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So the 2019 pageant season is officially over it's time to do an end-of-the-year review for 2019
Let's find out which ten pageant-related stories made waves
online, on social media, and on national and international news.
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Let's start with number 10 - the problem of national identity and
representation.When the new Miss Panama 2019 was crowned in June 20th
Many Panamanians were not happy with the new queen, Mehr Eliezer,
Why? Because Eliezer was born in India of Indian parents who emigrated to Panama when she was a young girl
apparently she was not considered to be a true Panamanian even though she speaks Spanish fluently and is a Panamanian citizen. On
June 13 Madison Anderson was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico much to the horror of many Puerto Rican fans
Who did not consider her as a real Boricua
Because she was not born in the island but in Florida
She could barely speak Spanish and she looks like a blonde Barbie doll. After she was crowned the hashtag
#NoMeRepresenta
which means "does not represent me" quickly gaining traction on Twitter with users listing all the things that
Madison doesn't do or is not familiar with because she did not grow up in Puerto Rico
Nevertheless, her critics eventually warmed up to her and ended up fully supporting her
especially after she placed second in Miss Universe 2019 contest.
Number nine - the meanest girl. If you're looking for the most hated queen in 2019
That label belongs to Arayha Coco Suparurk. Coco was crowned Miss Grand Thailand
2019 onJuly of 13 which gave her the right to represent her country in Miss Grand International 2019 pageant.
After being under fire for calling Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray fat on her social media
Coco said that she would apologize to Catriona only if Kat will message her directly
Coco referred to a meme she had shared to her followers that showed Miss Grand International
2018 Clara Sosa of Paraguay in a swimsuit being labeled as fit and
Catriona labeled as fat. Even though she has a mean streak at least Coco was being honest
Catriona's fans were elated when Coco failed to win Miss Grand International 2019 placing only third.
At number 8 - Miss-ing America. The Miss America 2020 pageant. Oops
Sorry, they now call it televised job interview
Let's start all over again
The Miss America 2020 televised job interview was held on December 19,
2019 at the Mohegan Sun Casino and Resort in Connecticut.
The lucky woman who got the job was Miss Virginia Camille Schreier, a
biochemist and a pharmaceutical student
Despite the changes in the contest that includes eliminating the swimsuit competition,
that physical appearance would no longer be judged, the resignation of CEO Gretchen Carlson
after 17 months of leadership and returning to NBC after a year of stint on ABC,
the pageant scored a
0.6 rating in the adults 18 to 49 demographic and
3.61 million viewers for its two-hour run. The pageant's new format also drew harsh
criticisms on Twitter
one stinging tweet reads quote
This feels like the most cheap, homemade low-budget mess and these women deserve
better!
At number seven - queens
dethroned for their conservative views. In
July Kathy Zhu, a pro-Trump commentator was stripped of her title as Miss World
Michigan because of her conservative views
Pageant officials told her that quote
"Offensive, insensitive and inappropriate" post she made on social media about blacks and Muslim women
violated the organization's rules and conditions
according to screenshots Zhu had shared on Twitter. Zhu
pushed back at the organization by claiming that the tweets were just "statistics and facts" and that she was
discriminated against. In August Katie Williams claimed that she lost her Ms.
Nevada crown due to her conservative views as well
According to Summit News the director of the pageant Susan Jeske sent screenshots to Williams
showing which pictures she needed to delete. They included pictures of her wearing a Trump 20/20 hat as
well as photos of her professing her love for America and her opposition to radical leftist group,
Antifa, At number six the Binibining Pilipinas loses the Miss Universe franchise
For over 50 years, he Binibining Pilipinas Charities Incorporated or BPCI,
spearheaded by Stella Marquez de Araneta has owned the Philippines franchise for several international pageants
Including the biggest and most prestigious one - Miss Universe
Under Stella's belt the Philippines won for Miss Universes, six Miss internationals, one Miss Supranational,
one Miss intercontinental, one Miss globe and countless runners-up and
semi-finalists. However, IMG Universe,
the owner of Miss Universe decided not to renew itscontract with BPCI and
Offered the franchise instead to the newly created Miss Universe Philippines
Organization whose core team consists of former Miss Universe Philippines 2011
Shamcey Supsup as the National Director
Miss Universe Philippines 2007 Lia Ramos as head of Women Empowerment Committee And Charity,
Albert Andrada as the design council head and Jonas Gaffud as the creative director.
With the Miss Universe franchise gone from its hands
BPCI must now focus on producing the next Filipino winners for Miss International
Miss Supernational Miss Globe Miss
Intercontinental and Miss Grand International which is yet to be won.
