A screenshot of Iris Mittenaere in the Chi Hair Care tutorial video
Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere’s online visibility continues with the help of Chi Hair Care – a major sponsor of the pageant. Not that this tutorial video on how to come up with the braid up-do is a significant contribution to her reign. But at least there are intermittent sparks so as to keep followers updated on what’s keeping her busy and all.
Watch now.
courtesy of Miss Universe
Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere
“Tolerance should be the norm, not the exception.” – Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe 2015
In celebration of Pride Month, Miss Universe uploaded a one-minute video that gathered the LGBTQ moments in Miss Universe history (modern history, if you will – even if I know that there are far more undocumented precedents in the past decades or so).
The openly gay Patricia Yurena of Spain (who placed 1st Runner-Up to Molly Isler in 2013) has always been an easy recall. The acceptance of a transgender candidate last 2012 – via Miss Universe Canada – is another point of reference. But the links between MUO and LGBTQ have been more fully realized during the reign of Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach who rallied the cause for HIV Awareness throughout her reign.
Watch the video below.
courtesy of Miss Universe
And just to further up Queen P’s LGBTQ touch, below is another video of her (for Metro Magazine where she is the cover of the July 2017 issue) answering the Miss Universe Q&A in Beki-lingo. Enjoy!
courtesy of Metro Magazine
Screen grabs from the video of Iris Mittenaere
Am I looking for a good reason to blog about the latest video of Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere showing her New York City Street Style of Fashion? Perhaps, but there could also be another justification for the two consecutive posts with the reigning titleholder as featured image.
Watch the video first before I tell you why.
Well, there are rumors that we could be welcoming back both Iris and Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart to our shores anytime soon (either later this week or early next). Could it be the possible contract signing to host Miss Universe 2017 (not the 66th Miss Universe mercifully if all things fall into place)? Or is it more of final negotiations first before inking the deal with the Department of Tourism in public?
Watch out for more updates once the hushed talks get louder. 🙂
Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere
Miss Universe just uploaded a video (watch below) showing the countries that have hosted the annual beauty derby from the beginning. And at the end of the clip, they asked a question as to where you want the next edition to be held. True, the Philippines is being talked about as the possible venie for the 66th. But if talks do not prosper as expected, where will it go next?
courtesy of Miss Universe
The image above is just a whimsical play on the last edition’s logo
Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere at the red carpet of the 70th Festival du Cannes
Initially, as in very late last year, rumors floated that Australia is interested in bidding to organize the next edition – right about the same time that the Philippines sealed the deal to tale charge of the 65th. And then, the talks died down without much funfare.
Iris displaying her Messika jewelry at the 70th Festival du Cannes
There has been no progress in this part as well.
Somewhere in between, the possibility of bringing the pageant to Europe also became a topic of discussion by many, with Paris as potential focus with Iris as the current winner. But that did not see much of a wildfire effect.
So next in line would be the default host country of our favorite beauty pageant – the US. It could be Las Vegas or Los Angeles depending on where WME/IMG can wield its clout more effectively. And holding it in either cities would augur well for Miss Universe Philippines 2017 Rachel Peters considering the strong Fil-American support. This remains as a more stable option.
But there are also those who say that the 66th will return to the Philippines. The prospects of this happening are not very exciting on my part as an accredited media partner because it is way too soon to host again. Besides, the last edition was such a tough act to follow given the kind of overwhelming support given by the sponsors, organizers and practically the entire nation. But the commitment to do everything all over again is much of a stress-inducer to take with open arms.
If you had a say in all of these talks, dear readers, where would you really want the 66th Miss Universe be hosted? 🙂
At the moment, Miss Universe Iris Mittenaere is back in Paris for a quick break from the hectic life she has been living in New York City. Days and nights have never been busier for the lovely French woman so reconnecting with her homeland is always welcome.
For starters, let us watch her first photoshoot with photographer Bruce Bernard in the video below.
courtesy of Miss Universe
So consider this kind of a State of the (Miss) Universe post. Almost four months from the day she won the 65th Miss Universe crown, has Iris done wonders to the brand? Is she keeping pace with the big strides her predecessor Pia Wurtzbach had accomplished at right about the same period last year? Or has it reached a lull in terms of sustained popularity? There is more to the title than quick public appearances and glam pictorials, as we know by now. Is WME/IMG happy with how things are moving?
Share your thoughts, dear readers. 🙂
Will the eventual 66th Miss Universe winner be wearing a new crown or won’t it even reach that point and reigning titleholder Iris Mittenaere will already change her head adornment halfway through the reign? Bellanaija.com posted this article about trouble brewing between IMG Universe and DIC:
The producer of the Miss Universe pageant has sued the Czech company hired to make the winners’ iconic crowns, saying it kept touting its association with the pageant even after it breached its 10-year sponsorship agreement.
IMG Universe, whose parent company bought the pageant from Donald Trump in 2015 for an undisclosed price, said it cancelled Diamonds International Corp’s (DIC) contract last August after financial problems caused the Prague-based company to miss two required payments.
According to the NAN, DIC, kept advertising its ties to the pageant, including on its website where it displayed its logo atop the pageant name.
IMG said in its complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Manhattan that Miss Universe trademarks are “famous and distinctive,” and DIC’s use of them deceived the public and caused “substantial and irreparable harm” to the pageant,
The lawsuit, however, seeks triple damages for the alleged trademark infringement, 2.04 million dollars of contractual payments, and unspecified damages for breaching the sponsorship agreement, which was to run from 2015 to 2024.
IMG Universe also produces the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants.
Its parent, the talent agency William Morris Endeavor, known as WME/IMG, bought the Miss Universe Organization from Trump in September 2015 for an undisclosed price few days after Trump bought NBC Universal’s 50 percent stake, giving him full ownership.
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