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Subject: TNT Director disappointed


Author:
Pham
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Date Posted: 15:39:59 08/04/08 Mon

Peter disappointed with Miss Universe judging

By VERDEL BISHOP

Miss Universe franchise holder, Peter Elias, has expressed disappointment over this year’s Miss Universe pageant judging in Vietnam.

PETER SURPRISED: Peter Elias, Miss Universe franchise holder, says he is surprised by the outcome of the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant.

Elias told Newsday he felt confident that this country’s representative, Anya Ayoung-Chee should have been among the top five finalists and described the judging process as subjective.

“I wish Trinidad and Tobago could have seen Anya in Vietnam. After the pageant, Miss Venezeula and Miss Colombia also expressed their disappointment. They too, expected TT in the top five with them. They too, wanted to know what happened,” Elias said.

Elias added that in his 15 years of involvement with the pageant, this is the first time he has written to the organisation to try to determine what went wrong, however, he is still waiting on a response.

“I am disappointed because we gave our best; the entire team really worked hard. In our judgement and in the judgement and opinion of others while we were there, and based on the positive feedback, we felt confident that this country would have done well.

“Anya is very intelligent, vibrant and amazing. She worked really hard and was very prepared. She deserved it and I had high expectations because of her performance,” Elias said.

Elias said Ayoung-Chee will return to TT in a couple weeks, as she deserves a little time to breathe and to travel a bit.

Pre-pageant favourites included Miss Trinidad and Tobago Miss Venezuela, Miss Mexico, Miss Puerto Rico and Miss South Africa. However, the big award of Miss Universe 2008 went to Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza – dubbed as the girl with modern beauty, dynamic and confident characteristics. Trinidad News, Port of Spain,Trinidad and Tobago, 23.07.08




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Subject: My TOP 3 For Miss Korea


Author:
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Date Posted: 15:39:09 08/04/08 Mon
The One on the left is my choice for Miss Korea, I dont know her name nor which providence in Korea she won the pageant in. On the right is Ran Lee my choice for 1st Runner Up and on bottom the winner of the Miss Seoul contest as 2nd Runner up. All I can say is that the MKO better not screw it up this time.

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Subject: Screen Capture from L-men Indonesia 2008 for Mr.International and International man


Author:
indo male pageant
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Date Posted: 15:38:23 08/04/08 Mon



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Subject: Miss Lebanon Scandal!!!!


Author:
she should be dethroned!
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Date Posted: 15:37:41 08/04/08 Mon




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Subject: HANNELYS QUINTERO DOESN'T WANT TO WIN MISS WORLD!


Author:
Kristos
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Date Posted: 15:36:46 08/04/08 Mon




A Venezuelan tabloid reports that Venezuela's rep to Miss World 2008 Hannelys Quintero is purposely disobeying her director Osmel Sousa. It seems that the two have a bad relationship with each other. She refuses to attend the training that Osmel has designed for her, she has not attended her classes on make-up, hairstyling, communication improvement and good manners. She even cut her hair without permission and she's going to Miss World in the Ukraine not to win but to have a vacation. During the casting of Miss Venezuela 2008, Osmel ordered Hannelys to sit at the other end of the table because he didn't want to be near her. Osmel is so irritated with Hannelys that he is discussing with Miss World chairwoman Julia Morley about the possibility of sending instead the winner of Miss World Venezuela 2009 and to dethrone Quintero.

Source: El Aragueño, Maracay, 01.08.08




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Subject: great video, Miss Universe 2008 activities before Grand Final


Author:
Rinoh
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Date Posted: 15:36:09 08/04/08 Mon


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Subject: Beauty with a bit of nip & tuck?


Author:
Ho Lian-Yi
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Date Posted: 15:33:51 08/04/08 Mon
Beauty with a bit of nip & tuck?
A 'don't ask, don't tell' policy on plastic surgery surrounds local pageants
By Ho Lian-Yi

July 21, 2008


MAYBE she was born with it, or maybe she paid for it - that's the usual cattiness after every Miss Universe pageant.

