The Beauty Pageants Thread - II

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Philippines Kristine Reyes Alzar during last night's Welcoming Reception for the Miss International 2002 delegates...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant742/pageant742_image3.jpg

:)

[power(bubbles)]

Hello Guys! I beg to differ on a previous statement by Lara and Jensie. It's very evident since someone very close to me work with Bb. Pilipinas. Pitoy as what have been mention is very pakialamero and very mapapel. Even known fashion show directors knows of Pitoy's insecurities. He also didn't want other Filipinos designing the gowns of Philippine Representatives if its not him. This is not a joke but a fact.

[JENSIE_G]

THE ROAD TO MISS UNIVERSE 2003 :)

Who will succeed Karen Alexandre?
http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/images-2002/main/mu.jpg http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/images-2002/costume/mu.jpg

The coronation of Miss Mauritius 2002 is on October 19, 2002, Saturday.

The winner will compete in Miss Universe 2003 set for May next year in Amador, Panama.

12 official candidates are vying for the coveted crown.

Here's my bet to win... :up:

Doreen Abraham
http://www.servihoo.com/channels/culture_entertainment/contest/miss_mauritius_2002/images/2002_finalists/large/abraham-doreen.jpg

To see the rest of the delegates, kindly click on the Miss Mauritius 2002 official website (http://www.servihoo.com/channels/culture_entertainment/contest/miss_mauritius_2002/Candidates.php). :up:

[power(bubbles)]

Jensie, what gown will Tin-Tin be wearing in Miss International? Is it Zorah's gown in Miss Universe or the one in Miss Tourism World? By the way do you have a photo of Zora's Tourism World gown? Thanks

[JENSIE_G]

ANNOUNCEMENTS :)

Just to remind you of important pageant coronation dates... :)

September 28, Saturday
Miss Alaska USA 2003

September 30, Monday
Miss International 2002

October 11, Friday
Miss Louisiana USA 2003

October 12, Saturday
Miss Alabama USA 2003
Miss Lebanon 2002

October 17, Thursday
Miss Thailand World 2002

October 19, Saturday
Miss Mauritius 2002
Miss Missouri USA 2003
Miss Tennessee USA 2003

October 20, Sunday
Miss Earth 2002
Miss T&T World 2002

October 24, Thursday
Miss Algerie 2003

October 26, Saturday
Miss Arkansas USA 2003

November 2, Saturday
Miss Colorado USA 2003
Señorita Colombia 2002
Miss Trinidad & Tobago for Miss Universe 2003

November 3, Sunday
Miss Indiana USA 2003
Miss New Hampshire USA 2003

November 8, Friday
Miss South Carolina USA 2003

November 9, Saturday
Miss Michigan USA 2003

November 17, Sunday
Miss West Virginia USA 2003

November 23, Saturday
Miss Ohio USA 2003

November 24, Sunday
Miss Illinois USA 2003

November 30, Saturday
Miss World 2002

December 1, Sunday
Miss Kansas USA 2003
Miss Maine USA 2003
Miss Pennsylvania USA 2003

December 2, Monday
Miss Barbados Universe 2003

December 8, Sunday
Miss Oklahoma USA 2003
Miss South Africa 2002

December 14, Saturday
Miss France 2003

January 25, Saturday
Miss Universe Canada 2003

Stay tuned for more updates... :up:

[Lara_D]

Jensie, since you know Zora personally, why not ask her what's the real role of Pitoy in Bb.

[JENSIE_G]

power(bubbles): According to Zorah, Tin-tin will wear the silver Barraza gown she wore to MU2001.

Unfortunately, I don't have a picture of Zorah's evening gown during Miss Tourism World 2001.

[Musique]

Congratulations to Misses Brazil, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Japan, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Thailand, this year's Top 15 Webmasters' Choices for Miss International!

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[Musique]

Congratulations to Misses Brazil, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Japan, Lebanon, Nicaragua, Poland, Senegal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, Venezuela and Thailand, this year's Top 15 Webmasters' Choices for Miss International!

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[fidèle]

JENSIE: Really?! The Miss Europe Pageant is conducted in French? How did you know this?! hhmm.. interesting! :up:

[fidèle]

The other filipina in this year's Miss International...

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Miss Northern Marianas, Christine Cunanan

[JENSIE_G]

fidele: Gwabe ha! :wow: I'm sooooo impressed with Christine Cunanan! She should have been sent to San Juan instead of that fatso Gin Gridley! :mad: :bah:

In French kasi it's a French-owned pageant. Saka nanood kami ni Lara_D dyan last year. French talaga! :up: Mage-enjoy ka for sure!

[fidèle]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
fidele: Gwabe ha! :wow: I'm sooooo impressed with Christine Cunanan! She should have been sent to San Juan instead of that fatso Gin Gridley! :mad: :bah: Yeah! I think she resembles Katherine Annwen de Guzman in that pic! Don't ya think?

In French kasi it's a French-owned pageant. Saka nanood kami ni Lara_D dyan last year. French talaga! :up: Mage-enjoy ka for sure! I see! Wow! "I'm so excited! And I just can't hide it!" :walkman2: Heheh!

[JENSIE_G]

fidele: Yup! Hawig nga siya kay Annwen! :up:

Aba aba... happy ka ah! :up: Singing mode ka ah! :D

[JENSIE_G]

It seems the Bahamas will face tough competition for the right to stage the Miss Universe pageant in their shores...

CHINA IS ALSO DEAD SERIOUS IN HOSTING MISS UNIVERSE 2004!!! :whatthe:

MISS CHINA BEATS BAN TO TAKE ON WORLD
By Elisabeth Rosenthal in Beijing
July 17 2002

When Zhuo Ling was declared second runner-up in the Miss Universe contest in Puerto Rico in May, the tears and the tiaras masked a secret.

Because Chinese officials do not approve of beauty pageants, her "Miss China" title had been bestowed in an underground competition, held despite official threats and bans.

In fact, the Miss China contest nearly did not happen, after officials in the southern city of Enping raided the auditorium. Ms Zhuo, the first contestant, had just come on stage in a bathing suit, when officials rushed the podium, shooed off contestants and told organisers they had broken the law because cultural events required permits.

Determined to have a queen, the judges and contestants sneaked back to restage the event that night and awarded Ms Zhuo the crown.

"This is 2002, we've joined the World Trade Organisation and we've been selected to hold the 2008 Olympics," said Shi Sizhi, a private Beijing businessman who organised the Miss China contest with the approval of the Miss Universe organisation in New York.

"All I'm trying to do is to bring Miss Universe to China. What's to be afraid of here?"

There have been no beauty contests in China since the Communist takeover in 1949, and some officials are still nervous about approving such an event, arguing that compared with modelling which involves skill, it is bourgeois.

A more important issue could be having control over the nation's image, with many Chinese officials unable to come to terms with yielding power over the choice of such a representative to a private group.

Mr Shi understood he had the go-ahead when culture officials, who refused to issue the legally required approval on the one hand, offered the promoter an olive branch. He said they told him: "We won't criticise you, but keep it quiet and don't make it a big deal." To comply, he had scheduled the Miss China pageant in the obscure city of Enping in Guangdong Province, keeping publicity to a minimum.

So it was something of a miracle when Ms Zhuo appeared from an underground competition in China to take third place on stage in Puerto Rico, trailing only Miss Panama and the new Miss Universe, Miss Russia. But with her surprise win beamed to television sets all over the world, it became increasingly difficult to keep her existence quiet.

Mr Shi now hopes Ms Zhuo's victory will help bring a Miss Universe finals to China by 2004.

The New York Times

SOURCE: smh.au.com (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/07/16/1026802693462.html)

[xysher]

i agree that miss n. marianas looks like annwen. kaya pala there was something strange when i first looked at the picture of miss n. marianas. annwen for me is the most eloquent bb. pilipinas winner. she gives the most sensible answer.

JENSIE_ G:ang dami na ngang nangyaring kamalasan sa pageant world this year. and nakalimutan mo pala yung nanalo sa miss panama na hindi ko gusto and i think meron mas deserving. and salamat sa info about miss international. i'm hoping na manalo si miss colombia and makapasok si tintin sa top 10.

and goodluck sa lasalle on game two. :) GO ATENEO!!! :) ONE BIG FIGHT :)

[JENSIE_G]

xysher: Annwen is indeed eloquent! It was her interview that landed her into the Top 3 of Bb. Pilipinas 2000! :up:

BTW, Annwen's also an Atenean. ;)

[Lara_D]

http://www.bellezavenezolana.com/images4/miphoto1.jpg

Is this the Chinese National Costume that everyone were hoping Zhuo Ling wear in Miss Universe? Para siyang sasayaw eh. And I think di bagay kay Zhuo Ling to. Her red xirpao suited her well.

xysher,
It seems si Jensie lang ang kinakausap mo dito sa thread, you've been ignoring the other poster's messages to you. Mine included... :D

[Lara_D]

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex20/fidelepex20_image3.jpg

I think the reason she just became 1st runner up in Miss Northern Marianas is nadali siguro siya sa question and answer part. Basing from the group discussion segments in Miss Universe, Gin Gridley was very eloquent, though fat talaga.

[Lara_D]

Justine Pasek, Miss Universe 2002 (I don't like the sound of that)
http://www.endi.com/_fotos/pordentro/020926nuevamiss.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: In fairness to Justine... paganda nang paganda siya ah.... :whatthe: :wow:

BTW, Justine Pasek will be in Japan on October 1st upon the invitation of Mikimoto Inc. Gwabe! Parang kelan lang si Denise ang andun! *sigh*

Gin Gridley is the best Northern Marianas ever sent to MU, I believe. But sad to say, Christine Cunanan is waaaaaay ahead by a mile! Sayang talaga! Tsk tsk! :ayaw:

[JENSIE_G]

Guess who turned 20... :D

:bday: BELATED HAPPY 20th BIRTHDAY KAREN LOREN "CHI-CHI" MEDRANO AGUSTIN!!!! :bday:

September 23, 1982
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Gwabeh! Nakalimutan ko! :bonkself:

Nung Monday pa pala!!!!! :(

[DapHnes_wOrld]

RE: Oxana


Is it true that Oxana said something like "But when I entered d contest, I had no idea & no one ever explained to me d consequences of winning d contest, d many commitments,"

:rolleyes:

This a bunch of crock....as Miss universe it's common sense that you have to attend many meetings/conferences & all that jazz...what does she mean she didn't know? What..she thought she would win and go home with the winnings and sit home to watch opera? :)

[Musique]

Good morning!

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[Musique]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Lara_D: In fairness to Justine... paganda nang paganda siya ah.... :whatthe: :wow:

BTW, Justine Pasek will be in Japan on October 1st upon the invitation of Mikimoto Inc. Gwabe! Parang kelan lang si Denise ang andun! *sigh*

Gin Gridley is the best Northern Marianas ever sent to MU, I believe. But sad to say, Christine Cunanan is waaaaaay ahead by a mile! Sayang talaga! Tsk tsk! :ayaw:

Justine is certainly acting the way a Miss U should act. And she's been travelling na. Hay naku, reality check --- siya na ang Miss U.

Isn't Hawaii part Filipina din?

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[Musique]

Originally posted by Lara_D

Is this the Chinese National Costume that everyone were hoping Zhuo Ling wear in Miss Universe? Para siyang sasayaw eh. And I think di bagay kay Zhuo Ling to. Her red xirpao suited her well.

xysher,
It seems si Jensie lang ang kinakausap mo dito sa thread, you've been ignoring the other poster's messages to you. Mine included... :D

Yung National Costume ni China, parang yung mga costume na lagi mong nakikita sa Chinese Variety Shows.

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[Musique]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
xysher: Annwen is indeed eloquent! It was her interview that landed her into the Top 3 of Bb. Pilipinas 2000! :up:

BTW, Annwen's also an Atenean. ;)

And she's sexy! Diba nga she was pre-selected as GB's Sexiest Woman Alive for 1999.

