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Date Posted: 19:16:28 05/19/01 Sat
Author: EVA's BAD
Subject: 'I DIDNT WIN COZ IT NOT MY TURN!'

Here's my translation of Eva Ekvall's interview in El Mundo. She sounds very bitter - which is understandable. She thinks that Donald Trump is giving the pageant a bad name. Whatever we may think, Eva is still a beautiful and intelligent young woman who has great things ahead of her. Since she's interested in environmental issues, maybe Osmel should send her to Miss Earth pageant in Manila to be held on Nov. 14th. Maybe she'll win!
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EVA EKVALL: "I DIDN’T WIN BECAUSE IT WASN’T MY TURN.”
Daniel Uzcátegui

http://www.elmundo.com.ve/ediciones/2001/05/18/f-mun.asp?pv=p1-17.htm&st=p1-17s5.htm

“I don’t feel frustrated. I’ve thought about it and even though I am not happy with my placement in the pageant, it is not important. I don’t need a crown to prove that I did well or to be a better person. I feel I am Miss Universe and that’s it.”

That’s how our conversation with Eva Ekvall started. Our Miss Venezuela and third runner-up in the Miss Universe pageant paid a visit to Channel Capiles.

Eva appears serene and peaceful. She doesn’t doubt that she did an extraordinary job in Puerto where the contest took place and won by Denise Quinones, the hometown girl.

“It’s the first time that nobody can say that the Venezuelan lost because, even though she was beautiful, she didn’t speak English or she was half-stupid. I proved that I was a complete woman. I didn’t win because it simply wasn’t my turn.”

Dressed in blue, always smiling despite the sadness and wearing the sash that says she is the most beautiful woman in Venezuela, the tall 18-year old Caracas beauty stated that after learning the results of the pageant, she became very distraught. She decided not to attend the coronation ball because she didn’t want anybody to know that her pride was hurt.

“Ever since I arrived in Puerto Rico, I was the favorite to win and everybody treated me very well. But during the finals, it changed a little and it was getting more obvious that the fight for the crown was going to be between Denise and me. During the coronation night, when they called me as the third runner-up – something that I never heard before – the coliseum collapsed. Everybody knew that their candidate had won, that her best rival Venezuela – well, there were at least 80 women and you’re competing with only 15 and all the others were just pure filling - she was already out. But the worst happened at the exit where people were insulting me and making rude gestures with their hands. I felt destroyed by that, and that’s why I didn’t go to the party. I was very hurt.”

Concerning the finalists, Eva Ekvall has her reservations. She reviewed her performance and noticed that nobody performed better than she had. “Suddenly, they found something in them that I didn’t have.”

- Do you feel like a victim of injustice?

“Not so much like that. There’s too much hunger in this world. That’s injustice. There are thousands of innocent people who are killed every day. That’s injustice. I think there are things more important than winning a pageant.”

She deserved to win, but it didn’t happen and the chapter is closed.

- Do you think you made a mistake in something?

“No! I was always calm and I performed consistently.”

“I liked my performance, my answer, my overall participation. I stood up for my country and everyone noticed that – the people on the street, my friends, my family and everyone in the organization.”

- Did Irene Saez and Barbara Palacios support you in Puerto Rico?

“Yes. I spoke with Barbara before the coronation and she gave me a lot of advice. I spoke with Irene after the pageant. She was furious with the results, and rightfully so. Too bad for the Miss Universe Organization. It’s losing its credibility in the same way as Donald Trump whom nobody respects anymore.”

- What follows next?

“Complete my reign as Miss Venezuela, relinquish my crown, and see if I could be a spokesperson for a pro-environment company. Then, I want to study languages so I could continue nurturing my mind. What I don’t want to do is to be an actress. It just doesn’t appeal to me. If I were to do soap operas, it would only be possible if I they made me choose between a prostitute and an actress. I would choose actress and the rest would be no laughing matter.”

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