The Beauty Pageants Thread

[AgnasKa]

AND THE TOP TEN ARE:

ALBANIA
RUSSIA
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA
GERMANY
CYPRUS
CANADA
PANAMA
CHINA
VENEZUELA

WALANG PUERTO RICO WALANG USA WALANG COLOMBIA!

o yan uli! :)

[chez-o]

Siyempre nagpost pa talaga!

Talagang maratahon, I can see some of you posting at this exact moment........i bet CONTACT EUROPE ang pinapanuod nyo!!! HAhahahahahaha.


anyway, my top ten, finally (ACTUALLY, ON THE TOP OF MY HEAD LANG):

VENEZUELA
INDIA
PUERTO RICO
PANAMA
GERMANY
PEOPLE'S REP. OF CHINA
SPAIN
JAMAICA
PHILIPPINES (WITH FINGERS CROSSED)
RUSSIA

THERE. enjoy, everyone.........................

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by victor_vil
walang philippines, puerto rico, colombia, usa!!

Maganda ang laban sa Puerto Rico nyan! Akala nila kasi mauulit ang nangyari noong last year e!

Go Miss Natascha Borger of GERMANY! Sana manalo ang bet ko!

:)

[victor_vil]

an tagal naman ng rpn. kanina pa binroadcast yung top 10 ah

[AgnasKa]

isa-isa nang pinapalabas ang video na may voice-over ng bawa't semi-finalist. :)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
AND THE TOP TEN ARE:

ALBANIA
RUSSIA
SOUTH AFRICA
INDIA
GERMANY
CYPRUS
CANADA
PANAMA
CHINA
VENEZUELA

WALANG PUERTO RICO WALANG USA WALANG COLOMBIA!

o yan uli! :)


Hmmmmmm ....

Sino kaya ang mananalo sa Miss Universe nyan?

At least maganda ang laban!

:)


Update me kung sino ang Best in Swimsuit please!

[AgnasKa]

ang tahimik ng puerto rican audience! BWAHAHHAHAHA :D

[crybabymaki]

sayang di pasok ang naspi :hopeless:


:heart:

[AgnasKa]

ininterview ni daisy si karen!!! karen is lovely.

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
isa-isa nang pinapalabas ang video na may voice-over ng bawa't semi-finalist. :)

Naputol ang WebCast ko!

:mad:

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
ang tahimik ng puerto rican audience! BWAHAHHAHAHA :D


Akala nila kasi mauulit ang nangyari noong last year na kung saan nagkaroon ng hometown decision!

At least itong Miss Universe 2002. Fair and square ang laban!

:)

[suplad0]

kainis :mad: :mad: :mad: hindi ako makapasok sa telearuba site congested ang network... wala na bang ibang website na live sa internet

[cathybee]

whoah...miss canada?!? maybe she got brains...i actually havent seen her too much but I dont think I like her much...maybe she shown come pre presentation night!

Ako...China! china! hehehehe....May tiwala akong may stage presence yan pero as of q&a...hmmm...isip muna ako! Buti naman *** like ko...Germany and Russia are there! Russia is my sentimental fave kase eh! :D

[AnGeLJoLi]

Gnda ganda ni Miss India!!! Sana manalo sya!!

[cathybee]

Well...Isis may be good looking but perhaps, there are more better looking, politically pressing, and better thinking candidates than her! :lol:

[Lek-Lek]

Ay naku, ayoko na talaga. For three straight years, the Philippines sent strong candidates na hindi pinapasok sa Top 10. I am not satisfied with the Top 10, especially when I see undeserving girls in it. Colombia and the Philippines should have entered the Top 10.

[augustus_caesar]

Hmmmm ...

Sino kaya ang mananalo sa Miss U?

Naputol kasi ang webcast ko! Nakakainis!

[AgnasKa]

HEHEHE. yung score nila nasa floor d makikita ng audience siempre. :D

[augustus_caesar]

JENSIE_G

Saan ka na Jensie? Ano na ba ang mga predictions mo kung sino ang mananalo sa Miss U 2002?

Sino ba ang nakakakuha ng Best in Swimsuit?

:)

[AgnasKa]

8.10 lang gown ni india. ang germany ay 8.84. canada 8.39. panama 8.92. china 9.15!!! GO CHINA!! venezuela. 8.9something

[Johnston]

Ang tagal ng commercial load ng PRN 9. Nakakainis!

:mad:

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
HEHEHE. yung score nila nasa floor d makikita ng audience siempre. :D


At least the judges have the last words!

:)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
8.10 lang gown ni india. ang germany ay 8.84. canada 8.39. panama 8.92. china 9.15!!! GO CHINA!!


May laban si Miss CHINA - Ling Zhou

I think China will get their 1st ever Miss Universe Crown!

:)

[Lek-Lek]

Mas okay pa ang Miss World in terms of picking the Top 10. Dun, kahit di pumasok ang Philippines sa Top 10, di nakakasama ng loob. Ang Miss Universe, kakainis na!

[AgnasKa]

pansin ko walang black na semi-finalist!!! wawa naman si colombia, nyehehehe.

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
pansin ko walang black na semi-finalist!!! wawa naman si colombia, nyehehehe.

Hmmmm ...

Si Nigeria ba pasok sa Top 10?

:)

[AnGeLJoLi]

Basta, kahit si Miss India or Miss China manalo, okay na okay sa akin. Tutal, asians naman sila eh!

[AgnasKa]

ang daming extra naman ni miss usa hehehe d kasi kasama sa top 10 eh. :D

[chez-o]

anak ng tigidig! pinuno na naman ng (&**%# rpn 9 ng commericals.grr....................


wow, seems my chinese prediction came true........i have a feeling it all comes down to the D factor...........the DONALD factor..........

Agnas: hahaha, well of course, kasi di nakapasok.......

[augustus_caesar]

Reactions:


ALBANIA - 1st ever nila sumali sa Miss U kaya pinagbigyan!
RUSSIA - May dating siya
SOUTH AFRICA - Akala ko black delegate ang ipapadala nila
INDIA - May laban!
GERMANY - People's favorite
CYPRUS - Bombshell
CANADA - OK lang!
PANAMA - No comment
CHINA - No politics involved
VENEZUELA - Will she ever the 4th Venezuelan Miss U?

[Rhedge]

Gusto ko Ms. India kase she have the poise, presence of mind and personality. Go Ms. India!!!!! :D

[AgnasKa]

swimsuit na...

ALBANIA - 8.34
RUSSIA - 9.88!!!!
SOUTH AFRICA - 8.90
INDIA - 8.32
GERMANY - 8.81
CYPRUS - 9.15
CANADA - 7.99 (WOW BABA)
PANAMA - 8.79
CHINA - 8.88
VENEZUELA - 9.29

RUSSIA!!!! :) russia rin ang pinaka-mataas sa gown.

[cathybee]

No offense colombia lovers pero maganda sya talaga kaya lang patagal nang patagal parang nakakasawa *** beauty nya...(Im gonna duck just in case ive been thrown with stones and sticks...) imo lang ha...as for venezuela...hay naku, alam naman ng regulars dito na wala talaga akong bilib sa beauty nun...pero patagal nang patagal...may mga angle talaga sya na ang ganda ganda nya pero ayoko pa rin sa kanya ha...i still think last year's bet is more of a babe than her! :D

Hmm...I dont know...I also felt Karen wont make it...sabi nga nila guru Jensie at Lara (shucks I forgot who said such) na sana she should opt for a one piece swimsuit ...oh well...pero she got good reviews so at least, she exposed the country in a way na rin..at least her charm will go us good kase people will get to know that our country has nice people and stuff...baka in her small ways, makaboost pa ng tourism natin! whew! lakas ko mangarap! :D

[augustus_caesar]

Si Miss RUSSIA na ang Best in Swimsuit!

She got the 9.88 score!

Perfect body si Miss RUSSIA!

:)

[victor_vil]

pinuno na naman talaga ng commercial ng rpn. nakakainis... antagal. yung webcast kanianang mga 8 (nung miss aruba specials pa) mabilis pa pero nagcongest na nga nung nagsimula na yung telecast. oh well...

[cathybee]

:eyecrazy: WOWWWWW! I think that's the highest score to date in history...better check with our Jensie and Lara. Paging jensie and lara....did Russia make it as the highest score in swimsuit in the whole mu history? :D

[Rhedge]

Will Ms. India make it to the Question and Answer portion?

[AgnasKa]

magaling si singapore. may interview sya about "international women". ang cute ni miss korea. hehehe. :)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by victor_vil
pinuno na naman talaga ng commercial ng rpn. nakakainis... antagal. yung webcast kanianang mga 8 (nung miss aruba specials pa) mabilis pa pero nagcongest na nga nung nagsimula na yung telecast. oh well...

Putol na ang webcast ko doon.

[AgnasKa]

mga kaibigan, kumakanta na po si marc anthony tapos top 5 na... :)

[chez-o]

neknek.di na papasok si miss india sa finalists...........go miss china!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!n sa pagkakaalam ko kase walang top 10 interview e.....

i have to say miss china is really stunning but if she wins, it's inevitable for people to think mr. trump has a hand on it.....after all china is a 1 billion market..................

cathybee: agree ako sa yo. di ako naging miss colombia fan.as i've said earlier (i think its on page 106 or 105), mukhang pinatong yung ulo niya sa katawan niya.di proportionate..................tsaka ewan ko lang i don't find her complexion healthy.........

how about professional basketball player si miss alabania! miss russia reminds me of a 60's beauty queen with smoky eyes.ganda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!tsaka hindi stick figure.voluptous.(tama ba ang spelling)

[AgnasKa]

post ko lang uli ang swimsuit scores nila...

ALBANIA - 8.34
RUSSIA - 9.88!!!!
SOUTH AFRICA - 8.90
INDIA - 8.32
GERMANY - 8.81
CYPRUS - 9.15
CANADA - 7.99 (WOW BABA)
PANAMA - 8.79
CHINA - 8.88
VENEZUELA - 9.29

RUSSIA!!!! russia rin ang pinaka-mataas sa gown. :)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by cathybee
:eyecrazy: WOWWWWW! I think that's the highest score to date in history...better check with our Jensie and Lara. Paging jensie and lara....did Russia make it as the highest score in swimsuit in the whole mu history? :D

Galing naman ni Miss RUSSIA.

Baka siya na ang next Miss U 2002 nyan.

Record breaking ang kanyang swimsuit. She has the perfect body.

:)

[cathybee]

ako rin! CHINA CHINA CHINA! :D kung hindi man...gusto ko rin RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA! :D

[Johnston]

Originally posted by cathybee
ako rin! CHINA CHINA CHINA! :D kung hindi man...gusto ko rin RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA! :D

Asian beauties naman ang magrereyna ngayon. Tapos na ang West. East naman. Nasa taas ng China ang Russia and vice versa:D

Next year baka Philippines na yan.

[AgnasKa]

top 5...

Panama
China
South Africa
Venezuela
Russia

:)

[AnGeLJoLi]

WOW ang gadna pala ni Miss Russia!

[chez-o]

Rhege: nope alang top 10 q&a, just like the miss usa......


i think the top 5 will be venezuela, china, russia, south africa, and germany (who has the donald trump look).......

But then, there's the 1 billion market.......

GO CHINA!!!!!!!!!!!!(who btw, is fluent in english and has an american boyfriend, so.........ok na ang q&a)

grabe, world cup korea-japan, miss universe china!!!! pano na ang pinas?????? well, we have the best tourism campaign in the world (wow philippines).......

[AnGeLJoLi]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
top 5...

Panama
Russia
China
South Africa
Venezuela

:)

YEY, kasama si Miss China and Miss Russia!!!!

[lilyrose]

go china :D tuwang-tuwa mga instik dito sa opis (am in HK) wallpaper ko pa kasi China kaya tuwa nila, syempre pakita ko rin na galing yan sa pinoy exchange :D ano na bago:

[AgnasKa]

interview na ng top 5!

[Rhedge]

Sino kaya ang Ms. Universe 2002? Siguro si Ms. Russia na talaga. Galingan nya sa Q & A portion, baka mangarag sya. Go China Go China Go China Go China Go China!!!!!!

[chez-o]

thanks agnas!!!!!

zhuong kuo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! tsina!!!!!!!!!! chinois!!!!!!!!!! CHINA!!!!!!!!!! the sleeping giant has awakened, and wow!!!!!!!!!!!!

hahaha, nasa judges si oswald of the amzing race!!!!!!!

[AnGeLJoLi]

KIta ko si Ethan Zohn sa judges! :glee:

[augustus_caesar]

Miss Russia
Miss Panama
Miss China
Miss South Africa
Miss Venezuela

[lilyrose]

ano nang bago? k ba sagot ng China ....daliiiii :D

[cathybee]

ow? I thought chinese are apathetic to beauty pageants hehehe...model competitions mas interested sila pero beauty pageants, nadah! Basta go russia and china! *** frustration ko on safin's loss sa tennis...ibubuhos ko sa miss u! yebah!!:bounce:

[AgnasKa]

panama - question from france. if u are going to represent another country which candidate will you represent?

panama answers: "puerto rico" *audience gets wild* tapos pambobola ek ek. :D

china - picks her own question. now picks nigeria's question. misconception about your country?

china - that chinese are very traditional and quiet, she then bursts: "look at me!!!"

south africa - didnt get it hehehe

venezuela - from belgium....
as human being to get our goals...family...im developinng skills..bec of my family im here ek ek. *SHE CHOKED!*

russia - from costa rica, if you are going to be videotaped etc.
id like to talk about my childhood,...life...i want my life to be shown from the beginning!

russia and china did it!!!!

