One thing's for sure... BPCI (Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc.) pulled-out all the stops to choose the best girls to compete for the plum titles of Misses International, Universe, and World for Pageant Season 2008. (Please note the sarcasm here...) How their "respected" (or not-so-much) panel of judges decided to choose this mess to represent the Philippines at the Miss World pageant in December of this year is certainly beyond me. While she may or may not be the bumbling idiot that she easily portrays herself to be (in this video, at least), she sure sounds like one. Sure, she's only 17 years old. Her age would be forgivable, however that's not going to play-out here. Her lacking command of English is absolutely forgivable, especially since the quality of schooling in The Philippines has truly changed in the past couple of decades, but that - too - will not play-out here. While she registers well on photos, in real life she's not even that pretty. So while she's competent with enough looks to get her through the first round, just how far will her inability to communicate well get her in the long run?People argue that perhaps she would've done better had she interviewed in Tagalog. And I can appreciate that, and even agree. But I have a gut feeling that even in Tagalog she'd still give second-rate answers (only because I saw an interview where she responded to her YoutTube notoriety, and even then she still spoke with no hint or attempt to sound the least bit intelligent). If she makes it anywhere in Miss World, it will only be through the internet votes that will come flying her way in December.
That being said, I think it's safe to say that there will be no crowns (again) for The Philippines in 2008. But someone should give her a Burger King crown for good measure.
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Hindi lang nakakahiya, nakakailang pa! Yikes.
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