Miss Universe 2006
 

So did anyone out there in GC land watch the Miss Universe pageant last night?

I watched some of it. The "color commentators" were annoying me and some of their comments were unnecessary and probably somewhat offensive to some people.
I was kind of grossed out by the ridiculous amount of rib cage some of those women were sporting...

I so happy to know that it wasn't just me that was grossed out by the rib cages you could see on those girls!
Although my head was spinning looking at some of those dresses! What on earth was Miss USA wearing???? :eek:

Miss USA wore a dress designed for her on Project Runway.

I didnt watch it but I saw the pictures from it on Yahoo this morning...if you thought Miss USA's dress was bad what did you think of Miss PR's? That woman couldnt have worn less clothing...

Most of those girls were very tall (Miss Canada was 6'1"). I don't really see what height has to do with pageants or looks (since there are plenty of short, beautiful women in the entertainment industry). This isn't a modeling contest.

ARGH. Then go find Miss Petite Universe or something.

Miss Universe is pretty much a modeling contest. There's no talent involved, and they are judged mainly on how they look.

Miss Universe isn't Elite Look (for example). In addition, the winner does a lot of charity work, and I don't think a height requirement is needed for that sort of thing.

If looks are everything and being tall is part of being beautiful, then there wouldn't be many short or average heighted actresses and singers out there, would there?

And your point is? Why do you care so much?

It's not a charity pageant. It's not a singing or acting pageant. It's a BEAUTY pageant and the winner has a modeling contract. Mainstream models need to be tall, because this is what the industry dictates.

Get over this chip on your shoulder about being short. Life isn't fair! There's a lot more important things in life to worry about.

I'd also venture to say that there's a lot less women in the world that are very tall (i.e. 6 foot 1 like the one you mentioned) than there are that are petite. I can assure you she has an even harder time than you finding clothes that fit, etc. But of course, they're tall, and you're small, therefore you're better and more special.

If height isn't relevant for doing charity work, why are looks relevant at all?

Oh wait, they aren't. It's a stupid pageant.

Completely off topic: You know, if plus-sized ladies can go around having campaigns about size inclusion in the fashion industry, then petite women can too.

Why are plus-sized (and probably average to tall in height) women applauded for size inclusion campaigns while petite ones?

TAKE IT SOMEWHERE ELSE! No one said you can't "campaign" or whatever, but keep it out of random threads! Do something productive about it instead of randomly bitching about it

#1 as was said before....its a beauty pageant. And just like any other show or movie, you can chose to be interested and watch it, or not. It doesnt mean it is stupid or rigged or only for tall people, it is just something a certain group is interested in. Why try and tear people down for thinking someone was pretty or noticed everyone was tall. If you are against beauty pageants, go ahead, but dont try to make it sound like its the worst thing ever created and anyone who is interested in it is stupid.


#2 having a good looking model with a nice personality is supposed to be good for charity because it makes people feel special when they meet miss universe, it wasnt meant to be a bad thing. beauty is involved because of the impact it has. 2006 miss universe can get a lot more opps. for charity work than a regular person, simply because of her title. it can take an ordinary pretty girl and give her an opportunity to do great things. that is why beauty is so important in THIS particular instance. not in all charity however.

Her dress was made entirely of metal bangels..... no one should be shocked that she passed out shortly after being crowned! I used to compete when I was younger.... it's hot as hell on those stages.... I couldn't imagine standing up there in a METAL dress!

I really felt that the only tasteful dresses were Trinidad and Tobago and Japan.

And for the record, Miss USA was 5'5". A lot of the women that we are discussing on here that are super tall are more than likely models in their home countries. While it may not always be fair, it's just the way the fashion industry works. The entire Miss Universe organization (from Universe all the way down to Teen USA) spend most of their year modeling.

Those were metal bangles?! I thought her dress had been caught in a paper shredder and luckily, draped well on her!

I actually didn't mind USA's dress too much, as at least it was tasteful. But I really thought either Japan or Switzerland would win (depending on the blonde factor).

