There are a thousand and one reasons why
all signs lead to a historic Miss Philippines conquest of the Miss World crown
this year
First and foremost, a Megan Young
victory will be a most welcome news for a country that has been wracked and besieged by a pork barrel scandal, strife
in Zamboanga City and floodings
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| Evangeline Pascual is 1973 Miss World 1st RU |
Had Evangeline Pascual been named Miss
World 1973, the Philippines would have had the honor of having won Miss
Universe and Miss World on the same year (remember Margie Moran Miss Universe
1973?)
Finally, should Julia Morley decide to
give the crown to Miss Philippines, Filipino pageant fans would surely forget
Miss Universe and there would be Miss World mania all over the Philippine
archipelago
And now for the signs (courtesy of
http://adventuresofabeautyqueen.com)
1.
Megan Young was handpicked to speak in front of the press at the Miss World Press
Launch in Bali, Indonesia
Only
8 other contestants had that privilege: France, Spain, Lebanon, Puerto Rico,
Cameroon, Netherlands, Australia and Jamaica. Consider that there are 127 vying
for attention.
2.
Megan entered the Top 11 of the Beach Fashion Challenge which is like the Best
in Swimsuit award.
Although
the winner will be announced on coronation night, Sept 28, placing high in this
key challenge gives extra points to those who make it.
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| Megan is applauded by fellow candidates when she is named as Top Ten Finalist |
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| Megan with Princess Ayu Mirah Suardhana during fittings |
The princess personally selected Megan
to wear her creation and even lent her expensive jewelry to wear during the
event challenge.
4. Megan is one of the few selected to
have a solo feature in the Dances of the World Production Number
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| Megan is shown practising her Singkil Dance |
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| Megan
during the Dances of the World Dress Rehearsal |
It will be
performed on coronation night this Saturday. Megan will be doing the Singkil, a
Filipino-Muslim dance.
One more interesting thing:
Although this has yet to be officially
announced by the Miss World organization, it is worth noting that the reigning
Mr. World, Francisco Escobar posted this on his Facebook:
Congratulations ladies… Miss
Philippines, Spain, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Denmark, USA, Australia,
Kosovo, Malaysia, Mexico, Belarus and Turkey… They are the official finalist
(sic) of the most important track from (sic) the Miss World Pageant,
#MissWorld2013 #BeautyWithPurpose #Finalists
I can’t begin to tell you just how
important the Beauty With A Purpose [BWAP] challenge is. Miss World founder
Julia Morley takes charity work very seriously and the contestants who do well
in this area get big fat points that increase their chances of entering the
semi-finalists’ circle.
Megan’s BWAP project centers around
flood victims in the Philippines. She chose this advocacy because on the night
she won, a storm was raging over Luzon, flooding many areas and leaving
thousands of families homeless. If the FB post by Mr World 2012 is correct, then
Megan may just have a clear path to the crown.
My final set of interesting facts:
Megan has consistently figured high in
predictions made by pageant websites like Global Beauties which has her at #1.
British bookmakers like Paddypower, Bet365 and Ladbrokes list her at 2nd place
behind Brazil.
Her Miss World profile video is the most
viewed with a little over 97,000 views. In second is Vietnam with a little over
79,000. In the App Voting contest, she is in 2nd place right behind Gibraltar.
[All figures in this paragraph are as of writing.]
Rappler will LIVE blog the Miss World
2013 coronation night on Saturday, Sept 28, 7pm Philippine time.
- Joyce Ann Burton , Bb Pilipinas-
Universe 1985, Miss Young Philippines 1981
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