Sunday, August 29, 2010

Miss Bolivia 2010

Miss Bolivia 2010 was held in Santa Cruz on 26 August 2010. 19 contestants were competing for the title this year.

The new Bolivian Queens were crowned




Miss Universo Bolivia 2010 - Miss Santa Cruz
Olivia Pinheiro Menacho, 24, 175cm, will represent Bolvia in Miss Universe 2011




Miss Mundo Bolivia 2010 - Miss Beni
María Teresa Rocca, 24, 176, will represent Bolivia in Miss World 2010






Miss Tierra Bolivia 2010 - Miss Bicentenario
Jovana O'Brien Méndez, 19, 180cm, will represent Bolivia in Miss Earth 2010


Miss Tourism Queen International Bolivia 2010 - Miss Litoral
Beatriz Olmos, 19, 171cm


A Group Pic of Miss Bolivia 2010 contestants


The Crowning Moment of Miss Bolivia 2010

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 18): LATINA won again! Felicidades Reina!

LATINAS WON MISS UNIVERSE 3 YEARS IN A ROW...SO GOOD..KEEP THE MU CROWN IN LATIN AMERICA!!

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, USA, on 23 August 2010. Jimena Navarrete from Mexico was crowned Miss Universe 2010.

MISS UNIVERSE 2010 IS MISS MEXICO - Jimena Navarrete







The Evening Gown and Swimsuit of Miss Mexico



1st Runner-up is Miss Jamaica - Yendi Phillipps



2nd Runner-up is Miss Australia - Jesinta Campbell





3rd Runner-up is Miss Ukraine - Anna Poslavska

4th Runner-up is Miss Philippines - Venus Raj

Positions #6-#10 (the scores after the Evening Gown competition):
#6. Albania 8.693
#7. Ireland 8.548
#8. South Africa 8.420
#9. Guatemala 8.286
#10. Puerto Rico 7.971


Miss Guatemala pulled a surprise last night, she's so beautiful



Miss Puerto Rico changed her gown in the final and got the lowest score among the top 10



Positions #11-#15 (the scores after the swimsuit competition):
11. Russia 7.843
12. Colombia 7.643
13. France 7.586
14. Belgium 7.571
15. Czech Republic 7.429

After the swimsuit competition, Miss Colombia was eliminiated


Miss International 2008, Top 10 Semi-finalist in Miss Universe 2006 from Mexico, Priscila Perales also attended the event


Miss Universe 2010 took a pic with the panel of judges



John Legend & The Roots was the performer; Look! Miss Dominican Republic and Miss Venezuela look stunning; they should have made top 15.


The final walk and the farewell speech of Stefania Fernandez, Miss Universe 2009



In 1991, Lupita Jones was representing Mexico and won the Miss Universe 1991 title in Las Vegas, after her reign, she has been the national director of Nuestra Belleza Mexico since 1995. 19 years later, Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe 2010 also in Las Vegas.





Reference:

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 17): Final Review of Latin/Hispanic Contestants

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 16): Preliminary Competition

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 15): Official Headshots

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 14): Photo Gallery 5 + Interview Videos

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 13): National Costume Competition

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 12): Latinas Day!

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 11): Photo Gallery 4

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 10): Official Swimsuit Pics

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 9): Miss Uruguay Rocks! Que Bella!

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 8): Photo Gallery 3

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 7): Official Evening Gown Portraits

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 6): Photo Gallery 2 + Event Photos

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 5): Photo Gallery I

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 4): Swimsuit Photo Shoot 2

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 3): Swimsuit Photo Shoot

Miss Universe 2010: Departure/Arrival Pics & Fitting (Part II)

Miss Universe 2010: Departure/Arrival Pics (Part I)

Monday, August 23, 2010

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 17): Final Review of Latin/Hispanic Contestants

"GOOD LUCK TO ALL LATINAS!"

Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, will be held in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on August 23, 2010. I'm so exciting...1 more day to go...

