28 Feb, 2010 @ 09:00
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Miss World loves Gibraltar

NEW Miss World Kaiane Aldorino, 23, has told the Olive Press how she loves coming home to Gibraltar.

The hospital administrator, who won the title in December, said: “I love coming back to live a normal life again.”

The down-to-earth girl continued: “It is totally unique, a really special place.

“There is nothing like the amazing views from the top, to Africa and into Spain.

“I also love the beaches, the lighthouse and the people are so friendly.”

Aldorino beat favourite Miss Puerto Rico after triumphing in the swimsuit competition.

The bilingual beauty is about to set off on another trip to Korea, having just got back from Japan and Brunei.

She is still amazed at the 15,000 people who turned up to her victory parade. “There were more people than even National Day,” she said.

Aldorino, whose boyfriend works on a cruise ship, was described by Chief Minister Peter Caruana as a “very special lady, who has put Gibraltar on the map!”

Denis MacShane MP, the former Europe Minister, described her win as “a victory for a Spanish-speaking European woman who live on the Mediterranean under the British flag,”.

He added: “I just hope she doesn’t meet Tiger Woods.”

Jon Clarke (Publisher & Editor)

Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press.

After studying Geography at Manchester University he fell in love with Spain during a two-year stint teaching English in Madrid.

On returning to London, he studied journalism and landed his first job at the weekly Informer newspaper in Teddington, covering hundreds of stories in areas including Hounslow, Richmond and Harrow.

This led on to work at the Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Mirror, Standard and even the Sun, before he landed his first full time job at the Daily Mail.

After a year on the Newsdesk he worked as a Showbiz correspondent covering mostly music, including the rise of the Spice Girls, the rivalry between Oasis and Blur and interviewed many famous musicians such as Joe Strummer and Ray Manzarak, as well as Peter Gabriel and Bjorn from Abba on his own private island.

After a year as the News Editor at the UK’s largest-selling magazine Now, he returned to work as an investigative journalist in Features at the Mail on Sunday.

As well as tracking down Jimi Hendrix’ sole living heir in Sweden, while there he also helped lead the initial investigation into Prince Andrew’s seedy links to Jeffrey Epstein during three trips to America.

He had dozens of exclusive stories, while his travel writing took him to Jamaica, Brazil and Belarus.

He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

Contact jon@theolivepress.es

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