This time, Latina gossip site Guanabee claims, with photographic comparisons, that the last three Miss Universe winners had plastic surgery, including the present winner, Venezuela's Dayana Mendoza.

'So while they don't officially endorse it, they manage to reward it every year with the crown,' it alleged, referring to the pageant organiser.

Guanabee's claims:

Stunning: Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera crowning Miss Japan Riyo Mori during the competition last year. Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza won the crown this year. A website claims that they had work done to enhance their beauty.

Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela did her nose.

Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori of Japan rounded out her eyes in addition to her admitted 'lip work'. (However, the website's pictures were shown to be not actually hers.)


Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico 'looks like Michael Jackson'.


But is it fair for contestants who had plastic surgery to compete in the beauty contests in the first place? And wouldn't it put countries without as much of a 'plastic culture', at a disadvantage at such contests?


Ms Teo Ser Lee, who was Miss Singapore International 1986 and Miss Singapore World 1988, said she had been to five international pageants and she found a lot of the South Americans had near-perfect bodies.

She claims she also knew a plastic surgeon who specialised in 'sculpting' these bodies.

But is it unfair? She doesn't think so.

'Come on, if you have the kind of experts and you have the money, just do it,' she said.

But Ms Teo, who trains beauty pageant contestants, tells them to think carefully about the risks of the surgery going wrong or not meeting their expectations.

Mr Daryl Pang of Derrol Steppeny Promotions, which organises Miss Singapore Universe, said the pageant has no rule against plastic surgery. 'If someone did it years ago, I wouldn't know anyway,' he said.

In Singapore, the pageant circuit appears to have a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy towards plastic surgery.

It is kept quiet, several sources said. It is not encouraged or common, but it is left to the contestant to decide what she wants.

To Ms Jackeline Carter, director of iGlamour and creator of the Sweetheart Pageants, the accusations of plastic surgery in the Miss Universe pageant doesn't come as a surprise.

To have a chance of getting in the top five of Miss Universe, you have to be near-perfect. 'And no one is born perfect,' she reasoned.

But she doesn't think many local beauty contestants go for plastic surgery. 'If our girls go through much of that they would be much more beautiful,' she said with a laugh.

Ms Cheryl Hansen, managing director of C T Hansen International, organiser of Miss Earth Singapore, said: 'I'm not quite certain what goes on behind the scenes at Miss Universe or other pageants, but what I know is that with Miss Earth - you cannot win with superficial beauty alone.'

Student Serene Wong, 19, the reigning Miss Singapore Sweetheart, said she can understand why people would go under the knife.

'In pageants, confidence plays a big role,' she said.

INNER BEAUTY

However, she said that if she had won because she had plastic surgery done, she would feel guilty about it.

She said: 'You won't be a good role model... You would actually encourage more girls to go for plastic surgery and they won't respect true beauty any more.'

Mrs Colleen Francisca-Maison, 26, multiple pageant-winner and the runner-up at Mrs World 2008, said she felt plastic surgery won't give any contestant an advantage over another.

Personally, she has no problem with plastic surgery as long as the person knows when to stop.

Sometimes girls get it not to fix something outside, but something 'inside'. That's when they get addicted, thinking the next nip/tuck will be the one that makes them feel good about themselves. 'But it never does,' she said.

Miss Nuraliza Osman, 31, the lawyer who won Miss Singapore Universe in 2002, said she is completely against plastic surgery.

She didn't know of anyone who went under the knife when she competed.

And, according to her, beauty contests aren't just about pretty faces and bodies.

'You also need charisma - and you can't buy that from a surgeon's office,' she said.

Reference: http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/show/story/0,4136,171254,00.html

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Subject: Beautiful Dayana


Author:
Jaime
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Date Posted: 15:32:44 08/04/08 Mon


Dayana Mendoza in New York City!



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Subject: Interesting article


Author:
Pham
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Date Posted: 15:31:54 08/04/08 Mon


in Hind sight: Best flesh in the universe

Why do so many ugly women get crowned Miss Universe? It’s because these days importance is given to the contestants’ brains.

In the final round of the contest, the winner must answer questions of ‘public interest’ put by scholarly judges, who seem more hopeful that she’ll spread World Peace than her gams.

