Miss SCUBA International www.missscuba.com www.facebook.com/msiint/ or MSI pageant began humbly in Kota Kinabalu, capital of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo www.facebook.com/sabahmalaysianborneo/ It was founded and presided by Mr Robert Lo www.facebook.com/robert.lo.503 who is a strong believer in sustainable development within the realms of our marine environment. He hopes that by sharing the beauty and wonders of the underwater world via beauty queens, it will enable more people to understand how fragile our oceans are and how much more we all need to play our individual little roles to make a big difference in protecting it. Robert is also the Managing Director at Sipadan Mabul Resort www.facebook.com/sipadanmabulresortsmart/ Our goal is simple, to create awareness around the need to keep our oceans clean and healthy and encourage others to explore the world through SCUBA diving. Our tagline is "Saving Oceans Through Beauty" - We celebrate inner beauty and encourage the empowerment of the modern woman of today - We advocate for marine conservation - We promote safe and environmental aware diving practices. During the pageant, finalists competes in various categories such as knowledge of marine conservation, proficiency in modeling & catwalk, as well as showing their own particular stage talent. Our finalists also participate in beach cleanups and underwater cleanups, as well as visiting a variety of charities and explore cultural heritage sites. Our conservation partners includes; - WWF-Malaysia www.wwf.org.my Manta Trust www.mantatrust.org Green Fins www.greenfins.net/en and Shark Savers www.sharksavers.org/en/home 1
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Criteria of Participation citizen or permanent resident in the country of which they represent between 18 28 years of age at the date of the International Pageant a minimum 5'4' or 164cm in height (barefoot) able to converse in basic English able to swim and a certified diver, at least until the first level (Open Water or equivalent) keen and motivated to promote the sport of Scuba Diving and Marine Conservation female by birth good health and good moral character single and never been married not pregnant and never given birth to a child not under contract with any person, firm, pageant or corporation that would prevent her appearance or participation in the Miss Scuba International Pageant Criteria for Judging: 1. Individual Talent (performance by individual contestant) 2. Personality (includes attitude towards other contestants & pageant crew, work ethics & contestant participation in the individual events) 3. Marine Conservation Knowledge (awareness of issues affecting our current global environment) 4. Catwalk & Appearance (body confidence, stage presence, poise and natural beauty with minimal make-up 5. Questions & Answers (spontaneity, pertinence of answers & ability to think on her feet) 3
Miss Scuba International is scheduled from 6 th to 18 th November 2018, 17 th November being the Grand Finals in Magellan Sutera Resort www.suteraharbour.com/magellan-sutera-resort, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. While the cost of accommodation, designated meals, ground transfer and training/workshop during the pageant official event period will be shouldered by the Miss Scuba International organisation. Air tickets and competition wear (such as national costume, swimwear, evening gown) is not included and on personal expense. The whole duration for the official event is just under 2 weeks (13 days/12 nights). Its highly recommended MSI Australia spends an additional 1-day minimum pre and post MSI 2018. Sipadan Mabul Resort (SMART) 4
Jeremy Lai Miss Scuba International Australia 2018 Jeremy is originally from Sabah, Malaysian Borneo and has lived in Australia for over 13 years. With over 20 years of experience in the hospitality and travel industry, he is a passionate ambassador when it comes to promoting his home state! Jeremy is honored and excited to be selected as the Australia for Miss Scuba International 2018 www.missscuba.com ETB Travel News www.etbtravelnews.global is looking for Miss Right - the perfect, most ideal and suitable young lady to become ETB Travel News Brand Ambassador and Australia s representative for Miss Scuba International 2018. For expression of interest, please register and create a free profile on www.cast2crew.com.au Cast2Crew is in partnership with ETB Travel News in selecting the perfect candidate for Miss Scuba International Australia 2018. Please also email a brief CV (with the relevant personal details for date of birth and height in centremeters barefooted) with preferred contact details and a full body photo to partners@etbnews.global Registration must close by the end of business day on Wednesday, 12 th September 2018. 5
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