XAMURAI wrote:AbiRose wrote:XAMURAI wrote:Have you noticed how the pageant has been trying to magnetize BIG countries, with BIG economies and demography.. usually in alternate years?
2012 - CHINA
2010 - USA
2008 - RUSSIA
Try to check the countries that composed the Top 7 in 2012: CHINA - WALES (basically UK) - AUSTRALIA - BRAZIL - INDIA
Wales is NOT "basically UK" - that's an ignorant comment and an insult to the English, Scottish and Northern Irish beauty queens who are all equally eligible for the Miss UK crown and chance to compete as Miss UK at Miss International.
Anyway, at least this has been clarified so there's no more conspiracy theories on MW fiddling scores so *insert overhyped contestant here* didn't place above *insert country accused of coruption here*
Well, I was talking about recognized nations/countries, and it is a known fact that Wales is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. What I meant there was, Wales is basically part of UK. I did not mean Wales being equivalent to UK. Of course, that's being ignorant, and fortunately I know my geography quite well...
UK, as a nation, is the one recognized by UN. I started my post with an analogy on "economies" and "demography", so it would be futile to compare Wales with India, Brazil or China.
Well you need to phrase things differently. You could have just said "The UK" in the first place, especially given that Miss England was in 8th.