Fell Short Series:Black Girl Magic at MU1997 Denny Mendez
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 9:43 am
Previously: Verna Vasquez
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At Miss Universe 1997, 3 of the black candidates (Margot, Verna & Denny) made it to the Top 6, either of these three would had won Miss Universe 1997 and would had made a historic "Black Girl Magic" 3 peat in the next two years when Wendy and Mpule won Miss Universe 1998 and 1999 respectively.
Now we focus on another of the heavy favorites to win Miss Universe 1997 at that time. Denny Mendez of Italy was placed first after the Top 6 announcement despite she did not finish 1st in all 3 semifinal events. Many of us at that time will expect Denny to become Italy's 1st Miss Universe winner and Big 5 titleholder after their multiple runners-up finish in the past (particularly in 1987 where Roberta Capua lost to Cecilia Bolocco of Chile). Just like Verna, she failed to advance into the Final 3.
Why do you think Denny and some Italians (especially Miss World 2000 and Miss World 2005) in this current era fell short of winning the Big 5 title despite Italy is one of the fashion capitals around the world?
http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic ... &t=1840650
At Miss Universe 1997, 3 of the black candidates (Margot, Verna & Denny) made it to the Top 6, either of these three would had won Miss Universe 1997 and would had made a historic "Black Girl Magic" 3 peat in the next two years when Wendy and Mpule won Miss Universe 1998 and 1999 respectively.
Now we focus on another of the heavy favorites to win Miss Universe 1997 at that time. Denny Mendez of Italy was placed first after the Top 6 announcement despite she did not finish 1st in all 3 semifinal events. Many of us at that time will expect Denny to become Italy's 1st Miss Universe winner and Big 5 titleholder after their multiple runners-up finish in the past (particularly in 1987 where Roberta Capua lost to Cecilia Bolocco of Chile). Just like Verna, she failed to advance into the Final 3.
Why do you think Denny and some Italians (especially Miss World 2000 and Miss World 2005) in this current era fell short of winning the Big 5 title despite Italy is one of the fashion capitals around the world?