The 47th Miss International Beauty Pageant recently began in
Beijing. The pageant is sponsored by the International Culture
Association and KESSLES. The national final will be held in
September and in October, the global final will be held in
China.
The Miss International contest was first held in Long Beach,
California, in 1960. Since 1970 it has always been held in Japan.
This contest has been running for 47 years and promotes
communication and friendship.
Organizers hold the pageant in the spirit of "friendship,
kindness and humanity". The pageant helps to raise money for poor
people.
(People's Daily March 28, 2007)