Wednesday, December 14, 2011

THE RUTH OCUMAREZ AWARD GOES TO.....

By Alejandro Bustillos

The Ruth Ocumarez Award came into being when Miss Dominican Republic 2002 the first woman to win the title represented her country in the Miss Universe Pageant. Ocumarez was such a lively woman with so much charm and gifted with an ebony complexion. She had so much magnetism, personality and excellent interview skills that pageant enthusiasts placed her to enter the semifinal round, but alas, no Miss Dominican Republic was called. The Ruth Ocumarez Award then stucked as a term for pageant favorites in any beauty contest who did not enter the semifinalist circle.

In this year’s Miss Earth Beauty Pageant, there were two candidates who were touted to be crowned as possible Miss Earth – Miss Czech Republic and Miss India.


Miss Czech Republic, Sarka Cojocarova is the classic representation of beauty, grace, sexiness and lady demeanor. This 22 year old lass who was born in Syobodne Hermanice, Czech Republic speaks Russian, French, Spanish and English. She is into ballet dancing, playing volleyball & badminton, swimming, car driving, travelling, reading, history, and even cooking. In her portfolio, Sarka evokes different qualities such as sultriness, saccharine sweetness, provocativeness, earthiness, infusiveness, and elegance, timeless and modern aura. These are characteristics that any beauty pageant organizer is in search for. If they think that Sarka cannot put into words the vision and goals of Miss Earth because of poor communication skills, I bet, this is not the reason as she speaks 4 major languages in the world. More so, it would have been dramatic had a candidate acted as the interpreter of a fellow candidate in the question and answer portion.

Sarka would have been a very good interpreter for Miss Venezuela as she speaks Spanish fluently.

It could never be a poor body physique. Sarka brought the house down when she won the Best in Swimsuit Award. In her previous outings, Sarka showed to everyone how great her physique is. The swimsuit is one of her strengths.

Do you think she was edged out by a Productions’ list similar to the Trump Cards list of Miss Universe? Do you think she had prima donna attitude that had turned off organizers so that she prematurely eliminated? Or do you think she was overlooked? Overlooked? This can’t be the case because Sarka was in everyone’s list.

I can’t think of any reason why Sarka was not in the preliminary judges’ list. My hunch is that the Miss Earth Organization has its own list of possible winners and that they mirror the same prerogative just like any other pageant organizations like their Miss Universe counterparts.

What about Miss India, Hasleen Kaur? Hasleen was crowned by Femina Pantaloons Miss Earth India is 5’10-1/2” tall, a model and showed a lithely figure. Had Hasleen been the representative of India in the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant instead of Vasuki, she would have been a cinch for the crown. This was also what pageant experts were saying when they were one in saying that there would be a back to back victory for India in the Miss Earth Beauty Pageant this year.

Hasleen is very much like Sarka. In her profile pictures, she showed a very angelic face – a face that could launch a thousand ships. In her portfolio, Hasleen shows a haughtier demeanor. Her projection is fiery, sizzling and dazzling.


She may not be gifted in the bust area but her body is gracefully sculptured and with her height, complements this physique. 


If the reason would be her communication skills, I would probably say no. In my years in the beauty pageant scene, all Miss India’s that I have interviewed were all well-versed and that they can expound their thoughts and ideas. 

I believe that being Miss India is already a minus factor for Hasleen in the competition. Although it has happened in the past that a reigning Queen crowns her country successor in their global pageant, it is very and least likely to happen. Second, the haughty demeanor of Hasleen is n ot only for projection purposes. If what she did after her name was not called in the Top 16 is any indication, then there is truth to the buzz. This might be the reason why Miss India was not included in the magic circle.

Photo Credits: BeautyMania.biz, Zimbio

No comments:

Post a Comment