Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World

Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, will be held on December 12, 2009 at the Sandton Convention Center, Johannesburg, South Africa and the pageant will begin from London, England,where the contestants are expected to arrive on November 7, 2009. On November 10, 2009, the contestants will travel to Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, when they will travel to Johannesburg, South Africa on November 15, 2009. Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia will crown her successor at the end of this event. About 120 contestants are expected to attend the event.