Bangladesh to join Miss World pageant

Bangladesh is now going to join one of the prestigious beauty pageant competition Miss World, informed Antar Showbiz's Chairman Swapan Chowdhury.  "The primary selection will begin very soon. We are going to select beauties from all over the country. The winner of Miss World Bangladesh will participate in the 67th Miss World competition on November 18 in China."

The chairman informed that participants will be selected from eight districts in Bangladesh. With tremendous tests and selection, Miss World Bangladesh will be selected. Later the Miss World Bangladesh will participate at the 67th Miss World competition.

In 1951, Eric Morley organized a bikini contest as part of the Festival of Britain celebrations that he called the Festival Bikini Contest. The event was popular with the press, and was dubbed "Miss World" by the media. The swimsuit competition was intended as a promotion for the bikini which had only recently been introduced onto the market, and which was still widely regarded as immodest. Miss World is the oldest running international beauty pageant.

Alongside with its rivals, the Miss Universe and Miss Earth contests, Miss World pageant is one of the three most publicized beauty contests in the world.

The pageant was originally planned as a Pageant for the Festival of Britain, but Eric Morley decided to make the Miss World pageant an annual event. Morley registered the "Miss World" name as a trademark.