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[Musique]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
fidele: Gwabe ha! :wow: I'm sooooo impressed with Christine Cunanan! She should have been sent to San Juan instead of that fatso Gin Gridley! :mad: :bah:

In French kasi it's a French-owned pageant. Saka nanood kami ni Lara_D dyan last year. French talaga! :up: Mage-enjoy ka for sure!

So French owned pala and Miss Europe. And I think okay lang na entirely French ang Miss Europe, kasi madami naman French speaking European nations --- mas madami pa nga kaysa English speaking.

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[Musique]

Am I so glad that Neelam Noorani was sent to Miss International instead. She looks plain and super simple. Mas maganda naman si Najjah Gassan and she's coming to Manila!!! Here's her latest pic.

http://www.beyondessence.net/Feature/MissEarth/2002/Pakistan/4.jpg

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[Musique]

My primary Search Engine has turned 4!!! Wala lang.. Ang ganda ng logo nila ngayon.

http://www.google.com/logos/4th_birthday.gif

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[JENSIE_G]

Musique: Hi there! :wave: Morning!

Onga eh. Reality check nga talaga-- Justine is Miss Universe na. Haaaay.... Para bang kay hirap tanggapin... *sigh*

Yeah, Amy Yan's costume is so elaborate! Yan nga yung palaging pinapakita sa Chinese variety shows tuwing Sunday morning sa RPN 9. Hehe! I wish Miss Universe China 2003 would come up with a costume similar to that next year in Panama. :up:

Yup! Miss Europe is French-owned nga. Kakaaliw panoorin! I swear!

Thanks for the info! I didn't know Annwen was pre-selected as the Sexiest Woman Alive for 2000. Sexy nga!

Miss Canada Alicia Altares is also a Filipina! I'm just not sure about Miss Hawaii... :bonkself:

Onga eh. Happy 4th Birthday to Google! Dyan din ako naghahanap eh. :handsdown:

DapHnes_wOrld: Hi there! :) Yup, I read that too. Para ayoko ring bilhin yang excuse na yan coz it's so lousy.

I wanna quote Lara_D... "Anyone can take a Ph.D.... but not anyone could be Miss Universe..." :up:

[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[maniacal]

Wow :wow: Miss International pictures galore!!!

[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

Asian Beauties!!! :handsdown:

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0068.jpg

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[Musique]

United States/Kingdom

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0081.jpg

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[JENSIE_G]

Musique: Wowowie! Thanks for the pics! :up:

maniacal: Onga eh! Puwede na tayong mag-swimming sa pics! Excited na me! Sa Lunes na yan! :bounce:

[Lara_D]

Miss Universe Justine Pasek, Miss USA Shauntay Hinton, and Miss Teen USA Vanessa Marie Semrow, ring the opening bell at the American Stock Exchange with American Stock Exchange Chairman and CEO, Salvatore Sodano

http://www.missuniverse.com/missuniverse/year-picts/amex2.jpg
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[Musique]

SWEDEN is GB's Webmaster's Choice

Here how the 15 fared:

01- SWEDEN: 3.19 (42344133441421344334443344)
02- Colombia: 3.15 (34443243233424343342342432)
03- United Kingdom: 3.12 (41333334241323233234321343)
04- China: 2.77 (41333334241323233234321343)
05- Venezuela: 2.73 (31443124321422433243231334)

06- Brazil: 2.65 (33324223243323433232232222)
07- Nicaragua: 2.62 (44433414322313324323321211)
08- Poland: 2.58 (33432323241422323322333212)
09- Thailand: 2.54 (43433324232331243222222212)
10- Czech Republic: 2.46 (32322223131421433242222313)
10- Spain: 2.46 (42223113232214432222424322)
12- Lebanon: 2.42 (42422224332212333111243331)
13- Turkey: 2.38 (32322312342332312421424112)
14- Japan: 2.35 (41322213232322144212423231)
15- Senegal: 2.32 (414323142xxxxxxx2422224211)

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[JENSIE_G]

Wow! :wow: It seems Sweden is an early favorite talaga! :D

Let's all see if Emilie Lundquist will be the 1st ever from Sweden to win Miss International. :)

[xysher]

yep annwen is an atenean. :) i still see her around campus.

btw, it seems that sweden is an early favorite nga and basing from the trend of miss intl winners, there is a big probability that she might make it. miss int'l winners are usually mestiza or caucasian (recently). but im still rooting for miss colombia. i wonder why she wasn't sent to miss u instead.


the last miss sweden who did well, as far as i can remember was dominique forsberg during the miss u 94 here in manila. she was in the top 10. most miss sweden are low profiled and not really hyped.


btw, have you seen the latest SMB commercial? ganda ng mga models. how can they be encouraged to join bb pilipinas? sayang sila. :(

[cathybee]

Maricar Balagtas won the Best Evening Gown in Model of the World. Di talaga mapigal ang appeal ng girl na to *okay* :) I wonder what will be the result....small pageant man to...I still think the probability of her winning here is better than Kristine winning Ms. International coz the competition is really tough in there! :sweatdrop:

[JENSIE_G]

xysher: Hi there! :wave: The last Miss Sweden to do well in Miss Universe was Victoria Lagerstrom back in 1997. She made it to the Top 10 in Miami Beach, Florida. Unfortunately, she settled for 10th place overall.

Consuelo Guzman Parra was 1st runner-up during the Señorita Colombia 2001 pageant. It has long been a tradition of this pageant to send the 1st runner-up to Miss International. Had Consuelo won the crown, she should've seen action in San Juan instead.

cathybee: Thanks for the info! :wave: I'm not surprised Maricar won that award. She has the elegance and catwalk skills to set them all in fire. :handsdown:

[cathybee]

Originally posted by Lara_D
http://www.bellezavenezolana.com/images4/miphoto1.jpg

Is this the Chinese National Costume that everyone were hoping Zhuo Ling wear in Miss Universe? Para siyang sasayaw eh. And I think di bagay kay Zhuo Ling to. Her red xirpao suited her well.


Well...that is a Beijing opera costume and that depicts Mulan if Im not mistaken! That's a good costume, imo, it shows one facet of the Chinese culture...It is not the costume that I have in mind however but kudos for giving a different costume this time! *okay*

[JENSIE_G]

cathybee: Wow! Thanks for the info ha! :up: Bilib talaga me sayo. Ang dami mong alam sa Chinese culture and stuff... :handsdown:

Ang ganda ni Amy!!! Hindi siya nabigyan ng justice sa pinost ng GB na pic niya before. She looks fresh and stunning! :D

[cathybee]

Im not sure kung Mulan pero kase usually pag opera e si Mulan *** female general dun! Plus, the story of Mulan is very rampant in the opera ;) Pero sure ako costume ng opera yan at sa pagkakaalam ko ganyan ang costume sa Pekingese opera! :D Makikita mo yang ganyang type of costume sa Farewell, My Concubine (its a movie about homosexual love and opera) --- I think napasok to sa Foreign category ng Oscars or muntik na nakapasok...di ko na lang nga matandaan.

Bukas malalaman na natin kung ano kalalabasan ng stint ni Maricar! :)

[JENSIE_G]

cathybee: Thanks for the info again ha! :up:

[cathybee]

No problemo po! :) Heyyy...today rin malalaman kung sino *** papadala ng China sa Ms World noh?!? Kung true nga *** news na nakuha ko before about the competition sending its winners to Ms World...oh well...we'll just have to wait for that :teehee:

Btw, Lebanon *** Model of the World ni Maricar...ang sarap nga sumali dun e kase parang lahat ng imaginable awards meron...bawat sponsor may award na pamimigay...at least uuwi kang may prize hahahaha.....

[JENSIE_G]

cathybee: Oic. Thanks again for the info. I think the winner of that modelling contest will be sent to Miss World 2002 nga. May pinost din si MingTsai dati about it eh.

Matanong nga kita... may visa pa bang kelangan when traveling to mainland China? Magastos ba dun compared to, say, Singapore or Hong Kong? :wondering:

[Musique]

Best Personality: Northern Marianas without a doubt. Most girls are very nice and friendly this year, there haven't been any fights or conflicts among 2002 candidates. Yugoslavia, Czech and Slovak Republics, Nicaragua and Brazil are also among the nicest girls around.

Best Figure: Dominican Republic has the best body. Others who have incredible bodies are Spain, Venezuela, Japan, Colombia, Czech Republic and Turkey.

Most Fashionable: Spain dresses amazingly well. Also up to date with fashion are Turkey, Hong Kong, Colombia, Venezuela and Lebanon. Senegal, Thailand and India are also very fashionable, although not "westernized". They display the fashion of their own countries, which is very fascinating.

Most Beautiful Face: there are many, with Turkey, Spain and Sweden being the best. Others are Russia, UK, Poland, Thailand, Japan, Korea, France, Czech Republic, Moldova, Germany and Finland.

Most Poised and Elegant: Spain, Canada, Curacao, Thailand and Senegal.

[Musique]

TOP CONTENDERS: BRITAIN, COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, TAHITI

EXCELLENT: CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, JAMAICA, RUSSIA, VENEZUELA, YUGOSLAVIA

VERY STRONG: BRAZIL, CANADA, FRANCE, ICELAND, INDIA, LEBANON, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, PANAMA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, SPAIN, THAILAND

SASH FACTOR: JAPAN, KOREA

STRONG: BOLIVIA, CURACAO, EGYPT, F.Y.R. MACEDONIA, HONDURAS, ISRAEL, SAN MARINO, SLOVAK REPUBLIC

VERY GOOD: ARUBA, ECUADOR, FINLAND, GERMANY, GREECE, MEXICO, NORTHERN MARIANAS, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, TUNISIA, U.S.A.

GOOD: GUATEMALA, HAWAII, HONG KONG, MALAYSIA, PAKISTAN

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[fidèle]

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Suerte Cinthia!! :handsdown:

[fidèle]

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Maricar Balagtas winning the Best in Long Gown Award at the 2002 Model of the World competition! :handsdown:

[fidèle]

For xysher...
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Katherine de Guzman - 2002 Bb. Pilipinas WORLD


Pix courtesy of Beyond Essence!

[Russkiy]

Hi guys!
Latest news on Oxana!


Back on the beat
by:
Konstantin Trifonov

ST PETERSBURG:

Russia's ousted Miss Universe faced the public yesterday for the first time since her return from the United States, slamming contest organisers and denying reports she had grown too fat.

Oxana Fedorova, draped in black silk and diamond jewellery, said she would commit herself to her career as a police officer after being stripped of her title for failing to carry out her responsibilities.

But the 24-year-old sharp-shooting policewoman, the first Russian to hold the title, denied reports she had gained weight, become pregnant or married secretly after being elected in May.

"Whoever saw me before can say I did not put on seven kg. And of course, I am not pregnant," Fedorova said in Russia's second city, flanked by her police force superior.

"I dream of becoming a mother, and maybe I will - it would be wonderful, but not now."

And she had not acquired a husband. "This is simply not true," she said. "Anyone can check this very simply by asking at the registry office."

Fedorova, replaced this week by Miss Panama in a New York ceremony, said the Miss Universe contract had been unclear and made available to her only in English.

"I did not in fact sign any contract - I was sent one in English after I won the contest," she said. "I am Russian and normally I should have been sent a contract in English and Russian, as far as I understand."

The dark-haired Fedorova, who sparked a wave of patriotic pride when she won the title, said she considered herself no more than an ordinary Russian girl.

"I count myself among regular girls who were luckier or unluckier, as the case may be," she said.

Fedorova's supervisor, the head of the St Petersburg Interior Ministry University, said he was glad to see the beauty queen return to her studies. She is due to defend her thesis later this year.

"I hold Oxana in very high regard as a professional policewoman," Viktor Salnikov said.

She herself chose to give up show business and to return to work on her dissertation."

Fedorova told the conference that her removal had been rooted in a dispute with organisers over a two-month break for her to defend her doctorate.

