By
Dominador Agbayani
In my experience as a
pageant enthusiast, there would always be a surprise winner among the cream of
the crop and sometimes it perplexes us as we are not ready to accept such
occurrence. Well, for this issue, I would like to dissect the Miss World
Philippines phenomenon and see why such things evolved and eventually the
results came out that way.
THE PHENOMENON OF AN UNHERALDED CANDIDATE
Candidate Number 2 –
Vanessa Claudine Amman , 23, 5’7” from Lapu-lapu City and of Fil-German ancestry has been labeled by one blogger that she is an
unconventional beauty. With her curly hair and friendly deportment Vanessa
attracts people to her. I had to take a second look with this girl as she
snatched several minor but meaningful special awards. What made this girl
popular among the other candidates as well as the pageant sponsors? I noticed
that live-bloggers were wishing she will not win as she might upstage the more
favorite candidates. I told my paparazzi to get a closer look with this lady
and here are her notes about this girl. Pictures do not give justice to this
girl. This girl according to my paparazzi has a beautiful angelic face that
makes you look at her in an immemorial mode. She has also the fashionista look and
she can easily change from a sedate, mild to a fierce girl ready to pounce on
every opportunity to look her best. Although she only made it to second
princess position, she really gave the other a big big scare even toppling 2
favorites along the way. I would say, way to go lady….
THE "WHY ARE THEY NOT THERE PHENOMENON?"
I
have my personal favorites and of course most of them were not there. But I
would say this question to three ladies who I think should be in.
First is my favorite to
be part of the Top 5 and I even ranked her Number 2. She is no other than
Candidate Number 8 – Maham Ahmed. I described her as the X-factor girl. She is
a newbie and yet she stood out among the rest with that haughty posture but
with very expressive eyes. This favorite of mine did not even enter the Top 12.
Beats me! So I ask my paparazzi to do some research on her. Well she is only 17
years old and with her youth, she needed to have more exposure in the ramp and
other pageants to steel her nerves. Although she had had exposures in pageants,
these were not totally triumphal events. Even in contests that should be a
piece of cake for her, she would end up just a runner-up. Well, probably her
discoverer may have thought that the tough Miss World Philippines is the venue
to showcase her. But I think it is too early and premature as what we have been
exposed to, the MWP has become a battleground of pageant veterans who have been
denied a crown in other pageants and are therefore out to prove their mettle
and worth. Maham might have all the physical attributes but may have melted
down because of inexperience. But if the judging was done during the night, one
of Maham’s downfall is her gown. But I doubt because Mary Anne Ross Misa was
garbed in a more disastrous gown and was able to penetrate the Top 12.
The reasons are
probably the same with Candidate No. 9 Rizzini
Alexis Gomez. She has the beauty and grace. She was captivating during the
fashion show. With a very beautiful ironed hair during that event, it was a
reaffirmation that she is one girl to watch out for. But alas, she was nowhere
in the Top 12. I can’t fathom the reason behind this as I felt she was a lot
better than the other girls that entered the Magic Circle.
The same is true with
Candidate Number 21, Fer Mary Baliquig.
Her bearing and her deportment was really stunning and yet she was never in the
Magic 12. I feel for this girl. She had what it takes but I think she was lost
in the many beautiful faces of this years’ edition. In my honest opinion, Fer
Mary should take cognizance of the fact that joining pageants like this needs
luck, perseverance and timing. Perseverance is on her side. But she lacks the
luck and timing factors. It is timing that is very important. Her loss in the
Binibini is something one can easily accept because her packaging is not
complete at that time. But her transformation for the MWP is something to crow
about and yet……it is still wanting because she did not make it even to the Top
12. Pray tell, if she still has the guts to enter the pageant arena in the next
few years, she should hone herself more. Build a resume of formidability and
probably people will look back and find out that there is a great gem in her.
THE BUZZ
There
is a great buzz within the great hall where the pageant was being held. Of
course Ruffa Gutierrez who is one of the hosts that evening was again talk of
the town. The Paparazzi allegedly shamed her to bits and pieces by highlighting sexual innuendos and such that she was appalled by such incongruous
action. She is supposed to be a star of TV 5 and yet she was given that such
kind of treatment in that TV show. Is this probably the reason why her TV
hosting is such a bore? Not even the irrepressible Edu Manzano can put the show
to a higher level. But I think the MWP is just being true to form. The
international pageant Miss World is one of the most boring pageant shows and as
I said, it puts me to slumber.
Well, if Ruffa, the
Star has an axe to grind against TV 5’s Paparazzi show, well the Philippine
Queen and Miss World First Princess 2011 have something to say also about how
TV 5 staff treat their celebrities. Well, since these two issues are the
buzzing in the arena, I cannot help myself bringing out a grin since The Buzz
is in Channel 2 and yet the noise is in the backyard of TV 5. Hmmmm….I smell
something. Is this something engineered like a gimmick so that the show will
generate more viewership for TV 5? Well, if this is their intention, they
should be prepared to entertain the viewers since the show is such a bore just
like their mother pageant.
THE CRUMBS
Well,
when we say crumbs, they are referred to as the bits and pieces. Let us
enumerate these crumbles that I have heard from the grape vine. These are not
surefire real things but for the sake of others who are not in the pageant hall
that night, let me just put them in passing and here they are:
1.
Some wagging tongues tell me that one of
the real reasons that TV5 placed its put down on the First Princess is that she
is responsible for the inclusion of two candidates who are not in the original
list. These two candidates came from the group that she is affiliated to. Some
members of the screening committee complained about this to the Franchisee and
that it was said the Miss talked to her and whatever transpired between them
was in utmost confidentiality. But my own paparazzi ( not the Paparazzi of
Ruffa, please. I beg to differ from them….Lolz) said THE MISS chastised the
Princess. So in underscoring it further, the paparazzi said, Strike 1. Poor
Princess she did that to give favor to 2 aspiring pageant handlers who cannot
wait for their time to blossom and be heralded as a great beauty queen maker.
2.
A friendship might have been severed.
The Princess invited her friend to join their camp but the friend is so loyal
to her camp. The girl with the dreaded number ended up as a primary princess
too in local edition.
3.
The winningest beauty handler who is now
the talk of the town is the handler of the Queen and the First Princess.
Everyone talks so highly of him for being not only lucky but also for stumbling
on girls who had the “Queen” aura.
4.
The brickbat of all pageant aficionados
nowadays are two great pretenders that tell everyone that they can make beauty
queens even out of mole hills. They are being reminded of the adage “One
swallow does not make a summer.”
So there you have it.
Our blogspot is not really about crumbs and bits but since they make good
stories, let me just dip into the fray once in a while. The seemingly boring
proceedings of the pageant became instantly interesting because of the buzz….
Photo Credits: www.pep.ph
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