It’s hard to believe the audience are on the edge of their seats thinking, “Will she spread public awareness of AIDS and other diseases? Or won’t she?” Ideally she should be so attractive that they’d be muttering, “I wouldn’t mind getting it from her!”

Unfortunately those days of uprightness and balance are over. We have clumsy contestants tripping and falling in their evening gown during that part of the programme, which too should probably be eliminated and the swimsuit competition alone should count.

What are they trying to prove? That women have intelligence? Otherwise how do you explain that they never ask Mister Universe candidates such questions?
After the contest the winner is sent on a world tour where people listen to her grave pronouncements and nod their heads either in agreement, or in time with her bouncing breadfruits.

Some believe the Miss Universe contest is degrading to women. In 2007 Miss Sweden reached this conclusion two days before the finals, and dropped out. This year that country didn’t send a contestant either. However, prostitution is legal for women there.

In 2000 Miss India, Lara Dutta, passionately defended the pageant as promoting the uplift of women. Guess what happened? She not only won but achieved the highest-ever score in any category of the contest.

This year’s pageant was held in Vietnam. Before the swimsuit and evening gown sections there had been an ao dai competition. Now this has nothing to do with former contests or conflicts where rivals cried “Ow!” or “Die!” to each other depending on their end of the gun barrel. Today ‘World Peace’ has reached even Vietnam, which is a safer country experiencing the joy of doi moi. It has one of Asia’s most open economies.

If China is using next month’s Olympics to showcase itself, the Vietnamese also displayed their assets. Previously the communist government was disinclined to promote the ao dai, which is their national women’s dress (for men it’s the ao gam ~ to which my earlier comment about gams doesn’t apply). It’s a long silk top with trousers; and though not yet as open as the economy, it has been getting tighter in recent times. Breasts and curves are emphasized. It’s said that ‘the ao dai covers everything but hides nothing’. Moreover, nowadays some scoop necklines are falling faster than Miss USA did in her gown.

According to the authorities, apart from national dress there’s national progress and free press: and they’ll oppress those who deny it. The truth is that they still detain dissidents and restrict everything from the Press to religious freedom.

So is all this sexy stuff good for the traditionally totalitarian country? According to Aldous Huxley, ‘as political and economic freedom diminishes, sexual freedom tends compensatingly to increase’. But his contemporary anti-absolutist George Orwell considered sex to be an act of rebellion when people were supposed to love only the party in power. Who’s right? It’s a tough one: they should put it to the brainy babes in bikinis.

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Subject: In this new edition: Miss World 1975 Beauty Pageant


Author:
el anecdotario
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Date Posted: 13:40:38 08/04/08 Mon
Edition July 31, 2008
Miss World 1975 Beauty Pageant
by Alexboy777 (Mexico)
www.elanecdotario.com


1975 was the 25th edition of the Miss World pageant won by Puerto Rico's Wilnelia Merced.

That year the highlight was Miss Cuba taking part, due the Island didn’t recognize her, moreover the famous International star Maria Conchita Alonso took part as Miss Venezuela, 1st. runner up Miss Germany went reach by controversy find out why and get knowledge reading this interesting article about Miss World 1975.







There are many many pictures, please visit us clicking next link:


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Subject: You need to do some soul searching!


Author:
Aunty Irene
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Date Posted: 13:40:13 08/04/08 Mon
Hello my precious boys and girls,

Aunty Irene is back and has some comments.

I find that some people here are so amusing, hypocrite and beyond description. Prior to Miss Universe 2008, almost everyone here is rooting for our precious Dayana to win. Now that she has won, and instead of celebrating my country’s victory, everyone is going against her.

The artistic pics she did for some advertising campaign is not the same as porn/nudity as some claimed them to be. If some supermodels were to pose such artistic shots, does it qualify them to be porn star? Then please tell that to Marcus Schenkenberg who did the Versace ad that he’s a male porn star and also to those models who posed “naked” for PETA. Please differentiate them.

