Dominican Republic, Haiti, Curacao, Colombia and Canada

Posted by Norman on January 27, 2023
Posted in: 1 Pageant Pages, 2 Shout-out-Looks. Tagged: , , , , , .

After Australia, here are five more of the 71st Miss Universe close-door Preliminary Interviews.

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14 comments on “Dominican Republic, Haiti, Curacao, Colombia and Canada”

  1. The end of our winning streak at MU, and our disastrous performance in major pageants last year, should be enough bellwether sign for Philippine pageantry to reassess its strategies and concept of beauty. Is our idea of beauty still the same as the rest of the world? Does the supply that we produce and push from our beauty factory still contain the specs demanded by the global market? Are the fans in any way of some help in defining, and realigning with, the global consumer preferences? I think it’s high time to recalibrate, before we are eventually yanked out of the Pageant Powerhouse.

  2. DR looks very much like Patch
    While Patch is a much stronger speaker than DR, I donot know if she can match DR’s body and overall performance

  3. Personality, relatability, authenticity. I am now convinced why these girls (especially Canada) are part of Top16.

  4. Celeste wasThe clamor of the audience at MOA and the fans on various pageant pages
    The MUPhO simply yielded to your pressure by choosing Celeste over the more empowered Annabelle Chantal Pauline Michele and Julia.
    So there is no one else to blame but You for the Philippine’s failure to keep the streak

  5. The release of the preliminary interviews serve as useful benchmarks for MUP aspirants wanting to fit into the new beauty paradigm of MUO. Yes, the Philippine bench of articulate beauties is deep, but articulacy is not enough. There should be breadth and depth of content– “Intel inside”, to borrow the tagline of a branded computer chip that is used as selling point of some computers. This can be achieved by having a good grasp of current events and social issues, and a deep involvement in some community advocacies and projects. Potential MUP aspirants should therefore have the mindset that their beauty can be a force for good, that they are not creatures to be gawked at, but to be listened to, followed and cooperate with.

  6. Emily Austin was one of the judges of the recently concluded Miss Universe. Accordingly to her latest published statements, after the closed-door interview each judges were asked to submit only 10 candidates who they thought did the very best. Regardless if a candidate was only listed by one judge, it did not matter. As long as a candidate was listed as one of the top 10 performers of the closed-door interview, then she belonged to these select candidates who were the only ones considered for the semifinal spot. At that point, swimsuit and evening gown scores only served to trim down the list further to 16 semifinalists.

    Even if Celeste’s closed-door interview video is not released, her exclusion from any judges’ list of top 10 performers should not come as a shock to anyone. Celeste’s MUPh preliminary interview performance is more than enough justification for her exclusion.

    Listening to the essence of Ms. Haiti’s responses, English proficiency or lack thereof did not have any bearing on their closed-door interview performance scoring. It is the candidate’s thought process and effective persuasive reasoning that matters the most.

    Then there’s Miss Canada who’s personal advocacy is not necessarily the same as those of MUCanada Org. Regardless, Miss Canada efficaciously owned MUCOrg advocacy and made a terrific sales pitch.

    Bottom line, at this juncture of Miss Universe evolution, being the designated brand ambassador and spokesperson, public speaking skills takes greater precedence than facial aesthetics and bodily proportions.

    • @XYZ, I think that more than public speaking skills, it is the ability to articulate one’s worth as a person for others is what the Selection Panel was looking for . Fluency in whatever language is not enough; it is the depth and breadth of ideas and the fluidity of thought processing that is evident in most answers, notably that of Miss Haiti’s.

      If what you described is indeed the selection system, I find it very sensible. The inner beauty, which is inborn or takes years to develop, takes precedence over facial aesthetics and body proportions which can now be manufactured and therefore short-lived and superficial. The inner beauty is the force that makes a difference in today’s troubled world, not the outer beauty.

  7. Bella Pauline Julia Annabelle Chela and Chantal are way better than any of these girls

  9. True beauty in full display here! Somebody said that “Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face; it’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.” This is just a sampling of five whose eternal qualities make for a beautifully confident woman, with inner beauty counting far more than the short-lived and superficial attributes of one’s outward persona. Can’t wait to watch R’Bonney’s beautiful confidence unfold in her interview!

  10. R’bonney is miles ahead of these candidates
    And The videos have not adequately explained Celeste’s exclusion

    • True beauty in full display here! Somebody said that “Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face; it’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.” This is just a sampling of five whose eternal qualities make for a beautifully confident woman, with inner beauty counting far more than the short-lived and superficial attributes of one’s outward persona. Can’t wait to watch R’Bonney’s beautiful confidence unfold in her interview!

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