Miss Universe 2008

[epchick]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

omg, i cannot believe that just happened. again.

Which one fell? I didn't see it from the very beginning, it wasn't miss USA was it?

On a side note, I totally think USA shouldn't have been in the top 20/25 or how ever many. I don't think she's very pretty.

[AGDee]

It was Miss USA. I think Miss USA always gets in just cuz everybody is afraid of us and don't want to make us mad.

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by AGDee

It was Miss USA. I think Miss USA always gets in just cuz everybody is afraid of us and don't want to make us mad.

At least we didn't get booed this year.

[luv n tpa]

4th Runner Up: Mexico
3rd Runner Up: Russia
2nd Runner Up: Dominican Republic
1st Runner Up: Colombia
Miss Universe 2008: Venezuela

[epchick]

This isn't the Miss Universe pageant, its the miss Anorexia pageant.

Venezuela, Australia & Italy----waaaay too thin, almost unhealthy looking.
Colombia--wierd shaped body, really thin legs and a wide midsection
South Africa & Mexico--they look really thin mainly because their hips are wider.
Spain--she looks like she's the "biggest" of them all, and she's still super thin.
Vietnam--looks like she has a little girl body (with barely bigger boobs)

The others are thin, but not in a unhealthy or wierd-looking way.

[LucyKKG]

I intentionally didn't visit GC during the pageant because I was afraid I'd see the results on accident! Bummer about Miss USA. Srrrrrsly?

I liked the native costumes they had at the beginning. Do they do that every year? Ok, some of them where lame and DEFINITELY not what a native costume would look like. I was really happy with Miss Norway's costume, though. That's totally what they look like!

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by LucyKKG

I intentionally didn't visit GC during the pageant because I was afraid I'd see the results on accident! Bummer about Miss USA. Srrrrrsly?

I liked the native costumes they had at the beginning. Do they do that every year? Ok, some of them where lame and DEFINITELY not what a native costume would look like. I was really happy with Miss Norway's costume, though. That's totally what they look like!

Yes, they've been doing the native costume for several years now. I like it a lot...Mexico's rocked.

Comments on this year's pageant:

- Russia's evening gown was nearly identical to the Russian that won Miss Universe a few years ago, and had to give up her crown eventually. NO CREATIVITY POINTS FOR HER!
- The South American contestants really are beautiful...too bad that most of them have probably had plastic surgery.
- What is up with these evening gowns with the "nude" colored fabric? It's UGLY and not classy or elegant looking at all. Miss D.R. looked like she had covered herself in shards of glass, and the metal was reflecting light all over her neck/chin/face, but not in a subtle way.
- Donald Trump may own Miss Universe, but they should really stop focusing the pageant on U.S. TV shows and inside jokes. Don't they realize how lame it all looks when not even the audience "gets" the jokes that the hosts have to deliver?
- I would rather the contestants that can't speak English deliver their intelligent answers in their native tongue than hack it up while attempting to answer in English. This is Miss Universe, who says she must speak English, at least in the pageant?
- I actually really liked Miss Venezuela's answer to her question, and I thought her dress was the prettiest up there. Her answer just got delivered a little messy because of the language barrier. Think about her answer - God made men and women to be different, but to go together. Unfortunately men think the straightest, shortest path to a destination is faster and better, whereas women believe that sometimes the curvy, bumpy road, stopping to "fix" each point along the way, is the best route. She would've gotten the message across far better if she had just spoken in Spanish.

ETA: here's a photo of Miss Russia's dress several years ago when she won:

[epchick]

Originally Posted by PeppyGPhiB

- I actually really liked Miss Venezuela's answer to her question, and I thought her dress was the prettiest up there. Her answer just got delivered a little messy because of the language barrier. Think about her answer - God made men and women to be different, but to go together. Unfortunately men think the straightest, shortest path to a destination is faster and better, whereas women believe that sometimes the curvy, bumpy road, stopping to "fix" each point along the way, is the best route. She would've gotten the message across far better if she had just spoken in Spanish.

But wasn't the question, something like "who has it easier--men or women?" I thought her question had NOTHING to do with the question asked her. I liked the way you said it, but she totally didn't make sense. "men think the easiest way to a place is a straight line, women thing the easiest way is to go curve" WTF?

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by epchick

But wasn't the question, something like "who has it easier--men or women?" I thought her question had NOTHING to do with the question asked her. I liked the way you said it, but she totally didn't make sense. "men think the easiest way to a place is a straight line, women thing the easiest way is to go curve" WTF?

I agree. I thought Miss Mexico and Miss Russia nailed their questions. With the other 3, I said huh?

[PeppyGPhiB]

Originally Posted by RaggedyAnn

I agree. I thought Miss Mexico and Miss Russia nailed their questions. With the other 3, I said huh?

I thought Mexico's answer was the best. But every one of them that greeted the crowd first before answering their question drove me crazy! To me it just looked like they were ignoring the person that asked them the question.

[RaggedyAnn]

Do you think Miss USA got frazzled by the dancer that ran in front of her when her name was called? They had to call her twice because of it.

[BabyPiNK_FL]

I think they called her too early. You can tell because she wasn't in place when they called her name the first time like all the other candidates, the cameras were still focusing on the traditional Vietnamese dancers as well. Jerry Springer just called her out before they were done with the musical break and had to say it again. I think she just fell cos isht happens...to Americans...TWICE!

I totally forgot about the pageant, but luckily I was able to tune in just in time for the Evening Gown to see Miss USA fall on her ass.

LOVED IT!

[carnation]

Well, I'm glad that it was in the evening gown competition because there's a story on AOL that says she fell in the night gown competition. I was grossed out, thinking they'd sunk to new lows.

ETA AOL blurb:

A Curse?


'Miss Actress'
They competed for the crown, today we know them as actresses.

Halle Berry and more...
The déjà-vu of the pageant occurred when Miss USA fell during the night gown competition, just as it happened to last year’s contestant, Rachel Smith, during the 2007 Miss Universe pageant held in Mexico City. Crystle Stewart quickly stood up, applauded along with the audience and with a smile, continued to model as it nothing had happened. Some of the candidates had some interesting dress choices, such as Dominican Republic, wearing a tight gown adorned with crystals, Miss Mexico, with a white skirt and a see-through top that looked like a bra and Miss Colombia, with an interesting metallic design that was highly praised.

[LucyKKG]

Check this out: the winners from the past 25 years. The pictures from the 80s are a trip!