IN DEPTH REVIEW:PHILIPPINE'S BIANCA MANALO! by Nina C.

[Nina Cleopatra]

By Nina Cleopatra
San Juan, Puerto Rico
I remember the last time I saw I contestant with huge potential to take the crown from the Philippines and possibly be one of the best Miss Universe crown holders was indeed Miss Philippines 1999, Miriam Quiambao. Miriam carried very high the Philippines flag with her aura and pressence, she distiled poise and grace with a high level of sophistication that have set the standards for many girls in her country till these days. I must admit she was not my top favorite for the night nor Mpule, but she won me over with her aura and warmth of spirt. She was a huge favorite at the begining and she nailed great points in the swimsuit and evening gown parts of the pageant. She stumbled a little bit at the last question, I think that one took her by surprise even though she managed to give a good response, the surprise of the question made her insecure about wheter she made the right answer. I still remember her face at the final look, she seemed devastated, it was like her dreams were slowly getting out from her grasp, and fading into the shadows. She almost made me cry and It was not even my country so I relate of how the pinoys must have felt that night!




Miriam Quiambao suffered from one of the worst nightmares
a beauty contestant can have. A terrible fall! Luckily she recovered gracefully
receiving an ovation from the crowd that night!

NINA'S IN DEPTH REVIEW: BIANCA MANALO:


was crowned as the new Miss Philippines-Universe during a Miss Philippines 2009 coronation night at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon city, metro Manila on March 8, 2009.
Pamela is:

Age: 22 years old
Place of birth: Manila
Province: Metro Manila
Education: College Graduate Advertising
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 149 lbs
Vital Statistics: 36 1/2-26-36


1. PRESENTATION: Bianca is probably gonna present herself as an intelligent sophisticated girl, very talkative and polite. She seems to always think before she talks and that's a sign of being a considerate human being. Maybe she can be a little bit conservative in the eyes of some of the preliminary judges. One of the higlights of this girl is her delicate flawless skin which can be a positive impact when met in person.
9.00



2. FACE: Face wise? She doesn't have a stunning face, she sells better as a "whole package", she's not a "face package", she's overall a very pretty face but nothing really stand out of her facial features. I do think that if this girl decides to have a more fierce attitude and she uses her face in that direction her face can really be a tool for her and really help her proyection, so a little bit of frowning and a little less smiling can take her a long way!
8.65



3. BODY: I think Bianca naturally have a good simetry. I do think she should shed at least five to ten pounds and try to tone her body as much as she can till the final night, luckily she still have plenty of time to do so if she makes the initiative. Overall as she has the body right now is not gonna give her any boost nor is gonna lower her scores at the swimsuit competition.
8.70


4. CATWALK SKILLS: It this were a pageant taking place in the 90's I would say her catwalk skills and stage presence is pretty good. But given the fact that the Miss Universe Organization is now looking for model type kind of girls and more fierce attitude on stage and given the fact that there's gonna be plenty of modelesque, more fierce girls this year, she really needs to analyze wich road she's gonna take: the demure sophisticated catwalk or the fierce road. She have a good height for proyection though!
8.50



"Shit... I always hate this part!"




BIANCA'S SCORES:
1. PRESENTATION 9.00
2. FACE 8.65
3. BODY 8.70
4. CATWALK SKILLS 8.50

CLOSING COMMENTS: I would recomend her to exagerate more on everything she does without looking like she's over reacting, she needs to shed down to maybe 140, and finally decide wich style of catwalk she's going to present herself in the pageant, wether she's gonna be a fierce diva or a classy demure and sophysticated lady she needs to dramatize more on stage. I still got this girl in my top 15 list but shes walking on thin ice as its mostly sentimental! It all depends on her transformation and the other girls that eventually are gonna be completing the batch of girls. Either way I wish her the best of luck and hopefully she's gonna make her country proud!

[kalachuchi]

a perfect review!! agree!!

[zhock]

THANKS NINA CLEOPATRA, THAT WAS A GOOD CRITIC ON HER, I APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT!
I DO HOPE SHE WOULD BE READING THIS OR I HOPE SOMEONE CAN SEND THIS MESSAGE/COMMENTS TO HER, IT WILL HELP HER MORE, THANKS AGAIN MISS NINA CLEOPATRA!!!

[mrworld]

Nice post,,,,,,but as of this moment all I can say is BIANCA already knows how Miss Universe work this day's,,,, that is why she lost so much weight when she appeared as a guest host in TV shows,,,,,,she wowed everybody because of her stunning appearance after 2 months,,, all this happened because she is very focus on her goals,,,I been following her transformation since binibining pilipinas day's and all I can say this girl take criticism as positive approach and a strong determination to fight for what she wants,,,for now she shows great improvements a step towards victory,,

[mark luis]

NINA CLEOPATRA..I Like YOUR TOPIC VERY NICE VIEWS.... ..MORE POWER..... TAKE CARE

[sgg]

[onewaytwoway]

Now this is what I call a great assessment. Maybe others should learn a thing or two from you before letting the world know how insensible and arrogant they are when critiquing a candidate. Good job!

