Miss World contestants pose for a picture at the Bund overlooking the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai November 17, 2003. 110 contestants in the 53rd Miss World beauty pageant are in Shanghai as part of their tour of China before competing in the final on the tropical island of Sanya in southern China's Hainan Province on December 6. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Miss World contestants pose for a picture at the Bund overlooking the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai November 17, 2003. 110 contestants in the 53rd Miss World beauty pageant are in Shanghai as part of their tour of China before competing in the final on the tropical island of Sanya in southern China's Hainan Province on December 6. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Miss World contestants stroll along the Bund overlooking the financial district of Pudong in Shanghai November 17, 2003.  [newsphoto.com.cn]

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