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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Manhunt International 2010 My Favorites For The Coveted Title Part 2/5

6. Cuba - Yoan Gonzalez

7. Gibraltar - Bogdan Brasoveanu

8. Singapore - Jovin Koh

9. Belgium - Bram Demeyere

10. Colombia - Juan Felipe Quiroz Vargas

Manhunt International 2010 My Favorites For The Coveted Title Part 3/5

11. Bosnia and Herzegovina - Voljen Gubeljic

12. Lebanon - Mrad Mouawad

13. Hong Kong - Zhang Zaoyu

14. Puerto Rico - Joel Rod

15. Canada - Dax Gramuglia

Manhunt International 2010 My Favorites For The Coveted Title Part 4/5

16. Pakistan - Muhammad Abrar Khan

17. Serbia - Milovan Durovic

18. Australia - Stephen Musca

19. Korea - Park Hyun Woo

20. England - Vaughan Bailey

Manhunt International 2010 My Favorites For The Coveted Title Part 5/5

21. Costa Rica - Juan Pablo Brenes

22. Slovak Republic - Peter Menky

23. Poland - Mariusz Dobosz

24. Vietnam - Hoang Gia Ngoc

25. China - Wang Zichao

Mister International 2010 My Favorites For The Title Part 1/3

Mister International 2010 finals will be held on November 20, 2010 Saturday in Bali, Indonesia. Fifty (50) of the most handsome and gorgeous men on the planet will be competing for the title. Here are my favorites for the title of Mister International 2010:

1. France - Jordan Haag

2. Colombia - Juan Pablo Mejia

3. Belgium - Tuur Roels

4. Great Britain - Ryan Terry

5. Lebanon - Mohamed Arabi

Mister International 2010 My Favorites For The Title Part 2/3

6. Greece - Leodion Sulaj

7. Azerbaijan - Elnur Tagiev

8. Ireland - Darragh Hayes

9. Namibia - Barnabas Nanhapo Weyulu

10. Czech Republic - Jan Pochobradsky

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Mister International 2010 My Favorites For The Title Part 3/3

11. Guatemala - Mario Gilberto Marroquin Escobar

12. Thailand - Chaiwat Thongsang

13. Korea - Kim Gijong

14. Switzerland - Sebastian Bossert

15. Slovenia - Marko Janko

Mister International 2010 Kicks Off In Bali, Indonesia

Mr. International a male pageant, organized by Graviera, a men's clothing company in India began in 1998 and was held annually in India until 2003, when it was staged in London. It is not been held since then. Entries have been cross-referenced with their participation in Manhunt and Mr. Intercontinental .

Source: Wikipedia

Manhunt International 2010 Kicks Off in Tainan City, Taiwan

       Manhunt International is an international male beauty pageant which began in 1993, though the roots of the pageant go back a few years more to when one single national preliminary was held in Singapore. The pageant is held by Metromedia Singapore and Procon Leisure International.

History
     The Manhunt Contest started in 1987, when Alex Liu, pageant director of Metromedia Singapore, decided to stage the first male model contest in Singapore, as there were numerous pageants for women and none for men. Liu consequently planned and engineered the first Manhunt contest in Singapore.
     Manhunt became Manhunt International in 1993. It was first held in Australia's Gold Coast in 1993, when Germany's Thomas Sasse took the first Manhunt International title from 25 contestants. In 1994, the pageant remained in Australia's Gold Coast when Nikos Papadakis of Greece won. The Manhunt International Event is a joint partnership with our Australian partner, Procon Leisure International Pty Ltd, headed by Mr. Rosko Dickinson.
     The pageant saw one of its most successful years in November 1995 when 35 contestants came to Sentosa Island, Singapore to compete for the prestigious title. The cash award and prizes for 1995's winner alone exceeded $100,000.00.

Eligibility criteria

Sex: Male
Age range: 18 to 30
Marital status: Single
Height: at least 1.8 meter / 5'11"
Skills: speak English (optional), modeling experience
Additional attributes: photogenic, good physique (not bodybuilders), wonderful personality, cool character, enthusiastic

Competition
      Manhunt competition is staged on two rounds, preliminary and final. During the preliminary round, the contestants are judged in national costume, swim wear, evening wear, and fashion wear. The contestants with most scores will be named as finalists, from which the judges will determine the winner and the runners up.
       During the pageant final, several other awards also given aside from the ultimate title of Manhunt International. These awards are Best in National Costume, Best Runway Model, Mister Photogenic, Mister Friendship, Mister Personality, Mister Physique, and Mister Popularity (voted by people via internet). Since the 2005 edition, Manhunt International has also given five continental awards to the best representatives of each continent. In the 2007 edition, it was announced that the winner of Mister Popularity would automatically advance to final round.

