Subject:  MISS VENEZUELA IS BACK IN MISS UNIVERSE 2003 |
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Date Posted: 21:49:36 05/20/03 Tue
THE HAPPIEST WOMAN IN THE UNIVERSE: No, I'm not talking about Jennifer Lopez. I'm talking about Miss Venezuela Mariángel Ruiz who has been given the okay to participate in the pageant after all. Gustavo Cisneros, a wealthy Venezuelan businessman, will probably be elected as Venezuela's Man of the Year for uplifting his countrymen's spirits and fulfilling a young woman's dream. Cisneros' declaration of this good news is published in the Miss Venezuela site. I translated the first paragraph to give our English-speaking readers a little clue of this amazing turn of events:
"I spoke with the President of Panama who insisted on the great importance of Miss Venezuela's participation in Miss Universe. Panama is celebrating its centennial anniversary, a date that is vital for all of Latin America, thus, we have decided that the Cisneros Organization commits itself of bringing Mariángel Ruiz to that beautiful country. The historical relationship between Panama and Venezuela obliges us to make our best effort to allow this beautiful girl to participate, to show one more time that the Venezuelan woman is beautiful and intelligent," declared Cisneros. This decision is also a tribute to the Latin American woman represented with dignity by Mireya Moscoso."
The Venezuelan newspaper El Nacional confirmed Ruiz's participation. Reuters has this little write-up about Ruiz's reaction:
A tearful Ruiz told local television in Caracas she was delighted. "I've just been told that I will be going to Miss Universe after all ... and it's one of the most exciting moments of my life, she said. I started running around the house collecting clothes, because I didn't have anything ready ... I have to be there by Wednesday," she added.
However, as I write this entry (11:10 p.m. EST, 5/19), none of the major Panamanian papers has mentioned the news. Earlier this afternoon, I received an e-mail from Carlos Fernandez, President Paula Shugart's executive assistant. Carlos confirmed that the preliminary judges will indeed select fifteen semi-finalists, but he didn't mention Ruiz's participation. We will only believe when Ruiz has actually arrived in Panama. With Venezuela's participation, we fans have now to change our Top Ten list and definitely include Venezuela on it! So say goodbye to that country (that would have replaced Venezuela) because Venezuela is back in the game, baby!
*Article lifted from the Journal Section of Rafael Delfin's Miss Universe Critic - May 20, 2003
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