The Miss World Pageant may be held in South Korea in 2009. And it’s being promoted as an event that would cultivate peace, and maybe even get North Korea to participate in the contest.
One of the events would be a fashion show in the DMZ, or, most likely, near it.
Here’s the key excerpt, and the link for the rest of the Korea Times article.
He pointed out that if Korea gets to host the pageant, it couldn’t serve better the purpose of promoting hope and peace.
The committee, established last year, has an ambitious plan: to get North Korea involved in Miss World in (South) Korea.
Jenny Thorn, a Miss World Korea representative, said the committee has in mind a plan to host a fashion show in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) on the sidelines of the main final show, which would be a tremendously influential window for North Koreans to see the world and vice versa.
“We can promote North Korea to the world. And who knows? We might start Miss North Korea?” Thorn said.
The ambassador agreed. “It will build a bridge in creating better atmosphere between South and North Korea.
