Manhunt International 2011 Part 3 : And It Begins!

And it begins! The oldest Grand Slam pageant in the world, Manhunt International, kicked off last Wednesday with the arrivals of the contestants in Korea, where the competition is hosted this year. Check out the arrival pics of these handsome gorgeous guys and other pics from the first few days of the competition, here!

All the contestants photographed together

Okay, now where's the sash? It's so difficult to tell which one is who without the sash, isn't it?

Hanbok time! Delegates from Vietnam, Bolivia, Macedonia, Czech Republic, Indonesia, and Cameroon get to taste the Korean culture

Posing together in front of the hotel

Accidentally or not, most of the guys in this picture is our favorite contestants! Can you guess which ones of them?

Japan looks even cuter while riding this big fluffy tiger plushie

More Hanbok pics! According to the some news, the contestants will wear this array of colorful Hanbok during the opening number of the Final

Watch out Super Junior! Here comes the new generation of K-Pop boyband!

Stay tuned for more coverage of Manhunt International 2011, including the Leaderboard and other reviews!

Manhunt International 2011 Part 2 : The First Leaderboard

Our first Leaderboard for Manhunt International 2011 is mainly decided based on the pre arrival pics of the delegates. Based on these pics alone, it seems like this year batch of contestants is not as strong as the last year one. Last year, there was a tough competition among some "God-like" contestants and we really had hard time to decide which one of them should win. This year, sadly, it does not happen. Or ... at least ... not yet. Regardless, there is still a long way to come and we hope they can prove us wrong. But for now, here is the list of our favorites!


The Leaderboard
1. Brazil
2. Venezuela
3. Belgium
4. Greece
5. Costa Rica
6. Lebanon
7. Algeria
8. France
9. Indonesia
10. China
11. Bulgaria
12. South Africa
13. Poland
14. Slovak Republic
15. Iran
16. Thailand

Traditional powerhouses of Brazil and Venezuela placed as the Top 2 of our Leaderboard, sealing their status as the current front runners of the competition. Brazil, a favorite of many, is the one to beat right now. We have seen numerous pictures of him, fashion shoot and candid, and he always delivers in those. If he continues to perform consistently, he could go very far in this competition.

Belgium cuteness makes him a stand out among the rest of the contestants. While the other front runners wow us with their manly type of beauty, Belgium wows us with a refreshing boyish charisma. Lebanon and France were both Top 5 of Mister International 2009 and that certainly says something. Their pageant experience combined with their stunning physical look could help them to go even further this time. Newcomer Algeria is also a hot favorite of many, and being a debutant should give him even more advantage in the competition.

Another factor that we also consider while making this list is the fact that Manhunt International, as an Asian based pageant, seems to favor Asian contestants. In the last 3 editions (2007, 2008, and 2010) Asian countries constitutes for about one third of the semifinalists, and we believe that trend would still continue this time. Among the Asians, the top contenders for the semifinalist spots are China, Iran, Thailand, and Indonesia with India, Macau and Vietnam as the "bubbling up" positions. In addition, Korea, who serves as the host nation, and Hawaii, who consistently placed among Top 5 voting, are potential surprises to steal a semifinalist spot.

So that's all for now. We will publish our second list of Leaderboard once the competition kicks off and more pictures of the contestants during the quarantine released. Stay tuned!

Special thanks to Yutha Diantra for the amazing banner!

Miss Bikini International 2011 Result

Miss Bikini International 2011 : POLAND - Agnieszka Miszkiewicz

First Runner Up : PERU - Marie Giselle Vilma Patron

Second Runner Up : UZBEKISTAN - Ekaterina Polyakova

Finalists
AUSTRALIA - Tegan Jade Martin ....... Miss Spring
CHINA - Zou Jingwen ....... Miss Autumn
LATVIA - Elina Grundane ....... Miss Summer
RUSSIA - Sofya Denmentyeva ....... Miss Winter

Semifinalists
CROATIA - Amela Zekovic
ECUADOR - Maria Jose Maza Solorzano
INDONESIA - Sinta Rani
ITALY - Eliana Catherina Calicchia
PHILIPPINES - Angelee Caludett Delos Reyes

