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Will Malaysia finally get it right this time with Kimberley Leggett?

Posted by Norman on December 2, 2012
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Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 Kimberley Leggett

My heart went out to the Miss Universe Malaysia Organization when they pulled out all stops to insure that their rep, Deborah Priya Henry, will take a semifinal spot in Sao Paulo’s Miss Universe 2011 but failed. Up to now, I couldn’t fathom the reasons behind her non-inclusion. But Andrea Fonseka’s group did not languish for long as they re-focused their energies on the next Miss Universe Malaysia.

Enter Kimberley Ann Estrop-Leggett, their entrant to Miss Universe 2012 in Las Vegas. The teenager – whose parents are of mixed heritage – is not the easiest to pinpoint as Malaysian in a line-up of un-sashed beauties. Her looks are more Caucasian than Malay. But her country’s pride in fostering a mix of different cultures paves the way for an unconditonal acceptance and support for their beauty queen, regardless of the non-Asian look.

Will Malaysia finally hit the big time in Las Vegas come December 19? Or will it bring them back to the drawing boards and deliberate on who is best to represent them next?

What say you, dear readers? 🙂

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Miss Universe Malaysia 2012 Kimberley Leggett is a stunner!

Posted by Norman on November 12, 2011
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Kimberley Leggett - Miss Universe Manalysia 2012

Name: Kimberley Leggett
Age: 18
Hometown: Pulau Pinang
Height: 175 cm.

After Miss Universe Malaysia 2011 Deborah Priya Henry failed to crack the semis at the pageant in Sao Paulo, many Malaysians were surprised since their representative was considered a shoo-in to make the first cut at the very least. But not to be dampened by such, the Miss Universe Malaysia Organization (MUMO) headed by former beauty queen Andrea Fonseka launched a two-month long reality beauty camp where ladies competed with each other – a la America’s Next Top Model – for the right to represent the country in Miss Universe 2012.

During the Live Gala Finale last Thursday night, one particular candidate stood out head and shoulders above the rest. Penang’s pride, Kimberley Leggett, is a Malaysian/British teen who impressed everyone right from the start. Tall at 5’9″ and with shapely vital statistics, she was considered the best successor to Deborah Priya Henry.

A heady mix of Malaysian and British parentage, Kimberley Leggett is poised to do better than her predecessor in Miss Universe 2012.

With more than enough time to prepare for the international competition to be held at a still unannounced venue (possibly Chile or Panama) next year, Kimberley has the full backing of the MUMO plus the training and polishing from renowned beauty guru Ines Ligron.

Malaysia is definitely going great guns in their selection process so I won’t be surprised if their winner will be in tip-top shape in time for Miss Universe 2012.

Congratulations and best of luck, Kimberley! 🙂

Miss Universe 2011: My Final Five Prediction

Posted by Norman on September 12, 2011
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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. 😉

Miss Universe 2011: These girls have landed!

Posted by Norman on August 22, 2011
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Below are some of the 89 confirmed beauty queens who have already arrived in Sao Paulo, Brazil for Miss Universe 2011. More of the delegates are scheduled to land or have already landed as I am writing this post.

Miss Argentina, Natalia Rodriguez

Miss Aruba, Gillain Berry

Miss Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs

Miss China, Luo Zilin

Miss Colombia, Catalina Robayo

Miss Costa Rica, Johanna Solano

Miss Croatia, Natalija Prica

Miss Denmark, Sandra Amer

Miss France, Laury Thilleman

Miss Germany, Valeria Bystritskaya

Miss Ghana, Yayra Erica Nego

Miss Indonesia, Nadine Ames

Miss Korea, Jung So-ra

Miss Malaysia, Deborah Priya Henry

Miss Netherlands, Kelly Weekers

Miss Paraguay, Alba Riquelme

Miss Philippines, Shamcey Supsup

Miss Poland, Rozalia Mancewicz

Miss Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz

Miss Russia, Natalia Gantimurova

Miss Spain, Paula Guillo

Miss Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt

Miss Thailand, Chanyasorn Sakornchan

Miss USA, Alyssa Campanella

Miss Vietnam, Vu Thi Hoang My

Miss Universe 2011 fever is really on!!! 🙂

A Quartet of Gorgeous Southeast Asians for Miss Universe 2011

Posted by Norman on April 25, 2011
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Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames of Indonesia

Deborah Priya Henry of Malaysia

Chanyasorn Sakornchan of Thailand

Shamcey Gurrea Supsup of the Philippines

The delegates of Singapore and Vietnam have not yet been announced, but so far, these four ladies from the Southeast Asian region are already testaments to its strong representation in Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paolo, Brazil.

Who will shine the brightest among them in South America?

Malaysia is dead-set on entering the semifinals at least so they placed a safe bet on sending the statuesque Deborah, 25, who already participated in and made it to the semis of Miss World 2007. On the other hand, Indonesia is fielding half-English Nadine, 19, who is a local actress fluent in both English and French. She was a runner-up in the Miss Indonesia French Girl contest where she wore the sash of Djakarta. The land of smiles, i.e., Thailand, has the vibrant Chanyasorn (or Fah), 20, as its entry. The lovely girl from Chonburi with a good command of English is an Architecture student who should bond well with our very own Shamcey, 24, a licensed Architect who aims to match, if not surpass, Venus Raj’s performance in 2010.

Too early to tell on who will really stand out, but let’s hope all four of them make their respective marks in the pageant. 😉