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Subject: Miss Universe is Tonight! Go Canada! Author: Bebeci Chen [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:26:50 07/13/08 Sun [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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Subject Author Date She didn't make it. Lots of surprises--BIG surprises. (Though the staples are still there: USA, Venezuela and (recently) Japan. (Sigh.) I'm not gonna lie to you, this is not gonna be a fun pageant to watch. (NT) Mike D 21:31:26 07/13/08 Sun i think usa, vietnam and japan will be eliminated in next round. im thinjng russia, kosovo and hungary are going to make it further (NT) -- christi, 21:35:07 07/13/08 Sun That was the worst swimsuit competition I have ever seen on a Miss Universe pageant. The judges were hashing out 7s like there's no tomorrow, and they were right EVERY SINGLE TIME. I dunno who picked that Top 15, but it's very disappointing. Top 5 as of yet will be Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico, Domincan Republic and Spain. (NT) -- Mike D, 22:22:04 07/13/08 Sun Colombia topped both the SS and EG competitions. The judges love her. I know it's still anyone's ball game, but as long as she doesn't bomb her FA, she will be Miss Universe. (NT) -- Mike D, 22:27:00 07/13/08 Sun actually seeing miss usa in swimsuit afforded me a change of opinion, she had an amazing set of abs, the others were just ok. The fall probably wasnt the thing that did her in in the end, it was likely another case of the usual (not always) guarunteed 4 positions, miss usa, miss outgoing country and miss host country and miss next years host country. (NT) -- christi, 13:22:06 07/14/08 Mon B.O.C. need to re-invent themselves...B.O.C. it's starting to get tired of you guys sending "Natalie Glebova" replicas...it doesn't work anymore. (NT) Canada is screwed for another 20 years... 03:13:14 07/14/08 Mon BOC should have picked Elena or Genida if they wanted a top 15 finish. Anyway Samantha represented Canada well (NT) -- CARMEN, 09:07:42 07/14/08 Mon Elena was missing something when she was on stage at MUC. She didn't have that sparkle.. And Genida was blah. (NT) -- --, 10:35:09 07/14/08 Mon yup totall agreeance (NT) -- k, 13:06:45 07/14/08 Mon At least they were groomable because they had the exterior beauty. With MUC styling they would've been able to pull it off imho. MU is mostly about looks anyway. (NT) -- carmen, 15:16:24 07/14/08 Mon I think Aleksandra Malkin is groomable b/c she still has a certain "something" when she is on stage.. But not Elena, and definitely not Genida. (NT) -- jmo, 15:43:26 07/14/08 Mon I hope it's all new girls of MUC next year, instead of the recycles. That's what keeps it fresh and somewhat honest. If MUC wants to win again, they need to start scouting now and convincing models to enter the pageant. They could also try casting calls at the universities. Go to the girls. Don't make them come to BOC. (NT) -- Brent, 16:23:27 07/14/08 Mon Brent what did u think? -- ..., 13:41:34 07/15/08 Tue If you actually paid attention to the scores at the top of your tv screen, you would have noticed that she would never have won MU. She was in either 3rd or 4th place after swimsuit competition. But she definitely would have been in the Top 5 if she didn't trip. (NT) -- -, 16:27:51 07/15/08 Tue ... -- ..., 08:03:01 07/16/08 Wed She would have made top 5, but she would not have won... sorry.. (NT) -- __, 17:26:17 07/16/08 Wed ... -- ..., 11:27:58 07/17/08 Thu based on scores.. yeah i do (NT) -- --, 14:24:51 07/17/08 Thu My heart went out to her - it's as if there's a curse on Miss USA. I think that if Crystle got into the top 5, she could have taken it. Venezuela was second all night, but her answer was better than Colombia's. Crystle is a motivational speaker, so I think she would have done really well in the interview. What I don't understand, is why Mexico (my favorite of the top 5) placed 4th runner up. She was much prettier than Colombia and Russia. And don't even get me started on DR. I have no clue how that girl made the semis, let alone top 5. She was not pretty. (NT) -- Brent, 18:49:58 07/15/08 Tue Yeah, I felt terrible for Miss USA as well.. But I refuse to buy into the USA media's excuse of a curse. Rachel tripped and still made top 5. And as much as I normally would agree w/ you regarding final question, I truly don't think it would have helped Crystle win. Even if her answer was fantastic. B/c although Venezuela's answer was better than Columbia's, Venezuela actually didn't answer the question asked of her, and she still won. The judges picked the winner they wanted.. Oh, here's a question for you.. Where the hell was Puerto Rico in the Top placings this year?? Now that was a surprise. (NT) -- :), 17:23:48 07/16/08 Wed see, i didn't see samantha as a natalie clone like i did with alice. i was too shocked by her harsh, plastic features to even bother comparing her to miss universe 2005. maybe she rocked it on that night to win miss canada, but something happened and she lost it at miss universe -- and it wasn't even shocking not hear her name called. from reading her forced interview at missuniverse.com to looking at the atrocious rodeo get up she wore for face to face interviews, she (imo) didn't do us proud. forget patriotism and cheering for her just because she's miss canada. and canada hasn't placed for the past two years. forget miss usa falling, this is one horrible trend/rut to get into (NT) -- johan, 16:42:30 07/14/08 Mon Joahn tomf 13:37:54 07/15/08 Tue I agree with you completely Johan. I think Beauties of Canada chose the wrong girl this year and last. (NT) Christine 21:46:16 07/15/08 Tue I also was not shocked Samantha didn't make top 15.. I called it last year with Inga and this year... Nothing against them, but it's a tough competition and it was a hard act to follow Natalie.. BOC has to remember that at Miss Universe facial beauty and that sparkle are the most important thing! There are tons of good bodies, well prepared girls.. but facial beauty and that extra something is what makes a Miss Universe.. Inga and Samantha didn't have it..Alice had the facial beauty, and Natalie had both. BOC has to stop with trying to create Natalie clones.. it wasn't Natalie's look that made her win, it was her whole package.. They need to find another girl that has this, and not a certain "mold". And I'm not sold on the whole "international look" that Sam had.. Canada needs to send a girl who looks born and bred Canadian. (NT) MUC Fan 08:20:04 07/17/08 Thu "Born and bred Canadian".. What does that look like? (NT) -- just curious, 09:54:09 07/17/08 Thu I beg you pardon? Alice, Inga, and Samantha were not molded after Natalie. They all have different looks and Alice and Sam have different ethnicities than Natalie's. If anything Natalie was molded to look like a Latina (her natural hair is not dark) All of them represented Canada well, the level of dificulty in placing was higher for Alice, Inga and Samantha because their country has won so recently and because MU 2006, 2007, and 2008 were a lot more competive than 2005 (the number and the qaulity of the contestants in 06, 07, and 08 was higher than in 2005) Nevertheless we are proud of all of them! I have a question to you...How better or different Alice, Inga, and Sam would've looked if they were born in Canada (Alice and Sam came to Canada very young and were raised here)? (NT) -- really, 12:11:51 07/17/08 Thu Alice looked latin too w/ the tan and dark hair.. Either way, both Natalie and Alice are both beautiful girls.. (NT) -- --, 12:14:59 07/18/08 Fri LETS NOT BLAME THE MUC FOR NOT CHOOSING THE RIGHT GIRLS. LETS FACE IT, CANADA DOESNT HAVE MUCH TO CHOOSE FROM! (NT) sorry 00:00:11 07/18/08 Fri I have to dissagree; Canada has a lot to choose from. The problem is the negative image that beauty pageants have in north america. Latin American countries always send gorgeous girls year after year; why? people love beauty pageants and every girl wants to be a beauty queen. Until sterotypes change in Canada; we wont have a Miss Universe for a while (NT) -- LG Colombian, 19:27:57 07/18/08 Fri You're a troll trying to start trouble. Why don't you go back to your own country's boards, or have you been banned from there as well. What an asshole. (NT) -- Brent, 01:51:47 07/19/08 Sat I'm not referring to you, LG Colombian. I'm referring to "Sorry". (NT) -- Brent, 09:47:08 07/19/08 Sat okay whoever thinks that canada doesn't have attractive girls is ridiculous.......being so multicultural we have one of the widest variety of beautiful women to choose from. as stated above it all comes down to the fact that interest in canadian pageants is minimal at best and few women feel they will be respected for participating in beauty pageants. for a country that is very progressive, we still have an antiquated view on pageantry. I was in mwc this past year and i found myself constantly defending my choice to participate in a pageant. Which is why we need to choose good quality queens that will represent our country well in international competition but also give a good name to pageants at home, so that the Canadian public can get behind them. Unfortunately it seems that MUC's last two choice seemed to be women they knew would be easily controlled as opposed to women like Alice and Natalie who were beautiful as well as intelligent and poised. LMN 10:00:29 07/19/08 Sat I believe, that controversy started here with the statement "Born and bred Canadian". That is just ridiculous. I agree that we should not blame MUC for non-placement at Miss Universe. Remember, MUC is just one person – national director, who does not personally select a national winner, he selects candidates to participate in the pageant. The panel of Canadian judges makes a choice for the winner and they failed to make a right choice in 2004 and 2007, but there was no choice for 2008 – now you can blame MUC for poor selection of candidates in 2008. (NT) Jane 10:45:35 07/19/08 Sat ... -- ..., 19:15:19 07/20/08 Sun Are you saying that Riyo Mori is a personal friend of the director? B/c she was a judge. (NT) -- --, 08:45:08 07/21/08 Mon