Reuters----

Cynthia Lander looks good in that pic!

latest pics of former miss universe 2002, oxana fedorova...huhuhu
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20020927/capt.1033167374.russia_ex_miss_universe_spg103.jpg

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020927/i/1033152007.2886180902.jpg

Russian Oxana Fedorova, former Miss Universe, speaks at a news conference in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, Sept. 27, 2002. Fedorova, who was replaced as Miss Universe this week, on Friday repeated her contention that she gave up the crown and said her first inkling that she should step down was when she was asked uncomfortable questions by a U.S. radio host noted for sex-intensive discussions.

still looking very gorgeous after all the horrible news

[fidèle]

Miss USA Earth, Abby Royce in her National Costume!
http://juanitoverde.homestead.com/files/usa_costume.jpg

[fidèle]

Miss Brazil Earth, Simone Regis in her national costume!
http://juanitoverde.homestead.com/files/brazil_costume.jpg

[Russkiy]

napaka lame naman ng costume at mukha ni Miss USA earth diyan! hehhe;) Parang ang lungkot niya...

[fidèle]

Honga! Di naman tumaba si Oxana ah!! Praning lang siguro MUO! :bash:

[Russkiy]

Fidele...di nga talaga tumaba. Kasi nakita ko yung interview niya sa russian tv na pinalabas sa CNN, ganun parin. Wala lang talaga sigurong magawa yung mga taga-tabloid. :shout:

[JENSIE_G]

Thanks for the pix guys! :up:

[fidèle]

Originally posted by Russkiy
Fidele...di nga talaga tumaba. Kasi nakita ko yung interview niya sa russian tv na pinalabas sa CNN, ganun parin. Wala lang talaga sigurong magawa yung mga taga-tabloid. :shout: Honga!! Maganda pa rin sya talaga!! :handsdown:

[Musique]

Pak not to allow 'Miss Pakistan' contest pageant (Times of India)

ISLAMABAD: Shocked by a Pakistani woman participating in the Miss International Beauty contest to be held in Tokyo, the Pakistan government has ordered its diplomats in Japan to contact the organisers and try to bar her from using the country's name. Soon after photographs of 21-year old Neelan Noorani appeared in newspapers on Friday, appearing in the preview of the Tokyo beauty pageant as "Miss Pakistan", the government asked its mission in Japan to advise the organisers to stop her from wearing Pakistan's banner.

"The government has moved to save the nation from this disgrace," The News daily said in a front page story titled, 'Beauty queen or an ultimate disgrace', even while carrying the picture of Noorani taking part in the pageant. "Miss Noorani, seen as a disgrace by many Pakistanis, was wearing ceremonial strap prominently inscribing "PAKISTAN", the daily said.

According to the organisers 51 girls would compete for the Miss International crown on September 30 in Tokyo.


Expressing shock over Noorani taking part in the contest, Tariq Janjua, the Secretary Culture, Sports and Tourism was quoted by the newspaper as saying that the government had nothing to do with "this shameful development." "We cannot allow this," Janjua said adding that such contests were in total "contrast" to the social and cultural values of Pakistan. "Our religion, Islam, also disapproves all such acts," Janjua said.


Source: GB

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[Musique]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0044.jpg http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0045.jpg

:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Another Atenean babe who captivated me was Maradee de Guzman.

She competed during Bb. Pilipinas 1998, and even bagged the Miss Slimmers World special award. :handsdown:

Unfortunately, she didn't advance to the Final 5. :mecry:

The next year, her equally-gorgeous sister Chadrose competed. (My schoolmate at UA&P at that time.)

She bagged the Miss Friendship and Miss Red Bull Supreme Energy special awards.

Unfortunately, she didn't make it to the Top 10 cut. :(

[xysher]

tnx for posting annwen's pix:)

i agree ganda ganda pa rin ni oxana. her beauty never fades. i guess hindi lang niya kaya ipagsabayan yung acads niya with miss u duties.

[Musique]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0042.jpg

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[Musique]

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[JENSIE_G]

Musique: Thanks for the pics! :up:

I strongly believe a Latina beauty will bag the Miss International crown this year.

Either Nicaragua or Colombia! :handsdown:

[Musique]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0034.jpg http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0031.jpg

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[Musique]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0046.jpg http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0053.jpg

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[Musique]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0050.jpg

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[Musique]

My vote so far is still Juliet-Jane Horne, Miss United Kingdom. :handsdown:

:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by Musique
http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0034.jpg

:bow:

Miss Spain looks a lot like Penelope Cruz! :handsdown:

Yeah baby, yeah! :D

My gawd! What happened to Miss Thailand! May dark spots siya sa knee! Ewwwww! Turn off! :ayaw:

[Russkiy]

Ahahahahahah!!!!!! Grabe...Jensie....kamukha nga ni Penelope! Di ko napansin kanina yun ah! hahahah!! Carbon-copy!:glee:

Passion Live!! hahahah :beauty: :rotflmao:

[Musique]

Kamukha-kamukha nga!!! Spain is definitely in!

:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Russkiy: Ey bro! :wave: Onga eh... Kamukha niya si Penelope sa movie niyang Woman On Top! :handsdown:

These Spaniards never cease to amaze me. Hayop sa luffet! :glee:

[Musique]

http://www.filmweb.no/ill/008574.jpeg

:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Guys, let's post our Top 15 prediction list for Miss International 2002! Deadline is on September 30, Monday, 5PM. :)

BTW, may Best National Costume winner na ba? :wondering:

[JENSIE_G]

Musique: Oh gawd! :whatthe: :wow: Thanks so much for posting Woman On Top's poster here! Ang ganda ni Penelope! :handsdown:

Thanks, thanks! :bounce:

[MingTsai]

SWEDEN
SPAIN
COLOMBIA
CHINA
VENEZUELA

[JENSIE_G]

MingTsai: Good choices! :up:

[Russkiy]

Here are my bets:

1. Sweden
2. United Kingdom
3. Venezuela
4. Spain
5. China
6. Colombia
7. Cyprus
8. Japan
9. Senegal
10. Czech Republic
11. Poland
12. Russia
13. Turkey
14. Lebanon
15. Brazil

[JENSIE_G]

Russkiy: Thanks for posting them here bro! :up:

[xysher]

my miss international bets: in no particular order

philippines
colombia
sweden
united kingdom
venezuela
spain
dominican republic
russia
china
nicaragua
puerto rico
poland
brazil
ecuador
japan

pero i think it will be colombia!!! :)

[JENSIE_G]

xysher: Thanks for posting your prediction list here! :)

Ako rin eh... I strongly believe it'll be Colombia... Basta Latina... :glee:

[fidèle]

My Predictions for Miss International 2002!


Colombia - Consuelo Guzman
Japan - Hana Urushima
Korea - Yoon-Joo Gi
Venezuela - Cynthia Lander Zamora
United Kingdom - Juliet-Jane Horne
Sweden - Emelie Lundquist
Dominican Republic - Jeimi Hernandez
China - Amy Yan Wei
Turkey - Nihan Akkus
Nicaragua - Marianela Lacayo
Ecuador - Isabel Ontaneda Pinto
Spain - Laura Espinosa
Cyprus - Nichole Stylaniou
Senegal - Mame Mballo
Lebanon - Christina Sawaya
[/list=a]

Miss International 2002 - Dominican Republic or Colombia
First Runner-Up - China or Sweden
Second Runner-Up - Nicaragua or Venezuela

Sorry guys, I have six delegates in my winner's circle! Its just so hard to choose and decide! Pramis! :bah:[list]

[Lara_D]

It's the tabloids who quoted that, not Miss U.

Originally posted by fidèle
Honga! Di naman tumaba si Oxana ah!! Praning lang siguro MUO! :bash:

[fidèle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
It's the tabloids who quoted that, not Miss U.

whatever! :rolleyes:

[Lara_D]

In one of your mood swings again no doubt

Originally posted by fidèle
whatever! :rolleyes:

[fidèle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
In one of your mood swings again no doubt

Could be! Not so pleasant posters around eh! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Lara_D]

sino kaya?

Originally posted by fidèle
Could be! Not so pleasant posters around eh! :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[fidèle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
sino kaya?

"Bato bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magagalit!" :rolleyes:

[Lara_D]

I am soooo clueless.... :D Haaay itoma mo nalang yan


Originally posted by fidèle
"Bato bato sa langit ang tamaan wag magagalit!" :rolleyes:

[ben_singkol25]

Miss Earth 2002, A Mabuhay Beauties Coverage (http://missearth2002.tripod.com/index.htm)

[fidèle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
I am soooo clueless.... Yeah right! :rolleyes: Haaay itoma mo nalang yan
Hayy... I suddenly lost my zest for PExing tonight! :eh: Must be the boring song in my winamp and an equally boring night with an arrogant poster! :bored:

[fidèle]

Ho-hum... :disgust:

:shrug:

[fidèle]

Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2002, Marisol Casas!

http://www7.gratisweb.com/zinco/archivos/nbmexico2002.jpg

[Musique]

Pakistan's short history in pageants lasted for only 5 days. Neelam left the contest today after her government complained about her participation in Miss International. Looking at this picture, where Miss Pakistan and Miss Israel appear together, we can see that Miss Pakistan did her job: she promoted peace. She left in tears, but should be proud of her accomplishment.

:bow:

[Musique]

CHINA Amy Yan Wei
COLOMBIA Consuelo Guzman
CURACAO Luz Thonysha De Souza
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Jeimi Hernandez
ECUADOR Isabel Ontaneda
GREECE Stella Yiaboura
JAPAN Hana Urushima
LEBANON Christina Sawaya
PHILIPPINES Kristine Alzar
SPAIN Laura Espinosa
SWEDEN Emelie Lundquist
TURKEY Nihan Akkus
UNITED KINGDOM Juliet-Jane Horne
USA Mary Elizabeth Jones
VENEZUELA Cynthia Lander

Comments:

1. I cannot chose between Venezuela and United Kingdom. They're both experienced and very pretty. Either one will make a very good queen. Runners-up would have to be Spain, Turkey, Colombia, China and Dominican Republic.

2. I love Miss Senegal,Mame Mballo. However, considering that this IS Miss International, it is wise not to put her in my top 15. I hope she competes for Miss Earth.

3. Our very own, Kritine Alzar should make waves, although this year's batch is relatively competitive, I hope she breaks our 3 year dry spell.

4. The photo of USA with UK is by far my favourite. It made me realize that Mary Elizabeth can very well bring back a semifinalist for USA in Miss International after 12 years.

5. Lebanon is gorgeous! Let's hope she doesn't get overlooked this time.

6. If China makes it, then Miss Earth will be the last frontier for this country.

:bow:

[Musique]

Delegates start arriving today!

http://pics.face-pic.com/pics/p/a/paweethequeen.2.jpg

:bow:

[power_blossom]

Hey Fidele! Grabe medyo pareho pala tayo ng bets sa Miss International ha except for Miss Korea kasi I'm betting on TinTin Alzar.

Colombia - Consuelo Guzman

Japan - Hana Urushima

Philippines - Kristine Reyes Alzar

Venezuela - Cynthia Lander Zamora

United Kingdom - Juliet-Jane Horne

Sweden - Emelie Lundquist

Dominican Republic - Jeimi Hernandez

China - Amy Yan Wei

Turkey - Nihan Akkus

Nicaragua - Marianela Lacayo

Ecuador - Isabel Ontaneda Pinto

Spain - Laura Espinosa

Cyprus - Nichole Stylaniou

Senegal - Mame Mballo

Lebanon - Christina Sawaya

Jensie_G, Power(Bubbles), and Lara_D: I think we can sum it all that the real problem is the "politics" in the Binibini system. It may be true power(bubbles) na si Pitoy ang dahilan and it may be true that Madame Stella Araneta is the one Lara_D, but hindi talaga maiiwasan na within the system may pulitikang nagaganap. And who's to blame? All those involved.

