username12345 wrote:I HAVE BEEN THINKING OF THESE SINCE THE LAST MISS EARTH FINALS. IF CAROUSEL WANTS PEOPLE TO TAKE THEIR CAUSE MORE SERIOUSLY, THEY SHOULD GET RID OF THE SWIMSUIT COMPETITION ALTOGETHER. NOW, JULIA JUST ANNOUNCED HER PLAN TO DO SO FOR HER PAGEANT STARTING NEXT YEAR.
THAT TOTALLY MAKES SENSE. YOU DON'T NEED TO HAVE THE BEST SWIMSUIT BODY TO DO CHARITY WORKS. SAME IS TRUE WITH MISS EARTH. THEY NEED SOMEONE WHO CAN SPEAK (REGARDLESS OF THE LANGUAGE) AND HAS THE SINCERITY TO DO HER JOB. A BEAUTIFUL FACE AND STAGE PRESENCE WOULD HELP, BUT A BANGING BODY? NAH! UNLESS CAROUSEL WANTS TO SEND HER TO A CONFERENCE IN A TWO-PIECE BIKINI.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT MISS EARTH'S TOP 16 THIS YEAR. EVERYONE'S TRYING TO JUSTIFY THE INCLUSION OF EGYPT AND KOREA (TO NAME A FEW). THEY MADE IT MAYBE BECAUSE THEY WERE SERIOUS OF THEIR ADVOCACY AND PROBABLY IMPRESSED THE JUDGES DURING THE CLOSED DOOR INTERVIEW. BUT ONLY TO GET CUT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE BEST BODIES.
IN THE END, ONLY THE ONES WITH THE BEST BODIES AND CATWALK SKILLS MADE IT. IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE INCLUDED EGYPT AND KOREA UP THERE. THEY SHOULD HAVE CALLED PERU, BOLIVIA OR PARAGUAY.
THEY CAN HAVE SWIMSUIT COMPETITION AS A PRE-PAGEANT JUST-FOR-FUN ACTIVITIES AND GIVE MEDALS TO THE DESERVING GIRLS, BUT THEY SHOULD GET RID OF IT IN THE FINAL NIGHT. THESE SO CALLED "PAGEANT FOR A CAUSE" SHOULD NOT LET THEIR GIRLS PARADE AND BE JUDGED IN BIKINIS IF THEY ARE VERY SERIOUS OF THEIR GOAL. LET'S LEAVE THE SWIMSUIT BATTLE TO MISS UNIVERSE WHERE THE "REAL BEAUTY PAGEANT" THAT WE ALL KNOW OF STILL HAPPENS. AND OF COURSE, TO THOSE MINOR PAGEANTS WHO ALL ARE TRYING VERY HARD TO BE MISS UNIVERSE.
juan de la cruz wrote:Body shape could still be gauged quite well without having the candidates don skimpy swimwear that at times have already crossed the fine line between tasteful and vulgar.
beautywatchnyc wrote:
If that happens, I can just imagine a deluge of hate mails demonizing MEO and Carousel for "copying" Ms W. Even if the reason will be there to support the change.
Earthlingv2.0 wrote:Having a nice body shows that you have discipline.
mformlessdiva wrote:A BIG NO!!!!!!!!........Let MISS WORLD DO THEIR THING!!!!!!!!!
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