Meet the Asian Beauties for Miss World 2017

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Jessia Islam Miss World Bangladesh 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Jessia Islam representing Bangladesh in Miss World 2017 is 18 years old and stands tall at 172 cm. Jessia is currently a student and a model and has ambitions to be a Fashion Designer. She enjoys sports especially cricket and basketball. She also has a passion for dancing and a special talent for Ramp Dancing. Jessia likes travelling, watching films, her favourite being ‘Wonder Woman’ and listening to music, her favourite songs being ‘Hall of Fame’ by The Script and ‘Careless Whisper’ by George Michael.

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Siyu Guan Miss World China 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Siyu Guan (aka Catherine Guan) representing China in Miss World 2017 is 23 years old and stands tall at an astounding height of 179 cm. She currently works as model and actress and was always on the list of favourites to win the contest from the beginning. She will be the host of more than 100 beauties who will land in China in November for Miss World 2017 pageant. China has won the Miss World crown twice through Zhang Zilin in the year 2007 and Yu Wenxia in the year 2012 and it is predicted that Siyu will be third time lucky for the country.

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Helena Tselepi Miss World Cyprus 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Helena Tselepi representing Cyprus in Miss World 2017 is 23 years old and stands tall at 174 cm. Eleni has completed a Degree in Dietetics and Nutrition and is currently preparing to pursue a career in Personal Training. She would like to open her own practice offering nutrition and exercise advice. Eleni has also given talks to children in schools about nutrition. She enjoys classical and contemporary ballet, playing sports and watching documentaries. Believing in the present day she says, 'live like there is no tomorrow’.

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Ketino Shekelashvili Miss World Georgia 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Ketino Shekelashvili representing Georgia in Miss World 2017 is 23 years old and stands tall at 176 cm. Ketino graduated with a bachelor degree in Arts in Cultural Studies and is currently working as a professional dancer for the Georgian National Folk Ensemble. Her most memorable moment was when she was chosen from amongst 15 dancers to take part in a Georgian Independence Day concert. Since being crowned Miss Georgia, Ketino has been busy fundraising for orphanages. Her passion lies in cooking and playing the piano and has a special talent for drawing; she also enjoys watching Charlie Chaplin films.

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Emily Wong Miss World Hong Kong 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Emily Wong representing Hong Kong China in Miss World 2017 is 23 years old and stands tall at 165 cm. Emily has completed a Degree in Retail Merchandising and Product Development. Her hobbies include fashion designing, ceramics art while she also enjoys swimming. She has ambitions to either enter the Entertainment Industry and become an actor or create her own fashion label. Emily has an interest in dancing specially Salsa, Chinese and Ballroom forms and her favourite film is ‘Titanic’. You might find her speaking fluently in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. She persists that ‘I never lose in life, I either learn or I win.’

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Manushi Chhillar Miss World India 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Manushi Chhillar representing India in Miss World 2017 is 20 years old and stands tall at 175 cm. Manushi is currently studying for a Bachelor’s Degree in Medicine and Surgery. She has ambitions to be a Cardiac Surgeon and would like to open a chain of non-profitable hospitals based in rural areas. Manushi has a passion for outdoor sports and actively participates in paragliding, bungee jumping, snorkelling and scuba diving. She is a trained Indian Classical dancer and enjoys sketching and painting. Her life’s motto is ‘When you cease to dream you cease to live, and courage to give flight to your dreams and the ability to believe in yourself makes life worth living’.

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Achintya Holte Nilsen Miss World Indonesia 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Achintya Holte Nilsen representing Indonesia in Miss World 2017 is 19 years old and stands tall at 176 cm. Achintaya is currently working as a model and TV presenter. She enjoys sports particularly volleyball and basketball and is interested in Psychology, World History, Time and Space. She is passionate about reading and her favourite book is Little Bee by Chris Cleave. Achintaya has a special interest in writing poetry and Balinese dancing. One of her favourite films is ‘Interstellar’ by Chris Nolan and her favourite music among others is Elvis and Earth and Wind and Fire. She speaks fluent Indonesian, English, and Norwegian. Achintya believes in 'truth, simplicity, love’.

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Rotem Rabi Miss World Israel 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Rotem Rabi representing Israel in Miss World 2017 is 22 years old and stands tall at 180 cm. Having graduated from High School, Rotem currently works as a model but would like to pursue a career in either Acting or Interior Design. She enjoys ballet and jazz and has a special talent for singing. Rotem was a military medic in the Israeli Defence Force and her proudest moment is when she received a Certificate of Excellence for her services there. Rotem goes by the saying 'Never give up on your dreams’.

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Haruka Yamashita Miss World Japan 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Haruka Yamashita representing Japan in Miss World 2017 is 22 years old and stands tall at 170 cm. Haruka is currently in her final year of her Law Degree and one of her future career paths is to become a Politician. She has an interest in classical ballet. She is sporty person and plays lacrosse to keep fit. In her free time, she enjoys Japanese Tea Ceremony, photography and art. She plays the Ukulele often while one of her other talents is performing the Japanese Fisherman Dance. She believes in life that ‘There is always light behind the clouds’.

