Showing posts with label miss world. Show all posts
Showing posts with label miss world. Show all posts

Sunday, January 30, 2011

rules for miss world


Rule 1(Eat Every 2.5 – 3 Hours) This usually equates to eating six small meals per day, but I cannot stress enough that this only works if your meals are nutritious and in small proportions; you can’t eat six dinners a day and fight fat.
Rule 2(Only Eat Until Full) If you can master this habit of only eating until full (you will be able to utilise the benefits of Rule No.3), you are headed for spectacular results.
Rule 3 (Eat A Variety Of Foods - Practicing Moderation)You can eat whatever you like, providing that you don't 'over-do it'. I encourage a day where you are less restrictive in what you eat than other days so you give yourself some freedom and don’t fell like your on a ‘diet’.
Rule 4(Change Your Beliefs About Yourself) Set yourself some high standards. Just because you may have failed in your attempts in the past, it does not mean that you can not succeed this time. Accept the importance of supportive beliefs rather than self-destructive and the self-defeating type actions. Realise that in order for a person to quickly and permanently change - then they will need to create what is known as leverage. They will need to create many reasons for wanting to make this change (the more reasons the better) only by doing this, can they realise the many benefits that will be derived if the change is made. This can be further reinforced or leveraged by attaching immense pain to no change. However, do not focus primarily on the pain aspect - focus more on the benefits to be derived from the new 'you'. In your imagination picture the ‘new you’, believe he / she is real. By doing this, you are literally sowing the seed to bring the ‘new you’ to life. There is no need to use stress and strain to force a mental state, just do it in a relaxed state without 'forcing' any particular feelings or thoughts. Guide your imagination - don't push it. The best times to perform this mental exercise / visualization are upon awakening in the morning and before sleep at night.
Rule 5 (Do Not Eat High Fat Foods In Combination With High Sugar Foods) Understand how eating high fat food in combination with high sugar foods (especially late at night) maximises fat retention. High sugar foods elevate Insulin levels, the higher the Glycemic index, the greater the Insulin response. One role of Insulin as a potent hormone is to store dietary fats, therefore, if you eat a high fat food with a high sugar food, you are placing your body in a physiological state to store dietary fat and you are also supplying the dietary fat that will ultimately be stored.Eating the high fat / high sugar combination just before going to bed escalates the problem as your body will store even more fat during sleep due to the bodies inactivity.
Rule 6 – (Weight Train To Metabolise Fat Longer) Weight training has a large effect at burning body fat indirectly. This is due to the fact, that muscle requires more energy just to exist than fat does. Your metabolism becomes faster from weight training regularly. An added benefit is the temporary increase of metabolism for many hours after weight training. For maximum fat loss, it is best to exercise early in the day (such as in the morning) to take full advantage of this fact.
For long term, lasting results, choose a routine that:
· You Enjoy
· Fits in with your lifestyle (Time constraints etc)
· Is sufficiently intense to stimulate muscular growth with out over-training and allows sufficient time between body parts for full recovery
When you finally settle on a system of training that benefits you, stick to it. Do not keep changing just for the sake of change. If you hit a sticking point with a routine that has been working well, just make subtle changes to get it working again.
Rule 7 (Do Some Aerobic Work)
Aerobic work burns fat calories. The most efficient intensity for fat burning is conversation pace. Weight bearing exercises such as running and walking burn more calories per hour than non-weight bearing such as swimming - so if you are limited for time, do weight bearing exercises.
Preferably do the aerobic work straight after weight training when your Glycogen levels are low. This will help burn more body fat. Two to Three, 30 - 45 minute sessions per week, are sufficient. Do not overdo the aerobic work.
Rule 8 – (Take The Fat Weight off with a High Protein Low Carb Type Diet)
A high protein low carbohydrate diet is not for everyone and should not be used for long term but for short term fat loss and lean mass retention it is very effective.
Rule 9 – (Regulate Your Protein Intake)
You don’t have to be on a high protein low carbohydrate diet for this rule, it applies to anyone weight training and wanting to obtain a leaner physique. You need to keep your protein intake at around 2.2 grams per kilo of bodyweight per day. This will help minimize the chances of losing valuable muscle tissue.
Rule 10 – (Learn The Previous Nine Rules And Put Some Of Them Immediately Into Practice, So That They Become A Habit)
We are creatures of habit; the trick is to become a 'master of good habits' rather than a 'slave to bad habits'.
Make working out FUN; bring a partner, do something different, try training at different times of the day, get a personal trainer to motivate you.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Miss World History


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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The 1960s

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 1970s

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.

Priyanka Chopra

Chopra made her debut in the 2002 Tamil film Thamizhan playing the role of Priya, the love interest of the protaginist in the film played by Vijay. The film was praised for its wit, although the depth of Chopra's character was seen as lacking.[9] Chopra also sang playback in the film, singing "Ullathai Killadhe" along with Vijay.

