Miss World 2013 in Bali - Jakarta, Indonesia

Ivian Sarcos – Miss World 2011 – Visits Goveror to Discuss Bali’s Hosting of 2013 of the Miss World Pageant.

Bali - Jakarta, INDONESIA Host for the 63rd. Miss World 2013 
September 2013 

 Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor Ivian Sarcos of Venezuela at the end of the event. Although over 120 delegates were expected to compete, problems regarding the timely acquisition of visas prevented several candidates from participating, thus reducing the final number to 113.

the 63rd. Miss world 2013 , Bali Jakarta Joint hosts

The recent visit to Bali by Miss World 2011, Ivian Sarcos, permitted the 22-year-old Venezuelan beauty the chance to tour the island and pay a courtesy call on Bali’s governor Made Mangku Pastika.

The Host country for Miss World 2013 is Indonesia
We are very pleased to announce that Miss World 2013 will take place in Indonesia, with Bali and Jakarta chosen as joint hosts. It will be the first time for Indonesia to hold  a Miss world event  and preparations are already underway to make it a hugely entertaining and exciting contest in 2013.

Miss World 2013 Bali Jakarta Joint hosts  

During her visit with Bali’s chief executive, Sarcos told governor Pastika of the desire of the Miss World organizer’s desire to hold the 2013 Miss World competition in Bali.

Joining the meeting was Julia Morley, co-chair of the Miss World Organization, who explained to the governor that Bali was chosen because of its success in hosting many international events.

The event will take place in Bali in September of 2013 and use a number of locations around the island as settings for the competition, which is televised internationally.

Following the meeting, governor Pastika said 2013 was shaping up to become a busy year of events in Bali. Pastika pointed to the provincial elections, the Bali Arts Festival, a Development Exhibitions, the APEC Summit and, now, the Miss World 2013 competition.

The governor while meeting with the reigning Miss World asked that in holding the event in Bali “local wisdom” and “local values” be respected. Pastika hope equal emphasis would be placed on intelligence and not just physical beauty.

Miss Sarcos, speaking in Spanish through an interpreter, told the press in Bali that she was most impressed with Indonesian cuisine.

Miss Indonesia 2012 Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra(22) of Bali
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 Miss Indonesia 2012 result :
Winner, Inesh Putri Tjiptadi Tjandra of Bali, will compete in Miss World 2012.
1st Runner Up, Ovi Dian Aryani Putri of Jawa Timur
2nd Runner Up, Jennifer Sumia of DKI Jakarta
Announcement : Miss World 2013 and 2015 will be held in Indonesia
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Miss World 2013 in Bali - Jakarta, Indonesia

The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali Welcomes Miss World 2011 and Miss Indonesia 2011.

The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali warmly welcomed  Miss World 2011, Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares on Tuesday, 24 April 2012. She was accompanied by Miss Indonesia 2011, Astrid Ellena who was crowned last year in Jakarta and will soon delegate her duties to the next Miss Indonesia 2012 whom will be crowned at the Grand Final of Miss Indonesia 2012.
The delegation also included CEO of Media Nusantara Citra, Mr. Hary Tanoesoedibjo, Founding Member of  Miss Indonesia, Liliana Tanoesoedibjo, as well as Miss World Chairman and CEO Mrs Julia Morley. They were greeted by the Resort’s Managing Director, Mr. Bipan Kapur, and senior management. “The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali has now been home to the Miss World and Miss Indonesia visit for three years in a row and it has always been a pleasure to welcome them back to the resort” commented Mr. Kapur.
This third visit by the Miss World Organization is to showcase Bali as a potential destination and being ready to host the Miss World pageant in the coming year. The group genuinely enjoyed the trip and was impressed by the hospitality and the creativity of services from the people, the rich culture and the beauty of the island. The tour itinerary included visits to the Bali Governor’s Office, Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park in Uluwatu and other local areas in Nusa Dua.
“I fell in love with Bali since the first time I stepped out of the plane. The warmth of the sun and the hospitality of all people here is just beautiful. The resort is relaxing and I feel warmly welcomed here” commented Ms. Ivian Lunasol.
“We do hope the entire group will fly back to Jakarta feeling better than when they arrived and have had a great experience with the destination. Bali and The Westin Resort Nusa Dua look forward to welcoming them again in the future.” said Bipan Kapur, Managing Director of The Westin Resort Nusa Dua, Bali.