Please be realistic! The best girl has won Miss Universe 2008, and nothing will change that. So accept that fact. Dayana was among the best that night and she happened to win. Colombia was equally look but she almost forgot her question after she greeted the audience in the Vietnamese language. So watch it. Dayana was focused and she aced the interview. Dominican Republic was good but came across as too stiff. Russia… no comments. Mexico’s gown ruined her plus the fact that she didn’t even shined. She was lucky that she made the Top 5. I would accept Kosovo ANYTIME!

XOXO
Aunty Irene Lailin Saez Conde
Miss Venezuela 1981
Miss Universe 1981

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Subject: Most Hyped Miss Universe 2008 Candidates


Author:
Silent Observer
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Date Posted: 13:39:39 08/04/08 Mon
from www.beautyinpageants.blogspot.com

1. PUERTO RICO - She's no doubt the most hyped unplaced Miss Universe 2008 candidate. Right after her national pageant, she stole the limelight by accusing fellow candidates of spraying pepper in her evening gown and to her make up which made her face swollen during the final part of the pageant. She was in the pages of newspapers side by side with the owner of the Miss Universe, Donald Trump. In a Puerto Rican discussion board, her fans were busy praising every little details about her gown to her hairstyle. Her fans were busy as well bashing and trashing other candidates in an effort to lift Ingrid Rivera. But the tactics did not work this time for this 2005 Miss World Second Runner-Up. She did not deserve the hype.

2. INDIA - Because of the sash factor (India became a beauty superpower only in the nineties); her seemingly rehearsed and pageant patty interview; and her inclusion in the Top Ten Best in National Costume chosen by Vietnamese judges, she was in everybody's list, including me. A newspaper even reported in her country that she won the National Costume award even before the announcement of the real winner. Too bad, she had a very poor swimsuit and evening gown presentations. She did not also deserve the hype.

3. IRELAND - The amount of hyping on Miss Ireland is no match on the hypes on both Puerto Rico and India. Ireland was hardly noticed by the press covering the pageant but she did impress the eyes of all the beauty afficionados all over the world as manifested by almost all discussion boards on beauty pageants. She showed an impressive performance during the preliminary but she failed to break in to the Top 15. She deserved the hype, she should has been a finalist.

4. BRAZIL - She is not the prettiest face her country usually send to any international pageant. She's an ordinary Brazilian if you're in her country. In fact, the pageant went through without much media attention on her. But there was an effort by a number of Brazilian based websites and discussion boards in Latin America to help her get media mileage. In an effort to hype her, an article was quoted saying Miss Brazil made the biggest surprise at the preliminary. Indeed, she was a surprise at the Final night for not placing on the Top 15. The hype was not picked up. She definitely did not deserve the hype.

5. THAILAND - The inclusion of Thailand in the Top 15 or 20 for the last two years (Thanks to Singha beer for being a sponsor of the pageant) helped this year's Thai representative get enough media attention. Like Puerto Rico, she was in everybody's list. Her fans emulated also the tactics of most of the Latin Americans of bashing other candidates in an attempt to make their candidate looks the best or superior in the pageant. She did not make it. She deserved it without a doubt.


Below is the list of the most hyped Miss Universe 2008 candidates who penetrated the Top 15:

1. VENEZUELA - The sash factor worked on Dayana Mendoza, a priviledge Venezuela has been enjoying since the eighties. Half of the world's beauty pageant fanatics predicted her as the winner. She was given favouritism during the pageant especially during a parade that required half of the candidates to wear the Vietnamese tradidtional dress, the Ao Dai. Dayana was the priority of the press covering the event for interviews and picture takings. Afterall, she deserved it.

2. COLOMBIA - Talia Vargas ahs been in every pages of all beauty pageant forums. Her fans did well with their hyping. But, all in all, Miss Colombia did a very strong preliminary performance. She had the best gown in the pageant and I really love it. She carried the gown very well. Too bad, she did not win but she deserved all the efforts to hype her.

3. JAPAN - Having a national director who has a very popular blog discussing about her, Hiroko Mima was indeed overhyped by Ines Ligron and her followers unintentionally. Ines is such a good person and she did it in good faith, I still believe. There is no doubt that Miss Japan deserved her placement on the finals but the hyping on her just went overboard.