In 2003, she appeared in her first Bollywood film, opposite Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta in the Anil Sharma film The Hero: Love Story of a Spy. She played a supporting role as a doctor named Shaheen in a film The New York Times described as "ripping its text from the seething border tensions between India and Pakistan, spicing its conflict with hot-tempered religious zealots bent on nuclear havoc".[10] Despite being one of the highest grossing films of that year, the overall film was not well received by critics,[11] Chopra was awarded mostly good reviews for her debut Hindi performance.[12] Later that year she appeared in Raj Kanwar's Andaaz, playing the character of Jiya who falls in love with Raj Malhotra, played by Akshay Kumar. The film was a considerable box office success,[11] earning her a Filmfare Best Female Debut Award and a nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award. Rediff.com said of her role, "Priyanka clicks with the audience thanks to her skimpy outfits".[13]

Her next few films released in 2004 like Plan, Kismat and Asambhav performed poorly at the box office.[14] Later that year she appeared in David Dhawan's romantic comedy Mujhse Shaadi Karogi playing the role of a young fashion designer Rani along with Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar, the film turned out to be the third highest grossing film of that year.[15] She next starred in Aitraaz. It was her first negative role. Her performance won critical acclaim[16] and earned a Filmfare Best Villain Award. She also received a second nomination for Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award for the role. Film critic, Subhash K Jha, noted: "A star is born! As the predatory social-climbing seductress who can go to any length to satiate her lust for life, Priyanka Chopra rocks the scene like never before. The film is undoubtedly a triumph for Priyanka Chopra. With half a smile, a twitch of her lip and a movement of her eyebrow she seems to slip into her man-eater's role with captivating ease".[17] In the same year, she participated in a world tour titled Temptations 2004 with other Bollywood actors, including Shahrukh Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukerji, Preity Zinta and Arjun Rampal.

In 2005, she starred in six films. Her four films, Blackmail, Karam, Yakeen and Barsaat failed to do well.[14] But her other two releases, Waqt: The Race Against Time and Bluffmaster did decent business at the box office.[18][14] In 2006, Chopra starred in two of the most successful films of the year - Krrish and Don – The Chase Begins Again.[19] Then in 2007 she starred in Nikhil Advani's ensemble piece, Salaam-e-Ishq: A Tribute To Love. The movie failed to do well at the box office.[20] Chopra's next release; the much delayed, Big Brother also underperformed.

Chopra as a supermodel in Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion which won her the National Film Award for Best Actress and also the Filmfare Best Actress Award.

In 2008, Chopra featured in six films. Her first four films, Love Story 2050, God Tussi Great Ho, Chamku and Drona, failed to do well.[21] Chopra's fifth release of the year, Madhur Bhandarkar's Fashion was a critical success. The film revolved around the fashion world and Chopra's role was that of an ambitious model. Her performance in the film was appreciated and earned her several awards for Best Actress including the National Film Award for Best Actress and also the Filmfare Best Actress Award.[22] Film critic, Subhash K Jha said of her performance, "Her transformation from the bubbly Chandigarh girl to the super-ambitious supermodel, who dumps her boyfriend and conscience to pursue her dreams, is achieved with a gentle subtlety and bridled passion. This is Priyanka’s coming-of-age film. She looks like a zillion bucks. And acts like a woman who connects with the darkest, most desperate human emotions without wallowing in them."[23] Chopra's final release of the year was Tarun Mansukhani's romantic comedy Dostana. The film was a moderate financial success.[21][24] Her performance was praised by the critics, with Rajeev Masand stating: "Priyanka Chopra, is at complete ease, slipping effortlessly into the role of the hottie-with-a-heart-of-gold; she looks smashing in this film, better than she's ever looked before."[25]

In 2009, she appeared in Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminey alongside Shahid Kapoor, playing the role of a feisty Marathi girl named Sweety. Her performance in the film was described by critic Taran Adarsh: "Priyanka is first-rate. She's so much in sync with her character. Also, she gets the Maharashtrian accent perfect".[26]

She subsequently appeared in Ashutosh Gowariker's What's Your Raashee?, a film in which Chopra became the first actress in the world to portray 12 distinct characters on screen.[27] She is being considered for inclusion in an upcoming edition of Guinness World Records for this feat.[28] The film itself, however, was a financial and critical failure.[29][30] But, Chopra's performance in the film was highly appreciated by the critics, film critic Taran Adarsh said: "What's Your Raashee? belongs to Priyanka Chopra. No two opinions on that. Words would fail to do justice to the remarkable portrayal of twelve different characters by this actor. This is her finest work to date."[31]

In 2010, Chopra appeared in Jugal Hansraj's Pyaar Impossible where she portrayed the role of a college beauty who eventually falls in love with a geek. The film was a financial and critical failure. Her next release, Siddharth Anand's Anjaana Anjaani alongside Ranbir Kapoor, got a good initial response at the box office, but was not well received by the critics. She was also appointed as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 2010.[32]

Chopra has completed working on Vishal Bhardwaj's 7 Khoon Maaf, in which she plays the role of an Anglo-Indian woman with seven husbands. She has recently completed the first schedule of Farhan Akhtar's Don 2 – The Chase Continues alongside Shahrukh Khan in Berlin. And she has also been finalized for Anurag Basu's Barfee alongside Ranbir Kapoor, in which she reportedly plays the role of a mentally challenged girl. And recently, she has also confirmed that she will be doing Agneepath remake and Krrish 2 alongside Hrithik Roshan.[