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Miss Spain 2009 will be named on July 18th, Miss Honduras on Jluy 25th and Jamaica on July 26th.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf things won't work out for Miss Namibia Happie Ntelamo, she might withdraw from the pageant.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNtelamo has not yet found a sponsor who is willing to send her to Bahamas. Due to the ongoing economic crisis, the organizers are having hard time raising the funds to be needed. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNtelamo herself is spearheading the campaign to raise money for the pageant, with one of the events being a gala dinner scheduled for July 25, to which companies and individuals are being asked to book tables to fund the trip.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere is also a rumour that Honduras might skip the pageant this year due to the political tensions that are\u0026nbsp; taking place in this Central American country.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOn the other hand, Jamaica is sending their last representative this year and the organizers have already announced that they will not be sending representatives on the next few years because of lack of sponsorships.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn another development, Northern Marianas already backed out from Miss Universe 2009 because of the crisis. Sorene Maratita was supposed to compete in Bahamas but she was advised by her organizers that she will only be competing at the Miss International 2009 pageant in Japan and China.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSri Lanka and Trinidad and Tabago had already begged off earlier.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e*****The first picture is Miss Namibia 2009 Happie Ntelamo and the second picture is Miss Northern Marianas 2009 Sorene Maratita.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-3707297938291952862?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/3707297938291952862/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d3707297938291952862","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/3707297938291952862"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/3707297938291952862"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/07/3-countries-back-out-from-miss-universe.html","title":"3 countries back out from Miss Universe 2009"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kuh Chara"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02159809230739664270"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13082525683779825050"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"},"georss$point":{"$t":"37.09024 -95.712891"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-2716324181202291847"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-01T18:53:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-01T18:53:02.975+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"runner up"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Puerto Rico"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bitches of Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dethroned Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mayra Matos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Magali Febles"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Primera Hora"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"dethroned"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"director"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Domincan Republic"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jennifer Colon"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, Dethroned?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sks_2j9-cfI/AAAAAAAAANA/EipDbQZtMwE/s1600-h/MAyra+Matos+Dethroned.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sks_2j9-cfI/AAAAAAAAANA/EipDbQZtMwE/s400/MAyra+Matos+Dethroned.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe have a big news coming from Rafa of Critical Beauty. Apparently, Miss Puerto Rico 2009 Mayra Matos has been dethroned by the pageant organizer, Magali Febles, who is also the director of Miss Dominican Republic Universe.\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSources are telling that Mayra Matos has been stripped of her title as Miss Puerto Rico Universe by national director Magali Febles. It appears that Mayra refused to sign a contract with a clause that says, \"You must not have participated in an international pageant that you won.\" \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMayra was Miss Teen International 2006 and Magali knew about this. Magali offered the MPRU crown to Mayra's first runner-up, Jennifer Colon, who sources say has flatly rejected the offer and that she supports Mayra all the way. It appears, too, that the contract has been revised by Magali, since it's not the same one that Ingrid Rivera had signed when she was Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut the Puerto Rican newspaper, Primera Hora just published today that Mayra's dethronement is a purely rumour, that she denies her dethronement, and that she will compete in Miss Universe 2009 in Bahamas. The article also says that Mayra has never received any letter from Magali dethroning her. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRead the entire \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.primerahora.com/diario/noticia/otros_asi/espectaculosasi/mayra_matos:_niegan_le_hayan_quitado_la_corona_pero_confirman_diferencias_con_magali_febles/311598\"\u003earticle in Spanish\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-2716324181202291847?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/2716324181202291847/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d2716324181202291847","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2716324181202291847"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2716324181202291847"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/07/mayra-matos-miss-puerto-rico-universe.html","title":"Mayra Matos, Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2009, Dethroned?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kuh Chara"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02159809230739664270"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13082525683779825050"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"},"georss$point":{"$t":"18.220833 -66.590149"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-3708934912305141170"},"published":{"$t":"2009-05-17T15:13:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-05-17T15:13:13.292+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"epidemic"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"virus"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Panama"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Diana Patricia Broce"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"AH1N1"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Nadege Herrera"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bitches of Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss World"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"swine flu"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Miss Panama 2009 Crowns Representatives to Misses World and Universe 2009"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/Sg-31a14GQI/AAAAAAAAB3A/_VgprWEFrCU/s1600-h/Miss+Panama+Worl+Nadege+Herrera.