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Or will the overrated Cuba's Jamillette Gaxiola and Venezuela's Jessica Barboza live up to the expectations.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSandra started the competition with fire. Her Best in Swimsuit and Long Gown Awards are validation to this. Unfortunately, these awards have no bearings come tonight's final.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI just would like to address those people who are questioning the victory of Sandra. I have seen the videos and I can say Sandra was deserving to win the Best in Evening Gown. She had the most unique gown. The other gowns are equally beautiful but you usually see them in beauty pageants. The moment Sandra was flashed in the screen with the so-called rainbow gown, I was really mesmerized which I didn't feel with the others. In fact, she deserved the Best in Long Gown more than the Best in Swimsuit.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAt the preliminary swimsuit competition, Sandra may not have the best body among all the finalists but she was oozing with charisma. She was so energetic in her presentation. She was simply glowing. I guess these are the factors the judges saw on Sandra which eventually convinced them to give the title to her.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut relax and sit back, folks. The pageant has not even started. It's not yet over 'till it's over. Like what I have said earlier, the awards that were given to Miss Philippines have no bearings tonight. These awards only cemented Sandra's fate as one of the finalists - that is for sure - but all the ladies who will be included in the Final Top 18 will start the night again with equal chances. They will all start from scratch.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust take a quick look on what happened during the Miss Earth 2007. Venezuela's Silvana Santaella bagged these two major awards also during the preliminary competition but she ended up Miss Earth-Water or second runner-up only.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLike what I have said in my entry yesterday, I would have love to come up with my prediction of the Final Top 18 but since I was just fully updated with this year's pageant few days ago, I am afraid I will be very biased with my list. For sure, I will only be basing my judgment on the pictures which is not fair to do. But in case you are interested to know my bias opinion, I will tell you that I have the feeling that Miss Spain's Alejandra Echevarria will take the crown.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWe will see.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-7165039225989293103?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/7165039225989293103/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d7165039225989293103","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/7165039225989293103"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/7165039225989293103"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/11/miss-earth-2009-winner-miss-spain.html","title":"Miss Earth 2009 Winner - Miss Spain Alejandra Echevarria?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Karl Zada"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/05804812920516358106"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"12250543619878499463"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/SwkJf3pl73I/AAAAAAAAC0U/VsJ7pfwwuZw/s72-c/Miss%20Earth%202009%20Stage.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"},"georss$point":{"$t":"12.879721 121.774017"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-2555863717360339377"},"published":{"$t":"2009-11-22T00:16:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-11-22T00:23:22.375+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beauty pageant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss International"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss World"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stefania Fernandez"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Earth"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beauty contest"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Beauty In Pageants is Back"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/SwgTA53rrUI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/o7DizFSXAGM/s1600/Miss%20Earth%202009.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/SwgTA53rrUI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/o7DizFSXAGM/s400/Miss%20Earth%202009.jpg\" yr\u003d\"true\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContestants of Miss Earth 2009 pageant during the filming at the famous world-class Boracay in the Philippines. The new Miss Earth winner will be crowned on Sunday, 22 November 2009, by Miss Philippines Karla Paula Henry.\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBeauty In Pageants has not been updated for 3 months and 9 days to be exact. The last blog entry we have posted was on 12 August by Kuh Chara, at the heights of the 2009 Miss Universe pageant in Bahamas which was won by Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow, that I am back with my favourite hobby and that is blogging on beauty pageants, I am very happy to tell everyone that I missed you all. It was actually almost six months that I never posted anything in my blog because of the accident I was involved with. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd, I also would like to thank everyone for the support you have given on this site. Some of you remained regular visitors despite of having no fresh updates from us for more than 3 months. Kuh had to leave blogging for more important things and I don't know if he's coming back. I can't tell. For the benefit of my new readers, it was Kuh who continued writing on this blog for almost 3 months when I can't do it because of the accident.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's a good thing I am over with my ordeal - hospital and jail. So, now I can concentrate on bringing you up the latest news, gossips and comments about the latest beauty pageants on earth. I will try to introduce some changes in my site for the next few days and hopefully, everyone would still remain loyal. I owe to all of you the success of this blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI just want to tell everyone about this one big opportunity I missed for a lifetime -bigtime!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI was surprised to learn that the more than hundred delegates of the Miss World 2009 pageant visited Abu Dhabi for a fashion show. They were in the capital of United Arab Emirates for 3 days, I guess. They left the country for South Africa on 14th November. Here's the most depressing part of the story. I was released out from jail (because of the accident)of Dubai on 15th November. I missed the chance of covering the event. As a beauty pageant fanatic, I should have given you personal updates and tidbits about the Miss World 2009 pageant here if only I was released earlier. Sigh!