On January 28, 2010, RAAS faxed to Khanh Hoa People’s Committee office to announce that they were no longer organizing without no official explanation. Khanh Hoa Province showed the interest to host continually and found new sponsors. However, in case of another province assigned to host, RAAS will return as the main sponsor.On Feb 03, after being assigned to host, Khanh Hoa begged off immediately and offered its backing to Tien Giang province or anywhere else because of hosting Miss Earth and the second Miss World
Vietnam.RASS also confirmed that Miss World would be back to Mỹ Tho, Tien Giang Province later in 2011 or 2012.[On February 5, 2010, it was announced that Khanh Hoa withdrew as host of Miss World 2010 due to RAAS’s inconsistent attitudes in organizing the pageant, the province’s leaders had assigned its enterprises to approach and campaign for hosting the Miss Earth 2010 and the second Miss World Vietnam pageants in Nha Trang instead of the Miss World contest
Judges
These are the judges for Miss World 2010:
Julia Morley - Miss World Limited Chairman and Chairman of the Judges
Denise Perrier – Miss World 1953
Ann Sidney – Miss World 1964
Mary Stävin – Miss World 1977
Agbani Darego – Miss World 2001
Maria Julia Mantilla – Miss World 2004
Zhang Zilin – Miss World 2007
Ksenia Sukhinova – Miss World 2008
Withdrawals
Austria
Dominican Republic
Liberia's entry to Miss World 2010 has been removed from the official Miss World website due to undisclosed reasons. Liberia will not compete in Miss World 2010 as Miss Liberia pageant is not scheduled to be held this year.
Slovenia
Swaziland will not compete in Miss World 2010 as the contest has been rescheduled to October. On the other hand, Miss Swaziland committee is fighting a legal battle with Swaziland National Culture and Arts Council over the ban on beauty pageants imposed earlier this year.
Replacements
Argentina: Carla Conrradi resigned as Miss Mundo Argentina. The 1st runner up, Marianna Arambarry will be the new titleholder and Argentina's representative at Miss World 2010.
Hong Kong China: Due to a schedule conflict of competing in Miss Chinese International Pageant 2010, Toby Chan, Winner of Miss Hong Kong 2010, cannot participate in the competition. The 1st runner up, Sammi Cheung will be the representative at Miss World 2010.
Hungary: Ágnes Dobó was Miss World Hungary 2010 until she injured her arm and wrist. This stopped her from participating in the pageant. She was replaced by one of her runners-up, Jennifer Kalo.
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Top 5 contenders for Miss World:
Venezuela
Ireland
China PR
United States
Botswana
And the lucky 7 were:
Venezuela
Ireland
China PR
Italy
Norway
United States
Botswana
The top 20 Miss World finalists:
Paraguay: Egni Eckert
St Lucia: Aiasha Gustave
Netherlands: Desiree Berg
France: Virginie Dechenaud
Canada: Denise Garrido
Bahamas: Braneka Bassett
Colombia: Laura Restrepo
South Africa: Nicole Flint
Thailand: Yuwaret Rueangsri
Mongolia: Sarnai Amar
Romania: Lavinia Postolache
Italy: Giada Pezzaioli
United States: Alexandria Mills
Germany: Susanna Kobylinski
China Pr: Tang Xiao
Botswana: Emma Wareus
French Polynesia: Mihilani Teixeira
Scotland: Nicola Mimnagh
Venezuela: Adriana Vasini
Russia: Irina Sharipova
