Miss World 2009 takes place tonight in South Africa and the excitement is building as former Miss Worlds, VIP guests and International media are arriving in Johannesburg ahead of the event.

Miss Puerto Rico the favourite to win the 2009 Miss World Title but bookies are reporting there is a rush of late money on Miss Mexico and Miss Barbados

Jennifer Colón has been the favourite in the Miss World betting markets for several months and is best price at 11/10 at Paddypower. Miss Colón is a professional model 175 cm and architecture student.

Miss World Odds 2009
Singles Only. Applies to the outright winner of Miss World 2009, announced 12th December.  All odds from Paddypower who are offering a £30 free bet on this event.

Jennifer COLON (Puerto Rico)  11/10 
Leah MARVILLE (Barbados)  8/1
Perla BELTRAN (Mexico)  15/8 
Chloe MORTAUD (France)  8/1 
Cherie GARDINER (Norway)  50/1 
Flavia ARZABE (Bolivia)  80/1 
Ksenia SHIPILOVA (Russia)  50/1 
Antonia PETROVA (Bulgaria)  80/1 
Anna HAMMEL (Austria)  50/1 
Chrystalla TSIALI (Cyprus)  80/1 
Barbora FRANEKOVA (Slovakia)  50/1 
Cherie GARDINER (Northern Ireland)  80/1 
Tatum KESHWAR (South Africa)  9/1 
Kerenina HALIM (Indonesia)  50/1 
Lucy WHITEHOUSE (Wales)  100/1 
Katharine BROWN (Scotland)  10/1 
Happie NTELAMO (Namibia)  50/1 
Marijana POKRAJAC (Montenegro)  100/1 
Mariatu KARGBO (Sierra Leone)  12/1 
Carmen FERNANDEZ (Spain)  50/1 
Tamara ZAPATTINI (Paraguay)  100/1 
Kerri BAYLIS (Jamaica)  20/1 
Thanuja ANANTHAN (Malaysia)  50/1 
Ieva LASE (Latvia)  100/1 
Thi Huong Giang TRAN (Vietnam)  25/1 
Eruza SASAKI (Japan)  50/1 
Loredana SALANTA (Romania)  100/1 
Alice TATICCHI (Italy)  25/1 
Adi RUDNITZKY (Israel)  50/1 
Alessandra ALORES (Germany)  100/1 
Zeynep SEVER (Belgium)  25/1 
Nuraisa LISPIER (Aruba)  50/1 
Blaise ALVARADO (Honduras)  100/1 
Kaiane ALDORINO (Gibraltar)  25/1 
Evelyn ALBALAT (Argentina)  66/1 
Sumaiyah MAROPE (Botswana)  125/1 
Ivana VASILJ (Croatia)  33/1 
Ebru SAM (Turkey)  66/1 
Nanihi BAMBRIDGE (Tahiti)  125/1 
Nadege,VASQUEZ (Panama)  33/1 
Shanel DEBATTISTA (Malta)  66/1 
Diana NILLES (Luxembourg)  150/1 
Pooja CHOPRA (India)  33/1 
Sanna Kankaanpää (Finland)  66/1 
Andrea SARAC (Bosnia & Herzegovina)  150/1 
Lena MA (Canada)  33/1 
Laura PATTERSON (Ireland)  66/1 
Beatrice BLAISE (Guadeloupe)  150/1 
Magdalena SCHOEMAN (New Zealand)  40/1 
Orsolya SERDULT (Hungary)  66/1 
Gamya WIJAYADASA (Sri Lanka)  150/1 
Marie Ann UMALI (Philippines)  40/1 
Sin Ting LAU (Hong Kong China)  80/1 
Vanessa SIBANDA (Zimbabwe)  200/1 
Ievgeniia TULCHEVSKA (Ukraine)  40/1 
Jelena MARKOVIC (Serbia)  80/1 
Nompilo MNCINA (Swaziland)  200/1 
Sophie LAVERS (Australia)  40/1 
Kat HODGE (England)  80/1 
Shu-rina WIAH (Liberia)  200/1 
Luciana REIS (Brazil)  40/1  

Each Way Odds 1/4 places 1,2,3