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Following in the footsteps of Rachel Smith who fell down during last year's Miss Universe contest, Crystle Stewart, the current Miss America, trips on her dress at this year's Miss Universe.

Again?! Seriously?!

Come on! We are the United States of America. Designers from around the world come to the US to practice their craft. We have no shortage of designer talent. Can we not design a stupid dress for our Miss America that won't stick to her butt like stink on a monkey?

We at Big News are still awaiting word as to when iO West will reopen. Right now our next show is scheduled for Sunday, August 3 at 9pm. But the layoff hasn't stopped our writers from writing jokes about the events of the day - and while we may not have a theater in which to present them, we do have the good ol' Internet!

The Obama campaign has objected to a cartoon on the cover of the New Yorker that depicts him as a Muslim and his wife as a radical black activist. Obama was upset mostly because his depiction was not wearing a flag pin.

The Obama campaign has objected to a cartoon on the cover of the New Yorker that depicts him as a Muslim and his wife as a radical black activist. Objecting to cartoons inside the New Yorker: golfers, doctors and squiggly people with marital problems.

In a speech this week, Barack Obama said that the war in Iraq distracts Americans from the threat of the Taliban in Afghanistan. Obama added that the war distracts Americans from an even bigger threat: cartoonists.

On Friday, former Sen. Phil Gramm gave up his position as economic advisor to the McCain campaign, a week after saying the United States was a “nation of whiners.” In resigning, Gramm pointed out that he’d realized we're more of a nation of quitters.

Pope Benedict says that the world's natural resources are being squandered in the pursuit of "insatiable consumption." In addition, other natural resources are being squandered in order to make the pope's hat.

After a meeting, President Bush stated that Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is a “smart guy.” In supporting his opinion, Bush pointed out that Medvedev had mastered the difficult language of Russian.

According to a new survey, only 21% of Americans are in favor of federal aid for those facing foreclosures. The other 79% did not respond to the survey because it was not sent to the box where they currently live.

A new poll of American Jews reveals that 90% think the country is on the wrong track. But for you, 85%.

A new poll of American Jews reveals that 90% think the country is on the wrong track. Although maybe they wouldn't if you called once in a while.

World leaders at the G-8 conference have agreed to cut in half the amount of greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. President Bush said the U.S. will do its part on cutting gas emissions by shutting down all Taco Bells.

The United States military has a shortage of linguists fluent in the languages spoken in Afghanistan: Dari, Pashto, Uzbek, and Turkmen. The United States government likewise has a shortage of presidents fluent in English.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that under state law, sex acts with the dead were illegal. As a result, groupies will not have sex with the band after the next Rolling Stones concert in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that under state law, sex acts with the dead were illegal. Anyone convicted will receive a stiff sentence.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that under state law, sex acts with the dead were illegal. In light of the news, Larry King and his wife have cancelled their second honeymoon in Milwaukee.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that under state law, sex acts with the dead were illegal. However, it remains legal in Wisconsin for quarterbacks with dead careers to screw their former team.

A 33-year-old Michigan man is accused of wearing a “World's Greatest Dad” shirt to a meeting for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl. In his defense, the man pointed out that under “World's Greatest Dad,” the shirt said in smaller letters “at having sex with 14-year-old girls.”

French President Nicolas Sarkozy announced plans for a Mediterranean Union funded by the European Union and aimed at ending poverty, strife and other social and diplomatic problems in former French colonies in Northern Africa. The plans are all part of France's new "You Break It, You Buy It" policy.

A Japanese labor bureau has ruled that a Toyota engineer died from working too many hours on the development of a Camry hybrid. Ironically, the new vehicle is designed to run on a combination of gasoline, electricity, and the ashes of dead Japanese engineers.

US Airways says it will start removing in-flight entertainment systems on domestic flights in November to save about $10 million annually in fuel and other costs. This decision will also save millions of lives once passengers are no longer forced to watch "Drillbit Taylor."

US Airways says it will start removing in-flight entertainment systems on domestic flights in November to save about $10 million annually in fuel and other costs. US Airways is currently the only airline that uses gasoline-powered movies.

US Airways will start removing in-flight entertainment systems on domestic flights in November to save about $10 million annually in fuel and other costs. The airline loses money due to flights being delayed when passengers yell “There’s a bomb on board!” every time a Dane Cook movie is shown.

Angelina Jolie gave birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline on July 12. Jolie is healthy but disappointed, since with twins she figured odds were at least one of them would not be white.

