Top 40 Beach Beauties in the Miss World 2010 pageant

The Top 40 semi-finalists for the Beach Beauty fast-track event of Miss World 2010 have been announced.

Miss Norway Mariann Birkedal, who is currently among Mykiru's top favorites for the crown (at #7), is among the Top 40 Beach Beauty semi-finalists along with other top faves such as Botswana, Russia, India, Thailand, St. Lucia and more.

Missing on the list are other strong bets like Venezuela, South Africa, Philippines, Ireland, Brazil, Mexico and Slovakia.


The Top 40:

ARGENTINA, Mariana Arambarry
AUSTRALIA, Ashleigh Francis
BAHAMAS, Braneka Bassett
BARBADOS, Danielle Bishop
BOLIVIA, Maria Teresa Roca Cordova
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA, Snežana Prorok
BOTSWANA, Emma Wareus
CAPE VERDE, Joseline Fontes
CAYMAN ISLANDS, Cristin Joy Alexander
CHINA PR, Xiao Tang
CZECH REPUBLIC, Veronika Machova
FRANCE, Virginie Dechenaud
FRENCH POLYNESIA, Mihilani Teixeira
GHANA, Mimi Areme
GUADELOUPE, Ericka Aly
HONG KONG, Sau Man Cheung
HUNGARY, Jennifer Kalo
INDIA, Manasvi Mamgai
ISRAEL, Shavit Wiesel
ITALY, Giada Pezzaioli
LITHUANIA, Gritė Maruškevičiūtė
LUXEMBOURG, Shari Thuyns
MARTINIQUE, Tully Fremcourt
MOLDOVA, Daria Zaiteva
MONGOLIA, Sarnai Amar
NETHERLANDS, Desiree van den Berg
NEW ZEALAND, Cody Yerkovich
NORWAY, Mariann Birkedal
PARAGUAY, Egni Eckert
PUERTO RICO, Yara Lasanta Santiago
RUSSIA, Irina Sharipova
SCOTLAND, Nicola Mimnagh
SRI LANKA, Fallon Ranasinghe Dona
ST. LUCIA, Aiasha Gustave
THAILAND, Yuwaret Sirirat Rueangsri
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, Davia Chambers
TURKEY, Gizem Memic
UKRAINE, Ekaterina Zakharchenko
UNITED STATES, Alexandria Mills
ZIMBABWE, Samantha Tshuma

The Top 40 will compete in the Beach Beauty finals tomorrow, October 16, and the winner will earn an automatic Top 15 semi-final slot during the pageant finale on October 30, 2010.

[Vote for your favorite candidates at Mykiru's Fun Poll]

Photo courtesy of MWO