Trump....You're Fired!!!

Each and every single year no matter what is going on in my life there is one thing I look forward to.....the Miss Universe Pageant.  Is that cheesy?  It is just a little but I love pageants and Miss Universe is one of the few places where I think beauty and poise remains.  The women for the most part are actually feminine looking and elegant.  Many people say that the pageant is out dated and it is against the equal rights women have fought for since it parades them around in swimsuits.  Well to that I say it's a beauty pageant!  If you don't like it don't watch it and don't try to compete in them.  Although I have a theory that most women who are anti-pageant are ugly and miserable.  Basically I think that they are haters. 

This year I was ready once again for my Superbowl and I was highly disappointed.  It was the worst example of a Miss Universe Pageant I have seen in years.  Donald Trump managed to bring his own agenda to the stage and you could clearly see it in the results from top sixteen to the finalists.  So you can all clearly understand my anger this morning I have decided to review the pageant for you.

First let us begin with the location....San Paulo Brazil.   I felt like it was the perfect place to hold the pageant.  South America is a huge market for the pageant and Latin countries are obsessed to say the least.  It's tropical, the girls were tan, the venue looked very nice.  However, the entertainment was less then lack luster.  I appreciate trying to incorporate local talent but forcing them to sing in English made the performances unbearable. Then there were the judges and I am not even going to comment on that.....let's just say being one of 50 Cent's skanks does not qualify one to judge Miss Universe...ahhhem Vivica Fox.  Another big disappoint the parade of costumes was once again left out of the opening to instead showcase a bunch of Shari hill gowns.....I think that takes away from the history of Miss Universe....the tradition.

Now on to the top sixteen.  To explain there were sixteen instead of fifteen because one finalist was selected based on fan votes online.  There were many shockers of women not included such as Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Mexico, and many more who were favorites.  The women selected then went on to compete in the swimsuit competition.  This year the swimsuit round was boring, most of the girls couldn't even walk.  There was one standout Miss Venezuela who had the best walk and a rocking body.

Rounding up the Top 16 was

1. France

2. Kosovo

3. Columbia

4. China

5. Angola

6. Australia

7. Puerto Rico

8. Brazil

9. Netherlands

10. USA (some needs to discuss eating disorders with her)

11. Ukraine

12. Panama

13. Costa Rica

14. Portugal (People Choice)

15. Philippines

16. Venezuela 

Then on to evening gown.  The music selection was awful and I don't think there was an elegant way for the girls to walk while displaying the gowns properly.  It seemed very rushed.  The gowns this year all were just blah and I think a lot of them were Shari Hill's.  I am so over her!  Can someone please do something a little more creative.  Australia by far had the worst gown; it looked like something a stripper would wear.  I think that Brazil made the best gown selection, it was bright, fun, and it looked great on her. 

Just look at this thing I think the concept might have been great but it didn't translate.  You can pretty much see her who-ha.  Sorry Miss Australia hated it.

The picture doesn't do Miss Brazil's dress justice but it did look lovely on stage.  Is it the best gown I have ever seen on the Miss Universe stage?  Absolutely not, but it was the best for that night's show.
Rounding up the top ten were:
1. France
2. China
3. Angola
4. Australia
5. Brazil
6. Ukraine
7. Panama
8. Costa Rica
9. Portugal
10. Philippines

The final questions were jokes this year mostly because the judges were not on the same page.  Some of the girls were asked silly questions like, "if you could change places with someone in history who would it be?"  While others received very political questions like, "what would you do to stop a war?"  Seriously I would be pissed if I got some complicated one and the girl next to me got fluff!  I think all the questions should be current events related and they should get rid of all that pageant patty stuff.  In review on the answers:
1. China- I can't even remember what she said so it must have been a stupid answer.
2. Angola- Her smile this her smile that....I don't care about your smile lady.
3. Brazil- I'll give it her she got the hard question about war and she answered by talking about people learning to respect each other.....there was no winning answer but she did good.
4. Ukraine- She had a pageant patty question and said she would be Cleopatra if she could be any woman in history because she was a strong leader.  I thought that was a good response I mean she could have said something stupid like the first Miss Universe.
5. Philippines- She said something about her God being the best God....lame.

Final Placement

4th Runner Up China

I was glad she was my least favorite she was just too tall.  Her dress was bad too, however this was the only picture I could find.

3rd Runner Up- Philippines

She just annoyed me talking so much about God.  This girl is crazy you think she won looking at this picture.

2nd Runner Up- Brazil

I think she was trying to be funny.....like seriously I didn't win....whatever Trump you suck!

Then there were two- Angola and Ukraine

Although Ukraine was not my favorite she was the most beautiful of the finalists.  Her swimsuit walk could have been better but she did great in evening gown.  Her gown was nice I am just over white.  Miss Angola was boring to me; she was missing the wow factor and never grabbed my attention.  In the end:
1st Runner Up- Ukraine

Personally I think she was robbed.....she should have won....period.

Winner- Miss Angola

I am just not impressed like I said no wow factor.  It is said the Trump wanted either a European or African country to win this year because they were so upset that the Latina's dominate the pageant.  Well probably because girls in Latin America prepare for Miss Universe like it's the Olympics.  Leave your politics out of my pageants Trump!

Now let's take a moment of silence for the most beautiful Miss Universe in the last ten years....Ximena.  I for one will miss you....Viva Mexico!