RUI is officially on her way to MISS WORLD in China

I have been hired as a consultant to select and prepare the repersentative of Japan at the Miss World Pageant in China on December 1st.

A message from Rui on my blog yesterday.

Thank you so much!

Thank you for the message and encouragement, Ines.   Yes, i am very excited to go to Sanya to experience a wonderful month in my life. I will do my best and tell people how beautiful Japan is:) and i want to say thank you for all the people who helped me to be ready for this project. I really appreciate your great support, and the cheerful comments in here, thank you my dear friends!  I love you too!   Rui.   

Rui is on her way to Miss World! Good luck from your team!

We packed all night with Rui lots and lots of clothes, bags, shoes, jewelry, gowns, sunglasses, swimsuits, coat… She will be in the warm island of Sanya most of the time, but she will also travel to Beijing, Hong Kong and other cold locations in China. Total: 3 suitcases of designer clothes. 

Early this morning, I drove her to the airport terminal to get on her flight to Sanya, together with her mom and her sister. She was so happy to go. She is now in the plane to Sanya. She was SO cute hugging me good bye for a long time before flying with her own wings and disappearing with her suitcases and her mom and sister helping her.

I really feel like a mother to all these girls. I worry for them, I love them, care for them, and I miss them when they are away truly. It is somehow funny to feel the mother of so many young girls.

Last night, one of last year past finalists, introduced me to her boyfriend for the first time. We were attending the opening of the spectacular Bulgari new-shop on Omotesando Avenue, and she was all panicking and told me “ouch it feels like introducing my boyfriend to my parents, I swear it is the same feeling!” She was cute… also her boyfriend was nervous and said that she told her so much about me that he felt he already knew me.  I am lucky and happy.

This is the gown that I bought for Rui to compete during the Evening Dress competition on December 1st. Together with her long black hair she looked amazing when she put it on.  

GUCCI FW2007

National Designer Gown Award:

Rui will model a flamboyant red gown with gold stars. The dress is a design of fashion-darling Iwaya Toshikazu for Dress Camp SS2007 collection in collaboration with Piaget.