by mrgary » Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:40 pm
So far, I have not found an alpha female who is as good as Catriona, if not better, in our Philippine pageantry system. I firmly believe that even the Binibini candidates we favoured so much in the past could still not take the Universe like how Pia and Catriona did in 2015 and 2018, respectively. Last year, I thought Hannah Arnold had it because she had been doing her charity work in orphanages both in Canberra and the Philippines since she was 16 years old, plus English was her main language. Alas, she was just too soft during interviews and clammed up so easily when the going got tough. I didn't see her star power during the finals night! She was just totally lost in oblivion. On the other hand, Julia Saubier was just too rough for me. Her voice for influence seemed to be only coming from her and not from the clamour of the entire Filipino people. She exuded this obstinate and bratty demeanour during the pre-pageant activities of Binibining PIlipinas 2019. She also had an awful pasarela. Her form was just too stiff like a tree and her movements were so graceless and thick. Her platform regarding self-defense was just too ludicrous for me to be given utmost priority because I felt that there were more important and far better social issues than this so-called "self-defense for women via Shaolin martial arts". Alaiza Malinao, Ahtisa Manalo, Karen Gallman, Sandra Lemonon, Aya Abesamis, Samantha Bernardo, Vicky Rushton, Leren Mae Bautista, Edjelyn Gamboa, Kimberly and Dindi Joy Pajares, etc weren't just articulate at all. They will have an extremely difficult time to slay the preliminary closed door interview at Miss Universe if given the chance to represent the Philippines. Meanwhile, Patch Magtanong, Karen Ibasco, Arienne Calingo, Samantha Lo, and Nichole Cordovez didn't have the wow factor at all, either. Nichole could express herself well in interviews but there's something about her smile that bothers me a lot because it reminds me of a woman who is constantly skinning a lemon. In short, Nichole has this sour smile just like Renee Zellweger's before the latter had a face lift.
To sum it all up, we need fresh alpha females for next year who are completely eloquent, confident, empowered, tall, beautiful and cultured. The search continues . . .
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