Miss World voting on TV

WHAT are the chances that Praise Juliet Akankwasa, Miss Uganda 2005,will be crowned the most beautiful girl in this year’s Miss World Beauty pageant?

By Vision Reporter
WHAT are the chances that Praise Juliet Akankwasa, Miss Uganda 2005,will be crowned the most beautiful girl in this year’s Miss World Beauty pageant?

It gets back to you, ladies and gentlemen. With over 100 contestants and a new voting system, Miss World 2005 is set to make television history.

Six ‘Vote For Me’ TV specials will present contestants from each continental zone and invite the global television audience to cast votes to determine the top two from each zone to go through to the Miss World Final.

In this final, the six continental winners will be chosen - Miss World Northern Europe, Miss World Southern Europe, Miss World Asia Pacific, Miss World Africa, Miss World Americas and Miss World Caribbean.

The final is the world’s largest live annual TV event with viewing figures of two billion. With over 100 contestants undertaking a month-long tour of China to compete for this year’s title, Miss World 2005 is set to be the most lavish and spectacular in the festival’s 55-year history. Each contestant will be allocated a number for worldwide SMS voting or via the voting hotline in their particular country.

These numbers will be prominently displayed on television graphics and in the media. Viewers may vote for two contestants from their continent to go through to the Miss World Final, although there is no limit on the number of votes they may cast.

At the close of voting, points will be awarded according to a voting-points structure. An effective formula will ensure that the votes from all countries are equal, regardless of the size of population, voting medium or overall number of votes.
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