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Is there a girl out there who can better Shamcey Supsup’s performance in 2011?

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2011 Miss Universe 3rd Runner-Up Shamcey Supsup on the cover of LOOK Magazine Volume 4 Issue No. 2

Of course! (just to answer my question above) :-)

And there are no slim pickings either. My only hope is that the really outstanding girls join Binibining Pilipinas 2012.

I know that all the country’s top pageant handlers are neck-deep in the training of their respective wards scheduled to enlist in the top three national pageants (Bb. Pilipinas, Miss World Philippines, Miss Philippines Earth) which, unfortunately, will screen almost simultaneously. I’d also like to echo a comment of one reader (Glenn Dyer) wishing that the right girls will join the right pageant.

At any rate, I have faith in the likes of Jonas Gaffud (and Aces & Queens), Rodgil Flores, and John dela Vega to know fully well how to play their trump cards this year (pun intended). ;-)

Gwen and Shamcey and People Asia magazine with Manny Pacquiao

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The Holiday issue of People Asia Magazine should be of particular interest to pageant fans out there. Aside from Manny Pacquiao, the crown jewels of Philippine participation in the 2011 international beauty competitions grace the cover. 2011 Miss Universe 3rd Runner-Up Shamcey Supsup and 2011 Miss World First Princess Gwendoline Ruais join Manny, albeit shot in two separate covers instead of the two ladies together in one frame. Blame it on the fact that they belong to different groups – Shamcey with Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. and Gwendoline with Miss World Philippines/CQGQ Global Quest.

At any rate, Shamcey and Gwendoline still come from the same beauty camp – Aces & Queens – so don’t go thinking that they have a running feud or animosity. Let’s be happy that our ladies have brought honor to the country – keeping the Philippines within striking distance of being a sash factor in the global pageant arena.

Onwards to 2012 and, hopefully, an even better record for our next beauty queens!

2011 Miss Universe Leila Lopes from the lens of Fadil Berisha

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2011 Miss Universe Leila Lopes of Angola

Leila Lopes is living the good life. After winning the Miss Universe 2011 crown exactly a month ago today, she has been endlessly pushed to the limelight. Not the kind of daily existence she is used to doing between winks, this unassuming Angolan is taking everything as they come while flashing her sunny smile and warm disposition. Take a look at all these images taken by Fadil Berisha and you will see an individual who is enjoying every minute of it.

Such a refreshing sight to behold Leila Lopes is!

For those who missed Shamcey Supsup’s Victory Parade

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Miss Universe 2011 3rd Runner-Up Shamcey Supsup during the homecoming presscon in her honor (Photo credit: Melvin Sia/OPMB Worldwide)


courtesy of OPMBvids

Nothing beats coming home to your welcoming countrymen after a job well done representing the Philippines abroad. That is exactly what happened to Miss Universe 2011 3rd Runner-Up Shamcey Supsup who arrived with all the funfare and celebration she richly deserves – it’s like winning the crown itself!

Shamcey being welcomed in her alma mater - UP Diliman - where she graduated Magna cum Laude with a degree in Architecture.

Makes me wonder how much more rapturous the welcome will be if she was named Miss Universe! :-)

Muito obrigado, Shamcey Supsup! Maraming Salamat!

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courtesy of isnaberongmacutelet

Words are not enough to express my thanks to Miss Philippines and Miss Universe 3rd Runner-Up Shamcey Supsup for the honor she brought to the country. She may not have won the crown itself, but being named the 4th Most Beautiful Woman in the Universe is no small feat.

Shamcey, you will come home to a loving nation who will receive you with the warmest welcome that is richly deserved.

Mabuhay ka!

And my big thanks to Pao Pau of OPMB Worldwide who created the wonderful tribute video above. :-)

Two nagging questions I have about Miss Universe 2011

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Now that the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant is over, I can ask two nagging questions about the whole thing. I’m not doing this to raise more speculations but to just get them off my chest. Here goes…

Question #1: What on earth happened to Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry and her failure to crack the Top 16?

This could have been Malaysia’s “coming-out” year in Miss Universe. After 41 years of failing to enter the competition’s first cut, all signs are pointing to Deborah changing all that and erasing the memories of forgettable past participations. It baffles me how her outstanding performance during preliminaries got outscored by at least 15 other candidates. And I’m not alone in this regard because practically all other pageant blogs and websites placed her as a definite semifinalist. I am unquestionably pro-Shamcey, but I would like to see another ASEAN country (outside either Thailand or Indonesia) shine, and Malaysia should’ve been it. Was there a falling out between her and the MUO (Miss Universe Organization) that we are not privy to?

Question #2: What’s with Miss Portugal Laura Goncalvez getting the global fan vote and earning the 16th quarterfinal slot?