In this post, I'm going to write my final review of the latin/hispanic contestants in Miss Universe 2010:

(ps. The photos below were taken by Fadil Berisha, who is an Albanian photographer and currently works for the Miss Universe Organization. Fadil took some official swimsuit photoshoots for all the contestants this year, and some of them had body paintings over their bodies)

Miss Argentina


Pros: Doll Face / Friendly / Experienced in pageantry / Photogenic

Cons: Not aggressive / Not too sparkling on stage

Miss Bolivia


Pros: Young / Fresh / Cheerful

Cons: Bad Attitude / Poor Interview Skills

Miss Brazil


Pros: Super Model Type / Well-prepared / Experienced in pageantry / Catwalk Diva / Confident / Good Interview Skills / Good Styling

Cons: Old-looking / Not consistent in some pics

Miss Colombia


Pros: Strong Sash Factor / Fashionable / Elegant / Good Figure / Good Presentation and Interview Skills / Well-prepared / Natural / Aggressive / Stylish / Charismatic

Cons: Not super beautiful in appearance

Miss Costa Rica


Pros: Big Smile / Tall / Not bad figure

Cons: Weak Sash / Bad Styling

Miss Dominican Republic


Pros: Tall / Model Type / Complete Package / Well-prepared / Elegant / Know how to pose and project herself / Good performance in the prelim

Cons: Artificial / A bit masculine from certain angles of her pics

Miss Ecuador


Pros: -

Cons: Short / Lack Facial Beauty / Bad Catwalk Skills / Low Profile

Miss El Salvador


Pros: Calm / Always Smiling

Cons: Bad Posture / Not very attractive facial features

Miss Guatemala


Pros: Beautiful Face / Both photogenic and telegenic / Exotic / Surprisingly Good performance in the preliminary competition

Cons: Short / Bad Interview Skills

Miss Honduras


Pros: A Black Barbie / Exquisite facial features / Nice Smile / Good English / Excellent Interview Skills

Cons: Weak Sash / Her preliminary performance was not outstanding

Miss Mexico


Pros: Beautiful Face / Cheerful Smile / Well-prepared / Classy / Eloquent / Photogenic (It is difficult for me to find her bad pics, she's the best choice for Miss Photogenic Award if those crazy Filipino pageant fans will not manipulate the online voting system!)

Cons: Her neck seems too short / Monotonous in looks

Miss Nicaragua


Pros: She made noise because she's the first Black Miss Nicaragua / Tall /Big Smile

Cons : Too Masculine / Thick thighs / Terrible Voice

Miss Panama


Pros: Model Type / Telegenic / Beautiful Long Legs / Fierce Catwalk / Experienced in pageantry

Cons: Look bad in some candid photos / Not too aggressive

Miss Paraguay


Pros: Beautiful Big Smile / Cute Dimples / Good Figure / Good Catwalk Skills / Nice Personality

Cons: Mature Looking / not consistent in candid pictures

Miss Peru


Pros: Well-prepared / Very Aggressive / Energetic / Good Figure / Good Presentation Skills / Experienced in pageantry / Cheerful (Based on the pics, we can see she's so happy and enjoys taking part in every event of this pageant so much!)

Cons: Some pageant experts may not like her unique facial neauty

Miss Puerto Rico


Pros: Strong Sash Factor / Beautiful Face / Well-prepared / Eloquent / Smart

Cons: Short / Bad styling in some occasions

Miss Spain


Pros: Good Figure / Good Catwalk skills / Experienced in pageantry

Cons: Low Profile / Not a beautiful smile when she takes pics / Not Aggressive

Miss Uruguay


Pros: Very beautiful and exquisite face / Good Figure / Good Catwalk Skills and Model Type / Photogenic

Cons: Weak Sash / Bad Gown in the prelim (hope the judges will forgive her)

Miss Venezuela


Pros: Well-prepared / Strong Sash factor / Tall / Confident / Stage presence / Good communication skills / Aggressive

Cons: pale skin / her smile is weird sometimes


Reference:

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 16): Preliminary Competition

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 15): Official Headshots

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 14): Photo Gallery 5 + Interview Videos

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 13): National Costume Competition

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 12): Latinas Day!

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 11): Photo Gallery 4

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 10): Official Swimsuit Pics

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 9): Miss Uruguay Rocks! Que Bella!

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 8): Photo Gallery 3

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 7): Official Evening Gown Portraits

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 6): Photo Gallery 2 + Event Photos

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 5): Photo Gallery I

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 4): Swimsuit Photo Shoot 2

Miss Universe 2010 (Part 3): Swimsuit Photo Shoot

Miss Universe 2010: Departure/Arrival Pics & Fitting (Part II)

Miss Universe 2010: Departure/Arrival Pics (Part I)