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Photo: On the finish line of the Prix de Diane Longines 2011, the winner Maxime Guyon on Golden Lilac.
Photo: Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan, Longines Ambassadress of Elegance, during the Prix de Diane 2011 with her elegant hat, made by the French milliner Sophie Papiernik.
Photo: View of the stand of Chantilly racecourse during the Prix de Diane Longines 2011.
Maxime Guyon riding Golden Lilac won the Prix de Diane Longines at the Chantilly, France, Racecourse.
The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a flat horse race in France. It is run at Chantilly over a distance of 2,100 metres, and it is scheduled to take place each year in June.
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Photo: Miss California USA 2011, Alyssa Campanella, is the winner of the 2011 MISS USA Competition. She celebrates on stage after the crowning, which was broadcast LIVE on NBC from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino Theatre for the Performing Arts, in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, June 19, 2011. The winner will compete in the 2011 MISS UNIVERSE Pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 12. (Photographer: Richard Harbaugh. © Miss Universe L.P., LLLP. Photo provided for display on GlobalGiants.Com by The Miss Universe Organization, New York.)
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Photo: Nik Wallenda walking high wire towards crane. (© Discovery Channel.)
Photo: Nik Wallenda practices walking on the ferris wheel. (Photographer: Donaven Staab, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk in house photographer. © Discovery Channel.)
Photo: Episode Wheel of Death. Nik recovering from slip on Wheel of Death. (© Discovery Channel.)
Nik Wallenda doesn’t want to die. It just looks that way sometimes. He’s seventh generation of the legendary acrobatic family The Flying Wallendas, and is on a mission to bring his famous family’s skill, passion and showmanship to a new 21st Century audience.
On Wednesday, June 22, Discovery Channel will sneak peek LIFE ON A WIRE, a limited series commissioned by Discovery Channel that profiles Nik and his incredible family. Produced by RelativityREAL for Discovery, additional episodes are set to air later in 2011 on the network.
• LIFE ON A WIRE shows how, through the help of his entire family, Nik creates spectacular acts that cheat death through science, skill and discipline.
The success of any of Nik’s acts — and, indeed, his very life — is dependent upon meticulous preparations that include engineering and wind speed analysis, conducted with a crew that includes his chief engineer (his uncle Mike), and his safety coordinator (his father Terry).
This past weekend, Nik and his mother Delilah made headlines around the world as they successfully walked a high wire in Puerto Rico.
Says Nik, “People ask me all the time - why do you do this? Why do you risk your life? My family has been doing this for seven generations. I was born doing it; it’s really all I know. It’s in my blood, it’s who I am and I can’t imagine doing anything else.”
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Photo: Drivers participate in a four-wide parade lap prior to the running of Prelude To The Dream at Eldora Speedway on June 8, 2011 in Rossburg, Ohio. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images For True Speed Communications. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: Ryan Newman, driver of the #39 US Army Chevrolet, drives during qualifying before the running of Prelude To The Dream at Eldora Speedway on June 8, 2011 in Rossburg, Ohio. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images For True Speed Communications. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: A tire from the car driven by Tony Kanaan (not pictured) bounces in front of Justin Allgaier, driver of the #31 Brandt Chevrolet, during the Prelude To The Dream at Eldora Speedway on June 8, 2011 in Rossburg, Ohio. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images For True Speed Communications. © 2011 Getty Images.)
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Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete reaches out to help poor children in the unseen side of her hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico, through Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization.
“It was difficult for me to see the poverty and how these families struggle to get by in the city where I grew up,” said Navarrete. “But now I have seen the life-changing work Children International is doing with children and teens in Mexico. They are giving impoverished children a chance to live better lives.”
The Mexican native recently embarked upon a 3-day visit of Guadalajara where she met with several children and their families supported by the charity.
Established in 1936, Children International is a 75 year-old humanitarian organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Children International helps more than 335,000 children and their families in 11 countries around the world including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Zambia, Honduras, India, the Philippines and the United States.
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Photo: Renault Dacia Duster. The Renault Group brand Dacia has decided to take on the world’s most famous and most challenging hill climb - the Pikes Peak International Hill Climb - which will take place in Colorado, USA, on June 26. Dacia will enter the American event with a purpose-built 850hp prototype, Dacia Duster ‘No Limit’. The car will be driven by three-time Trophee Andros champion Jean-Philippe Dayraut whose ambitious target is quite simply to challenge for the win. (Photo Credit: B.Bakalian/Renault).