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnyways, I am excited about the upcoming Miss Earth 2009 pageant to be held at the famous Boracay Beach in the Philippines on November 22nd and the Miss International 2009 pageant in China on November 29th. Unfortunately, I can't give you my predictions on who will most likely penetrates the Final Top 15 or Top 18 because I have little information about the ladies. I am hoping I can do this with Miss World 2009.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, stay tuned.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-2555863717360339377?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/2555863717360339377/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d2555863717360339377","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2555863717360339377"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2555863717360339377"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/11/beauty-in-pageants-is-back.html","title":"Beauty In Pageants is Back"}],"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"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_oAi6fitZwmI/SwgTA53rrUI/AAAAAAAAC0Q/o7DizFSXAGM/s72-c/Miss%20Earth%202009.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"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-5714052359947603908"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-09T17:59:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-09T17:59:57.364+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Pamela Bianca Manalo"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Vietnam"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beauty pageant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Vo Hoang Yen"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Zambia"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"miss Philippines"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"messageboard"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Andella Chileshe Matthews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Misses Vietnam and Philippines in a group picture"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn6c8tNZSRI/AAAAAAAAA7g/9rY4QQ_CG3g/s1600-h/Miss+Philippines+and+Miss+Vietnam.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn6c8tNZSRI/AAAAAAAAA7g/9rY4QQ_CG3g/s400/Miss+Philippines+and+Miss+Vietnam.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eVietnam and Philippines are two of the countries in Asia where beauty pageants are well-loved by the people. Fans from both countries always have heated arguments on pageant-related message boards as they try to hype their own representative or bash the opponent.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis year, Vietnam is represented by Vo Hoang Yen and Pamela Bianca Manalo is carrying the Philippine flag. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt's good to see the two beauty queens in a group picture with Miss Zambia Andella Chileshe Matthews.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn6c-wHup1I/AAAAAAAAA7o/RvvcZnX5sgk/s1600-h/Miss+Philippines+and+Miss+Vietnam+with+Miss+Zambia.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/Sn6c-wHup1I/AAAAAAAAA7o/RvvcZnX5sgk/s320/Miss+Philippines+and+Miss+Vietnam+with+Miss+Zambia.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, who between the two will make the final cut? I hope to see them both.\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-5714052359947603908?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/5714052359947603908/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d5714052359947603908","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/5714052359947603908"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/5714052359947603908"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/misses-vietnam-and-philippines-in-group.html","title":"Misses Vietnam and Philippines in a group picture"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kuh Chara"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02159809230739664270"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13082525683779825050"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn6c8tNZSRI/AAAAAAAAA7g/9rY4QQ_CG3g/s72-c/Miss+Philippines+and+Miss+Vietnam.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"},"georss$point":{"$t":"25.03428 -77.39628"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-2848911613358800040"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-09T14:00:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-09T20:35:11.138+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Puerto Rico"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beauty pageant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"long gown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ellie Saab"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stefania Fernandez"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mayra Matos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"fashion designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"miss venezuela"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"evening gown"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Gowns of Venezuela and Puerto Rico are Imitations from Ellie Saab"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn254rFNZ9I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/KhLJuGzrOfA/s1600-h/Stefania+Fernandez+and+Mayra+Matos+Gowns.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn254rFNZ9I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/KhLJuGzrOfA/s400/Stefania+Fernandez+and+Mayra+Matos+Gowns.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePuerto Ricans and Venezuelans look like having a word war in pageant-related message boards regarding their delegates' long gowns. Both parties are claiming, with evidence of course, that the gowns of both Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela and Mayra Matos of Puerto Rico are second rate copycat of Ellie Saab's, a famous designer, gowns.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI guess the Puerto Ricans first discovered the Ellie Saab gown in which Venezuela patterned their dress. To extract a vengeance, the Venezuelans tried so hard to research about the gown of Mayra. Fortunately, they were able to uncover also a gown which is so similar with Mayra's.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe funny thing in this exchange of words is that both gowns were copied from works of one famous designer.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePuerto Rico and Venezuela are one of the countries who take pageant seriously. Both have five Miss Universe winners in their caps.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBelow are pictures of Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez's gown and the original gown. I took this from a Puerto Rican message board.