QUEENTESSENCE’ NEW LEADERBOARD FOR MISS UNIVERSE 2012

By Arnulfo Distor

We polled around 24 people who are avid pageant followers and the results are both expected and surprising. Let us see how pageant netizens favored the candidates.

THE TOP 5

It is not a surprise to see Melinda Bam, South Africa’s candidate to the Miss Universe 2012 Beauty Pageant lead the board although she was 12th in the first ranking. She is a very engaging and energetic person. One is attracted to her with her vibrant personality. It would be to the delight of pageant netizens to see their favorite candidate who topped our list one week prior to the pageant. Although, I think these may change after the preliminary presentation.

On the other hand, although personally, I am not a fan of Miss Venezuela, respondents to our survey placed her far second to Miss South Africa. She was 16th in our first list. The probable reason for this choice is that Miss Venezuela carries the sash factor effect. We should not discount however that she is amiable and loveable and add to this is that she is out in the pageant arena to win Venezuela’s 5^th crown in Miss Universe.

Colombia upped her rank to third from her 4th rank in the first ranking issue. Will she be the lady that will put back Colombia to the top? She is versatile and she projects beautifully on pictures.

Surprisingly, Miss Philippines’ candidate Janine Tugonon is catapulted in the 4^th spot from a 6th spot position previously. After being previewed in the fashion show and her performance in the Fadil Berisha photoshoot, pageant aficionados feel that she has what it takes to be the third Miss Universe for the Philippines. Will she be able to maintain such composure and glam till pageant night? 

Puerto Rico also zoomed up in the ranking from an 11th position to a 5th position. With her queenly demeanour in the photo shoot and the evening gown pictorial, she is saying I am ready to take that crown.  

THE OTHER TOP 11 CANDIDATES

Australia comes close to Miss Puerto Rico. Of the other candidates, Miss Australia is said to be a Miss Universe material. She was in 14th place before and jumped to 6th place. She can shift from a model stance to a beauty queen stance.

Kosovo is another candidate that would have a great probability in barging into the Top 5. She is exotic and she knows how play with the camera. She knows how to flirt with it and comes exceedingly likeable. Kosovo was not in our initial list and is now catapulted to 7th rank.

Croatia is another fan favorite that went down our first ranking. She was ranked second before and now she is in 8th place. However, she is just within reach of the Top 5 and anything can happen. With her beautiful face and sexy countenance, I will not be surprise if Croatia’s candidate will be in the Top 5.

Miss USA surprises me. A lot of pageant fans root for her when I feel that she will matter because of her sash factor. From a 15th rank, she is now in 9th position for this ranking. However, it is also noteworthy that during the activities, she steps up and does remarkably well in pictures. Will she surprise everyone again? Well, let us see…

Miss Mexico ranked 7^th in our first evaluation, now she is in the 10^th place. However, rankings are fluid and pageant rankings are just guides of who are the possible candidates that will enter the Top 15. Although the 16^th spot comes from the votes of the voting public, I believe Miss Mexico will be a candidate that will surely compete aggressively to get a Top 5 position. She might repeat history again where Mexico’s candidates perform very well in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Czech Republic is another beautiful lady. With Czech Republic’s performance in another pageant, her presence is well felt not only because she is beautiful but she has the strong magnetism that gets one attracted to her. She occupies the 11th slot though.

Our first ranking places Ecuador in the third place. Now she is in the 12th place. This is a big plunge in terms of likeability. Miss Ecuador has a very pretty face and a well-trimmed body. With knowledge of conversational English, I think she will have a higher ranking than this.

From being my number 1 personal choice, pageant fans place Miss Germany lower in likelihood of being Miss Universe. She is now in the 13th place. I noticed some pageant pundits asking about her possibility to win and yet pageant netizens seem to be more enamoured with Miss South Africa. I believe she has qualities to be the new Miss Universe and thus she might be able to snatch the second Miss Universe crown for Germany.

Many fans do not rate Miss Japan so highly and thus I understand why she had only a 14^th slot position. She used to enjoy the 5th place position. But I am also surprised that many consider her to be a contender for the crown or at least a runner-up. I thought I was only the one considering her. Miss Japan has a very engaging smile and she is very charming. Apart from Miss Philippines, I believe the pageant fans choice for the next Asian candidate with strong possibility to win is Miss Japan.

Georgia, oh my Georgia. She is stunning and glorious in most of her undertaking. It is a pity that she does not enjoy media mileage compared to the more well-known candidates with rabid supporters. If she probably joined Miss Earth this year, she would have given Miss Czech Republic a run for her money as this type of beauty is a hit among pageant denizens. She used to occupy the 10th slot but now she in the 15th slot.

Lastly, Poland entered the Magic 16. With a towering height and striking facial features, Miss Poland will likely enter the Magic 16 with or without the help of internet votes. She was out of the Top 16 ranking in the first round of ranking.