Viewing all 89 headshots of the Miss Universe 2011 delegates is not a daunting task. But to choose the outstanding ones can be. Much as I would like to limit my choices to just 15 favorites, I decided to add 5 more because this is such a competitive batch that it would do some of the girls injustice if I don’t recognize their excellent portrait pictures. Here now are my 20 picks for this first segment of official photographs from the lens of Patrick Prather, in alphabetical order:
Miss Angola Leila Lopes
Miss Aruba Gillain Berry
Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs
Miss Bahamas Anastagia Pierre
Miss China Zilin Luo
Miss Costa Rica Johanna Solano
Miss Czech Republic Jitka Novackova
Miss Hungary Betta Lipcsei
Miss Israel Kim Edri
Miss Kosovo Aferdita Dreshaj
Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry
Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros
Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers
Miss Panama Sheldry Saez
Miss Peru Natalie Vertiz
Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup
Miss Puerto Rico Viviana Ortiz
Miss Sweden Ronnia Fornstedt
Miss USA Alyssa Campanella
Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalvez
Now….if I had to choose my best 5 headshots…hmmm….I would short-list Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers (doll-like sweetness), Miss Kosovo Aferdita Dreshaj (stylish chic), Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalvez (well-chiseled perfection), Miss Aruba Gillain Berry (dignified beauty) and Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs (classic looks).
Who are yours? 😉
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wow some hidden talents revealed! nice to hear you draw too. I only recently started drawing again. thanks for the idea of using tablets for drawings..i hope i can have one someday.
If you do get a tablet in the future, the HTC Flyer is the more sketch-friendly of the lot.
wow nice blog here! quite a hardworking blogger you are sir Norman. i had a fancy of Miss Shamcey since summer. here’s my evidence http://lapiskamay.wordpress.com/2011/04/29/the-amazing-miss-shamcey/ hehe
Lester, thanks for dropping by. It’s never easy what I do. But I chose to blog about subjects that tend to get stale easily like a daily broadsheet. Anyways, I love your post about Shamcey. Let’s link our sites. 😉
indeed its real hard posting daily..i could hardly maintain my postaweek2011 campaign. Thumbs up for your efforts! btw I just posted a post about shamcey and how good an artist she is.
Sure thing, I’ll link you up.
Done with the link! 😉
Haven’t told you (or any reader of this blog for that matter) that I can do a mean sketch with pencils (or through my tablet) but only if I’m inspired or in the mood for it. 🙂
MU 2011: Miss ARUBA. Finalists are Venezuela, The Netherlands, Kosovo, and China