Miss Commonwealth International at CICCETSS.2009

The prestigious Miss Commonwealth ...It's more than a beauty pageant...

It is a unique and innovative cultural and charity brand of beauty pageant, with a focus on community Quality of Life improvement, and the empowerment of women. Hence its following very special and inimitable characteristics:-

A community empowerment institution and platform

Miss Commonwealth is globally renown for its reputation for empowering eligible Commonwealth ladies of all age groups, as Cultural and Charity Queens and Ambassadors, to promote their economic, social and cultural self-improvement, and to participate, authoritatively, in the promotion of community and environmental sustainability, in the interest of increased community Quality of Life improvement. This empowerment platform provides an outlet for productive and positive expression, and the release of the community benefits, of inner beauty.

Honourable Aims and Objectives

The pageant's principal aims and objectives are to promote increased Quality of Life improvement, through the promotions of cultural awareness and exchange, family values, good parenthood, children’s welfare, health, education, poverty eradication, sport, international volunteering, community charitableness, tourism, environmental protection, and fundraising for registered charitable organisations and humanitarian and environmental projects, etc.

Distinguished Culture and Charity Queens and Ambassadors

Miss Commonwealth's queens are specially styled and distinguished as Culture and Charity Queens and Ambassadors to reflect their purpose as role models and human vehicles for the effective promotion of the honourable community Quality of Life improvement aims and objectives of the pageant.

The Seven Principal Beauty Queen Title Crowns of The Commonwealth

Miss Commonwealth crowns seven principal international queens at each of its annual or biannual international beauty queen contests for two main reasons: The Triple Crown (Teen, Miss and Mrs.) promotes family life and participation from all age groups. The Cultural Sector Crown (Africa, Asia-Pacific, Caribbean and Euro-Atlantic) promotes cultural awareness, exchange, integration and excellence, etc.

The Wide Range Of Title Crown Extensions

Miss Commonwealth introduced numerous beauty queen title crowns reflecting its promoted aims and objectives, in order to i) promote wider community participation of eligible and capable Commonwealth ladies and ii) thus, enhance and broaden the reach of its community benefits, internationally. The aptly identified extensions include Arts, Culture, Charity, Education, Sport, Health, Tourism, Environment, etc. Hence, for example, the titles of Miss Commonwealth England Culture, Miss Commonwealth Wales Charity, Miss Commonwealth India Sport, etc. All national titles, with or without extension, carry equal weight.

Title Conferment Ceremony

Titles are formally conferred upon the holders at the CICCETSS (Commonwealth International Cultural and Charity Evening TV-Special Showcase). Non-attendance at the ceremony invalidates pre-event awarded titles.

National Culture and Charity Queens

Each Commonwealth nation is represented at the CICCETSS by their respective three national Triple Crown culture and charity queens (Teen, Miss and Mrs.) In addition, each nation can be further represented by delegates bearing national Triple Crown titles suffixed with any of the above title extensions, as appropriate. All delegates have equal status as contestants, in their respective pageants (Teen, Miss and Mrs.), for the international Triple Crown titles of Miss Teen Commonwealth International, Miss Commonwealth International, and Mrs. Commonwealth International.

Titles for Life

Title holders never fade into oblivion after their year of reign. The titles remain perpetually recognised and are as important any day as at conferment. Holders can continue to use their tiles, authoritatively, to promote good causes, through life.

Special Commendation Award Titles

For the time-being, these are Miss Commonwealth Charity International awarded for commendable voluntary charitable endeavour, and Miss Commonwealth Eternal awarded at retirement for exceptional and sustained performance as a charity queen.

Queen Of Friends Of The Commonwealth - QFC

QFC is an international sister-pageant of Miss Commonwealth. It was incepted in response to popular demand from non-Commonwealth nations for a platform to enable their participation in the community aims and objectives of Miss Commonwealth. Participation in the QFC Pageant is open to female citizens of all non-Commonwealth nations of the world. National QFCs are culture and charity ambassadors promoting quality of life improvement aims and objectives, identical to those of Miss Commonwealth, in their respective nations.

