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Back in 2017, the Miss Universe pageant introduced an innovation by implementing the continental grouping of candidates. 4 years after, we now can say that it has become a total failure. It was in November 24th of 2017 when we first wrote about the new Miss Universe format of having the candidates grouped per continent. … Continue reading Why the Miss Universe Continental Grouping is a Failure
Everyone is looking forward to the official announcement that the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA will now be under a new management. This rumor has been buzzing around Miss USA insiders for weeks now and we just can't help but think that the separation of the Miss USA and Miss Teen USA is another … Continue reading Miss USA and Miss Teen USA: Under New Management?
Is the 69th Miss Universe pageant gonna copy several elements from the virtual pageant of the Miss Earth 2020? There are a number of rumors floating around that the Miss Universe will adapt or adopt some of the things that we have seen Miss Earth do in their 2020th edition. While these rumors are yet … Continue reading Rumor Mill: 69th Miss Universe to Copy Elements from Miss Earth 2020?
In a beautiful land far far away, there lived a maiden with hair as straight as bamboo, with eyes as shiny as the finest carved ebony, with skin kissed by the golden sun and a heart as pure as the first fall of snow. She was named "Flowing Water", a name that meant both life … Continue reading Once Upon a Blind Item: The Girl Bitten by the Snake
It is speculated that the 69th Miss Universe pageant would have the least number of candidates. With countries still grappling the Corona virus pandemic, it is likely that around 70 countries would participate in this edition of the pageant. So far only 61 candidates have been officially named as their countries' reps to the pageant … Continue reading 69th Miss Universe Edition: Lesser Number of Candidates
We've heard the rumors before: Trump is gonna buy the Miss Universe pageant back, the Kardashians will be the new owners, Ryan Seacrest purchased the pageant from Endeavor, etc... Now it's making the rounds all over again on social media following the comments from one of the key people from CHI, revealing that the pageant … Continue reading Thoughts on Miss Universe Rumors Being Sold
The Japan-based Miss International pageant has crowned 58 women from all over the world since its establishment in 1960. And Sashes&Scripts is listing the names and years of the Miss International winners based on their country ranking! There has only been 2 times that the pageant was postponed/ cancelled in the years 1966 and 2020. … Continue reading Miss International Country Ranking
The season to be excited about the Miss Universe pageant has begun! Based on what we have been seeing online there are at least 15 ladies to be on the look out in the coming 69th edition of the Miss Universe pageant. Despite the lack of reliable information on the dates of the MU pageant, we … Continue reading Early Frontrunners and Underdogs of the 69th Miss Universe Pageant
Pageant postponements specially in Miss Universe is a common thing nowadays. It started during the end of the Trump Era and persisted until the end of the Endeavor (formerly known as IMG| WME). And with the Miss Universe 2022 and 2023 editions happening in the same year, we go back and take a look at … Continue reading 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2023: Two Miss Universe Pageants in a Year
The Binibining Pilipinas pageant is the oldest running national pageant in the Philippines. Throughout the past the pageant is been deemed to be slow to change, preferring to stick to its tried and tested formulas. All of this started to a change 4-5 years back when the pageant started to adapt and adopt progressive steps … Continue reading What Fans Clamour for in Binibining Pilipinas
There have been numerous rumors floating around regarding the 2020 edition of the Miss Universe pageant. Most of which are from various online sources. One thing is for sure, the pageant won't be happening in 2020 and will be most likely to be called as the 69th Miss Universe edition in its publicity materials. Here … Continue reading Miss Universe 2020 Rumors
With an Afro-American Miss USA winner and a biracial Filipina-American Miss Teen USA titleholder, there might be a room for a Latina Miss Universe winner for the 2020 edition of the pageant. Diversity seems to be the mantra, or some say agenda, that the Miss Universe organization has been pushing nowadays. The conspiracy theorist in … Continue reading A Latina Miss Universe for 2020?
The last couple of years saw a slew of changes in the national franchises of the Miss Universe pageant but what is interesting is how old and new pageant franchises seem to have messy, dirty controversies haunting the national pageants. Over the past several months we saw controversy upon controversy that popped out against various … Continue reading Dirty, Messy, Controversial National Pageants of Miss Universe
One of the most common discussions your blogger have with pageant fans and followers in social media is about becoming a pageant trainer. We have long skirted this question because we felt that this is such a mature topic to discuss. That is because we personally believe that PAGEANT WRITERS OR BLOGGERS ARE NOT USUALLY … Continue reading Are Pageant Bloggers Good as Pageant Mentors?
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