Photo: Renault — Road Safety for all 2011, in a school in Morocco. (Photo Credit: Mustapha Ennaimi/ Renault).
On Friday, May 27, Renault is celebrating the 10th anniversary of its “Safety For All” program.
Starting in the 2011-2012 school year, program content will include a section on eco-mobility.
More than 12 million children, as road users and future drivers, have taken part in Renault’s international “Safety For All” program, which is celebrating its 10th birthday this year. “Safety For All” is the biggest road-safety awareness-raising operation ever undertaken by a car manufacturer.
For this edition, the Renault teams and the schools willing to participate implemented the “Safety For All” program in 11 countries. 7 of them will come to Renault’s Technocentre outside Paris on May 27 for a program of festive activities. Around 100 children from Austria, Bulgaria, Poland, Portugal, Turkey, France and Switzerland will present their drawings and take part in a performance and road safety activities before spending the weekend at Disneyland.
From September this year, Renault is expanding the content of the awareness-raising kit to include the environmental awareness alongside road safety issues. The educational kits, which Renault supplies to teachers, will be adapted to cover renewable energy use during vehicle manufacture, types of transport that reduce carbon emissions like electric vehicles, and responsible group actions such as “walking buses”. The kits will also be redesigned to be more modular for teachers and better suited to the different age groups of pupils.
Through the new decade that is opening up for “Safety For All”, and in connection with the Decade of Action for Road Safety launched by the United Nations on April 11, of which Renault is a partner, the company is pursuing its commitment in favor of road safety.
Based on an approach both educational and fun, the “Safety For All” program consists of two separate courses developed specifically for school pupils of different ages. The countries participating choose one or both of the courses.
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Photo: Actress Fan Bingbing with Cartier jewelry attends “The Artist” Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo © 2011 Tony Barson/WireImage).
Photo: Actress Fan Bingbing with Cartier jewelry attends “The Artist” Premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 15, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo © 2011 Tony Barson/WireImage).
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Photo: Actor Johnny Depp attends the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois Durand. © 2011 Getty Images).
Photo: (L-R) Actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey and actor Johnny Depp attend the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Francois Durand. © 2011 Getty Images).
Photo: Actress Penelope Cruz attends the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Andreas Rentz. © 2011 Getty Images).
Photo: Actress Astrid Berges-Frisbey attends the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain. © 2011 Getty Images).
Photo: Actor Johnny Depp (R) and actress Penelope Cruz attend the “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides” photocall at the Palais des Festivals during the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 14, 2011 in Cannes, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain. © 2011 Getty Images).
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Photo: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (at podium) speaks at a press event to launch the Decade of Action for Road Safety, alongside Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg and Jeannette Sadik-Khan, New York City Transportation Commissioner, in Manhattan, New York. May 12, 2011. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe.
Photo: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) receives a helmet and campaign pin from Michelle Yeoh (right), actress and Global Ambassador for the Make Roads Safe campaign, who met with Mr. Ban to promote the “Decade of Action for Road Safety”. United Nations, New York. UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe.
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The finance and business centers of the future may not be the traditional capitals of global dominance, according to a new report released today by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a member firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited) and the Partnership for New York City (a non-profit organization working to maintain New York City’s position as the global center of commerce, culture and innovation).
The fourth edition of Cities of Opportunity shows that “well-rounded cities with balanced economies and strong quality of life have resilience during downturns and they attract skilled people”.
New York leads the 2011 study, which analyzes and ranks how 26 global centers of finance, business and culture perform across 10 key indicators. But it is followed closely in the top five by Toronto, San Francisco, Stockholm and Sydney — cities more notable for quality of life and balance than global business dominance.
While these cities cannot match the size or economic clout of longstanding commercial hubs like London, New York, Paris or Tokyo, their performance highlights a changing global dynamic. “Modern cities are less dependent on geography and historic connections and more reliant on holistic approaches to attracting and keeping creative minds and cutting-edge businesses,” informs the report.
New York, despite finishing first, hardly dominates. It leads because of balanced performance across the indicators.
