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Subject: WHAT MAKES MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL UNIQUE AS A MAJOR GLOBAL PAGEANT?


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GLOBALPHILANTHROPIST
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Date Posted: 01:52:57 05/08/05 Sun

...THE CONTINUATION OF MY POSTS FROM www.mabuhaybeauties.com.

mercy lejarde wrote:

huwag ka naman masyadong obsessive sa maja internacional. masyado nang hard sell. maja is an OK pageant but even at the height of its prime (early to mid 1970s) it never reached the prominence of miss universe. not even miss world or miss international. why dont you write mrs araneta instead of writing all your thoughts in this message board. and write entertainments editors of newspapers and magazines so your convictions will be heard more audibly. but please, dont be too obsessive-compulsive about maja. pageants shouldnt be taken too seriously in this day and age. it is a form of entertainment as well as an arena for your women to raise their profiles professionally. subsequently, a celebrity satus can be used to highlight worthwhile causes. but it shouldnt be considered as the only venue to effect social change.

globalphilanthropist wrote:

I'M NOT SO OBSSESSIVE ABOUT THE MS. MAJA INT'L PAGEANT. IN FACT I MENTIONED MISS EARTH & MISS TOURISM INT'L PAGEANTS AS WORTHY GLOBAL PAGEANTS TOO. I ALSO EVEN SAID THAT I ADMIRE OTHER INT'L PAGEANTS AND THAT I HAVE NOTHING AGAINST THEM.

THOSE RUDE & CRUDE, NARROW-MINDED FORUMERS/CRITICS HERE WHO CAN'T SAY ANYTHING GOOD BUT JUST LOVE TO FIND FAULTS & WHO ARE BELITTLING THE MS. MAJA INT'L ARE THE ONES WHO ARE COMPULSIVE FOR THEY ARE SO REACTIVE AND EMOTIONAL. THEY EVEN USE INVECTIVES & VULGAR WORDS IN EXPRESSING THEIR OPINIONS.

MS. STELLA ARANETA & HER BPCI SHOULD GIVE FAIR TREATMENT IN GIVING TITLES & CROWNS IN THE BB. PAGEANT. IF THEY COULD SPEND FOR THE TOURISM CROWN, THEY COULD TOO FOR THE MAJA CROWN. FINANCIAL MATTER OR COST CUTTING IS NOT AN ISSUE. BPCI IS VERY CAPABLE TO FINANCE ALL THE CROWNS & TRAVEL EXPENSES OF ALL THE BB. QUEENS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE INT'L CONTESTS. IF THERE'S A WILL THERE'S A WAY. MS. STELLA ARANETA IS THE WIFE OF THE PHILIPPINE BUSINESSMAN / BILLIONAIRE, THE OWNER/DEVELOPER OF THE ARANETA CENTER. IF THEY ARE REALLY GENEROUS, KIND & SUPPORTIVE ENOUGH, THEY WOULD BE WILLING ENOUGH TO HELP & SPEND JUST A VERY SMALL FRACTION/AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THEIR GREAT AFFLUENCE.

BB. PILIPINAS-TOURISM INT'L WOULD BE SENT TO MS. TOURISM INT'L PAGEANT WHILE THE REPRESENTATIVE TO MAJA WOULD JUST BE HANDPICKED.

HANDPICKING IS JUST A PERSONAL CHOICE OF ONLY ONE PERSON, BUT IF IT'S DONE IN THE BB. PAGEANT/CORONATION, THE SELECTION WOULD BE DONE BY THE PANEL OF JUDGES (MANY HEADS ARE BETTER THAN ONE!). BESIDES, HER PERFORMANCE (HOW SHE FARE IN THE CONTEST) WOULD BE WITNESSED BY THE WHOLE COUNTRY. IF THEY WOULD JUST HANDPICK THE MAJA REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE TOP 5, WHY DON'T THEY JUST GIVE THE BB. PILIPINAS-MAJA INT'L TITLE TO BE PRECISE & EXPLICIT? THEY COULD STAGE A NATIONAL SEARCH FOR IT THAT CAN BE HELD IN ANY FINE VENUE OTHER THAN THE ARANETA COLISEUM (IN A 5-STAR HOTEL BALLROOM/HALL OR FINE THEATER PERHAPS) JUST LIKE WHAT THEY DID IN 1995. THEY COULD EVEN RAISE MORE FUNDS FROM THIS PAGEANT'S PROCEEDS FOR THEIR CHARITABLE PROJECTS.