The Miss World History

The Host country for Miss World 2013 is Indonesia
We are very pleased to announce that Miss World 2013 will take place in Indonesia in September 2013 , with Bali and Jakarta chosen as joint hosts. It will be the first time that a Miss World event has been held in Indonesia and preparations are already underway to make it a hugely entertaining and exciting contest in 2013.

Source : http://www.missworld.com/History/ 

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The year was 1951. The competition was the first Miss World pageant, introduced as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations, and it was the audience it attracted who guaranteed its success.

Thanks to founder Eric Morley’s PR expertise, the first Miss World pageant welcomed a global audience greater than international events like the World Cup and the Olympic Games. The BBC televised Miss World from 1959 to 1979 and Thames Television picked up the contract from 1980 to 1988. At its peak, the show claimed an audience of 27.5 million in Britain alone a figure comparable to that of a royal wedding Fifty years on from the first pageant, Miss World still pulls in the crowds and can boast an annual audience of over a billion.

The press went to town - the world’s most beautiful women, 26 in all, gathered together in one place and happy to smile at the battery of photographers.

The 1950s

The first Miss World, Sweden's Kiki Haakonson, was the first and last winner to be actually crowned in a two-piece swimsuit.
During the first decade of the pageant’s success, the outfits of contestants continued to raise eyebrows and grab headlines. In 1959, Loretta Powell of the United States arrived at the House of Commons in London clad in a Stetson, ruffled shirt and cowboy trousers. She may have got away with wearing what at the time was considered a tad outrageous, but she didn’t get away with her ‘guns’. The two stern-faced coppers in charge demanded she hand over her ‘firearms’ - even copies are not allowed in the British Parliament.

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In 1966, India enjoyed its first success and Reita Feria proved to be a popular winner. As articulate and charming as she was beautiful, she went on to qualify as a doctor, highly respected for her brains and expertise rather than her looks. The decade finished with Sweden's Eva Ruber Staier winning the title. Later making her name in movies, Eva had a sweet tooth and when asked how she would spend her prize money, told the waiting press that: 'I'll buy lots of chocolate.'

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The first Miss World contest of the decade, hosted by the legendary Bob Hope, was marred by feminist protesters. The quick-witted comedian simply shook his head in wonderment and remarked, "Anyone who would try and break up an affair as wonderful as this has got to be some kind of dope."
In that 1970 Miss World, two black women - Jennifer Hosten of Grenada and Pearl Jansen of Africa South - claimed first and second place, something that had never happened before at a major international pageant.

Despite feminist protests, Miss World was achieving monumental television audiences throughout the 1960s and 1970s. In the UK, Miss World 1970 was the single most-watched show of the entire year.

Wilnelia Merced (Miss Puerto Rico) won the 1975 competition. Wilnelia enjoyed a successful reign. She went on to marry one of Britain's best loved entertainers Sir Bruce Forsyth.

By 1979 the show was topping 500 million viewers world-wide. Gina Swainson won the day, as the little island of Bermuda celebrated her victory by declaring a national holiday.

The 1980s

In 1980, major changes in the Miss World judging process were implemented. For the first time personality and intelligence came into the evaluation and, of equal importance was that vital statistics were no longer deemed vital.

In 1983, the last UK winner of Miss World, Sarah-Jane Hutt, from Poole in Dorset, took the title at The Royal Albert Hall. Three years later, Halle Berry, then Miss USA, stunned the judges and audiences when she wore a bikini featuring stars and ropes of beads during a parade of national costumes. At the time she was quoted as saying that she wanted "to catch the eye from the start." Halle failed to win the contest, but as an Oscar-winning Hollywood star with a string of smash hits under her belt, she almost certainly has recovered from the disappointment. The decade finished with the first-ever Polish winner Aneta Kreglicka.

The 1990s

The one and only time that Miss World was held in the United States was in 1991 and it was there, in Atlanta, Georgia, that Ninibeth Leal won her crown, before becoming one of Venezuela's most successful models.

