How the Queenly Miss Philippines Lost the Chance
Our fellow Oriental beauty power house, the Philippines sent a very queenly delegate to the Miss Universe this year. Everybody was saying, 'Oh shoots! Asia will bag it this year.' But...
The 5 FINALISTS are:
Miss Mexico, Miss Australia, Miss Jamaica, Miss Ukraine and Miss Philippines.
Yes! The dreaded final question! They have 30 seconds to answer. Here are their questions and excerpts from their answers.
Miss Mexico Jimena Navarrete: What effect is unsupervised Internet use having on today's youth? Through an interpreter, she says the Internet is an "indispensable, necessary tool" and we have to make sure kids are using it according to family values.
Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell: What role should the government play in regulating potentially offensive clothing? "One of the greatest things we have is the freedom of choice...I don't think the government should have any say in what we wear."
Miss Jamaica Yendi Phillipps: Is the death penalty acceptable and why? "I believe that life is a gift...I believe that none of us as humans have the right to take a life."
Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska: How do you feel about full-body scanners in airports? Through an interpreter, she says, "I think it's a very important question of security...if that helps us to save the lives of people, then I'm for it."
Miss Philippines Venus Raj: What is one big mistake you've made and what did you do to make it right? She says she hasn't made any major mistakes, then gives a shout-out to her family. "Thank you so much that I am here."
OK, that was the worst answer of the bunch.
Judgment time.
Fourth runner-up: Miss Philippines
Third runner-up: Miss Ukraine
Second runner-up: Miss Australia
First runner-up: Miss Jamaica
Winner: Miss Mexico!
Mexico and Philippines was neck-and-neck in swimsuit and evening gown. It is very obvious the organizers wanted Philippines to win or be in the Top 5. So, the easiest personal question was asked.
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38 Comments:
a major major disappointment hehe :p
All of the questions are about contestants' view on serious subjects. and Miss Philippines got a personal question?? That's odd... very odd...
It is very obvious the organizers wanted her to win or be in the Top 5. So, the easiest personal question was asked.
All they were asking for was HONESTY. An honest and transparent Miss Universe.
that was a wonderful insight pisanu. she could have fared better minus the shout-outs she gave towards the end.
Nonetheless, MAJOR, MAJOR congratulations to her! LOL
Hehe Pisanu, many agrees (even here in the Philippines). It really does looked like they want her to win. Sad but congratulations still.
These kinds of "easy" questions actually mean to catch you off guard. Had she just substantiate why she never had any major major mistake then she would have had a more acceptable answer. Besides, she dealt with a lot in life and pre-Miss U, pulled a lot of strings for her to represent, then her trainer died a day before, plus the given pressure that she's there, smack on spot as the entire world watches...blah, blah, blah. She may be psychologically unprepared. We don't know the things that may have been eating her up inside. I was disappointed with her answer, too. But grabbing the 5th after 10 years or so of nothingness is a brave feat. I'm done with the should-haves and could-haves and just salute her.
P.S. I did expect for Miss Thailand, too. Her Nat'l Costume was gorgeous! - Mnason
It's a beauty pageant. It is nothing major.
The question to her was "what was the biggest mistake you've made" but a lot of commenters confuse it with what challenges she may have had in life. She had a lot of challenges because of the circumstances in her life but these were not her doing. She was the recipient of these challenges. She is a very young woman from the province living with her family and I believe her when she said that she has yet to make a major mistake. But she should have given an answer, even just a small mistake. A no answer is too perfect.
No, Anh. She is not bitter. A Miss Thailand Universe goes to the pageant as a MILLIONAIRE. Millions of Baht is the local prize. Any prize from international pageant would just be extra money.
They participate in Miss Universe as a MILLIONAIRE. How can she be bitter?
@pisanu,
don't you just love it when haters and smart alecks start coming?
watch the report of abc in america how the president of the usa and a lot of professionals struggle to answer the question and the explanation thereafter as well as the question being asked in the philippines to the nations scholars of university of the philippines and xbeauty queens
im still proud of her no matter what others say. she's totally not a disappointment for me.
@ Jerick,
In no way am I a hater. It was just an observation. If I had known the amount of income pageantry contestants in general, or in Thailand, make as Pisanu stated, then Miss Thailand's reaction on television makes all the more sense.
I feel that she *would* be bitter because she didn't win the title of Miss Universe that she came there to win but instead received, smaller awards. Note: this is all from observing her reactions to these awards.
