Photos: Africans Representing at the 2012 Miss World Competition

Edmilza Nicosia Mota Dos Santos - Angola

 

Tapiwa Anna-Marie Preston - Botswana

Hadjau Helene-Valerie Djouka - Cote D'Ivoire

On August 18, 2012  the world will witness over 120 beauty queens from Asia, Africa, Europe, North America, South Africa, Antarctica and Australia, battle it out for the Miss World crown at the 62nd Miss World Grand Final in Ordos, China.

With over 120 contestants from all over the world, this year's pageant is the biggest turnout in the pageant's history. 

More photos of the African contestants when you continue...

B2K Singer Raz B Nearly Slices Off Hand in Freak Hotel Accident

According to TMZ, 

B2K singer Raz B nearly died Sunday in China after accidentally falling through a glass door in his hotel room ... slicing his wrist wide open ... and losing a SCARY amount of blood. 

Raz -- who had been performing in Shanghai before the accident -- tells TMZ, he tripped hard inside his room ... and when he tried to break his fall, he crashed through a sliding glass door.  

Raz says the broken glass caught his wrist and ripped it to pieces, tearing through ligaments, nerves, tendons ... right down to the bone. (We've seen a graphic close-up of the injury, and decided to spare you the visuals. You're welcome.)Raz says he immediately began gushing blood and quickly passed out. Someone else in the room then alerted the hotel, and an ambulance was called. 

Raz was rushed to Huashan Hospital Fudan University, where doctors operated to repair his mutilated wrist -- a grueling procedure that took roughly 5 hours.

Raz was released from the hospital Monday. He has since canceled his remaining tour dates -- for now.

The singer tweeted a photo of his sliced wrist this afternoon.... see it after cut (Viewers discretion is advised)