WHO SHOULD REPLACE SHAMCEY SUPSUP? IT'S PEDICAB DRIVER LUZELLE FELIPE

Luzelle Felipe is the kind of girl that can take home the Miss Universe crown

IN MARCH 2012, Miss Universe 3rd runner-up Shamcey Supsup will relinquish her crown as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2011. The heir to her throne will bear the pressure no other Filipino beauty queen has ever experienced. She is expected to outshine Shamcey and her predecessor Venus Raj's stellar performances and runner-up placements in Miss Universe.

As I always point out, the Miss Universe Pageant is at the end of the day a search for the most beautiful girl in the universe. It's about THREE KEY ELEMENTS: 1. beauty of face, 2. height and proportion, and elegance and stage presence.

The post-Sushmita Sen years is definitely over. The question and answer portion isn't a display of intelligence anymore. It is more of a showcase of the contestants' poise and grace under pressure. More so, the current Miss Universe format will not allow a physically mediocre but smart girl the slightest chance to be in the Top 5. Even if Shamcey is a UP Diliman Magna Cum Laude graduate and an Architecture Board Exams top notcher, she reached the elite Top 5 because of her gorgeous face and body and captivating personality.

So now the question is, who should replace Shamcey and continue our winning streak in the Miss Universe Pageant? My best bet is no other than pedicab driver Luzelle Felipe from Malolos, Bulacan.

Who is Luzelle and why am I so confident that she can win the Miss Universe crown? At 5'10, she no doubt is a stunner. She has an exotic face that can standout amidst a hundred or so beauties and an interesting background-- just like Venus-- that can create international headlines.

Luzelle's Achilles heel though is answering questions. But she has proven during the Binibining Pilipinas 2010 pageant that she no Janina San Miguel. She has great presence of mind. If needed, we can for the first time bring an interpreter to the Miss Universe pageant (try Senator Miriam Defensor!). The judges don't really mind having an interpreter around. The Latina girls, who mostly speak good English, use the interpreters as a good cheat during the critical Q&A portion.

Here are some of Luzelle's photos. And with good styling and training, this will can bring us our third Miss Universe crown.