5 billion plan that put a half-million New Yorkers in affordable housing.

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Ohio player wins $207M Mega Millions jackpot

ATLANTA -- A single winner has taken the $207 million jackpot from the latest drawing of the multistate Mega Millions lottery.

The only ticket to match all the winnings numbers from Friday night's drawing was sold in Piqua, Ohio.

The next Mega Millions drawing will be on Tuesday night with a jackpot of $12 million.

In addition to the grand prize winner on Friday, 23 players won the second prize of $250,000. Another 113 players won the third prize of $10,000.

The winning numbers from Friday night's drawing were: 10, 16, 19, 27 and 48. The Mega Ball number is 25.

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Parliament attack memories come alive on its 7th anniversary

The gory memories of 2001 Parliament attack today came alive at a function to mark the martyrdom of the security personnel who laid down their lives to save the symbol of democracy.

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Leader of Opposition LK Advani, Chairperson of UPA Sonia Gandhi and other senior leaders of various political parties offered floral tributes.

The widow and son of Ghanshyam Singh of Delhi Police were among others who offered flowers at the plaque put up on the spot of the encounter with the terrorists on December 13, 2001.

Advani later told reporters that the Mumbai mayhem was not a solitary incident but part of a war unleashed by terrorists two decades back. "The government must give a befitting reply to such attacks." He said the entire world was looking forward to India to see how the resolution to fight terrorism recently adopted unanimously in Parliament was being implemented.

Both Houses of Parliament had yesterday paid tributes to the martyrs and recalled the supreme sacrifice by the security personnel in foiling the attempt of the terrorists.

Five security personnel of Delhi Police, one woman constable of the CRPF and two security assistants of Parliament Watch and Ward section had died preventing the entry of terrorists into Parliament House. A gardener and a photojournalist too lost their lives.

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Shahrukh Khan's Biography The Hot Seller In Poland

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Shahrukh Khan is known as Bollywood King and he is the most saleable actor in the business today. His sense of humour is commendable. Recently he was awarded ‘Datuk’.......

Shahrukh Khan is known as Bollywood King and he is the most saleable actor in the business today. His sense of humour is commendable. Recently he was awarded ‘Datuk’. With this Shahrukh Khan became the first in Bollywood fraternity to be conferred a Malaysian title.

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It is said that no one can leave behind Shahrukh Khan in terms of international appeal and fan following. Shahrukh Khan is a superstar in Poland.

Shahrukh Khan is hugely popular in European countries like Poland and Germany. His latest biography is written by Film Journalist Anupama Chopra and has become a bestseller in Poland.

According to a source, “SRK’s autobiography ‘The King of Bollywood’ written by Film Journalist Anupama Chopra is selling like hot cakes in Poland. Big posters of the Indian super star are on display in all the big cities of this European country.”

Shahrukh’s superhit films like Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham, Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna and Main Hoon Na were released in Polish subtitles and that has made him a star there.

According to Anupama Chopra. “Shahrukh Khan is the proverbial outsider who has made it Huge in the big and complex world of Hindi Films. In spite of being pitched against three generation of superstars he continues to lord over the Box Office.”

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MUMBAI POLICE RECRUITMENT 2008 OBSTACLE TEST RESULTS 2008

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NBA Star Mike James To Appear On Supernanny

It’s time for a sports celebrity edition of Supernanny. On this week’s episode of Supernanny, Jo Frost pays a visit to NBA star Mike James’ family. The James family consists of Mike, his wife Angela, and their four daughters.

Mike James plays for the New Orleans Hornets. However, his family currently lives in Houston, Texas. Mike and Angela have four daughters. The eldest daughters are named Jadon and Amaya, and they often totally ignore their mom.

All of the children are out of control. Because Mike James is often away from home, the children fight for his attention whenever they see him. The entire household is in a state of absolute chaos. When Jo Frost tries to help, she winds up having some major confrontations with dad. Supernanny airs on Friday, December 12 from 9 PM to 10 PM ET on ABC.

