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Surgery Works, Says Miss World Contender CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) - With a bit of ``physical preparation'' -- artificial breast implants, a nose job and a little trimming of fat from the hips -- you too can aspire to be Miss World (news - web sites). So says Venezuela's latest candidate for the world beauty contest, Andreina Prieto, who admitted on Thursday night that were it not for the help of cosmetic surgery, she probably would not have made the line-up. The raven-haired 19-year-old was chosen from among 40 other contestants to represent the South American country at the next Miss World competition in South Africa on Nov. 17. Prieto, wearing a blue bikini, told reporters that prior to entering the competition, she had three separate operations: one to improve the shape of her nose, a liposuction to remove fat from her hips and breast implants. ``If it wasn't for that, I probably wouldn't be here,'' she said. She displayed a brilliant smile, but did not say if that too was the result of surgery. Prieto said she was counting on her intelligence and ''physical preparation'' to help her win the Miss World crown. Oil-rich Venezuela takes the beauty industry very seriously and has gained a reputation as a ``factory'' of international beauty contest winners. Venezuelan women have won five Miss World titles and four Miss Universe (news - web sites) crowns. A private company, the Miss Venezuela Organization, specializes in preparing candidates for the Miss World and Miss Universe contests, and spends around $72,000 on each contender, in clothes, diets and, of course, cosmetic surgery. ----------------------------------------------- Regards, Peter E Luke ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mere Meaningless Diversions? Or what's really happening? Visit or Sign Up Today & Find Out! Website: http://www.geocities.com/peatluke/Diversionz.html To Get on the Bus: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Diversionz   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~