Johannesburg, Dec 12 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The prestigious beauty contest Miss World 2009 is in progress now, and it is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa. It features 112 beautiful contestants from around the globe. This contest was started 25 years ago. And it is the brainchild of Julia Morley. A charity foundation is also involved with this beauty pageant, as the theme of the beauty pageant is ‘Beauty With A Purpose’. And the foundation has raised over $400 million dollars since its inception. The 7 finalists were chosen from the 16 semi-finalists, and then they were put under the spotlight and grilled by the judges on various aspects, and issues.

Miss Columbia was asked that, what did she learn about the wildlife in Africa? She replied that she learnt about the endangered species like the cheetah, rhinos amongst others. She also said that there was one more endangered species but she forgot the name.

Miss Panama was asked about her most memorable day during the Miss World 2009 pageant. She replied that she celebrated her birthday during the 1 month long Miss World 2009 pageant and it was certainly a very memorable day for her. She made friends from 6-7 continents and all of them sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to her in their own dialect.

Miss Canada was asked that why she would make a Good Miss World? She replied that she thinks that any good Miss World should have compassion, be kind and be selfless too. And she has being taught all these qualities by her parents from an early age.

Miss Mexico was asked that what has she learnt about herself in this 1 month of the pageant? She replied that she had learnt to value friendship more and that each one has something in their hearts to share with all the others.

Miss Gibraltar was asked that where would she take her family in Johannesburg? She replied that she would take her family to a lot of places in Africa and with in Johannesburg she would take them to the Lions Park.

Miss South Africa was asked that what memories would she take, from all these contestants who visited her home country? She replied that she had a wonderful collection of memories. That despite coming from different cultures and regardless of all their background, they all want to make some contribution to the world that they leave behind.

Miss France was asked that how would she describe Johannesburg when she went back to her own country? She blabbered away, that Johannesburg has a very good history and that she would want to share that history with the entire world.