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CONTESTANTS in the Miss World beauty pageant posed for pictures during a visit to Johannesburg’s Soccer City stadium yesterday.

Holding the official Fifa ball for next year’s World Cup tournament are Miss Northern Ireland Cherie Gardiner (right) and Miss New Zealand Magdalena Shoeman. The month-long tour of South Africa culminates with the crowning of the new Miss World on Saturday in Johannesburg, amid accusations that the metropolitan municipality is cash-strapped. It has come under fire for spending R45-million to host the final leg for the second year running. Picture: AP