During the pageant proceedings, the two color commentators (Shandi Finnesey and Jeannie Mai) made mention of the fact that Laura Goncalvez won the online voting right at the time that she was called to the Top 16. Not that she is not qualified, but Portugal was and is never a pageant-crazy nation known to have multitudes of voting supporters. In fact, she never even figured out among the Top 5 of the Telemundo poll or the Miss Universe fan voting prior to the finals. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nicaragua or Dominican Republic or Thailand or Indonesia claimed the position because of previous years’ trends. Is there something we don’t know? Fine if Puerto Rico (who’s in the top 16) was announced as such, and which means that Portugal made it because she got high scores in the preliminaries. I’m still scratching my head analyzing the same.

If someone out there is in the know, I would appreciate getting a dose of enlightenment on the twin queries. I’ve already moved on, but since we’re still within the 24-hour post-finals frame…..indulge me.

I won’t ask anymore about the favorable performance of Portuguese-speaking nations (Angola, Brazil and Portugal) because that’s a no-brainer. ;-)

Miss Universe 2011 is Leila Lopes of Angola!

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Leila Lopes of Angola being crowned Miss Universe 2011 by last year's winner Ximena Navarrete.

The dust has settled a bit after Miss Angola LEILA LULIANA DA COSTA VIEIRA LOPES nailed a glorious achievement by winning the Miss Universe 2011 crown – the 60th in a long line of titleholders from the 1950s to the present. She surpassed the competition from 88 equally stunning ladies during the worldwide telecast of the biggest global pageant from Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Last two women standing: Olesya Stefanko of Ukraine (L) and Leila Lopes of Angola (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

First Runner-Up is Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine. Second Runner-Up is Priscila Machado of Brazil, with 3rd Runner-Up honors going to Shamcey Supsup of the Philippines. Completing the Top 5 is 4th Runner-Up Zilin Luo of China. Heavy favorites from the USA and Venezuela reached the Top 16, but no further than that. The biggest shock, though, was the non-inclusion of ever-popular Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry in the quarterfinals. It must have come as a shock to her countrymen. And the surprise of the night, on the other hand, is Miss Portugal Laura Goncalvez making it to the Top 10. Hometown bet Priscila Machado made the Brazilians proud when she climbed all the way to 2nd Runner-Up.

Miss Universe 2011 Top 5 (L-R) Leila Lopes of Angola, Priscila Machado of Brazil, Zilin Luo of China, Shamcey Supsup of the Philippines and Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine. (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

Leila Lopes getting sashed as Miss Universe 2011 (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

Complete Set of Winners, Semifinalists and Quarterfinalists:
Miss Universe 2011: Miss Angola LEILA LULIANA DA COSTA VIEIRA LOPES

1st Runner-Up: Miss Ukraine Olesia Stefanko

2nd Runner-Up: Miss Brazil Priscila Machado

3rd Runner-Up: Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup

4th Runner-Up: Miss China Zilin Luo

Miss Universe 2011 Top 10 (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

Rest of Top 10 Semifinalists:
Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs
Miss Costa Rica Johanna Solano
Miss France Laury Thilleman
Miss Panama Sheldry Saez
Miss Portugal Laura Goncalvez

Rest of Top 16 Quarterfinalists:
Miss Colombia Catalina Robayo
Miss Kosovo Aferdita Dreshaj
Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers
Miss Puerto Rico Viviana Ortiz
Miss USA Alyssa Campanella
Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalves

Board of Judges:
Adrienne Maloof / Amelia Vega
Connie Chung / Farouk Shami
Helio Castroneves / Isabelli Fontana
Italo Zanzi / Lea Salonga
Vivica Fox / Ana Paula Junqueira

Miss China Zilin Luo being awarded 4th Runner-Up...she wasn't pleased. (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup after she was called to the Top 5 (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes (back to the camera) being hugged and swarmed by all the delegates (Photo credit: Fotoarena)

Congratulations to all the winners! But most of all, our warm felicitations to my girl Shamcey Supsup for placing 4th and to Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011!

Miss Universe 2011: My Final Five Prediction

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In less than 24 hours from now, Miss Universe 2011 will be crowned. At this point, I’m putting my name at stake with this Final Five prediction for Miss Universe 2011. But where’s the fun of armchair-judging if I don’t go this far in projecting a winner? Anyways, I am listing down these ladies with due consideration given to the internal politics, lobbying and the like that is not at all unusual with Donald Trump’s pageant.

It warms my heart to wish for an Asian domination this year, like what happened way back in 1988. Hopefully, it will take place again with 3 of the Final 5 coming from this region. With a 16-10-5 set-up, my Final 5, in alphabetical order, are:

Miss China Zilin Luo

Miss Greece Iliana Papageorgiou

Miss Malaysia Deborah Priya Henry

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup

Miss Ukraine Olesya Stefanko

Oh how I will rejoice if these five ladies make up the Final 5 cast in the actual results! Of course, I’d like to see Miss Philippines win the whole thing, but I would be glad to see Miss Malaysia get the title as well. But if Miss China ends up as the victor, I’ll just take consolation from the fact that Asia has a new Miss Universe.

Now if nobody among the Asians take it all the way, anyone among Miss Greece and Miss Ukraine would make outstanding queens.

Over and above these predictions, I am hoping for a fabulously breath-taking finale at Credicard Hall. If you want to catch it on the web, you can watch it over at Livestream. ;-)