In defense of Power(Bubbles)...
Eto na lang ang sagutin natin...Kung si Joey Espino na nagtrain sa Binibini from 1993-1996 ay umalis at kailanman ay di pa nagpapadala ng candidates para sa Binibini na lumaban naman sa Supermodel of the World Philippine Search, what does that tell us? O, eto pa...Kung si Renee Salud na matagal ng nagpapdala ng natatanging mga kandidata sa BInibini ay tumigil and just recently was helping the BInibini's competitors, what does that indicate?

In defense of Lara_D and Jensie_G...
It may be true that yes Madame Stella has the say on every candidates kasi siya yung "big boss" dito. Hindi ba si Stella rin naman ang dahilan kung bakit nag-away si Miriam at siya kasi ayaw niyang ibigay ang cash prize na napanalunan ni Miriam sa Miss Universe at ang 1 year supply ng Clairol Herbal Essence sa kanya. I know kasi best friend ko si Jed yung sister niya (Mildred Quiambao). Hindi ba siya rin naman ang dahilan kung bakit nagpalit agad ng gown si Nina, Miriam, and other candidates including Mia Tiglao. Hay!!! Pulitika nga naman.

Final Statements:
It maybe true that even the organizers havethe right to select ladies who should vie for the top3 crowns, but I must say that it is very unethical for them to dictate the judges that their bets should place high even if there is someone better.

We want to make 2003 as the grandslam year for the Philippines in Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. But if politics is still innate in the pageant system then why do we still hope if that hope cannot be attained anymore.

[power_blossom]

http://beyondessence2002.freeservers.com/Maricar_Balagtas03.JPGCONGRATULATIONS! Miss Philippines-Model of the World 2002 Maricar Balagtashttp://beyondessence2002.freeservers.com/Maricar_Balagtas02.JPG

http://www.misstourism.net/images/internetvoting/MotW/2002/PHIL/001_large.jpg

Last night saw the Model of The World 2002 World Final Contestants take part in a huge press conference at the Regency Palace Hotel.

TV Crews, Journalists and representatives of the world of fashion and modelling flocked to the Regency Palace Hotel in order to take part in the glittering event.

The contestants appeared at the press conference in the evening wear which they will be wearing for the Model of The World 2002 World Final Competition and the contestants simply dazzled their audience.

The paparazzi and TV went crazy and camera flash after camera flash lit up the Regency Palace Ballroom.

There was also a special presentation as the members of the press voted for who was to win the " Model of The World 2002 Best Evening Gown Award " and also as the Regency Palace Hotel picked who was their " Model of The World Regency Palace Hotel 2002 " winner.

The two lucky winners were Model of The World Philippines, Maricar Balagtas, who won the Model of The World 2002 Best Evening Gown Award and Model of The World Czech Republic who was picked as Model of The World Regency Palace Hotel 2002.

After the awards ceremony the press and TV all had the opportunity to take photographs and enjoy cocktails with the contestants.

The Model of The World 2002 World Final Competition Show will take place tomorrow, the 28th September 2002 and the event is look set to be a huge success.

Model of The World 2002 has been the subject of a huge advertising campaign in Lebanon and everywhere Model of The World 2002 is seen on big city billboards, on TV, in the newspapers and magazines and everyone is talking about who might be the new Model of The World 2002 Winner.

We will be sure to keep you posted of the results of Model of The World 2002 World Final Competition after the final has taken place on Saturday the 28th September 2002.


http://www.misstourism.net/images/newsroom/64_MotW.jpg http://pics.face-pic.com/pics/m/o/modeloftheworld.7.jpg

[power(bubbles)]

Hello! Was anyone able to watch the 2001 Supermodel of the World finals at IBC. It was soo good. I like the winner Lithuania. The Philippines managed to make it to the top 20 semi-finalist.

[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mid.jpg

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[power(bubbles)]

Originally posted by Musique
http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mid.jpg

:bow: She looks so beautiful. That costume was made using the Tartan of Madonna.

[cathybee]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Matanong nga kita... may visa pa bang kelangan when traveling to mainland China? Magastos ba dun compared to, say, Singapore or Hong Kong? :wondering:

I dont think Hong Kong has any visa at all...dun na sa Hong Kong tatakan *** passport mo ng right of entry...*** China, mga 1000 plus lang yata eh (basta di ganun kamahal hehe)...Im not so sure...and if your point of entry is Xiamen, you can actually get your visa right there! :D Ewan ko sa ibang area ha....sa Singapore, di ko alam *** price e. Sorry.

OT: Sulit *** panuod mo ng live ah...panalo Lasalle! :D

[cathybee]

Originally posted by power(bubbles)
Hello! Was anyone able to watch the 2001 Supermodel of the World finals at IBC. It was soo good. I like the winner Lithuania. The Philippines managed to make it to the top 20 semi-finalist.

Me..me...:bounce: Sayang nga eh...coz I think she really has the umpf in the stage...kaso feel ko questionable *** judges kase mga models yata lahat...siguro kung mga fashion magazine editors...mas magiging credible pa hehehe....:D Pero, in fairness, the winner is okay, kinabahan ako...akala ko usa mananalo...well she's nice but she's too giddy on stage hehehehe :)

[cathybee]

I think Ms. Vietnam will get into Ms World kase *** final question has something to do with Ms. World eh...hehehee....

GB has shown the winner who will represent China to Ms World kaso syempre di ko kayang ipost *** picture here...will find the pix on other sites...but if anyone can post it...hooray! :bounce:

[Russkiy]

Bet ko sa Miss International, si Miss UK!!!!!

YEHEY!!!!!!! PANALO LA SALLE!!!!! SEE YOU IN GAME 3!!!!!!!!Ateneans!
It's time talaga!!! It's still our time!!! Ang saya saya kanina!! Grabe!!!

I'm sooooooo HAPPPPPPPYYYYY!!!!!!!!!


ANIMO LA SALLE!!!!!

[power(bubbles)]

Originally posted by cathybee


Me..me...:bounce: Sayang nga eh...coz I think she really has the umpf in the stage...kaso feel ko questionable *** judges kase mga models yata lahat...siguro kung mga fashion magazine editors...mas magiging credible pa hehehe....:D Pero, in fairness, the winner is okay, kinabahan ako...akala ko usa mananalo...well she's nice but she's too giddy on stage hehehehe :)

We totally have a contrasting opinion. I think the way it was judge was totally fair. Though I'm having some reservations on Philippines. It think it's her walk (seems a little weird), but she can project very well. I like her hair. Though amongst the 5, I think the order should've been
1. Lithuania
2. Serbia
3. USA
4. Belgium
5. Australia

But I think it would've been nicer to see Poland or Eritrea in the 5. I wonder if any of the girls who joined the competition will be going to the pageant level in their respective country. I also like Malaysia by the way.

[power(bubbles)]

Ford Supermodel of the World Search Winners

1980 - Annette Stai (Norway)
1982 - Renee Simonsen (Denmark)
1983 - Carrie Miller (USA)
1984 - Katherine Ahnell (Sweden)
1985 - No international competition held
1986 - Monika Schnarre (Canada)
1987 - Celia Forner (Spain)
1988 - Anuschka Muzik (Czechoslovakia)
1989 - Synne Myreboe (Norway)
1990 - Anneliese Seubert (Australia)
1991 - Daniela Benavente (Chile)
1992 - Tricia Helfer (Canada)
1993 - Veronica Blume (Spain)
1994 - Georgia Goettman (Germany)
1995 - Anna Marie Cseh (Hungary)
1996 - Leanne Spencer (Canada)
1997 - Diana Pereira (Portugal)
1998 - Katie Burell (England)
1999 - Alyssa Kealy (Australia)
2000 - Margarita Babina (Russia)
2001 - Asta *Buzliakaite* (Lithuania) *not sure of her surname's spelling*

[fidèle]

Nanuod din ako ng Ford Supermodel of the World contest! I agree with the winner from Lithuania! But USA shouldn't have been the first runner-up! She's ok though but Serbia and Belgium deserved a higher placing! About Marjay naman, weird nga yung lakad nya! Pero may potential nga! Si Malaysia naman, ok din! Silang dalawa lang yung Asians na nakapasok sa Top 20 right?!

I'm so happy for La Salle! Grabe, kawawa naman si Sta. Maria! Natapakan sa mukha! :ayaw: Pero astig pa rin game nya! ANIMO La Salle!!

:bounce:

[power(bubbles)]

Originally posted by fidèle
Nanuod din ako ng Ford Supermodel of the World contest! I agree with the winner from Lithuania! But USA shouldn't have been the first runner-up! She's ok though but Serbia and Belgium deserved a higher placing! About Marjay naman, weird nga yung lakad nya! Pero may potential nga! Si Malaysia naman, ok din! Silang dalawa lang yung Asians na nakapasok sa Top 20 right?!

I'm so happy for La Salle! Grabe, kawawa naman si Sta. Maria! Natapakan sa mukha! :ayaw: Pero astig pa rin game nya! ANIMO La Salle!!

:bounce: I was watching the game kanina and it was so exciting. I was so glued to it. Hope to watch game 3.

I think Marjay can join Bb once she's on the right age. She's only 14 when she competed. And yes, she and Malaysia were the only Asians. I like Eritrea, Poland and Montenegro

[Musique]

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/MB64/MB64_image1.jpg

At least, medyo matino naman ang sash ngayon. Sana nga lang white na lang background. PEro at least, green speaks of Earth!!!


:bow:

[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[Musique]

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[MingTsai]

http://www.missuniverse.com/missuniverse/year-picts/crown_watch_shoot-sm.jpg

[MingTsai]

http://www.bellezavenezolana.com/images4/chinaworld02.jpg

wu ying na (right) is china's rep for miss world 2002

[cathybee]

:wave: Ming Tsai....pakiverify uli kase ang weird ng GB, press release nila is a certain Li Juan *** girl na nasa left yata...ang nanalo for the right to represent China in Ms World. Thanks a bunch! :D

[cathybee]

Still regarding Ford Model....

Same sentiments regarding USA...I think she didn't deserve the 1st ru spot! :shrug: Oh well :) I think Malaysia did good too...I think she's a beauty and sana nga, she joins MU someday! :D

[MingTsai]

Originally posted by cathybee
:wave: Ming Tsai....pakiverify uli kase ang weird ng GB, press release nila is a certain Li Juan *** girl na nasa left yata...ang nanalo for the right to represent China in Ms World. Thanks a bunch! :D

hi cathybee! actually, i got my info from belleza venezolana. i think the girl on the left looks better, but the girl on the right has the sash and crown so siguro siya ang wnner.