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Gulbanu Azimkhanova Miss World Kazakhstan 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Gulbanu Azimkhanova (Гульбану Азимханова) representing Kazakhstan in Miss World 2017 is 19 years old and stands tall at 173 cm. Gulbanu hails from Kyzylorda province and is currently studying at University after graduating from Medical College as a General Practice nurse. She enjoys reading books about history and her talents lie in painting and dancing. Gulbanu has a kitten called Barsik and she enjoys caring for animals. Her favourite film is Titanic and her favourite song is 'The way you are' by Bruno Mars. She believes in life that 'Be better today than you were yesterday’.

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Haeun Kim Sitlinger Miss World South Korea 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Haeun Kim Sitlinger (aka Kim Ha-Eun) representing Korea in Miss World 2017 is 24 years old and stands tall at 170 cm. Haeun is currently studying a Degree in Chinese Language along with Literature and Journalism. She is also a Student Ambassador for Pyeong Chang Winter Olympics. Haeun plays the flute and piano and has a special talent in Korean dance. She also enjoys singing, fitness, reading books and baking. She speaks Korean, English, Chinese beautifully while she is also learning Japanese. Her life’s motto is 'Having compassion and looking at others with a warm heart are the most important things in life’.

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Begimai Karybekova Miss World Kyrgyzstan 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Begimai Karybekova representing Kyrgyzstan in Miss World 2017 is 19 years old and stands tall at 177 cm. Begimai would like to be a diplomat and is studying Diplomacy at University. As well as working in International Relations, she would like to work with global organisations focusing on Human Rights, poverty and children's issues. Begimai would also like to help in protecting the Snow Leopards in Central China. She has a passion for horse riding, oriental dancing and photography. She believes that 'The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. I never lose because either I win or I learn’.

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Tonkham Phonchanheuang Miss World Laos 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Tonkham Phonchanhueng representing Laos in Miss World 2017 is 22 years old and stands tall at 175 cm. After completing a Degree in Finance and Accounting, Tonkham became the Vice President of a modelling agency. Her ambition is to one-day run an organisation that will help the older generation. She enjoys swimming, can play the Ukulele and has a special talent in Lao Traditional dancing. Tonkham has three dogs and her proudest moment is that she was able to build a house for her mother. Tonkham can speak in Laos, Thai, and English. She believes that 'We will never lose, if we never give up.'

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Perla El Helou Miss World Lebanon 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Perla El Helou representing Lebanon in Miss World 2017 is 22 years old and stands tall at 175 cm. Having completed a Bachelor Degree in Business and Management, Perla is now studying for her Master’s Degree in Management and Marketing and would like to pursue her career to help her support the causes that she believes in, in particular, empowering women. She has an interest in all aspects of fashion and design and would like to own her own Fashion House. Perla enjoys swimming and her favourite film is 'The Pursuit of Happiness.' Her life’s motto is 'Follow your heart but take your brain with you’.

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Wan Ling Lan Miss World Macau 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Wan Ling Lan representing Macau China in Miss World 2017 is 26 years old and stands tall at 176 cm. After completing her bachelor degree of Arts Degree in Public Relations and Advertising, Wan Ling became a Businesswoman and set up her own Cosmetics Company. She has future ambitions to use her business to support charitable projects. Her hobbies include scuba diving, drama and Chinese dancing. She has finished writing a travel book and has been a brand ambassador for Vidal Sassoon and Babyliss. She speaks Chinese, Cantonese, and English also. Her life’s motto is ‘I never lose, either I win or I learn’.

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Enkhjin Tseveendash Miss World Mongolia 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Enkhjin Tseveendash representing Mongolia in Miss World 2017 is 24 years old and stands tall at 174 cm. After gaining a first class honours degree from the Cambridge School of Art in Interior Design, Enkhjin went on to complete masters in Industrial Design. She then opened her own Interior Design company. During her free time she likes to swim, hike and paint watercolours. Enkhjin plays the Morin Khuur (traditional instrument) and her special talent is Mongolian deep throat singing. She also performs lyrical ballet. Enkhjin is well acquainted with Mongolian, English and Russian language. She believes that, 'If you dream big enough and believe in it you will achieve at least 30%-50% of it.'

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Ei Kyawt Khaing Miss World Myanmar 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Ei Kyawt Khaing representing Myanmar in Miss World 2017 is 24 years old and stands tall at 180 cm. After completing a Degree in German, Ei worked and volunteered at a non-profit organisation that helped support the development of her country. She is currently working as an Education Programmes Officer for the British Council. One of her future ambitions is to be an Education Ambassador for her country. Among her interests are photography, running marathons, drawing and painting. Ei plays the traditional Myanmar instrument and performs its traditional dance. Her life’s motto is 'Follow your dreams and help others too’.

