Twenty young women from all over the Tanzania will compete to represent the country at the Miss World 2026 Festival in Vietnam. Under new management, the pageant is going out all out with the reigning Miss World, Opal Suchata, and Miss World Africa, Hasset Dereje from Ethiopia. Who will be the winner - If I had a vote:  Eye For Beauty's Miss World Tanzania 2026: Christina H. Mmbagah  1st runner-up: Latricia Ian  2nd runner-up: Loistracy Shimba  3rd runner-up: Magdalena J Mwanda  4th runner-up: Silya M Ng'hwani 

This is a great year for the Miss Universe Philippines fans because the lineup is absolutely stellar and while there has already been an elimination and another one is pending in the new format, certain favourites are holding steady and some fresh faces are making a great impact.  The introduction videos were interesting because it was hard to tell if the candidates had to follow a set of directives or if they were given freedom. If so, some really missed the missed the mark because a good introduction video should make the candidate stand out by making you remember her more or love her more.  Here are my favourite introduction videos:  6: Samar Island: Catherine Wardle  I am amazed by this girl and her potential. Yes, she is just going to get better and better and I hope she makes it far in this competition. But to be this good at this young age, just bodes well for her future.  5: Negros Occidental: Alex Colmenares  I was hooked from the start because the...

 Thirty Five young aspirants from Wales are preparing for this weekend's Miss Wales final. The winner of Miss Wales 2026 will represent Wales at Miss World 2027. Who will be the next Miss Wales? If I had a vote:  Eye For Beauty's Choice for Miss Wales 2026: GRACE  1st runner-up: Laicee John  2nd runner-up: Ellie  3rd runner-up: Ellie 4th runner-up: Romilly  Close:  Emily Bennett

I fell in love with international pageants in 199, thanks to Miss World.  It was also the year South Africa was re-admitted, so it was extra special. But the 80s were interesting with one "abdication", crowns for tiny islands, the staging of the first final outside of the UK and a bit of an uphill battle for the organization with the changing landscape of pageantry.  Let's take a look at the winners of Miss World in the 80s:  Miss World 1980: Gabriella Brum (Germany) - RESIGNED  Miss World 1980: Kimberley Santos - Guam  Miss World 1981: Pilin Leon - Venezuela  Miss World 1982: Marisela Alvarez - Dominican Republic  Miss World 1983: Sarah-Jane Hutt - United Kingdom  Miss World 1984: Astrid Herrera - Venezuela  Miss World 1985:  Hólmfríður "Hófí" Karlsdóttir - Iceland Miss World 1986: Giselle Laronde - Trinidad and Tobago  Miss World 1987: Ulla Weigerstorfer - Austria  Miss World 1988: Linda Petursdottir - Iceland  Miss Worl...