Quarterfinalists
DENMARK - Maja Leth Simonsen
GREECE - Paraskevi Antonopoulou
HUNGARY - Dorottya Farsang
KENYA - Francesca Franny Adhiambo
MACEDONIA - Maja Lazarovska
NETHERLANDS - Dian Biemans
PORTUGAL - Betty Abreu Rodrigues
ROMANIA - Oana Burlacu
SOUTH AFRICA - Louise Muller
SWEDEN - Sabine Malmberg Zasada
VENEZUELA - Karynell Suarez Montilla

Special Awards
• Miss Popularity : PHILIPPINES - Angelee Caludett Delos Reyes
• Miss Photogenic : RUSSIA - Sofya Denmentyeva
• Miss Talent : UZBEKISTAN - Ekaterina Polyakova
• Miss Charming : ITALY - Eliana Catherina Calicchia
• Miss Disco : TURKMENISTAN - Daria Kulina
• Best in Evening Gown : HUNGARY - Dorottya Farsang
• Best Body : POLAND - Agnieszka Miszkiewicz
• Best National Costume : MEXICO - Lizbeth Fernanda Gutierrez Gomez
• Best Do-It-Yourself Bikini : ESTONIA - Enika Jevgenia Lauri

Manhunt International 2011 Part 1 : The Schedule

Our coverage for manhunt International2011 kicks off with the schedule and list of important events that all the contestant must attend during the 2 weeks competition at Korea. Check out the complete list of events and activities here!

28 September 2011
Arrivals of the contestants from all over the world at Incheon, Korea.

29 September 2011
The contestants will participate in a rehearsal event.

30 September 2011
The contestants will get to taste the Korean cultural experience while visiting Yongmunsa Temple in Yencheon.

1 October 2011
Another day to spend at the city of Yencheon. This time they will visit an archery club and Geumdansil traditional village.

2 October 2011
The contestants will depart for the city of Gangwondo Pyeongchang where they will participate in a rehearsal for Gangnam Fashion Festival.

3 October 2011
It's showtime! After rehearsing all day long it's time for the contestants to show what they got in front of the finale gala audience of Gangnam Fashion Festival.

4 October 2011
The contestants will take parts in filming for official PR video. They will also visit Daejong Film Festival eve rehearsal.

5 October 2011
During the day, the contestants will travel all around the capital city Seoul, visiting the JSA, Doraji observatory, and an unforgettable trip to the underground tunnels. During the night, the contestants will celebrate the Daejong Film Festival, held at Seoul Plaza.

6 October 2011
More and more tours around Seoul. This time, they will visit Insadong, a district full of stores specialized in a wide variety of Korean cultural goods and traditional crafts, and the palace of Gyeongbokgoong, a royal palace first built in 1394 by the Joseon Dynasty.

7 October 2011
The contestants will Korea tourism organization and experience the Special Warfare Command.

8 October 2011
One of the most important day in the competition. The contestants will take parts in reeharsal for the final night as well as photo shoot and prejudging to determine which ones of them will go through the final round.

9 October 2011
Manhunt International is not only a competition to hunt the most handsome man in the world, it also promotes some important social and humanitarian causes. In this penultimate day before the final, the contestants will participate at a charity dinner for fund raising for protection of environment held at Haritz Wedding Convention.

10 October 2011
After almost 2 weeks of competition here comes the climax of the competition : the final night. During the event, 16 contestants will be selected as semifinalists, 5 will be selected as finalists, and 1 will be selected as Manhunt International 2011, succeeding Peter Menky from Slovak Republic.

11 October 2011
Departure time ... the contestants will depart and return to their home country.


Okay folks, so that's all your menu for the next 2 weeks of competition. Stay tuned for more coverage of Manhunt International 2011, including our first Leaderboard!

World Queen of Banana 2011 Result

World Queen of Banana 2011 : COLOMBIA - Lizeth Gonzalez

First Runner Up : GERMANY - Johanna Acs

Second Runner Up : CANADA - Elisha Sahota

Third Runner Up : VENEZUELA - Jessica María Schell Dorant

Fourth Runner Up : PERU - María Gracia Figueroa

Special Awards
• Miss Photogenic : CANADA - Elisha Sahota
• Miss Friendship : ARGENTINA - Valentina Piñanelli
• Best National Costume : ECUADOR - Jenny Jazmín Suriaga Suárez
• Best Fantasy Costume : VENEZUELA - Jessica María Schell Dorant