The National Enquirer is reporting that sixty-two-year-old Cher plans to marry an ex-Hell's Angel nearly half her age. Her fiancé is still five times older than anything on Cher's face.

Metallica will make the songs on their next CD available for download to play on Guitar Hero III. The download will include also allow players to engage in interactive group therapy sessions.

Sarah Jessica Parker's trademark mole has been removed from the actress's face. "I no longer wanted to walk around being seen with that hideous thing," said the mole.

Miss USA Crystle Stewart fell down during Monday's Miss Universe contest. Stewart fell as part of the talent competition while doing her impression of the U.S. dollar.

Miss USA Crystle Stewart fell down during Monday's Miss Universe contest. She also misspelled her first name.

A new report suggests that babies conceived from frozen embryos are just as healthy as those conceived naturally. Except for the freezer burn.

A new report suggests that babies conceived from frozen embryos are just as healthy as those conceived naturally. They also come in an assortment of fruity flavors.

Last month, the 38th annual Gay Pride Parade was held in San Francisco. And, girl, she does not look a day over 25.

Last month, the 38th annual Gay Pride Parade was held in San Francisco. Residents celebrated by dancing in the streets, dressing outrageously, and otherwise behaving as they do every other day.

According to a new study, men who eat too many fatty foods can have hurt their sperm production. The decrease often goes unnoticed, as none of the overweight men has seen their penises in years.

According to a new study, men who eat too many fatty foods can hurt their sperm production. Nutritionists recommend that overweight men switch to fresh fruit while surfing internet porn.

The nation's DNA tracking system faces a huge backlog that could take years to clear, leaving crimes unsolved and offenders free in society. The cause of the backlog: the massive workload of paternity tests from The Maury Povich Show.

The World Heritage List has added eight new natural wonders. The list includes the Joggins Fossil Cliffs, the Lagoons of New Caledonia, and Jessica Alba's career.

An epidemic of cancer is forcing Tasmanian devils to breed earlier. The efforts are proving unsuccessful since the Tasmanian devils want only to breed with rabbits dressed in drag.

Bangkok, Thailand was voted the world's best city in a poll conducted by Travel + Leisure magazine, trumping last year's winner, Florence, Italy. Bangkok's victory was attributed to the fact that most readers of Travel + Leisure magazine are pedophiles.

Bangkok, Thailand was voted the world's best city in a poll conducted by Travel + Leisure magazine, trumping last year's winner, Florence, Italy. In an effort to win back the title, Florence has launched an intensive campaign to teach all women in the city how to shoot ping-pong balls out of their vaginas.

Bangkok, Thailand was voted the world's best city in a poll conducted by Travel + Leisure magazine, trumping last year's winner, Florence, Italy. Bangkok's victory was attributed to the fact the only reader of Travel + Leisure magazine is Murray Head.

Bangkok, Thailand was voted the world's best city in a poll conducted by Travel + Leisure. Bangkok was also voted the best city in a poll conducted by Pedophile Weekly.

Bangkok, Thailand was voted the world's best city in a poll conducted by the magazine Travel + Leisure. Bangkok residents praised the magazine, saying for once it's nice that someone gave them a "happy ending."

And finally, Evelyn Keyes, the actress who played Scarlett O'Hara's younger sister Suellen in the classic 1939 film "Gone With the Wind," died of uterine cancer July 4 in Montecito at age 91. While fans had hoped Keyes would live to 92, frankly, she didn't give a damn.

I have to admit that this has got "tons" of grammatical errors. 

I was in a haste preparing it coz I have to catch the first church mass early tomorrow. I have to finish it in less than 1 hour. For all those "walking dictionary" viewers out there..just calm down. Ten mistakes won't lead us having "less brain activity".  hihihi... por favor.... this is just an opinion ok? so relax. grab a pop corn and go through it. No violent reactions after. (*winks*)     

The bee has spoken. Let us start by comparing how many did I get right as per my prediction list. 

MY PREDICTION LIST   

Colombia

Mexico

Venezuela

USA

India

Puerto Rico

Australia

Vietnam

Thailand

Korea

Panama

Kosovo

South Africa

Japan

Belgium 

* red marks are the unfortunate outguessed ones.

It’s 9 out of 15. Not bad compared to my 7 out of 15 last year. Year by year it keeps on improving. I expect that next year, I will be able to reach a 2 digit score.

