vyk wrote:What an amazing review... It's sad how violent Venezuela has become, I can tell you since I live in a big city in Venezuela, crime rates are huge, we have limited access to basic public services and food and that situation has increased criminality, and also corruption plays an important role since most crimes goes unpunished and the people's money is being robbed by politics affiliated to the actual government.
Miss Venezuela without a doubt is a scape from all that harsh reality, sadly is just one night per year where we don't worry about the other stuff.
I really congratulate the creators of this review, It's an absolute must read.
Abrazos desde Venezuela.
fermnedoza wrote:The only thing that bothers me about Venezuela and I believed worth pondering concerns its future without Osmel. What will happen then? Is there someone good enough to take his place after hist retirement?
Colonel Sanders wrote:Kudos to the effort!!! Never got tired reading about Venezuelan Queens. Miss Venezuela is a trendsetter for all pageants around the world. Imo, Miss Venezuela is more competitive than Miss Universe especially in 90's era....
ChasingTheRain wrote:No country will ever come close to Venezuela in terms of beauty pageants.
Great thread! .
BBC's documentary about Miss Venezuela is great, I really recommend everyone to watch it.
Here is link for the full documentary:
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x27fcs3_secrets-of-south-america-1-extreme-beauty-queens_travel
fordummies wrote:fermnedoza wrote:The only thing that bothers me about Venezuela and I believed worth pondering concerns its future without Osmel. What will happen then? Is there someone good enough to take his place after hist retirement?
Oh yeah, it may be the end if he retire. But up to now, Osmel is still strong, healthwise. If he's near on planning his retirement, Sr. Sousa must have an understudy or anyone reliable in MVO to take his place. When Joaquin Riviera passed away, multiple key people took his responsibilites.
It will be hard and difficult for someone who will take over Osmel. He handles licenses responsible for major pageants. Even the male ones.
And the pressure will be pounding hard.
Gustavino wrote:What an incredible piece! Thank you for sharing/posting.
For those who are interested in beauty pageants, big or small, Venezuela and it's pageant "machinery" is an inspiration to all. Love it or hate it, Venezuela is Venezuela when it comes to beauty pageants, and they have earned the respect for the hard work, rewarded by way of many international crowns and placements. Some say "sash factor"? I say Venezuela earned it, it wasn't just given to the organization. Dedication, hard work, vision and discipline made it all happen.
Hats off!
bjoern28 wrote:
Nice thread.
But you forgot to include Maria Kallay, Gilberto Correa, Carmen Victoria Perez and the guest MExican co-host from 1981 to 1988, Raul Velasco, and of course, the 80s-90s designers Elmar and the phenomenal Piera Ferrari and Guy Meliet.
Also to be mentioned is Teatro Municipal de Caracas, the historic Teatro Teresa Carreno, teatro PAris and Poliedro de Caracas.
And Miss Venezuela's history won't be complete if Maria Fernanda Ramirez's story is not mentioned.
valleriam wrote:Miss Venezuela is definitely pioneer when it comes to beauty pageants. Every year hundreds of girls audition and only a select group of 20 to 30 girls make the cut to compete in the finals, which is amazing. Even the girls that don't win or place are beautiful (well some of them) and look perfect from head to toe because of the intensive and consistent training. It's truly amazing what they've achieved!
Rauma wrote:Great thread
chorr wrote:fordummies wrote:fermnedoza wrote:The only thing that bothers me about Venezuela and I believed worth pondering concerns its future without Osmel. What will happen then? Is there someone good enough to take his place after hist retirement?
Oh yeah, it may be the end if he retire. But up to now, Osmel is still strong, healthwise. If he's near on planning his retirement, Sr. Sousa must have an understudy or anyone reliable in MVO to take his place. When Joaquin Riviera passed away, multiple key people took his responsibilites.
It will be hard and difficult for someone who will take over Osmel. He handles licenses responsible for major pageants. Even the male ones.
And the pressure will be pounding hard.
There were rumors that one of the key people in the Miss Venezuela Organization, Harry Levy, are being geared to be Osmel's protege to continue the nation's legacy of beauty.
Lovely thread! If I may add, there are several designers who create dresses and national costumes for their misses, Nidal Nouaihed created the Miss Earth Water dress of Osmariel Villabos, Alejandro Fajardo designed the winning dress of Molly Isler, Hugo Espina created the beautiful gown of Edymar Martinez.
Mariana Erwin wrote:Nice thread!
DUBROVNIK wrote:.
VENEZUELA TO THE PEDESTAL!! THE HIGHEST PEDESTAL OF ALL!! OSMEL SOUSA NEGLECTS NOT EVEN A DETAIL, VENEZUELAN DELEGATES COME PERFECT TO THE EVENT
FOR EXAMPLE IN 2008, DAYANA MENDOZA HAS THE BEST ANSWER BECAUSE SHE IS VERY CONFIDENT WHEN SHE ANSWERS THE QUESTION AND WHEN I HEAR IT DURING THE MISS UNIVERSE 2008 FINAL QUESTION OH MY GOD I WAS SPEECHLESS THIS WOMAN BROUGHT HER HOMELAND...
FutaKaNina wrote:Thanks for such a comprehensive, informative post!
I love how competitive they are and I salute Osmel for setting clear standards on what he expects.
I'm iffy about their pageant night show, however. While I love the energy the production exudes, it comes off to me as simply a bigger, magnified version of some fiesta sa plaza or some barangay-level event -- and looks very bakya or baduy. So unlike, for example, Miss USA, which smacks of sophistication (albeit with cheap, non-Grammy Awards-level, virtually unknown performers such as the ones that perform at Miss Universe)...
DaleSoriano wrote:NICE THREAD!
But on a personal note, I still prefer a natural beauty queen without undergoing a heavy surgery.
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