Will Parul Shine in Miss Grand International 2015?

 Miss Philippines: Parul Shah

A fledgling international beauty pageant that is on its third edition this year with lofty ideals and grandiose plans that aims to “make a stand for the betterment of society”. 

The Thailand- based Miss Grand International is an annual international beauty contest that searches for potential women to  encourage and run the campaign ‘Stop the War and Violence’ to help acknowledge people to avoid the conflict, violence that may lead to War in any form.

In its website, the pageant aims to deliver the message of peace and encourages every citizen of the world to stop violence and hostility. 

Candidates, license holders & sponsors are encouraged to be the agents of change through the pageant’s  STOP THE WAR  and VIOLENCE campaign.

 Parul's Bb Pilipinas 2014 photo

Before we raise our eyebrows regarding the pageant’s objectives, let’s cut the organizers some slack and just give our support.   

Miss Philippines with some of the Miss Grand beauties

 

During the pageant’s inaugural staging in 2013, Miss Philippines Ali Forbes clinched the 3^rd RU spot with Miss Puerto Rico earning the distinction of being the first Miss Grand International. Last year’s bet, Kimberly Karlsson, didn’t make the first cut.

This year, everyone’s attention is focused on Parul Shah, the half- Indian beauty who was crowned Bb Pilipinas- Tourism 2014. Just when everyone thought that she was a wasted beauty since she wasn’t able to compete internationally last year, Madame Stella Marquez sprang a surprise on everyone when she invited media and pageant bloggers just recently to announce the participation of both Ms. Shah and Ms. Colis in international pageants.

With close to 80 beauty delegates from all over the world already in Bangkok, Thailand for the pageant, Parul Shah has already been tagged as one of the frontrunners for the Miss Grand International crown. Will she duplicate the feat of Anna Lorraine Colis and bag the Philippines’ second crown within October? 

Let’s find out on October 25, 2015 when the pageant stages its grand coronation night at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand.

Meantime, here is Miss Philippines enjoying the whirlwind of pre- pageant activities and bonding with the rest of the girls

Is Rival Beauty Pageant Jealous of Miss Earth?

Behind the facade of beauty & glamour, an ugly war is looming at the horizon. This after the pageant world got wind of news that during the recent Miss Grand International- Thailand press presentation, the MGI president dropped the bombshell that his organization "will no longer send delegates to the Miss Earth competition after the Miss Venezuela Organization issued a statement last week that they would stop sending contestants to Miss Earth because of the ongoing political & economic crisis in the country”

This was contradicted by Venezuela’s beauty queen maker Osmel Souza who said that they will continue sending girls to Miss Earth and has in fact, just renewed their Miss Earth franchise. An interesting sidebit are rumors circulating in the pageant world that the Miss Myanmar Beauty Organization recently dropped the MGI Franchise in Thailand after the MGI owner reportedly insisted & forced the said group to make MGI the main title in the pageant and not Miss Earth. In addition, ever since its inception in 2013, MGI has been able to get contestants from Miss Earth National pageants with the help of the Miss Earth Org themselves.

This is the height of desperation & betrayal. This saddens me knowing that it’s a fellow Southeast Asian nation that has cast the first stone. And coming from a pageant whose tagline is “Stop the War”! You still have a long way to go honey. For starters, try to build up a pageant based on track record and integrity.

Miss Earth was built from nothing some 15 years ago and in less than five years after its birth, it has grown exponentially into becoming the third biggest international beauty competition. Being Filipino and patriotic at that, I throw my all- out support to Miss Earth and to Carousel Productions.

Miss Grand International, this blog is ready for your statement.

All these in the name of world peace!