So Dayana won. As I have said in my prediction blog: Once Miss Venezuela, always Miss Venezuela. It was a well-deserved win. Dayana nailed the final question when she was asked whether which have it easier, men or women:  "Actually, God made men and women different. But the big difference between women and men--it doesn't matter what kind of life they live--is that men think that the faster way to go to a point is to go straight. Women, no. The faster way to go to a point is to go through curves and fixing every curve,"Miss Venezuela answered international judge Louis Lacari. 

The best one so far. I have to give her an "A" for that.

Taliana, my old time bet since the pageant started, had a great answer as well. The bell was a curse when it reached its  "ding dong". The judges got disturbed and pulled her scores down during the final interview. "Startstruck by Jennifer Hawkins? maybe not!"

In comparison to Dayana’s answer….ahhhhh!!!!! hmmmmmm..that's a no brainer.

Dayana's answer was straight to the point. She was not so fluent in English, but she made a very remarkable response.

Tali's was a mediocre. Dayana edged her and finished a well deserved end held in Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam last Monday.

The second, third and fourth runners-up were Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Russia and Miss Mexico, respectively.

Let’s do it one by one and I’ll share you my inside thoughts about this year's pageant.

The stage was gigantic and class. It was massive. Colorful. They had an energetic set of dance performers also.

The opening number was hideous. The Opening number song was very common.."EVERYBODY'S GONNA LOVE TODAY"..Give me a break . That was lousy and I cannot even call it a production number. Nothing great about it so far. The individual national costumes were eye catching. It was very long and I started to get bored staring at it.

Melanie B. was oozing hot. Well, I always liked her ever since she started in Spice Girls while Jerry Springer was too old to host a pageant. Come on..this is not Ms. Grandma Universe! He is corny and tried to be funny but it didn’t work out so far. He made a grand entrance riding something like a “scooter”…that was….........ooow...never mind. I prefer to keep my mood in its normal status, but it really sucks!

So, the top fifteen were announced in random order. Let’s see.

VENEZUELA

KOSOVO

MEXICO

VIETNAM

SOUTH AFRICA

AUSTRALIA

JAPAN

DOMICAN REPUBLIC

ITALY

COLOMBIA

RUSSIA

HUNGARY

CZECH REPUBLIC

USA

SPAIN

Did I hear it right? Hungary? I hope the judges weren't “hungry” when they selected her to be in the spot. I hope they had a better explanation. The rest deserves to be in their individual spots. Even if I heard so much that many were surprised about Italy and Russia’s inclusion in the list…I favored the preliminary judges in selecting them, they have the guts and they can both pull the trigger.

So where is Simran and Ingrid. This is not a mock up dress rehearsal show right? Then I was convinced that they weren’t really in the final 15. What went wrong? Whatever it is, I guess it would be reasonable. Blame it to the prelim judges. Esha must be so pissed about Miss India’s exclusion on the finalist. Hihihihi….. A great strategy can accompany a great jinx.

Ingrid???? Somebody must have pepper sprayed her gown once again. This time, it was successful. It worked out and she failed to secure a spot in the final 15. Just an opinion.

So I was going through my list. I was shocked. How could I forget Miss Dominican Republic in my list? How can I afford to overlook such beauty? My God…she is a bomb. Almost……perfect. She even looks better than Amelia Vega in some angles.

The swimsuit competition started. So who was that singer? She was scary. I thought it was CHER. It was a “0” performance for me. My niece can even dance better than her. And what’s with the blonde hair? Sorry if I am so mean, but does she want to replace Miss Albania?

Grrrrrrr....Blonde and not so beautiful.

The one who has got  the best Swimsuits for me were Tali of course, Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico and Dominican Republic. Miss Spain looked like a villain in a “telenovela”. I didn’t like her because of that. She tried to look sultry…ended up looking cocky.

Top 10 were announced.

Kosovo

Australia

Spain

Mexico

Colombia

USA

Dominican Republic

Russia

Italy

Venezuela

Comment: Miss South Africa deserves to be in the top ten in replacement of Miss Italy.

Miss Thailand won the Best in National Costume Award. So what happened to Miss Philippines?

Miss El Salvador bagged the Miss Congeniality award. It’s better than having nothing at all. Ooopsss..Sorry.

The evening gown competition started. Ok. So, everybody was calm and feeling elegant that moment. I was not informed that Crystle’s ambition was to drop her feet down and fall on her ass. Drop off the rumors about her intentionally doing it...come one..that is absurd! who would waste her time preparing for a once in a lifetime event and just screws it with a bouncing plot like this. Hell no. In fairness to her, she almost dropped her jaw when she just realized (What the f*ck was that?) She tried to hide it, but that 15 minute fame is a "make or break" situation...in that case..she failed to recover from that fall.