[Rhedge]

sana walang interpreter ang Ms. China, para naman credible yong mga sagot nya sa Interview portion. Go China Go China :)

[cathybee]

OSWALD is there! I love that guy! Tapos andyan pa si Ethan! :inluv: shemay...gusto ko uwi!!! aba...dumami ang chinese fans dito ah! :glee:

[augustus_caesar]

I like Miss RUSSIA and Miss CHINA!

2 Giant Countries!

Miss CHINA speaks English very well!

Miss RUSSIA - she prefer to speak Russian. But I like the way she answers!

:)

[chez-o]

panama: cheap shot at getting the audiences' approval :no:

Rhedge: ms. china is fluent in eglish. not to worry.........

thanks for the "transcript" agnas, go china!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AgnasKa]

i think russia is the clear winner here. wow, she topped both the gown and swimsuit competitions, and she gave the best answer!

[AgnasKa]

MISS PHOTOGENIC - MISS PUERTO RICO!!!

[AnGeLJoLi]

YEY Miss China and Russia!! O di ba, at least Asian and/or frrm whatever continent Russia is, ang mananalo. Talunin ang mga Latina Beauties.

[Rhedge]

wow naman, ang taray ng sagot ni Ms. Russia. Ang galing naman

[AgnasKa]

hahaha may award na ang puerto rico. congrats PUERTO RICO!!! :D

[augustus_caesar]

Miss Photogenic - Miss PUERTO RICO

Miss Congeniality - Miss U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS

[victor_vil]

sino na nanalo?
ang bilis naman ng competition. antagal lang kasi ng broadcast dito. siguro iaanounce na dyan yung winners dito wala pa sa swimsuit and gown!!!!

[suplad0]

thanks for updating us... para na rin akong nanuod ng live telecast...

thanks again!

[cathybee]

sana 1-2 punch ang china at russia! :Di think the two gave the best answers! panama....:down:

[AgnasKa]

actually sagot ni panama eh she wants to represent puerto rico because she (puerto rico) didn't make it... parang ganun! nyahaha para naman nyang inapakan si puerto rico sa mukha! nyahaha. :D

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by victor_vil
sino na nanalo?
ang bilis naman ng competition. antagal lang kasi ng broadcast dito. siguro iaanounce na dyan yung winners dito wala pa sa swimsuit and gown!!!!

Ipinapakita yun paggawa sa Miss U crown!

Sino kaya ang the next Miss Universe!

I'll go for Miss CHINA and Miss RUSSIA!

:)

[AgnasKa]

final question round na...

[Rhedge]

I agree with you Agnaska, Ms. Russia deserves to be a sure winner this Miss Universe 2002. Im happy also for Ms. China. Anyways, Asians reign in Ms. Universe 2002.

[JENSIE_G]

Hi guys! Sorry nawala ako sandali... I'm concentrating on the pageant eh. hehe.

I'll post my comments later.

Ang bet ni Zorah Andam and baby_boi to win is Miss South Africa!

:)

Yeah, 9.88 is the HIGHEST SCORE EVER in the swimsuit... Oksana takes pride in that! :)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by Rhedge
I agree with you Agnaska, Ms. Russia deserves to be a sure winner this Miss Universe 2002. Im happy also for Ms. China. Anyways, Asians reign in Ms. Universe 2002.

Go Miss RUSSIA!

Go Miss CHINA!

:)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by augustus_caesar


Go Miss RUSSIA!

Go Miss CHINA!

:)


Tagal pa rin ng Commercial din sa Webcast!

:mad:

[JENSIE_G]

I knew it Isis would win the Photogenic Award... :)

Unfortunately, Zorah is unable to watch the pageant coz she's very busy finishing a report daw at the office. Basta ang bet niya to win is Miss South Africa. :)

[cathybee]

dyosko...mamatay ako sa tense hehehe....pero feel ko ang top 3 --russia, china, and panama! :Dfeel ko lang ha!

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by AgnasKa
final question round na...


Update me please!

Putol na naman ang Webcast ko!

[AgnasKa]

nyahaha nagkamali si simms tinanong na agad si panama eh wala pa sa booth yung apat

final question: "what makes you blush?"

panama-when people compliment me...shows love..*SHE CHOKED!*

china-*smiles* right now!!!! ...when im with my family...best friend..and all of..im so proud right here!"

south africa-being embarrassed...when people make fun of me...*smiles* SAFE ANSWER

venezuela-oh-lala sabi niya. when people say something good to me...

russia-when i say the wrong things!

russia and china again!!!!!!

[cathybee]

arggg...pano nga nakapasok si ms canada sa top ten...hay naku! :rolleyes:

[AgnasKa]

final voting na!!!

[chez-o]

isis would win the photogenic award ang gannnnndddddddaaaa talaga niya sa official headshot.

naku pagnatalo si ling zhuo baka utusan niya lahat ng kakabayan niya na tumalon.hehehehehe.........LINDOL.........

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by cathybee
dyosko...mamatay ako sa tense hehehe....pero feel ko ang top 3 --russia, china, and panama! :Dfeel ko lang ha!


Miss CHINA

Miss RUSSIA

Hmmmm ... I like them most!

:)

[cathybee]

ack...ang tight ng russia and china...feel ko russia will make it kase in other aspects...she's the top scorer eh!di bale....that will be nice...hey south africa might steal a first ru or a 2nd ru :D

[Rhedge]

Whats the common question? Kinakabahan na rin ako:)

[AgnasKa]

nyahaha nagkamali si simms tinanong na agad si panama eh wala pa sa booth yung apat

final question: "what makes you blush?"

panama-when people compliment me...shows love..*SHE CHOKED!*

china-*smiles* right now!!!! ...when im with my family...best friend..and all of..im so proud right here!"

south africa-being embarrassed...when people make fun of me...*smiles* SAFE ANSWER

venezuela-oh-lala sabi niya. when people say something good to me...

russia-when i say the wrong things!

russia and china again!!!!!!

[cathybee]

question lang...ganun pa rin ba hair ni miss china..as in the same as the shots in preliminary judging?? sana wag naman...horrors un e!

[AgnasKa]

4th RU -Miss Venezuela
3rd RU-Miss South Africa
2nd RU-Miss China
1st RU- Miss Panama
MISS UNIVERSE 2002- MISS RUSSIA!!!!!!!

WAY TO GO, RUSSIA!!! ANG GANDA MO, MISS RUSSIA!!!

[JENSIE_G]

Here it is... :)

The Top 10 as announced by host Phil Simms...
FROM LEFT: Miss Albania Anisa Kospiri, Miss Russia Oksana Fyodorova, Miss South Africa Vanessa Carreira, Miss India Neha Dhupia, Miss Germany Natascha Borger, Miss Cyprus Demtera Eleftheriou, Miss Canada Neelam Verma, Miss Panama Justine Pasek, Miss China Ling Zhuo and Miss Venezuela Cynthia Lander...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant367/pageant367_image3.jpg

[AgnasKa]

4th RU -Miss Venezuela
3rd RU-Miss South Africa
2nd RU-Miss China
1st RU- Miss Panama
MISS UNIVERSE 2002- MISS RUSSIA!!!!!!!

WAY TO GO, RUSSIA!!! ANG GANDA MO, MISS RUSSIA!!!

[Zack]

Nakakalungkot at wala si Miss Philippines.

Jensie!

Tatawa na ba tayo at wala si Puerto Rico sa Top ten? :laugh:

[augustus_caesar]

4th Runner Up - Miss VENEZUELA

3rd Runner Up - Miss SOUTH AFRICA

2nd Runner Up - Miss CHINA

1st Runner Up - Miss PANAMA


And the Miss UNIVERSE 2002 Goes to ...



Miss RUSSIA


Congratulations to all the Russians! Especially to Miss RUSSIA!


:)

[cathybee]

ganda pala ni china eh :D sabi ko na nga ba...top 3 sila! way to go...russia!!!! tamang tama...resurgence na rin ng economy ng russia! its about time to get into the top...after all the hardships post cold war!*okay* congrats girl! pero medyo disappoint ako 2nd ru lang si China ha...pero maganda kase sagot ni Panama eh! :D at least 2 out of top 3...ASIANS! We rule! *pinkcheer*

[cathybee]

Originally posted by Zack
Nakakalungkot at wala si Miss Philippines.

Jensie!

Tatawa na ba tayo at wala si Puerto Rico sa Top ten? :laugh:


Samahan ko pa kayo! :rotflmao:

[augustus_caesar]

I Love You ... Miss RUSSIA!

You're the new Miss UNIVERSE 2002!

The Russians are now proud of you!

:)

[cathybee]

ey come to think of it...talagang fate nya noh...muntik pa nga hindi sya makarating noh....pero she did and she took home the prize! pag fate mo talaga....walang makakaawat!*okay*

[AnGeLJoLi]

Way to go Miss Russia. Ganda- ganda mo!!!

[chez-o]

Zack: sama ako.hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. wawa isis. hahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

hala riot na sa san juan ngayon.

congrats, miss russia!

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by cathybee



Samahan ko pa kayo! :rotflmao:


Guys!

This is one of the best Miss Universe pagaent I've ever seen!

Fair and square ang laban!

Siyempre ...

Maganda ang winner ngayon which is ..

Miss RUSSIA

She's cried with joy when I saw her in Webcast.

Nakaka-in love ang kanyang beauty.

:)

[Zack]

Nakaktuwa yung audience. tumahimik ng wala si Isis sa top ten. yan napala niyo.

Congrats Russia! you really deserve it!

Cathybee and Chez-o!

:laugh: <<<--- para sa Puerto Rico. Bad ko. tama na nga. pero can't help it. :laugh:

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by chez-o
Zack: sama ako.hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. wawa isis. hahahahahahahahhahahahahaha

hala riot na sa san juan ngayon.

congrats, miss russia!


Hahahahhahahahahahaha!

Karma lang yan ng Puerto Rico! Akala nila kasi ma du duplicate ang kanilang pagkapanalo sa Miss U.

Alam kong nag i iyak si Miss Puerto Rico 2002 ngayon!

Anyway, congratulations to the new Miss UNIVERSE 2002 which is

Miss RUSSIA !

:)

[JENSIE_G]

CONGRATS TO OKSANA FYODOROVA!!! :)

Bluepoint Swimsuit/Fitness Award winner
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant364/pageant364_image1.jpg

Evening Gown Award winner
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant368/pageant368_image1.jpg

CONGRATS DIN FOR BEING THE 1st EVER MISS UNIVERSE FROM RUSSIA! :)

[JENSIE_G]

Zack: Oo nga! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! !!!

O ayan! hehe!

Pero I was still able to correctly predict na she'll win the Photogenic Award... :)

Grabe back-to-back na din ang Puerto Rico sa Photogenic Award just like Pinas!

[AgnasKa]

tsk tsk tsk, walang nakapasok na black. sigurado 'yan may mga racism na issue 'yan. hehehe. :)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Zack: Oo nga! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! !!!

O ayan! hehe!

Pero I was still able to correctly predict na she'll win the Photogenic Award... :)

Grabe back-to-back na din ang Puerto Rico sa Photogenic Award just like Pinas!



Baka pinagbigyan lang ang Puerto Rico sa Miss Universe 2002.

Well, at least kahit papaano ... may naiuwi rin ang Puerto Rico!

I like Miss RUSSIA now!

:)

[chez-o]

feeling kasi siguro ni isis siya ang last na tatawagin, kasi si denise yung last na tinawag last year.

why does oxana remind me of amparo muñoz???? most probably because of her smoky eyes and hair.....

question: why are this year's candidates exageratedly well-endowed?????

jensie ano sa tingin mo sa mga awards na ito:
the kim yee award: miss germany (big momma)
the gul panag award: miss canada neelam verma with her amazing abs tied with miss albania and her one piece

[augustus_caesar]

Info about the new Miss Universe 2002 which is ...


Miss RUSSIA


Name: Oksana Fyodorova

Age: 24

Height: 5'10

Hair Color: Black

Eye Color: Green


Here are some excerpts from the interview ...


Who are your heroes? Why?
D'Artanian

Are you currently a student?
Yes. Post Graduate - Ministry of Interior

Are you currently employed?
Yes. I am a lecturer at the University of Ministry of Interior

Please list educational/technical/professional schools you have attended and the type of certificate or degree awarded:
Law Ucee
Militia School of Ministry of Interior
University of ministry of Interior in St. Petersburg



What do you hope to be doing in 10 years?
I hope I will be promoted in my professional career. I also hope to become a mother and take care of my children.



