May mga taong fanatiko pagdating sa mga beauty pageants. Exciting at nakakaaliw nga naman kaya naiintindihan ko. Pero si Mareng Imelda, ibang level ang ka-O.A.-an.
MANILA, Philippines—Former first lady and now Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Marcos was admitted to St. Luke’s Medical Center in Taguig City on Sunday due to high stress levels, a hospital official said.
IT WAS BELIEVED THAT THE REAL REASON WHY SHE WAS RUSHED TO ST.LUKE’S HOSPITAL WAS DUE TO MS. PHILIPPINE’S NATIONAL COSTUME WITH THE ONGOING MS.UNIVERSE CONTEST IN RUSSIA. MRS.MARCOS WAS APPALLED BY THE SHEER BLASPHEMY OF THE TRADITIONAL TERNO WITH THE EXCESSIVE USE OF BRIDAL LACE, HUMUNGOUS BUTTERFLY SLEEVES THAT RESEMBLE AN IRONING BOARD AND WAS EVEN MORE CONCERNED WITH THE USE OF PLEATED FABRIC.” HORRORS! NEVER HAD I IMAGINED A TRADITIONAL TERNO TO BE THIS UGLY” SHE QUIPPED. WHAT MADE IT WORSE WAS THE ATTEMPT ON A “FESTIVE” LOOK USING A PHEASANT FEATHER HEAD PIECE WHICH IS NOT ENDEMIC TO THE COUNTRY AND WORSE, CAME FROM CHINA.
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AFTER THE HOSPITALIZATION, MRS.MARCOS WANTS A SENATE INQUIRY ON WHO DESIGNED THE GOWN, IF IT WAS A FILIPINO, OR A FOREIGNER. AND SHE WANTS AN INQUIRY ON STELLA MARQUEZ’ NATIONALITY AS WELL. PERHAPS THE BPCI CAN START WITH THEIR DEFENSE AND PROBABLY GET ATTY.LORNA KAPUNAN AS LEAD COUNSEL.
(taken from Mykefrancis Younghusbandvdadeivler’s facebook page)
Guys, masyado na raw tayo nahuhumaling sa Miss Universe, PDAF, Yolanda…pansinin naman daw natin siya.
Pero sa totoo lang, tuwang-tuwa kami sa opisina nang inisa-isa namin ang national costumes ng Miss U contestants. (FYI, lunch break namin ‘to ginawa ha J ) Samu’t-saring pakulo ang mga naggagandahang dilag…
Merong conservative…
Russia
Merong hindi…
Switzerland
Merong nagmayaman sa tela at beads…
Venezuela
Merong kinapos at lambat lang ang ginamit…
France
Merong ang goal ay okupahin ang buong stage….
South Africa
Angola
Jamaica
Meron ding minimalist…
Thailand
May kumatay ng 45-days na manok…
Argentina
May kumatay din ng panabong…
Mexico
Not to mention ang mga kumalbo ng peacock…
Nicaragua
Honduras
Si Miss USA nag-Transformers…
USA
Si Miss Belgium nag-Devil’s Advocate…
Belgium
May gumamit ng mala-corals/twigs/uling…
Puerto Rico
May gumamit din ng plastik labo…
Mauritius
Lahat pinaghandaan, pinaghirapan. Buwan ang ginugol sa pag-conceptualize at preparation ng costumes. Syempre Miss Universe Pageant yan e!!! Pero teka…
Botswana
Anyare teh???
Na-imagine ko tuloy sa backstage…
Ms. Nicaragua to Ms. Botswana:
Pssst! Uy! Malapit na magsimula. Bakit di ka pa bihis??!
Tapos sa stage…
Announcer: That was Ms. Bolivia. Next up, Ms. Botswana!
Again, Ms. Botswana!!!
Ms. Botswana?? Ms. Botswana, where are you?
Ms. Botswana: Mauna ka na sa’kin, Ms. Brazil.
Ms. Brazil: Ayoko nga!
Sa bagay, e kung “simplicity is beauty” ang peg niya, pakels ba natin?!
(Photos from http://www.mirror.co.uk and www.rappler.com)
Miss Universe 2013
Inspirasyon para sa mga future OOTDs. =)
Bakit ganyang ang national costume nila? Sa bansa ba nila pag pumunta ako dun puro ganyan ang damit nila? Sa Honduras ba at Nicaragua puro peacock ang ibon dun? At pag pumunta ba ako sa mga formal events like state dinners na dapat naka-national costume ganyan rin lang ang suot? Kunwari, sa state dinners ng Mexico, okay lang na mukha akong manok? At sa US, pag icecelebrate ang Fourth of July, okay lang na mag-attend ako ng function na naka-transformer outfit? It’s so out of this world.
Oh well. Kaya siguro Miss UNIVERSE.
PS. In fairness kay France, dumating siya dun as the Eiffel Tower. Hindi yan national costume Atey, baka national structure niyo pa yan. Di yan damit.
mas bet ko un gown ni madam imelda haha! congrats to ariella arida. =)
Kamukha ni S si Ms. Thailand!