The 61st Miss Universe Pageant will be held on December 19 at PH Live, Planet
Hollywood Resort and Casino. This has not been the best year for the Miss
Universe Organization as they were scrambling for the greatest part of the year
to find a host for the pageant and in the end it resulted in Vegas again and the
pageant being held right at the very end of year for the first time. As a
result, Angola's Leila Lopes has become the longest reigning titleholder in the
history of the pageant. She will crown Miss Universe 2012 at the conclusion of
the event that will be shown live on NBC and Telemundo Wednesday night. The Miss
Universe Organization has made the most of this year's pageant despite all the
setbacks and embraced the time of the year with a holiday themed show. The great
group of delegates also made up for the very long wait. A note to the Miss
Universe Organization: PLEASE LOWER THE HOSTING FEE!!! You will find a host if
you don't charge a fortune. We want to see the pageant in new exotic locations.
Now on to the stars of the show:
KEY:
POSSIBLE WINNER - ******
POSSIBLE TOP 5 FINALIST - *****
POSSIBLE TOP 10 SEMI-FINALIST - ****
POSSIBLE TOP 16 QUARTER FINALIST - ***
UNLIKELY TO PLACE - **
HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO PLACE - *
Photos: www.missuniverse.com
Now on to the stars of the show:
KEY:
POSSIBLE WINNER - ******
POSSIBLE TOP 5 FINALIST - *****
POSSIBLE TOP 10 SEMI-FINALIST - ****
POSSIBLE TOP 16 QUARTER FINALIST - ***
UNLIKELY TO PLACE - **
HIGHLY UNLIKELY TO PLACE - *
HONDURAS:
JENNIFER ANDRADE **
Jennifer is probably the shortest delegate at this year’s
pageant. She has a striking resemblance to Sahar Biniaz who was supposed to
represent Canada. I also see a bit of Angelina Jolie. Even though Jennifer’s
height (or lack thereof) will probably count against her, she gave it her all
during the preliminaries. She gave a competent performance and proved that even
the shortest girls can make a positive impact at a pageant.
HUNGARY:
AGNES KONKOLY ***
Agnes was one of the pleasant surprises of the night. She
did not put a foot wrong and gave a really impressive performance. She has such
a gorgeous face that it is very hard to miss her. With a bit of luck, she will
be one of the lucky 16 whose names will be called out on Wednesday night.
INDIA:
SHILPA SINGH *
It’s sad to see what has become of this once powerhouse
since former Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, took over. Their delegates are just
not up to par anymore and it’s sad that the I am She franchise has been a
disaster so far. Shilpa tried her best but she just could not compete with most
of the other ladies on stage. She does an attractive face though.
INDONESIA:
MARIA SELENA **
Miss Indonesia was one of the delegates I kept an eye on.
Her Fadils were really impressive so I thought she could be surprise. She was
very good at the preliminaries but not spectacular. When she almost tripped in
evening gown she looked visibly nervous. Overall, I’d say she was better in
swimsuit than gown.
IRELAND:
ADRIENNE MURPHY **
Adrienne reminds me a bit of
a young Christine Baranski. Ireland had a great year in 2010 but since then
they could just not find someone as spectacular as Rozanna Purcell. Adrienne
tried her best but things did not go her way. When she slipped during her
swimsuit presentation, it seemed like she said: “Oh Sh1t!”. She never recovered
from that slip and it seemed like she just wanted to rush through it and get
off stage as soon as possible.
ISRAEL:
LINA MAKHULI **
I was keeping my eyes on
Lina because in photos she is quite striking. I was disappointed though. She is
definitely more photogenic than telegenic and she did not have a great walk.
ITALY:
GRAZIA PINTO **
Miss Italy is not
spectacular but she is not terrible either. She is definitely somewhere in the
middle of the pack. I actually enjoyed her evening gown performance but she was
not that great in swimsuit.
JAMAICA:
CHANTAL ZAKY *
Jamaica has really gorgeous
women so I was a bit disappointed when I saw Chantal’s preliminary performance.
She was fierce but I don’t know if it was the styling or the fact that she was
too fierce. It just seemed too harsh.
JAPAN:
AYAKO HARA ***
I really like this girl and
there is something insanely sexy about her. I love her sultry beauty and she
was great on stage. She might not be one of the contenders from Asia but I
think she could definitely pull a surprise. I will be super happy to see her in
the top 16.
KOREA:
SUNG-HYE LEE **
Sung-Hye had a looooong time
to prepare and it showed. She was fierce and tried her best. Her body is in
great shape. I still think that there are stronger Asian girls. Her face is a
bit too angular for my taste but she did make a good impression. Photos: www.missuniverse.com
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