That fall has totally changed her future. She could have easily crowned herself and would have the rarest chance of answering any of the final questions. Poor girl. I love her from the start. She reminds me of Wendy Fitzwilliam. It was not her fault though. Blame it to the beads down her gown. The panel of judges gave her a dropping 8.050 mark in the evening gown competition which lead to his exclusion to the Final Five. Russia could have been ousted and she'll definitely get the spot.

Here are my views regarding their evening gowns.

·         Kosovo – SO….PROM LIKE

·         Australia – VERY COMMON

·         Spain – VERY MERMAID

·         Mexico – OOOLALALA…BEAUTIFUL

·         Colombia – SO COMPLICATED BUT CLASSY

·         USA – NEED TO EXPLAIN?

·         Dominican Republic – VERY NATIONAL COSTUME

·         Russia – VERY OXANA FEDEROVA

·         Italy – NO COMMENT

·         Venezuela- SHE SHINED IN YELLOW

We are almost there. So, top the five finalists were announced. Miss USA crosses her finger till it bleeds. (I hope I'll be in...I hope I'll be in...) Let us see. 

Miss Colombia

Miss Venezuela

Miss Dominican Republic

Miss Mexico

Miss Russia

USA must have been so disappointed.

Final questions were rolled out.

Miss Colombia was star struck by Jennifer Hawkins. She stammered. She delivered it well but she got caught by the bell when it rang while she was still conversing.

Venezuela’s answer was perfect. She nailed it. That is why she deserves to receieve the 18K white and yellow gold crown, which was valued at $120,000.

Dominican Republic’s answer was so “Miss Universe”. It was not from the heart. Somewhat like her.  She answered it from the nose.

Miss Mexico tried to answer in English but failed to impress the judges..including me.

Miss Russia: I was surprised. She gave a very good answer. It made me convinced that she should be in the top five.

MORAL LESSON: Don’t say Cin Xiao if you are planning to give a very long answer. CIN XIAO girls. If only there is a "part 2".

SCOOP: Roberto Cavalli? What's with the flirty question? But I loved it. The way he uttered the word "satisfyyyyyyy". OMG. So gay! (*winks*) but it was cool.

Dayana won of course. No doubt. Nobody even questioned it.

Prior to that Riyo Mori had her final walk on her own version of  the “tux”. I was reading some blog, questioning what she wore. Come on…she looks fabulous. Admit it! Sometimes, we need to see and accept the reality that there are people who look good in what they wear. She looked so class…not a trying hard mannequin as every other reigning queen looks like. So all sourgrapers out there.....chill out!

Rounding up. Here is the summary of scores. (Swimsuit/Evening Gown)

Winners in Order

1.) Venezuela - Diana Mendoza (9.697 / 9.327) 
2.) Colombia - Taliana Vargas (9.829 / 9.433) 
3.) Dominican Republic - Marianne Cruz (9.036 / 8.983) 
4.) Russia - Vera Krasova (8.471 / 8.414) 
5.) Mexico - Elisa Najera (9.429 / 9.071) 

Semi-finalists

6.) Kosovo - Zana Krasniqi (8.264 / 8.120) 
7.) Spain - Claudia Moro (8.200 / 9.150) 
8.) USA - Crystle Stewart (8.050 / 9.207) 
9.) Italy - Claudia Ferraris (7.729 / 7.671) 
10.) Australia - Laura Dundovic (7.557 / 7.814)

Quarter-finalists:

11.) Czech Republic - Eliška Bučková (7.386) 
12.) Hungary - Jazmin Dammak (7.229) 
13.) South Africa - Tansey Coetzee (7.133) 
14.) Japan - Hiroko Mima (7.100) 
15.) Vietnam - Lam Thuy Nguyen (7.050)

Everybody was happy with the result. Including me. Dayana looks “everything” that I can imagine from A to Z.

She was a fox in yellow.

She had the “x,y and z” factor.

She is Miss Venezuela redefined. I am so glad that Osmel's touch is back. The Powerhouse of Beauty is sooooo "on" once again. Who will be next? I hope they will not send another Jictzad Vina. 

Cheers. See you all in Miss Universe 2009, where we share different thoughts but with a common aim.