The annual contest for the International QFC title crown of Queen Of Friends Of the Commonwealth takes place at the CICCETSS on the same show stage as Miss Commonwealth. The current title holder is Slovakia QFC, Martina Benkova.

Entrants' minimum age is 16. There is no maximum age-limit. To enter this pageant, click the link below or copy it to your browser:

http://www.misscommonwealthint.org/queen_of_friends_of_the_commonwealth_pageant.htm

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UNDERSTANDING THE CICCETSS

Commonwealth International Cultural & Charity Evening TV-Special Showcase:

A unique and spectacular not-for-profit annual international community quality     of life improvement promotion programme of 53 Commonwealth Euro-Atlantic, Asia-Pacific, African, and Caribbean nations, represented by their respective national Culture and Charity Ambassador (CCAs), aged 16-60.

Now in its sixth year and supported by attendance from dignitaries, including industry professionals and media and sport celebrities, etc, CICCETSS 2008 will be an exhilarating, entertaining and educational experience for all.

               Aims and Objectives of the CICCETSS

To showcase and promote increased Commonwealth community charitableness and cultural excellence, awareness, exchange, understanding and unity.

To stage the public selection and crowning of CCAs at the annual or bi-annual
Miss Commonwealth International Contest and the Queen Of Friends Of the Commonwealth Contest.

(CICCETSS now has an army of over 700 active and productive CCAs around the world).

To promote increased community awareness and understanding of Miss Commonwealth.

To highlight CCAs’ community function as role models and promotional vehicles for the delivery of Miss Commonwealth’s principal aims and objectives, and their contributions to quality of life improvement in the international community.

(CCAs' contributions to international community well-being span all areas of the pageant's aims and objectives and include their record achievement of over £4Million fundraising for registered charities around the world in the 24 months to December 2006).
To promote the essence, and celebrate the successful achievements and impressive track record, of Miss Commonwealth (and the sister pageant) as a highly productive community empowerment institution and platform of 53 Commonwealth nations. The pageant is globally renown for its principal goal of inspiring and enabling the transformation of ordinary eligible Commonwealth female citizens of all age groups and walks of life into socially and economically equipped CCAs who go forth to make a difference in their local and wider communities by contributing socially, economically and culturally to community and environmental sustainability and to improvement in the Quality of Life.

To raise wider awareness of Miss Commonwealth’s aims and objectives, namely, the said promotions of cultural awareness, family values, good parenthood, children’s welfare, health, education, poverty eradication, sport, international volunteering, community charitableness, tourism, environmental protection, and fundraising for registered charitable organisations and humanitarian and environmental projects, etc.

To increase community awareness of Miss Commonwealth’s promotion of increased “International Volunteering” through the awards of the International Voluntary Humanitarian and Environmental Services (IVHES) Awards, at the Evening, to nominated community champions, for the recognition and promotion of commendable voluntary endeavour. (Proud previous recipients of the awards include the honourable Dr Nelson Mandela of South Africa).

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The CICCETSS is popularly known as a major entertainment event for all fans of cultural education, charity, fashion, music, community champions, etc...

The CICCETTS is a tasty and exquisite exhibition of all of these, all at once, on one international show stage. It provides a marvellous educational and entertainment opportunity for TV audiences around the world.

The CICCETSS is beautifully put together for your unforgettable entertainment !!!

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                  The CICCETSS show programme

                        (click here for the detailed content). It includes:-

National CCAs’ formal empowerment ceremony.

