With less than a month to go before the start of Miss World 2013 in Indonesia, here are 5 news, trivia, and gossips that we have gathered from around the newsphere about what can we expect for the upcoming pageant Grand Slam event!
#1 Sarong for The World
As we reported in our previous article before, the Beach Fashion segment will have the contestants parading in Balinese beach sarong instead of bikini. Now it has been annouced that the beach sarong will be provided by Astradeco, a Balinese based garment manufacturing company. Established in 1996, Astradeco has produced various unique and beautiful sarong designs, all with a flair touch of local Balinese culture, and will be in charge to create a specially designed beach sarong for Miss World 2013 called "Sarong for The World".
Samples of beautiful creation by Astradeco
#2 Opening Ceremony Venue
We can know reveal that Opening Ceremony will officially be held at the Mangupura Hall of the Bali International Convention Center (BICC) on 8 September 2013. The venue is located adjacent to the Westin Nusa Dua Hotel where the contestants will stay during their visit to Bali and can accomodate up to 2,500 people. The event.will also be telecasted live by RCTI.
Mangupura Hall of BICC
#3 Events in Jakarta
At least 3 more important events will be held in Jakarta aside from the Grand Final which are Gala Dinner, Charity Dinner, and Top Model competition. According to the gossips, both Gala Dinner and Charity Dinner will be held at Grand Hyatt Hotel while Top Model competition will be held at Jakarta Convention Center (JCC) on 20 September 2013.
Plenary Hall of JCC
#4 Events in Bali
Prior to their grand appearance on the Opening Ceremony, the contestants of Miss World 2013 will participate in a golf tournament held on 7 and 8 September 2013 in Bali. The Miss World Golf Tournament will be held at Bali Nirwana Golf Club, which is listed by Forbes as Asia's 10 Most Elite Golf Course.
Bali Nirwana Golf Club
#5 Gamelan Music
According to his Twitter account @harrydarsono haute couture designer and artist, Mr Harry Darsono, who also served as a judge for Miss Indonesia 2013 final, a segment featuring traditional dancers accomapnied by Javanese traditional music of Gamelan will be used for the opening of Miss World 2013. It is still unclear whether this refers to the Opening Ceremony or the opening segment of the Grand Final. Mr Harry Darsono himself is in charge to prepare the choreography and train the traditional dancers for this segment.
Mr Harry Darsono training the dancers for the opening segment of Miss Miss World 2013
Stay tuned for more info. news, and gossips regarding Miss World 2013 in Indonesia!
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