“To see beauty deep within”

You can download the full video through my website www.bengwic.com/downloads/missuniverse2008.mp4 (620 MB) and will be available for download until next week. Experience the pageant once again and enjoy viewing it through your IPOD and IPHONE. Just bear with the Vietnamese dubbers.  Enjoy the show!

Miss USA contestant Crystle Stewart fell during the famed evening gown walk of this year's MIss Universe Pageant, making it the second consecutive year miss USA has fallen. Although she was able to quickly get up, laugh, and clap at herself, her smile didn't seem genuine. Boy did those nostrils come flaring out--and you could tell she was about to go walk off the stage and cry. I would probably do the same thing, so I'm not one to point fingers, but i do feel bad for her. She was definitely one of the prettiest ones there and seemed like a nice enough lady. Now if I was Sharon Stone, I would say "America is doing mean things to rest of the world, so I find myself thinking...Could this be karma? " (What a stupid, stupid thing to say Sharon.)

The sad irony of it all is the song was playing, in which Alan Thicke sings "you got that magic girl" (or something like that) moments after she fell. My advice for next year, Miss USA:

Don't wear dresses with ridiculously long trains or dresses with "beads" on them!

The NBC show took place in Vietnam with the obvious Donald Trump plugs and Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, won the official title, sparkling in a pretty yellow gown. Now whether or not her boobs are real, you be the judge. Miss Mexico definitely had fake tig ol' bitties.

It's amazing that all these girls are only 19 and 20 years old, and are made to look 30. You take young, beautiful girls, spray fake tan on them, put pounds of make up on their faces (and bodies--no one's stomach can look like that without some airbrushing or "six-pack shading"), half a bottle of hairspray, maybe some colored contacts, silicone breasts if they naturally don't exceed a C-cup, and voila! You've got a fool-proof formula. Oh yeah, and you must be at least like 5'7 to be in this competition, which I think sucks. Sorry, but we (Asians) just don't normally come that big. Some more irony: It would be very hard to find a 5'7 woman in the very country they were hosting the competition (Vietnam). I'm done ranting. Here's a clip of the winner herself getting crowned *tear*:

One a side note: But Seriously, what was up with Miss Dominican Republic's dress? It was a nude colored gown covered with diamond shaped mirrors. Yes, mirrors. I didn't really care for it. It looked like the infamous Britney Spears nude/sparkly number on crack. You know, the one from the VMA a few years back.

I really liked that former Miss Universe Riyo Mori (of Japan) decided to wear a conductor-like tuxedo for her last walk as reigning miss universe. I thought it was a pretty progressive statement (despite the fact that her knockers were half out). She still looked amazing, as usual.

"Men think that the fastest way to go to a point is to go straight.

Women know that the faster way to go to a point is to go to the curves"

Says Dayana Mendoza

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Who is Dayana Mendoza?

Nama lengkapnya adalah Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada, ia lahir di Ciracas Caracas – Venezuela, pada tanggal 1 Juni 1986. ia adalah seorang model, Miss Venezuela 2007, dan Miss Universe 2008. Sejarah mencatat bahwa kontestan dari Venezuela bisa dikatakan sebagai langganan juara di ajang Miss Universe, yakni sebanyak 4 (tiga) kali yaitu pada tahun 1979 (Maritza Sayalero Fernandez), tahun 1981 (Iren Saez Conde), tahun 1986 (Barbara Palacios Teyde), dan dan untuk keempat kalinya pada tahun ini (Dayana Mendoza).

Mendoza yang kini berusia 22 tahun mengaku memiliki obsesi menjadi desainer interior, di samping minatnya yang besar pada dunia fotografi dan periklanan. Mendoza berhasil menyingkirkan 80 wanita cantik yang menjadi saingannya. Selain semok cantik, ternyata Mendoza berotak encer, ia menguasai tiga bahasa asing, antara lain : Inggris, Spanyol, dan Italia. Dan setelah googling kesana kemari, disini saia pun akhirnya mengetahui bahwa Dayana Mendoza memang seorang MODEL sodara2!! Yup, pada tahun 2001, Mendoza menandatangani kontrak dengan Elite Model Management dan menjadi model di banyak pergelaran yang diadakan di Itali, Perancis, Inggris, Amerika Serikat, Jerman, Spanyol, Meksiko, dan Peru untuk Versace, Roberto Cavalli dan perancang busana lainnya. Jadi ya gag heran lah kalo dia emang menguasai tiga bahasa asing, Spanyol, Inggris, dan Itali. SECARA YA?!!!