Supermodel Asia Pacific 2011 Result

Supermodel of Asia Pacific 2011 : INDONESIA - Bunga Jelita

First Runner Up : THAILAND - Araya Supharuek

Second Runner Up : RUSSIA - Anna Rogacheva

Third Runner Up : INDONESIA - Ratyh Kartika

Fourth Runner Up : VIETNAM - Pham Anh Thu

Special Awards
• Miss Photogenic : HONG KONG - Shuang Chen
• Miss Congeniality : MACAU - Huina Huang
• Miss Elegance : UKRAINE - Liudmyla Kuzmina
• Miss Charming : VIETNAM - Pham Anh Thu
• Best in Evening Gown : JAPAN - Kazue Oshima
• Best in Swimsuit : GUAM - Kate Kikuchi
• Best Catwalk : MONGOLIA - Selenge Enkhchuluun
• Best Figure : MONGOLIA - Oyun-Erdene Tumursanaa
• Rising Star Model : CHINA - Minxuan Hou
• Thailand Tourism Ambassador : KOREA - Min Hee Lee

Miss World Philippines 2011 Result

Miss World Philippines 2011 : Gwendolyn Ruais

First Runner Up : Helen Nicolette Henson

Second Runner Up : Martha Chloe McCully

Third Runner Up : Maria Paula Bianca Paz

Fourth Runner Up : Jaysel Arrozal

Semifinalists
Charlotte Melissa Tyler
Elaine Kay Moll
Erina Ann Lightholder
Loucelle De Jesus ....... People's Choice
Mercy Malaluan
Rogelie Catacutan
Samantha Nerville Purvor

Special Awards
• Miss Photogenic : Samantha Nerville Purvor
• Miss Friendship : Rogelie Catacutan
• Miss Talent : Rogelie Catacutan
• Best in Evening Gown : Maria Paula Bianca Paz
• Best in Swimsuit : Gwendolyn Ruais
• Best in Fashion Design : Gwendolyn Ruais

Miss Universe 2011 Love It or Leave It

By Ayus Wijaya

The final review of Miss Universe 2011. Which ones that I like? Which ones that I dislike? Find out all here!

The Brazilian stage!

Love It

Things I like

The swimsuit competition
Set in a bright green jungle-like setting (perhaps a tribute to the evergreen Amazon rainforest), the swimsuit competition is, in my opinion, the best segment of the night. I love the idea of having the semifinalists emerged from behind two large colorful feather fans held by two hunky men dressed in tribal costume. It gives the vibe that the girls were the Queens of the Jungle and the men were their servants (another tribute to the Amazon, this time for the legendary all female warriors tribe in the mythology). The music chosen for the segment, “Locomotion”, also perfectly set the mood for the sexy and energetic competition. From all segments of the final telecast, this is the one that I would love to watch over again and again.

Miss Photogenic chosen by experts
No more Miss Vote-o-genic! After a decade the winners of Miss Photogenic award is determined by popular vote (which led to some certain pageant fanatic countries winning it again and again), the winner of Miss Photogenic award is finally chosen by a panel of experts. This is something that Miss Universe should have done since a long time ago. The winner of Miss Photogenic award should be chosen by people who really understand the concept of beauty in photography and not by some fanatic people who will relentlessly vote for their country delegate regardless she is photogenic or not.

My mega fave of the night, China, graces the stage elegantly in a fierce red gown

The diverse Top 5
Two from Asia, one from Europe, one from America, and one from Angola. The Top 5 finalists this year is clearly a very diverse one (unlike the 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2009 edition where America dominated). I always love to see a diverse set of finalists in a pageant because it truly shows that beauty indeed comes in various colors, shapes, and forms, from ebony black Angola to porcelain white China, from exotic Philippines to sultry Ukraine!

The commentators
To my surprise, Miss USA 2004 Shandi Finnesey, and host of Style Network’s "How Do I Look" Jeannie Mai, actually did more than decent job as the commentators of the night. While their comments were not entirely useful, they provided quite entertainment with some insight scoops and witty comments. My fave comment from the duo was when they said bluntly during the swimsuit round that Miss Portugal was being so lucky for winning the online vote because otherwise she would just be another clapper of the night. Way to be honest, girls!