[aj_0202]

NICE

[Pawee]

HI Nina..... i enjoyed reading your reviews on the delegates! keep 'em coming... you're on your way to becoming a pageant expert!

[mark luis]

HI IM BIANCA PAMELA MANALO,22, PHILIPPINES

[Mabuba]

HI IM BIANCA PAMELA MANALO,22, PHILIPPINES

Wow, she's so beautiful. I can't wait for August. She must be next MU...............

[dismas]

...yes...learn from how nina goes about giving her views on how MU aspirants [like Bianca] can improve their chances of snaring the crown: so objective. nothing catty. never tacky. very diplomatic.

[creampuff]

Nice review!

[SamerL]

i love your sensible article hehe! nice thread! prof. pageant critic! keep it up the good work!

[MISS COSMOPOLITAN]

NICE ARTICLE!

[Angel's Demon]

You really studied your lessons NINA and I appreciate you for being one with us Filipinos...Thank you...LOVE YAH

[Pageant^Patty]

Well, ten years after Miriam Quiambao made us proud in Trinidad and Tobago's MU 1999 here comes Bianca Manalo to represent us in the Bahamas' Miss Universe 2009 pageant, hoping that she's finally the "one" who can stop the long years of drought we have at the MU pageant. I am hoping Bianca will really do her best to win the crown!

[Anthony I]

Now this is what I call a great assessment. Maybe others should learn a thing or two from you before letting the world know how insensible and arrogant they are when critiquing a candidate. Good job!

At least this one shows that she was brought up well by her mother...Nice read...

[Tsyrt_Dwyte]

At least this one shows that she was brought up well by her mother...Nice read...

Nina must be so lucky for having her parents. She was reared well growing up!

[SKY2SKY]

Well, ten years after Miriam Quiambao made us proud in Trinidad and Tobago's MU 1999 here comes Bianca Manalo to represent us in the Bahamas' Miss Universe 2009 pageant, hoping that she's finally the "one" who can stop the long years of drought we have at the MU pageant. I am hoping Bianca will really do her best to win the crown!

SHE WILL............

[098march]

nice thread, i love the review, as of now, i am confident that bianca has improved, she still has plenty of time to improve her catwalk and her figure... she will surprise everyone during MU09... and i am confident she will be doing good...

[veruska]

Why do i have the feeling that Yeray or beautymania and nina_cleopatra are just the same?????????

[Julia Morley-Trump]

Why do i have the feeling that Yeray or beautymania and nina_cleopatra are just the same?????????

I don't think so. If you try to go back to the posts of BMB and compare them to those of NC's, you will see that NC has a better style of writing... No offense to the "late" BMB but his English sentence contruction is fractured and totally flawed.

Anyway, nice to hear a very contructive review from you Nina!

[emporio]

Julia Morley-Trump,

U're cute but mean. lol

[Julia Morley-Trump]

Julia Morley-Trump,

U're cute but mean. lol

Thanks. Hahahaha.... I did not intend to be mean....

[powerhousepr]

[Nina Cleopatra]

[-X

BE WARNED. MAYRAS REVIEW IS COMING UP SOON AND ITS NOT GONNA BE PRETTY, I HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE CRITICAL OF THE STRONGER CANDIDATES AND POWERHOUSES SO EXPECT TO SEE MY CLUTHCES OUT!!

[kokomando]

but i have a wierd "irk" feeling about whose gonna be there, coming final night... here they are

top5
EGYPT
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
COSTA RICA
JAPAN
MEXICO

top10
SOUTH AFRICA
TURKEY
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
PHILIPPINES
INDIA

top15
RUSSIA
VIETNAM
UKRAINE
PUERTO RICO
VENEZUELA

top20
KOSOVO
GEORGIA
INDONESIA
ISRAEL

... no USA in my list, i don't know why? hehehe... but i think for this time only... bubbling up colombia, brazil and albania

GUYS and GAYS, what do you think???

[ambivalent_2003]

By Nina Cleopatra
San Juan, Puerto Rico
I remember the last time I saw I contestant with huge potential to take the crown from the Philippines and possibly be one of the best Miss Universe crown holders was indeed Miss Philippines 1999, Miriam Quiambao. Miriam carried very high the Philippines flag with her aura and pressence, she distiled poise and grace with a high level of sophistication that have set the standards for many girls in her country till these days. I must admit she was not my top favorite for the night nor Mpule, but she won me over with her aura and warmth of spirt. She was a huge favorite at the begining and she nailed great points in the swimsuit and evening gown parts of the pageant. She stumbled a little bit at the last question, I think that one took her by surprise even though she managed to give a good response, the surprise of the question made her insecure about wheter she made the right answer. I still remember her face at the final look, she seemed devastated, it was like her dreams were slowly getting out from her grasp, and fading into the shadows. She almost made me cry and It was not even my country so I relate of how the pinoys must have felt that night!




