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| During the 2011 Miss Batuan Beauty Pageant |
Miss
Tagbilaran 2009
L-R:
Your blogger, Paulaine Magallanes 2nd RU, Daisy Quilicot Miss Tagbilaran 09,
Mescellane Cajels 1st RU and my co- host 2006 Miss HNU & 2009 Miss Bohol
International Carleen Angelica P. Yap
Hello
everyone!
Glad
to be back after a self- imposed hiatus from the blogging scene. Aside from
numerous emceeing engagements and endless holiday parties, I was downed by an
acute intestinal infection thus the need to slow down and recuperate.
Anyway,
my opening salvo for the New Year is focused on my thoughts on the pageant
girl. She can be your determined sister, gorgeous girlfriend, starry- eyed
neighbor or hopeful classmate who dreams of being the next Janine Tugonon.
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| My 2nd time to emcee Miss Earth in Bohol circa 2005 |
After
20 years of being involved in the different aspects of beauty pageants whether
in hosting, organizing, promoting and judging beauty pageants in Bohol from the
barangay level to the ultimate when I had the opportunity to organize and emcee
the pre- pageant events of the 2002 and 2005 editions of Miss Earth, considered
one of the three most prestigious international beauty competitions that were
held here in our beautiful province, I have developed the highest respect for
beauty queens and scores of hopefuls
During
my early days in pageant emceeing, I couldn’t help but bite my lips and try to maintain my composure.
I admit that I would be the first to guffaw
especially when the girls commit some gaffes especially during the interview
segments of the pageants.
But
the years have a way of making us see things in a different light.
Time indeed
mellows our brash and snooty ways and in their stead is a more sympathetic and
a more understanding stance towards these beauty aspirants
Can
you imagine what these girls have to undergo just to have a shot at the elusive
crown only to see it slip from their grasp because Fate and Destiny simply
didn’t cooperate? How heartbreaking indeed.
All
those long and sleepless nights of rehearsals and having to polish their
pasarela and rehearsing their talents and going through the answers to the
possible questions that might be asked during the interviews. All their efforts
gone for naught!
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| Paulaine Magallanes sizzles in her bikini |
The mere thought of parading in front of thousands of critical and self- righteous pairs of eyes is enough to drive one crazy.
Secondly, the jeers, sneers, and snide remarks from people would smash one's self- esteem to smithereens.
Finally, everyone awaits with bated breath if a poor contestant will fall on her face or tumble down from the slippery steps from the stage which I strongly suspect have been designed by a sadist and meant to make the poor girls fall.
With regards to the humiliating question & answer portion, I believe some of the tongue -tied candidates are not really stupid nor were they absent from their grammar classes in high school and college. It boils down to tension, sheer nervousness, and mental block.
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| with Olivia Culpo's look-a-like from Bohol, Cathy Remperas |
By
the way, why do we equate fluency in English with being smart?
Interviews
should be based on the candidate's personal data to check on her warmth,
sincerity and personality projection.
Let
us stop asking questions about global warming, the economic crisis that is
besetting the world, political views, and even world peace.
For
one, this is not a quiz bowl, this is a contest on pulchritude, poise, and
personality. As long as a candidate can express herself in passable English,
then it should be enough.
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| Meschellane Cajels reacts after being named Miss Panglao 2012 |
For
every victorious and ecstatic smile from the newly- crowned beauty queen are
the dashed hopes and crushed dreams of also- rans.
Girls,
remember, beauty queens are not born, they are made so find the best mentor and
equip yourselves with determination, perseverance and discipline so you will
arrive at the pageant arena ready to rumble as you battle it out for the crown.
Enjoy
the pageant experience, make new friends and learn from the journey
Before
I go, here are some food for thought:
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with good friend Mae Collyer- Virtucio who has the
beauty of Venus & the eloquence of Demosthenes |
A
girl is crowned as the queen not because she is the most beautiful nor the
smartest. It's a matter of destiny, luck, and timing.
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