[fidèle]

Originally posted by MingTsai


hi cathybee! actually, i got my info from belleza venezolana. i think the girl on the left looks better, but the girl on the right has the sash and crown so siguro siya ang wnner. Yeah, and the sash says Miss China! So she's probably the representative to Miss World! *okay*

[cathybee]

Thanks guys! :D

Whoever represents China, may tiwala ako sa stage presence ng mga yan...ang problem na lang is their conversation skills! ;)

[fidèle]

http://www.missuniverse.com/missuniverse/photogallery-images/3lg.jpg
Justine Pasek

~~~
Question: Is she still the 51st or the 52nd Miss Universe na?! :wondering:

[fidèle]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/2002/images/mi0001.JPG

Tonight is the night!! Miss International 2002 Finals! *okay*

[Apostle]

Originally posted by fidèle
[~~~
Question: Is she still the 51st or the 52nd Miss Universe na?! :wondering:

She is the 51st Miss Universe.

[cathybee]

Start na ngayon *** MI noh?!? 8 pm na sa Japan ngayon eh...wala pa akong bet...kaya manghuhula na lang ako...:glee: Actually, hula ko halos pareho lang sa lahat pero syempre sentimental fave ko e China...I hope she do well :) Try ko habol ng list :D

[JENSIE_G]

BREAKING NEWS

Christina Sawaya of LEBANON was crowned Miss International 2002 a couple of hours ago in Tokyo, Japan.

She's the 1st ever Lebanese to win a major title for her country ever since Georgina Rizk exactly 31 years ago.

Emmanuelle Jagodsinski of FRANCE was 1st runner-up.

Hana Urushima of JAPAN was 2nd runner-up.

Rounding out the Top 12 were...

CZECH REPUBLIC Lenka Taussigova
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Jeimi Hernandez
KOREA Yoon-Joo Gi
NICARAGUA Marianela Lacayo Mendoza
POLAND Monika Angermann
SENEGAL Mame Diarra Mballo
SPAIN Laura Espinosa
THAILAND Piyanuch Khamboon
TURKEY Nihan Akkus

SPECIAL AWARDS

BEST NATIONAL COSTUME
KOREA Yoon-Joo Gi

MISS FRIENDSHIP
HONG KONG Cathy Wu

MISS PHOTOGENIC
CHINA Amy Yan Wei

[JENSIE_G]

It's now RANTING time... :mecry:

What happened to the following delegates? :whatthe: :wondering:

BRAZIL
CANADA
CHINA
COLOMBIA
ECUADOR
HAWAII
ISRAEL
NORTHERN MARIANAS
PHILIPPINES
PUERTO RICO
RUSSIA
SWEDEN
UNITED KINGDOM
VENEZUELA

Some of my personal thoughts...

-This has got to be the most unpredictable Miss International pageant ever in history...

-Christina Sawaya and outgoing queen Malgorzata Rozniecka share one big thing in common-- both of them were originally set to represent their respective countries in Miss Universe, but fate sent them to Japan instead...

-Cynthia Lander breaks Venezuela's flawless Miss International semi-final streak which has been ongoing since 1992. Tsk tsk...

-It's the 4th consecutive time that our country failed to make it to the semi-finals... The last Filipina to make it was Collette Centeno Glazer back in '98...

-Korea wins Best National Costume for the 2nd time in a row...

[JENSIE_G]

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2002

22-year old Christina Sawaya of Lebanon bagged the Miss International 2002 crown.

Christina when she was crowned Miss Lebanon 2001 last year.
http://www.yardemian.com/templates/introduction/TheEvent_files/image006.jpg http://www.yardemian.com/templates/introduction/TheEvent_files/image004.jpg

[power_blossom]

Too bad that Tintin lost in the Miss International Pageant as well as Cinthia and Juliet-Jane considering that they have become "veterans" already in the pageant scene.

But the thing is ... Lebanon bagged two titles in a row this year ousting top Filipina contenders... Maricar Balagtas and Kristine Alzar.

Anyways, here is the result for Model of the World competition:
www.modelfotheworld.com

The new winner of Model of The World 2002 is the stunning Model of The World Lebanon, Cyrine Abdel Nour.

The stunning professional model, Cyrine dazzled the judges with her modelling portfolio, catwalk style, stunning good looks and stage presence and clinched the prestigious Model of The World 2002 title in what has been one of the toughest Model of The World 2002 Competitions ever.

All of the 34 contestants were of a very high standard and all deserved to win but at the end of the day there could only be one winner and Cyrine was picked as this years Model of The World 2002 winner.

The contestant who took the title of Model of The World 2002 1st Runner up was the beautiful Estella Mazonaite of Lithuania.

The 1m76 model took time from studying for her English Bachelors Degree in order to take part in Model of The World 2002 and the 90-60-90 stunner was glad she did when she managed to run away with the second place position.

With her blond hair and blue eyes and superb modelling ability Estella impressed the judges and was a firm favourite in the competition from day one.

The winner of the Model of The World 2002 2nd Runner Up Position was the gorgeous Model of The World Croatia, Anja Dragovich.

Another professional Model, Anja had a unique look and modelling style all of her own which made her one of the firm favourites in the running for the Model of The World 2002 title.

The actual Model of the World 2002 World Final Competition Show was a huge success and Full news and pictures from the Model of The World 2002 World Final Competition will be available tomorrow and will be sent out during the course of the day.

List:
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/LEB/001.jpg
Model of the World - Lebanon
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/LITH/001.jpg
1st Runner Up - Lithuania
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/CRO/001.jpg
2nd Runner Up - Croatia

http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/KOS/001.jpg
Teen Model of the World is Miss Kosovo

http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/CZE/001.jpg
Model of the World Europe - Czech Republic
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/IND/001.jpg
Model of the World Asia - India
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/MAR/001.jpg
Model of the World South America - Margarita Islands

http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/EST/001.jpg
Model of the World Photogenic - Estonia
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/MAC/001.jpg
Model of the World Face of the Net - Macedonia


http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/SLOVAK/001.jpg
Model of the World Best in Swimsuit - Slovakia
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/PHIL/001.jpg
Model of the World Best in Long Gown - PHILIPPINES

http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/CYP/001.jpg
Model of the World Best Hair - Cyprus
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/BUL/001.jpg
Model of the World Platinum Model - Bulgaria
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/ROM/001.jpg
Model of the World Press - Romania
http://www.misstourism.net/images/contestants/MotW/2002/CZE/001.jpg
Model of the World Palace regency - Czech Republic



http://www.misstourism.net/images/winners/MotW/2002/001.jpg http://www.yardemian.com/templates/introduction/TheEvent_files/image006.jpg

Congratulations LEBANON - Model of the World 2002 and Miss International 2002.

Hay naku!!! That's true Fidele na kakaibang maglakad even pa nung lumaban siya sa Supermodel of the Wordl Philippine Seach. That is what you would call a "majorette" walk kasi napaka-evident kapag nanuod kang live sa TV. Buti na lang at sa paglipas ng panahon ay gumanda na rin ang lakad niya.

Next pala is that Supermodel of The World Philippines candidate Charisse Arayi will not be walking down the ramp on Westin for the Supermodel of the World Philippines 2002 together with other finalists kasi kasali po siya sa BODYSHOTS 2002 na sabay gaganapin sa October 29. The Supermodel event is exclusive nga lang while may tickets naman ang BODYSHOTS.

oMG! i Like China's rep for mIss World.

[MingTsai]

di naman mukhang miss international si christina sawaya e. tsaka sobrang unpredictable ng top 12 nila. but certainly, senegal is deserving of her position.

does this mean that miss international is changing? that they are open to a different kind of look? that black africans have equal chances? hope so......

[cathybee]

Ano ba yan...nagiging bewildering na tong mga pageants na to ah...:eek: Walang China....what the heck?!? I think this China rep is really good nga eh in terms of beauty and especially eloquence!

Two Lebanese winners in two days?!? Grabe na to! :eek:

[Lara_D]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020930/i/1033396818.3221397571.jpg

[MingTsai]

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020929/i/1033313648.3355697224.jpg
a bigger shot of miss china world

http://www.missusa.com/missusa/year-picts/mcguire1.jpg
shauntay hinton


http://california.missusa.com/images/titleholder.gif
miss california-usa candice sanders. this early, she's my bet for miss usa 2003

[Russkiy]

http://www.missuniversecritic.com/JustineCynthiaOxana.jpg
:sunnysmile: :sunnysmile: :sunnysmile:

Bakit si Miss Lebanon yung nanalo sa Miss International!!??!!! Hindi ako agree sa decision nila! :rolleyes:

[fidèle]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/newsimages/mi02b.jpg
http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/newsimages/mi02.jpg

[Musique]

Although Lebanon was in my top 15, I honestly think na hindi bagay sa kanya ang korona. Oh well, I think it will take some getting used to in my part.

:bow:

[bistagrl]

does anyone have the latest pics of tweetie de leon? i always admire this girl the last i heard she's already married and got kids. does anyone have pics of her, post naman. thanks.

[MingTsai]

http://herword.com/aiadw/deleon/tweety.jpg http://herword.com/aiadw/deleon/tweety3.jpg

[MingTsai]

http://www5.gratisweb.com/vzlavarias/Mariangel_Variedades2.jpg

[cathybee]

:hmm: *** Ms. Lebanon (MI 2002) ba na yan e *** dapat sumali sa Miss Universe?!?!? Kse, I remember eyeing the supposed Lebanese candidate for Miss Universe to win the top plum eh! ;)

[Lara_D]

http://www.missireland.ie/top_bar/logo.gif

THE SEARCH IS ON, WHO WILL REPRESENT THE MYSTICAL LAND OF SHAMROCK AND LEPRECHAUNS

CORONATION DATE: Friday, October 4th, 2002
www.missireland.ie

Miss Kilkenny Claire Brennan 5'11
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/4.jpg

Miss Dublin Sandra Kelly 5'9
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/5.jpg

Miss Limerick Photogenic Lesley Flood 5'8
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/6.jpg

Miss Limerick Niamh Russell 5'8
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/11.jpg

Miss Cork Photogenic Kathy O'Donnell 5'10
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/12.jpg

Miss Clare Donna Keane 5'7
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/19.jpg

Miss Waterford Photogenic Sheila Fallon 5'10
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/22.jpg

Miss Clare Photogenic Cathy Cullinan 5'7
http://www.missireland.ie/graphics/contestants_2002/photos/26.jpg

[Lara_D]

A rare pic of Oxana and Justine in Panama

http://www.ellasvirtual.com/columnas/reportaje/imagenes/reportaje2.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

ANNOUNCEMENTS :)

Just to remind you of important pageant coronation dates... :)

October 4, Friday
Miss Ireland 2002

October 11, Friday
Miss Lebanon 2002
Miss Louisiana USA 2003

October 12, Saturday
Miss Alabama USA 2003
Miss Miss Polonia 2002

October 17, Thursday
Miss Thailand World 2002

October 19, Saturday
Miss Mauritius 2002
Miss Missouri USA 2003
Miss Tennessee USA 2003

October 20, Sunday
Miss Earth 2002
Miss T&T World 2002

October 24, Thursday
Miss Algerie 2003

October 26, Saturday
Miss Arkansas USA 2003

November 2, Saturday
Miss Colorado USA 2003
Señorita Colombia 2002
Miss Trinidad & Tobago for Miss Universe 2003

November 3, Sunday
Miss Indiana USA 2003
Miss New Hampshire USA 2003

November 8, Friday
Miss South Carolina USA 2003

November 9, Saturday
Miss Michigan USA 2003

November 17, Sunday
Miss West Virginia USA 2003

November 23, Saturday
Miss Ohio USA 2003

November 24, Sunday
Miss Illinois USA 2003

November 30, Saturday
Miss World 2002

December 1, Sunday
Miss Kansas USA 2003
Miss Maine USA 2003
Miss Pennsylvania USA 2003

December 2, Monday
Miss Barbados Universe 2003

December 8, Sunday
Miss Oklahoma USA 2003
Miss South Africa 2002

December 14, Saturday
Miss France 2003

January 25, Saturday
Miss Universe Canada 2003

Stay tuned for more updates... :up:

[JENSIE_G]

cathybee: Yup! :up: Christina Sawaya was crowned Miss Lebanon 2001 in September last year. She competed in Miss World 2001 on November 16 in Sun City, South Africa. She was originally set to compete in Miss Universe 2002 too. However, she opted to stay home instead because she "did not want to compete in a pageant where Miss Israel is"... Political reason...

[Lara_D]

Guess who...
http://www.cromos.com.co/images/articulos/portada1-1.jpg

[Lara_D]

http://www.theodora.com/flags/new4/south_korea-t.gif
Miss Korea International 2002 Gi,Yoon-Ju
http://www.freechal.com/~elvis/_hompy/hompyalbum/20021001_1.jpg

Miss Korea World 2002, Chang,You-Gyung
http://www.freechal.com/~elvis/_hompy/hompyalbum/20021001_2.jpg