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn2IiC_cXtI/AAAAAAAAA2I/TvV4pwpQjXk/s1600-h/Gown+of+Venezuela+copied+from+ellie+saaab.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn2IiC_cXtI/AAAAAAAAA2I/TvV4pwpQjXk/s400/Gown+of+Venezuela+copied+from+ellie+saaab.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn2IR3lt0yI/AAAAAAAAA2A/qh81JQ_fY-c/s1600-h/Miss+Veneuela+Gown+copied+from+ellie+saab.bmp\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn2IR3lt0yI/AAAAAAAAA2A/qh81JQ_fY-c/s400/Miss+Veneuela+Gown+copied+from+ellie+saab.bmp\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBelow is Miss Puerto Rico's long gown and the original Ellie Saab gown. This was taken from a Venezuelan forum.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn2H_oE2XHI/AAAAAAAAA14/JlWVA1tzkKc/s1600-h/Miss+Puerto+Rico+Gown+copied+from+ellie+saab.bmp\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn2H_oE2XHI/AAAAAAAAA14/JlWVA1tzkKc/s400/Miss+Puerto+Rico+Gown+copied+from+ellie+saab.bmp\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\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/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn256IH1x4I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/hHAig4gjLag/s1600-h/Ellie+Saab+and+Mayra+Matos+Gown.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn256IH1x4I/AAAAAAAAA5Y/hHAig4gjLag/s400/Ellie+Saab+and+Mayra+Matos+Gown.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/8799344768425117304-2848911613358800040?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/2848911613358800040/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d2848911613358800040","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2848911613358800040"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/2848911613358800040"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/gowns-of-venezuela-and-puerto-rico-are.html","title":"Gowns of Venezuela and Puerto Rico are Imitations from Ellie Saab"}],"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"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn254rFNZ9I/AAAAAAAAA5Q/KhLJuGzrOfA/s72-c/Stefania+Fernandez+and+Mayra+Matos+Gowns.JPG","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"},"georss$point":{"$t":"37.09024 -95.712891"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-3258482951675213073"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T20:08:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T20:08:09.200+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beauty pageant"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Black Beauty Queens"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jewel Selver"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"racism"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Turks and Caicos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"beauty contest"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Racism Against Miss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/Qg6ERORhuys2-RJMIAYSLQ?feat\u003dembedwebsite\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn06MzLxQfI/AAAAAAAAAx8/megcQPULBqc/s800/turks%20and%20caicos.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eMiss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver poses with Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela.\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMiss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver is \"loved\" by many beauty pageant fans all over the world. The black beauty queen is always the subject of jokes and ridicules from insensitive people who dwell on pageant-related message boards.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJewel may not be as sexy and beautiful as the other contestants but she definitely is in her own right. I am trying to defend her because I believe she is a sweet and genuine person. I am basing my opinions from her candid pictures I've seen in the net.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJewel has a sweet smile and I guess that is her greatest asset. Remember, a heart of stone can be melted down in one stroke by a single sweet smile.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRumour has it also that Jewel is complaining of racism against her and the other black candidates despite the pageant is being held in a country of predominantly black people.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLast week, there was a gossip involving two Latin American candidates who were making fun of her.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhere's the world peace advocacy now in world pageants?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1oG06VVLI/AAAAAAAAA0I/0S1J57oTzlo/s1600-h/Turks+and+caicos.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1oG06VVLI/AAAAAAAAA0I/0S1J57oTzlo/s400/Turks+and+caicos.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1oEtrifJI/AAAAAAAAAz8/TZbsWhHJstA/s1600-h/Miss+Turks+and+Caicos.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1oEtrifJI/AAAAAAAAAz8/TZbsWhHJstA/s400/Miss+Turks+and+Caicos.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\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/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1pCy28rsI/AAAAAAAAA0o/DOvMJEVVq0U/s1600-h/miss+Turks+and+Caicos+in+swimsuit.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1pCy28rsI/AAAAAAAAA0o/DOvMJEVVq0U/s400/miss+Turks+and+Caicos+in+swimsuit.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMiss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver in her swimsuit.\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/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1pEaOy0RI/AAAAAAAAA0w/26CxHlNzKas/s1600-h/Miss+Turks+and+Caicos+in+Long+gown.JPG\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1pEaOy0RI/AAAAAAAAA0w/26CxHlNzKas/s400/Miss+Turks+and+Caicos+in+Long+gown.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eMiss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver in her white long gown.\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/8799344768425117304-3258482951675213073?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/3258482951675213073/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d3258482951675213073","title":"8 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/3258482951675213073"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/3258482951675213073"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/racism-against-miss-turks-and-caicos.html","title":"Racism Against Miss Turks and Caicos Jewel Selver?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Kuh Chara"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/02159809230739664270"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"13082525683779825050"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1oG06VVLI/AAAAAAAAA0I/0S1J57oTzlo/s72-c/Turks+and+caicos.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"8"},"georss$point":{"$t":"25.03428 -77.39628"}}]}});