MISS SUPRANATIONAL IN PASSING REVIEW

Miss Philippines wins a princess crown

 by Jetset Alejandro

BELARUS LORDS IT OVER AT SUPRANATIONAL PAGEANT: Elaine Kay Moll, Binibining Pilipinas 2012 First Runner-Up charmed the jury at the Miss Supranational Competition in Poland last September 14, 2012 by bagging the 3^rd runner-up crown. Elaine was poise and beauty personified as she sashayed her beauty wares in Warsaw, Poland. With a towering height of 5’11”, she was already a force to reckon with in that pageant where Miss Belarus Katsyariana Buraya took the crown from around 52 other candidates all over the world.

Although it was still an Eastern European country that was crowned during the pageant, it was endearing to note that two Southeast Asian beauties entered the Final 5. Miss Thailand Nanthawan Wannachutha was first runner-up.

THE CONTINENTAL QUEENS: Looking back at the winners of the pageant, it was quite a deviation to see continental queens not from the winning list. I was expecting the Continental Queen for Asia should be Miss Thailand because she is the highest ranking candidate from Asia. However, it was Miss Vietnam who was given the accolade. Vietnam was not part of the Top 20 but we can surmise that she is the highest ranking Asian candidate after Miss Philippines. It is thus understandable that the highest ranking candidate from the continents apart from the Top 5 are assigned the titles of the Continental Queens.

THE MISS INTERNET AWARD: In the Miss Internet award competition, Miss Thailand romped off with the award. It is such a juicy bit of news since Filipinos, Vietnamese, Puerto Ricans and Indians have very rabid internet fans who will turn all stones to make their candidates lead the pack in this contest. It seems like the Filipino fans lost the zest in supporting their kind as Miss Philippines ranked 9 also in the tally. Or have they learned their lessons since they note that get losing candidates if they win in the internet popularity poll?  I do not however wonder about Miss Thailand because in the recent Miss World Competition, Thailand was doing well in the internet tally until Miss India toppled her for the top spot. On the other hand, Miss India’s second placement reflects votes in other contests.

THE JUDGES: The circle of judges is predominantly Polish and previous Miss Supranational winners. The judges are as follows: Slawomir Stopczyk, Angelika Ogryzek, Miss Poland 2011, Marek Nowotny, Weronika Marczuk, Carsten Mohr, Henrique Fontes of Global Beauties, Karina Pinilla, Miss Supranational 2010, Piotr Walczak ,Monika Lewczuk, Miss Supranational 2011 and lastly Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski.

MISS PHILIPPINES: Elaine is so happy for this placement. She is happy to give honor to the country as it has been her dream to be competing in a national arena where the sash of the Philippines hangs in front of her. She is so proud about being a Filipino and thus she really worked hard for this and endured very strenuous trainings and cold weather in Poland. The results are not only astonishing but a great honor for her country. 

A SECOND LOOK AT MISS ELAINE MOLL: PHILIPPINES’ REPRESENTATIVE TO MISS SUPRANATIONAL 2012

By Dominador Agbayani

The buzz prior to the selection of the winners of the Binibining Pilipinas Beauty Pageant 2012 is that there is a 4^th crown which is the Miss Supranational Philippine title. As the pageant night is nearing the buzz is becoming a great noise until it has evaporated into thin air. Only three titles were announced with corresponding winners crowned. But I have this feeling that there is still an ongoing negotiation in acquiring the franchise because another organization is said to have been awarded the franchise and that they have also announced that they are in the process of selecting their representative as they did in the previous year.

But further, I have also inkling that the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. had already acquired the franchise. They have not included title among major titles because, eventually, the first runner-up can eventually come back and compete for the major titles at stake. Giving Ms. Elaine Moll a major crown during the pageant will eventually disqualify her to contend for the major title of Miss Universe Philippines or Binibining Pilipinas International, titles that every Filipina beauty queen wannabe wants to have in her head if the Supranational title has the same equivalence with the two titles.

With this scenario therefore, does this mean that Ms. Elaine Moll is being groomed by the organization to be crowned with a major title probably in 2014? An example of a previous candidate that went through this route is Maricar Balagtas. She competed in the Miss Globe International and won during her attempt and then she came back and participated again in the Binibini to finally clinch the Miss Universe Philippines title.

It seems that Miss Moll is going through this route. She will have the Supranational Pageant as her test case – training ground. As we all know, Miss Moll seems to have lost focus at times in her competition and that she gets muddled also during the Question and Answer portion. However, no one can object to the fact that with her height, beauty and proper styling, she will stand out among others. These characteristics may have been the reason why the organization is nurturing this beauty. We are hoping therefore for the best for Miss Moll in the Miss Supranational Beauty Pageant. The Miss Supranational Beauty Pageant activities have started in Sopot, Poland and Miss Moll arrived with the signature look of the Binibining Pilipinas. When most of the candidates are seen as going out of the box, our very own Miss Elaine Moll arrived in her so prim and proper persona. Will this strategy work for her? Let us see as the pageant draws near on September 18.