I wonder what their Miss Universe rep look like. It seems they are given very good make overs this year.

[Lara_D]

Miss Venezuela 2001 is the model of some drink
http://www.sinflash.com/articulos/atun_margarita/images/am1.jpg

[Lara_D]

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/russiawithlove/russiawithlove_image1.jpg

[fidèle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
Guess who...
http://www.cromos.com.co/images/articulos/portada1-1.jpg Hhmm... Carolina Gomez Correa?! :wondering:

[fidèle]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/images1/i02_top12b.jpg
http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/images1/i02_top12a.jpg
http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/images1/i02_top12c.jpg

[fidèle]

http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/images1/i02_swim.jpg
http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/images1/i02_swim2.jpghttp://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/international/images1/i02_nc.jpg

[fidèle]

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex21/fidelepex21_image1.jpg

[fidèle]

Miss China WORLD pix *okay*

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex22/fidelepex22_image1.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex22/fidelepex22_image2.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex22/fidelepex22_image3.jpg

The winner of the New Silk Road Model Competition is Wu Yingna! She will be sent to Miss World!
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex21/fidelepex21_image2.jpg

:)

[JENSIE_G]

Puerto Rican Queens

Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003 Carla Tricoli and Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2002 Cassandra Polo... :)
http://vocero.com/newsimages/n19716.jpg http://veavea.com/_images/1729/gente.7.c.polo.1729.jpg

GOODLUCK PUERTO RICO! :up:

[JENSIE_G]

Another shot of Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003 Carla Tricoli Rodriguez... :D

She's the 1st ever from Vieques to bag the coveted Miss Puerto Rico Universe crown... :up:
http://www.bellezanacional.com/images/carlacarlossaavedra1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

The NEW Miss Universe!

Justine Lissette Pasek Patiño
22 years old
5 feet 8 inches
http://www.pageant.com/universe2002/images/justine1.jpg http://www.terra.es/addon/img/mujer/gente/16f9d62miss3p.jpg

[fidèle]

:bounce: Chinese Beauties Galore! :bounce:

http://eladies.sina.com.cn/2001-11-17/1_8-1-62_20011117121858.jpg
Bing Li at Miss World

http://image2.sina.com.cn/lx/2002-09-27/3_8-1-75-101_20020927104933.jpg
Amy Yan Wei at Miss International

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/images-2002/costume/cn.jpg
Ling Zhou at Miss Universe

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/fidelepex21/fidelepex21_image3.jpg
Zhang Mei at Miss Earth

*okay*

[JENSIE_G]

Just wanna share this pic... :)

http://www.missusa.com/missusa/year-picts/hoops2.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

A shot of Justine Pasek when she was still Señorita Panama Universo 2001... :D

Reminds me of Julia Stiles...
http://www.epasa.com/siete/09082002/imagenes/senorita.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

A shot of Señorita Panama Universo 2002 Stephanie de Roux... :D

http://www.panamatours.com/Magazine/carnaval/carn1.jpg

GOODLUCK PANAMA! THE UNIVERSE IS WATCHING! :up:

[xysher]

good am people!!!

it's been a while...

it was a surprise to hear the news about miss international. they really have a weird combination in the top 12. they never fail to surprise me. no UK, Sweden, Venezuela, Colombia. are they nuts???? :(

Ming Tsai : Im also betting on miss california for miss usa 2003. she rocks man! candace is the girl to beat. :)

was it carolina gomez the bride in the posted picture??

when i was looking at miss pr universe 2003, parang nakakasawa na siya. she looks boring.. no appeal, no impact...
they should do something about this before miss u 2003 if they want her to do well.

[JENSIE_G]

xysher: Hi there! I share the exact sentiments! :up:

This has got to be the most unpredictable Miss International pageant ever in history. Like I said before, Venezuela's flawless semi-final streak, which has been ongoing since 1992, was finally broken! :mad:

I also agree with your comments on Carla Tricoli. She is definitely boring... Walang ka-spark spark.... For now... We never know what Magaly Febles can do... Let's just wait for her makeover come 2003. I'm so excited na... :bounce:

[JENSIE_G]

THE ROAD TO MISS UNIVERSE 2003

The Miss Polonia 2002 pageant is set for October 12, Saturday.

One of these lovely beauties will represent Poland in Amador, Panama during the Miss Universe 2003 pageant set for May next year...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant744/pageant744_image3.jpg

To learn more about the pageant, kindly click on the Miss Polonia official website (http://www.misspolonia.com.pl/final-02.html). :up:

[JENSIE_G]

Kay ganda talaga ng PILIPINA...

Itaas Mo! :cheers:

:lily:
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/uaap_chix/uaap_chix_image2.jpg

:elf:
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/uaap_chix/uaap_chix_image1.jpg

[Lara_D]

Paola Turbay Gomez, Miss Colombia 1991, 2nd runner up in Miss Universe 1992.
http://mamacitascolombianas.internettotal.net/PaolaTurbay/fotos/paoturb9.jpg
http://mamacitascolombianas.internettotal.net/PaolaTurbay/fotos/paoturb4.jpg
http://mamacitascolombianas.internettotal.net/PaolaTurbay/fotos/paoturb3.jpg
http://mamacitascolombianas.internettotal.net/PaolaTurbay/fotos/paoturb1.jpg

[Lara_D]

The Top 15 gowns in Miss Universe from 1988 to 2002
http://www6.gratisweb.com/elnavegante/archivos/tnoche.jpg

[Lara_D]

VENEZUELAN BEAUTIES
CAROLINA IZSAK - MISS VENEZUELA 1991, 2nd runner up Miss Universe 1992
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/russiawithlove/russiawithlove_image2.jpg

DENYSE FLOREANO - MISS VENEZUELA 1994
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/russiawithlove/russiawithlove_image3.jpghttp://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/inyourface/inyourface_image1.jpg

MILKA CHULINA - MISS VENEZUELA 1992
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/inyourface/inyourface_image2.jpg

[Apostle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
VENEZUELAN BEAUTIES
DENYSE FLOREANO - MISS VENEZUELA 1994
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/russiawithlove/russiawithlove_image3.jpghttp://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/inyourface/inyourface_image1.jpg
[/IMG]

Sayang siya! Now na lang ata sya pumayat!

[JENSIE_G]

THE ROAD TO MISS UNIVERSE 2003

The Miss Jugoslavije 2002 pageant is underway. :)

The winner will represent Yugoslavia in Miss World 2002 set for November 30. The 1st RU will compete in Miss Universe 2003 set for May next year in Amador, Panama.

Here are my two bets...
Suzana Milutinovic- for MU
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/suzana_milutinovic.jpg

Biljana Veljkovic- for MW
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/biljana_veljkovic.jpg

To see the rest of the 28 official candidates, kindly click on theMiss Yu 2002 official website (http://www.missyu.com/glas2002.html). :up:

Stay tuned for the official announcement of the coronation date. :)

[JENSIE_G]

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO never fails to impress us with their colorful and stunning national costumes... :up:

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/images-2002/costume/tt.jpg http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant745/pageant745_image1.jpg http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant745/pageant745_image2.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant745/pageant745_image3.jpg http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant746/pageant746_image2.gif
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant746/pageant746_image1.jpg

TNT is the 2nd ever nation to win the National Costume Award two years in a row. It won in 1998 and 1999.

Wendy Fitzwilliam and Nicole Dyer account for this back-to-back victory. Both of their stunning costumes were designed by renowned Trini designer Peter Elias.

[JENSIE_G]

THE ROAD TO MISS UNIVERSE 2003

Who will succeed Ayanette Mary Ann Statia?
http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/images-2002/main/xc.jpg http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/images-2002/costume/xc.jpg
http://www.caribpics.com/images/Filmstrip/flyer_a5.jpg http://www.caribpics.com/images/crw_0038.jpg
http://www.caribpics.com/images/beach.jpg

The coronation of Miss Universe Curacao 2003 is on December 18, 2002, Wednesday.

The winner will compete in Miss Universe 2003 set for May next year in Amador, Panama.

For updates and developments on the pageant, kindly click on the Miss Curacao official website (http://www.caribpics.com/cybeco%20main.htm). :up:

[JENSIE_G]

ANNOUNCEMENTS :)

Just to remind you of important pageant coronation dates... :)

October 4, Friday
Miss Ireland 2002

October 11, Friday
Miss Lebanon 2002
Miss Louisiana USA 2003

October 12, Saturday
Miss Alabama USA 2003
Miss Miss Polonia 2002

October 17, Thursday
Miss Thailand World 2002

October 19, Saturday
Miss Mauritius 2002
Miss Missouri USA 2003
Miss Tennessee USA 2003

October 20, Sunday
Miss Earth 2002
Miss T&T World 2002

October 24, Thursday
Miss Algerie 2003

October 26, Saturday
Miss Arkansas USA 2003

November 2, Saturday
Miss Colorado USA 2003
Señorita Colombia 2002
Miss Trinidad & Tobago for Miss Universe 2003

November 3, Sunday
Miss Indiana USA 2003
Miss New Hampshire USA 2003

November 8, Friday
Miss South Carolina USA 2003

November 9, Saturday
Miss Michigan USA 2003

November 17, Sunday
Miss West Virginia USA 2003

November 23, Saturday
Miss Ohio USA 2003

November 24, Sunday
Miss Illinois USA 2003

November 30, Saturday
Miss World 2002

December 1, Sunday
Miss Kansas USA 2003
Miss Maine USA 2003
Miss Pennsylvania USA 2003

December 2, Monday
Miss Barbados Universe 2003

December 8, Sunday
Miss Oklahoma USA 2003
Miss South Africa 2002

December 14, Saturday
Miss France 2003

December 18, Wednesday
Miss Universe Curacao 2003

January 25, Saturday
Miss Universe Canada 2003

Stay tuned for more updates... :up:

[Apostle]

http://www6.gratisweb.com/elnavegante/misses.jpg

Apasra Hongsakula, Porntip Nakhirunkanok, Michelle McLean, Lupita Jones, and Angela Visser.

[JENSIE_G]

A proof of strong Indian heritage in Trini culture... :whatthe:

Meet some of the Miss T&T World 2002 delegates in their colorful saris...
http://www.homeviewtnt.com/missworldtt/contentdb/sari8.jpghttp://www.homeviewtnt.com/missworldtt/contentdb/sari3.jpghttp://www.homeviewtnt.com/missworldtt/contentdb/sari6.jpghttp://www.homeviewtnt.com/missworldtt/contentdb/sari2.jpg

The coronation of Miss T&T World 2002 is on October 20, Sunday. :)

[Apostle]

http://www6.gratisweb.com/elnavegante/outuni1991.jpg

[Apostle]

Originally posted by Lara_D
Guess who...
http://www.cromos.com.co/images/articulos/portada1-1.jpg

Sniff...sniff...my most favorite delegate ever...hitched...

Not only is she the best for me, she also holds the title for BEST REACTION BY A FIRST RUNNER-UP, IMHO. A real sport indeed. :)

They're a handsome couple though.

[Apostle]

http://www6.gratisweb.com/elnavegante/cecilia.jpg

Kaya niya eh! Cecilia Bolocco of Chile, one the most well-loved Misses Universe ever.

[JENSIE_G]

MISS UNIVERSE 2002 MEMORIES

Miss Trinidad & Tobago Nasma Mohammed in Pormang Libis...
http://www.trinidadexpress.com/2002-05-10/Features/nas.jpg

Nasma strikes a pose with her dad prior to her departure for San Juan...
http://www.tv6tnt.com/universe/NASMA-&-FATHER.jpg

Nasma with a BWIA Trinidad & Tobago Airways representative at the Port of Spain International Airport...
http://www.tv6tnt.com/universe/NASMA-&-BWIA-REP.jpg

Nasma parties the night away in San Juan...
http://www.tv6tnt.com/universe/NASMAGREETS.jpg http://www.tv6tnt.com/universe/NASMA-IN-RICO.jpg

In my opinion, Nasma is a rich blend of Kelly Rowland and Jolina Magdangal. :glee:

[JENSIE_G]

Apostle: I agree with your comment on Carolina having the best reaction ever by a 1st RU in MU... :D

It seems she was even happier than Sushmita herself! :whatthe:

[JENSIE_G]

A rare shot of Miss USA 1975 Summer Bartholomew... :)

She shared that year's Photogenic Award with Miss Colombia...
http://pages.prodigy.net/mnostalgia/uatv.jpg

[Apostle]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
A rare shot of Miss USA 1975 Summer Bartholomew... :)

She shared that year's Photogenic Award with Miss Colombia...
[img]

JENSIE_G: Summer Bartholomew is from California. I saw her winning moment in a Video Clip from Miss USA 1995. Para siyang naloka!

Apostle Recommends:
Access the Miss Venezuela Website (http://www.missvenezuela.com) and visit the Spanish version. They have a 50th Anniversary Trivia pop-up that features the winning moments of its most important queens such as Maritza Sayalero and Irene Saez. They also have a clip of Venezuelan record holders both in the local and international pageants. I got to see Minorka Mercado's MV1993 Swimsuit Walk! Sh*t! Those legs are from heaven! (Di pa nga lang retokado ang mukha niya doon.)

