Orakulo wrote:Thailand will surely enjoy the advantage that USA had for the past 70 years when they still have the ownership. The 3rd crown for Thailand is possible in the next 3 to 5 years. Definitely not this year. Crowning a Thai woman on the same year that they acquire the ownership is going to be bad for her business and reputation.
Partly agree, but I am 100% convinced that this will not be the same case as USA, where the placement of their delegate was 100% must. I started watching Miss Universe in 1994 and since then USA was not selected only twice - and in both cases the delegates were more deserving than the many of those who placed in other years.
In am not saying that US delegates were never deserving, I loved many of them, such as Shawnae Jebbiah (killer catwalk) or Kandace Krueger (such refreshingly positive attitude), but I saw many undeserving US delegates making the cut. On the other hand, US delegates had big advantage in interview rounds not only due to same language as most of judges, but also the same or very similar "american" mindset, while some other delegates might not be able to show how eloquent they actually are in foreign language.
Btw. - the ones who don't remember 90's Miss Universe are pageant greenhorns