Miriam Quiambao suffered from one of the worst nightmares
a beauty contestant can have. A terrible fall! Luckily she recovered gracefully
receiving an ovation from the crowd that night!

NINA'S IN DEPTH REVIEW: BIANCA MANALO:


was crowned as the new Miss Philippines-Universe during a Miss Philippines 2009 coronation night at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon city, metro Manila on March 8, 2009.
Pamela is:

Age: 22 years old
Place of birth: Manila
Province: Metro Manila
Education: College Graduate Advertising
Height: 5′10″
Weight: 149 lbs
Vital Statistics: 36 1/2-26-36


1. PRESENTATION: Bianca is probably gonna present herself as an intelligent sophisticated girl, very talkative and polite. She seems to always think before she talks and that's a sign of being a considerate human being. Maybe she can be a little bit conservative in the eyes of some of the preliminary judges. One of the higlights of this girl is her delicate flawless skin which can be a positive impact when met in person.
9.00



2. FACE: Face wise? She doesn't have a stunning face, she sells better as a "whole package", she's not a "face package", she's overall a very pretty face but nothing really stand out of her facial features. I do think that if this girl decides to have a more fierce attitude and she uses her face in that direction her face can really be a tool for her and really help her proyection, so a little bit of frowning and a little less smiling can take her a long way!
8.65



3. BODY: I think Bianca naturally have a good simetry. I do think she should shed at least five to ten pounds and try to tone her body as much as she can till the final night, luckily she still have plenty of time to do so if she makes the initiative. Overall as she has the body right now is not gonna give her any boost nor is gonna lower her scores at the swimsuit competition.
8.70


4. CATWALK SKILLS: It this were a pageant taking place in the 90's I would say her catwalk skills and stage presence is pretty good. But given the fact that the Miss Universe Organization is now looking for model type kind of girls and more fierce attitude on stage and given the fact that there's gonna be plenty of modelesque, more fierce girls this year, she really needs to analyze wich road she's gonna take: the demure sophisticated catwalk or the fierce road. She have a good height for proyection though!
8.50



"Shit... I always hate this part!"




BIANCA'S SCORES:
1. PRESENTATION 9.00
2. FACE 8.65
3. BODY 8.70
4. CATWALK SKILLS 8.50

CLOSING COMMENTS: I would recomend her to exagerate more on everything she does without looking like she's over reacting, she needs to shed down to maybe 140, and finally decide wich style of catwalk she's going to present herself in the pageant, wether she's gonna be a fierce diva or a classy demure and sophysticated lady she needs to dramatize more on stage. I still got this girl in my top 15 list but shes walking on thin ice as its mostly sentimental! It all depends on her transformation and the other girls that eventually are gonna be completing the batch of girls. Either way I wish her the best of luck and hopefully she's gonna make her country proud!

ur presentation attempted to be very objective. the diplomacy is awesome. thank u.

[wizard08]

A BIG2 ROUND OF APPLAUSE TO NINA CLEOPATRA FOR GIVING SOME SUGGESTIONS TO OUR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE FORTHCOMING ANNUAL MISS UNIVERSE.. I SEE HOW SHE REALLY GAVE HER COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS POSSITVELY.... TO OUR VERY OWN BIANCA..... HER CATWALK DURING THE BB.PILIPINAS SHOULD ADD MORE SKILLS AND STYLE.. YES ...BECOZ THE TREND OF MISS U. NOWADAYS MORE SPECIFICALY DURING THE SWIMSUIT COMPETITION IS SOMEWHAT LIKE A MODELING COMPETITION THAT SHE SHOULD EXCERT MORE "LANDI" IN TERMS OF WALKING..BOUNCING OF THE HIPS WITH GOOD BODY AND HEAD COORDINATION IS VERY MUCH IMPORTANT...



WITH OUT OWN MIRRIAM Q. DURING HER TIME I SOMEWHAT REALLY EXCITING BUT DURING THE FINAL Q&A. I WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTED BCOZ I OBSERVED HER ANSWER IS QUITE ON THE SIDE OF NEGATIVE..... WHAT I KNOW THAT EVERY PAGEANT MOST ESPECIALLY DURING THE Q&A PORTION AS A CANDIDATE YOU SHOULD ALWAYS GIVE YOUR ANSWER ON THE POSITIVE SIDE..... BUT STILLL SHE IS OUR MISS UNIVERSE 1999.............