The Duchess wrote:Handsama wrote:The Duchess wrote:Those anyone here have any information on which countries have been paying the franchise fees during the years and who hasnt? Apparently in a live feed yesterday, it was revealed that past organizations who held the franchise for Miss Earth in PR were not paying the fees yet sending the girls. Anyone heard this from your contacts?
Carousel keeps mum about its financial affairs. Most of the info out there are either rumors or speculations. For instance, I don’t think anyone really knows how much the Earth Queen and her elemental court receive. None of the previous Queens and their NDs have shared that info as far as I know. As for the franchise fees, they’re supposed to be up there when compared to other pageants but the org has never really released actual figures. And if they get stiffed by a ND, I doubt Carousel would let us know.
This reminds me when Magaly had both PR and DR's franchises of Miss Universe and most years both girls wouldnt get in because she would only pay one country's fee. The only reason Cynthia got to go to Miss Universe is because of ALL the loans she had to take in her name to pay for everything. She is still paying some of them 14 yrs later
Which makes you wonder if this is what led to non-placements at Miss Earth for some fan favorites in the past. But Carousel is known to genuinely care for the women so I doubt they would penalize a delegate for her ND’s misdeeds.