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Miss World to spice up Confederations Cup draw
AFP - Saturday, November 22
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - - Miss World contestants will bring charm and glamour as they assist during Saturday's draw for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in Johannesburg, organisers said in a statement Friday.
"The eight Miss World candidates from the respective participating countries and continents -- Brazil, Egypt, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, United States and reigning Miss World -- will lend a helping hand during the draw to determine the two groups for the eight-team competition," it said.
Miss World Zilin Zhang, who is from China, will represent Asian Champions Iraq at the draw, the statement said.
The eight beauty queens will assist FIFA secretary general Jerome Valcke during the draw, also to be witnessed by the body's vice president Jack Warner and CAF president Issa Hayatou, it said.
The 58th Miss World pageant will be held in Johannesburg on December 13.
"Hosting as prestigious as event as the Miss World competition again underlines South Africa's ability to stage major global events. And as for the beautiful contestants assisting me on Saturday, it is certainly a draw I will be looking forward to more than most," Valcke said in the statement.
The Confederations Cup has traditionally been used to test a host country's state of preparedness for the World Cup.
The World Cup, which will be played in Africa for the first time, will be staged from June 11 to July 11, 2010. Its final draw will be held on December 4 in Cape Town.
The June 14 to 28 Confederations Cup, to be staged in four South African stadia, is expected to bring together continental football champions ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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Miss World China's Zilin Zhang poses for photographers at Ellis Park stadium in Johannesburg on November 20, 2008. Miss World contestants will bring charm and glamour as they assist during Saturday's draw for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in Johannesburg, organisers said in a statement Friday.
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