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What makes Filipinas (Women from the Philippines) very successful in international beauty pageants? Another Filipina has just won the 2018 Miss Universe title – their fourth Miss Universe crown, courtesy of Catriona Gray?
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I don’t know much about the previous Miss Universe, but I did watch tonight as part of a Secret Santa event with friends. Thus, I could offer my personal observations of the recent Miss Universe, Catriona Gray. I believed she was the most well-rounded package of the bunch. She was attractive, and seemed to move and smile in a natural way. The fiery red dress and her “lava walk” was quite eye-catching. However, what impressed me the most was how she responded in the Q & A’s, particularly the final two questions. I do not give such praise lightly, as I was the kind of guy who cringed years ago when listening to a Filipina candidate’s fragmented response (while many others cheered anyway). I found her answers to be refreshingly concise and to the point (her response to the marijuana question was a nice balance of moderate, yet short and sweet). Other contestants sounded a bit too “diplomatic” for my taste… to the point I basically imagined them as politicians in pretty dresses. Considering we have a Canadian Prime Minister who seems to like to play “Mr. Dress-Up”, you can understand that listening to other contestants responding in such a manner didn’t seem palatable to me. For some of the finalists, some observations came to mind… South Africa sounded redundant, with the whole “we are all human” being her catchphrase in more than one answer. #weareallhuman? Venezuela seemed to ‘float’ a little too much. Can’t really explain it without watching the show again. Vietnam, while photogenic, seemed a bit stilted in the answer regarding METOO, playing it a bit too safe by toeing the party line regarding it.* *I for one have been against METOO from the very beginning due to the fact that it basically champions “guilty until proven innocent” (i.e. does away with due process) with little consequence for the accuser should an accusation be proven false, especially since it started from Hollywood, a place that is not necessarily a paragon of integrity; the concept of “the casting couch” originated from there, so I find many of the accusations— in combination with large time lapses, lack of prior police investigation, and the PRIOR rise and decline of actresses making the initial accusations— quite suspect. So, forgive me if my bias coloured my reaction to this segment of the show, in combination with what I saw to be an overly cautious response from Miss Vietnam despite my general admiration for her.
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I think there are a couple of factors that are key. Beauty contests are taken very seriously in the Philippines and the population supportive. However, the main thing I have to point out is that almost all of the international pageant winners have been mixed race, very often of European parentage. You will not see many if any girls like Catriona Gray walking around in the Philippines unless you are in Alabang and even then only one or two. In many respects, the competition winners are an example of how beautiful racially mixed women can be. It is also great for a country typically only known for disasters, corruption and poverty to have something they can unite around which places them at the top of the world.