Congratulations to the new Miss Universe!


Miss RUSSIA 2002 - Oksana Fyodorova

:)

[cathybee]

Originally posted by chez-o
jensie ano sa tingin mo sa mga awards na ito:
the kim yee award: miss germany (big momma)
the gul panag award: miss canada neelam verma with her amazing abs tied with miss albania and her one piece

may bigger momma kesa kay germany..si cyprus yata...basta isa sya sa mga top 10 kaya nga nung nakita ko un...sabi ko...sige na nga..baka un *** nagdala sa kanya...her physical endowments! :glee:

D'Artanian is from the three musketeers, right?

Post grad sya...it means...doctorate degree na kinukuha nya at 24 lang sya ha! hanep!

[cathybee]

Ms Russia also won all the awards! :eek: watagirl! *okay*

[mars11]

I was rooting for Ms. China but what the heck!

magkapitbahay lang naman ang Russia at China e!

congratulations to Ms. Russia:cool:

[ChicagoPinoy]

...just my honest opinion....

Miss Russia deserves the crown. (Probably one of the most beautiful Miss Universe to date)
Miss Panama doesn't deserve the 1st runner-up...should have been Miss South Africa.
Miss China...very lucky...but her answer was not impressive.
Miss Venezuela...too confident..good for her.
Miss Philippines.....better luck next time.
Miss India.....come on....is it because of her sash? she doesn't deserve to be a finalist anyway....
Miss USA.....hey , this is Miss Universe..not the Olympics, ok? (blame it to the Miss USA judges):bah:

Marc Anthony....holy cow.....he is OVERRATED! Martin Nievera is WAY BETTER than him.

Noticed that black judges especially Tyrese were not smiling?
well.as usual..these black judges were not happy because there were no black finalists......see how they controlled the Miss USA pageants?...black judges= biased judging..:furious:
Good thing the pre -pageant has different judges than the pageant night or else..siguradong may itim na finalist naman .

now..sino ang may sabing "Beauty is only skin deep?"

[cathybee]

kala ko nga shoo in si Ms. S. Africa for the top 3 after her answer pero I think in other aspects, Panama is better than her which explains that placing...tingin ko lang ha :hmm: Ill judge better after I watch it maya :D

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by cathybee
Ms Russia also won all the awards! :eek: watagirl! *okay*


At least hindi sa Russia nya napanalunan. Kundi sa ibang bansa like Puerto Rico! She's deserving to win the Miss Universe crown!

:)

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by ChicagoPinoy
...just my honest opinion....

Miss Russia deserves the crown. (Probably one of the most beautiful Miss Universe to date)
Miss Panama doesn't deserve the 1st runner-up...should have been Miss South Africa.
Miss China...very lucky...but her answer was not impressive.
Miss Venezuela...too confident..good for her.
Miss Philippines.....better luck next time.
Miss India.....come on....is it because of her sash? she doesn't deserve to be a finalist anyway....
Miss USA.....hey , this is Miss Universe..not the Olympics, ok? (blame it to the Miss USA judges):bah:

Marc Anthony....holy cow.....he is OVERRATED! Martin Nievera is WAY BETTER than him.

Noticed that black judges especially Tyrese were not smiling?
well.as usual..these black judges were not happy because there were no black finalists......see how they controlled the Miss USA pageants?...black judges= biased judging..:furious:
Good thing the pre -pageant has different judges than the pageant night or else..siguradong may itim na finalist naman .

now..sino ang may sabing "Beauty is only skin deep?"



Nice comments dude!

Miss Russia deserves to be the new Miss Universe! :)

Anyway, for the Philippines - better luck next time :(

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by mars11
I was rooting for Ms. China but what the heck!

magkapitbahay lang naman ang Russia at China e!

congratulations to Ms. Russia:cool:




Ginawa ko nang wallpaper sa PC ko yun mga pictures ni Miss RUSSIA.

Ang ganda niya kasi e!

:)

[Jhonab]

CONGRATS to MS. RUSSIA!!!!!

She is so consistent sa Swimsuit and Long GOwn!!!! Kaya I know n she will bring home the crown...

I also like Ms. China coz she was so cool during the interview....

Next to me is Ms. Venezuela.... I like her.. very stunning....

[EverAfter]

Russia was my bet from the start. Ang ganda talaga kahit ano suot. I think I'm turning lesbian. :glee:

I like Miss China too. Gusto ko nga siya 1st runner up. She's so cute. :D

:spinstar:

[yogad]

what was the question for the top 5 finalists?:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

[Zack]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Zack: Oo nga! HAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! !!!

O ayan! hehe!

Pero I was still able to correctly predict na she'll win the Photogenic Award... :)

Grabe back-to-back na din ang Puerto Rico sa Photogenic Award just like Pinas!


oo nga jensie! back to back na nga rin ang Puerto Rico for that award. Correct me but lamang pa rin tayo ng isang award sa kanila di ba? i think we have 4 Miss Photogenic Awards while Puerto Rico has 3 courtesy of Brenda Liz Lopez 99, Denise Quinones 01 and Isis Casalduc 02.


I like Miss Russia. She deserves to win and to date, one of the most beautiful Miss Universe ever. Congrats!

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by yogad
what was the question for the top 5 finalists?:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:


final question: "what makes you blush?"

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by Zack



oo nga jensie! back to back na nga rin ang Puerto Rico for that award. Correct me but lamang pa rin tayo ng isang award sa kanila di ba? i think we have 4 Miss Photogenic Awards while Puerto Rico has 3 courtesy of Brenda Liz Lopez 99, Denise Quinones 01 and Isis Casalduc 02.


I like Miss Russia. She deserves to win and to date, one of the most beautiful Miss Universe ever. Congrats!



Mas lamang pa rin ang Pilipinas! It means na mas magaganda ang mga Pinay!

:)

[yogad]

salamat augustus_caesar!!! i'll try to watch it tonight sa channel 9
:cool: :cool: :cool:

[shnicky]

Hello sa inyong lahat!

First of all, sayang si Karen hindi nanalo, pero okay lang, alam naman natin na ginawa niya yung best niya eh. Okay na iyon!
We love you Karen.

Congrats pala kay Oksana! Ang ganda niya no!? ANg galing ! Ibang klase yung gown niya, eksena talaga! :) Basta ganda niya!

Uy mga amigo't amiga, puwede rin ba akong MAKITAWA SA PAGKATALO NI ISIS? BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA......
Yan lang ang dapat sa Puerto Rico! Moooohhh!!!!! Hehehe...

More to come... Watch out for Miss WORLD 2002...
Our next girl ... KATHERINE ANN MANALO

[Jhonab]

Ask ko *** kung pang ilan c KAREN sa Ms. Universe....

Does anyone know???

Sayang hindi sa nkapasok sa Top 10...

[JENSIE_G]

First of all, lemme begin my post by saying that Oksana really, really deserved to win! She had it! Congrats to her and to Russia as well! Finally we have a European Miss Universe after 12 long years... :)

Secondly, I wanna thank AgnasKa and augustus_caesar for providing the thread with all the details and accounts of the pageant as it took place LIVE a while ago. Thanks, guys! We appreciate it! :)

Thirdly, I was impressed with the production this year! Now I truly feel that we are indeed living in the 21st century! Wala akong masabi sa stage, sa scoring display, at sa stage effects! Kudos to MUO!

Fourthly, I'm disappointed of course that Karen didn't make it. God obviously has other plans for her. Nevertheless, she still carried herself extremely well and represented our country the very best she could. Congrats Karen! You're still a winner! The fact na you're there in San Juan, you're already a winner. You've come a long way! From the Miss Wellcom pageant to the Miss Universe pageant! Whoa!!! :)

Lastly, I wanna say it was surely one hell of a horse race! Sobrang taas ng competition level ng mga delegates this year. Nahirap talaga ang marami na pumili ng mga bets nila-- isa na ako dito! :)

Until then... Let's all keep this thread alive until Miss Universe 2003!!! :)

[JENSIE_G]

The 51st Miss Universe-- Oksana Fyodorova of St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

The 1st ever winner of the US$200,000+ Mikimoto crown...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant368/pageant368_image2.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant368/pageant368_image3.jpg

[augustus_caesar]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
The 51st Miss Universe-- Oksana Fyodorova of St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

The 1st ever winner of the US$200,000+ Mikimoto crown...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant368/pageant368_image2.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant368/pageant368_image3.jpg



I like these pictures! She is so very stunning and the most beautiful woman in the Universe!

Congratulations to Miss RUSSIA!

[JENSIE_G]

Finally, may nakatalo na sa wakas kay Evelina Papantoniou!!! And I never knew this would happen in a year's time!

Oksana is better indeed! Maganda at flawless ang body at skin niya saka super galing ng catwalk skills niya... Saka she has this unique VA-VA-VOOM that I never saw in Evelina... :)
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant369/pageant369_image1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Venezuela Cynthia Lander-- the 19th consecutive Venezuelan to make it to the Miss Universe semi-finals...

Honestly, I was impressed more with Cynthia's beauty (per se) than I was with her catwalk skills or stage presence... She doesn't have the finesse and perfection of Eva and Minorka... Pero she's still as stunning as them! She truly looks a lot like Claudia Moreno! :)

Guys, stare at this pic... may daya naman pala yung gown ni Cynthia eh... Pansinin niyong mabuti... Gets?
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant369/pageant369_image2.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss China Ling Zhuo- I was right! Zhuo did make it! She deserved to be up there. I never knew she spoke English so well! She truly charmed the predominantly-Latin and American audience a while ago in San Juan!

She has class, style, wit and sheer elegance! Congrats to the Peoples' Republic of China!
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant369/pageant369_image3.jpg

[cathybee]

parang korean inspired *** gown ni Ms. Universe 2002...dont you think? :wink:

[JENSIE_G]

Here are some facts regarding this year's Top 10 semi-finalists...

1. Miss Albania Anisa Kospiri- Kudos to Albania and Anisa for joining the Miss Universe pageant. I was so shocked the very first time I heard this Mediterranean country was sending a rep for MU2002... Unknown to many, Albania is a predominantly-Muslim country and yet it has the charming and "surprising" Anisa as its representative!

2. Miss Russia Oksana Fyodorova- A year's preparation surely worked perfectly to Oksana's advantage. After missing Bayamon last year in favor of her studies, here she is... Russia's 1st ever Miss Universe... the 1st European Miss Universe in 12 long years... Oksana has the body to die for! Flawless! Her catwalk skills and stage presence are exceptional! She also has this personal sense of style innate in Europeans... truly captivating!

3. Miss South Africa Vanessa Carreira- I never really paid attention to Vanessa throughout the duration of the pageant. I was so shocked to see the tremendous transformation she underwent since bagging her national crown in December last year... Vanessa has this charm that Sonia Raciti had 3 years ago... I'm not really shocked she made it as far as the Final 5-- even finishing 4th place overall!

4. Miss India Neha Dhupia- As expected Neha made the semi-final cut! Neha's the 11th consecutive Indian to make it to the semi-finals... She was a clear favorite! Unfortunately, her poor choice of evening gown and unflattering figure prevented her from bagging what could have been India's 3rd Miss Universe crown in just 8 years...

5. Miss Germany Natascha Borger- Again there are no surprises! All eyes were on Natascha as early as the Miss Deutschland 2002 pageant last January 10... Honestly, it was her "Venezuelan" charm that got her into the Top 10. Aside from her surname, I don't see any German traces in her at all! And don't forget that she's an alumna of Osmel's boot camp La Quinta... This greatly worked to her advantage... She's the 1st German semi-finalist after 13 long years...

6. Miss Cyprus Demetra Eleftheriou- Demetra is the 1st ever Cypriot to crack the semi-final drought for her island. She deserved it! She had the body to flaunt and the gown to show off... I believed she could have placed higher had she shown more enthusiasm and charm a while ago... oh well...

7. Miss Canada Neelam Verma- Neelam, as we all know, is part Indian. Her parents are from India and they transferred to Canada when she was young. Unknown to many, Neelam is the 2nd ever Canadian of Asian descent to enter the Miss Universe semi-finals... The first was Kim Yee a couple of years ago... Neelam had wit and intelligence... Unfortunately, she didn't have the figure or the style to place her further...

8. Miss Panama Justine Pasek- I had mixed reactions and emotions about this girl... until she charmed her way to the Top 5. Justine had a great personality and it truly showed in her interviews a while ago. She just knows how to charm an audience! She had great stage presence and aura. She deserved her 1st runner-up placing. Actually, that's the highest spot Panama ever reached in Miss Universe-- it hasn't won yet. Hopefully, Justine's good showing will give her country a boost and encourage more beautiful women like her to join the Señorita Panama 2003 pageant...

9. Miss China Ling Zhuo- After China's success in Miss World 2001 courtesy of Bing Li, here is Zhuo with another strong opportunity to bring back China into the international arena in the cultural aspect. This is indeed a big break for China, after having received bad publicity after it figured in a brawl with the White House over political issues. Zhuo truly deserved to be up there. She's the 1st ever representative from mainland China... coincidentally, she's also their 1st semi-finalist and 2nd runner-up in Miss Universe! Way to go, China!