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John Abraham and Katrina Kaif in 'New York' Trailer

For the first time two of Bollywood's sexiest actors, John Abraham and Katrina Kaif are coming together for Yash Raj's next offering, 'New York.' The film also stars relative newbie, Neil Nitin Mukesh. Now a film with actors as scorching as John Abraham and Katrina Kaif would be something along the lines of the skin show that was 'Dostana,' but alas that's not the case!


Actually the film is about three friends, John, Katrina and Neil, who live a carefree fun loving college life that revolves around the three of them. Everything is fine until the world is changed forever with the horrific events of September 11, 2001. The friend's lives are flipped upside down as the film investigates the touchy subject of what happened, or may have happened to Muslims living in America in the days and weeks after 9/11. In fact the trailer shows the intensity of the film with John locked up and curled into a ball naked in jail.

Now word is that due to the history between John Abraham and Katrina Kaif's boyfriend Salman Khan (the two are known to be on cold terms and do not get along) as well as the history between Katrina Kaif and John Abraham's girlfriend Bipasha Basu (it was reported the two shared cold vibes on the sets of 'Race') that John Abraham and Katrina Kaif would not get along either. Thank goodness that wasn't the case! The two got along like a house on fire! Hmmm... we're pretty sure that didn't please their respective partners very much! Oh the Bollywood drama!

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China downplays ‘cyber attack’ on French embassy website

China downplayed Thursday an alleged cyber attack on the website of the French Embassy in Beijing, saying there was no clear link between the shutdown and a diplomatic row with France over Tibet.

“From the perspective of the Chinese government, China is against the hacking of the websites of the embassies of other nations,” foreign ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao told journalists.

“We have not seen any questions or concerns raised by France.”

However a French diplomat told AFP the embassy website had been inaccessible for several days due to a massive cyber attack following President Nicolas Sarkozy’s weekend meeting with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

“The server was attacked for several days, saturated by massive requests for a connection, mostly coming at night,” the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

Some French media reports have said Sarkozy’s meeting with the Dalai Lama, which greatly angered Beijing, was the motive behind the attacks.

“We have taken note of relevant reports, but from the reports I have seen this is speculation,” Liu said.

“When reporting or covering this issue, the media should base their reports on solid proof and not target China.”

China accuses the Dalai Lama of seeking independence for his homeland — despite his repeated denials — and views it as a national affront when foreign leaders meet him.

China has ruled Tibet since 1951, after sending in troops to “liberate” the Himalayan region the previous year.

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Pop stars parade in Jingle Bell Ball

When Capital FM ditched their annual Party in the Park four years ago it seemed to represent rock’s victory over pure pop music. Now reborn in a wintry indoor guise, and with Capital promising two massive London concerts a year from now on, there was little miming and almost all 16 performers used live bands. Yet this was as pop as it gets.


With a formula of get on, do your hits and get lost, the short attention span of the average commercial radio listener was catered for. Only final star Rihanna was allowed more than three songs, with even multi-million-selling James Blunt shuffling off after just two.

At four hours long it somehow seemed brief, moving at lightning speed to the next thing and the next thing like one of those epic TV clip shows. It was like watching endless movie trailers instead of a whole film, or a giant concert consisting entirely of encores.

The dreaded changeovers between bands were impressively fast, although it meant using two stages and tucking away acts including Lemar and Anastacia on a much smaller second platform.
A two-tier system was created. Some, such as Irish chart-toppers The Script and Brit-winning soul man James Morrison, went for low-key semi-acoustic sets. The Sugababes went for minuscule glittery dresses and fireworks.

Brash girl group Pussycat Dolls made the most of their space with high-kicking dance routines and searing blasts of flame. All legs, pouts and vacuous lyrics (“When I grow up I wanna be famous”; “Don’t you wish your girlfriend was hot like me?”) like living Bratz dolls they set a terrible example to their young audience but certainly stood out in the crowd here.

Although The Saturdays missed their entrance cue and Enrique Iglesias was particularly forward while singing Hero to a 17-year-old audience member, with so many singers to get through this was a tight ship and not the place to come for surprises. “They sound like how they sound on the radio — that’s why they’re good,” explained my eight-year-old companion.