[JENSIE_G]

Apostle: Yup! Hehe! :glee: You know naman how Americans get emotional during pageants... Kakaiba reactions nila sooobra! :laugh:

Thanks for your recommendation! :up:

Hmmm... mabisita nga yan... :ahh:

[MingTsai]

LALAINE EDSON MODELED FOR SUNSILK IN VIETNAM

http://www25.brinkster.com/nelzagustin/saigon/sunsilk.jpg

e di ba model din siya LUX dito?

[JENSIE_G]

MingTsai: Hi there! :wave:

What year ba siya naging image model ng Sunsilk in Vietnam? :wondering: Kasi naging model lang naman siya ng Lux dito after she won the Miss Lux Super Rich Beautiful Hair during Bb. Pilipinas '99 eh...

[JENSIE_G]

WOW!!! :wow: :whatthe:

1 month and 8 days pa lang ang ating thread ay may 12,000+ views na agad ito! :up:

As a way of saying THANKS to everyone, I'm sharing this pic with you... :D

Wish ko lang sana ganyan na ka-sexy ulit ang ipadala ng India next year in Panama. It's time for sweet revenge! :naughty:
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant746/pageant746_image3.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Sino kamukha nitong sumasayaw na ito? :glee: -----> http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/dg/anigirlwalking.gif

[cathybee]

Si Cynthia Lander lang ang lumalabas sa utak ko, Jensie :glee:

[JENSIE_G]

cathybee: Onga noh! :ahh: Pareho kasi sila ng figure saka mukha... Hehe! :up:

Ako naman, si Naomi Campbell naisip ko kanina kasi pareho ng hair length... :D

[Lara_D]

Other beautiful girls vying for Miss Yugoslavia

Edina Prtinac
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/edina_prtinac.jpg

Maja Djordjevic
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/maja_djordjevic.jpg

Mirjana Panjkov
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/mirjana_panjkov.jpg http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/vel/mirjana_panjkov.jpg

Sladjana Saulic
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/sladjana_saulic.jpghttp://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/vel/sladjana_saulic.jpg

Olga Bozovic
http://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/olga_bozovic.jpghttp://www.missyu.com/images/kand2002/vel/olga_bozovic.jpg

[Apostle]

Sino kamukha nitong sumasayaw na ito? :glee: -----> [img]

Me thinks of Helen Lindes from 1999!

[Russkiy]

Sino ang kamukha ng sumasayaw na ito?----Jensie G.

Sa tingin ko, kamukha siya ni Demi Moore sa Striptease! :D

[power(bubbles)]

Hey everyone. I saw Kate Manalo and Karen Agustin 2 days ago at the groundbreaking of the Gateway Mall in Araneta. Kate has really slimmed down big time.

[JENSIE_G]

Apostle: Oh yeah! :up:

Russkiy: Yup puwede rin! Hihihihi! :glee:

[JENSIE_G]

I watched the news kanina sa ABS-CBN...

I saw Miss Philippines April Perez! My gawd! :wow:

Talk about a makeover!!!! :up: In case, she doesn't make it on October 20, it's not the end of the road for her... She can sign up for Bb. Pilipinas 2003 in December! She'll be a strong contender come March! :D

[Musique]

Hello peeps!!!

Here's my bet,so far, for Miss Earth 2002.

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/gerryd/gerryd_image1.jpg

Miss Bosnia/Herzegovina, Dzejla Glovovic :handsdown:


:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Musique: I aw Miss Bosnia being interviewed kanina. Magaling siya sumagot ha... Kahit one-liners lang ha... :up:

BTW, wanna share lang na my mom had lunch kanina sa Greenbelt with her fellow kumares... She saw Miss Puerto Rico Deidre Rodriguez up close daw... Magandang-maganda daw sobra... :D

[Lara_D]

THE MISS BEHIND MISS UNIVERSE
An interesting interview with the Top woman herslelf, Paula Shuggart. Interviewed by the Miss Universe Critic

I WAS STILL in San Francisco last July 26th when Carlos Fernandez, President Shugart's executive assistant, informed me via e-mail that I could meet with the President within two weeks. I called Carlos and arranged for an interview at the Miss Universe Organization headquarters in New York City. I returned to Boston on August 5th, with only a few days to recuperate from a long and tiring train ride. Then early Friday morning, August 9th, I got up at 6 a.m., took a shower, had a quick breakfast, dressed up, grabbed my backpack and had my partner drive me to the bus depot. I made sure I had all the essentials with me - a notebook, a pen, my digital camera, my cellphone, my wallet, and a new SONY mini-tape recorder.

MY BUS arrived in New York's Chinatown at around 1:15 p.m. From the depot, I walked several blocks until I could hail a cab that took me to a reputable vegetarian restaurant where I had the most delicious curry-flavored seitan with brown rice and spring rolls served with iced green tea. I thought since I had at least an hour to kill, I might as well enjoy a healthy, vegan meal. From my table, I could see speeding motorists and passers-by rushing to go places. This is New York City. Everyone rushes. Not me. I was savoring my meal too sluggishly that I almost lost track of the time. Then, I quickly gulped down my last morsel, drank my tea to its very last drop, paid the bill, and hailed a cab to meet the president at the Miss Universe Organization headquarters at the Avenue of the Americas. While in the cab, I checked my cellphone for messages, and surely enough, Carlos had called around twenty minutes earlier to confim the interview and to advise me that the President's schedule was running very tight.


The cab stops in front of a nondescript building. I get off the cab, pay the driver, walk past a revolving door onto the lobby. I introduce myself to the security desk and sign my name on the visitor's log sheet. When I enter the elevator, a building personnel carrying stacks of mail sees me press 16 and asks, "Do you work for Miss Universe?" I replied, "I wish!" Obviously, he assumes that I would volunteer delivering the mail myself. The elevator door opens. I step out, do a 1/4 turn to the left, and approached a wide glass door - the portal to the Miss Universe Organization office. Nobody seems to be home, not even the receptionist on whose desk I see a monitor displaying the company website. I ring the doorbell once, twice. Finally, a svelte petite blond wearing the tightest white trousers south of Yonkers opens the door and greets me.

"Are you Rafael? I'm Paula Shugart. Come on in. Please have a seat. I'll be right back."

A few minutes later, the President summons me to her office - a square room dominated by curtainless glass windows. The desk is strategically placed in the center of the room. Framed photos of past Miss Universes are perched on the window ledge. A stack of videos sits on top of the television set. A few framed art work are still waiting to be hung. The City looms in the background.

"Can I get you something?

"I'd love a glass of water."

La Presidenta returns with two glasses and a pitcher of water. She sits behind her desk, all composed, calm and collected. Then I turn on my new mini-cassette recorder.

http://www.missuniversecritic.com/PMS_Photo1.jpg

Who is the real Paula Shugart?
PS: (Laughs) That's a good question! The one that just brought water in? It's funny. I can be very serious. Obviously, with this job… I've been in this job for a year and a half, so I've had a whole different way of looking at things. I was the vice-president of production, and I had twenty years of production experience. As far as who I really am is the person who would go from this show to that show, being responsible, having a good time, but I think that show business is a profession where you don't necessarily have to grow up, a hundred per cent, you can have a good time… A few years ago, I started really living by the motto… live… just be!

Carpe diem. Seize the day!
PS: Yeah. "Just be" is my own little personal thing when my husband and I first got together. It has become sort of a joke with us now. He says, "I know, I know. Don't worry about tomorrow. Just be!" I actually joined Miss Universe in 1998 when I was hired by Hawaii to represent their interests. I was there, went out by myself, had the best time because I became my own best friend at that point and really just enjoyed every single day. It was great.

So you take things one at a time and not worry about your future or not allow yourself to be stressed out by something that does not exist?
PS: I try! Having your company purchased by a network sometimes gets me stressed out! Right now, it's insane with our NBC purchase. There are three of us here in the office that are primarily involved with that, and we've been going and going and working late nights. We have to keep each other's spirits up since we've been working so hard.

So you have an excellent teamwork? Everybody gets along well with each other?
PS: Yes. We're not without our problems, but we all try to get along. Sometimes we're like a family… sometimes dysfunctional. But most of the time we work together well.

Now this is one of the questions that was posed actually during this year's pageant. What makes you blush?
PS: (Laughs) Just about everything! I'm a little too Irish looking.

The first time I heard that question, I said to myself, "This is really stupid!" I mean - trying to be politically correct - how do you ask that question to a dark-skinned girl?
PS: That question was picked just about when we went on the air. There were so many things about 9/11, about Osama bin Laden, and questions that have been more appropriate. "What makes you blush?" My first reaction was: Wait a minute! But I guess it is something that you have to think about. I actually thought that they got a good reaction out of everybody. But it was not my favorite…

I'm sure it boosted the ratings, too.
PS: (Laughs) I actually thought about how I'd answer that question when it was first posed. And I you know, sometimes it's that embarrassing situation when you stick your foot in your mouth. I am the worst. I cannot, uh… I have the hard time recovering 'cause I start to blush and obviously I've stuck my foot in my mouth and I try to make up for it and it just gets worse usually.

Okay, another topic - leadership. Now you're the leader of the world's largest and most prestigious pageant organization. What do you think are the attributes of a good leader?
PS: First and foremost, the ability to take in the big picture. This was actually a big transition for me because I was so involved with production. I had to step back and say, "Wait a minute!" There are twenty six people in this organization and they all have different roles. A good leader should also be a good listener - having people feel that they have the ability to come talk to you about anything - what's bothering them, or what would make their lives easier, or how they can improve. Usually, when you feel that you have brought in experts around you, you should be able to listen to what they have to say and not feel threatened.

Since becoming the president of MUO, what two or three accomplishments have given you the most satisfaction?
PS: I would say first and foremost returning to Puerto Rico because that's something that we hadn't done before. I was really, really proud of that show and getting the network support since last year. As you know, we've been trying to define our shows and trying to define who we are this year. CBS came on board for the last show and said, "Okay, you don't have to have four musical performances. You can have just two and go back to focusing on the girls." And I think having it swing back to being about the delegates is probably the most important.

I tend to agree! I kept watching the show over and over again and uhmmm…. This is great! The girls! And the gowns, the swimsuit competition, the selection of music and the performance. It was incredible!
PS: It was a good show! I felt Marc Anthony was wonderful and those two moments with him were great, but I don't think he needed more performances. We were back to it, and it was nice. Plus it was nice that they also agreed to give us Wednesday night, so it really worked well for us in the ratings, too. I was really happy. I thought we had a good relationship with the network this year.

There was an ad in Vanity Fair, "Beauty beats the Beast", that boasted about the good ratings.
PS: Oh, yeah! Somebody else put that in there! (Laughter) And that's been seen in a lot of different places. The Vanity Fair ad I saw much later, but it hit the New York papers first. Donald was very happy!

Topic - pageants. Why are pageants still relevant in today's society?
PS: I think it's kinda twofold. First of all, people love beautiful women and I don't think there's anything wrong with that!

I know what you mean. Now, is there anything you'd like to say to Miss Universe pageant fans?
PS: I hope people are happy with the direction that we're coming back to. It's going to be very interesting with NBC right now - they're going to be very supportive.

So we're looking for bigger numbers next year?
PS: I'm always looking for bigger numbers. (Laughs)

I'll tell all my friends to watch next year!
PS: I'm really excited about the Panama show.

Are they pretty much ready?
