The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya.

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Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino (R) of Gibraltar poses with Miss China 2010 Tang Xiao during a press conference in Beijing on September 25, 2010, to announce the hosting of the pageant in Sanya on China's southern resort island of Hainan. The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya, after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.





Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino (L) of Gibraltar poses with Miss China 2010 Tang Xiao during a press conference in Beijing on September 25, 2010, to announce the hosting of the pageant in Sanya on China's southern resort island of Hainan. The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya, after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.



Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino (L) of Gibraltar poses with Miss China 2010 Tang Xiao during a press conference in Beijing on September 25, 2010, to announce the hosting of the pageant in Sanya on China's southern resort island of Hainan. The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya, after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.




Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino (L) of Gibraltar and Miss China 2010 Tang Xiao dress in costumes as they pose during a press conference in Beijing on September 25, 2010, to announce the hosting of the pageant in Sanya on China's southern resort island of Hainan. The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya, after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.





Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino (L) of Gibraltar poses with Miss China 2010 Tang Xiao during a press conference in Beijing on September 25, 2010, to announce the hosting of the pageant in Sanya on China's southern resort island of Hainan. The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya, after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.




Miss World 2009 Kaiane Aldorino (L) of Gibraltar and Miss China 2010 Tang Xiao dress in costumes as they pose during a press conference in Beijing on September 25, 2010, to announce the hosting of the pageant in Sanya on China's southern resort island of Hainan. The 60th edition of the Miss World pageant will be held on October 23, 2010 in Sanya, after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract.


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