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The 65th Miss Universe is a pageant to remember

Why the 65th Miss Universe is a pageant to remember
 
Photo from Stever Harvey FB page

Royalty, fashion, politics, controversy, and 86 gorgeous candidates--the 65th Ms Universe pageant a night to remember.  Here’s why:

8 Queens under one roof
A total of eight (8) Miss Universe title-holders graced the beauty pageant including the reigning Queen. Those who lend their Miss Universe appeal were Gloria Diaz (1969), Margie Moran (1973), Dayanara Torres (1993), Sushmita Sen (1994), Natalie Glebova (2005), Riyo Mori (2007), and Leila Lopes (2011). Some of them sat as judges.
Photo lifter from FatimaSusmita Sen Twitter Account
Steve Harvey’s back
Who doesn’t know Steve Harvey? The American host made a huge mistake on live TV last year when he announced Miss Colombia as the pageant’s big winner.  But, he rectified his mistake and proclaimed ‘confidently beautiful with a heart’ the rightful winner.  He made a comeback as main host for this year’s grand coronation night.  There was a cute moment at the final announcement. The reigning Miss Universe handed a reading glasses to Harvey just to make sure he won’t make the same mistake again.

Mindanaoan Designers and the Terno
Ten (10) local fashion designers from the Fashion Designers Guild of Davao got the break they so deserved.  They didn’t disappoint either. The delegates elegantly catwalked in gowns created by these artists during the preliminaries.



 

The pageant also put a spotlight on the Philippine Terno during a fashion show held at Calle Crisologo and Palza Burgos in Vigan.
 



Trump’s message to PDu30
The first message of American President Donald Trump to the Philippine President was coursed through Miss USA Deshauna Barber. President Trump, according to Miss USA, supports the Duterte Administration and extends his best regards.  President Duterte shared this information during his talk before the families of SAF 44.

To get or not to get an interpreter
Philippines bet Maxine Medina opted to have an interpreter onstage with her.  This is a first for the Philippines in this competition.  She did not, however, maximized the opportunity.

Queen P
The 2015 Miss Universe made us proud. She became the official ambassador for Aid for AIDS and appeared in several of its campaign. She also has been raising awareness for cleft lip/palate surgery for kids via Smile Train.
Photo from Miss Universe

She also hosted the pre-pageant competitions proudly wearing gowns by local designers. At one of the Pageant’s Preliminaries, Queen P was a sight to behold in a hybrid barong and filipiñana. 

Breaking beauty stereotypes
The pageant opened the discussion on what constitutes beauty.  Miss Canada Siera Bearchell hugged the spotlight prior to coronation night for standing up against body-shamers.  “How does it feel to be so much..larger than the other delegates?” A member of the media asked this question to Miss Canada during a press conference.

Lifted from Siera Bearchell's Instagram accoount

In her social media account, Miss Canada shared that the question left her almost speechless. ‘How does it feel to be myself? How does it feel to be confident in who I am?  How does it feel to fulfill my dream of representing Canada on the Miss Universe stage?  How does it feel to be a role model for so many young women who struggle to find someone to look up to?  How does it fee to redefine beauty?’-My answer-It feels great. #confidentlybeautiful #beautybeyond size #bodydiversity # missuniverse #misscanada @missuniverse’ she posted on her account.

Miss Canada made it to the Top 13.

Shusmita Sen is right
An Underdog can win--Sushmita Sen
Photo from Miss India Twitter
The big winner is not a crowd favorite.  It has happened before and it happened again.  “I’m a living proof of that.  Never was a hard favorite.  But hey, an underdog can win,” said 1994 Mis Universe winner Shusmita Sen. Thailand, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and even Brazil made all the buzz on social media and were in most people’s top list.  But, it was France who won the crown.
Photo from Miss Universe FB Page

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