| Subject: Aiden, Thank you soo much for your sweet words and show of support. I want to thank you and everyone else who have given me drive during my participation at ME2005. Even though I could read the messages while I was I way I didn't have the luxury of time to reply. But now I can. Once again thank you, thank you, thank you! |
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Elham Wagdi
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Date Posted: Friday, November 04, 11:03:17am
In reply to:
Aiden
's message, "MISS EARTH REVIEW" on Sunday, October 23, 01:06:36pm
>So Miss Earth 2005 has just passed and everyone is
>shocked that Miss Egypt Earth, Elham Wagdi, failed to
>place in the Top 16 (wasn’t it meant to be a Top 20
>this year???).
>
>Firstly, it is important to congratulate her for all
>of her efforts. I have never heard of any delegate
>being hospitalized during a pageant and still making
>it for preliminaries so that in itself is a huge
>accomplishment! She even had to face the extra
>challenge of losing her suitcases but that didn’t stop
>her positivism at all. Elham also placed in the finals
>for Best in Talent, which is ground-breaking for
>Egypt. Usually Egyptian delegates, while still
>stunningly beautiful, are on the shy and reserved
>side. Elham broke that mold by being extraverted and
>willing to take risks, which will help her so much in
>the future.
>
>This year's Miss Earth proved to be the stiffest
>competition for any pageant I have seen so far in
>2005. The delegates were all gorgeous and due to this
>it was hard to name a winner.
>
>As for Elham and her personal style and wardrobe, many
>on this message board seemed disenchanted with her
>evening gown. A few of the comments mentioned stated
>that the dress colours (black and red) didn't match,
>the skirt needed ironing, and the best features of the
>gown were on the back side of it, which no one really
>got to see. However, as I stated in one of my posts,
>it is nice to see an avant-garde evening gown in a sea
>of over-used plain and elegant ones. Pageants are
>just no fun if you see the same white gown over and
>over again so this gown really grabbed my attention
>and made me take notice! I really think black is a
>dramatic colour and makes a delegate stand out. The
>dress itself fit Elham like a glove and accentuated
>her curvaceous figure. I found the tight red bodice
>really added some sex appeal to the dress and the
>whole “gothic” feel of this ensemble complimented
>Elham’s smoky eyes and mysterious look. I found that
>this dress would only work with her hair down in curls
>as it showcased a beautifully occult overall
>presentation. Her hair actually reminded me of
>Bourdour Salah’s magnificent hair! In her swimsuit,
>Elham heated things up with her wonderfully fit and
>healthy body. Her skin complexion was even and she
>seemed to have a great deal of confidence. What I
>also liked was her ability to make friends with other
>delegates aside from the gorgeous Miss Lebanon. This
>showed her willingness to step out of her comfort zone
>and make new friends. Elham looked liked she was
>right at home in the Philippines, which is hard for
>any competitor to do!
>
>Now for the official Miss Earth results:
>
>MISS EARTH 2005: VENEZUELA, Alexandra Braun
>MISS EARTH-AIR: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Amell Santana
>MISS EARTH-WATER: POLAND, Katarzyna Borowicz
>MISS EARTH-FIRE: SERBIA & MONTENEGRO, Jovana Marjanovic
>TOP 8 FINALISTS
>CHILE - Nataly Chilet
>PARAGUAY - Tania Domanickzy
>PUERTO RICO - Vanessa de Roide
>USA - Amanda Kimmel
>TOP 16 SEMIFINALISTS
>BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA - Sanja Susnja
>CZECH REPUBLIC - Zuzana Stepanovska
>ECUADOR - Cristina Reyes
>EL SALVADOR - Irma Dimas
>KOREA - Hye-mi Yoo
>PHILIPPINES - Genebelle Ragaas
>RUSSIA - Tatyana Yamova
>TANZANIA - Rehema Sudi
>I am not upset that Miss Venezuela won Miss Earth.
>When I saw the Miss Venezuela pageant live via the
>internet I thought she would actually win the title
>because she is stunning! However, I think she did
>need a tan and her body (although very nice) was a bit
>too young looking. I am glad she won though and she
>has put her country back on the map after such a
>horrendous year in 2004! I think she will do well.
>
>As for the others that placed, there were some
>surprises and there were some obvious choices, like in
>any pageant. But it is important to remember that the
>ladies who made it this year did so because the Miss
>Earth organizers wanted them there. From 2002-2004 ME
>officials wanted the beautiful Egyptian delegates to
>place but this year they did not. This has nothing to
>do with Elham’s performance. When Elham left Egypt
>for the Philippines everyone had high expectations
>because of Egypt's reputation at Miss Earth (placing
>since 2002). But we all have to remember that in order
>for international pageants to sustain support,
>sponsorship and participation from several countries,
>they have to make sure that there is a variety of
>countries represented in the Top 16 during the final
>night (example for this year's pageant: Czech
>Republic, El Salvador, Korea and Tanzania). This not
>only makes the countries who place happy, which pushes
>them to send more delegates in the future, but it
>gives non-placing countries hope that their delegates
>may place a few year’s down the road because there is
>different representation in the finals every year.
>Even in 2004 when Miss Venezuela, Ana Karina Anez,
>failed to make the semi-finals at Miss Universe, which
>broke a historic tradition that I am still sad about)
>it was refreshing to see another girl from a country
>that usually doesn't place fill her spot (like Costa
>Rica or Paraguay). Organizers of major international
>pageants and even smaller ones have more power than
>fans think. A lot of money goes into the production of
>a single pageant and because of this beauty contests
>are a business first and a competition second. Since
>the scores are not publicly displayed it makes me
>wonder if the winner of any international pageant is
>pre-determined before the finals take place. We may
>never know if Maria (Miss World), Natalie (Miss
>Universe), Precious (Miss International) and now
>Alexandra (Miss Earth) received the highest scores or
>were just at the right place at the right time. This
>doesn’t take away from their abilities to be great
>queens but it does make me ask myself, “How much of
>winning a pageant is based on pure luck?”
>
>But on a much lighter note, I truly think there are no
>losers in any competition as long as someone tries to
>represent themselves and/or their nation to the best
>of their abilities, which is what Elham did. The real
>losers are the ones who do not try in the first place
>as they miss out on the experience and the
>personal/professional growth.
>
>
>So Elham Wagdi, Miss Egypt Earth 2005, you should feel
>proud and happy that not only you did your best and
>looked great doing it but that you also created a lot
>of media hype for yourself and Egypt. You were
>practically on everyone’s Top 16 list and the
>attention that you received will not only help you
>(because now everyone in the pageant industry knows
>who you are) but it will also help your successor for
>next year! Good luck in your future endeavors and
>thank you for a memorable Miss Earth!
>
>Congratulations!
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