Cindy Burbridge from Pattaya, Miss Thailand World for 1996, returned to
Pattaya last week from the Miss World Contest in Bangalore, India.
Although she was a hot favorite among the international press, alas, she
did not get the crown.
Just
the same, Pattaya Mail wishes to congratulate Cindy on her fantastic
performance in front of an international audience. Even though we, along
with many journalists, can not totally understand the decision of the
jury, we are happy that we did not lose Cindy to the “World”. She can
now stay in Pattaya with her family and friends, and will only need to
fulfill her duties within the borders of Thailand. At least she will be
able to do so as soon as she returns from London where she went with her
mother last week to honor a grand opening.
Before she left, Cindy paid a visit to Pattaya Mail to talk about her
experiences in India. Cindy told us that winning the Miss Thailand World
contest was the greatest experience so far in her young life. She said
that despite of all the demonstrations, and the resulting tight
security, she and the other contestants had a fantastic time there.
Since the bikini contest was held in the Seychelles, Cindy and her
friends were able to get in a few days of holiday amidst all the hard
work. Her golden suntan proved her point.
Cindy also said that there was a lot of camaraderie amongst the girls
from all over the world and that there was almost no jealousy involved.
Many of the girls, the new Miss World amongst them, could hardly speak
English, but were still able to have good com-munication, even though at
times it meant doing so with hands and feet.
Cindy went on to say that the big event in Bangalore was well organized,
and no one seemed to mind the short periods of rain that fell upon them.
Since the contest was held in an open air stadium, most of the audience
used caps that they were given as gifts to keep their heads from getting
wet. Pat Burbridge, who accompanied her daughter to India, told Pattaya
Mail that it was quite a sight, seeing all those people in evening
dresses wearing red sports caps.
Pattaya Mail would like to welcome back the beautiful, eye catching
Cindy and would like her to know that for us she is not only the most
beautiful girl in Thailand, but the most charming, well mannered and
moderate girl in the world as well.