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Miss Universe 2008 – the Event!

Dewan juri Miss Universe 2008 antara lain adalah : Donald Trump Jr, Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization; perancang busana Roberto Cavalli; Nadine Velazquez, bintang NBC My Name Is Earl dan model internasional, kemudian Jennifer Hawkins, presenter televisi dan Miss Universe 2004. Selain itu, ada pula Louis Licari, ahli tata rias, dan President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences Joe Cinque. Kemudian, bintang film Bollywood Eesha Koppikhar, Pimpinan Redaksi Harian Thanh Nien Nguyen Cong Khe, dan perancang sepatu Taryn Rose.

Dayana Mendoza berhasil mengalahkan Miss Colombia Taliana Vargas, Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz, Miss Mexico Elisa Najera, dan Miss Russia Vera Krasova dalam babak 5 besar. Sebelum diumumkannya lima besar Miss Universe ini, penghargaan juga diberikan kepada Miss El Savador Rebeca Moreno sebagai Miss Congeniality, serta Best National Costume untuk Miss Thailand Gavintra Photijak.

Ia diberi mahkota Miss Universe 2008 dalam kontes yang diadakan di Nha Trang, Vietnam (13 July 2008). Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori memakaikan mahkota pada Dayana Mendoza dengan mahkota tiara yang bernilai $120.000,-. Hadiah yang ia dapatkan termasuk uang tunai, 1 tahun kontrak mempromosikan Miss universe, perjalanan keliling dunia, sewa gratis sebuah flat bergengsi di New york, apartemen mewah, dan bingkisan yang berisi sepatu karya designer ternama, pakaian & produk kecantkan. Selain itu ia pun akan mendapatkan kursus perfilman gratis di New York Film Academy selama 2 tahun yang setara dengan uang sebesar $100.000,- . Selama menyandang gelar sebagai Miss Universe 2008, Mendoza akan menghabiskan waktunya berkeliling dunia untuk membawa isu social dan edukasi mengenai HIV/AIDS.

Dalam ajang ini, terdapat insiden memalukan dari Miss Amerika Serikat, Crystle Stewart. Ia tersandung saat memeragakan gaun malam. Diduga, insiden ini menjadi salah satu penyebab Stewart tak masuk ke babak selanjutnya. Mungkin gara2 hak STILETTO yang ia kenakan menginjak gaun malam'nya hingga ia jatuh tersungkur dan akhirnya ia gagal di ajang Miss Universe 2008. Tapi salut deh, abis jatuh gitu dia cepet2 bangun terus dadah-dadah ngajak penonton turut bertepuk tangan, kemudian lanjut deh lenggak-lenggok lagi, untung aja STILETTO-nya gag nginjek gaun panjangnya lagi, hihi.. Kejadian serupa terjadi di ajang Miss Universe 2007, saat itu pun yang terjatuh adalah Miss USA juga, Rachel Smith. Mungkin untuk tahun depan, nona-nona amerika itu sebaiknya mengenakan gaun yang lebih pendek agar tidak terjatuh lagi, hihi :lol:

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Miss Indonesia – apa kabar?

Tentang Miss Indonesia, saya kupipas saja dari DETIK , sbb : Putri Raesmawati mewakili Indonesia dalam kontes kecantikan tingkat dunia Miss Universe 2008 di Vietnam. Dalam ajang itu beberapa busana dipamerkan Putri. Mulai dari buana tradisional Papua hingga baju renang one piece dan two pieces. Sayangnya Putri tidak lolos dalam 15 besar di ajang Miss Universe 2008 ini, mungkin tahun depan kita harus mengirmkan Putri indonesia yang lebih semok cantik lagi kali ya.. hihi

Putri Raemawasti yang memiliki kecantikan khas Indonesia itu terlihat tampil dengan beberapa busana. Mulai dari busana casual, dress terusan pendek berwarna merah, juga halter neck print dress hijau motif bunga yang dikenakannya saat bersantai dengan puteri-puteri dari negara lain. Saat peragaan gaun malam Putri memakai gaun batik dari Allure berwarna magenta keunguan. Gaun itu bemodel tube dress dengan aksesoris bros di bagian dada dan belahan tinggi hingga paha.

Saat beraksi dengan pakaian renang, perempuan 22 tahun itu memakai busana one piece berwarna hijau daun. Di awal Putri memang pernah berkata bahwa ia tak akan memakai busana renang two pieces. Namun belakangan foto perempuan asal surabaya dengan mengenakan bikini berwarna kuning jingga di ajang Miss Universe 2008 tertangkap kamera.