The study analyzes 26 cities and ranks them as follows: • New York • Toronto • San Francisco • Stockholm • Sydney • London • Chicago • Paris • Singapore • Hong Kong • Houston • Los Angeles • Berlin • Tokyo • Madrid • Seoul • Beijing • Abu Dhabi • Shanghai • Mexico City • Moscow • Santiago • Istanbul • Sao Paulo • Johannesburg • Mumbai.
The Cities of Opportunity key indicators and top three cities in each are:
• Intellectual capital and innovation — Stockholm, Toronto, New York/San Francisco (tied for 3rd)
• Technology readiness — New York, Seoul, Stockholm
• Transportation and infrastructure — Paris, Chicago, New York
• Demographics and livability — Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto
• Economic clout — London, Paris, New York
• Cost — Houston, Los Angeles, Chicago
• Lifestyle assets — New York, Paris, London
• Health, safety and security — Stockholm, Toronto, Chicago
• Ease of doing business — Hong Kong, Singapore, New York
• Sustainability — Berlin, Sydney, Stockholm
“Changes in communications, education and knowledge-sharing, transportation and urban migration are transforming world dynamics,” said Bob Moritz , US Chairman and Senior Partner of PwC. “Cities that want to thrive need to adapt to these changes. Size is no longer a leading predictor of influence. The success of cities such as Toronto, San Francisco, Stockholm and Sydney sends a clear signal that holistic balance makes a real difference.”
“For more than a year, researchers at the Partnership and PwC exhaustively compiled and analyzed data from more than 400 different global sources,” said Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO of the Partnership for NYC. “We are pleasantly surprised to see how the totals broke in favor of NYC, but with the clear competition rising from smaller, more livable cities.”
The complete report is available at: www.pwc.com/cities.
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Photo: Valentino Rossi of Italy and Ducati Marlboro Team rounds the bend during the free practice of MotoGP of Portugal in Estoril Circuit on April 29, 2011 in Estoril, Portugal. (Photo by Mirco Lazzari GP/Getty Images. © 2011 Getty Images).
Photo: Valentino Rossi of Italy and Ducati Marlboro Team in action in Losail Circuit during the Qatar GP for the start of 2011 World Motorcycle Championship season (Photo by Mirco Lazzari. © Mirco Lazzari & Getty Images).
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Photo: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 BB&T Chevrolet, leads Michael Waltrip, driver of the #15 Aaron’s Auburn National Champions Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 17, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: Cars race during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway on April 3, 2011 in Martinsville, Virginia. (Photo by Chris Trotman. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: Carl Edwards, driver of the #60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, leads Kevin Harvick, driver of the #33 Rheem Pool & Spa Heaters Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 26, 2011 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images for NASCAR. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: Carl Edwards, driver of the #60 Fastenal Ford, celebrates with a flip after winning the NASCAR Nationwide Series O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 at Texas Motor Speedway on April 8, 2011 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images for NASCAR. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: A young race fan stands by the car of Joey Logano, driver of the #20 GameStop Toyota, on pit road prior to the NASCAR Nationwide Series Royal Purple 300 at Auto Club Speedway on March 26, 2011 in Fontana, California. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images. © 2011 Getty Images.)
Photo: Elliott Sadler, driver of the #2 OneMain Financial Chevrolet, and Clint Bowyer, driver of the #33 Rheem Chevrolet, lead the field to start the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 16, 2011 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR. © 2011 Getty Images.)
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Photo: U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger film, “Conversations on Diplomacy, Moderated by Charlie Rose,” at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on April 20, 2011. (State Department Photo.)
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“There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished.”
— John Kenneth Galbraith.
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Photo: 111 years - Porsche hybrid today and yesterday - the Panamera S Hybrid and the Semper Vivus in New York.
In 1900, Professor Ferdinand Porsche built the first functional hybrid car. Called Semper Vivus, which means “Always Alive,” this historic car has been resurrected 111 years later.
The fully functional Semper Vivus replica, based on original drawings and exhaustive research, is a collaborative effort between Porsche Engineering, Germany, and Karosseriebau Drescher, Germany. It is on display for the first time in the United States at the New York Auto Show, where, Porsche is also unveiling its New Panamera S Hybrid.
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Photo: Universite Laval student Mathilde Jean-St-Laurent on the track at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Saturday, April 16, in downtown Houston.