10. Miss Venezuela Cynthia Lander- Like I said earlier, Cynthia's the 19th consecutive woman from Venezuela to make it to the semi-finals... Since 1979, this South American nation has proven to be the world super power in beauty pageants. Even the USA couldn't beat its consistency record (The USA didn't make it in 1999 and also this year!). Cynthia deserved to be up there! With more than 6 months of hard work and preparation, Cynthia showed the universe that there's definitely more to being a pretty firefighter! :)

[JENSIE_G]

This is the WORST year in my life when it comes to semi-final predictions in Miss Universe!

I only got 4 out of 10!!!

I got only Misses China, Venezuela, Russia and India...

However, I was able to correctly predict Isis Casalduc's victory as Miss Photogenic.

I was also able to correctly predict that this year's winner would be wearing white! Oksana wore white! :)

Hehe!

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by cathybee
parang korean inspired *** gown ni Ms. Universe 2002...dont you think? :wink:

Yeah! I agree! Minimalism at its best!!! :)

[baby_boi]

:bungi:

[JENSIE_G]

http://www.eden.rutgers.edu/~rahulpat/mu2002/2.jpg

...the 3rd Miss USA not to make it to the semi-finals...

I really wonder what went wrong and Shauntay failed to make it...

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Finally, may nakatalo na sa wakas kay Evelina Papantoniou!!! And I never knew this would happen in a year's time!

Oksana is better indeed! Maganda at flawless ang body at skin niya saka super galing ng catwalk skills niya... Saka she has this unique VA-VA-VOOM that I never saw in Evelina... :)
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant369/pageant369_image1.jpg

Oxana and Evelina are incomparable. Its like comparing apple to oranges. I don't think Oxana beat Evelina in this category or vice versa. :)

And the VA-VA-VOOM thingie? Both had "it" and its just unfair to make comparisons.

[JENSIE_G]

More shots of Miss China in action...

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/i/1022735267.3288514635.jpg http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/s/1022736116.3758309441.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

A shot of Oksana in action...

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/i/1022733237.3489841228.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

A shot of the three remaining delegates...
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20020530/capt.1022729919.puerto_rico_miss_universe_sjuls114.jpg

I told yah, you'll never go wrong in WHITE! :)

[JENSIE_G]

The moment of truth for the 24-year old charmer from St. Petersburg...

http://www.elespectador.com/vida_estilos/images/foto1a.jpg
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[baby_boi]

I will now post the scores of the Top Ten delegates in Long Gown and Swimsuit Categories.

Long Gown Competition

Russia - 9.64
China - 9.15
Panama - 8.92
Germany - 8.84
Venezuela - 8.83
South Africa - 8.79
Albania - 8.51
Cyprus - 8.49
Canada - 8.39
India - 8.10

Swimsuit Competition

Russia - 9.88
Venezuela - 9.29
Cyprus - 9.15
South Africa - 8.90
China - 8.88
Germany - 8.81
Panama - 8.79
Albania - 8.34
India - 8.32
Canada - 7.99

Top Ten Composite Scores

Russia - 9.760
Venezuela - 9.060
China - 9.015
Panama - 8.855
South Africa - 8.845
Germany - 8.825
Cyprus - 8.820
Albania - 8.425
India - 8.210
Canada - 8.190

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by baby_boi
I will now post the scores of the Top Ten delegates in Long Gown and Swimsuit Categories.

Long Gown Competition

Russia - 9.64
China - 9.15
Panama - 8.92
Germany - 8.84
Venezuela - 8.83
South Africa - 8.79
Albania - 8.51
Cyprus - 8.49
Canada - 8.39
India - 8.10

Swimsuit Competition

Russia - 9.88
Venezuela - 9.29
Cyprus - 9.15
South Africa - 8.90
China - 8.88
Germany - 8.81
Panama - 8.79
Albania - 8.34
India - 8.32
Canada - 7.99

Top Ten Composite Scores

Russia - 9.760
Venezuela - 9.060
China - 9.015
Panama - 8.855
South Africa - 8.845
Germany - 8.825
Cyprus - 8.820
Albania - 8.425
India - 8.210
Canada - 8.190

Hi baby_boi! :)

Thanks for posting them here! :)

Grabe ang scoring ng mga judges this year! Nasa extremes! 9.88 is the highest swimsuit score ever in Miss Universe history (beating Veruska's 9.85 score)... 7.99 is the lowest swimsuit score in recent times...

I'm beginning to absorb the results of this year's pageant. It's beginning to sink in. Kanina, I was in total shock eh... oh well... hehe... :)

[Ernestina]

CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Russia. a well-deserved win!


http://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/newsimages/rus02.jpghttp://www.globalbeauties.com/gb/newsimages/rus02a.jpg


pre-miss universe pics

[JENSIE_G]

More shots...

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/i/1022737095.4228087879.jpg
http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20020530/capt.1022729224.puerto_rico_miss_universe_sjuls113.jpg

[baby_boi]

Here is a break down of delegates per continent/region:

Two (2) Europeans: Russia, Germany
Two (2) Asians: China, India
Two (2) Mediterranean: Cyprus, Albania
One (1) North American: Canada
One (1) Central American: Panama
One (1) African: South Africa
One (1) South American: Venezuela

:)

[shnicky]

Miss CHINA!

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/i/1022735267.3288514635.jpg

[cathybee]

In fairness...the crown looks good...especially on okana :bigteeth: siguro hindi lang tayo masanay pero the crown is so elegant *okay*

O nga...white is really in...siguro kung nagwhite gown si karen...baka maiba rin ang takbo ng tadhana...tutal she looks good in her white swimsuit naman e! Ano kaya placing nya? :hmm:

Parang gusto ko maghoard ng white clothes this season! la lang ....:lol:

[cathybee]

Can I just vent out my frustration on miss china's hair! :ayaw: ko talaga *** hair! :(

[JENSIE_G]

MISS UNIVERSE 2002 AWARDS PRESENTATION

The 5 semi-finalists pose with their Hoya Crystal trophies during the Awards Presentation shortly after the coronation proper...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant370/pageant370_image1.jpg

[shnicky]

Hi cathybee!

Ayoko rin talaga yung buhok niya. Para siyang losyang. :) Hihihi...

Pero alam niyo for me, mas gusto ko talaga yung Mikimoto crown ngayon. You contrast kasi nung pearls at nung bato, ang ganda! At first kasi akala ko maliit lang pero nung nalaman kong malaki, nagbago na isip ko. Sobrang elegant yung crown. Lalo na noong sinusuot na ni Oksana, tapos tinamaan na ng lights. Shocks, panalo yung crown. Parang nagkaroon ng buhay yung crown nung nagkaroon na ng pearls, diba? What you think. :)

[JENSIE_G]

The Miss Universe 2002 Final Question

Host Phil Simms: What makes you blush?

Oksana Fyodorova: (Through an interpreter of the Precision Translating Services) When I do something wrong.

In my opinion, this is the simplest and easiest final question in Miss Universe that I know of... :)

Oksana nailing it with her wit and charm...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant370/pageant370_image2.jpg

[tear2drop]

tatanong ko lang kung may replay ba nito sa RPN later today? tnx :) di ko napanood kanina, damn!

[shnicky]

hi tear2drop!

Yes meron replay mamayang gabi. Im not sure whats the time. But I think its 7pm. Abangan mo na lang. :) Mas maganda ***** manood doon ksi wala nang masyadong commercials. :)

[shnicky]

http://www.vocero.com/newsimages/p6313.jpg

http://www.vocero.com/newsimages/n15678.jpg

[tear2drop]

Originally posted by shnicky
hi tear2drop!

Yes meron replay mamayang gabi. Im not sure whats the time. But I think its 7pm. Abangan mo na lang. :) Mas maganda ***** manood doon ksi wala nang masyadong commercials. :)

wow, thanx, il wait for it na lang :)

[shnicky]

http://www.primerahora.com/bombon/1_fotos/oxana_fedorova.jpg

[NYUKid]

Congratulations to Miss RUSSIA. She's very deserving of the title. She carried her beauty and intelligence with class and composure. I didn't really get a chance to know the delegates through the website, but as soon as I saw her, she was my favorite. She had EVERYTHING. Very natural, sweet, and dignified. :)

I love her in her goddess looking gown. GUCCI all the way. Tom Ford is a god.

I'm very happy that we got an usual top 10 this year. The change is very positive. The final question was rather strange, and didn't require much thinking BUT it was good for the pageant. These girls come equipped with answers about hunger, poverty, subservience, womens rights, and 'the essence of being a woman'. Questions such as the final one this year demonstrates and brings out more of their personality and less of what they've learned through extensive preparation of the pageant. I like. You'll really see who's more natural, and less of a suck-up to the host country.

[NYUKid]

Miss PHILIPPINES - I think she did her best. We still love her. I like the way she speaks, and it's apparent that she's eloquent. She had a decent amount of exposure though in the video clips, and side interviews. Job well done. No sad faces, she did me proud.

Miss INDIA - I don't like her! She's over confident and feeling. Bad hair. Bad gown (my sister said it's one of those gowns sexy stars here wear to award nights). Bad choice of swimsuit. The hips, my gawd. Great birthings ones though. I'm very happy that she was put in her place. Smart judges. I think the Indian pagaent industry has become over confident. No offense to any Indians here, just my thoughts.

Miss CHINA - I know she's Asian, but I don't like her too. She can speak english, I'll give her since she didn't need an interpreter. During her interviews, she had a point but she was beating around the bush. She can't saying "LIKE ME!" and "RIGHT NOW". Sorry, I don't think that got the crowd nor the judges.

Miss PANAMA - She wasn't striking, but she has such [u]charm[/b]. I started to like her after her first interview. Smart girl. She's very deserving too, but tell me something. What was up with evening gown?

Miss VENEZUELA - She's a step below stunning. She's beautiful, sexy, poised, but something was missing. I don't know what it was. I like her, nonetheless.

Miss PUERTO RICO - Can someone clarify something for me. Why don't you guys like her? Mayabang ba? Feeling? Over confident? I'm just reading your posts and I'm wondering why. Didn't really see her that's all.

Miss USA - She doesn't look feminine at all. The judges were smart, we want women that look feminine and not like athletes. This is a beauty pageant. I believe she's in the wrong arena. There's this one other finalist, I forget her name, she had pandesals in her stomach too, and she scored poorly. I'm glad judges are making a clear distinction between feminity and being over-worked out.

[NYUKid]

...other thoughts

new crown - I LOVE IT. Initially, I didn't like it either, but it's beautiful. It's such a fresh change. I like. I like. I like.

production - I thought the set and overall production was amazing. I like how the scores were projected on the stage. good job on the part of the organizers. Though, they had one major error - at one point, the wrong script was projected on the teleprompter of Brook Lee. She paused for a very LOOOONG time. Yikes.

hosts - Daisy and Brook were good, I miss Bob Goen though. The guy was ok, but they could have gotten someone better. Gosh, he almost made a BIG mistake during the final question.

marc anthony - His performance was mediocre. Typical. Just surprised that he didn't serenade the girls, instead it looked for like a concert. Didn't like that idea.

[shnicky]

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[victor_vil]

ako nakita ko yung 'daya' sa gown ni miss venezuela

[victor_vil]

parang unfair. may ibang contestants na marunong naman mag-english tapos nagpatranslate pa. they had more time to think of an answer kasi they understood what the question was in english and they had time to think while the translator was translating... :rolleyes: ewan ko

[AgeL23]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Finally, may nakatalo na sa wakas kay Evelina Papantoniou!!! And I never knew this would happen in a year's time!

Oksana is better indeed! Maganda at flawless ang body at skin niya saka super galing ng catwalk skills niya... Saka she has this unique VA-VA-VOOM that I never saw in Evelina... :)
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant369/pageant369_image1.jpg

hi there! both are indeed good. oks ang projection ni Oksana, pero classic na yung kay Evelina, kasi mas maganda ang catwalk at oozing with sex appeal talaga. well, that's my opinion. ;)

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
This is the WORST year in my life when it comes to semi-final predictions in Miss Universe!

I only got 4 out of 10!!!

I got only Misses China, Venezuela, Russia and India...

However, I was able to correctly predict Isis Casalduc's victory as Miss Photogenic.

I was also able to correctly predict that this year's winner would be wearing white! Oksana wore white! :)

Hehe! Hi JENSIE! :wave:

Well, this ain't really the worst coz this is my first time to predict a top ten. During the 2000 and 2001 pageants, I didn't have my predictions. I just rooted for Nina Ricci and Zorah.

In my predictions, I got five (5) out of ten! Was that bad for a first timer?

I got Misses China, India, Germany, South Africa, and Venezuela right!

