I have been following the Miss Universe pageant since 2010 - that was the year when the Philippines started to penetrate the top 5. Admittedly, though this pageant has a lot of controversies and sometimes, seemingly interesting choices of winners, this is still the most awaited pageant year after year.
Everyone waited for the 63rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant, and it all started out with a lot of hulabaloo - since 2014 - since there was no announcement of the date and venue. Nagalala ang mga sang kabekihan dahil gusto nilang may pageant na maganap sa 2014, kesyo madudungisan daw ang ang pangalan ng Miss U Org dahil simula't sapul pa walang mintis ito kung magpatimpalak. Bigo. Bigo sila sa mga kung anumang petisyon na sinasabi nila dahil walang Miss U sa 2014 - but ginanap ito ng January 2015.
Ayun na nga. Miss Universe na. Ang masasabi ko lang sa edition na ito - chaka. Here are some of my observations and comments on the recently concluded pageant:
1. Di ako masyado convinced sa isang festive na mood sa opening number pa lang. Isang latin song na di naman naiintindihan ng lahat ng tao sa buong mundo, at ni hindi naman siya super catchy na kanta. E ano naman ngayon kung sikat yung kumanta - sikat lang sa Latin community? Wala akong pakialam pero di talaga nakakaindak, di nakakadala ng festive and exciting mood. Ikumpara mo sa "Commander" na kanta ni kelly Rowland na kung saan sumayaw ang mga candidates, napakaganda at catchy ng kanta, nakakaindak, nakakaexcite.
2. Makulay at makinang angm ga suot ng mga candidates during the opening number pero ang ipinakita sa TV ay ang pre-taped na national costumes ng mga candidates. Ok lang naman ang ganun. Mas mainam na para di magkakagulo sa stage kapag lahat sila naka national costume.
3. It was good na nag-announce agad ng top 15. Yun lang, top 15. Sad to say, nakakawalang gana ang pag putol ng pagtawag ng mga semifinalists. Una muna tinawag ang 7, then commercial, then yung 8. Nakakabitin. Although may excitement, nakakainis lang na mabibitin ka.
4. Top 15 lang, at walang Internet Vote. Both a good and bad thing. i would have love it to have a top 20 than a 15 or 16 - just to give chance to others who may deserve a second look but - nah, it has always been a 15 or 16. Ang walang internet vote would mean that those candidates who made it to the top were adjudged based on their own merits during the preliminaries, and no influence at all from the fans. More often than not, had there been an internet vote, candidates from Asian countries would have made it - like the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand or Myanmar. Buti na lang din wala.
5. I like it when they showed videos of the candidates when they were called to be included int he semis. It gives us an idea on who and what these candidates do at their own country.
6. Only half of the stage was used, and there was no loooong runway. This is a downside since the contestants can't fully show their elegance and grace. On the previous editions, they make use of a long runway at the middle of the stage where the candidadates can be a bit closer tot he judges, can walk longer, have a longer exposure at the camera. There could have been a lot of time to scrutinize the ladies.
7. Bitin na naman ang pagputol ng announcement ng top 10.
8. Again, ang panget ng prod number ng swimsuit competition. Ang panget ng kanta, ang panget ng latin flavor. Mas OK sana ang upbeat - kagaya nung panahon ni Lady Gaga sa Vietnam.
9. I don't like Jennie Mai as a backstage correspondent. I don't like it when she describes the candidate when they walk onstage. She kinda injects personal views. Maybe she can read something instead, that will tell people what the candidates do or were doing at their home countries. I guess it will help people get to know the candidates more.
10. The 2-set Q&A is great! It would have been better though if they had the first set of questions when there were 10 ladies just to screen them and come up with the best top 5. This edition's top 5 was the most boring set of ladies in the Q&A portion, and I am pretty sure that there are others in the top 10 who are more deserving to be there.
11. The final question, though has a universal appeal, may seem to be a bit biased towards the United States. Hello, alam naman ng lahat ang kaepalan na ginagawa ng USA sa lahat na lang ng usapin sa mundo, kelangan pa ba ipagdidiinan yun, lalo na kasama sa top 5 ang Miss USA?!
12. I like the "final look" song.
13. What I also like in the pageant is the participation of the audience in the selection of the national costume, and the questions. Nabasa ko ang iilan sa mga questions sa FB page ng MU and ilan sa mga tanong ng mga judges ay doon galing. Ewan ko lang sa final question, pero napakagandang innovation ang ginawa nila. Sa national costume naman, though may pagka biased na ang resulta dahil syempre, mas madami ang fans ng Asia, pero sana lang percentage ang gawin nila - kahit 50-50 lang ng judges at audience. Naramdaman ko kasi na aliw na aliw ang mga hosts (and me personally) sa costume ni Ms. Canada - kaso - mahina ang fan base kaya talo sa national costume.
14. Si Paulina Vega, parang inaasahan na siya ang mananalo.
15. Si Ms. Jamaica na elegante, nakakgulat lang na pang 5 lang sa top 5. Kung bakit, ay ewan ko na lang sa mga hurado.
16. Nakakagulat ang pagkapanalo ni Ms. Netherlands. Totally unexpected, but, she was beautiful. Baka lang hindi telegenic kaya di masyado maapreciate ng lahat ng nanonood sa tv.
Anyway, kahit ganun ang pageant this year - im sure aabangan pa rin yan next year (or late this year - who knows).
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