Miss South Africa wins 2019 Miss Universe crown
- 09-Dec-2019
Zozibini Tunzi beat more than 90 contestants from around the globe.
Miss Universe asked to pay Rs 4 Lakh duty fee at airport for pageant crown
- 01-Sep-2018
MUMBAI: Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters while arriving at Mumbai international airport was taken by surprise as airport customs asked her to pay Rs 4 lakhs Indian rupees in customs duty for a mere replica of her original crown. The South African beauty pageant winner arrived in India to judge a beauty contest. Though she […]
Gold leaf from Napoleon’s crown to go under hammer
- 11-Oct-2017
PARIS: A golden laurel leaf from Napoleon’s crown is to go under the hammer next month, an auction house said on Wednesday. The French leader crowned himself emperor at the Notre Dame cathedral in Paris in 1804, famously taking the Roman-style laurel wreath and putting it on his own head, instead of letting Pope Pius […]
Spanish beauty queen claims crown at Miss World pageant
- 20-Dec-2015
SANYA: Spanish model Mireia Lalaguna was crowned MissWorld 2015 after beating out 113 contestants from across the globe on Saturday night at a coastal resort city in south China's Hainan Province.
Saudi crown prince blames weak growth for oil 'tensions'
- 06-Jan-2015
RIYADH: A weak global economy is the main reason for "tensions" in world oil markets, Saudi Arabia's crown prince said on Tuesday, in a speech on behalf of ailing King Abdullah.