It was an exciting and beautiful ending of the Miss World 2011 final competition last night as Venezuela, Ivian SARCOS, was crowned Miss World 2011. Runner up was Philippines, followed by Puerto Rico. The seven continental beauties included Venezuela, Puerto Rico, Korea, England, Philippines, South Africa and Scotland. This year a new scoreboard was introduced to allow audiences to keep track of scores as contestants progressed through the event. Performing at Miss World 2011, which was also Miss World’s 60th birthday, was Diversity and Blue. The end of the show wasn’t the finish of the evening, as all the contestants were whisked away to a beautiful coronation ball with dinner and dancing. As the evening ended, “We are Family” played, reminding the audience and the contestants of the new friends they acquired from around the world thanks to the Miss World experience.

While Miss World Bahamas Sasha Joyce did not advance to the semifinals, she represented The Bahamas very well. Sasha placed 8th in the Sportswoman Competition, and 20th in the Beauty With a Purpose competition, which was weighted heavier than the other fast track events due to its importance to the Miss World Organization. Her final overall placement was 49th. We wish to congratulate Sasha for a job well done!

It has been decided by the judges to do a top 30 Presentations for Beauty with a Purpose. The top 30 Beauty with a Purpose presentations are: Barbados, Botswana, Ecuador, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Malaysia, Nepal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, US Virgin Islands, Zimbabwe, Argentina, Bahamas, Bonaire, England, India, Malta, Namibia, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Thailand. Sasha who is a former athlete, has worked closely with Special Olympics Bahamas since being crowned Miss World Bahamas, raising awareness of the needs of the non profit organization as it works to prepare the country’s Special Olympians year round. She also staged a “souse out” through which she was able to raise over $4000 that was donated to the charity’s expansion programs. Congratulations Sasha for having your philanthropic efforts recognized on the world stage!

The Miss World 2011 Charity Gala, auction, talent show and family party took place October 31st at the Marriott County Hall hotel. It was a night of elegance, entertainment and quality time with family and friends. The Miss World 2011 contestants brought a wide variety of national gifts from their countries to enter into auction, including signed sports memorabilia, dazzling jewellery, traditional crafts, and unique artwork. Beauty with a Purpose presentations, illustrating just a few examples of some of the incredible projects contestants have been involved with, were shown, highlighting the efforts of the Miss World 2011 contestants around the world. The charity dinner was also a time for the inaugural Beauty with a Purpose Humanitarian Award, which was presented to Kieu Hoang. Founder of Rare Antibody Antigen Supply Inc., Mr. Hoang’s pioneering work in plasma-based developments to combat a range of diseases has not only saved so many lives, but his generous donations have built homes for the homeless and taken kids off the streets. Thanks to the efforts of the contestants and the generosity of the guests in attendance, the total raised for Beauty with a Purpose at the Miss World Charity Dinner reached £100,000. The evening of entertainment culminated in an eclectic mix of music, song, and dance provided by the Miss World Talent performers. It was truly a successful event.