The years 1992 to 1995 marked a particularly successful period for the Miss World contest as the finals moved to Sun City, South Africa and viewer figures increased from 1.2 billion to 1.8 billion. The contestants were welcomed by none other than President Nelson Mandela and over one million people turned out to see them in Johannesburg.

In 1994 Aishwarya Rai became the second Indian winner after a 28 year gap, her win marking the start of a golden age for Indian contestants who took the crown in four out of the next seven years while Aishwarya went on to become Bollywood's biggest female star.

The show's first visit to the Indian continent came in 1996 when over 40,000 people turned out to watch the show at Bangalore's cricket stadium. Irene Skliva won the title of the first-ever Greek Miss World.

In 1999, the show came to London's Olympia. A few protesters turned up to throw flour bombs, but it merely prompted the late Eric Morley to quip, "It's just like the good old days. Who would have thought it would go on for half a century?" Who indeed?

The start of a new century

Miss World reached its half-century in the year 2000 and the contest returned to London, to the Millennium Dome, for the 50th anniversary show. A massive television audience of 2.3 billion witnessed India retain the Miss World crown and in the UK alone more than 8 million people tuned in during the two-hour broadcast on Channel 5.

Miss World 2001, Agbani Darego was the first black African winner and the following year Miss World was staged in her homeland, in Abuja, Nigeria.

The 2007 contest took place in the Crown of Beauty Theatre, Sanya, in the People's Republic of China. The 106 contestants recorded the official torch relay anthem Light the Passion, Share the Dream for the 2008 Olympics Games as a major cooperation between the Beijing Olympic Committee and Miss World Ltd. The song had its first broadcast to a global audience at the 57th Miss World final on December 1 2007, when model Zhang Zilin became Miss World. Zhang was born in 1984, more than thirty years after the start of the Miss World pageant.

With Julia Morley as Chairman, Miss world continues to break records. With franchises in over 120 countries and fundraising topping £150 million, who knows what the rest of this century will bring for Britain's most successful ever international television show.

Miss Universe

Who would have thought that in 1952, a local "bathing beauty" competition spearheaded by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, CA would transform into an international annual tradition with countless young women around the world vying to become a part of Miss Universe history? As millions of fans have watched around the globe, the contest has evolved into a powerful, year-round,  international organization that advances and supports opportunities for these young women.

These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The delegates who become part of the Miss Universe Organization display those characteristics in their everyday lives, both as individuals, who compete with hope of advancing their careers, personal and humanitarian goals, and as women who seek to improve the lives of others.

Click on the Past Titleholders link and check-out where they are now!

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restrictions on the use of subsidized gasoline as of May 1, 2012

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Chief Economic Minister Hatta Rajasa said that the government would not implement its restrictions on the use of subsidized gasoline as of May 1, as preparations for the implementation are still underway.

"We will not as yet do it on May 1. We will just conduct the expose today. (In the expose) the energy minister will tell the technical details and the President will listen to them. Only after that will we do it. It will take one, two, three or more days (before it can be done). So, it will not as yet be implemented as of May 1," the minister commented before proceeding to attend a limited cabinet meeting on the economy called by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono here on Tuesday.

Hatta remarked that the government still had to study various available options and "out of them we will find the one with the least negative impact."

As has been reported so far, the government is considering imposing restrictions on the use of subsidized gasoline so that its quota set at 40 million kiloliters per year in the revised 2012 budget will not be exceeded.

The options being studied so far include prohibiting the use of gasoline in official cars and private cars with certain engine capacities and the sale of subsidized gasoline in posh areas.

The government had to resort to such restrictions after it failed to increase the price of subsidized gasoline from April 1 onwards following opposition from the House of Representatives to the proposed fuel subsidy cuts.

With the price of subsidized gasoline remaining the same, the gap between it and the price of non-subsidized gasoline has further widened, in line with the increasing world crude price.

The situation has caused the government to express concern that if more motorists turn to subsidized fuel, the subsidy will swell, resulting in more pressure on the budget.

Meanwhile, the Director General of Oil and Gas of the Ministry of Energy, Evita Legowo, reported that filling stations in Jakarta and the nearby areas of Bogor, Depok, Tangerang and Bekasi (Jabodetabek) are ready to support the restriction plan.