4. KOSOVO - How many times you've seen a Miss Kosovo at teh Miss Universe? Only this year. That idea made her the apple of the eyes of all the beauty pageant fanatics. Aside from that fact, she is no doubt one of the prettiest faces in the competition. Her look is unconventional and she has resemblance to Angelina Jolie, a popular Hollywood actress. Well, she deserved the hype.

5. AUSTRALIA - Her resemblance to her fellow Australian Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins made Miss Australia a top favourite to win the crown. She was indeed a favourite topic in all forums. Though she did not display outstanding preliminary performances, she made it to Top 15. I can say, she deserve the hype afterall.

To complete my TOP 15 MOST HYPED 2008 Miss Universe candidates, I am including in my list the countries of Mexico, Panama, Peru, Kazakhstan, Norway and Trinidad and Tobago.

Based also on my observation, the people of Latin America and the Caribbean especially Brazil, Mexico and Puerto Rico tend to overhype their representatives. They are prolly beauty fanatics in its true meaning as vindicated by their performances year after year.

courtesy of www.beautyinpageants.blogspot.com not me

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Subject: Miss Korea 2008 Contestants Lists


Author:
Woojae Chung (www.allthatbeauty.com)
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Date Posted: 13:39:17 08/04/08 Mon
Official Website Contestants Page
http://misskorea.hankooki.com/misskorea_2008/miko_hubo.php

Miss Korea 2008 : Will go to Miss Universe 2009
1st r-up : Will go to Miss World 2008
2nd r-up : Will go to Miss International 2008
3rd r-up : Will go to Miss Earth 2008
4th r-up : Will go to Miss Asiapacific Int'l 2008 (If held)
5th r-up
6th r-up

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01. Seung-hye Chae (New York 2nd r-up)
02. Hong-sun Joo (Los Angeles 1st r-up)
03. Seon-a Choi (Seoul 2nd r-up)
04. Seung-min Song (Busan 1st r-up)
05. Bit-na Chung (Choongbook)
06. Young-hee Kim (Kwangjoo-Jeonnam 1st r-up)
07. Ji-hye Lee (Daegoo 2nd r-up)
08. Yoon-jeong Shin (Kangwon 1st r-up)
09. On-woo Kim (Jeju 1st r-up)
10. Kyoung-eun Park (Chicago)
11. Min-jeong Kim (Daegoo)
12. Jeong-eun Noh (New York 1st r-up)
13. Sophia Kim (Atlanta)
14. Hye-lim Lim (New York)
15. Kyoung-jin Ha (Inchoen-Kyoungki 1st r-up)
16. Ji-seon Kim (Inchoen-Kyoungki 2nd r-up)
17. Ye-mi Lee (Texas)
18. Min-young Chang (Daegeon-Choongnam 1st r-up)
19. Dah-in Kim (Jeonbook 2nd r-up)
20. Hong-joo Chung (Choongbook 1st r-up)
21. Seon-young Park (Daegoo 1st r-up)
22. Kha-ni Lee (Wasington)
23. Jeong-hyo Seo (Choongbook 2nd r-up)
24. Min-jeong Chung (Kyoungnam)
25. Hyun-kyoung Jeon (Kyoungbook 2nd r-up)
26. Mi-seon Koo (Kwangjoo-Jeonnam 2nd r-up)
27. Ye-jin Han (Seattle)
28. Kyoung-hye Min (Los Angeles 2nd r-up)
29. Hee-kyoung Kim (Jeonbook)
30. Yeon-ha Yoo (Busan)
31. Ree Na (Seoul 1st r-up)
32. Seong-kyoung Chang (Kyoungnam 1st r-up)
33. Seol-hee Seo (Kyoungbook)
34. Bom-yi Park (Daegeon-Choongnam)
35. Ji-soo Park (Hawaii)
36. Na-young Park (Kangwon)
37. Jeon-hye Bae (Busan 2nd r-up)
38. Soo-jeong Kwon (Kyoungbook 1st r-up)
39. Jin-young Lee (Kyoungnam 2nd r-up)
40. Ji-hyun Kim (Daegeon-Choongnam 2nd r-up)
41. Seon-hee Um (Seoul 5th r-up)
42. Hwa-seon Oh (Jeju)
43. Eun-hyun Cho (San Francisco)
44. Bo-ram Kim (Jeongbook 1st r-up)
45. Min-jeong Yoon (Kangwon 2nd r-up)
46. Yoon-a Lee (Kwangjoo-Jeonnam)
47. Hyo-joon Lim (Los Angeles)
48. Bo-in Choi (Seoul 3rd r-up)
49. Yoon-hee Chang (Seoul)
50. Ran Lee (Seoul 4th r-up)
51. Ree-na Kim (Inchoen-Kyoungki)