PS: They're very organized. Very, very organized. And the fact that it's their Centennial, I think it's going to be nice. I happened to be reading a book a year ago about Panama and this opportunity came up. And the fact that we're going to Panama doesn't have anything to do with Miss Panama as first runner-up. The results were based on fair voting - and I just want to make sure that everyone's clear on that. Tony Santomauro (VP of Business Planning) and I were sitting next to each other during the show, and when Justine (Miss Panama) made it to the Top 2, we just looked at each other, like "No one's going to believe this!"

Who were your favorites by the way?
PS: I never say! I had a lot of favorites, actually. I never boil it down to just one, because if I do even make a guess, I'm always wrong so I don't want to jinx anybody. Again, it's one of those things that happens for a good reason. So I don't try. I leave it up to the experts.

Okay, let's play a game called word association…
PS: I thought we already did the words!

Nope! This one is very simple. Describe each person, thing, or event just using one adjective - whatever comes to your mind. Oxana Fedorova…
PMS: Beautiful.

Donald Trump…
PS: Powerful.

September 11, 2001…
PS: Reflective.

New York City…
(Puzzled) How do you use one word for New York?

Final note:
That's the reason why I like Miss Universe, they're so transparent.

[Lara_D]

MISS COLOMBIA FACTS

- The favorite diet foods for a Miss Colombia candidate are tuna and pineapple

- Fashion designer Alfredo Barraza has dressed up 15 Miss Colombias so far


- The youngest Miss Colombias ever elected were Miriam Zojo Zambrano in 1949 and Marta Cecilia Calero in 1964. Both were only sixteen years old.


- The most natural titleholder - that is, without any known plastic surgery or heavy make-up - and considered as having the most beautiful face of all - is Aura Maria Mojica (1976).


- The most heavily made-up titleholder - especially in the lips and the eyes - is Nina Johana Soto.


- The state of Valle has the most number of Miss Colombia winners: 7


- Plastic surgery became popular by the 1990s. Silicone implants were used to increase breast size, and to reshape buttocks, nose and lips.


- During the preliminary competitions, the weighting of scores awarded per category is distributed as follows: private interview with judges (30%), facial beauty (10%), and swimwear (15%). During the final night: swimwear (10%), evening wear (30%) and interview of five finalists (5%).


- The candidates are forbidden to smoke in public, to pose in underwear, and to talk about sex, politics or religion.


- Lacquer is used by some candidates to hide cellulite and scratches.


- Jolie de Vogue, the cosmetics company, is the official sponsor of the pageant and the owner of the Miss Universe franchise in Colombia.


- Between 1985 and 1999, the pageant awarded a prize entitled, "Most Beautiful Hair." However, many candidates believed that the recipient of this award almost always did not win the Miss Colombia title. Consequently, many candidates did not intentionally embellish their hairdo just to avoid winning the prize.


- Dynasty queens: Merceditas Baquero was a runner-up in 1958. Her daughter, Margarita Rosa De Francisco Baquero, was selected first-runner-up in 1994. Two sisters won respectively in 1977 (Shirley Sáenz) and in 1982 (Julie Pauline Sáenz). A third sister, Kathy Sáenz, placed second in 1991.


- Every year since 1971, the mothers of the candidates participate in their own pageant called "The Queen Mother" (Reina Madre) and judged by their very own daughters. Last year, the daughters changed the rules by unanimously declaring all the mothers as winners.

[Musique]

MISS EARTH 2002

Best in Swimsuit - COLOMBIA!!!!!
1st runner-up - FINLAND!!!!!
2nd runner-up - CZECH REPUBLIC!!!!
3rd runner-up - ESTONIA!!!!!


***KOREA bagged Miss Discovery Spa title!!!!


:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: Thanks for the interview of Paula and the Miss Colombia trivia! :up:

Musique: Thanks for the info. I'm not surprised Colombia won that award. She's sexy and stunning indeed. :D

[JENSIE_G]

Jensie Grigsby
Miss Iowa USA 2000
Miss USA 2000 semi-finalist

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant747/pageant747_image2.jpg

:)

[MingTsai]

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pressprese/pressprese_image2.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pressprese/pressprese_image3.jpg
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marami namang maganda, in fairness. sa mga nakita ko so far, meron pang colombia, venezuela, india, puero rico, norway who are stunners as well.

[Lara_D]

http://www.cromos.com.co/images/articulos/portada1-1.jpg

[Lara_D]

Miss World 2002 Postponed To Respect Ramadan
By GILBERT DA COSTA
Associated Press Writer
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP)--Nigeria on Thursday postponed the Miss World pageant until after the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, bowing to Muslim objections and threats to disrupt the contest.

Nigeria's first lady, Stella Obasanjo, said Thursday that the pageant will take place Dec. 7 in the capital Abuja, a day after the Muslim fasting month ends, out of ``genuine consideration for our Muslim brothers and sisters.''

The pageant was originally scheduled to take place Nov. 30.

Miss World is being billed as the largest entertainment event ever held in Africa's most populous country. The government hoped to use it to showcase the nation of 120 million people as a tourist destination.

However, the pageant has come under fire from both Muslim groups and beauty queens. Contestants are joining a growing pageant boycott to protest a death by stoning sentence against Amina Lawal, 31.

An Islamic court in northern Nigeria condemned Lawal for having sex outside of marriage.

Contestants from Spain, France, Kenya, Denmark, Belgium and Switzerland have said they will not participate.

The National Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs last week accused pageant organizers of gross insensitivity and called for the government to cancel the pageant, which they called a ``show of shame contest.''

The Jama'atul Muslimeen Sokoto Society, a Muslim group, has derided the pageant as ``nothing but a parade of nudity'' and previously said holding the event in Nigeria could not be justified.

The National Council of Muslim Youths has protested the pageant, vowing to disrupt it.

None of the groups was available for comment Thursday night.

The threats prompted the Nigerian government last month to issue a statement assuring contestants they would be safe in Nigeria.

The culture and tourism minister had earlier warned participants not to travel into the mainly Muslim north of the country where Islamic law, or Shariah, is practiced.

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: Thanks for the article. :up:

Ako'y soooobrang nahihilo dyan sa Miss World 2002 pageant na yan ha! :mad: Come what may na lang nga... :rolleyes:

[Lara_D]

Jessica Bermudez, the girl who represented Ecuador in Miss Universe 2001 is now a successful television hostess in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/inyourface/inyourface_image3.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Guys, share ko lang po...

Sa ATENEO side sina Zorah Andam and Karen Agustin for tomorrow's Game 3... :)

La lang po... *okay*

Lara_D: Jessica, I believe, is the loveliest Ecuadorean delegate ever sent to Miss Universe. I'm happy for her success. (Yuck, feeling close eh... Hehehehe! :bonkself: )

[Lara_D]

Nope. I think it's Soraya Hogonaga, Miss Ecuador 1998.
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Originally posted by JENSIE_G

Lara_D: Jessica, I believe, is the loveliest Ecuadorean delegate ever sent to Miss Universe. I'm happy for her success. (Yuck, feeling close eh... Hehehehe! :bonkself: )

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: Oh yeah! How could have I forgotten!? :bonkself:

Correct ka dyan! Si Soraya Hogonaga nga! :up:

Here she is in her national costume with Miss Panama Tannisha Drummond. :)
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant747/pageant747_image3.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

20th DEATH ANNIVERSARY

Here's an undated photo of Miss Venezuela 1980 Maria Xavier "Maye" Brandt with the very same pistol she used to commit suicide on October 2, 1982.
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pgeant748/pgeant748_image1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

MISS UNIVERSE 2000 MEMORIES

Mahina lang ba mata ko or wala talaga si Nina Ricci sa pic? Help me please... :D
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pgeant748/pgeant748_image2.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

MISS UNIVERSE 1997 MEMORIES :)

Gwabe ha! Sobrang project si Lia dito sa shot na ito! :whatthe:
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pgeant748/pgeant748_image3.gif

Aside from her whooping 9.62 preliminary interview score, it was this yellow gown that landed her into the Top 3 of the MU97 preliminaries. She got a 9.40 for this gown. :D
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant749/pageant749_image1.gif

[Lara_D]

It seems during the 1997 Prelims, they were grouped again by regions, just like in 2001 and 1996.

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: Oh yeah... True! :up:

Pero nung parade of nations (MU97), alphabetically-arranged ba sila or still according to their regions? :wondering:

[JENSIE_G]

MISS UNIVERSE 2001 MEMORIES :)

Miss Universe 2001 and Miss World 2001 in one shot! :up:
http://www.missnicaragua.com/nimages/nicaothers.jpg

This was taken during the Clairol Herbal Essence Runway Show shortly before the National Costume Presentation Show. :)

[JENSIE_G]

MISS UNIVERSE 2002 MEMORIES :)

Rare pictures galore...
http://www.missnicaragua.com/2002/Intl02/MU_X_NITipico.jpg http://www.missnicaragua.com/2002/Intl02/MU_X_NIRehearsals.jpg

Here's another shot of the stage's model...
http://www.missnicaragua.com/2002/Intl02/MU_escenario.jpg

[Lara_D]

regions. 1997 was the last year when they used the "very familiar" Parade of Nations we used to love.

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Lara_D: Oh yeah... True! :up:

Pero nung parade of nations (MU97), alphabetically-arranged ba sila or still according to their regions? :wondering:

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: Onga eh... Miss ko na makita yung prelim scores ipakita sa TV screen during the Parade of Nations... *sigh*

[JENSIE_G]

Stay tuned for the announcement of the Miss Yu 2002 winners... :)

The winner will go to Miss World 2002.
The 1st RU will go to Miss Universe 2003.
The 2nd RU will go to Miss Europe 2002.

Here is last year's winner Tijana Stajsic, who eventually made it to the Top 10 in Sun City, South Africa during MW2001.
http://www2.jp.dk/images/internetavisen/2001/10/09/diasshow/rundt10.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Mariana Figueroa
Miss Ponce Universe 2003
Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2003 finalist

Mariana proved that being deaf ain't an obstacle from reaching out towards your dreams... :up:
http://www.veavea.com/_images/1730/cover3.grande.1730.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Carla Tricoli Rodriguez
MISS PUERTO RICO UNIVERSE 2003
20 years old
5 feet 7 inches

Pansinin niyo yung sash niya... Pinattern din after Miss Universe's official sash... :mad:
http://www.veavea.com/_images/1729/cover.2.grande.jpg

BTW, may extra item din dyan sa Vea regarding Dayanara's reconciliation with Marc Anthony. All's well that ends well. :up:

[Musique]

http://www.mabuhaybeauties.com/gallery/mepp/mepp_16a.jpg

:bow:

[JENSIE_G]

Musique: Mukhang binago yung sash niya ah!

[Lara_D]

Mas photogenic si Isis, and the sash? Ginaya nga but it looks kinda big.

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Carla Tricoli Rodriguez
MISS PUERTO RICO UNIVERSE 2003
20 years old
5 feet 7 inches

Pansinin niyo yung sash niya... Pinattern din after Miss Universe's official sash... :mad:
http://www.veavea.com/_images/1729/cover.2.grande.jpg

BTW, may extra item din dyan sa Vea regarding Dayanara's reconciliation with Marc Anthony. All's well that ends well. :up:

[JENSIE_G]

Lara_D: Oh yeah... Mas photogenic nga si Isis without a doubt! :up:

Question lang... What's the status na of the issue regarding Puerto Rico's "alleged" convertion into US statehood? :wondering: Tuloy pa ba yun?

[ben_singkol25]

Mabuhay's cheek-to-cheek beauties!

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siyyet! down yung voy..tnx to ed for the pics..

[ben_singkol25]

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Will she bag the crown! Press favorite Miss Albania..

[ben_singkol25]

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Hot Miss Panama! One of Ed's top picks for the crown...

[ben_singkol25]

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reshmi is a stunner!

[ben_singkol25]

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african beauties; miss kenya, miss ghana and miss nigeria with miss puerto rico...