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Miss Universe 2011: My Favorite Evening Gown Shots

Posted by Norman on September 6, 2011
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It’s hard to come up with just a Top 15 again so I decided to stop the count at 17. There are some very fabulous creations here but I also need to assess the way the candidate wore the same.

And so, here are my favorite Evening Gown shots for Miss Universe 2011 in alphabetical order, as photographed by Patrick Prather:

Miss Angola Leila Lopes

Miss Aruba Gillain Berry

Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs

Miss China Zilin Luo

Miss France Laury Thilleman

Miss Greece Iliana Papageorgiou

Miss Haiti Anedie Azael

Miss Korea Jung So-ra

Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry

Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers

Miss Panama Sheldry Saez

Miss Paraguay Alba Riquelme

Miss Peru Natalie Vertiz

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup

Miss Ukraine Olesya Stefanko

Miss USA Alyssa Campanella

Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalvez

I can go out on a limb here and pick my Best in Evening Gown because she is just ahead of the rest. My top choice is Miss Panama Sheldry Saez. If I had to pick 4 others for a Top 5, I will add Miss Greece Iliana Papageorgiou, Miss France Laury Thilleman, Miss Peru Natalie Vertiz and Miss Angola Leila Lopes.

Who are yours? 🙂

Miss Universe 2011: My Favorite Headshots

Posted by Norman on September 3, 2011
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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? 😉

Oh! Shamcey! Oh!

Posted by Norman on August 29, 2011
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I’m taking inspiration from – correct me if I’m wrong – the title of 1973 Miss Universe Margarita ‘Margie’ Moran-Floirendo’s one and only movie in Philippine showbiz “Oh! Margie! Oh!” The release of Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup’s official headshot, swimsuit and evening gown photos (as taken by Patrick Prather of the MUO) in the Miss Universe website is more than enough to send me to a frenzy.

I don’t know with you, my dear readers, but I’m quite pleased with the images above. The arched back drama of her evening gown, in particular, gives a very sexy result. And if I’m not mistaken, she will be wearing an altogether different creation for the preliminaries. But for now, I’m hoping these inspire you even more to vote for Shamcey. 🙂

By the way, below is her web interview for Miss Universe 2011:

Courtesy of AGPageantryHD

Many thanks to Bruce Casanova of OPMB Worldwide for sharing these pics! 😉