National CCAs’ contest for the seven principal and prestigious international cultural and charity ambassadorial title crowns of the Commonwealth, namely:-

                            “Miss Commonwealth International”,

                            “Miss Teen Commonwealth International”,

                            “Mrs Commonwealth International”,

                            “Miss Commonwealth Africa”,

                            “Miss Commonwealth Asia-Pacific”,

                            “Miss Commonwealth Caribbean”, and

                            “Miss Commonwealth Euro-Atlantic”

Non-Commonwealth CCAs’ from the rest of the world contest for the title of: Queen of Friends of the Commonwealth.

Reigning CCAs’ testimonials of charitable and cultural activities positively impacting society.

Awards Presentation to CCAs fundraising for the Great Ormonds Street Hospital Children's Charity.

Various colourful and educational displays of Commonwealth cultural excellence; etc.

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THE TRIPLE CROWN

A unique concept of beauty

pageantry involving the

collaboration of all age

groups in a joint international

promotion of community

Quality of Life improvement

MRS.

The reigning corporate Queen of the Mrs (Mrs Commonwealth International (Mariette Chippendall - South Africa) and 1st. and 2nd. Runners Up (Marie-Therese Caraher-Gilbert - New Zealand; and Brenda Grech -Malta) know the joy of taking part and being formally empowered as national and international culture and charity ambassadors... the joy ofserving the global community as true role models for women.

MISS

The reigning Miss Commonwealth International (Francesca Aquelle Plakaris - Bahamas) and 1st. and 2nd Runners-Up: Deandra Bentil-Willieson (Miss Commonwealth Ghana Culture), and Nidhima Kholi (Miss Commonwealth India 2006).

TEEN

The reigning Miss Teen Commonwealth Int'l (Rashanna Thompson - Bahamas), and 1st.and 2nd. Runners-Up: Alison Galea Valletta (Miss Teen Commonwealth Malta 2006) and Sewa Faleye (Miss Teen Commonwealth Nigeria Culture 2006)

PRINCIPAL

4 CULTURAL SECTOR QUEENS

Miss Commonwealth Euro-Atlantic (Naomi Donald),

Miss Commonwealth Asia-Pacific (Nidhima Kohli), Miss Commonwealth Caribbean

(Simone Fairweather),

Miss Commonwealth Africa

(Emma Chizimba)

CHARITY QUEENS

Champion and exemplary international volunteer and world-renown charity-fundraiser (over £1.5M raised to December 2006): Dental Hygienist, Professional Model and Singer, Amanda-Jane Taylor, reigning Miss Commonwealth Charity International, Miss Commonwealth Scotland 2004-6, Miss Commonwealth International 1st.Runner-Up 2004, and due to be crowned Miss Commonwealth Eternal. An official North-East Region Ambassador, and winner of the 2007 North Sounds Radio's Outstanding Contribution To The Community Awards. Awareness campaigner and mentor for Huntington's Disease.

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Exemplary charity-fundraiser (over £800K raised): Jayne-Louise Slatter, Miss Commonwealth England 2004/6, and Miss Commonwealth Sport International 2006. Qualified Physical Education Teacher who is also renown for her work in raising awareness about Alopecia and mentoring and promoting self-confidence among sufferers.



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Kate Hallam, Former Miss Commonwealth England Inner Beauty. Former Face of Debenham. Super Model. One of Miss Commonwealth's top 3 charity fundraisers in 2004. Awarded the Special Reserve title of Miss Commonwealth Culture International 2006.



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Sonnia Hassanien, Former Miss Commonwealth England Inner Beauty. International Super Model. One of Miss Commonwealth's top 3 charity fundraisers in 2004. Awarded the Special Reserve title of Miss Commonwealth Inner Beauty International2006.

QUEEN OF FRIENDS

OF THE COMMONWEALTH

Queen of Friends of the Commonwealth 2006/7:

Winner: Martina Benkova(Slovakia) Ist.RunnerUp:CamillaRuby(Sweden)

Queen of Friends of the Commonwealth 2008 Finalists revel at 007-themed New Year's EveParty, Milton Keynes

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