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Miss Malaysia seen as hot favourite for world title
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By CHOW HOW BAN
SANYA: Miss Malaysia Deborah Priya Henry is not letting it go to her head that bookmakers and websites are pitching her as a hot favourite to win the Miss World 2007 beauty pageant.
“It is very exciting and encouraging to read about Miss Malaysia being one of the top five favourites.
“It raises my confidence level. But at the end of the day, it is the judges who make the decision and not the bookmakers,†said Henry, 22, of her chances at the pageant, being held here in Hainan, China.
Still, the stunning beauty from Kuala Lumpur, who is of Indian and Irish parentage, is confident, having done well when she spoke to the judges about herself at the pre-judging session.
Although the pageant has courted some negative publicity over reports of stealing and backstabbing, Henry said she was game to face the challenges.
“Good and bad things happen in the real word. I have been modelling for seven years so I know that people do a lot of bad things and it’s unavoidable. You have to put things in perspective,†she said yesterday.
Henry said it would help if contestants treated their counterparts nicely and made friends with them.
“Miss World is an opportunity for us to network and make friends from all over the world,†the political science and economics graduate from the University of Queensland said.
She said it was important for the contestant to be herself, to stand a chance of winning the contest. “You have to know your limitations and principles. In competitions like this one, sometimes it’s easy to waver and do things you are not comfortable with.
Henry’s parents, Raj and Mary, arrived on Wednesday to give her moral support at the final, to be held tomorrow at the Beauty Crown Convention Centre here
TUN MAHATHIR AND CABINET VS ABDULLAH BADAWI WITH THE SAME CABINET MEMBERS.
SINCE THE DAY TUN RETIRED EVERYTHING HAS GONE DOWNHILL .THE SAME GUYS ARE SITTING THERE BUT WHAT HAVE THEY DONE? ITS ONLY THE LEADER THAT’S
CHANGED BUT ALL THE CABINET MEMBERS REMAINED.SO NOW THESE CABINET MEMBERS ARE NOT PERFORMING WELL,SO DEFINITELY SOMETHING’S WRONG WITH OUR NEW LEADER.THERE’S NO UNITY AMONG THE CABINET.SO AS THE SAYING GOES UNITED WE STAND DIVIDED WE FALL,AND THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING TO OUR BELOVED COUNTRY NOW,IN SHORT TUN MAHATHIR IS AN EXCELLENT LEADER BECAUSE DURING HIS ERA THIS SAME CABINET MEMBERS ARE DOING SOOOOOOO WELL NOW ALL OF THEM ARE SLEEEEEPING LIKE THEIR LEADER.I FEEL SO SORRY FOR OUR BELOVED COUNTRY.ALL OF YOU ARE VERY DESTRUCTIVE NOW,LOOK WHAT U DID TO THE TEMPLE,LOOK WHAT U DID TO THE DEMONSTRATORS,THEY ONLY WANT TO EXPRESS THEIR GRIEVANCES FOR THE DISCRIMINATION THE GOVERNMENT IS GIVING THEM.IS THIS WHAT YOU CALL HUMAN RIGHTS?BEING THE FATHER OF THE COUNTRY YOU MUST TREAT YOUR CHILDREN EQUALLY.HELP THE POOR NOT THE RICH,TO UPGRADE OUR COUNTRY’S ECONOMY.I HOPE THIS WILL SERVE AS AN EYEOPENER.ITS NOT YET TOO LATE .BARISAN VOTER.