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Thu, 07/10/2008 - 19:57
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VN to host Miss World

HCM City (VNA) - A signing ceremony on the organisation of Miss World 2010 in Vietnam took place on July 9 t in Ho Chi Minh City .

The agreement was signed by Hoang Kieu, CEO of the Shanghai Rare Antibody Antigen Supply Inc. (RAAS) group, and representative of the Miss World organiser in Vietnam , and Julia Morley, president of Miss World Organisation.

The RAAS group will pay about 10 million USD for the right to hold the Miss World 2010 pageant. The group will use proceeds from the international event for charity in Vietnam .

Morley and Miss World 2007, Zhang Zilin, visited Vietnam from June 28 to July 9 for charitable activities and surveys in big cities including HCM City , Hanoi and Quang Ninh.

During the visits, the RAAS group donated nearly 6 billion VND to various charitable organisations and sVietnam including 1.1 billion VND for parade ceremonies to welcome the 80 contestants of Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang.

In addition, the group along with Vietnam Airlines presented 50,000 USD to Miss World Organisation and Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin to help earthquake victims in Sichuan province in China .

The organisation board also said that Vietnam Airlines will participate in transportation for Miss World 2010 in Vietnam.


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