LAST WEEK's crowning of the first Miss Philippines-World was uneventful. With poor publicity efforts and a not-so-exciting roster of contestants who were mostly losing and disqualified beauties from Binibining Pilipinas, the pageant didn't create a natural buzz. Worse, the coronation night was held at the eve of the much-awaited homecoming of the fabulous Miss Universe 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup.
So many of us only found out the results of the Cory Quirino-led Miss World-Philippines contest the day after when they were flashed on the front pages of the newspapers. Pageant veteran Gwendolyn Ruias, a six-foot Filipino-French woman will have the chance to fly to London and represent the Philippines in the Miss World pageant.
I honestly can't say if she deserved to win because I didn't watch the pageant. I have always thought Gwen's features and built are just too masculine and rough for a beauty queen. Her height though is an advantage but it ends there. To me she is simply just another clapper.
However, I believe that Gwen is going to take home the most elusive international pageant crown to Filipinos. (Remember, not even the exceptionally gorgeous Ruffa Gutierrez won the Miss World crown in 1993 when in far she was a clear standout!) There seem to be a shift of politics in the Miss World organization led by Julia Morley and it is indeed to our sash's favor.
The eventual winner of the Miss World, if you didn't know, is always handpicked by Morley from among the Top 10 finalists. The logic, I guess, is she wants to make sure that the titleholder will live up to the advocacy of pageant.
The change of pageant organizers, from Stella Marquez de Araneta to Quirino, seemed to have please Morley so much so that she herself visited the Philippines along with the reigning Miss World Alexandria Mills of the United States. Mills even went back to Manila last weekend to personally crown Ruias. This is a very rare occasion for Filipinos to be visited by a Miss World winner. I really can't remember when was the first or last time it happened.
And so, whether we like Ruias or not, politics is in her favor and she is bound to win the Miss World 2011 crown.
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