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 - *
RUSSIA:
ELIZABETH GOLOVANOVA **
Russia usually sends exquisite
beauties but I am just not feeling this girl. At times she looks great but then
just when I start taking notice again she disappoints again. Her sash is
obviously a powerful one but I am not even sure if that can save her. I did not
like her evening gown performance at all. When she started, it looked like she
was about to expose herself and I found that a bit too much.
SERBIA:
BRANISLAVA MANDIC **
I had high hopes for
Branislava but she did not quite live up to expectations. She is very pretty
and did a good job in the evening gown round but she was a bit of a disappointment
in the swimsuit round. I can’t see her making the cut.
SINGAPORE:
LYNN TAN **
When Lynn was crowned, it
seemed like she had loads of potential. Since then she kind of faded and even
though she has a very interesting look and had a great walk, she is one of the
weaker Asian girls in a very strong lineup of beauties. Sadly, Singapore will
probably be left clapping again.
SLOVAK
REPUBLIC: LUBICA STEPANOVA **
I was never a fan due to the
fact that I find her features just really too harsh for my tastes. But I must
say that she turned up in Vegas fully prepared and she definitely knows how to
style herself well. You just have to take notice of her because she is
incredibly sexy and has a great body.
SOUTH
AFRICA: MELINDA BAM ******
It’s so refreshing to see a
South African with the Latina spirit. Melinda has worked incredibly hard to be
the best representative she possibly could be for her country and in the
process she has become a contender for the crown. She was absolutely amazing in
the preliminaries. She was gorgeous and glamorous in gown and sizzled in
swimsuit. If the Miss Universe Organization is looking for a firecracker who
will work her “Bam” off to be an amazing Miss Universe, then this young lady would
be a great choice. She is a smart beauty queen and knows what works for her and
what doesn’t. She is also intelligent, well-spoken, has loads of charisma, and
she exudes a Miss Universe aura. If South Africa does not win with Melinda,
then they probably never will. The question remains: can one African be crowned
by another?!
SPAIN:
ANDREA HUISGEN ****
Spain’s Andrea Huisgen
really gave it her all in the pageant. She came across as a fun-loving,
vivacious young lady who embraced the whole experience. She could do very well
in the competition and I enjoyed her swimsuit and gown performances. I just
wish that she would close her mouth from time to time because that expression
looks a bit silly after a while. Kudos to her for making her dreams come true
and ensuring that she would be the one representing Spain at Miss Universe.
SRI
LANKA: SABRINA HERFT *****
Sabrina was probably the
biggest surprise of the night. Since her arrival in Las Vegas, she has garnered
attention and then came the preliminaries and she blew us all away. She was
amazing in both gown and swimsuit and I think she is even better than the girl
they sent in 2006. She could be one of the biggest upsets of the night and if
things go well, she could even be one of the top 5.
ST.
LUCIA: TARA EDWARD **
I did not think that Tara
stood a chance at all but she actually showed up in Las Vegas looking quite
good and she is much better than I initially thought. She is striking and she
commands attention but she is perhaps more of model than a beauty queen. Well
done to her for representing her island nation very well though.
SWEDEN:
HANNI BERONIUS **
Miss Sweden was definitely
outshined by her fellow Scandinavians from Norway and Finland. She has just not
received that much attention and did not do herself any favors during the
preliminaries with bad styling. Her look was quite boring and she had a bad
walk.
SWITZERLAND:
ALINA BUCHSCHACHER ***
Like many other Miss
Switzerland titleholders, Alina has improved tremendously during her reign and
she showed up in Las Vegas looking her best. She was one of the mini-surprises
during the preliminaries and gave two very strong performances. If her name is called
as one of the top 16, it would be surprise but she certainly would not look out
of place in the lineup. Photos: www.missuniverse.com
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