"In this blog I write about all what I consider interesting, about fashion, Art, architectural landmarks, events and people connected with fashion around the world". John Miranda.
Icona Pop are a Swedish DJ electro house duo formed in 2009 with Electro House, Punk and Indie Pop music influences, conformed by Caroline Hjelt and Aino Jawo, who grew up in Stockholm.
Their biggest hit has been "I Love It", written by Patrik Berger, Linus Eklöw and Charlotte Aitchison, also known as Charli XCX.
The duo received international attention following their debut single "Manners", which was released by Neon Gold on FrenchKitsune Music, and the extended-playalbum Nights Like This on English Mercury Records.
Since September 2012, the duo have been based out of Los Angeles, California, and New York City, New York.
"I love it" was the opening and the anthem of the 20th Top Model of the World contest, and... I love it.
The last March 26, I went to Egypt on a Travel unexpected to a heavenly place called El Gouna, (meaning in Arabic: الجونة, the lagoon), a tourist resort, developed and owned by Sawiris’s Family, Eng. Samih Sawiris and Orascom Hotels and Development, dating from about 1990, and located on the Red Sea, in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt, 22 km north of Hurghada International Airport.
In this beautiful place there are three centralized areas, housing shops, bars and restaurants: Downtown, Tamr Henna square and the Abu Tig Marina. El Gouna has 18 hotels, some of which were designed by the American architect Michael Graves, with 2,895 rooms rated from one star to five stars; a six star hotel is currently under development next to the Abu Tig Marina Extension.
I was invited to be a judge of the preliminary competition by the World Beauty Organization (WBOEUROPE), to select the semi-final group of beautiful girls that came with a dream of become the new Top Model of the World 2013.www.topmodeloftheworld.com
I stayed 4 days in the spectacular Movenpick Hotel, time enough to feel the hospitality and friendship of the staff of the Hotel, the place that served as headquarters for the 47 beautiful contestants who came from all over the world to get this title, a place that received the retinues, national directors, the professional choreographer who did an amazing work, assistants from every countries, judges and organizers of the event; the Beauty pageant that had been, masterfully conducted, for over 20 years by Mr. Detlef Tursies, the same that conducing the prestigious Miss Intercontinental contest. www.missintercontinental.com The winner of the 20th version was the stunning Colombian model, Monica Palacios, 6,2 tall (1.88), a bilingual girl with perfect measurements, and who represented the Caribbean. The first runner-up was Anthonia Isaiah Inara, a beautiful black girl from Gulf of Guinea, (everybody knows that I love the Ebony beauties), the second runner-up was Taynaz Burcu from Turkey; the Canadian Savanagh Walker and the Ukrainian Ganna Zhadan, complemented the final frame.
Monica Palacios the new Top Model Of the World 2013
The preliminary event and the final gala were outdoors in a beautiful place called Marina 2. The presenter was the singer Keith Tynes, former member of the legendary Group “The Platters" world famous for his hit: "Only You" who, with his powerful and beautiful voice was the entertainment of the night. Watch details of the great night in the following video:
It was a great experience, an spectacular beauty festival, full of colors, sun, sea, history , fashion and glamour, in a paradisiacal place, surrounded for Jet-set personalities and with the most beautiful models, becoming the most 'faddish' pageant around the world.