"Ah tak mengapa lah, belum seberapa dibandingkan busana renang mbak Dayana Mendoza dari Venezuela itu.." hihi, begitulah segelintir pendapat teman2 saia di kantor ketika melihat busana renang two pieces yang dikenakan Dayana Mendoza diatas. Iya betul kata teman saya, mungkin memang baju renang Putri tak seberapa, tapi saia yakin sekembalinya Putri dari Vietnam, media akan ramai memberitakan mengenai terjadinya kontroversi disana-sini tentang busana one-piece dan two-pieces yang dikenakan oleh Putri di ajang Miss Universe 2008, so what!! Namun bagaimanapun usaha Putri toh tetap harus kita hargai, ia telah berupaya semaksimal mungkin untuk mengharumkan nama Indonesia di kancah Internasional. Kalopun mislanya kemarin ia berhasil memenangkan kontes Miss Universe 2008 ataupun seenggaknya meraih salah satu penghargaan di ajang ini , ia pasti akan tetap menimbulkan kontroversi di negeri ini, karena ada yang BANGGA, ada pula yang MENCERCA, sama banyak jumlahnya, semajemuk rakyat'nya.. Well, adat ketimuran dan norma agama masih harus kita junjung tinggi temans, dan itu semua kembali lagi kepada hati nurani kita semua sebagai manusia yang beragama dan berbudaya. Setuju gag???

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Day three of Curse Boy's ebola-flu and still no sign of relief from the mucous. It has impeded his hearing and now hurts when he breathes. It is mutating into something unnatural - it will become a global epidemic soon; soon Curse Boy will unleash his final Curse on the world - the Carrier Cold, more deadly than a Lord of the Rings marathon and more infectious than the joy of bubble-wrap. Curse Boy the Carrier would be feeling all too down and out if it was not because of the wonderful world we live in to cheer him up.

Miss USA falls down again. The Miss Universe Pageant last night saw the second public fall of her career (is being a beauty queen a profession?). She doesn't seem to be good at walking, not like Pest Girl. Look how far Pest Girl has walked without falling. She is good with the walking, all she needs now is a pageant and an audience. Applaud for Pest Girl and do not suffer her wrath!

What I love about American celebrities is their ability to turn everything into a philosophy. You see, Miss USA's fall is not just your ordinary I-stood-on-the-beaded-evening-gown fall, no, it is a metaphor for the "emotional and financial" pitfalls that we experience in life. She will use this traumatic ordeal to teach kids the value of smiling through their troubles, picking themselves up when they're down, in their designer evening-wear.

Curse Boy fell to the floor with angst after she slipped, crying "Oh she fell down! NO! she fell down! What is happening to the world!?" But do not worry Curse Boy, Crystle Stewart says she's "perfectly fine and [is] going to move back to New York and move on with [her] life". The world breathes a sigh of relief and can go back to normal.

Now watch Pest Girl walk.

JL

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For the second year in a row, a Black Miss USA has taken a fall at the Miss Universe pageant.  But like I said, I don't care cause she is still super fine.  You're still alright with me Ms. Stewart.  ;)

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For the second year straight, the Miss USA contestant at the Miss Universe competition fell in front of a billion people. I see a dangerous trend emerging. This year, Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, tripped on her skirt that was either poorly designed or which she was poorly trained to negotiate in a competitive environment. I have said this before, and I will say it again, a long skirt will get a girl into more trouble than a short one. A short skirt will always get a man in trouble though. I don't think Miss Stewart should be too embarrassed since she placed in the Top 15, unlike many of the other more stable contestants.

I am happy that the name of the competition is carded to be changed shortly to The Miss Universal Body and Brains Competition. Not only would the competition be renamed but contestants would be subjected to mandatory drug test to determine if contestants have been taking any IQ enhancing drugs and if not, why.

Miss Trinidad and Tobago, the really beautiful Anya Ayoung-Chee, probably placed sixteenth in the random political process of selecting the fifteen. Like all the contestants, I am sure Miss Ayoung-Chee believed the Miss Universe franchise developed a system that selects the best candidate to stand like a statue in foreign countries and endorse layer after layer of makeup on face after face.