Actually, I feel bad because I placed Oxana Fyodorova in my suspicions list. I wasn't into her then. But come final night, when I was already seeing her move.. I thought I made a wrong judgment on her. Tsk tsk! I feel bad... really! :(

But I'm happy for her nonetheless! She has set so many firsts in this pageant. For one, she's the first one to wear the new Miss Universe crown designed by Mikimoto. She's also the first Russian Miss Universe. Add to that a record breaking swimsuit score. She garnered a whopping 9.88 in her score. Therefore erasing then Miss Venezuela Veruska Ramirez's record set in 1998.

Well, some pexer said that Oxana Fyodorova was destined to win. I so agree with him/her. She was supposed to compete last year pa but she prioritized her studies. She had to wait for a year to compete in Miss Universe. Then this year, she was the last delegate to arrive in Puerto Rico because she had problems with her VISA in Los Angeles. Everybody thought that she won't make it. They were all losing hope. But fate has it that she'd compete this year and so her visa problems were fixed. Tingnan mo nga naman, nanalo pa kahit last delegate to arrive.. Well, she taught me a lesson there. That Patience is a virtue!

This has gotta to be a first for me that I was satisfied with the results right after the pageant. During the last three years, it took time before I was able to accept and live by the results. This year's really great! What a start for the international pageant community.

I'd just have to say that I really loved the Swimsuit competition. The music, the backdrop, the waterfalls, and that white thing that they were carrying with them (what do you call that?). I loovveedd it!!

Well, on Puerto Rico taking the Miss Photogenic Award.. I don't think she deserved it. Howell, I really have this thing against Puerto Ricans eh.. :teehee: Sorry!

[augustus_caesar]

Raven-haired Russian is Miss Universe

30 May, 2002 06:01 BST


By Frances Kerry

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - Miss Russia, raven-haired post-graduate student Oxana Fedorova, has won the Miss Universe 2002 title at a glittering ceremony in Puerto Rico, sweeping away a field of 74 other candidates with her elegance and charm.

In second place was Miss Panama, Justine Pasek, while Miss China, Ling Zhuo, finished third. China, the world's most populous nation, had never sent a contestant to the glitzy pageant before.

The winners were announced at the end of a gala night of parades in figure-hugging swim suits and shimmering evening gowns in San Juan, capital of the U.S. Caribbean territory of Puerto Rico on Wednesday.

Crowned with a diamond and pearl-encrusted crown and smiling hugely, 24-year-old green-eyed Fedorova walked the catwalk before a cheering crowd and then launched within minutes into her year of flashing cameras and celebrity.

It was the first time a Miss Russia had won the contest, which is run by the Miss Universe Organisation, jointly owned by property tycoon Donald Trump and CBS Television .

Fedorova, who has a law degree and is working on a doctoral law thesis on civil law at the Russian Ministry of Interior University, gushed to reporters about how happy she felt. Speaking in Russian and using a translator, she smilingly noted she wanted to improve her English.

Visa problems meant she arrived a bit late in Puerto Rico for the three-week run-up to the contest, Fedorova said, so the national pageant director told her "either you won't get there at all or you will win Miss Universe.

The results were decided by how each of the leading five women in the contest responded to a series of questions, ending with one they all had to answer -- "what makes you blush?"

"When I say the wrong things, " said Fedorova, to the laughter of more than 6,000 festive pageant-goers in the packed Robert Clemente Coliseum.

Fedorova looked stunning, but with her academic credentials and poise, she has the sort of accomplishments Miss Universe organisers say they look for to get beyond an image of a pageant queen as focused on looks alone.

A show business perennial launched by a swimsuit company 51 years ago, the event draws a global television audience that organisers estimate at 600 million people in 176 countries.

Fedorova, statuesque in a floating white dress on Wednesday night, is a volleyball and shooting enthusiast who lives in St Petersburg. She wants to own her own law firm one day.

She won a year's salary, a wardrobe allowance, use of an apartment in New York and travel and public engagements around the world that include fund-raising for AIDS research. Travel starts with a trip to Kenya in two weeks' time.

"I really want to be associated with children's causes," said Fedorova. "Today's girls are tomorrow's mothers; they need to be taken care of."

Puerto Rico's Denise Quinones won last year's contest, also held in San Juan, to the joy of many on this island of 3.8 million people. The flag-waving crowd cheered Quinones on her on her last walk as Miss Universe on Wednesday night.

The contestants spent three weeks practising for the contest and taking part in preliminary rounds that narrowed the field down to just 10 of the 75 contestants. Those were not announced until the contest was underway on Wednesday night.

Then those 10 were winnowed down to five women, who faced a test of quick wits and steel nerves to answer questions in a matter of seconds -- and show a bit of style at the same time.

Panama's Justine Pasek, a 22-year-old model, won huge cheers when asked the question "what other country would you like to represent?"

"I would love to represent Puerto Rico," she said. "I am very grateful to this enchanting land."

Salsa star Marc Anthony warmed the crowd with two songs, acrobats soared overhead between parades and the family of Miss Ecuador, Isabel Ontaneda Pinto, brought 3,000 roses for women in the audience, making for a night on the town in San Juan.

But Wednesday night's result was a surprise -- and something of a disappointment for many in the audience, who had favoured Miss Dominican Republic, the bubbly beauty Ruth Ocumarez, or their own Miss Puerto Rico, Isis Marie Casalduc. Neither of them made it to the final 10 contestants.

"It was disappointing," said Carmen Rodriguez, 65, from San Juan. "We wanted Isis to win."

"But Miss Russia is very beautiful, and I liked her reply about what made her blush, which was very sincere."

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by baby_boi
Here is a break down of delegates per continent/region:

Two (2) Europeans: Russia, Germany
Two (2) Asians: China, India
Two (2) Mediterranean: Cyprus, Albania
One (1) North American: Canada
One (1) Central American: Panama
One (1) African: South Africa
One (1) South American: Venezuela

:)

Oo nga eh. How ironic, NO Caribbean in the Top 10! To think a lot of people (including myself and Lara_D) have initially considered the Caribbean the strongest region in this year's pageant... From this region, we have the over-hyped Misses Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Curacao... And the thing is, none of them made the semi-final cut! Even Miss Jamaica, who had perfection written all over her, failed to make it.

Well, Puerto Rico bagged the Arpeggio Photogenic Award and the 1st runner-up plum in National Costume. The Dominican Republic, on the other hand, won 2nd runner-up also in National Costume... Consuelo na nga kumbaga...

[JENSIE_G]

Here are all the Russian "achievers" in Miss Universe:

1991- Yulia Lemigova- 2nd runner-up

1994- Inna Zobova- 2nd runner-up National Costume Award

1996- Ilmira Shamsutdinova- Finalist (5th placer) and National Costume Award winner

1998- Anna Malova- Semi-finalist (9th placer)

2001- Oxana Kalandyrets- Semi-finalist (9th placer)

2002- Oksana Fyodorova- MISS UNIVERSE 2002, Bluepoint Swimsuit/Fitness Award winner, Evening Gown Award winner

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by victor_vil
ako nakita ko yung 'daya' sa gown ni miss venezuela

Yeah! hehe!

Kaya pala nagtataka talaga ako pano "kumapit" yung gown sa bust niya nang hindi siya nasisilipan ng audience. hehe!

:)

[JENSIE_G]

Did Donald Trump officially announce the Miss Universe 2003 venue na?

Those bidding for next year's pageant are:

Cancun, MEXICO
Panama City, PANAMA
Beijing, PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Miami Beach, Florida, UNITED STATES
Isla de Margarita, VENEZUELA

[Johnston]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Did Donald Trump officially announce the Miss Universe 2003 venue na?

Those bidding for next year's pageant are:

Cancun, MEXICO
Panama City, PANAMA
Beijing, PEOPLES' REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Miami Beach, Florida, UNITED STATES
Isla de Margarita, VENEZUELA

I think pagbibigyan ang China diyan.

Teka, kailan ba ulit puwedeng gawin ang Ms. Universe sa Philippines?

*okay*

[Musique]

Post-Pageant Thoughts

-Bahamas was before Trinidad and Tobago in the Parade of Nations because they considered the name of the country as The Bahamas.

-I really loved France's accent. Very sophisticated.

-Wow! what a diverse group of semifinalists. This group will rival that of 1999 not only because USA was not there but because it is varied.

-I was very pleased with Miss Albania's inclusion in the top ten. She is my second in the looks category, second to Iva Lamarao.

-Amazingly enough, I wasn't very disappointed when Portugal was not called. This top ten is a very good one, although I wouldn't mind removing India and Canada.

-Albania has a very genuine reaction. South Africa almost didn't react at all. Venezuela was cute.

-Hehe, I got a glimpse of Iva Lamarao when Oksana was called. Like I said before, in the Portugal, PR and Russia batch, Oksana will get the nod.

-For the second time, the tenth spot was the only one left and USA and Venezuela haven't been called yet. And again, Venezuela gets the nod.

-With this style of prelims voting, USA will almost always be overshadowed by Venezuela. If this method of voting was used since 1993, I think the only year USA would have been in the semis would be in 1995.

-With the exclusion of Miss USA in the semifinals, Lindsay Douglas fans out there would definitely pound and disparage Shauntay Hinton.

-What an amazing entrance of the ladies during the runway show. Was that like a light or electric field or something? Fantastic!

-Add this light or electric field with Brook Lee's husky and somewhat mystical voice. Wow!

-Albania had a nice simple red gown. However, I must say that she walked really weird during the Semifinal Evening Gown.

-Contrary to what was expected, Venezuela did not change gowns. But she was still absolutely amazing. Russia did change to another gown. Oksana's prelims gown is a wedding gown, her semifinal gown was her maternity dress!!!

-It was amazing how Russia managed to get scores of flying colours, considering that it is so common for the judges to give scores from 8.00-9.00.

-Albania's 1-piece swimsuit may have ruined it for her. Tsk, tsk, she should have known better. Although it worked for her in prelims, it didn't work this time.

-Oksana Fedorova now holds the record for the highest semifinal Swimsuit score. She beats Veruska Ramirez's score of 9.850.

-the scores from the Semifinals can be likened to that of 1987 and 1989. The highest was way ahead of the rest and the lowest being really far from the highest.

-Venezuela was surely a crowd pleaser. She and Russia got the most applauses but towards the end, you could hear everyone cheer for dear Miss Russia.

-Panama and Venezuela used translators but replied in English. Russia was the only one who actually used the translator to get her ideas across. Panama asked to translate a word she didn't know what the English equivalent is.

-Panama wanted to get the crowd of PR so she said she would want to represent PR. China was doing the same to with her "Regarde moi" remarks. South Africa didn't really care, she just wanted to get her ideas across. Venezuela and Russia need not try to get the audience's approval. They already have it.

-What's the point of awarding US Virgin Islands the Congeniality award again? It surely was not a shocker. And the Photogenic award also was not a surprise. We Filipinos should have done our jobs and really voted for Karen, so as to show PR that we still are the Internet Voting Country.

-The final question was a shock. It's too simple and yet so difficult to answer. Will they answer it honestly, construct a coherent remark or just include it with a politically correct reply?

-Panama and South Africa's answers were typical of a good pageant response. China almost lost it. Venezuela wanted to add some remarks that were not entirely appropriate. Russia's answer was pure and simple. Nothing more, nothing less.

-I would have expected the judges would give their vote to Russia --- of course this was based on her sky-high semifinal scores. Venezuela should have at least gotten a higher ranking --- the judges based their vote for Cynthia from her answers. China got an unbelievably high ranking, although she was 3rd upon entering the top five. Panama's answers made an impression that catapulted her to the runner-up position. South Africa, I thought had very direct and almost unbelievably concise answers. The questions didn't seem as a shock to her. The judges probably used it against her for the possibility of overly rehearsed answers.

-Of the top five, the stand-outs were definitely Venezuela and Russia. Panama looked better during the last 3 weeks. South Africa didn't change looks. China's hair bugs me.

-The last time a non-English Speaking delegate won was back in 1996, when Venezuelan Alicia Machado won, a woman who barely spoke English.

-I reckon that this year will not have a "the-1st-runner-up-was-better" syndrome. Panama was a distant second. Russia really had the judges approval.



Corrections, Comments and Reactions are welcomed. What a Miss Universe Pageant this has been!


SS EG AVE
RUSSIA 9.88 9.64 9.760
VENEZUELA 9.29 8.83 9.060
CHINA 8.88 9.15 9.015
PANAMA 8.79 8.92 8.855
SOUTH AFRICA 8.90 8.79 8.845
GERMANY 8.81 8.84 8.825
CYPRUS 9.15 8.49 8.820
ALBANIA 8.34 8.51 8.425
INDIA 8.32 8.10 8.210
CANADA 7.99 8.39 8.190



:bow: Musique

[whyte]

Originally posted by Johnston


I think pagbibigyan ang China diyan.

Teka, kailan ba ulit puwedeng gawin ang Ms. Universe sa Philippines?

*okay*


Naunahan mo lang ako! Yun din ang iniisip ko!
Pero it would be very difficult to hold it in a country where english is barely understood.

Venezuela could be the next favorite.
Wala akong masabi kay Miss Russia.
*SPEECHLESS*

GREAT Critique! Musique.
Napaka AMO ng mukha ng Russia.
;)

[victor_vil]

akala ko sabi ng host "see you next year on panama!!"

