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Kong - THE 24 contestants had trouble keeping their modesty intact at the Miss Asia
2006 beauty pageant held in Macau on Sunday night.
Pictured on the left are Miss Daryna Shevchenko with first runner-up Mang Lin (left), from Hong Kong, and
second runner-up Han Yan, from Xinjiang, China.
Thanks to the skimpy swimsuits, plunging necklines and translucent cheongsams
they had to parade around in throughout the night, there was more than one case
of 'wardrobe malfunction'.
Miss Japan, Mika Iwasaki, 22, accidentally exposed herself during the swimsuit
segment, but was luckily protected by body tape.
The evening gown segment teased even more, with the girls walking dogs on stage
while dressed in flimsy gowns with necklines dipping to their navels.
MingPao Daily reported that because the contestants were trying to control the
dogs, many of them showed more than they intended to.
 Miss Korea, Jeong Ju Ri, 22, was one of them.
Oriental Daily reported that after she knelt down to play with her dog, Miss
Jeong stood up, and her gown slipped open.
Miss Taiwan, Bella Chen also courted controversy when she squatted in her
evening gown with her 36-D assets threatening to spill out, and blew kisses to
the crowd.
Dubbed Taiwan's Pamela Anderson, Miss Chen was rumored to have had a boob job,
as her vital statistics entered for another pageant in 2004 showed her to be
only a 32-C.
According to Apple Daily, Miss Chen retorted that she had topped up her assets
the natural way - through acupuncture.
The pageant was organized by Hong Kong broadcaster ATV.
While more than 1.3 million Hong Kongers tuned in to this pageant, which is
touted as one
of the sexiest ever to be held, Miss Asia 2006 came under fire by
some, for being too saucy.
Miss Taiwan, Bella Chen, (Top Left) got attention for her 36D Bosoms |
Netizens slammed the pageant as 'cheap' and 'shameless', and complained that the
male emcees used inappropriate language to describe the contestants' assets.
Even the winner, 16-year-old Kazakhstan teen Daryna Shevchenko, was not spared.
She was accused of having an affair with one of the judges, and slammed by a
fellow contestant for not deserving her win.
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Hot favorite contestant Miss China (Shandong) Dong Yue, 22, was so upset over
not being placed that she told reporters backstage: 'This is a big joke. What
does she have? I really don't know what they (the judges) saw in her.'
There was also talk that the pageant results were fixed, and Miss Shevchenko had
won only because of 'connections'.
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Miss Asia 2006 contestants, including 16 year old winner Daryna Shevchenko (above),
had to wear revealing outfits and strike saucy poses (below). - Sina |
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But the teenager flatly denied the talk and said that she was not going to let
the rumors dampen her joy. The student, the youngest-ever winner of the pageant,
won for herself more than HK$2 million ($400,000) in cash and prizes.
All 24 Miss Asia 2006 Contestants in one of many bikini shoots (above) - Sina
She credited her win to her relaxed attitude: 'The rest of them were too
competitive. I won simply because I wasn't under any pressure.'
The Miss Asia pageant has yielded some celebrities over the years. Sexbomb-turned-
businesswoman Veronica Yip was the second-runner-up in 1985, while actress
Kristy Yang was the winner in 1995.- Apple Daily - ArtsyStuff Magazine |