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Subject: A Former Miss Korea Candidate


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Date Posted: 13:37:40 08/04/08 Mon
Pictures have been circulating around the internet of this beautiful korean doll who competed in Miss Korea last year. Word has it that she didnt even place! As fierce as I thought Sun Lee was Na-Young Lee was much more beautiful!

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Subject: Miss Lebanon 2008 - Rosarita Tawil


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Date Posted: 13:37:11 08/04/08 Mon
Hey all,

I have posted these pictures of Miss Lebanon to show her beauty when the photos are not photoshopped...what do you think? Also, these pictures where taken at a press conference confirming that she will be competing in Miss World 2008 in Kiev, Ukraine, as well as Miss Universe 2009! What are all your opinions of the official Miss Lebanon crown? Have a great day!

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Subject: Bitches of Miss Universe 2008


Author:
Silent Observer
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Date Posted: 13:36:47 08/04/08 Mon
another from www.beautyinpageants.blogspot.com

WARNING: What you will be reading is just relayed to me by a Vietnamese who was in Vietnam during the pageant. Most of these are second hand informations she heard from the people who followed the Miss Universe activities in less than a month.

Some informations were also gathered and collected from different blogs and accounts from the people behind the pageant.

These are may be true or not. These are maybe urban legend or just hearsays. Take in mind that I can't verify these matters. I just would like these "news" in my blog. You can refute it anytime you want. You are free.


We have heard stories of candidates to any international pageants acting bitchy to other contestants or the press. This is no longer an unusual knowledge for most of us who are beauty fanatics. I guess you also have your own stories to tell, stories you have read from the web. But this time I will tell you something about the just-concluded pageant in Vietnam.

I am giving you some of the "BITCHES" candidates of Miss Universe 2008.

Who could forget the incidents involving Miss Egypt Yara Naoum? The incident was popularised by the blog of Ines Ligron, the national director of Japan. Ligron blogged out that Miss Egypt slapped the then Miss Universe Riyo Mori on backstage while they were rehearsing for the pageant. Not only that, Miss Canada was allegedly fed up with Yara's inconsideration of smoking heavily in the room without minding the presence of the Canadian beauty.

Next to Egypt is India's Simran Kaur Mundi. She often acted prima donna and believed much in herself. She was acting like she was the winner while the pageant was not yet over. The report in an Indian newspaper that she won the National Costume was rumoured to be came from Simran. When she was not called as a finalist, she belittled the pageant and was allegedly qouted for saying the pageant is no class.

Dominican Republic's Marianne Cruz Gonzales was said to be hard headed. During rehearsals, she was seen - as per the talks are concerned - acting stubbornly and ignoring the some of the officials' and choreographers' instructions.

Another suprise is Norway's Mariann Birkedal. She was very vocal about her tantrums. She was said to have lost her patience about the long hours of activities. All she wanted that time was to go home and leave the pageant at once.

Another candidates who were said to be bitches were Korea's Sun Lee, Thailand's Gavindra Pothijak and Philippine's Jennifer Barrientos.

It is very hard to believe these gossips especially Misses Norway, the Philippines, Korea and Dominican Republic. But they say " there's no smoke if there's no fire". Whatever it is, these may be true or just a work of a wild imagination.

taken from www.beautyinpageants.blogspot.com

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Subject: Miss Korea 2008 Pyramid (1st Week)


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Date Posted: 13:35:16 08/04/08 Mon


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Subject: OH DAYANA!!!