As much as I prefer our own Miss Trinidad and Tobago to win - just compare the photos above- it was about time our beauty-obsessed neighbor, Venezuela, produced a winner from their beauty factory. The next challenge for Trump would be to get Chavez to host the next Miss Universe competition while he builds a Trump Plaza in Sabana Grande.

Rather boring property news in most blogs worldwide I decided to refresh readers with latest news on Miss Universe 2008. I stumble in several blogs that invite us to the news:-

Miss Dayana Sabrina Mendoza of Venezuela (photos from celebrity blogs)

Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela has been crowned Miss Universe 2008.

Australia's entrant, 21-year-old Laura Dundovic of Sydney, made it through to the top 10, but could not make the final five. The pageant, which started with 80 contestants, was held in the seaside town of Nha Trang, Vietnam today.

The Sydney psychology student survived the swim wear round of 15, and made it through the evening gown section.

Miss USA falls over, again. For the second year in a row, Miss USA fell down during the evening gown competition. It was a nightmare come true for Miss USA Crystle Stewart, a Texan, who tripped on the train of her bejewelled evening gown as she made her entrance.

Her mishap occurred just after the judges had narrowed the field of 80 to the final 10: Miss USA, Miss Kosovo, Miss Australia, Miss Spain, Miss Mexico, Miss Colombia, Miss USA, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Russia, Miss Italy and Miss Venezuela.

The NBC show was hosted by talk show star Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Melanie Brown and broadcast live to hundreds of millions of viewers in 170 countries. Last year's Miss Universe was Riyo Mori of Japan.

The above rebloged pages latest on Miss Universe. Below are articles related to the news by Zemanta which you may like to flip through.

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Miss USA 2007, Rachel Smith, and Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart, slip on stage during the Miss Universe pageant. (Eduardo Verdugo/AP Photo; Hoang Dinh Nam/AFP/Getty Images)

Forget interview skills and tap dance training; American beauty queens need to focus on the basics. After all, what’s a great answer if you can’t make it to the microphone? Miss USA 2008, Crystle Stewart, fell on stage last night during the 57th annual Miss Universe pageant in Vietnam, following in the misplaced footsteps of her predecessor, Miss USA 2007, Rachel Smith. Both Miss Stewart and Miss Smith lost their footing during the evening-gown portion of the pageant, leaving viewers to wonder if it isn’t time to switch to flats. Though each recovered with a crown-worthy smile, neither went on to claim the tiara. This year's strong group of contenders exhibited a variety of unique attributes — Miss Argentina has paranormal experiences, Miss Antigua & BarbadosBarbuda is fascinated by snakes and Miss Albania was a professional basketball player — but in the end, the crown went to Miss Venezuela, who cited her childhood kidnapping for teaching her poise under stress. Miss Colombia, who came in second, has never been kidnapped.

Miss USA Crystle Stewart could not get her Naomi Campbell walk together, so therefore, she bust her ass hard on the runway! LOAO! We are not sure what happened, but it looks as if she has been studying the tumble that Beyonce took some time back. We are still laughing at this one...

Stay Fly & Don't Fall!

She handled it like a champ.  You can see she is embarrassed, but she's still smiling.

I found it interesting...I hope you do too

David Taylor aka DeaconDavid

Readers, here is something for your Monday morning. Enjoy! Even beauty queens have bad days...

As if the world couldn't think America was any dumber, we were shamed at the Miss Universe pageant, the Olympics of Beauty, for the second year in a row. Here is what the UK's Times Online had to say (why are Brits so much funnier even in their news ledes?!):

For the second year in succession, the American entrant in the Miss Universe pageant failed to meet the crucial challenge of walking and smiling at the same time.

Crystle Stewart, from Texas, tripped and fell on stage at the global beauty contest today, just as Miss USA did last year. She failed to make the final, which was won by Miss Venezuela, a former kidnap victim.

Failed to meet the crucial challenge of walking and smiling? HAHA. But seriously, don't sweat it girl, because you weren't going to beat a kidnap victim anyway. I mean, COME ON, that's intense and she deserves to win. Here she is. Rawr.

And I know I said America was shamed earlier, but I was being sarcastic (shocker, I know). I can totally relate to Crystle because I take diggers all the time. So Crystle, I know that you are probably curled up on your bed with tons of decorative pillows, eating full bricks of chocolate and watching Pride and Prejudice (the six A&E hour version) with mascara running down your face but I want you to know it's going to be okay. You're still incredibly hot and you still probably want world peace, so get out there and do it. We still love you! And probably didn't know who you were before this.

[Posted by Kathleen]