This year’s Miss Universe has created alot of buzz. Who should have won, who looked fab in that gown, who had the “spunk”, and a whole lot more.
Before the buzz dies, and things go back to the way they were, here’s my last shoutout for Miss Universe 2006.
A friend commented on how Miss Trinidad & Tobago looked. She was dubbed, “the face of the competition”, and looked really classy, sophisticated, and really beautiful. But as my friend watched the Miss Universe pageant, she could not help but wonder how Miss Trinidad & Tobago managed to hide her zits on the pageant proper, since pre-pageant footages revealed some blemishes, and bumps on her face ( she is just as observant as I am! ) . Well, we’re not taking that against her because a blemish or imperfection isn’t stopping anyone from joining or even winning a beauty pageant. That’s downright shallow. I mean, hello, they can easily be zapped and treated! So, kudos for the great makeup job on Miss Kenisha Thom that she managed to look flawless and radiant during the pageant proper! Makeup sure does wonders, and I’m glad!
Another thing to consider is the huge number of unsatisfied audiences of Miss Universe 2006 that passionately proclaimed that Miss Japan 2006 Kurara Chibana was robbed off the crown, and she should have won instead of Miss Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera. With her beautiful, exotic face, amazing physique, admirable spunk and wit, everyone knew the moment she drew out her sword during the national costume competition, the contest was over.
I must comment that the way she represented Japan is just great. She represented Japan as being a modern, cosmopolitan, and a country with highly educated people. No more oriental antiquity perceptions, she just represented the modern Japanese woman – confident, knows what she wants, and very aggressive.
I don’t know, I do find Miss Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera beautiful, but I can’t help but compare her to former Miss Universe Dayanara Torres, who is also from Puerto Rico. For me, she is just the most beautiful Miss Universe title holder.
Well, win or lose, at least these ladies got some fans! I’m so dying to watch Miss Universe next year!
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[...] sisters on vacation watched the whole thing and rooted for Miss Japan all the way, and I remember last year, that I found Miss Japan Kurara Chibana most spunky and alluring at the same time. Though Miss [...]
KURARA CHIBANA is the winner of many people’s hearts in 2006 and still is today…
There are so many people who still can’t get over her loss last year (Just do a Google Blog search on Kurara Chibana and read the comments on related Youtube videos).
Although Miss Japan wins this year, I can’t help but consider this 50% of success was influenced by Kurara Chibana’s near-winning in 2006. If not for the publicity which Kurara had generated (with her personality and great intellect) without any recent major predecessor or influences since 2003’s Miss Japan who also made into the Top 5, I think Riyo Mori wouldn’t have the benefit of having the judges’ and audiences’ predisposed attention this year.
I mean it’s all about karma and sub-conscious factors, which perhaps can be defined along the line of “subliminal influences†and “rippling effectsâ€. Because people are still so charmed by Kurara Chibana’s endearing personality, linguistic and intellectual abilities from last year that they would naturally take a great interest in this year’s Miss Japan, and see if the standard is still there or even better.
Although I am not in a position to comment about who is better, I could probably and boldly concur that Kurara Chibana is an embodiment of what a 21st century Asian female should be – Western and Asian knowledge, Asian women’s strong and independent personality, great sense of style and beauty, and not forgetting a burning passion in one’s life.
After all, how many Miss Universes could we remember for their great personalities and beauties even years after they have won and passed on the crown? I don’t think there’s many to count on fingers.
For a 1st Runner Up like Kurara Chibana who is still unforgotten in some audiences’ minds and still greatly appreciated a year after, I guess this could probably be seen as the next highest level a Miss Universe finalist can go.
Because after the one year Miss Universe reign, what the ladies have got left are their personalities and individual qualities to help them in their future careers and lives, not the 250K crown or sash. More so, if we are more interested in a Miss Universe Runner-up instead of the actual winner, can we still say Kurara Chibana has lost?
From an alternative point of view, perhaps by not winning the title has made Kurara truly and even more unforgettable in the audiences’ hearts. Although it is still early to say, but thoughout the next decade or so, when people mention Miss Japan or Miss Universe 2006, I’m pretty sure Kurara’s name will pop up followed by praises and appreciative comments.
I’m not a Japanese. I’m not speaking for Japan.
I’m just speaking from a human’s point of view.
If years after 2006, we could still recall that charming and passionate Kurara Chibana in our hearts, perhaps that’s the kind of quality a Miss Universe titleholder should have. For Kurara to have embodied that quality, she not only has already surpassed the status of a Miss Universe winner but has also gone the way of truly being a gorgeous legend in people’s hearts.
Yours truly,
C’est Moi.