Author:
Aunty Esther
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Date Posted: 13:34:46 08/04/08 Mon


Thanks to http://www.voy.com/212232/

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Subject: Most Miss World runners up don't do well in other pageants.


Author:
Danilo
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Date Posted: 13:34:11 08/04/08 Mon
Miss World 1969 4th runner Up
Marzia Rita Gisela Piazza Suprani
from Venezuela
(unplaced at Miss International 1970)

Miss World 1978 4th runner Up
Gloria María Valenciano Rijo
from Spain
(unplaced at Miss Universe 1979)


Miss World 1981 4th runner Up
Michele Donnelly
from UK
(unplaced at Miss Universe 1982)


Miss World 1987 2nd runner Up
Anna Margret Jonsdóttir
from Iceland
(unplaced at Miss Universe 1988)


Miss World 1990 1st runner Up
Siobhan McClafferty
from Ireland
(only Miss Photogenic at Miss Universe 1991)

Miss World 1992 1st runner up
Claire Elizabeth Smith
from Uk
(unplaced in Miss International 1993)

Miss World 1995 2nd runner up
Michelle Khan
from Trinidad/Tobago
(unplaced at Miss Universe 1996)

Miss World 2001 1st runner Up
Zeralda "Zizi" Candice Wai-Yien Lee Isles
from Aruba
(unplaced at Miss Universe 2004)

Miss World 2001 2nd runner Up
Juliet-Jane Horne
from Scotland
(unplaced at Miss International 02)

AND NOW!!!!!!!!!
Miss World 2005 2nd runner Up
Ingrid María Rivera Santos
from Puerto Rico
(unplaced at Miss Universe 2008)

With the exception of
Miss World 1991 4th runner Up
Michelle McLean
from Namibia
(winner Miss Universe 1992)

But there are lots of runners up in Miss Universe who did well in other pageants

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Subject: Miss Brazil Mundo 2008!


Author:
OMG!
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Date Posted: 13:32:36 08/04/08 Mon




Miss Brasil Mundo 2008 - Tamara Almeida

First runner up - Vivian Noronha Cia
Second runner up - Anelise Garcia

http://www.voy.com/185349/ & http://www.voy.com/197533/

THE HENRIQUETTA FONTES LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT HYPING AWARD GOES TO......... Tamara Almeida

Miss Tourism Queen International 2006 2nd Runner Up
Miss Fernando de Norohna Tourism Queen (Whatta F**k country is this? Never heard!)
Miss GlobalBeauties.Com Tourism Queen International

GlobalBeauties Award 2007

Supermodel Looks Award, 1st Runner Up!
Face of the Year, Finalist
TOP 10 STUNNER OF 2007 (Whatta f**K!)

IF SHE DID NOT MAKE IT IN THE TOP 15 0F MISS WORLD 2008, THIS GIRL IS A HYPE!

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Natalie & Paradon poses with accesories for the “Siam Paragon World Watch & Jewelry 2008” in Paragon Hall, Bangkok, July 31, 2008.

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Subject: THE GLOBALBEAUTY HYPED!


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Welcome to the 10th Annual Global Beauties Awards! Recognizing the best in international pageantry during 2007, in all five Grand Slam competitions. The staff at Global Beauties reviewed each event very carefully and voted for the award recipients. Meet the winners, runner-ups and nominees in all categories. Congratulations to all!



Best in Evening Gown

Winner: KOREA Universe, Honey Lee
1st: JAPAN Universe, Riyo Mori
2nd: CANADA Earth, Jessica Trisko
ITALY Universe, Valentina Massi
MEXICO World, Carolina Moran
PUERTO RICO TQI, Uma Blasini

Best in Swimsuit

Winner: VENEZUELA Universe, Ly Jonaitis
1st: DOMINICAN REP. World, Ada de la Cruz
2nd: BELARUS Intl', Yulia Sindzeyeva
KOREA Universe, Honey Lee
LITHUANIA World, Jurguita Jurkute
UKRAINE Earth, Galyna Andreyeva

