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Miss Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig is sporting personalized dress and jacket? This is my first time seeing someone competing in a beauty contest with these outfits. I am just curious on how many dresses she ordered with her name on them. Does her long gown have a print of her name too? LOL\u003c/span\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8799344768425117304-4328058440211325324?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/4328058440211325324/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d4328058440211325324","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/4328058440211325324"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/4328058440211325324"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/personalized-dresses-for-miss.html","title":"Personalized Dresses for Miss Netherlands Avalon-Chanel Weyzig"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://lh6.ggpht.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn6q2JB7rBI/AAAAAAAAA8E/8Rb9YbylD1w/s72-c/Avalon%20Miss%20Netherlands%20personalized%20shirt.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"},"georss$point":{"$t":"52.132633 5.291266"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-662286412767444190"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-09T20:48:00.002+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-09T20:54:27.904+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Bahamas"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elham Wagdi"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Tinnyse Jamel Johnson"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Egypt"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"evening gown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Puerto Rico"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"long gown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ellie Saab"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss World"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Elisa Najera"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Mayra Matos"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Mexico"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More Similar Gowns of Misses Puerto Rico, Mexico, Egypt, Bahamas  - patterned from Ellie Saab"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/TzOL6clznpJc0jJU3osRYw?feat\u003dembedwebsite\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://lh5.ggpht.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn6rHZMtYuI/AAAAAAAAA8U/HyUPwtTzEcU/s400/Miss%20Bahamas%20World%20gown.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat picture posted above is taken from a Colombian message board. A poster found out that the gown of Miss Puerto Rico Mayra Matos is not only an imitation from an Elli Saab gown but also from Miss Bahamas World 2008 Tinnyse Jamel Johnson's.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA reader explained in his comment he left here that this is a natural thing. He said that \"nothing is original in the world of fashion. Every design had been done before with little different twists.\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHe has a point there. And another talk of pageant lovers is the gown of Miss Egypt Elham Wagdi. Many believe that gown was copied from Miss Mexico Elisa Najera's Top gown at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn7EXMRs5tI/AAAAAAAAA9o/-3Rov5-tBNg/s1600-h/Miss+Egypt+Elham+Wagdi+long+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/Sn7EXMRs5tI/AAAAAAAAA9o/-3Rov5-tBNg/s400/Miss+Egypt+Elham+Wagdi+long+gown.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eMiss Egypt Elham Wagdi's long gown for Miss Universe 2009\u003c/span\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/Sn7EXqxpX9I/AAAAAAAAA9w/buNvJNJVAWc/s1600-h/Miss+Mexico+Elisa+Najera+long+gown.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/Sn7EXqxpX9I/AAAAAAAAA9w/buNvJNJVAWc/s400/Miss+Mexico+Elisa+Najera+long+gown.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eMiss Mexico Elisa Najera Top 5 long gown at Miss Universe 2008\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut if you are thinking Elisa's gown is original, you are wrong since it is also an imitation from another Ellie Saab's gown which was worn before by Halle Berry.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn7EaDXkaQI/AAAAAAAAA94/ww5yP_yQVk0/s1600-h/Ellie+Saab+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/Sn7EaDXkaQI/AAAAAAAAA94/ww5yP_yQVk0/s400/Ellie+Saab+Gown.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"font-size: x-small;\"\u003eEllie Saab's gown\u003c/span\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/8799344768425117304-662286412767444190?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/662286412767444190/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d662286412767444190","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/662286412767444190"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/662286412767444190"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/more-similar-gowns-of-misses-puerto.html","title":"More Similar Gowns of Misses Puerto Rico, Mexico, Egypt, Bahamas  - patterned 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://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn7EXMRs5tI/AAAAAAAAA9o/-3Rov5-tBNg/s72-c/Miss+Egypt+Elham+Wagdi+long+gown.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":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-5144098246007412320"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T21:32:00.001+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T21:38:08.636+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Ana Karina Anez Delgado"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"long gown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Jictzad  Nacarid Viña Carreño"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stefania Fernandez"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"swimsuit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"semi-final"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"miss venezuela"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Latina"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez is not mingling with Latin American candidates?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn19gPAB95I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/PQOjx95rwfQ/s1600-h/Miss+Venezuela+Stefania+Fernandez.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/Sn19gPAB95I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/PQOjx95rwfQ/s400/Miss+Venezuela+Stefania+Fernandez.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIs it true that Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez is not mingling with the Latin American girls? They say Stefania prefers to mix with the European candidates. Allegedly, she is avoiding the Latinas.