The official Miss World website has become the most popular in the world, receiving about 100 million hits a day ahead of the final, organisers said today.
"Microsoft has just released figures that show that the Miss World website www.missworld.tv is the largest website in the world receiving 100 million hits per day," they said.
Microsoft was not immediately available for comment.
In addition, the swimsuit competition and personality pictures both made Yahoo!'s most viewed slide shows, organisers said.
Miss Ireland, Rosanna Davison, daughter of "Lady in Red" singer Chris de Burgh, was judged best in a swimsuit, while Miss Bolivia Helen Aponte Saucedo was named most personable.
A picture of some of the girls in swimwear was also Yahoo!'s most emailed image.
China is for the first time holding the Miss World beauty pageant, in southern Hainan province.
And to celebrate the 1000th post, Miss World is Miss Ireland !! ;-)
Wow ! You see Irish are not only good in pubs and riverdance, they can also have the most beautiful girl in the world !