Antonia Petrova, current holder of the Miss Bulgaria beauty title, took part on Sunday in the first rounds of the Miss World competition in Johannesburg, South Africa,

Antonia has also prepared a special dance and attractive costumes, hoping to astonish the jury at the most prestigious beauty contest in the world.

The city of Johannesburg hosts the 2009 Miss World final. The event which takes place on December 12, 2009 will be the second in a row for the city.

120 participants representing their respective countries have already arrived in the city to prepare for the glittering final at Gallagher Convention Centre.

Now in its 59th year, the Miss World contest is the world’s biggest annual television event, with a global television audience of more than a billion viewers.