Miss Universe 2010: Venus Raj is 4th Runner Up
>> August 24, 2010 –
Beauty Pageant
Jimena (Ximena) Navarrette Rosete has been crowned Miss Universe 2010 & our very own Ma. Venus Raj is on the 4th Runner Up! Hurray for the Philippines! These is really needed after the drama that happen yesterday. Venus Raj is also the #1 trending topic on Twitter a while ago.
Miss Universe 2010: Mexico, Jimena (Ximena) Navarrete Rosete
1st Runner Up: Jamaica, Yendi Phillipps
2nd Runner Up: Australia, Jesinta Campbell
3rd Runner Up: Ukraine, Anna Poslavska
4th Runner Up: Philippines, Maria Venus Raj
Special Awards:
Miss Photogenic - Thailand, Fonthip Watcharatrakul
Best National Costume - Thailand, Fonthip Watcharatrakul
Miss Congeniality - Australia, Jesinta Campbell
Congrats Venus! kahit di mo nakuha ang Title proud parin kami dahil ikaw ang bumuhat sa sa bansa natin ngayon. Win Or Lose You are mu Miss Universe! naks hehe
Apparently, poll and audience favorite Venus Raj subconsciously thought out her answer to William Baldwin in native language (Iriga Bikolano or Rinconada), and then articulated it in second language (English). Psycholinguists will confirm that a non-native speaker, even if intermediate level in learning achievement, may hardly be able to respond with spontaneous eloquence in second language within a fleeting time-sensitive instance at a public stage event. The hard lesson learned is that, even if a Philippine beauty candidate can speak English, she should opt to avail of interpreter service, as how English-speaking Miss Mexico did. After all, Miss Universe is not an English public speaking contest — it is an international beauty contest! Still, making it to Top 5 in hand-me-down gowns was no minor, minor feat. So here’s my sincere “MAJOR, MAJOR CONGRATULATIONS TO MISS RAJ!”
Latinas are expert at stalling their answers using interpreters. I think that all pageants should have interpreters for every country or remove all interpreters to even the playing field, so to speak. The current winner was a guest at David Letterman's show speaks terrible English even if it is scripted. She's just a pretty FACE , a model, a representation for Mr. Trump's business endeavors