(Radio VOP – Voice of the People) –
Zimbabwe’s representative at Sunday’s Miss World Contest in London, England, Malaika Maidei Mushandu finished in the top 15 out of 113 contestants but could not reach the final seven from where the winner was drawn from.
Mushandu joined contestants from Indonesia, Korea, Italy, Sweden, Khazakstan, Spain, US Virgin Islands, Sweden, South Africa, Venezuela, England, Scotland, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, among the top 15 but fell by the wayside in the selection of the final seven which saw South Africa, Venezuela, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, England, Scotland, and Korea getting the final places.
This made Miss South Africa Bokang Monjane, the highest placed African contestant, with Malaika in second place on the continent.
Eventually the title was won by Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela, with Gwendoline Rugis of the Philippines in second place and in third place crowd favourite Amanda Perez of Puerto Rico.
The Miss World Competition which attracted 113 girls from all over the world was celebrating its 61 years in existence and next year, the contest will be held in the city of Orgos, in Mongolia, China.