The Miss World A'Fair Pageant is the competitive opportunity where girls, ages 15 through 20, who are daughters of families within the member organizations, may compete and be judged for this honor. The judging is based on the contestant's knowledge of her own country's culture, of other countries' cultures, of the A World A'Fair in general, and of her poise and ability to answer the judges' questions. We feel that our Youth Group is the best organization to achieve this knowledge.
The International Ball is the annual gala event where Miss World A'Fair is announced and where all workers and friends of the International Festival come together to celebrate before the festival's opening.
The Pageant and Ball were held at the Eintract Singing Society March 1, 2008. The pageant was followed by dinner, the crowning of Miss World A'Fair and a dance party. Carl Day was the master of ceremonies. Pageant judges were Lois Lynch, Debbie Placke and Louise VanVliet.
Miss A World A' Fair 2008
British Calloway, Panama, Miss A World A'Fair 2008
Escort: Isaiah Morales (Panama)
First runner up
Nancy Zheng, China
Escort: Rod Ghavami (China)
Runner up
Nicole Perez, Puerto Rico
Escort: Jaffet Garcia (Puerto Rico)
Hanbum Kim, Korea
Escort: Tony Dao (Korea)
Amrita Muthopadhyay, India
Escort: Skip Smith (India)
Jessa Kellie, Philippines
Escort: Trevor Jorgensen (Philippines)
See photos of previous years' Pageant Winners, and photos from this year's Ball
The Youth Group is the organization provided by the Dayton International Festival, Inc. for any youth of member organizations between the ages of twelve and twenty-one. The purpose of this group is to promote culture through friendship and understanding, to educate the public and one another about each individual nationality, and to engage youth in working, dancing and promoting A World A'Fair.
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