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Wow. Congratulations all around to Nigeria and Africa. You make us all
very proud.
Cheers.
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From: Felix Ossia <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, November 16, 2001 7:09 PM
Subject: Black African crowned Miss World-Saturday, 17 November, 2001, 00:32
GMT
> Miss Nigeria has been crowned Miss World 2001, the first black African
ever
> to win the contest.
> Loud applause greeted Agbani Darego, an 18-year-old computer science
> student, who took first place from among more than 90 contestants in the
> South African luxury casino resort of Sun City.
> Zerelda Lee - Miss Aruba - took the prize for first runner up and
> Juliet-Jane Horne of Scotland won second runner up.
> The contest was the first to be decided with the help of TV audiences, who
> contributed 50% of the vote for the top 10 finalists. The winners were
then
> chosen by the jury.
>
> Organisers said over a billion viewers around the world were expected to
> have watched the show, compered by American talk show host Jerry Springer.
>
> Favourites Carrie Ann Stroup - Miss USA - and Christianne Balmeli - Miss
> Chile - both failed to make the final.
>
> 'Computer scientist'
>
> Ms Darego said after the contest that when she looked in the mirror she
saw
> a young girl who wanted to be a computer scientist as well as a super
model.
> "I am so, so happy. It's a wonderful feeling and it's indescribable... I
> know back home they were all watching out for me and I am happy I made
them
> proud," she said.
>
> Ms Darego is the fourth African to win the Miss World contest, normally
> dominated by winners from Europe, the Americas and India.
>
> White South Africans won the pageant in 1958 and 1974, and an Arab
Egyptian
> was victorious in 1954.
>
> The Miss World pageant has since the 1970s been the target of protest by
> feminists who regarded it as degrading to women.
>
> But it now presents itself as socially conscious and raises money for
> children's causes. There were said to be no protests this year.
>
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