Now we want to host Miss world pageant - Bissau
Monday, November 15, 2010
Bissau also says despite Emma's massive success they are not resting on their laurels until they make a Miss World queen. "The semi-finals and finals of the Miss Botswana this year were just at a different level in terms of entertainment, the arrangement, dcor and all. Our audience were very impressed by the stage work of rapper Juju Boy at the semi-finals, and one of Botswana's top artists, Vee, told us he would not want to receive any payment for his shows after he was allowed to perform at such a top notch event; he left a big impression there, and he felt it was an honour for him to perform in front of that audience," said Bissau.
But the organiser says should they be able to host the Miss World pageant, they will pull out all the stops to bring international artists to Botswana to perform at the event.
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