Benazir Berends Charles is a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Bonaire 2010 and is expected to represent the Dutch public body

Public body (Netherlands)

In the Netherlands, the term public body is the general denomination for administrative divisions within the Dutch state, such as the central government, a province, a municipality or a water board...

 in the 2011 Miss World

Miss World 2011

Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor...

 pageant. She also placed in the Top 15 at Miss Intercontinental 2010

Miss Intercontinental Pageant

Miss Intercontinental is an annual international beauty contest run by the World Beauty Organization that is located in "Panama City, Panama". The contest was founded in 1973, in Aruba. The current Miss Intercontinental is Jessica Hartman, from United States...

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Early life

An avid sportswoman, Charles enjoys scuba diving

Scuba diving

Scuba diving is a form of underwater diving in which a diver uses a scuba set to breathe underwater....

, cycling

Cycling

Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...

 and canoeing

Canoeing

Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....

. She speaks Dutch

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

, English

English language

English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 and Papiamento

Papiamento

Papiamento is the most widely spoken language on the Caribbean ABC islands, having the official status on the islands of Aruba and Curaçao. The language is also recognized on Bonaire by the Dutch government....

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Miss Bonaire 2010

Charles, who stands tall, competed as one of 6 finalists in Miss Bonaire 2010, held on September 4, 2010 in Kralendijk

Kralendijk

Kralendijk is the capital city and main port of the island of Bonaire in the Caribbean Netherlands. The language spoken in the town is Papiamentu, but Dutch and English are widely used. In Dutch, Kralendijk means "coral reef" or "coral dike". The Papiamentu name for the town is Playa or "beach"...

, where she obtained the Best Runway award and became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Bonaire in international competitions.

Miss Intercontinental 2010

Charles competed in Miss Intercontinental 2010

Miss Intercontinental Pageant

Miss Intercontinental is an annual international beauty contest run by the World Beauty Organization that is located in "Panama City, Panama". The contest was founded in 1973, in Aruba. The current Miss Intercontinental is Jessica Hartman, from United States...

, held on November 6, 2010 in Punta Cana

Punta Cana

Punta Cana is part of the newly created Punta Cana-Bávaro-Veron-Macao municipal district in La Altagracia, the easternmost province of the Dominican Republic. The area is best known for its beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic, and it has been a popular tourist...

, Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...

 and became one of the Top 15 semifinalists of the competition.

Miss World 2011

As the expected representative of Bonaire to the 2011 Miss World

Miss World 2011

Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor...

 pageant, broadcast live from London

London

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, the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 on November 7, 2011, Charles will also vie to succeed current Miss World

Miss World 2010

Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant was held on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, People's Republic of China; after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States as Miss World 2010.-Vietnam backed out:On June...

 titleholder, Alexandria Mills

Alexandria Mills

Alexandria Mills is a beauty pageant titleholder from the United States who was crowned Miss World 2010 on October 30, 2010 in Sanya, China...

 of the United States.