The new Miss Universe
Is Miss Angola the prettiest girl in the bunch? No. Is Miss Angola the smartest girl in the bunch? No. Does she deserve to be Miss Universe 2011? Absolutely yes! While Leila Lopes is not the prettiest or the smartest girl in the bunch, she is a safe choice to become the next Miss Universe. She is charming, seems quite relatable, and not fake, all qualities that a Miss Universe should have. She did everything right during the entire competition and looked absolutely gorgeous during the final night. Plus she is also a deviation from a decade long pattern where Miss Universe winners were always light-skinned beauties. Her victory will inspire many people and open their eyes to a new perspective of beauty. I admit that I am not a fan of her but I can accept her as a Miss Universe. Good luck Leila and wish you a wonderful year ahead!

Top 10 sexiest body in the universe

Leave It
Things I dislike

 
The opening number without dance
I love “Mas que Nada” to death. It is my new fave song in my playlist right now. But sadly, it is the only thing that I like from the opening number. The rest is a total boring-fest, especially without the usual opening dance. After such an electrifying and memorable opening dance in 2010 edition, having no opening dance in 2011 edition is a huge stepback. There is no excitement anymore, and everything is just boring and bland.

The not shown national costume
Here are some facts on why I think all national costumes of Miss Universe contestants should be shown during the telecast. First, a lot of these countries have prepared their national costumes since a very long time prior to the competition started. Second, the national costumes usually come in grandeur pieces, creating them, preparing their detail, bringing them to Brazil, and eventually wearing them for the taping certainly consume a lot of space, time, and money. And third, national costume segment has become a favorite of many fans, including myself. Showing only a selected pieces of national costume is not fair for the delegates and not fun for us, the fans.

Yes! I'm in Top 5! Eat that boo-ers!

The exclusion of Malaysia and Greece
The biggest surprise of the night is perhaps the exclusion of Miss Malaysia from the Top 16. Deborah Henry is a very stunning girl and she has a great communication skill too, so what’s wrong with her? Is it because she was a former Miss World semifinalist? Is it because she does not come from a traditional pageant powerhouse country? Is it because a “behind-the-scene” incident that we would never know? Whatever the reason is, not having her as a Top 16 is a great loss. The same thing goes to Miss Greece, a true Goddess-like beauty, who was inexplicably left out cold in the dust. If I were the judges, I would never give a Top 16 spot for Miss “Ooops-I-forgot-to-wear-my-panties” Colombia and instead I would give it to either of these 2 more deserving girls.

The fan voting meter
It is huge. It is distracting. And it is useless. The worst innovation of 2011 edition is, without doubt, the fan voting meter. Not only it has no relevance to the actual result of the competition, it also distracts and disturbs the viewers attention from the real attraction of the show itself, the girls struts for their life in swimsuit and evening gown competition. Miss Universe Organization, please scrap that ugly fan voting meter out and let the usual telecast judge score return for the next edition!

Back to Back! Philippines enters the Top 5 for two years in row!

The not-so-grandeur tribute
When I heard Miss Universe would celebrate its Diamond Anniversary this year, I expected a special reunion of former Miss Universe titleholders and a tribute for past Miss Universe winners and editions, like the ones they did in Miss USA earlier this year. But what we got during the final night was nothing but a less than 3 minutes clips tribute, and that’s about it. No former titleholders reunion and no special tribute dedicated to commemorate the long history of Miss Universe. It is so sad that in such a special moment like that Miss Universe Organization failed to show an appropriate respect for its own former titleholders and its own history.

The religious question
In my opinion, religion is personal and private thing for everyone and it any religion-related question should not be asked in pageants. The question posed for Miss Philippines in Top 5 round is a clear example for this. Asked by Vivica A. Fox whether she would change her religious belief to marry someone that she loves, Miss Philippines gave a solid (and probably the best) answer for the night, which should earn her the Diamond Nexus crown or at least a First Runner Up placement. But in the end, she was ranked much lower and only ended up as Third Runner Up. Considering the nature of religious belief as a very private and sensitive thing, it is not surprising if, perhaps, some of the judges, who had a different personal opinion from her would feel offended with her answer and scored her very low, the only explanation that I can think of to explain the loss of Miss Philippines. I wish Miss Universe Organization would reconsider this matter and avoid having religious related question in the Top 5 round.

Black is beautiful, the new Miss Universe 2011 from Angola

So that's all for this year. Stay tuned for Miss Universe 2012 next year! And don't forget to visit our blog regularly to check out the coverages of the other international pageants! It's the pageant season and there are still plenty pageants to come!

