Contestants for the 2003 Miss World pose in Sanya, China. A man has paid 28,000 USD for a ticket to see the beauty pageant. [AFP]

Miss Colombia Claudia Milena Molina (L) dances with Miss World 2002 Azra Akin from Turkey during a 'World Family Party' held for Miss World contestants in Sanya, in China's tropical island of Hainan, December 2, 2003. China will host the 2003 Miss World Finals on December 6. Photo taken December 2. [Reuters]

Miss Russia Svetlana Goreva (C) dances with Miss Latvia Irina Askolska (R) and Miss Barbados Racquel Olivia Wilkinson during a 'World Family Party' held for Miss World contestants in Sanya, in China's tropical island of Hainan, December 2, 2003. China will host the 2003 Miss World Finals on December 6. Photo taken December 2, 2003. [Reuters]

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