FORMER MISS WORLD PRIYANKA CHOPRA ANNOUNCED AS SPECIAL GUEST ALONGSIDE PRESENTERS AT THE 59th MISS WORLD FINAL 2009

Bollywood Actress to Dazzle at TV Spectacular

December 9, 2009

Former Miss World and Bollywood superstar Priyanka Chopra will appear before an estimated global TV audience of 1 billion viewers when she takes to the stage as very special guest at the 59th Miss World Final 2009, on Saturday 12 December. 

The glittering two-hour spectacular from Gallagher Convention Centre in the City of Gold, Johannesburg.will showcase the beauty and talent of 112 of the World’s most incredible young women, who have spent one month enjoying the wonders of South Africa.

Presenters of the show will be China’s leading TV presenter Angela Chow, South African TV host Michelle McLean, and Miss World Event Director Steve Douglas.  They will be joined by special guest from India, former Miss World Priyanka Chopra.

           

The show will be screened around the globe, with many countries taking it live to a massive TV audience.  Broadcasters include United States (E! TV), India (Zee TV, Hindi and English language versions), South Africa (SABC3), China (CCTV2), and Russia (CTC).   

As well as showcasing the 112 contestants, the live broadcast will feature exciting presentations by South African and international artists, as well as some of the contestants’ own talent performances, including Canada and Sierra Leone who jointly won the recent Miss World Talent Show.

South African stage sensation Umoja will perform numbers from their international hit show, chronicling the history of the nation’s music.  Recently, the Miss World contestants enjoyed a performance of the show in Johannesburg.

The month-long Miss World 2009 tour of South Africa started in Johannesburg on 14 November.  The contestants then flew to Port Elizabeth for safari on the Eastern Cape, to Durban for the Beach Beauty Final, to luxury golf and safari resort Legend and Sun City, and on to Cape Town for the World Cup Draw.  This week they returned to the South African home of Miss World, Johannesburg, to prepare for the Final at the Gallagher Convention Centre on 12 December.

                                                         

Tickets to the Miss World Final 2009 are on sale via leading ticket outlets and online retailers, attractively priced with seating options and packages to suit most pockets.  Tickets are available at www.computicket.com and hospitality packages available on www.circa.co.za

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