Miss Deaf World 2004 named

From: Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - Jul 18, 2004

From correspondents in Prague
18jul04

TWENTY-TWO-YEAR-OLD Candice Morgan from South Africa has been crowned Miss Deaf World 2004 in Prague.

The title of first vice-miss late yesterday went to Vaida Kuzminskyte, 22, from Lithuania, and second vice-miss to Tatyana Prichodko from Ukraine, 20, who also won the title Miss Sympathy.

Deaf women from all over Europe and Africa took part in the annual contest, initiated by deaf people from the Czech Republic in 2001.

The jury included hockey player Dominik Hasek.

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