Best National Costume

Winner: ARUBA Intl', Jonella Oduber
1st: FINLAND Universe, Noora Haukatangas
2nd: KOREA Universe, Honey Lee
GUADELOUPE Intl', Anne Love Viranin
HONDURAS TQI, Ingrid Lopez
PUERTO RICO Universe, Uma Blasini

Best in Interview Competition

Winner: CANADA Earth, Jessica Trisko
1st: VENEZUELA Universe, Ly Jonaitis
2nd: MEXICO Intl', Priscila Perales
JAPAN Universe, Riyo Mori
MEXICO World, Carolina Moran
ANGOLA World, Micaela Reis

Vibrance & Personality

Winner: CHINA World, Zi Lin Zhang
1st: BRAZIL Universe, Natalia Guimaraes
2nd: GRENADA World, Vivian Burkhardt
SPAIN Earth, Angela Gomez
RUSSIA TQI, Olga Zarubina
TANZANIA Universe, Flaviana Matata

Best Stage Presence

Winner: ANGOLA Univ/World, Micaela Reis
1st: KOREA Universe, Honey Lee
2nd: RUSSIA TQI, Olga Zarubina
VENEZUELA Earth, Silvana Santaella
MEXICO International, Priscila Perales
BRAZIL Universe, Natalia Guimaraes

Most Beautiful Evening Gown

Winner: JAMAICA World, Yendi Phillips
1st: ECUADOR World, Valeska Saab
2nd: PHILIPPINES Earth, Jean Angeles Harn
CANADA Earth, Jessica Trisko
JAPAN Universe, Riyo Mori
MALAYSIA World, Deborah Priya Henry

Best in Runway (Evelina Award)

Winner: BRAZIL Univ., Natalia Guimaraes
1st: KAZAKHSTAN Earth, Zhazira Nurhodjaeva
2nd: T&T World, Valene Maharaj
VENEZUELA Earth, Silvana Santaella
JAPAN Universe, Riyo Mori
RUSSIA TQI, Olga Zarubina

Supermodel Looks Award

Winner: DOM. REP. World, Ada de la Cruz
1st: F. DE NORONHA TQI, Tamara Silva
2nd: ITALY Universe, Valentina Massi
SPAIN Intl', Nerea Arce
GREECE Universe, Doukissa Nomikou
MEXICO World, Carolina Moran

The Face of the Year

Winner: UKRAINE Earth, Galyna Andreyeva
1st: GREECE Universe, Doukissa Nomikou
2nd: DOMINICAN REP. World, Ada de la Cruz
F. DE NORONHA TQI, Tamara Silva
KOREA Universe, Honey Lee
CHINA World, Zi Lin Zhang

Best Group of Finalists

Winner: Miss Universe
1st: Miss World
2nd: Miss Earth
Miss Tourism Queen International
Miss International

Best Group of Semi-Finalists

Winner: Miss World
1st: Miss Universe
2nd: Miss TQI
Miss Earth
Miss International

Best National Director

Winner: Ines Ligron, Japan (for Riyo Mori)
1st: Lupita Jones, Mexico (for Priscila Perales, Carolina Moran, Rosa Maria Ojeda)
2nd: Karen Celebertti, Nicaragua (for Xiomara Blandino)
Angel Alvarez, Venezuela (for Silvana Santaella)
Belkys Reyes, Dominican Republic (for Ada Aimee de la Cruz)
Miss Angola Organization (for Micaela Reis)

Best Venue

Winner: Miss Earth (Philippines & Vietnam)
1st: Miss World (Sanya, China)
2nd: Miss Tourism Queen International (China)
Miss Universe (Mexico DF)
Miss International (Japan)

Best Non-Finalist

Winner: Jurgita Jurkute (Lithuania World)
1st: Doukissa Nomikou (Greece Universe)
2nd: Esha Gupta (India International)
Carol Prates (Brazil International)
Natalia Zabala (Spain Universe/World)

REMAINING TOP 15 NON FINALISTS:

Korea Earth – Ji Eun Yoo
Ukraine Earth - Gayla Andreyeva
Vietnam Earth - Truong Truc Diem
Australia International - Danielle Byrnes
Italy Universe - Valentina Massi
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