Miss World 2013 Coverage : International Peace Day Part 1

Gallery of pictures from Miss World 2013 contestants celebrating the International Peace Day in Desa Budaya Kertalangu Park, Bali yesterday. The event was highlighted with several ceremonial activities, which were the striking of the giant iconic World Peace Gong by Miss World 2012 Wenxia Yu and home turf contestant Miss Indonesia Vania Larissa, tree planting activity with local children, and finally releasing white doves, a symbol of peace and unity, and white white balloons with messages written by the contestants written onto them into the sky. All contestants were dressed in white, an international colour of peace and friendship.

All 127 contestants participating in Miss World 2013 posing in front of the iconic World Peace Gong

Miss Dominican Republic Joely Bernat entering the venue

Miss Japan Michiko Tanaka entering the venue

Miss Malta Donnha Borg and Miss Philippines Megan Young entering the venue

Miss Australia Erin Holland entering the venue

Miss Ukraine Anna Zaiachkivska entering the venue

Miss Netherlands Jacqueline Steenbeek entering the venue

Miss Norway Alexandra Marie Backstrom entering the venue

Miss Samoa Penina Maree Paeu, Miss Kyrgyzstan Zhibek Nukeyeva, Miss Cote d'Ivoire Aissata Dia, and Miss Georgia Tamar Shedania entering the venue

The contestants posing with Miss World 2012 Wenxia Yu, Mr World 2013 Francisco Escobar, Julia Morley, and Mrs Liliana Tanoesoedibjo

The contestants posing at the entrance of Desa Budaya Kertalangu Park

The contestants posing at the entrance of Desa Budaya Kertalangu Park

Miss Georgia Tamar Shedania behind the shade of Miss Greece Athina Pikraki

Miss Uzbekistan Rakhima Ganieva and Miss Ukraine Anna Zaiachkivska

Miss Trinidad & Tobago Sherrece Villafana and Miss China PR Wei Wei Yu

Angels in white! Puerto Rico, Peru, Kenya, Lesotho, Japan, Guinea, Namibia, and Cameroon

Super friendly and beautiful Erin Holland from Australia and her chic sunglasses

Home-turf girl Vania Larissa greets us all

Miss Guyana Ruqqayah Boyer and her national flag

Asian beauties of Chinese Taipei, Philippines, Hong Kong China, and China PR

Religious figures from 6 major religions in Indonesia lead the pray for peace in front of the World Peace Gong

The striking of the gong by Wenxia Yu and Vania Larissa

Sea of white! A close up look of the contestants as they pose in front of the gong

So hot yet so cool! Mr World 2013 Francisco Escobar from Colombia

Representatives from Miss World organizaiton and MNC group sign a plaque as a symbol of their support towards the International Peace Day movement

Miss Denmark Malene Riis Sorensen looking angelic in white attire

A warm smile from Miss Brazil Sancler Frantz, our hot fave to win Beach Fashion title this year 

Miss Greece Athina Pikraki and the kid helping her at the tree planting activity

Miss Croatia Lana Grzetic during the tree planting activity

Miss Georgia Tamar Shedania and the kid helping her at the tree planting activity

Miss Australia Erin Holland during the tree planting activity

The contestants releasing white balloons with their own personal message written to each of it

Stay tuned for our Part 2 of our article for more pictures from the International Peace Day and what to expect from Miss World 2013 Final

Photos by : Bayu Asmara 

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