Photos credit : Global Beauties

Miss Universe 2011 Result

Miss Universe 2011 : ANGOLA - Leila Lopes

First Runner Up : UKRAINE - Olesya Stefanko

Second Runner Up : BRAZIL - Priscila Machado

Third Runner Up : PHILIPPINES - Shamcey Supsup

Fourth Runner Up : CHINA - Zilin Luo

Finalists
AUSTRALIA - Scherri Lee Biggs
COSTA RICA - Johanna Solano
FRANCE - Laury Thilleman
PANAMA - Sheldry Saez
PORTUGAL - Laura Goncalves ....... People's Choice

Semifinalists
COLOMBIA - Catalina Robayo
KOSOVO - Aferdita Dreshaj
NETHERLANDS - Kelly Weekers
PUERTO RICO - Viviana Ortiz
USA - Alyssa Campanella
VENEZUELA - Vanessa Goncalves

Special Awards
• Miss Photogenic : SWEDEN - Ronnia Fornstedt
• Miss Congeniality : MONTENEGRO - Nikolina Loncar
• Best National Costume : PANAMA - Sheldry Saez

National Costume Finalists : Mexico, Thailand, Venezuela, Curacao, Trinidad & Tobago, Tanzania, Bolivia, Nigeria, Japan

Miss Universe 2011 The Final Leaderboard

When this journey across the universe began several months ago, our favorites were USA, Kosovo, Albania, China, Panama, Angola, Ukraine, Australia, Switzerland, and Argentina. Now that it almost reaches the finish line, only half of them remain in the list. Like real stars in the galaxy, some of them eventually lost their shines and some newborn stars slowly shine more brightly, replacing the old faded stars. So for the Final Leaderboard, which stars remain in the list? Check out here ...


The Top 16 Leaderboard
1. USA
2. Venezuela
3. China
4. Malaysia
5. Greece
6. Puerto Rico
7. Philippines
8. Peru
9. Brazil
10. Australia
11. Trinidad & Tobago
12. Costa Rica
13. France
14. Netherlands
15. Panama
16. Angola

While the "bubbling up" girls in alphabetical order are Albania, Finland, Indonesia, Kosovo, Mexico, Nicaragua, Switzerland, and Ukraine.

Now let's start to talk about the 6 girls in the lower tier of our Leaderboard. Despite her mediocre performance, Angola is indeed a very beautiful girl and undoubtedly the best from Africa this year. Former front runner Panama gave a decent performance on the preliminary, and the fact that the country will host Miss Universe 2013 should give her some advantage too. Netherlands is the best among the European blondes this year. France has made a great transformation, she was nowhere near our top choice several months ago, but now we are positive that she should be included in Top 16. We love Costa Rica to death, but her choice of preliminary gown made us think twice to put her in higher place. And finally the exotic and sexy Trinidad & Tobago, who performed excellently in both evening gown and swimsuit round.

The next 5 girls in our Leaderboard are dominated by the girls from the super strong "P" group. First we have Puerto Rico, the girl with the best evening gown in the competition, and she rocks that gown too. Then we have Philippines, a perfect example on how charisma is sometimes more important than beauty alone. Also in is Peru, a classic Latina beauty. Two other girls in this group is Australia, a fresh and natural beauty who can easily continue her country streak at Miss Universe, and the host delegate Brazil, whom despite all the controversies and supposedly Diva attitude, is still worthy for at least a Top 10 placement.

And finally here are the top of the top girls in our Leaderboard. Any of these 5 could be easily crowned the next Miss Universe tomorrow. In the year where we have a lot of beautiful European contestants, it is a pity that most of them did not perform up to expectation and Greece simply emerges as the one to beat from this region. Not only she looks like a supermodel from head to toe, she also walks like one. Multiracial beauty Malaysia is a complete package. She has the beauty, she has the charisma, and she has the experience. One of the most talked contestant of the year, China is poised and elegant but also sultry and seductive at the same time. Her National Director also works really hard to support her before and during the pageant. Combined both factors, and don't be too surprised to see her as the first Miss Universe from this communist country. Venezuela shows us why her country is worthy a pageant powerhouse status with a very strong performance on the preliminary. In our opinion, she is the best one in the preliminary and if the whole competition is decided based on preliminary performance alone, the winner, undoubtedly, is her.