The Ribcage factor was much, much too high!! You just know that the ones who didn't win are sitting in some hotel room, with a year's supply of Hostess snack cakes and Chocolate Martinis all over the place!

Why hate because your body doesn't look like that (joking)...but for real...those girls (some of them) looked good, can't deny them of that. I would have to agree that if pageants aren't your taste, then don't watch - there are definitely other things that could be watched and/or done with your time.

Tara Conner (Miss USA) gown was beautiful in my opinion. It hit her curves perfectly.

I actually liked Miss USA's dress. I thought the top part was gorgeous, but I could do without the accordion-looking bottom.

I kinda new Japan wouldn't win when she didn't answer her question correctly---she just said "I love the energy from the crowd" lol. She was my favorite though. Her and Puerto Rico! lol.

I just watched the project runway (I don't get Bravo so I have to wait to see it on NBC) in which the dress was made, and I honestly think that, from what she had to pick from, she picked the best dress. It did make her look a lot taller than 5'5, which, I think, did help her compete with the women that were very tall in the competition.

As a petite woman myself (my parents just bought me a rocking chair, smaller than a normal-sized chair so my "little feeties wouldn't hang down and not be able to touch the floor" as my mom said), I agree that beauty =/= height. But, life goes on, it's fun to look at the pretty girls prancing around stage.

What did people think of the national costumes? And why did ours end up being a riding outfit?

I was under the impression that she would wear the dress that was desgined for her on Project Runway (kinda purple, sweetheart halter, ruffle bottom), but the picture I saw of her in the pageant evening gown part was a red off-one-shoulder number. I thought the dress on project runway was MUCH prettier.

She wore it for something... I don't remember the order but she had different evening gowns for different stages of the competition... a lot of contestants do that sort of thing. I would imagine that it would keep them fresh in a judge's memory or make them stick out a little if they had several different gowns.

I just watched the Project Runway episode on NBC too (no Bravo :() and I have to agree that she had picked the best pageant dress. I liked a few of the other dresses (such as that beige-light pink flowy dress that they judges also liked) but I think it would have been a weird choice for a pageant. I think the one she picked was the only one that was fancy/elegant/dressy enough to be a pageant dress.

I'm sorry but did I read this right?

http://www.missuniverse.com/mainevent/judges.html

Tom Green was a judge?

Let's not overlook Sean Yazbeck (recent winner of The Apprentice)
and Emmitt Smith (former NFL player & UF alumnus! ;))

I think she is from Kentucky.

Taualumna - if you're going to talk about plus-size inclusion, then why weren't any of the contestants plus-size? Miss USA was petite, but I didn't see any plus-size ladies out there. :(

And Santino!!! :D

I guess I should clarify my dress comment. I thought it was fine until the cameras went down and showed the bottom. Then I just lost it!! To me the bottom just was distracting.....

She is. Miss USA is also Miss Kentucky this year, although a local article ran in our newspaper saying that she chose her outfit to represent Kentucky & the South.

I loved Miss Japan's costume!!

Did any of the contestants have gigantic breasts? I didn't think so. BOOBISTS.

With a good tape job they can!!! Miss Mexico was about to spill OUT of the top of her dress!!! Someone got a little to zealous taping her up!

That tiara is hideous. I don't know why, but it just doesn't look right.

That's a new crown that has been re-designed in the last few years. The old style wasn't much better. Regardless, can you believe it costs $250,000?

Umm... yeah there would because singing and acting aren't just about being beautiful... they are about being TALENTED while there are a lot of good looking actors and singers etc... there are some not attractive ones as well... as well as there are some tall ones and some short ones etc. I'm am short I have come to terms with the fact that I'll never be a model, I know I can still be beautiful even though I'm short... I suggest you get over it and learn to not take everything as an attack on short people, you'll enjoy life a lot more :)

:eek: :eek: Lord, someone call the police, because whoever bought that monstrosity has been robbed!!!

Leave it to the Donald! That's his decision....