Beauty pageant competitors showcase their talents

(23 Nov 2009) SHOTLIST
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AP Television
Johannesburg, South Africa, 22 November 2009
1.Wide Miss World Talent finals performing on stage for children from various Johannesburg orphanages, showcasing their talent
2. Close of Miss World contestants performing on stage
3. Wide contestants Miss Mexico showing her cultural dance and costume
4. Wide Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo performing Chinese traditional dance as her talent
5. Close of Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo wearing musk of changing faces
6. Wide Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo perfoming with fire sticks
7. Various of Miss Canada, Yanbing Ma performing a song
8. Wide traditional dancers of the world from Miss World Talent Finals
9. Close up Miss Bosnia & Herzegovina, Andrea Sarac performing her 10.traditional dance followed by Miss Belarus, Yuliya Sindzeyeva performing traditional dance and Miss Vietnam, Tran Thi Huong Giang performing traditional dance
11. UPSOUND (English) Mike Dickson, Choreographer and judge of Miss World 2009 presenting a winner of Miss World Talent Finalists
12. Close up Miss Canada, Lena Yangbing Ma 1st place joint tie winner joining Miss World Talent finalist.
13. 4th place Miss Australia, Sophie Lavers, 3rd place Miss Norway, Sara Skjoldnes and 2nd place miss Korea Joo Ri Kim
14. Close up Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo 1st place joint tie winner
15. Close up Mike Dickson, Choreographer and judge of Miss World 2009 handing over trophy to Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo and Miss Canada, Yanbing Ma, the joint tie winners holding up a trophy
16. Close up joint tie trophy
17. Wide interior Miss World Talent finalists
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Miss Sierra Leone, Mariatu Kargbo 1st place joint tie winner:
“So my dream was to be in the Miss World so people can see me more, so I can make more way to help the poor people, so I hope I can work together with the Miss World to help the poor people and to bring peace in the world, that is my dream.”
19.SOUNDBITE (English) Miss Canada, Yanbing Ma 1st place joint tie winner
“I would also love to use my voice and my talent for the better good. I have always been within Canada and my home town Toronto I have always been performing at charity events so I am so honoured to have the chance to perform in an international stage.”
20. Wide current theatre group UMOJA performing at the Miss World Talent event
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MISS WORLD CONTESTANTS PROVE THEY ARE MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY FACE
Beauty aside, it was time for the women who hope to be crowned Miss World to show off their less obvious talents in South Africa on Sunday (22 NOV 2009).
Contestants performed in a special showcase to share their talents and traditions by singing, doing karate and dancing to an audience of children from various Johannesburg orphanages and schools.
Canada’s entry took to the stage and wowed both the judges and the audience with her impressive opera routine that brought the house down – while the colourful Miss Sierra Leone surprised the audience with her fire eating routine.
The contestants were impressive enough to make it difficult for judges to decide and so the title of Miss World Talent was jointly awarded to Miss Sierra Leone (Mariatu Kargbo) and Miss Canada (Yanbing Ma).
Being named the joint talent finalists guarantees them both places in the semi finals – where they’ll join Miss Japan Eruza Sasaki, who earlier this week was named Miss World Sportswoman, which automatically earned her a place.

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