Rihanna’s all-too-brief finale was so spectacular compared with everyone else that this group effort seemed very much like her show. The Barbadian R&B star began Disturbia atop a huge column, sang biggest hit Umbrella in front of a waterfall of sparks and even squeezed in a costume change.

With no time for self-indulgence (even Johnny Vaughan didn’t talk much) the Jingle Bell Ball was too quick to be boring but too superficial to stick in the mind.

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Palindrome (Goat-chasing dogs return)

I live in Port Townsend, just outside the city limits south of the Palindrome, where I have been a resident since the early 1970s. Having spent a good part of my adolescence on ranches, but living much of my adult life in a busy metropolitan city, I have thoroughly enjoyed my choice to reside here. Other than a few exceptions, I have lived here in peace for nearly three decades. Now I am fearful for the safety of my grandchildren, my animals and myself.


Last year on Christmas Day, while I was sitting down to dinner with my family, dogs attacked and severely injured our two little goats, Jolly and Roger. We contacted Animal Control and searched the area ourselves, but were unable to locate the dogs. Not having seen them on our property since that attack, we thought it must have been a one-time event caused by some careless person not leashing their dogs while passing through.

On Monday, Dec. 1 the same dogs returned. They attacked and pulled down Henrey (our very large goat, at more than 160 pounds and more than 4 feet tall at the shoulder), and were in a feeding frenzy while he was still alive.

When confronted, both dogs turned and with a pack mentality, attacked, bit, and tried to pull down a full-grown man.

These dogs are large and appear to be huskies. One is grayish and white; the other is brownish and white. Both have blue eyes and wore silver "pinch" collars with red tags.

Animal control has reopened the investigation and suggested that we use whatever means (including contacting the paper) to gain community support so that we might locate these dogs.

We didn't expect to see the dogs again, but Tuesday, Dec. 2 they came back and were trying to get our little goats. Fortunately, we had put them in an enclosed dog run for their safety after Henrey's attack. These dogs have been classified as dangerous by animal control and they are still out there. Do not try to approach these animals; contact authorities.

Please help us. Anyone that might have any information should contact Sharon McKenzie at 206-883-4164, or animal control at 385-3292. If you know who owns these dogs, please call before they attack again. We would not want it to be your pet or - God forbid - your loved one next.

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DELHI POLICE RECRUITMENT (TEMPORARY CONSTABLES) 2008

Vast career opportunities are available in Delhi Police at various levels. Some of the important recruitments are the following:

i) Constable
ii) Ministerial Cadre
iii) Sub-Inspector
iv) Assistant Commissioner of Police
For Employment opportunities in Delhi Police Please click here:

Recruitment of Constables (Male & Female) in Delhi Police is done by a Recruitment Board appointed by Commissioner of Police. Candidates from all parts of country are eligible for recruitment. The vacancies are notified in the concerned Employment Exchange of Delhi and Central Employment Exchange on all India Basis. Besides, vacancies are also advertised in News Papers/Rozgar Samachar inviting application for open competition. The applicants are required to appear for Physical Examination, Written Test and Interview.

Direct Recruitment to the Ministerial Cadre is made only in the rank of Head Constable (Ministerial) and of Stenographers in the rank of Assistant Sub-Inspector. Competitive examination for this purpose is held for which candidates from open competition as well as from the department are eligible. Vacancies are also advertised in News Papers/Rozgar Samachars.

For Sub-Inspectors Delhi Police places advertisements from time to time.

For Assistant Commissioner of Police the entire process is conducted and carried out by the Union Public Service Commission and candidates are selected through Civil Services Examination.

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University Of Illinois Wind Turbine Plan Scrapped By University Addmission

The University of Illinois has canceled its plans to build wind turbines on campus, citing the university's "
The University of Illinois has canceled its plans to build wind turbines on campus, citing the university's "deteriorating fiscal condition."..........


A contract for GE to build and deliver a 1.5-megawatt wind turbine for the South Farms was sent last week to the university from GE, but university officials did not sign it.

Chancellor Richard Herman on Thursday notified GE and student leaders of the university's decision to halt the project.

Given the "deteriorating fiscal condition" of the university – the state recently asked the university to hold 2.5 percent of its state appropriation in reserve – "we've got to spend money where there's a rapid payback," said Dick Warner, a professor in Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences and director of the university's new Office of Sustainability.

