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!