However, our feeling says it's time for USA to be crowned Miss Universe. Yes, she made a horrible choice of gown and yes, her body is too skinny to exemplify the concept of healthy body. But if she, somehow, could survive until the Top 5 round tomorrow, she could easily won the crown by giving a strong answer during the Q & A round. After all there are a lot of examples over the past year (looking at you Stefania Fernandez), where a candidate who barely survived each round competition, surprisingly turned the table in the Top 5 round and suddenly became the winner. Alyssa Campanella could do that. Plus the timing is totally perfect. In the Diamond Anniversary edition of Miss Universe, wouldn't it be lovely to see the crown returns to the country where it all begins ... the USA. And that's why, we once again put Campanella in the top position of our Leaderboard.

So will our Final Leaderboard correctly predict the winner and finalists of Miss Universe 2011? Only time will tell. Just a few hours and the answer will be revealed to the universe. Stay tuned!

Special thanks to Yoppie Kurniawan, Inu Bahsalmasan, Tito Rusdin, Donny Christian, Purbo Ardhi, Zephend, Zefozie, and Surya Ganggawangsa for being part of the Leaderboard judges. And also thanks to the talented Yoghi Martino Yulian for the amazing banners for our Leaderboard!

Across The Universe 2011 Part 9

- Across the Universe -

They are stars, the brightest one in each country. This summer, they will travel all along the way, across the universe, to gather in Sao Paulo where one of them will conquer the universe. As a celebration of Miss Universe pageant diamond anniversary, we dedicate this section for them. The beauties from all corners of the universe, who will fight to become the one and only, Miss Universe 2011!

Priscila Machado - BRAZIL (25/180 cm)

Priscila Machado is a Brazilian model that was crowned Miss Brasil 2011 and will represent the host nation Brazil in Miss Universe 2011. She competed as the representative of Rio Grande do Sul state. Her victory on Miss Brasil 2011 was not well received by many and she was booed by the audience because she had previously appeared in a topless photo shoot. The controversy surrounding her victory did not stop there and continued on later during the Miss Universe 2011 preliminary. Machado is currently majoring journalism at her university.

Laura Goncalves - PORTUGAL (22/175 cm)
Laura Goncalves was born in Miranda, Venezuela and raised in Caracas, Venezuela where she graduated from Academia Merici, a prestigious Ursuline school in 2007. She later moved to Portugal, where her parents came from, and attended the New University of Lisbon. On 29 July 2011 she competed at Miss Universo Portugal 2011 and ended up as the winner, gaining the right to represent Portugal at Miss Universe 2011.

Sara El-Khouly - EGYPT (23/173 cm)

Sara El-Khouly is an Egyptian Emirati model and beauty queen. She is of part Croatian descent and grew up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Sara was crowned Miss Egypt World 2010 on 7 July 2010 in Cairo. At the time of the coronation, she was a student at the American University of Sharjah. She represented her nation at the Miss World 2010, held in Sanya, China and later Miss Mediterranean 2011 held in Nicosia, Cyprus. She beat out 14 other contestants and took home the crown and title of Miss Mediterranean 2011. Due to the current political situation in Egypt, there was no national pageant in 2011. As an experienced beauty pageant contestant, Sara was therefore handpicked as the official Egyptian representative to the Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil

Christin Alexander - CAYMAN ISLANDS (24/182 cm)
Representing the district of Bodden Town, Alexander competed as one of 5 finalists in Miss Cayman Islands 2010, held in George Town on 25 September 2010, where she obtained the Best Legs award and was crowned the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent the Cayman Islands in the 2011 edition of Miss Universe pageant. Prior to her participation in Miss Universe 2011, Alexander competed in Miss World 2010 and became one of the Top 40 semifinalists during the Beach Beauty and a Top 20 finalist in Sports events.

Laury Thilleman - FRANCE (20/179 cm)
Born in the city of Brest, Thilleman is a student of commerce and an avid sportswoman, practicing volleyball and surfing in her native department Bretagne. She competed as Miss Bretagne in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss France 2011, held in Caen, where she would become the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent France in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant.