Source: Wikipedia

Monday, November 15, 2010

Miss Earth 2010 Kicks Off In Vietnam

Miss Earth, the planet’s second most prestigious beauty pageant is currently being held from November 4 – December 4, 2010 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. This is the 10th edition of the pageant with environment as its advocacy with a slogan “10 YEARS OF BEAUTY AND RESPONSIBILITY. Here is the schedule of the pageant activities.

Schedule of Events

Nov. 3-7: Arrivals and Registration, Ho Chi Minh City
Nov. 7: Beauties divided in four groups will go to activities such as Donation Charity, visit of the Saigon River and Ao Dai fittings.
Nov. 8: Visit to Da Phuoc Waste Treatment Facility
Nov. 9: Miss Earth 2010 Talent Show
Nov. 10: Official Press Pressentation, White Palace / Charity Auction
Nov. 11: Gala Dinner to be broadacsted live on TV
Nov. 12: Beauties leave HCM and move to Phan Thiet; Welcome Event
Nov. 13: National Costume Competition
Nov. 16: Move to Nha Trang
Nov. 17: Ao Dai, Fashion and Evening Gown Competition
Nov. 20: Swimsuit Competition (Phu Yen)
Dec. 4: World Finals night, 8 pm. Miss Earth 2010 will be broadcast LIVE on VTV1, VTV4 and ABS&CBN.
Dec. 5: Return to Ho Chi Minh City; departures

Saturday, November 13, 2010

Beauty Pageants Questions and Suggested Answers

(This question was asked by television personality Dean Cain to Kosovo's Marigona Dragusha for Miss Universe 2010)

Q: Justin Timberlake once said "The worst thing about being famous is invading your privacy," but what about being famous that people are craving for?

Suggested Answer: Being famous is what most people desires. The things about fame that most people aspire for is that first, is the advantage and opportunity to push through your plans and platforms by championing your causes, the power to influence other people's lives and last the opportunity to empower the powerless, the less privilege, the unfortunate and the low in self-esteem

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Beauty Pageants Questions

         Miss Universe, the most prestigious and glamorous beauty pageant on Earth, has been part already of our culture. It is customarily for us to tune in and watch as more than 80 of the most beautiful woman of the planet vie for one chance, one opportunity of a lifetime for that coveted title as the most beautiful woman of the universe. No matter how difficult to choose among them because they are all equally stunning in one way or the other however there is only one winner to be chosen who could deliver the best. After the intense selection of the semifinalist, cut one after another is taking place on the finals night as they compete for categories such as swimsuit and evening gown and the top finishers will go to the next round. On the final round, the most excruciating and nerve wracking part of the competition as well as the most watched part is answering that final question. The final question sometimes tackle different issues affecting the world but sometimes amuses and surprises not only the finalist delegates who are required to answer but also the spectators who are avid fan or beauty watchers. This is the most desirable way of calibrating and choosing the well fated lady who is destined for the crown and title.
         On the other hand, Miss Earth the second most prestigious and glamorous beauty pageant on Earth has a different approach of unraveling the wisdom, opinions and sensibility of the ladies on different timely global environmental issues affecting our mother Earth today. Each of the top eight ladies shall be seeing images or they will be watching video clips of various environmental issues around the world and after that they will respond or give statements to what they have seen or watched. In this case, people will know how aware and skillful they are in resolving these issues because this is the main factor of an effective ambassador of goodwill for the environment.
         However, sometimes the watchers are not satisfied and happy by the ladies response on the question based on its substance, content, delivery and quality of the message which effectively resonate them. So sometimes after the question has been answered by the ladies or after the pageant itself, some beauty lovers, fans and pundits come up with suggested response, advice and opinions on what had transpired. It has become a fun way of dealing with that part of beauty pageant as some fans and pundits are brainstorming on the final question and the outcome of the pageant. As a pageant lover myself, I have created some of the suggested response to some of the Miss Universe and Miss Earth questions and how should the ladies handle such pressure. I will post later and in the future articles, my responses to some of the questions.

Monday, November 8, 2010

A Teenager From The Philippines Who Suffer From Rare Skin Disease Needs Your Help

Paulo Cagomoc of the Philippines was featured in a Philippine television public service show, Failon Ngayon, is suffering from a rare skin disease. His skin is tainted with different mole-like spots from his face down to his toes. He is teased by children, teens and other people due to his unlikely appearance.He lives with a very humble family of which he is the breadwinner. Since his story has been watched not only in the country but also to subscribers of The Filipino Channel around the world, help has come in the form of in-kinds like livelihood and other support for their family from generous and very kind people. However, the diagnosis and treatment of this disease is out of reach because of the cost and difficulty of this rare case. This gentle and sweet teenager is seeking your attention and needs your help for a medical help from around the world.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Miss International 2010 My Favorites For The Crown

70 delegates from all over the world will be competing for the 50th edition of Miss International. This is one of the first few years that the pageant is being held outside Japan. This year’s Miss International finals night will be held on November 7 in Chengdu, China. On the eve of the finals, the ladies are doing their final rehearsals and preparing themselves for the big night. Here are my favorites for the crown of Miss International: