The world of pageants and beauty queens is one that I have only seen from backstage until my recent trip to Germany.
I was invited to attend the MissIntercontinental 2012 crowning in Aachen, Germany on November 23, 2012.
A relaxing flight from London Heathrow to Dusseldorf I met friends at the airport who had just flown in fromIstanbul. Together the three of us made our way from Dusseldorf airport to the Art Hotel Superior in Aachen. One hour drive from Dusseldorf…thankfully the beautiful Madelina (Miss Lebanon 2011 in the Miss Intercontinental pageant) and I got chatting away and the time flew by.
As always when I get together with friends there was a need for shopping…the day of the event we went into the maintown. From shoes to jackets to jewellery and even a cheeky ice-cream we did it all. We even managed to make a salon appointment for 6:15pm to have our hair to be styled for the event.
The day was getting on and we were hungry from all the shopping. Another friend had landed in Germany that morning and met us in town for a spot of sushi before the show. Before we knew it 5pm had snuck up on us, it was time to get back to the hotel and begin getting ready.
Hailing a cab in Aachen turned out to be a bigger challenge than thought, the restaurant called a cab for us and we were officially running late. It was 5:45pm when we made it back to the room, our intention…to shower, get dressed, apply make-up and get in a cab by 6:15 to get to the salon (yes we were going to be late!).
Nothing like a challenge an hour before an event…6:45pm and we had missed our salon appointment, I set up the bathroom in my hotel suite and began styling myself before Miss Lebanon 2011 came bouncing in and needing help with her hair. 7:20pm and we were ready…talk about a rush, we had 40 minutes to get to the venue, find our seats and enjoy the show.
7:55pm we land on the red carpet leading up the entranceway at the Eurogress Aachen. Snapped by photographers we made our way to the table set for the Fashion Days crew and not a second later the light dimmed and the show began.
Streamed via live Satellight the 41st Miss Intercontinental Pageant was filled with talented, articulate girls but only one could take the crown…A big CONGRATULATIONS to Miss Venezuela, Daniela Chalbaud, 21 years of age. She received the crown “Spirit of Holy Water” from last years winner Jessica Hartman of USA.
Check out the full results and top 15 atthe official results page of Miss Intercontinental.
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| Miss Intercontinental 2012 - Daniela Chalbaud, Venezuela |
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| Tickets in to - VIP of course :) |
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| The top 5 - LtoR Thailand, England, Venezuela, Porto Rico and South Africa (image courtesy of Missosology) |
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