"SPBUs in Jabodetabek have been ready to sell (non-subsidized) pertamax gasoline since last year. And efforts would be undertaken in stages to prepare all SPBUs in Java and Bali for it," she added. (*)

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eight electric cars to get to the passenger terminal.

Since the re-development of Ngurah Rai Bali began in the middle of last year, passengers have had to walk quite a distance to the passenger terminal from the set down and parking area. However, a new service means that elderly or sick passengers can take advantage of a free electric car service.

At present, all passengers have to walk a distance of about 150 meters to the international terminal and 300 meters to the domestic terminal. Some of the passengers who are late checking-in have been forced to run and as a result arrive at the passenger terminal sweating.

“We now provide eight electric cars to get to the passenger terminal. The public should know about these services,” said Head of Public Relations Bali International Airport Development Project (PPBIB), Hary Budi Waluyo, Tuesday.

The cars have a capacity of four people and are also modified with a luggage place in the back.

Hary affirmed that the cars were prioritized for the elderly, sick, children, or a passenger who is a late check-in. To use it, the prospective passengers have to ask the officer at the passenger drop.

Ngurah Rai Airport is currently being developed to increase passenger capacity and welcome the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting (APEC) Summit in November 2013.

“We apologize if passengers feel uncomfortable. To develop and operate the airport while still busy is not easy,” said Hary.

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BHA Press Release: Sumatra Earthquake

BHA Press Release: Sumatra Earthquake

In the afternoon of Wednesday April 11, 2012 a 8.5 Richter scale earthquake occurred southwest of Simeuleu district in the Indonesian province of Aceh – over 2500 km to the Northwest of Bali. The depth of the earthquake was shallow, estimates range from 10 km to 30 km.  The earthquake triggered widespread tsunami warnings for the Western Sumatran Coast as well as the wider region. Fortunately no damaging waves have been generated. The earthquake was followed by several severe aftershocks.
BHA would like to convey its regrets and compassionate thoughts to those affected by this unfortunate event.
Bali was at no time endangered or disturbed by the quake. The islands holiday life and business activities commenced as usual. There were no reports of panic from any of BHA’s 104 star rated hotels.
Bali Hotels Association [BHA] members are connected to several tsunami early warning and earthquake information services. The association constantly trains its hotels for earthquake and tsunami events. Many BHA hotels are ‘Tsunami Ready’ certified.
The association ensures its guests and partners that it is monitoring the situation and will react timely and professionally to any threat.
For further information, please contact:
Jean Charles Le Coz – BHA Chairman

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the introduction of a single time zone for all over Indonesia

The government has asked its institutions to start conducting simulations in preparation for the introduction of a single time zone for the entire country, with the target date for the move being Independence Day on Aug. 17.

Edib Muslim, spokesman for the Indonesian Economic Development Committee (KP3EI), said that all of the ministries and institutions contacted responded in a positive way.

“The decision to change the time zones will only need a presidential decision and does not need approval from the [House of Representatives],” Edib said.

Edib announced that under the proposed plan, Indonesia would leave its triple-time zone division and become a single time zone at GMT+8.

Indonesia’s current westernmost time zone is GMT+7, its central is GMT+8 and its easternmost is GMT+9.

He said that the ministries and government institutions had each been asked to prepare “a simple model” for the conversion to the single time zone.

Edib said the country had experienced time zone changes in the past and if applied, the single time zone would be the fifth such change for the country.

“Since its independence, Indonesia has experienced this four times,” he said.

Indonesia gained independence on Aug. 17, 1945.

Records also show that during the Japanese occupation, between 1942 and 1945, Indonesia was turned into a single time zone matching Japan’s, at GMT+9. Under the Dutch colonial administration, Indonesia was divided into six time zones, with each being 30 minutes apart.

Edib said that turning the country into a single time zone would lead to savings and better economic productivity. “This would have its benefits in an economy that is slipping because of [rising] fuel prices,” he said.

Edib said the move to one time zone would eliminate problems arising from differences in business hours between the various zones in the country.

