Contestants of International Beauty & Model Festival 2009 (Batch 1)

International Beauty and Model Festival 2009 also known as Beauty of the World 2009 will be held at Kunming, China from April 25 until May 5, 2009. This beauty contest was joined by representatives from 45 countries of the world.

The International Beauty and Model Festival or Beauty of the World was held every after two years. This year's main theme is: "Competition in global diplomacy queen". It's purpose is to add a new color to the International Festival of Culture and Tourism Kunming.

Elena Potana from Russia, year 2007 winner will crown her successor and take her final walk at the end of this event.

Here are the International Beauty & Model Festival 2009 / Beauty of the World 2009 Contestants (Batch 1):

Miss Azerbaijan Anastasiya Shaulova	Miss Bahamas Chrystal Bethell	Miss Bolivia Silvana Gentili Suarez	Miss Brazil Caroline Correia Suelen
Miss Bulgaria Ruslana Kaneva	Miss Canada Anne-Marie Lelievre	Miss Colombia Natalia Ospina Acevedo	Miss Croatia Vanesa Mesic
Miss Curacao Agustinia Jozephia Edselline	Miss Ecuador Sharon Cortez Rodriguez	Miss Estonia Elis-Kristiin Timberg	Miss Ethiopia Abebe Mekuriya Bewunetwa
Miss France Celia Estelle Bettinger	Miss Gabon Ella Marlyne Lea Ayene	Miss Greece Maria Chapsa

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