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/Sg-31a14GQI/AAAAAAAAB3A/_VgprWEFrCU/s320/Miss+Panama+Worl+Nadege+Herrera.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA reality TV show that lasted 9 weeks came to an end on Friday when Nadege Herrera (22), a professional model who holds a degree in Tourism and Marketing, was crowned Panama's representative to Miss World during the final show held at the Tihany Spectacular Circus tent in Panama City on May 15th.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe program was pre-taped for television in the middle of an epidemic scare due to the AH1N1 virus, which forced the cancellation of major massive events.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHerrera (photo, left), who stands 1.82 m tall, will represent Panama at the Miss World 2009 pageant in London and South Africa next December. \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCrowned as the Miss Universe representative was 22-year old Diana Patricia Broce (right), from Los Santos. The 1.70 m former carnival queen holds a degree in finances and will compete at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas, next August.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/Sg-32otFsiI/AAAAAAAAB3I/kfVUEJLDOdM/s1600-h/Miss+Panama+Universe+Diana+Patricia+Broce.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/Sg-32otFsiI/AAAAAAAAB3I/kfVUEJLDOdM/s400/Miss+Panama+Universe+Diana+Patricia+Broce.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe remaining finalists were Liseth Diaz (24), Stephanie Thompson (18), Lidia McNulty (20) and Maria Luisa Pretelt (22).\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe reality TV show -which was delayed due to the presidential elections weeks ago- was on the eye of a worldwide audience due to the famous \"Confucious invented confusion\" answer by contestant Giosue Cozzarelli, who was eliminated one week prior to the final. The 10 contestants were supposed\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAnother innovation was the announcement of the winners; Diana Broce was announced, during the first part of the show, that she would represent Panama in Miss Universe. The remaining delegates will compete again; and when the show concluded, the hosts announced that Nadege Herrera was representing Panama in Miss World.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/Sg-35SZAHuI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/U26fAoM0n8I/s1600-h/Miss+Panama+2009+Winners.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/Sg-35SZAHuI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/U26fAoM0n8I/s400/Miss+Panama+2009+Winners.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-3708934912305141170?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/3708934912305141170/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d3708934912305141170","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/3708934912305141170"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/3708934912305141170"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/05/miss-panama-2009-crowns-representatives.html","title":"Miss Panama 2009 Crowns Representatives to Misses World and Universe 2009"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Karl Zada"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05804812920516358106"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12250543619878499463"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"},"georss$point":{"$t":"8.537981 -80.782127"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-800015564895565020"},"published":{"$t":"2009-02-15T20:01:00.003+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-02-16T03:50:34.222+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Valentines Day"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"New Zealand Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bitches of Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lorraine Downes Wedding"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe 1983"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lorraine Downes"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"A Valentines Wedding for Miss Universe 1983 Miss Lorraine Downes"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca onblur\u003d\"try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}\" href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/SZgFDZA06zI/AAAAAAAAAHA/cW7ow-Jai7g/s1600-h/Lorraine+Downes.jpg\"\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/SZgFDZA06zI/AAAAAAAAAHA/cW7ow-Jai7g/s320/Lorraine+Downes.jpg\" alt\u003d\"\" id\u003d\"BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5302994117040859954\" border\u003d\"0\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eThe celebrity cupid was shooting true this Valentine's Day with three of the country's leading ladies getting hitched.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFormer Miss Universe Lorraine Downes and television stars Jaquie Brown and Joe Cotton married their beaus yesterday.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAlthough the skies opened up, no amount of rain was going to put a damper on Downes' and cricket star Martin Crowe's wedding.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAbout 70 guests travelled by bus to Omaha, north of Auckland, to attend the ceremony at a mansion above Pink Beach. Downes' agent, Andy Haden, said the couple were calm and happy, despite the stormy weather that threatened to foil plans of an outdoor ceremony.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\"It will take a lot more than a bit of rain to spoil their day... They're thrilled and very happy,\" he said.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eHaden wouldn't spill any details on what the former beauty queen was wearing.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBut New Zealand's first and only Miss Universe, and the 2006 Dancing with the Stars winner, told Woman's Day a few months ago she was turning down a traditional white dress in exchange for a one-off piece by designer Jane Yeh.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eShe emphasised that the rest of the wedding wouldn't be conventional either. \"We're not getting married in a church, so it's going to be very relaxed.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eCrowe's five-year-old daughter Emma, to former partner Suzanne Taylor, and Downes' daughter Jasmine, 11, were flower girls.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eSecurity around the wedding was tight, with the Australian Women's Weekly magazine protecting its exclusive rights with a posse of six security guards who blocked the driveway and clifftop in four-wheel-drives.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIt is the second marriage for both - Downes' first husband was All Black Murray Mexted, while Crowe was married to interior designer Simone Curtice.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eMeanwhile, Brown tied the knot with her partner, advertising agency creative Guy Denniston, in a garden wedding at a private home on the outskirts of Havelock North.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eTwo buses and four mini-vans ferried guests to the McLean Rd home, near Te Mata Peak, for the 4pm ceremony.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBrown is believed to have designed her off-white dress herself.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTalking to the Star-Times yesterday, Brown said she was excited about the big day.