Part 2: The Biggest & Most Controversial Pageant Stories for Year 2015

Our previous blog post featured the start of the countdown for the biggest pageant stories for 2015. Here's the link for Part 1

Let’s continue our countdown to the ten biggest pageant news for year 2015!

7 OLIVIA OF OKLAHOMA IS MISS USA 2015  Olivia Jordan, a 26 year old blonde beauty from Tulsa, Oklahoma was crowned Miss USA 2015  on July 12, 2015 and thus entered pageant history books as the first beauty delegate from the Sooner State to win the United State’s official preliminary for the Miss Universe Pageant.

The model and part-time actress is also the first and only Miss USA to have been chosen by a judging panel composed of Miss Universe and Miss USA titleholders.

first Miss Oklahoma to win Miss USA 

Olivia also became the first person to represent the United States at the two largest and oldest international beauty pageants in the world, Miss Universe 2015 & Miss World 2013 where she placed 2^nd RU and Top 20 Finalist, respectively.

 with Pia Wurtzbach

 with Megan Young

Olivia is also affectionately nicknamed by Filipino pageant fans as Miss Philippines’ lucky charm. You see, both Megan Young & Pia Wurtzbach won their respective pageant assignments that had Olivia as a fellow candidate.  

6 PHILIPPINES WINS ITS FIRST MISS GLOBE CROWN! Miss Philippines Ann Lorraine Maniego Colis, one of my favorite girls in the 2015 Bb. Pilipinas Pageant, actually set the tone for the rest of the year as she was the first among the Bb Pilipinas 2015 Queens to be fielded for an international pageant assignment. 

 Newly- crowned Miss Globe 2015 Ann Lorraine Colis
acknowledges her admirers

With her sun- kissed morena skin, gorgeous face and air of elegance, she was crowned the big winner and became the first Pinay to be crowned Miss Globe  in a glittering competition held at the Rose Theater Brampton in Toronto, Canada.

5 BEAUTY QUEEN’S CONFESSION: I’M A CHILD OF RAPE A collective gasp then momentary silence was the instantaneous reaction at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, Thailand when Miss Dominican Republic confessed that her father, who raped her mother and brought her to life, was the most influential person in her life. “If I could I would hug him and forgive him. That’s the only way I can live and spread a message of peace”.

 

 Miss Grand International 2015 and her runners up

The controversial and shocking revelation worked to Anea's favor for she was crowned the 2015 Miss Grand International   with Australia as runner-up.

Born and raised by her grandmother in Cranston, Rhode Island, the 6’ 2” tall Anea is a student at the Roger Williams University in Bristol, Rhode Island where she is aiming for a double degree in Legal Studies and Philosophy,

She earlier competed for Miss USA 2015 where she eventually placed as 2^nd RU to Olivia Jordan. 

UP NEXT:  Numbers 4- 1 as we continue the countdown for the biggest pageant stories for year 2015

Olivia Jordan:From Miss World to Miss Universe

Olivia Jordan is Oklahoma's first ever Miss USA winner . She was crowned Miss USA after hurdling the swimsuit & evening gown competitions. and nailing the final question & answer segments.

Named her runners up were Miss Texas 1st RU, Miss Rhode Island, 2nd RU, Miss Nevada, 3rd RU and Miss Maryland 4th RU

Miss 

Did you know that Olivia will be the first to represent the US at both Miss World and Miss Universe. She was a semi-finalist at Miss World 2013.

 Olivia Jordan was 1st RU to Megan Young in the
 Top Model Fast Track Event

 Olivia Jordan with Miss World 2013 Megan Young

TRIVIA:

It was the first Miss USA pageant that had an all Miss USA & Miss Universe titleholders  as members of the judging panel. 

 Miss Universe Org President Paula Shugart with Miss USA judges

The judges included Rima Fakih (Miss USA 2010)- Tara Conner (Miss USA 2006)- Crystle Stewart (Miss USA 2008)- Nana Meriwether (Miss USA 2012)- Brook Lee (Ex Miss USA & Miss Universe)- Leila Umenyiora (Miss Universe 2011) Michelle McLean (Miss Universe 1992) 

Miss World however was the first to assemble an all- Miss World winners as judging panel. This was in 2005 when Miss Iceland was crowned as winner

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When Miss World 2014 Came to Town

Even if she jetted in as unobtrusively as possible & without the usual fanfare, the Philippines still caught wind of reigning 2014 Miss World Rolene Strauss’ recent visit to the country.

Miss World  charms the Philippine media

The very regal & sophisticated beauty who came with Miss World Organization Chairperson Julia Morley was here for the blessing & opening of the Beauty with a Purpose (BWAP) project of the Miss World Organization for the ward of the Pediatric Oncology and Hematology Department of the Philippine General Hospital.

Even if Miss World 2014’s visit was a very short one, it was more than enough for her to captivate a lot of Filipinos. Some of the memorable activities that were squeezed into the tight schedule were the reunion with Miss World 2013 Megan Young & Miss World Philippines 2014 Valerie Weigmann & a dinner to celebrate the Chinese New Year!

Miss World Reunion: Valerie, Rolene & Megan

SEEING DOUBLE? Miss World 2013 Megan Young & Miss World 2014 Rolene Strauss

It might have been a very fleeting encounter with Miss World 2014 but the memories will linger for quite some time

Thank you Miss World 2014!