[greenDestiny]

just my 2 cents...

for me the top 10 was a total disappointment consdering that i got 4 out of 10- germany, india, venezuela, and russia...

i am shocked by the scores given to miss china, who IMHO doesn't deserve 'em as well as she doesn't look well... philippines would have been on that spot... her answers aren't impressive...

russia was a real stunner... would someone argue that she is an elizabeth hurley look-alike? she is indeed... a true exotic beauty...

panama- doesnt deserve to be the 1st runner up... not impressive as venezuela or south africa...

surprising to not see colombia, usa, and the hometown queen herself puerto rico in the top 10... what w e n t wrong?

albania- i dont like her...
cyprus- resembles miss texas 2002...


india- a turn-off in the evening gown andher 8.1 score...

the stage was very good particularly the part showing the scores... the crown looked very sophisticated yet doesn't bear any insignia of miss universe...

the parade of nations is also really cool... the best i've seen so far...

[whyte]

Originally posted by victor_vil
akala ko sabi ng host "see you next year on panama!!"

Ngayon ko lang na realize...este narinig.
Yup its in panama.

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by whyte

Ngayon ko lang na realize...este narinig.
Yup its in panama.

Ah okay. So it'll be the 2nd time for Panama City to host Miss Universe. The 1st time was in July of 1986, where Venezuela's Barbara Palacios Teyde Perez Hernandez won. Kaya expect Venezuela to take revenge next year...Sentimental sa kanila yung Panama...

:)

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by Johnston

I think pagbibigyan ang China diyan.

Teka, kailan ba ulit puwedeng gawin ang Ms. Universe sa Philippines?

*okay*

There are plans to host Miss Universe 2004... However, I don't think this will push through because by then we are having our Presidential elections... Siyempre yun ang uunahin ng gobyerno at press natin... Well, maybe sa 2005...

The Araneta Center has plans to expand... It plans of turning its present location into a world class entertainment center... a la Las Vegas na parang Bayamon. I read about this before. Millions of dollars are involved in this project... Pag natapos ito, dun mismo gaganapin ang Miss Universe pageant... (kung kelan man yun...)

:)

[tear2drop]

hu won national costume ba? anong costume ni karen? can someone post pics pls? ty :)

[JENSIE_G]

-I also fell in love with Miss France's accent. Very sophisticated and sensual indeed... "I'm See-vee Tih-yeh from Fwruhnce!" Hehe.

-Since the year 2000, those who won the Swimsuit Award during the semi-finals went on to win Miss Universe: Lara, Denise and the latest, Oksana...

-Yeah, Musique's right... for the first time in 4 years, Miss Venezuela did not change gowns during the Live Telecast... I wonder why Cynthia stuck to her Presentation Show gown...

-Miss India Neha Dhupia also didn't change gowns. Weeks before Neha flew to San Juan, it was reported that she was to wear this elegant purple gown... I wonder why it didn't push through...

-I loved the Parade of Nations this year! That "street party" thingie is just soooo cool! It's the best since 1999...

-Miss Ecuador seems to be Karen Agustin's close friend... during the Delegates' Favorites segment, Miss Ecuador voted for Karen during the "Best Personality" voting... And then the two were seen together during the segment wherein hostess Daisy Fuentes was showing off the new Mikimoto crown to be won...

-This is the very first time that the Evening Gown competition preceeded the Swimsuit Competition...

-The Roberte Clemente Coliseum is way larger than last year's venue... (Ruben Rodriguez Coliseum)

-Neelam Verma is the 2nd ever Canadian of Asian descent to make it to the semi-finals. The 1st was Kim Yee a couple of years ago...

-There were 2 Indians (Miss India & Miss Canada) and 2 Venezuelans (Miss Venezuela & Miss Germany) in the Top 10... Hmmm... diversity, diveristy...

-The "magic bowl" which contained the questions during the Personality Q&A is the very same one used for the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants...

-Miss Nigeria might have lost the battle this time around... However, she hasn't really lost the war... Come November, she's expected to make waves in her very own hometown city of Abuja for the Miss World 2002 pageant... For all we know, Chinenye might even win a back-to-back victory for her country!

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by tear2drop
hu won national costume ba? anong costume ni karen? can someone post pics pls? ty :)

Miss Colombia Vanessa Mendoza won the National Costume Award last May 21 at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferre in Santurce.
http://www.elcolombiano.com/proyectos/reinas2001/fotos/missuniverso/fantasia2.jpg
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant317/pageant317_image3.jpg
Vanessa's costume was designed by top Colombian couturier Jaime Arango. The costume is called Asi es Colombia. ("This is Colombia.") Vanessa is the 6th Colombian to win the National Costume Award in Miss Universe.

Here's a shot of Karen Agustin in her national costume. It was designed by Colombian couturier Alfredo Barraza.
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant346/pageant346_image2.jpg

[ascot]

Jensie: Miss India also stuck with one hairstyle (I would like to call it the Priyanka look)for both her swimsuit and evening gown...

CONGRATS TO MISS RUSSIA, Oxana Fyodorova first of all, and to the MUO for putting on a great show! I must say, I am very satisfied with the results :D

Now some comments and observations...

The parade of nations this year was quite different from last year's. The delegates introduced their names and countries as opposed to shouting the country's name only, and that is a good thing since we were able to hear them, at least.

Stand-outs in this segment were Misses France, Canada (nice costume!), Dominican Republic, India, Honduras, the Netherlands, Colombia, China, Japan, Malaysia and Singapore ( they both glowed, didn't you notice?) and of course, Miss Russia, with her superwoman-esque pose....

Miss USA Shauntay Hinton didn't make the cut this year, and so did Misses Puerto Rico Isis Casalduc and Miss Colombia Vanessa Mendoza.

Beginner's luck struck the two new delegates from Albania and of course, China.

Nice background music when the Top 10 was called out. Notice that there weren't any black delegates in the Top 10, this being dubbed as a year of the blacks...


The delegates who were in great fighting form during the swimsuit competition were Misses Russia of course, followed by Miss China Zhuo Ling (simply flawless!) and Miss Canada Neelam Verma knew how to walk the walk and talk the talk. IMO, she was overlooked. I mean, she didn't deserve the terribly low swimsuit score.

On to the evening gown competition... Miss Russia looked like a Greek godess in her gown. I liked how it hugged her form when she walked. Miss India Neha Dhupia, well,went for the wrong choice of evening gown. It was tad too daring for a Miss India. Miss Venezuela wore something (?) to hold her gown's form in place. Yun yung sinasabing daya sa gown niya.. ehehehe :)

Guys I don't know if you notice that the Final 5 of this year was very, very similar to that of 1999. Misses Venezuela Cynthia Lander and Miss South Africa Vanessa Carerra placed in the same manner as Carolina Indriago and Sonia Ranciti did three years ago.

There was an Asian runner-up and as well as a Latina runner-up in the person of Ling Zhuo and Justine Pasek, just like Diana Noguiera and our Miriam Quiambao. The only difference was that this year, Miss China placed third and Panama came in second.

And now, the winner came from a country with no previous Miss Universe title, again just like in 1999 with Mpule Kwelagobe... :)

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Russia Oksana Fyodorova during the Presentation Show...

WHITE is her color indeed...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant345/pageant345_image3.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

This is my 2,000th post in this thread. To commemmorate this, I'm posting Kate's most stunning shot. :)

The next in line... Katherine Anne Ramos Manalo...

Kate will fly to Abuja, Nigeria in November for Miss World 2002.
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant370/pageant370_image3.jpg

Sorry guys malabo ang pic... I just scanned my Bb. Pilipinas program book eh. :)

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
-I also fell in love with Miss France's accent. Very sophisticated and sensual indeed... "I'm See-vee Tih-yeh from Fwruhnce!" Hehe. Yeah, JENSIE! Kala ko ako lang ang nagandahan sa accent ni Sylvie eh! Ang ganda niya rin dun sa video clips wherein they were interviewed.

-There were 2 Indians (Miss India & Miss Canada) and 2 Venezuelans (Miss Venezuela & Miss Germany) in the Top 10... Hmmm... diversity, diveristy...
Clearly, the Venezuelans edged the Indians in this year's pageant. With Cynthia finishing in 5th and Natascha in 6th. While Neha and Neelam finished in 9th and 10th respectively. Magkakasunod pa talaga eh no? 5th & 6th for the Venezuelans. 9th & 10th for the Indians. Galing!

*okay*

[enter_u]

ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S VENUE,
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG PERO PARANG NARINIG KO KANINA SHORTLY AFTER MISS RUSSIA'S CROWNING, DAISY FUENTES MENTIONED " SEE YOU IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA!"

TAMA BA ANG NARINIG KO?

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by enter_u
ABOUT NEXT YEAR'S VENUE,
CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG PERO PARANG NARINIG KO KANINA SHORTLY AFTER MISS RUSSIA'S CROWNING, DAISY FUENTES MENTIONED " SEE YOU IN PANAMA CITY, PANAMA!" It was Phil Simms who said that. He said, "See you next year in Panama." :)

[enter_u]

ACTUALLY, KAMUKHA TALAGA NI MISS CHINA SI GERALDINE"PEBBLES" ASIS, MISS PHILIPPINES 1987!:) :)

[enter_u]

hi baby-boi!

thanks for the correction!

so, sa PANAMA CITY, PANAMA talaga ang MISS UNIVERSE 2003!

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by enter_u
hi baby-boi!

thanks for the correction! No prob! :)

so, sa PANAMA CITY, PANAMA talaga ang MISS UNIVERSE 2003! From what I have read in news reports, its goin to be held near the Panama Canal. They will be building a stadium near the Canal to accomodate the 52nd Annual Miss Universe Pageant.

[vertigo]

MY VIEWS ON THE TOP TEN SEMIFINALISTS
This is just my personal take on the pageant and it's quite lengthy, but you could ignore it if you want to ;)

Let's start with the perennial semifinalist, India. No offense to all fans of Neha, but i don't think she deserves to be in the top ten. The scores that the judges gave her affirmed that. The spot could have belonged to someone else who could have given the frontrunners a run for their money. I am convinced that among the Indian semifinalists following Sushmita's victory in 1994, it is only Lara and Celina who rightfully earned their spot in the semis. All the others, Neha included, were due to the so-called "sash factor," and not because they were truly outstanding. Neha isn't that bad, but I am sure there were better candidates than her.

The same goes to a fellow Indian, Canada's Neelam Verma. It makes me think that the reason she was in the Top Ten is because she was of Indian descent. This time, it is not the sash factor at work, but the race factor, as I may call it. (Which can also be said of Germany, which as I would later expound is a different case). And I don't think that being Indian should give her an automatic advantage over the others, she should still have that extraordinary quality that places her above the rest. Unfortunately, I don't think Neelam has it. Again, the judges' scores reflected this.

As for Panama, forgive me but I really don't find her beautiful at all. The hair was a mess and the face was ordinary. I don't even find her charming nor captivating. CHARMING is Germany and CAPTIVATING, is Nigeria (Were you able to see her projection in front of the camera? It was the crown written all over her!). The gown also looks awful and the answers I think were unnatural. I think she and Miss South Africa look alike. Since I mentioned her, I might as well proceed with Vanessa Carreira. Just like, Panama's Justine Pasek, I also don't see anything special about her. If there's anything at all that I find in her, it would be that she's a cross between Laura Dern and Jessica Rodriguez. Plus, these two girls make me think I am watching Miss Universe in the 1980s. Their look was really old(?), seemed like they competed not with Oxana, but with Yvonne Ridding (Miss Universe 1984). By the way, Miss Uruguay could have made them a perfect trio.

China is very cute. But it reaches a saturation point. The moment she was called as one of the Top Ten, I was enchanted by her and it reached its peak during the Final Five Q&A portion. From then on, she appeared ordinary and plain. Her answer in the first part of the Q&A was charming. But when she used the same strategy again, (Look at me!, Right here!) I think it was already a clear overkill. And yes, I think it would have been better if she had her hair down at least for the swimsuit competition. I also don't like her body, it leaves much to be desired. But nevertheless, I find it refreshing for her to be in the Top Ten. In fact, I'd rather have her over Panama as the first runner up .

Germany! At first I didn't really considered her to be a contender. Though she may not have an oval face (which is said to be a must have to be beauty queen), her beauty grows on you. She looked every inch a woman, something that other countries had forgotten somehow (e.g. Brazil, Colombia). She has this confidence that does not irritate you unlike some candidates (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico). And I don't know, whenever she walks and glides and looks at the camera, it seems like she is talking to you, saying something sweet. Though, her being a Venezuelan may have something to do with that, she is really a knockout by herself. For short, the fact that she was originally from Venezuela was not the reason she got the nod of the judges, it was her magical presence and aura that did it. Too bad, she didn't make the cut for the Top Five. And I almost forgot, what a KILLER figure! (as revealed in the Swimsuit Competition)

Next comes Venezuela. As always their representatives are, to say the least, stunning. And Cynthia is no different. The way she carried herself, just leaves you in awe. Like Natascha, she is not that outstanding initially, but she delivered when it was needed. The gown was really amazing and perfect for her. Despite what other pageant fans say about her, I think she definitely deserves to be in the Finals.