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\"I'm happy, I'm thrilled, I'm excited, but I'd prefer not to talk about it in the press.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eFormer True Bliss star Joe Cotton, 30, married her bar manager fiance Daniel Shields, 32, in Auckland.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eLike Downes, Cotton wore a gown by Yeh. Cotton declined to talk to the Star-Times yesterday but told Woman's Day her gown was \"anything but simple\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-800015564895565020?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/800015564895565020/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d800015564895565020","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/800015564895565020"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/800015564895565020"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/02/valentines-wedding-for-miss-universe.html","title":"A Valentines Wedding for Miss Universe 1983 Miss Lorraine Downes"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Karl Zada"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05804812920516358106"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12250543619878499463"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-6646124093845841729"},"published":{"$t":"2008-10-22T03:41:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2008-10-22T15:50:04.879+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Dead Miss International"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Gemma Cruz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Bitches of Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stella Marquez Araneta"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Armi Helena Kuusela"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"International Beauty Queens Who Set their Feet in Philippine Soil"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cBR\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYou may have read some of these in my previous posts but it is fun to collet them in\u0026nbsp; one article written to\u0026nbsp;us by Ricardo Lo of Funfare. The subject is about international beauty queens who set their feet in Philippine soil. This is the\u0026nbsp; time when Philippines was a super beauty power in the world and the leading country in Asia.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eRicardo opened his article by saying \"Celso sent the following nostalgia piece about Miss International beauties who visited the Philippines, plus an interesting sidelight about Gemma Cruz, the Philippines' first international title-holder.\"\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e• Maria Stella Marquez Zawadsky of Colombia, the first Miss International (1960), arrived in Manila on March 31, 1961 on Pan American Airways flight. She appeared in the Pageant of World Beauty Queens held on April 5 to 11 that same year at the Araneta Coliseum (where she and Jorge Araneta, now her husband, first met). Sponsored by The Manila Chronicle, the show was for the benefit of The Foundation for Gifted Children headed by then First Lady Leonila D. Garcia. With Stella were three of her runners-up: namely Iona Pinto of India (first), Sigridur Geirsdottir of Iceland (second) and Joyce Kay of England (third); semi-finalists Edita Vital (Miss Philippines), Michiko Takagi (Miss Japan) and Christl D'Cruz (Miss Singapore). \u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe two-hour presentation showcased elegant ternos created by Ramon Valera, costumes and ensembles worn by famous stars in multi-million dollar Hollywood productions such as Song Without End, Oklahoma, Desiree, The King and I and The Alamo. It also featured the reenactment of Stella's coronation as Miss International.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e• Constance \"Stanny\" van Baer of Holland, Miss International 1961, arrived in Manila on Dec. 13, 1961 for that year's Pageant of World Beauty Queens also at the Araneta Coliseum. The show was part of Christmas Cavalcade topbilled by American balladeers Jerry Valle and Don Cherry. Adding glitter to the show were local beauties Pilar Arciaga (Miss Philippines-International 1961), Cynthia Ugalde (Miss Press Photography of the Philippines 1961) and Helen Gamboa (first runner-up Miss Press Photography of the Philippines 1961); together with Sigrun Ragnarsdottir (Miss Iceland and fourth runner-up Miss International 1961), Renate Moller (Miss Germany and semi-finalist Miss International 1961), Carmen Anze (Miss Bolivia 1961), Julie Koh (Miss Singapore 1961 who failed to compete in the pageant because she was ill of hepatitis), Sharon Wiley (Miss Oregon 1961) and Marlene Loren (1961 Miss California and third runner-up Miss USA 1961).\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e• Nine days after she was crowned as Miss International 1964, Gemma Cruz and her mom Chitang Nakpil headed for Manila for her much-awaited homecoming. During a stop-over in Honolulu, Gemma bought a grass skirt for herself. On board the same flight were the members of Bayanihan Dance Troupe fresh from their triumphant world tour. At exactly 7:02 a.m. on Aug. 24, 1964, PAL-operated KLM Flying Dutchman (dubbed as \"Miss International Flight\") touched down at the Manila International Airport. Over 200,000 jubilant Filipinos (the largest ever to welcome a returning Filipina international beauty queen) lined up the streets from the airport to Escolta to her house in San Juan.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThen Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas declared that day Araw ni Gemma and awarded her a golden medallion as Outstanding Manilan (the first time such an award was given by the city). A song titled Gemma (a \"habanera\") was specially composed in her honor by Prof. Felipe Padilla de Leon (translator of the original lyrics of Lupang Hinirang from Spanish to Tagalog and National Artist for Music, 1997) which was sung by Tony Toledo during the reception given by Mayor Villegas. Late that afternoon, Gemma paid a courtesy call to Pres. Diosdado Macapagal who bestowed on her the Golden Heart Presidential decoration. A formal tea party was tendered by First Lady Eva Macapagal and was graced by beauty queens Stella Marquez de Araneta, Cristina Galang-Caedo (Miss Philippines 1953), Monina Yllana-Fernando (Miss Philippines 1963 and semi-finalist in Miss International that year), Bessie Ocampo-Buencamino (Miss Philippines 1954 and semi-finalist in Miss Universe that year) and Edith Nakpil-Rabat (Miss Philippines 1956). Composer and public school teacher Alice Doria-Gamilla presented to Gemma the lyric sheets of her compositions, Gemma and My Wonderful World is You.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cBR\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-6646124093845841729?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/6646124093845841729/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d6646124093845841729","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/6646124093845841729"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/6646124093845841729"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2008/10/international-beauty-queens-who-set.html","title":"International Beauty Queens Who Set their Feet in Philippine Soil"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"The Critique"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"}}],"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"}}]}});