I'm bored so I'm gonna do a series of girls that were seen as front runners but clapped at their respective Miss Universe competition.
ANA KARINA ANEZ, VENEZUELA 2004
Ana Karina Anez went to Miss Universe 2004 with heavy expectations on her. There seemed to be no doubt in anyone's mind that she would continue Venezuela's 21-year placing streak at Miss Universe, a streak that included two winners (1986, 1996). In fact, for the thirteen years before Miss Universe 2004; not only did every Miss Venezuela place, she also advanced to the finals. But Ana Karina Anez, for whatever reason, ended that streak. Unlike Jictzad Vina and Marelisa Gibson who clapped in the years after her, Ana Karina's exclusion is much more perplexing.
A video of Ana Karina Anez at Miss Venezuela 2004 where she crowned Monica Spear. She talked a bit about her exclusion (it's in Spanish) </3
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It must've been so embarrassing for her to not place at Miss Universe after 21 years of placing. Why the MVO chose to start her introduction by literally showing that she did not make the Top 15, I am not able to tell you... It just seems to add insult to injury a bit.
Why did she clap?
My opinion: I was not able to find any videos from the Miss Universe 2004 so take this with a grain of salt.
Ana Karina Anez is, in no doubt, gorgeous and, out of her, Jictzad, and Marelisa, Ana Karina Anez deserved to clap the least. There is something different about Ana Karina than Mariangel Ruiz or Monica Spear. I think, perhaps, Ana Karina's styling was a bit off. Her personality also seems a bit more bland than the Miss Venezuela's that came before her. Mind you, Miss Universe 2004 was the last year that the Top 15 was chosen solely by the preliminary judges so there were no such things as Trump Picks then. Ana Karina Anez clapped, frankly, because of Ana Karina Anez. In my opinion, she certainly wasn't the best girl there and I think she would've missed out on the Top 5 even if she placed. But clapping? It seems a bit harsh for me.
Why do you think Ana Karina Anez clapped?
Ana Karina Anez participating in the background of the evening gown portion of Miss Universe 2004.
Thank you for reading. I might do other threads about other girls, I haven't decided yet.
If you have any requests of girls you want me to write about, feel free to PM me.
The Why Did She Clap? series
Part Two (Deborah Priya Henry): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=194991
Part Three (Ruth Ocumarez): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195062
Part Four (Carolina Dementiev): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195098
Part Five (Simran Kaur Mundi): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195106
Part Six (Rima Fakih): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195114
Part Seven (Vanessa Mendoza): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195142
Part Eight (Zivanna Letisha): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195196
Part Nine (Oleksandra Nikolayenko): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195210&p=3670055#p3670055
Part Ten (Bodine Koehler): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195223
Part Eleven (Tereza Chlebovska): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195234
Part Twelve (Iliana Papageorgiou): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=195240
Part Thirteen (Karla Carrillo): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=196638
Part Fourteen (Erin McNaught): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=196686
Part Fifteen (Sarodj Bertin): http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=196738
THE FINAL THREAD: http://missosology.info/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=196863