As for Cyprus and Albania, i think it was nice (and wise) of the preliminary judges to have included them in the Top Ten. They are both pretty and natural-looking. I think Albania could have stolen the limelight from Russia since it seems to me that they look alike.

RUSSIA. SHE DESERVES IT! She really stood out . And I am really thankful that the judges saw it the same way. However, it should have been better if someone could have given her a tougher competition. I believe that there is at least one lady among those excluded who could have provided Russia a good fight to the finish. But, it was clearly a runaway victory, and so give credit where credit is due.

In conclusion I think 5 girls deserved to be in the Top Ten: Cyprus, Albania, Venezuela, Germany, Russia

I am not sure about China. And the rest could have been replaced by other ladies like Nigeria, USA, Curacao and Ukraine and maybe even the Philippines.

Good thing the following did not make it:
Colombia, (forgive me, but most of the time, she looks like a transvestite. Again No Offense to the Transvestites, this just happens to be a Miss Universe contest) Puerto Rico, (pretty, but not that great) Dominican Republic (the most hyped girl)

[maniacal]

Originally posted by Musique
Post-Pageant Thoughts

-Bahamas was before Trinidad and Tobago in the Parade of Nations because they considered the name of the country as The Bahamas.


Oh, so ganon pala yon.


-I really loved France's accent. Very sophisticated.


Ako rin. French na french!


-Albania has a very genuine reaction. South Africa almost didn't react at all. Venezuela was cute.


Kaya nga. Parang wala lang kay South Africa na natawag siya.


-With this style of prelims voting, USA will almost always be overshadowed by Venezuela. If this method of voting was used since 1993, I think the only year USA would have been in the semis would be in 1995.


Hehe, sana nga ganyan na parati. Pero its a bomb kung hindi makakapasok ang Venezuela at USA oo.


-With the exclusion of Miss USA in the semifinals, Lindsay Douglas fans out there would definitely pound and disparage Shauntay Hinton.


Hay, Lindsay!


-What an amazing entrance of the ladies during the runway show. Was that like a light or electric field or something? Fantastic!

-Add this light or electric field with Brook Lee's husky and somewhat mystical voice. Wow!


Loved this part also.


-Oksana Fedorova now holds the record for the highest semifinal Swimsuit score. She beats Veruska Ramirez's score of 9.850.


Venezuela's Milka Chulina holds the highest in interview (probably until forever na). Colombia's Carolina Gomez is highest in evening gown.


-The final question was a shock. It's too simple and yet so difficult to answer. Will they answer it honestly, construct a coherent remark or just include it with a politically correct reply?


Oo, nga. Sobrang simple na hindi mo alam sagutin ng maayos.

[suplad0]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Finally, may nakatalo na sa wakas kay Evelina Papantoniou!!! And I never knew this would happen in a year's time!

Oksana is better indeed! Maganda at flawless ang body at skin niya saka super galing ng catwalk skills niya... Saka she has this unique VA-VA-VOOM that I never saw in Evelina... :)
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant369/pageant369_image1.jpg

Oksana was excellent but EVELINA was INCOMPARABLE and EXQUISITE... MATERYALES PUERTES

[cathybee]

First of all, kahit replay sya, punung puno pa rin sya ng commercial...natapos na lahat ng teleserye sa ibang channel, hindi pa rin sya tapos! as in nakakapikon talaga! kaya nga tinamad na ako manuod at namiss ko pa *** first q&a bad trip!

Can somebody please post the FIRST Q&A here? thanks!

Here's my thoughts after reading all the posts after I left off :)

1. I also heard the host saying..."See you in Panama" so I assume that that will be the next place!

2. :eek: Okana's gown is Gucci!!! Ganda talaga! Gucci is also minimal but classy! *okay*

3. I really cant understand how Canada got there! If Im not mistaken, she's the one with the pandesal thing on top of her stomach...if not her, basta may isa dyan! Anyways,baka more than 50% *** Q&A sa preliminary which explains her being in coz there are some who commented that she really has it between the ears! but still......

4. Actually, I feel that there are lots more deserving but then, syempre, the results will not please everyone! But, Ms Russia, no contest ako dyan! :D

5. After watching the show, I think China should have gone to the 3rd or 4th r.u. but then, as someone pointed out, the judge might be thinking that South Africa has a well rehearsed answer than a confident answer which placed her down in the 3rd place. But for me, S. Africa gave a better and confident answer than China. China has shown jitters all over her BUT you have to give her credit...as she said in the clip on how beauty pageants in her country is...no one knows how she should act or what kind of preparation she should do since no one has experienced Miss Universe yet! For a country which more besotted with models than beauty queens, it is a job well done for her! :handsdown:

6. I dont like Panama's gown too...I think its too casual! And just like previous comments, the gown of Germany practically kill her despite the skills that she has in projecting it! Ayaw talaga lumitaw *** gown nya eh! As for Albania, nice choice of gown, really shown her beautiful complexion! :D

7. Ako rin..I found France's accent very breathtaking and sans the make up, shes really really beautiful (notice it on one of the interview clips!)

[cathybee]

8. I am thinking...maybe the reason for the too high a score and too low a score is that the judges have already a winner in their mind...so para sure eliminate *** ayaw talaga nilang nandun, they gave that contestant a very low score or a score that is really far away from the top gunners! Hindi kaya? :confusing:

9. Well PR really shine in the photo shoots lately but then...well...I think there are others much better in place of Miss Photogenic...siguro lang, mababa ang internet access sa country nila! :hmm:

10. Oonga, nakakakaba naman ungmistake nung host! Pero...syempre, di naman talaga sya masisisi, first time lang yata nya maghost ng pageant ! Pero okay naman sya, good voice projection and very objective looking!

11. I really cant say that Okana has won over Evelina...I still think Evelina is a very very exotic goddess...parang hard to reach Greek goddess...Now Okana is a more earthly (meaning warm and endearing) goddess! Iba pa rin talaga ang dating nilang 2 so iba ang feeling na makukuha mo from the two of them! I still think Evelina has a more kissable lips! hehehe....

12. ANGGGG LAAAKKKKIII nga ng venue! Nakakabulagta! :crazy: And I also like the parade of nations! Parang mardi gras! kaso, bwisit na rpn 9, may mga contestants na hindi mo na naririnig *** salita nila dahil may nagwin over ng other voices! :no:

13. Baka nanakawan si Ms India kaya hindi nya gamit *** naunang gown in mind hehehe...:glee: nagisip talaga ng palusot eh!

14. I thought Cyprus will give Okana a run on the swimsuit competition...heavenly body eh! Pero one thing's for sure, she is really competitive with Germany for the best physical assets! :naughty:

15. Halos lahat ng semi finalists e nakawhite! Tama sabi...white is really in!

[MingTsai]

nakakatawa yung lips ni miss germany!

:toohappy:

[JENSIE_G]

In my opinion, this is the sweetest and warmest transition ever in Miss Universe... Oksana kissed Denise 4 times!

The moment of truth for the 24-year old charmer from St. Petersburg...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant371/pageant371_image1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by MingTsai
nakakatawa yung lips ni miss germany!

:toohappy:

Yeah, napansin ko din! hehehe! Nakakaaliw!

Eto yung part nung fashion walk di ba? Bigay na bigay si Miss Germany nun eh! hehe! :D

[MingTsai]

testing

http://http://home/orly/desktop/lthumb.1022796367.puerto_rica_miss_universe_sjmu102.jpg

[MingTsai]

yup, sa fashion walk. when she turns, nagpapa-pout.

there are new pics sa yahoo. oksana wearing the crown taken the day after and one taken in the balcony of intercon. i saved it kaya lang di ako marunong mag-attach.

[JENSIE_G]

Oksana Fyodorova's 1st ever official photo as Miss Universe 2002...

Those lovely green eyes can just hypnotize you to death... :)
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant371/pageant371_image2.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

The Top 5 delegates as announced by Phil Simms and Daisy Fuentes... :)

Sa kahit anong anggulo talaga tignan si Oksana, she's the clear winner talaga! Very beautiful!!!
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant371/pageant371_image3.jpg

Eto yung mga kamukha nila in my opinion...

Miss Russia- Andrea Corr
Miss Venezuela- Claudia Moreno
Miss South Africa- Ali Landry during Miss USA '96
Miss China- Pebbles Asis (I agree with enter_u)
Miss Panama- Jennifer Lopez

What do you guys think? Agree? hehe! :)

[MingTsai]

i was watching this thai channel on sky cable nung thursday morning. they already had miss universe on before rpn9 started their telecast. umpisa pa lang sa rpn, sa thai channel they were already on that portion were the delegates were talking about the diversity of the candidates. tapos biglang naputol yung sa thai. and all throughout rpn's telecast, walang transmission ang thai channel. and rpn would show this message na they are the only local channel allowed to broadcast miss u.

di ba illegal yun? cable naman to e. and i don't think rpn has the right to tell skycable to stop airing the thai channel.

bwisit talaga yang rpn na yan.

[JENSIE_G]

Since it rained the day after her coronation, Oksana just couldn't have the traditional Miss Universe "day-after" photo session by the seashore (just like what Lara and Denise did a day after they were crowned)... So here she is... still stunning and beautiful by the balcony... hehe!

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant372/pageant372_image1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by MingTsai
i was watching this thai channel on sky cable nung thursday morning. they already had miss universe on before rpn9 started their telecast. umpisa pa lang sa rpn, sa thai channel they were already on that portion were the delegates were talking about the diversity of the candidates. tapos biglang naputol yung sa thai. and all throughout rpn's telecast, walang transmission ang thai channel. and rpn would show this message na they are the only local channel allowed to broadcast miss u.

Yeah, this is the Thai channel I was telling everyone about... Live telecast talaga dun sa channel na yun...


di ba illegal yun? cable naman to e. and i don't think rpn has the right to tell skycable to stop airing the thai channel.

bwisit talaga yang rpn na yan.

Nakakainis nga talaga yung ginawa ng RPN 9 na yun... pero they made clear na sila lang ang "official Philippine broadcaster" ng Miss Universe 2002... so it means damay lahat ang mga cable companies within the country... hindi illegal ang ginawa nila...

Wala tayong magagawa dito...

Ako, inis na inis ako yesterday coz ang hahaba ng mga commercials... the thing is... okay lang sana kung ang commercials ay yung sa mga major sponsors lang like Pantene, Campbell Soup, Standard Home Appliances, Trosyd etc etc... eh pati shows ng RPN 9 ay sinasama pa eh! Yun ang nakakainis! Unnecessary namang ipakita pa yun nang paulit-ulit eh...

[JENSIE_G]

May 29, 2002

24-year old Oksana Fyodorova of Russia gets the shock of her life as 21-year old Justine Pasek of Panama was named 1st runner-up during the finale of Miss Universe 2002. Oksana was crowned the 51st Miss Universe. The pageant was held at the Roberto Clemente Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Oksana beat 74 other beauties from the universe to win the coveted title...

I also find Justine's gown very relaxing and soothing to the eye... simple lang ang design yet nakakatulala... It just grows on you...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant372/pageant372_image2.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Cynthia Lander executes that killer Venezuelan swimsuit pose... No one does it like Venezuelans...

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant372/pageant372_image3.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Universe Oksana Fyodorova and MUO Chairman Donald Trump pose with this year's special awards winners in Miss Universe... FROM LEFT: Congeniality Award winner: Miss US Virgin Islands Merlisa George, National Costume Award winner: Miss Colombia Vanessa Mendoza and Arpeggio Photogenic Award winner: Miss Puerto Rico Isis Casalduc...

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant373/pageant373_image1.jpg

This surely is sour-graping pero I believe Vanessa Mendoza and Isis Casalduc deserve more than these special awards... they should have been in the Top 10 talaga...

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Philippines Karen Agustin during the Mikimoto segment with hostess Daisy Fuentes...

Hayayay ang ganda ni Karen dito! Lalo na sa 1st shot! :)
http://www.swingclub.net/marabutit/m4.jpg
http://www.swingclub.net/marabutit/m5.jpg
http://www.swingclub.net/marabutit/m6.jpg

Karen shortly before the Evening Gown competition commenced...
http://www.swingclub.net/marabutit/phi1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

I love this particular shot of Oksana...

http://www.swingclub.net/marabutit/missu3.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Beauty and the Boss...

http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/mabuhaybeauties6/mabuhaybeauties6_image1.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Puerto Rico Isis Casalduc lives up to her award...
http://www.endi.com/galerias/universe_2002/_fotos/4.jpg http://www.primerahora.com/1_fotos/020530/p_isis.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Here are some some Miss Universe winners and the awards that they've won...