Shamcey Supsup - PHILIPPINES (25/173 cm)
Shamcey Gurrea Supsup is a Filipino beauty titleholder who will represent the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Supsup graduated as a Magna Cum Laude from the University of the Philippines Diliman with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Architecture. She also topped the June 2010 Architecture Licensure Examination in July 2010. She was crowned Binibining Pilipinas Universe on 10 April 2011 during the 2011 Binibining Pilipinas pageant. Asude from teh maintitle, she also won three special awards including Miss Cream Silk, Ambassadress for Philippine Airlines, and Miss Talent.

Natalia Gantimurova - RUSSIA (20 / 181 cm)
Natalia Sergeyevna Gantimurova was crowned Miss Russia 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. She descends from Russian princely family of Gantimurov. Born in Chelyabinsk to parents Sergei Gantimurov and Svetlana Nosyreva, Gantimurova is pursuing a bachelor's degree in international relations at Russian State University for the Humanities and speaks two foreign languages. She also enjoys snowboarding. During the Miss Russia 2011 pageant, Gantimurova competed as the representative of the capital city Moscow.

Sandra Amer - DENMARK (27/177cm)

Sandra Amer Hamad is the official representative of Denmark for Miss Universe 2011. She comes from Copenhagen and was selected by the director of Pretty Danish contest in a casting process instead of winning the national contest. Amer is of Iraqi descent and represented Iraq at Miss Supranational 2010 pageant.

Vasuki Sunkavalli - INDIA (27 /175 cm)

Sunkavalli was born in Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh in a Telugu Hindu family. Her father is Venkataramana Babu Sunkavalli while her mother is Surya Prabha Sunkavalli. Sunkavalli attended St. Ann’s Girls’ High School in Secunderabad and later joined Villa Marie Junior College in Hyderabad. Throughout her childhood, Sunkavalli showed varied interests. She played basketball at the state level for six years and at the national level for two years. She also learned chess, piano and bharatanatyam (a classical Indian dance). In 2009, Sunkavalli enrolled at New York University to study International Law and Human Rights. She graduated with an LLM as a recipient of the prestigious Dean’s Scholarship. Upon graduating, she interned at the Human Rights Watch in New York City where she worked on reports regarding illegal police detentions and children’s rights. On 15 July 2011, Sunkavalli was crowned the I Am She Miss Universe India 2011 in Mumbai. The pageant consisted of 30 women from various parts of India. Consequently, Sunkavalli will be representing India at the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.

Miss Universe 2011 Best & Worst in Swimsuit

By Zephend, Ardi Kusuma, Fikriblast, and Ayus Wijaya

After watching both the LIVE streaming and recorded version of Miss Universe 2011 preliminary, our "expert" members finally make their choice for The Best and The Worst of Miss Universe 2011 swimsuit preliminary. Check out all the choice here and compare with your very own version. Is your choice the same as ours?

Best in Swimsuit

Collectively, the girls chosen for this category possess something in common, great body and great catwalk skill, two things you must have in order to ace the swimsuit round. They are indeed the best of the best for the night, but if we have to name a single contestant who stood out in this round, undoubtedly it is Venezuela. She is also our choice for The Best Body award for this year edition. A special recognition is given to China who, thanks to her long, beautiful, never ending legs, took the swimsuit round with a very elegant and alluring move. If there is justice in this world, then these ladies should earn a high score for their swimsuit presentation.

Australia

China

Costa Rica

Puerto Rico

Venezuela

Other contestants with good performance in Swimsuit :
Brazil, Greece, Malaysia, Philippines, Trinidad & Tobago


Worst in Swimsuit

Now moving on to the complete opposite of the group above. These girls suffer from lacking either one or both factors needed to perform well in swimsuit, a good body and a good catwalk. Most of them do not exude the concept of fitness in their body and even worse, their performance is too weak to allure people to love their presentation. The only reasons these girls can make the Top 16 are either a miracle happened or by the virtue of the online voting.

Botswana

Jamaica

Sri Lanka

Tanzania

Turks & Caicos


Other contestants with weak performance in Swimsuit :
Guam, Guyana, New Zealand, Nigeria, St Lucia

Across The Universe 2011 Part 8

- Across the Universe -

They are stars, the brightest one in each country. This summer, they will travel all along the way, across the universe, to gather in Sao Paulo where one of them will conquer the universe. As a celebration of Miss Universe pageant diamond anniversary, we dedicate this section for them. The beauties from all corners of the universe, who will fight to become the one and only, Miss Universe 2011!