At number 5
Samantha Lo's lowest point. During the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 pageant last June
Samantha Ashley Lo was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2019 which gave her the right to represent the Philippines at Miss Grand International
2019 pageant held in Caracas. Venezuela on October 25th. She left Manila on October 9 to travel to Caracas
However, her fans were surprised when she failed to show up in any of the competition's pre-activities. Neither
did she give any updates on her whereabouts?
According to the official statement released by BPCI
Lo quote "was detained by immigration
officials in Paris and was eventually sent back to Manila due to issues with a Philippine passport which had been altered with and
tampered." End of quote.
Lo's parents had admitted that her passport had been issued through a
fixer
According to Lo, the local organizer failed to equip her with the proper transit visa
that could have enabled her to complete her earlier trip to Venezuela.
She eventually arrived in Caracas on October 25th and was able to compete in the
Preliminaries but failed to advance in the finals even though she was among the top ten most popular in votes
Critics attributed her loss
partly to her seemingly over-the-top signature "Maria Clara walk" during the evening gown competition. On
November 27th, a month after she competed in
International, Lo submitted her letter of resignation to be BPCI
At number 4, Miss Grand International embraces danger
when Nawat Itsaragrisil, the president of Miss Grand International
announced last July 25 that the next edition of the pageant would be held on October 25th in Caracas, Venezuela
pageant fans quickly condemned him for taking the pageant to a country that has been suffering from
Political and economic turmoil for decades and that is considered as one of the most dangerous places in the world
The number of contestants 60 was much lower than last year's which was 75
due to delegates
Withdrawing for safety reasons or that they were unable to secure a visa on time
The girls stayed mostly inside the hotel and had their outdoor photos taken in relatively safe
tourist sites in the city.
The pageant did not get much support from the Venezuelan people.
Some fans even believe that
Nawat had chosen Venezuela as the host country not because he wanted to prove that it is a safe country
but that he intended to make it as a launching pad to promote his pageant to the Latino market.And
this is why the hometown girl Valentina Figuera won.
At number three the end of Philippine supremacy. For the last five or six years
the Philippines has maintained its title "country of the year" because of its highly successful
performance and prolific victories in various international pageants
However in
2019 the country failed to win even one of the major pageant titles and has to settle for either a top 10 or top
20 position
Filipino fans were hoping for a back-to-back Miss Universe victory with their representative Gazini Ganados who failed to reach the top 5
Meanwhile Thailand, which was the second best country in 2018
surged to the top with a phenomenal performance in
2019 that included winning Miss International and Miss Supranational
titles, a top five spot in Miss Universe, a
top twenty spot in Miss Earth, and a top 40 spot in Miss World.
At number two, the worst edition of Miss Universe
2019 proved to be the worst year for the Miss Universe Organization from a logistical perspective
Where do I even star? First of all, the date and venue was announced on October 31,
barely five weeks before the finals held on December 8th. The venue, the Tyler Perry studios in Atlanta,
could only hold two thousand two hundred seats which is very limited for a pageant of such magnitude
The tickets for the finals were sold out literally within seconds
Instead of live-streaming the preliminaries and the national costume shows for free,
Miss Universe Organization
imposed a ten dollar
pay-per-view fee for each show, which angered the fans many of whom could not even afford to pay.
The worst production I have ever seen which I elaborate in my review
click link in the description box
and number one, the black girl magic phenomenon
For the first time in the history of pageantry
The winners of all five major titles have been won by black or partially black women
Nia Franklin representing New York was crowned Miss America
2019 on September 9,
2018. Kaylee Garris of Connecticut whose mother is white was crowned Miss Teen USA
2019 on April 28. Four days later,
Cheslie Kryst of North Carolina, whose father is white, was crowned Miss USA 2019
Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was crowned Miss Universe
2019 on December 8 in Atlanta. Tunzi is also the first black South African woman to win Miss Universe. And
finally Toni-Ann Singh of Jamaica who is part Indian was crowned Miss World 2019 London on December 14.
Supporters of these outstanding woman state that the recognition
reflects today's evolving perception of beauty. It is beyond Barbie-lite or an
era when contestants were desired solely for straight hair, light skin complexion, and an hour-glass figure.
"Finally the universe is giving the value to black skin," says Leila Lopes, a former Miss Angola who was crowned Miss Universe
in 2011
Oprah Winfrey also praised Zozibini Tunzi for her leadership. The
wew Miss Universe put its best in her closing statement on December 8
quote
"I grew up in a world where a woman who looks like me
With my kind of skin and my kind of hair was never considered beautiful
I think it is time that stops today.
I want children to look at me and see my face and I want them to see their faces
reflected in mine." End of quote. And
there you have it. My end-of-the-year review of pageantry in 2019. Do you agree or disagree?
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