Oksana Fyodorova of RUSSIA
-Miss Universe 2002
-Bluepoint Swimsuit/Fitness Award
-Best In Evening Gown

Denise M. Quiñones August of PUERTO RICO
-Miss Universe 2001
-Bluepoint Swimsuit/Fitness Award
-Best In Evening Gown
-Clairol Herbal Essences Classic Style Award
-Photogenic Award

Lara Dutta of INDIA
-Miss Universe 2000
-Oscar de la Renta Swimsuit/Fitness Award
-1st runner-up, National Costume Award

Mpule Kenelweine Kwelagobe of BOTSWANA
-Miss Universe 1999
-no award

Wendy Fitzwilliam of TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
-Miss Universe 1998
-Best In Evening Gown
-National Costume Award

Brooke Antoinette Mahealani Lee of the USA
-Miss Universe 1997
-no award

Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo of VENEZUELA
-Miss Universe 1996
-Jantzen Swimsuit Award
-Best In Evening Gown
-Finesse Style Award

Chelsi Pearl Smith of the USA
-Miss Universe 1995
-Jantzen Swimsuit Award

Susmita Sen of INDIA
-Miss Universe 1994
-no award

Dayanara Torres Delgado of PUERTO RICO
-Miss Universe 1993
-no award

Michelle McLean of NAMIBIA
-Miss Universe 1992
-Distinguished Achievement Award (1998)

Guadalupe Jones of MEXICO
-Miss Universe 1991
-Best In Swimsuit
-Best In Evening Gown

Mona Grudt of NORWAY
-Miss Universe 1990
-Best In Swimsuit
-Best In Evening Gown

[cherrybits]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Miss Puerto Rico Isis Casalduc lives up to her award...
http://www.endi.com/galerias/universe_2002/_fotos/4.jpg
http://www.primerahora.com/1_fotos/020530/p_isis.jpg
sobrang laki naman ng hair niya, grabe! :lol: but she has a beautiful face.

[baby_boi]

JENSIE! :wave:

Can you post how many Miss Venezuelas have won the Best in Evening Gown Award?

Thanx! :)

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by cherrybits

sobrang laki naman ng hair niya, grabe! :lol: but she has a beautiful face.

Yeah! hehe!

And I believe hindi yan hair extender... tunay na hair niya yan! :)

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by baby_boi
JENSIE! :wave:

Can you post how many Miss Venezuelas have won the Best in Evening Gown Award?

Thanx! :)

Hi baby_boi! :)

Since the semi-final scores appeared on television screens in 1978, Venezuela has won 6 Best In Evening Gown awards...

1979- Maritza Sayalero Fernandez
1981- Irene Lailin Saez Conde
1986- Barbara Palacios Teyde Hernandez Perez
1992- Carolina Eva Izsak Kemenify
1996- Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo
2000- Claudia Cristina Moreno Gonzalez

Tignan mo, may pattern... all those who won Miss Universe also won Best In Evening Gown... Hmmm... :)

[baby_boi]

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http://press.missuniverse.com/cgi-bin/preview/UNI20021321.jpghttp://press.missuniverse.com/cgi-bin/preview/UNI20021320.jpg

[baby_boi]

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[baby_boi]

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http://press.missuniverse.com/cgi-bin/preview/UNI20021314.jpghttp://press.missuniverse.com/cgi-bin/preview/UNI20021319.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

More Miss Universe facts... :)

Top 3 nations w/ most Miss Universe winners:

USA- 7
Puerto Rico- 4
Venezuela- 4

Top 5 nations w/ most semi-finalists:

USA- 47
Venezuela- 31
Sweden- 27
Brazil-26
Colombia- 25

Top 3 nations w/ most Congeniality Award winners:

Guam- 4
Japan- 3
Trinidad & Tobago- 3

Top 5 nations w/ most Photogenic Award winners:

England- 5
Philippines- 4
Italy- 3
Puerto Rico- 3
Spain- 3

Top 5 nations w/ most National Costume Award winners:

Colombia- 6
Brazil- 4
Korea- 4
India- 3
Peru- 3

Nation w/ most Style Awards:

Mexico- 2

Top 5 nations w/ most special awards all in all:

Colombia- 8
England- 6
Philippines- 6
Spain- 6
Trinidad & Tobago- 6

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G


Hi baby_boi! :)

Since the semi-final scores appeared on television screens in 1978, Venezuela has won 6 Best In Evening Gown awards...

1979- Maritza Sayalero Fernandez
1981- Irene Lailin Saez Conde
1986- Barbara Palacios Teyde Hernandez Perez
1992- Carolina Eva Izsak Kemenify
1996- Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo
2000- Claudia Cristina Moreno Gonzalez

Tignan mo, may pattern... all those who won Miss Universe also won Best In Evening Gown... Hmmm... :) Aahh.. ok. Si Carolina Izsak and Claudia Moreno lang ang hindi naging Miss Universe during their time. Fave ko si Claudia Moreno. :)

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by baby_boi
Aahh.. ok. Si Carolina Izsak and Claudia Moreno lang ang hindi naging Miss Universe during their time. Fave ko si Claudia Moreno. :)

Yeah... same here. :)

Venezuela also has 6 Best In Swimsuit winners since 1978...

1979- Maritza Sayalero Fernandez
1981- Irene Lailin Saez Conde
1992- Carolina Eva Izsak Kemenify
1994- Minorka Marisela Mercado Carrero
1996- Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo
1998- Veruska Tatiana Ramirez

:)

[baby_boi]

Donald Trump with the New Queen!

http://press.missuniverse.com/cgi-bin/preview/UNI20021301.jpg

Sumingit si Dayanara Torres sa likod.. Hihih! :)

[baby_boi]

The Queen is also a police officer back in her native St. Petersburg. :)

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20020530/capt.1022781941.russia_miss_universe_mosb103.jpg

Wag pooo... Wag pppoohhh.... :glee: :toofunny:

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Venezuela during the Parade of Nations...
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/venezuelatprese.jpg

Miss Panama during the Announcement of the Top 10...
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/panamat10.jpg

[baby_boi]

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Galing talaga Swimsuit performance niya! *okay*

[JENSIE_G]

Here are the 6 National Costume Award winners of Colombia...

http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/noticias/colombiatt.jpg

Colombia is the 1st ever nation to win the National Costume Award back-to-back. Trinidad & Tobago is the 2nd.

[JENSIE_G]

Meet Korea's rep for Miss Universe 2003 in Panama...

Na Na Geum
AGE: 19
HEIGHT: 5 feet 8 inches

http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/noticias/korea2003a.jpg http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/noticias/korea2003.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Venezuela Cynthia Lander in her Bluepoint swimsuit shots...

http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/noticias/ctbs.jpg
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/noticias/ctb.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss Russia Oksana Fyodorova during the Parade of Nations...

http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/russiapre.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

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[JENSIE_G]

The Top 10 as announced by Phil Simms and Daisy Fuentes...

http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/albaniat10.jpghttp://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/russiat10.jpg
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/saft10.jpghttp://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/indiat10.jpg
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/germanyt10.jpghttp://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/cyprust10.jpg
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/canadat10.jpghttp://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/panamat10.jpg
http://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/chinat10.jpghttp://www.reinadoszulianos.com/menu/enotrolado/missuniverso/reportaje/venezuelat10.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

I just love this year's swimsuit competition... It strongly reminded me of those Victoria's Secret fashion shows wherein the models sashayed on the catwalk wearing elegant capes... Kudos to MUO for finding ways to re-invent itself! :)

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/i/1022733237.3489841228.jpg

[JENSIE_G]

Miss South Africa Vanessa Carreira during the Evening Gown competition... She will surely make waves in Miss World 2002 come November... :)

http://www.aftonbladet.se/noje/0205/30/univers/universumwin001.jpg

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
I just love this year's swimsuit competition... It strongly reminded me of those Victoria's Secret fashion shows wherein the models sashayed on the catwalk wearing elegant capes... Kudos to MUO for finding ways to re-invent itself! :)

http://us.news1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20020530/i/1022733237.3489841228.jpg Yeah, I so agree with you on that!! Also the backdrop and the waterfalls during the Swimsuit competition was just great to look at! I really loved it!! Newaiz, what do you call those white thing that hung at around shoulders?

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One of the biggest surprises during Miss Universe 2002...

Albania's Anisa Kospiri... May her sucess encourage more and more beautiful Albanians to join the Miss Universe pageant in the future...

I love her red assymetrical gown... It surely jived with Anisa's great catwalk skills...
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Originally posted by JENSIE_G
Miss Philippines Karen Agustin during the Mikimoto segment with hostess Daisy Fuentes...

Hayayay ang ganda ni Karen dito! Lalo na sa 1st shot! :)
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Karen shortly before the Evening Gown competition commenced...
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Bakit nangiwi ang lips ni Karen after Daisy asked her about the Mikimoto Crown.. nag-isip muna si Karen, medyo hindi alam ang sasabihin. For me she was not smart when it comes to that portion. Compare sa ibang candidates very game and attentive sa mga pagsagot ng mga questions ni Daisy..

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by baby_boi

Newaiz, what do you call those white thing that hung at around shoulders?

Capes, according to the Miss Universe Press Site...

Nung Live Telecast ko lang nainitindihan kung bakit white ang swimsuits this year... may capes pala kasi eh... Cool! :)

Yeah, aliw din yung mini-waterfall nung swimsuit competition... :)

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G


Capes, according to the Miss Universe Press Site...

Nung Live Telecast ko lang nainitindihan kung bakit white ang swimsuits this year... may capes pala kasi eh... Cool! :)

Yeah, aliw din yung mini-waterfall nung swimsuit competition... :) Yeah, kaya pala white.. Cool yun ha! Sana silang lahat naka-ganun nung Preliminary Swimsuit. :)

[JENSIE_G]

I strongly believe sa swimsuit nadali si Shauntay... Those muscles were just too much, in my opinion... Impossible namang sa interview at gown siya sumablay...

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I noticed a few (or totally no one) from the thread paid attention or focused on Miss Canada Neelam Verma... So here is her shot during the Evening Gown competition...

In my opinion, Neelam even looked more Indian than Neha... Neha looked either Nepalese or Pakistani...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant373/pageant373_image3.jpg

Neelam looks like actress Cherie Gil in this angle... :)

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
I strongly believe sa swimsuit nadali si Shauntay... Those muscles were just too much, in my opinion... Impossible namang sa interview at gown siya sumablay...

Yeah, she most probably flunked the swimsuit competition. With that, she's the third woman from her country to miss the semi-finals. That must've hurt so bad. :depressed2:

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Miss Russia Oksana Fyodorova performs in her national costume when the 75 delegates pre-taped the Parade of Nations segment that was shown during the Live Telecast.

Ang daring pala ng costume ni Oksana! Dito ko lang na-realize sa shot na ito...
http://www.facepics.com/profiles/images/pageant374/pageant374_image1.jpg

Ang galing talaga ng Parade of Nations this year! Wala akong masabi! It really brought back memories of Miss Universe 1999... very festive ang mood...

:)

[JENSIE_G]

Originally posted by baby_boi
Yeah, she most probably flunked the swimsuit competition. With that, she's the third woman from her country to miss the semi-finals. That must've hurt so bad. :depressed2:

Yeah, the 3rd after Kimberly Pressler and Barbara Peterson...

The judges during their respective years must have had good reasons to ignore and exclude them from the Top 10...

Miss USA 1999 Kimmy Pressler flunked the Evening Gown competition during the MU99 Presentation Show... Tinadtad daw siya ng mga ocho... Saka ang panget din ng gown niya eh... Gray long-sleeved gown... A wrong move indeed! It didn't compliment her 5'5" frame...

Miss USA 1976 Barbara Peterson naman was simply overshadowed by the delegates from HK, England and other former British colonies during Miss Universe 1976... Mas marami lang talagang mas charming kesa sa kanya... Oh well...

[baby_boi]

Originally posted by JENSIE_G
I noticed a few (or totally no one) from the thread paid attention or focused on Miss Canada Neelam Verma... So here is her shot during the Evening Gown competition...

In my opinion, Neelam even looked more Indian than Neha... Neha looked either Nepalese or Pakistani...

Neelam looks like actress Cherie Gil in this angle... :) Simply because nobody expected her to make it except for Jimmy of Jimmy's pageant page of course. I saw her World Tour interview and she was really good!

I noticed Canada's success lately comes from its citizens of Asian descent. Kim Yee (half Ukranian, half Chinese) in 2000 and this year, Neelam Verna of Indian descent. :) Sayang lang nung 1996 when Canada was represented by a Filipina. Nakapasok din sana siya.

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Originally posted by baby_boi
Simply because nobody expected her to make it except for Jimmy of Jimmy's pageant page of course. I saw her World Tour interview and she was really good!

I noticed Canada's success lately comes from its citizens of Asian descent. Kim Yee (half Ukranian, half Chinese) in 2000 and this year, Neelam Verna of Indian descent. :) Sayang lang nung 1996 when Canada was represented by a Filipina. Nakapasok din sana siya.

Oh yeah, magaling interview niya dun! :)

Yeah, sayang si Renette Cruz... ang bababa ng prelim scores niya eh... way lower than those of Aileen Damiles...

Do you remember that episode of Eezy Dancing kung saan nag-guest si Renette? Gumanda siya dun ha! :)