Asia & Indian Ocean Ceremony 2008

19 June 2008 – Shanghai

Asia & Indian Ocean

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Varun Sharma

Host

Varun Sharma

Varun’s journalistic flair and magnetic personality were spotted early on by the BBC. His presenting career took-off in 1996, when he graduated from the BBC to become lifestyle presenter on Bloomberg television and on Bloomberg on the Money, for Talk Radio. Varun’s freelance roles included reporter on London Tonight and presenter on BBC World News.

In 2000, he set up hugely successful The Luxury Travel Show which still airs in over 150 countries around the world. After a year editing a luxury lifestyle magazine for the spa brand Ligne St Barth in 2005, Varun started planning a new television series under the banner of Inside Luxury Travel.

Miss World 2007 - Miss Zi Lin Zhang

Miss World 2007

Zi Lin was born in Shi Jia Zhuang City in Hei Bei Province, then moved to the capital, Beijing. Beijing will be host city to the 2008 Olympic Games.

She attended the University of Science & Technology and attained a Degree in Business Administration, and is now working as a company secretary.

Her hobbies and sporting interests include: travel; reading; watching movies, writing, sports; 100 meters jump and hurdle, triple jump, swimming, both classical and folk dancing, and listing to folk music. Her favourite food is; fruit, chocolate, and ice cream.

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