Photo: St. Paul’s School students Ryan Durr and Bobby Bayer prepare their car for inspection at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Friday, April 15 in downtown Houston.
Photo: Penn State students Melissa Cardone, Tim Brookins and Nate Peterman prepare their car for the race at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Sunday, April 17 in downtown Houston.
Photo: Northern Arizona University student Lauren Green prepares her car for inspection at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Friday, April 15 in downtown Houston.
Going the farthest distance might sound like a foot race. But this past weekend, it meant stretching the boundaries of fuel efficiency as student teams competed in the fifth annual Shell Eco-marathon Americas, a challenge for students to design, build and test fuel-efficient vehicles that travel the farthest distance using the least amount of energy.
High school and university students from Canada and the United States competed in the two-day street course challenge in downtown Houston.
For the third year in a row and beating last year’s mileage by 77 mpg, the student team from Universite Laval in Quebec, Canada took home the Internal Combustion First Prize with an astonishing best run of 2,564.8 miles per gallon in the Prototype class. And in the UrbanConcept class, the team from Louisiana Technical University in Ruston, La. took First Prize by achieving a best run of 646.7 mpg.
“Every year, the competition at Shell Eco-marathon Americas gets a little tougher,” said Anthony Bernier of Universite Laval. “With more teams participating this year, there are a lot of really smart and innovative fuel-efficient ideas to be seen on and off the track. We put a lot of time and hard work into our vehicle this year and are very proud of how we did. We are excited to be Shell Eco-marathon Americas champions for the third year in a row and to have beat our mileage achieved last year!”
Photo: Louisiana Tech students Sam Ashley and Justin Dowty prepare their car for inspection at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Friday, April 15 in downtown Houston.
Photo: University of Illinois at Urbana-Chapaign student Federico Scholcoff takes a test run on the track at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Friday, April 15, in downtown Houston.
Photo: California State University Los Angeles student Erick Munoz on the track at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Saturday, April 16, in downtown Houston.
Photo: Benton High School student Kevin Larue prepares his car for the race at Shell Eco-marathon Americas 2011 on Sunday, April 17 in downtown Houston.
Bruce Culpepper, Shell Oil Company Executive Vice President Americas Operations, kicked off the challenge on Saturday, April 16, by waving the green start flag and asking the teams to “Start your fuel-efficient engines!” The competition was steep with a record number of 62 student teams and their 68 vehicles competing.
Shell Eco-marathon continues to grow and challenge students to push the boundaries with their innovative fuel efficiency solutions. In that spirit, an e-mobility category was added to the 2011 competitions. This category includes both Prototype and UrbanConcept vehicles powered by electric motors using hydrogen, solar or, for the first time, ‘Plug-in’ battery energy sources. Other fuels in the internal combustion powered vehicles include gasoline, diesel, GTL, biodiesel or ethanol.
Shell Eco-marathon is a part of Shell’s “Smarter Mobility” program, which is aimed at meeting the needs of today’s drivers as society faces an increasing demand on energy for transport.
• Shell Oil Company is an affiliate of the Royal Dutch Shell plc, a global group of energy and petrochemical companies with 93,000 employees in more than 90 countries.
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Photos: Yacht “CAMPER” with Emirates Team New Zealand. Skipper Chris Nicholson takes the new 3rd generation Volvo Open 70 yacht for its first sail in the Hauraki Gulf in New Zealand. Photo © Chris Cameron 2011.
CAMPER is the first Volvo Open 70 that has been launched for the Volvo Ocean Race 2011-12. This was also the first opportunity to see the yacht’s full graphic design. Her striking graphics are from the pen of world leading British studio Farrow.
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Photo: Mother polar bear with her cub. Credit: Discovery Channel / BBC.
Spy cameras capture the dramatic moments of polar bear motherhood, in POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE, premiering April 17 on Discovery Channel.
POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE follows polar bear mothers Aesa and Svanna as they lead their cubs on a journey across frozen land in arctic Norway. Their destination — sea ice on the edge of the polar ice cap surrounding the North Pole.
” It’s an expedition that will take months and the perils will be especially great, with brand new cubs in tow. Each mother will need endurance, ingenuity, and steadfast determination to safely make it through this incredible journey alive,” Discovery Channel explains.
POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE presents viewers with an enchanting look at the daily life of two very special polar bear families and the other bears they encounter along their journey.
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Photo: U.S. Postal Service Poster
U.S. Postal Service has released a poster declaring that even if the Federal Government Shuts Down, USPS Will Still Be Open for Business as Usual.
The United States Postal Service receives no tax dollars for operating expenses, and relies on the sale of postage, products and services to fund its operations.
Photo: JAZZ Appreciation Stamp recently issued by the U.S. Postal Service.
Photo: U.S. Postal Service Delivers a Greener America - One Stamp at a Time: 16 Easy Ways to Help the Environment.
A self-supporting government enterprise, it reaches every address in the USA — 150 million residences, businesses and Post Office Boxes.
According to U.S. Postal Service, it has annual revenue of more than $67 billion and delivers nearly 40 percent of the world’s mail.
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Photo: View of Vaduz Castle, the official residence of the Prince of Liechtenstein. Vaduz, Liechtenstein. UN Photo/Mark Garten.
Liechtenstein is a small Alpine principality in central Europe between Austria and Switzerland. It was created as a principality within the Holy Roman Empire in 1719 and became independent in 1866. Vaduz is the capital.
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The Miss Universe 2011 contest will be held in Brazil.
Photo: Ximena Navarrete, Miss Mexico 2010, of Guadalajara, is crowned Miss UNIVERSE 2010, and becomes the 59th MISS UNIVERSE. Her spectacular year long reign will include traveling throughout the country making special appearances on behalf of the Miss Universe Organization, its sponsors and affiliated charities. Credit: MISS UNIVERSE Organization. Photographer: Darren Decker. © Miss Universe L.P., LLLP.
Photo: Ximena Navarrete, Miss Mexico 2010, of Guadalajara, is crowned Miss UNIVERSE 2010, and becomes the 59th MISS UNIVERSE. Her spectacular year long reign will include traveling throughout the country making special appearances on behalf of the Miss Universe Organization, its sponsors and affiliated charities. Credit: MISS UNIVERSE Organization. Photographer: Greg Harbaugh. © Miss Universe L.P., LLLP.
• The MISS UNIVERSE pageant is a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture.
Contestants from more than 80 countries around the world will travel to Brazil for almost a month of activities.
“I am very pleased to announce our partnership with media conglomerate Grupo Bandeirantes de Comunicacao and the selection of Sao Paulo as the host location for Miss Universe 2011,” said the pageant’s owner, Donald J. Trump. “Brazil is rapidly becoming an economic powerhouse and is a great place to do business. This decade, Brazil is hosting three of the greatest and most-watched worldwide events: the World Cup, the Summer Olympic Games and now, to kick it all off, Miss Universe.”
“Grupo Bandeirantes is delighted that we have reached an agreement with the Miss Universe Organization to host the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil,” said the network’s president, Joao Carlos Saad. “We believe it is fitting for Brazil to set the stage for this glamorous event, and we look forward to showing the contestants, and the almost 200 countries around the world who watch the pageant every year, the exciting and vibrant culture of our beautiful country.”
Photo: Ximena Navarrete, Miss Mexico 2010, of Guadalajara, is crowned Miss UNIVERSE 2010, and becomes the 59th MISS UNIVERSE. Her spectacular year long reign will include traveling throughout the country making special appearances on behalf of the Miss Universe Organization, its sponsors and affiliated charities. Credit: MISS UNIVERSE Organization. Photographer: Darren Decker. © Miss Universe L.P., LLLP.
Donald J. Trump, NBC Universal, and Miss Universe Organization President, Paula M. Shugart, have announced that the 60th Annual MISS UNIVERSE Competition will air live from Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.
At the conclusion of the telecast, Miss Universe 2010, Ximena Navarrete from Mexico, will crown her successor.
Meanwhile, Chinese Laundry has been named the Official Footwear Sponsor of the MISS UNIVERSE and MISS USA 2011 Pageants.
• “MISS UNIVERSE”, “MISS USA”, and “MISS TEEN USA” are registered trademarks of Miss Universe L.P., LLLP.
The pictures appearing above are the property of and have been provided for display on GlobalGiants.Com by:
• The Miss Universe Organization, 1370 Avenue of the Americas, 16th Floor, New York, NY 10019, U.S.A.
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