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf this is true, probably Stefania would like to identify herself with her other heritage. She is a mix of Polish, Russian, Ukrainian and Venezuelan.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI have a feeling that Venezuela might not make it to the Top 15 this year just like in 2004 when Ana Karina Anez Delgado broke the 20-year winning streak of her country and in 2006 when Jictzad  Nacarid Viña Carreño failed to advance. But the sash factor might work well on her also.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI've said that Stefania might not advance because I am not yet impressed with her photos and interview.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHer interview at the Miss Universe official website is so disappointing. She moves her hands too much which can distract the judges. There are also photos of her in  which she looks not beautiful although most of them are stunning especially in her swimsuit picture. Her gown is also too busy. The design is too much to appreciate.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut if she choose to change her gown at the preliminary, I might be proven wrong.\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/Sn19iQrHtwI/AAAAAAAAA1g/ACBiJRz1a8k/s1600-h/Miss+Venezuela+stefania+fernandez+long+gown.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/Sn19iQrHtwI/AAAAAAAAA1g/ACBiJRz1a8k/s400/Miss+Venezuela+stefania+fernandez+long+gown.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn19kj1fP7I/AAAAAAAAA1o/R7JkNygx3b4/s1600-h/Miss+Venezuela+swimsuit.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/Sn19kj1fP7I/AAAAAAAAA1o/R7JkNygx3b4/s400/Miss+Venezuela+swimsuit.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/8799344768425117304-5144098246007412320?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/5144098246007412320/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d5144098246007412320","title":"2 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/5144098246007412320"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/5144098246007412320"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/miss-venezuela-stefania-fernandez-is.html","title":"Miss Venezuela Stefania Fernandez is not mingling with Latin American candidates?"}],"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://1.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn19gPAB95I/AAAAAAAAA1Y/PQOjx95rwfQ/s72-c/Miss+Venezuela+Stefania+Fernandez.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"2"},"georss$point":{"$t":"6.42375 -66.58973"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8799344768425117304.post-4968500545737797471"},"published":{"$t":"2009-08-08T20:43:00.000+08:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-08-08T20:43:53.047+08:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"semi-finalists"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss New Zealand"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"long gown"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Miss Universe"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"swimsuit"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lisa Maree De Montalk"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Lorraine Downes"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Katie Taylor"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"catwalk"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Miss New Zealand Katie Taylor  is Underrated"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1yPBKEB_I/AAAAAAAAA04/YIYrxdaNT1I/s1600-h/Miss+New+Zealand+Katie+Taylor.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/Sn1yPBKEB_I/AAAAAAAAA04/YIYrxdaNT1I/s400/Miss+New+Zealand+Katie+Taylor.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNo one is talking about Miss New Zealand Katie Taylor. This blonde Kiwi beauty queen is one of the underrated contestants to the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Believe me, she has what it takes to become a winner.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan id\u003d\"fullpost\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eKatie looks very fierce in her official swimsuit photo. She's very hot and lovable. In her 3-minute interview, Katie sounds so natural. She's very charming.\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/Sn1yXpnuEBI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/KMpre6zMNeY/s1600-h/Miss+New+Zealand+Universe+2009.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/Sn1yXpnuEBI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/KMpre6zMNeY/s320/Miss+New+Zealand+Universe+2009.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHer waterloo is her long gown. The colour of her gown which is yellow does not complement her white skin and blonde hair. Katie should have chosen a gown of darker colours. Blue, red and black were perfect choices.\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/Sn1yRRENLkI/AAAAAAAAA1A/ZwWKBVPyJXs/s1600-h/Miss+New+Zealand+KAtie+Taylor+long+gown.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/Sn1yRRENLkI/AAAAAAAAA1A/ZwWKBVPyJXs/s320/Miss+New+Zealand+KAtie+Taylor+long+gown.JPG\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut I have a feeling she can make the cut. I haven't seen her catwalk skills yet but I guess she has this vibrant personality that will make her stands out in the group.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNew Zealand won the Miss Universe in 1983 with Lorraine Elizabeth Downes. The last time it had a semi-finalist was in 1992 with Lisa Maree De Montalk.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eKatie is trying to end the 17-year drought of her country in Miss Universe. Goodluck to you, Katie. you're one of my sentimental favourites.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1yUshZmoI/AAAAAAAAA1I/NeiHsxpO9Wg/s1600-h/Miss+New+Zealand+Katie+Taylor+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/Sn1yUshZmoI/AAAAAAAAA1I/NeiHsxpO9Wg/s320/Miss+New+Zealand+Katie+Taylor+swimsuit.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/8799344768425117304-4968500545737797471?l\u003dbeautyinpageants.blogspot.com' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/feeds/4968500545737797471/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID\u003d8799344768425117304\u0026postID\u003d4968500545737797471","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/4968500545737797471"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8799344768425117304/posts/default/4968500545737797471"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://beautyinpageants.blogspot.com/2009/08/miss-new-zealand-katie-taylor-is.html","title":"Miss New Zealand Katie Taylor  is Underrated"}],"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$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_IujDkxbrkRU/Sn1yPBKEB_I/AAAAAAAAA04/YIYrxdaNT1I/s72-c/Miss+New+Zealand+Katie+Taylor.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","$t":"0"},"georss$point":{"$t":"25.03428 -77.39628"}}]}});