by bootsguy » Mon May 24, 2021 6:54 am
I remember back in the days when there was an edition where when there is a sudden "BLACKOUT" when they are about to announce the winner and the 1979 edition when after the crowning of the new Miss Universe 1979 (Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela) there is a sudden surge of crowds mostly contestants and/or media personality towards the winner which causes a part of the shaky, rickety wooden stage to collapse which results to some contestant and musicians near the stage to be injured. The look of the 1979 stage resembles that of the 1973 edition only that the stage is made up of wood.. and there is Miss USA in 1957 Leona Gage who was disqualified a day or two before the Miss Universe 1957 finals as she was discovered to be a married woman with two kids. She was supposed to be a semifinalist in Miss Universe that year but her semifinalist's placement was given to Argentina Monica Lamas after her disqualification.