The contest took a tragic turn when one of the mistresses, who was eliminated based on her looks, drove her former lover and the four other women off a mountain road in an apparent fit of anger, the Shanghai Daily reported.
The driver died in the December 6 crash while the man and four other women were hospitalised, the report said.
Initially, it was thought to be an accident, but then details of the bizarre contest emerged in a letter left by the dead woman, a 29-year-old former waitress surnamed Yu, the newspaper said.
The woman met the entrepreneur, surnamed Fan, at the restaurant where she worked in the coastal city of Qingdao in 2000 and became his lover, the report said.
Fan later introduced her to the four other mistresses -- two of his employees and two former clients -- with all given a 5,000-yuan (733-dollar) monthly allowance and rent-free apartment, the report said.
However, when Fan's business ran into tough times, he decided to lay off all but one woman, the report said.
Fan hired an instructor from a modelling agency to judge a private contest he held at a hotel in May, but he did not tell the women about his intentions.
Yu was eliminated in the first-round beauty competition and a woman surnamed Liu eventually won after dominating the drinking round, the report said.
When Fan told Yu she was dismissed and that he was selling her apartment, she decided to exact revenge during a group outing.
After the accident Fan paid Yu's parents 580,000 yuan as compensation for her death. His wife divorced him after learning of his affairs, the report said, adding the other four mistresses also left him.
The tale was reported in other Chinese media, but none gave further details about Fan, such as his age or profession.
The mother choose girlfriend for her son by viewing girl's profile
She is promoting her son with her son's profile in her hand.
Is this a crowed job fair in China? The answer is negative. It's a blind-date-fair held in Nanning, Guangxi province on St. Valentine's Day. Over 10,000 young people registered in advance, but on Valentine's day their parents came.
Two police ladies telling what had happened on the 12th February.
Ja Shouguang is investigated by police in police station.
Ja Shouguang, the director of Songyuan municipal office, state administration of taxation "played" with two police ladies in the afternoon of 12th February. Now he has been suspended from his duties.
Ladies says, "At 15:30 we were on patrol, a grey Jetta with lisence plate "Ji J27582" stopped half meter behind us, we were frightened when we turned around. there were two men sit in that car, and you can got alcohol smell even half meter away. The driver rolled down his window , yelling "come on, catch me!". After that the driver started engine and drove toward us."
Ja shouguan says, "I did drink a lot of alcohol, but I intended to make a joke. If I know the consequances clearly I will never do that."
A policeman killed a civilian in this residence community (Guanheng Garden) on the 13th February。
Ji Zhongchun, policeman, born in 1964, had a dinner with his friend together in the evening of the 13th February. Later Ji Zhongchun drove his sedan (Lisence plate: YUN GA6455) to a residence community in where one of his friends lives.
The car reversed into another seden belonged to Pan Jun, a factory director. They had quarrelled and body contacts. In the end, Ji Zhongchun took his gun, shot 3 bullets at Pan Jun.
At 4:20, in the morning of valentine's day, the public security bureau of Menzi hold a meeting on this case.
At present, Ji Zhongchun was taken in custody on charge of murder.
An official says a Chinese engineer held captive by militants for six months in Pakistan has been set free and is safe.
The announcement is a bit of good news following the apparent beheading of a Polish engineer by Taliban militants in Pakistan and threats to kill an abducted American.
Yao Jing, the deputy head of China's mission in Islamabad, said Long Xiaowei was set free Saturday.
Chinese state-run Xinhua news service reported that Long arrived at the Chinese embassy in Islamabad early Sunday and met with the ambassador.
Long was kidnapped last August. A Pakistani Taliban spokesman also confirmed his release.
Page 241 of 255