I remember Sofia posting this here.
HOW MUCH DID WE PAY OUR BEAUTY QUEENS LAST YEAR
http://bisean.blogspot.com/2008/01/how-much-did-we-pay-our-beauty-queens.html
i am still proud for VENUS Raj...even though she did not gave the best answer to the major major question...its BETTER to be a 4th RUNNER_UP than nothing at all.....
I AGREE with you Mr. ANonymous...its better to be a runner-up than nothing at all....
with "honesty" do you mean the I-think-gay-marriage-is-immoral kind of honesty?
Do you think if she said something really bad about her past she would have won?
Unlike many I still believe that good people exist.
"Our fellow Oriental beauty power house" hmmm well this is a blog by thai's
yeah..i think its a PRO-Thailand BLOG...
..see how they gave the TITLE to ther article about Ms Thailand (Thailand Bags Best Nat'l Costume and Ms Photogenic)....so nice....
..while the title given for THE MS UNIVERSE 4th RUNNER-UP(Ms PHILIPPINES) is "How the queenly Ms Philippines lost the Chance"...huh!
..they did not even CONGRATULATE Ms Philippines..
..i thought, this blog is for the South East Asians...
PS: Just an observation...
true. im proud for Ms Philippines
PRO-THAILAND? DID YOU SAY BISEAN IS PRO-THAILAND?
You are obviously new here.
Do you hear yourself saying we are pro-Thailand? All we are hearing is you are Pro-Philippines.
I WONDER WHY.
Please stay away. We dont need cowards like you. Shoo!
Pageant fans in the Philippines, hear this.
Have you ever wonder why otehr pageant fans around the globe did not congratulate your candidate? -- Let me tell you...
YOUR KABABAYANS HIT ON ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING NOT FILIPINO.
Have you been to YouTube lately? How do Filipino pageant fans malign other candidates?
Who to blame?
i see nothing wrong with the article because its an opinion,everyone has the right to speak for themselves. im just disappointed how the reaction to the coment of ms/mr anonymous was given.(DISAPOINTED but absolutely not ANGRY). . i think ms/mr anonymous is just expressing her opinion. PEACE TAYO
IM PROUD of VENUS RAJ (Ms Philippines) no matter what other people say. bcoz im a filipino.
((I think its just but normal to try to be proud of your race,for being a FILIPINO or Thailander.))
RELAX...hahaha
peace!!!
Venus Raj lost and it's a major disappointment. She lost the biggest chance in her lifetime by screwing the Q&A. Though I disagree that hers was the easiest question to answer. It's a very personal question and while I think she was being honest when she said she didn't commit any major mistakes in her life, her poor English was the main reason she lost her chance to win Miss Universe 2010. It's usual for Filipinos to lose their wit and balance, especially when we are having cold feet. As for BiSEAN being bias, I don't agree, although I must say some posts by Sofia or Sophia have some anti-Philippines undertone. Maybe it wasn't meant but then again I have observed that a long time ago. Some Filipinos may have been offended, but it wasn't a big deal for me.
dont ever underestimate any of the filipino...mind you..!!! be a responsible blogger...
Dear josh_dreamer.... don't go around the internet with hallow threats and baseless biased opinion.
"Be a responsible blogger"???? You say? I have been blogging for years and years and my Filipino
readers know how I write.
And your blogs are just stupid copies and plagiaristic (if there's such a word.)
YOU... yes, you idiot... should be a responsible reader. WE DID NOT INVITE YOU HERE. Capisce?
I've been reading bisean for quite a long time now. I also noticed Pisaanu and Sofia were so defensive if it's about thai's. I don't know but as far as i know i've never read negative statement coming from them about thailand.. . And yes they have some anti-filipino undertone that filipino readers might get offended, even me, sometimes.. Just like they have somthing against philippnes. I don't care, i am just simply ignoring that all. C:
well to the admins, You want it or not there are still some filipino that would leave nasty comments if they find something inappropriate, you know almost all of Filipino in urban areas know how to speak english..
niwei, I still enjoying reading this blog.. hope it would be that active again like then..
Miss PHilippines answer is not the easy question, even US President cant answer that question...anyway atleast she still 4th runner up...compared to others who is not even called in Top 15..but still congratulate to all thai online voters coz Miss Thailand won 2 award which is because of ONLINE VOTING.
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