DAVE RODRIGUEZ IS TOO PRESUMPTUOUS & JUDGMENTAL IN SAYING THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BE A MS. MAJA INT'L (HE EVEN METICULOUSLY & PAINSTAKINGLY QUOTED SEVERAL PARTS OF LADYPRUDE'S POST). OF COURSE, IN ANY CONTEST, ALL CONTESTANTS WOULD AIM & ASPIRE FOR THE TOP STATUS/RANK. SINCE MISS UNIVERSE IS THE WORLD'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS CROWN & TITLE, ALL CANDIDATES WANT TO WIN IT. BUT IF THEY FAIL, IT'S JUST OK FOR THEM TO SETTLE FOR THE OTHER MAJOR TITLES (WORLD, INT'L, MAJA INT'L). IN THE BB. PAGEANT, THESE MAJOR TITLES ARE NOT RANKED AS 2ND, 3RD OR 4TH PLACER. THEY ARE ALL MAJOR WINNERS. THERE IS ONLY THE 1ST & 2ND RUNNER-UP.

IF DAVE WOULD BE IN THE ACTUAL PAGEANT OF MS. MAJA INT'L & ASK EVERY CANDIDATE IF SHE WOULD WANT TO BE A MS. MAJA INT'L, I'M SURE ALL OF THEM WOULD WANT TO & SAY A BIG YES! IF ANYONE OF THEM WOULD SAY NO, THEN SHE IS A GREAT HYPOCRITE! WHY JOINING THE CONTEST IN THE FIRST PLACE IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE ONE! SHE MUST BACK OUT! SO DAVE, DON'T BE TOO JUDGMENTAL. ALL COUNTRIES (REPRESENTATIVES) WHO JOINED WANT TO BE A MISS MAJA IN'TL (AIMING TO WIN THE MAJA CROWN FOR HER COUNTRY)!

YES, GLOBAL BEAUTY PAGEANTS ARE A FORM OF ENTERTAINMENT. BUT
IT'S A FACT, TRUTH & REALITY THAT ANY CROWNED & PROCLAIMED GLOBAL BEAUTY QUEEN, OR ANY CROWN CONFERRED BY A PRESTIGIOUS & RESPECTED WORLD PAGEANT, IS MORE PROMINENT & SIGNIFICANT THAN THE CROWN OF A QUEEN OR KING OF ANY MONARCHY OR ROYALTY IN THE WORLD FOR:

1) THE CROWN, TITLE & REIGN IS GLOBAL/WORLDWIDE IN SCOPE WHILE THE MONARCH'S REIGN IS LIMITED ONLY TO HIS KINGDOM OR COUNTRY, SAME WITH THE LIMITED JURISDICTIONS OF EMPERORS, PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS & ALL NATIONS' LEADERS.

2) THE CROWN & TITLE OF A WORLD PAGEANT IS EARNED (ACQUIRED AS A RESULT OF EFFORT/PERFORMANCE & ACTION) WHILE THE CROWN & TITLE OF A MONARCH IS JUST HANDED DOWN (HEREDITARY OR INHERITED ONLY)!

YES, IT'S TRUE, MISS UNIVERSE IS THE MOST PROMINENT GLOBAL BEAUTY PAGEANT, FOLLOWED BY MISS WORLD & MISS INTERNATIONAL.

BUT AS I SAID, MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL IS A UNIQUE GLOBAL PAGEANT IN ITS OWN RIGHT (LIKE MISS EARTH WHICH IS ENVIRONMENT-ORIENTED). ALL OTHER PAGEANTS--MISS UNIVERSE, MISS WORLD, MISS INT'L, MISS ASIA-PACIFIC, ETC.--THEY ARE ALL JUST THE SAME & MONOTONOUS IN NATURE BECAUSE IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CONTESTS (DURING THE CONTEST PROPER/THEMSELVES), THEY ALL ARE PREOCCUPIED AND GIVE MUCH EMPHASIS TO PHYSICAL BEAUTY (OF FACE & BODY) OR JUST SUPERFICIAL VANITY. INTELLIGENCE ONLY COMES NEXT.

BUT MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL PROMOTES & UPHOLDS NOT ONLY INTELLIGENCE & BEAUTY BUT THE UTMOST AND SUPERIOR CULTIVATION & APPRECIATION FOR WORLD ARTS & CULTURE--AS EVIDENCED BY ITS ARTISTIC, LITERARY COMPOSITIONS, PAINTINGS COMPETITIONS, ETC. DURING ITS CONTEST PROPER.

MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL GIVES A MORE PROFOUND DEFINITION AND MEANING (SIGNIFICANCE) TO WHAT A GOOD, GLOBAL BEAUTY PAGEANT IS.

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I heard that the Philippine franchise for Miss Maja Mundial was offered to PEGPI, but PEGPI turned it down because they received credible information saying that the pageant is sleazy and badly organized, like John Singh's pageants. (NT)Tarku Hailikken06:11:12 05/08/05 Sun
Re: WHAT MAKES MISS MAJA INTERNATIONAL UNIQUE AS A MAJOR, GLOBAL PAGEANT?GLOBALPHILANTHROPIST22:33:25 05/09/05 Mon


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