April 3, 2008 in Miss Italia 2007, Miss Italy, Miss Italy 2007, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2008, Miss Universe live, Pageantry, Silvia Battisti, Top 15, Top 5, glamazons, gorgeous, live blogging, pageant pundits, rankings, spectacular
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Alright, it’s about time for me to start my build up to Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam. Here’s a gorgeous contestant, who I think should definitely be in the semi finals. She’s fresh-faced and an absolute delight judging from her wonderful smile.
Does she have what it takes? Take a look for yourself!
And if you [...]
Seventy-seven of the most beautiful women in the world begin leaving Mexico City after a month of intense competition filled with laughter, tears, camaraderie, quesadillas, and margaritas! But for one them, Miss Japan Riyo Mori, who was crowned in front of a televised audience of over one billion people, her journey will be to New [...]
May 30, 2007 in Honey Lee, Kurara Chibana, Miss Japan, Miss Korea, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Pageantry, Riyo Mori, Top 15, Top 5, evening gown, glamazons, pageant pundits, rankings, swimsuit
And the debates begin about which candidate is more beautiful – Miss Korea Honey Lee or Miss Japan Riyo Mori. The Internet is rife about how the translator messed up Miss Korea’s answer and cost Honey Lee her Miss Universe tiara.
We’ll never know the judges reasoning as to why Miss Korea placed 3rd runner-up, but [...]
May 30, 2007 in Akiko Kojima, Ines Ligron, Miss Japan, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Miss Universe live, Pageantry, Riyo Mori, Top 15, Top 5, glamazons, pageant pundits
And so we have our second winner from Japan! Riyo Mori is the second Japanese woman to win the pageant. The first Japanese, and indeed the first Asian, to win the Miss Universe pageant was Akiko Kojima in 1959. It took almost 50 years for another Japanese woman to be crowned Miss Universe. It was [...]
HOW FABULOUS IS THAT!
I love it! The first Miss Universe from the Far East since Miss Thailand in 1988!
May 29, 2007 in Miss Japan, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Miss Universe live, Riyo Mori, Top 15, Top 5, Web 2.0, live blogging
May 28, 2007 in Farung Yuthithum, Globalbeauties, Honey Lee, Ly Jonaitis, Miss Italy, Miss Japan, Miss Korea, Miss Thailand, Miss USA, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Miss Universe live, Miss Venezuela, Pageantry, Rachel Smith, Riyo Mori, Top 15, Top 5, Valentina Massi, Web 2.0, glamazons, live blogging, pageant pundits, rankings
The month-long love fest between Miss Korea Honey Lee and Globalbeauties continues right up to the final hours of the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City. What’s not to love about Honey Lee. She’s one of the most adorable and beautiful candidates ever to have graced the runways of the Miss Universe pageant.
Honey Lee [...]
May 28, 2007 in Honey Lee, Ines Ligron, Ly Jonaitis, Micaela Reis, Miss Angola, Miss Brazil, Miss Italy, Miss Japan, Miss Korea, Miss Russia, Miss Serbia, Miss Slovenia, Miss Spain, Miss USA, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Miss Universe live, Miss Venezuela, Natalia Zabala Arroyo, Pageantry, Rachel Smith, Riyo Mori, Teodora Marcic, Tjasa Kokalj, Top 15, Top 5, Valentina Massi, Web 2.0, glamazons, live blogging, pageant pundits, rankings
Ines Ligron is the national director of the Miss Japan pageant, and she’s on the ground in Mexico City schmoozing with the girls, the media, and other pageant officials. She has this to say about Miss Japan Riyo Mori’s chances:
“Everybody expect Japan to win, it is very exiting to be here.
The show ill be [...]
May 28, 2007 in Alida Boer, Doukissa Nomikou, Farung Yuthithum, Flaviana Matata, Honey Lee, Jessica Jordan Burton, Jimena Elias, Ly Jonaitis, Maria jose Madonaldo Gomez, Megan Coleman, Micaela Reis, Miss Angola, Miss Bolivia, Miss Estonia, Miss Greece, Miss Guatemala, Miss Italy, Miss Japan, Miss Korea, Miss Mexico, Miss Paraguay, Miss Peru, Miss Russia, Miss Serbia, Miss Slovenia, Miss South Africa, Miss Spain, Miss Tanzania, Miss Thailand, Miss USA, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Miss Venezuela, Natalia Zabala Arroyo, Pageantry, Rachel Smith, Riyo Mori, Rosa Maria Ojeda Cuen, Tatiana Kotova, Teodora Marcic, Tjasa Kokalj, Top 15, Valentina Massi, Viktoria Azovskaja, glamazons, rankings
So we’re down to crunch line. It’s 9 hours to the live telecast and who will be Miss Universe 2007 top 15 line up. Who are the Miss Universe 2007 favorites for the title?
Top 5 – Miss Korea, Miss USA, Miss Italy, Miss Japan, Miss Guatemala
Top 10 – Miss Venezuela, Miss Tanzania, Miss Slovenia, Miss [...]
May 28, 2007 in Face of the Universe, Globalbeauties, Honey Lee, Ly Jonaitis, Miss Korea, Miss Universe, Miss Universe 2007, Miss Universe 2007 favorites, Miss Venezuela, Pageantry, Top 15, evening gown, glamazons, interviews, national costume, pageant pundits, pole positions, rankings, spectacular, starting grid
Miss Korea, Honey Lee, is all over the Universe at this very moment. Leading beauty pageant experts Globalbeauties declared her their winner this year, just a hair’s breadth ahead of traditional pageant powerhouse Miss Venezuela, the lovely Ly Jonaitis.
Honey was also Globalbeauties best in evening gown and best in interview. Miss Korea is also on [...]