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It seems that the Covid-19 global pandemic has caused pageants around the world to
be either cancelled or postponed. When you ask a pageant organizer as to why a
pageant is canceled or postponed the most popular response would be quote "The
corona virus has affected everyone not just the people but also our economy, our
environment, and our daily lives. We are cancelling our pageant this year until
the government has assured us that the virus is totally gone. And since no one
seems to know when the virus will be totally gone, it begs the questions, What
if the virus never goes away? What if it's here to stay? If you were to
stage a pageant while following all safety guidelines ,is safety guaranteed
for all the participants, pageant crew, judges, sponsors and the public? And more
significantly, Will pageant fans eventually lose interest in pageants if
the coronavirus drags too long, say, another year or so? In the United States
for example several state preliminaries to the 2021 Miss America competition
have been postponed for early next year allowing current state title holders to
extend their reign for another year. The state directors for Miss Michigan, Miss
Mississippi, Miss Delaware, Miss Hawaii, and Miss Louisiana have all
announced that their pageants this year have been canceled. I'm sure in the other
states we'll also follow suit. The most recent Miss America Camille Schreier
of Virginia was crowned in December 2019. Miss America usually takes place in
September but because of the Coronavirus pandemic this year's pageant has
been postponed for next year which will be its 100th anniversary. Several
national pageants have also joined in the cancellation bandwagon.
Binibining Pilipinas 2020 was supposed to have taken place last May
30th, but was indefinitely postponed. Miss Universe Philippines 2020
coronation night was initially scheduled for May 3rd but it has been moved at least
twice: first to June 14 and later to October 25th. God only knows if it will be
moved for the third time. Among the major international pageants only one so far
- Miss International has made an official announcement of canceling the 2020
competition which was originally scheduled on October 29 - and staging the
next competition in 2021 after the Tokyo Olympics and Tokyo Paralympics. With the
cancellation of the 2020 Miss International pageant, 2019 winner Sireethorn
Leearamwat will become the longest reigning Miss International
title holder in history. The other three major pageants - Miss World, Miss Earth and
Miss Universe have not made any official announcement at all though I have a
feeling that these pageants will also be canceled this year and if that happens
it will be the first time for both Miss World and Miss Earth to skip a year.
One national director told me that Miss World will still take place in December
and that the organizers are still looking for a venue to hold the event. Miss
Universe Organization has not released any statement about the 2020 pageant
either, although there is a rumor going around suggesting that the 2020 pageant
will take place in the first trimester of a 2021, which could be from early
January to late March. Miss Grand International 2020 will presumably take
place in Venezuela again in October whereas Miss Supranational 2020 will be
held again in Poland in December. Other pageants like
Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, Miss Venezuela, Mexicana Universal and Miss Universe Puerto
Rico have not made any statements at all. Minor international pageants like Miss
Asia Pacific International, Miss Scuba International and Miss Charming International
decided to postpone their 2020 pageants for next year as well. Not all pageants
for this year have been cancelled. A few have decided to take the risk of
staging a pageant but through virtual platforms like Miss Philippines Earth
2020 which began a virtual presentation of the candidates last May 24th and has
conducted virtual pre-pageant events since then. The winner will be crowned
virtually on July 5th. Miss France 2021 will take place sometime in December in
the city that has already been chosen but the name remains as a secret for now
according to its national director Sylvie Tellier. Miss Universe Nepal 2020 will
most likely be held with the help of an app. Miss World Philippines 2020 will be
staged in December according to its director Arnold Vegafria. And during my
chat with Miss World Canada director and Michelle Weswaldi her 2020 pageant
will take place during the first or second week of November
whereas her other pageant, Miss Teenage Canada, will take place on the first week
of September. Miss South Africa 2020 will be crowned on the first weekend in
August as the country starts its Women's Month celebrations.
Stephanie Weil, the CEO of Miss South Africa said, The competition, now in its
62nd year, will continue despite everyone being on a lockdown. We will select
semi-finalists from all the entries will receive, and this will be followed by the
judging, which will be done online. We will then reveal our finalists for
the finale in August. As always, the final show will feature a number of top South
African entertainment acts and designers and will be broadcast live on M-Net and
Mzansi. The only difference is that there won't be a live audience but
rather millions watching from the comfort of their own homes.:" So with all these
pageants being cancelled and postponed for 2021 I wonder if all the required
safety guidelines such as wearing mask, washing one's hands, and social
distancing will be the new normal for pageant activities once the corona virus
pandemic has been eradicated completely, because heaven forbid a new virus could
materialize unexpectedly anytime anywhere.
While the long-term effects of Coronavirus are still very much unknown it is
obvious that the impact of this crisis will ripple through every layer of our
social fabric. When you think of it, the new normal in pageantry actually began
when the lockdown was imposed. For starters, no pageant journalists or
bloggers wants to interview a beauty queen in person wearing a mask. I certainly
don't. Even if you have to interview someone in person and both parties
prefer to not wear mask, you still have to observe social distancing even
though this type of interview may seem less social and less convivial, not to
mention you can't shake hands with each other before or after the interview.
Since the lockdown social media has been flooded with virtual interviews done
primarily via Zoom. I've seen so many of these Zoom-conducted interviews that
I am totally zoomed out. there are also certain aspects of these Zoom interviews
or meetings that could be irritating, such as there's always that one person
who will dominate the interview usually the interviewer himself ,or the
interviewee struggles to express herself. Sometimes, if there are more than three
participants in a Zoom meeting, I find myself fixated on the appearance
of each participant and on his or her facial expressions rather than focusing
on what they're saying. And if there are ten or more participants I wonder if
some of them don't even pay attention to the person who is speaking because their
mind is somewhere else or they're distracted by their electronic devices
or whatever. To be hones,t I'm not liking this new normal concept at all, let alone
in pageantry.To me, "new normal" it's nothing more than a code for giving up
some of our liberties such as restriction and movement, socializing in
person, talking to each other face-to-face, guessing whether a masked
person is smiling or not, demonstrating physical affection like hugging or
kissing. Can you imagine pageant contestants not being able to
take selfies with each other anymore unless they're wearing masks?
Can you imagine pageant fans not being allowed to take selfies with them? Can
you imagine their temperature being taken every day? Can you imagine them
using hand sanitizer five or more times a day? Can you imagine the last two girls
standing six feet apart from each other and not being able to hug each other
when the winner is announced? Can you imagine the outgoing queen wearing a
mask when crowning her successor? Umm.. actually I can!
I guess this all part of the "new normal" that we will be seeing more often.
Comment below if you agree with me. Thank you for watching guys! Until the next
time. Meanwhile, stay safe!