"In the fiscal situation we're in, we need to be looking for things that have immediate cost savings," Warner said.

One turbine would have generated about 1 percent of the campus's energy needs.

"Basically (the turbine) was more symbolic than it was adding to the energy capacity of the campus," said Jack Dempsey, executive director of Facilities and Services at the UI.

It's always cheaper to reduce consumption, he said.

"A kilowatt reduced costs nothing as opposed to a kilowatt produced more efficiently. It's always cheaper to reduce consumption. That's been our goal and the chancellor's stated goal for last two years," Dempsey said.

The wind energy project, announced in 2005, originally called for installing three turbines. Over the years, demand for wind turbines pushed prices higher, said Kent Reifsteck, director of engineering services at the university. And the project was scaled down from three turbines to one, and the budget was reduced from $5.7 million to $4.6 million.

Student who have long supported the wind turbines said they were disappointed and stunned when they heard about the project's demise.

"It's pretty awful. Everyone's really shocked right now," said Amanda Schield, president of Students for Environmental Concerns, the student group that in 2003 rallied support for a $2 per-semester fee that would pay for clean energy projects, like the turbines, on campus. About $300,000 raised from the fees was allocated for the wind energy project. The university would have received a $2 million grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Foundation to help pay for the turbines.

Schield and other environmental leaders on campus have asked students to call or e-mail university administrators with their concerns, "but it's hard. It's finals week. Everyone is busy and stressed," she said.

"Many people fought for this for years," said Suhail Barot, UI graduate student and chair of the student sustainability committee. "If we had known about the funding shortfall ... we could have gone and looked for grants or donations, but they never gave us a chance," he said.

The university's move to pull the plug on the project shows the university is not committed to sustainability, he said.

The decision to cancel the wind energy project comes less than a year after the university signed the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, a statement that called for, among other things, reducing greenhouse gases and using or buying more renewable energy.

As many colleges and universities have become interested in renewable energies, more colleges in recent years have considered installing wind turbines on their campuses, according to Julian Dautremont-Smith, associate director of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Colleges with turbines include, for example, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, the University of Vermont, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Montana.

Dautremont-Smith said he has heard about schools facing challenges, such as the increase in price due to rising demand.

"I still think schools are finding ways to pencil it out. It's a good long-term investment," he said.

Many schools have opted for smaller-scale wind turbines, such as those below 100 kilowatts, and those can "still provide a symbol of the university's commitment to sustainability. And they have a reasonable payback period," he said.

"There's no doubt that the students would feel as though a wind turbine sitting out on the South Farms, visible to all, presents an appearance of sustainability," said Helen Coleman, director of planning at the university. But the university is already working on "proven" sustainability campus projects, such as biofuels research, buying hybrid and electric cars and recycling, she said.

In recent months the university has focused more on trying to pick "low-hanging fruit, to find things with immediate payoff," Warner said.

And that means tackling some not-so-visible projects such as heating, air conditioning and ventilation systems around campus, he said.

"We are interested in deploying a wide variety of alternative energy sources on our campuses," he said.

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Miss World 2008 Miss Russia Now The Favorite To Win

Miss Russia is the surprising favorite to be crowned Miss World 2008,
which is ironic since the Miss World pageant had to move to South ......


Miss Russian Miss World 2008

Miss Russia is the surprising favorite to be crowned Miss World 2008, which is ironic since the Miss World pageant had to move to South America following hostilities between the previous host country of Ukraine and Russia.
Oh and did we mention that Seniya Sukhinova is super hot?
At +150 odds (see BetUS.com) she might very well be some great value as we approach the crowning of Miss World 2008 Saturday night.

Kseniya lives with her parents in the Tyumen region, which is situated in the north west of Siberia. She is currently studying for a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineer of Administration, her ambition is also to become a Supermodel. Her leisure and sporting interests are: swimming; mountain skiing; roller skating; badminton; gym; rhythm gymnastics; pop & dance music; reading Russian classic literature; favourite food is: Japanese and Italian. Kseniya`s personal motto is: `Respect people around you, and people will respect you`.

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