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Summary The world is looking for beauty in China. The Miss Universe Organization has announced in Beijing that they have officially begun the selection process to choose someone to represent China to compete in this year's event.
The president of the Miss Universe Organization, Paula Shugart, confirmed this years edition of the beauty pageant is set to take place in July. And over the course of the next four months, any Chinese woman aged between 18-27 is eligible to apply through the competitions online website.Chinas Zhang Zilin was crowned Miss World in 2007, becoming the first woman of East Asian origin to win the title. But so far, no Chinese woman has claimed the honor of becoming Miss Universe.Chinese-American media personality Yuesai Kan has been named director of the events China Competition. She believes Chinese women have the brains, beauty and style to be world class winners. The winner of the China leg of the Miss Universe competition will represent the country to compete in the main pageant, to be held in September in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Should she prove successful, she will be employed full time by Miss Universe Organization based in New York city and become a citizens ambassador for China.