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Nikita Chandak Miss World Nepal 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Nikita Chandak representing Nepal in Miss World 2017 is 21 years old and stands tall at 167 cm. Currently working as a model, Nikita has ambitions to become an actor. She enjoys singing and dancing and is good at them too. Her favourite book is 'The Secret' by Rhonda Byrne. Since becoming Miss Nepal, Nikita has been involved in various campaigns to raise awareness for climate change and human trafficking. She believes that in life 'Believe in the beauty of the journey the world has set for you’.

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Laura Victoria Lehmann Miss World Philippines 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Laura Victoria Lehmann representing Philippines in Miss World 2017 is 24 years old and stands tall at 175 cm. Laura is a third year student studying Psychology; she is currently working as a TV Presenter with ambitions to host a programme for the History or Discovery Channels. She is passionate about animals, has two dogs and one cat and has recently adopted a turtle. Her sporting interests include fast pitch, softball, volleyball, and touch rugby. Laura also performs ballet and contemporary dance. She believes that 'It is so important to love what you do. Every single day of your life, you will wake up going to work and so I hope it will never feel like a job for you. When you do what you love an infectious happiness will exude you and it will affect everyone around you for the better’.

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Laanya Asogan Miss World Singapore 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Laanya Ezra Asogan representing Singapore in Miss World 2017 is 21 years old and stands tall at 168 cm. Laanya is currently studying for a Degree in Psychology but has ambitions to become an actress, having already made her acting debut in a supporting role on HBO. She also wants to create a ‘Dreams Come Alive’ Foundation. Laanya is a professional basketball player achieving six National Titles. She enjoys taking part in extreme sports and has a passion for boxing. Her life’s motto is ‘Never touch anything with half of your heart’.

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Dusheni Silva Miss World Sri Lanka 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Dusheni Silva (aka Dusheni Miurangi) representing Sri Lanka in Miss World 2017 is 22 years old and stands tall at 170 cm. Dusheni has completed a course in Accountancy at the Chartered Institute of Management. She is currently working as an actress. She also runs a charity called 'Ray of Sunshine’, which is currently supporting those affected by suicide. She would also like to support underprivileged women who wish to set up their own business. Her hobbies include writing poetry, playing chess, badminton, painting and dancing. Dusheni also plays the keyboard. She can speak fluently in Sinhala, English, and Hindi.

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Milkey Phatlada Miss World Thailand 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Milkey Phatlada Kulphakthanapat representing Thailand in Miss World 2017 is 25 years old and stands tall at 178 cm. After completing a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Communications, Phatlada is currently working as a model and part-time assistant to a Dermatologist. Her future ambitions are to be a mentor for children and teenagers from broken homes. She enjoys reading books by the author, Dan Brown and all of the Harry Potter series and has an interest in fashion and playing badminton and swimming. Phatlada can also perform a Traditional Thai Puppetry Show. Her life’s motto is 'If you can dream it, you can do it’.

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Asli Sumen Miss World Turkey 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Aslı Sümen representing Turkey in Miss World 2017 is 23 years old and stands tall at 172 cm. Asli has recently completed her degree in Business Administration which she feels immensely proud of. She is an excellent dancer and has come second in a national dance sport competition. Asli's dream job is to become an event organiser. Her favourite film is Tim Burton's 'The Nightmare before Christmas' and her favourite song is 'The Finishing' by Stavroz. Her life’s motto is 'learn to be happy on the road to your goals’.

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Do My Linh Miss World Vietnam 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Do My Linh representing Vietnam in Miss World 2017 is 22 years old and stands tall at 172 cm. Do My Linh is currently a senior student at Hanoi Foreign Trade University. She dreams of becoming a successful businesswoman with her own fashion brand. She enjoys traditional Vietnamese cooking and playing the Monochord, the traditional Vietnamese musical instrument. Her proudest and most memorable day is when she passed her National University Entrance Exam. She believes that, 'You can't do anything about the length of your life, but you can do something about its width and depth’.

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Lily Sargsyan Miss World Armenia 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Lily Sargsyan representing Armenia in Miss World 2017 is 17 years old and stands tall at 172 cm. Liana is currently studying at the Cultural State University of Armenia and would like to become well-known Interior Designer representing Armenian brands. She has a passion for painting and has a sporting interest in boxing. Her favourite book is 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'. Her proudest moment was when she was able to buy her mother a present with her first salary. She speaks fluently in Armenian, Russian, English, and French. Armenia is making its debut in Miss World this year, soit would interesting to Lily make her country proud. Her life’s motto is 'If you believe, you can achieve’.

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Arual Longar Miss World South Sudan 2017 Finalist Miss World 2017

Arual Longar (aka Arual Cyerdit) representing South Sudan in Miss World 2017 is 25 years old and stands tall at 185 cm. Arual is currently studying Human Resource Management and would like to become a Journalist. Her proudest moment is when she received 97% in her college exam. She enjoys playing volleyball and has a special talent for dance. One of her hobbies includes TV presenting. Arual also holds the role of Community Leader and is passionate about gospel music. She believes that 'my faith will never fail me’.