The KP3EI implements the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development (MP3EI), which aims to transform the national economy.

It is chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. Hatta Rajasa , the chief economics minister, is the executive chairman.

All government ministries and agencies are fully supportive of a proposal to implement a single time zone for the whole of Indonesia, an official declared on Monday.

Luky Eko Wuryanto, secretary of the Indonesian Economic Development Committee (KP3EI), said the institutions recognized the economic benefits of the idea, which could go into force as soon as Independence Day on Aug. 17.

“They’re all very enthusiastic about the idea because of all the benefits that the public stand to gain from it,” said Luky, who is also a deputy for infrastructure and regional development.

He added that support for the plan was highlighted in a recent survey of the ministries and agencies carried out by Airlangga University in Surabaya.

“There was an earlier survey done by Airlangga, but it didn’t include all [government institutions],” he said.

Under the proposed plan, Indonesia would merge its three time zones into a single time zone at GMT+8.

The country’s current westernmost time zone is GMT+7, the central is GMT+8 and the easternmost is GMT+9.

Luky said the benefits from unifying the time zones included the fact that it would allow all 140 million Indonesians of productive age to work during the same hours.

He also said it would also make banking transactions easier and boost trade and competition with Singapore and Malaysia, both of which are at GMT+8.

KP3EI spokesman Edib Muslim had previously said that the decision to unify the time zones would only require a presidential decision and it would not need approval from the House of Representatives.

 Source : Investor Daily

Bogor. The government wants to bring the entire archipelago, from Aceh to Papua, under a single time zone in a move it says would be a boon for business and increase productivity.

Indonesia is currently split into three time zones, with the first at GMT + 7.

Under the a proposed plan, residents across the archipelago would set their clocks to GMT+8, said Edib Muslim, spokesman for the Indonesian Economic Development Committee (KP3EI).

The committee is in charge of implementing the Master Plan for the Acceleration and Expansion of Indonesia’s Economic Development (MP3EI), which divides the country into economic corridors. It is chaired by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the chief economics minister, Hatta Rajasa, is the executive chairman.

The move to one time zone is being considered to boost productivity, Edib said.

“A one-hour difference among the three time zones is not effective,” he said. “For example, transactions in Jakarta, located in the Western Indonesian Time zone, start at 9 a.m., and end at 5 p.m. This means there is effectively a four-hour window for trade between people in the Western time zone and the Eastern,” which is two hours ahead.

He said having just one time zone would eliminate problems like this, making business easier. “It will allow people living in the west, central and east of Indonesia to have the same standard time,” he said. “But we are still discussing how to put it in place.”

Hatta said a single time zone would be a financial blessing for the country.

“There are studies that say that with a single time zone, arrangements are more efficient and beneficial, so trillions [of rupiah] could be saved,” he said.

Speaking after a seminar on science and technology, Hatta said putting Indonesia under a single time zone at GMT+8 would also put country on the same time as several neighbors, such as Singapore and the Philippines.

“If our time zone could be made the same as our neighboring countries, then we could save substantially in terms of working hours, traffic and economic activity,” he said.

Still, he said he was unsure when the plan might actually be put into place.

The Indonesian Employers Association (Apindo) welcomed the plan.

“We really agree with this because this could save time and make it easier in computing the duration of trade distribution time,” Apindo chairman Sofyan Wanandi told BeritaSatu.com.

He also said the move would help improve the country’s economic competitiveness, at least when compared to other countries in the region.

Emmanuel Sungging Mumpuni, a space and solar system researchers from the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lapan), said that although ideally a country as large as Indonesia should be divided into three time zones, having just one wouldn’t cause any problems.

He cited the example of China, which has adopted a single time zone for the entire country, at GMT+8.

The Indonesia Council of Ulema (MUI), which holds the highest authority on Islamic matters, said the move would not affect prayer times for Muslims. Islam has five prayers a day.

“Even being in the same time zone, Western Indonesian Time, there is already a difference in the prayer time for Jakarta and Medan, so there is no problem,” said Ma’ruf Amin, the head of the MUI fatwa department.

”Basically, prayers, breaking the fast and the start of the fasting day will take place at the same moment in the day, but the figure for the time would be different,” he said.