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.