Scherri - Lee Biggs - AUSTRALIA (21/175 cm)
Scherri-Lee Biggs is a South African born model, beauty queen and pageant titleholder from Watermans Bay, Perth, Australia. She claimed the title of Miss Universe Australia, on 7 July 2011. Biggs was born in South Africa, but emigrated with her family to Australia when she was 12. From a young age, she was schooled in dance and ballet, but started to pursue a career in modeling at age 16, after being scouted by Vivien's modeling agency.

Larissa Popa - ROMANIA (24/176 cm)

Larisa Popa is a model and a former pharmaceutical student. She is the winner of Miss Romania Universe 2011 pageant held in Bucharest on 29 July 2011. She has competed in the pageant twice, the first one was in 2010, but she only ended up as Top 10 semifinalist that time.

Johanna Solano - COSTA RICA (20/175 cm)
Johanna Solano is a student of psychology from Heredia and the winner of Miss Costa Rica 2011 pageant, earning the right to represent Costa Rica in Miss Univese 2011 pageant. Sports definitely play an important factor of her life as she has played professional soccer for two years and is currently a member of her country national team. Prior to her partiicpation at Miss Universe 2011, she has competed and won the 2009 edition of Miss Latin America pageant.

Joy Ann Biscette - ST LUCIA (25/173 cm)
Joy Ann Biscette is a beauty queen that represented St. Lucia at several regional and international pageants including Miss World 2008 in South Africa and Miss Jamzone 2010 held in Guyana where she secured the First Runner Up position. Having worked in the sales and service sector of the tourism industry and as an Associate degree holder from Arthur Lewis Community College, she entered the Miss St Lucia Universe pageant and won, earning the right to represent her island country to the Miss Universe 2011.

Chelsae Durocher - CANADA (20/174 cm)
Chelsae Durocher is a third year student at the University of Windsor, studying in the Drama in Education and Community Program. She is fluent in both French and English and one day hopes to be an elementary school teacher. She loves working with children and meeting new people; and will embrace any opportunity which allows her to do so. Prior to her participation at Miss Universe 2011, she competed at Miss Global Teen 2010, also held in Brazil, where she ended up as Second Runner Up.

Madli Vilsar - ESTONIA (20/180 cm)
Madli Vilsar was crowned Eesti Miss Estonia 2011 on 25 June 2011, earning the right to represent Estonia at Miss Universe 2011. She comes from a little island called Saaremaa where she lived in the countryside. In her spare time she loves to spend time in the woods and enjoy fresh air and nature.

Kim Edri - ISRAEL ( 19/175 cm)
Kim Edri is a Israeli beauty queen and model who won the title of Miss Israel Universe 2011 during the Miss Israel 2011 pageant. She was born in the city of Sedrot, Israel. Despite her feminine look, she may surprise you all with the fact that she is currently serving in her country's military.

Bokang Montjane - SOUTH AFRICA (25/175 cm)
Bokang Montjane is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss South Africa 2010, becoming the official representative of her country to the 2011 edition of Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. She also participated in Miss International 2009 and placed in the Top 16 at Miss Earth 2007. She was also the winner of Beauty for A Cause award at Miss Earth 2007, which was only awarded twice during the history of the pageant. Once she competes at Miss World 2011 this November, she will be the second woman to compete in all Big Four pageants, after Cynthia Kanema of Zambia.

Alba Riquelme - PARAGUAY (20/181 cm)

Alba was born on 5 February 1991 in the capital city of Paraguay. Her parents are César Riquelme and Mabel Valenzuela. She also has 4 siblings. In 2009 she finished high school at Trinity School in Luque, Greater Asunción, then she continues her studies at Universidad Americana with major in Public Relations. Her model career began at age 14 when she won the Elite Model Look Paraguay 2005 contest, and went to China to represent Paraguay. She was chosen as a finalist for the Miss Hawaiian Tropic 2009 in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Also in 2009, she participated at the Yanbal Fashion Week, in Ecuador, it was the second time that the CN Models International Search 2009 were held and it was won by Alba. In May 2010, she once again represented Paraguay at the Miss Beauty of the World 2010 held in China, where she was among the Top 10 finalists. In 2011, she finally participated at the Reinas Paraguayas del Bicentenario 2011 contest, held in Asuncion on 23 June 2011. At the end of the night Riquelme was crowned as the new Miss Universo Paraguay giving her the right to represent Paraguay at the next edition of Miss Universe 2011.