by The Duchess » Fri Nov 03, 2017 6:03 pm
[font=Tahoma][color=#000000][size=150][b][center]THE DUCHESS
MISS EARTH 2017- FINAL PREDICTION
After all this disaster month I am happy to finally put out my list for this year's Miss Earth pageant, my first one at that. Now I have never followed this particular pageant before for several reasons. But this year I decided to give it a chance to see what this pageant has to offer. And let me tell you I enjoyed it from beggining to end to the point of actually reading 90% of the thread which is a feat for me. I enjoyed the activities and the contests the girls got to do and honestly everything they present it to the public. And for me the most important is for my girl to have a good contestant expirience and I am sure sbe did. Now tomorrow we get to see when they crown the next Earthly queen in a beautiful minimalistic stage which is honestly a pure Miss Earth stagr which serves the brand. I don't expect to do well on this list because honestly this is my first Miss Earth and I'm only a missosologist (im rough on my skills I'm afraid) but we shall see. I actually did pretty well in the Miss Gwand even predicting the winner and a couple of Top 5 placers but unfortunally couldnt post my list online. So I'm posting this one to make sure I can double check it tomorrow in class (Yes, i have a class while the pageant happens). So let's get started.
Disclaimer: I excuse my lack of graphics or pictures but it was just impossible for me to make them without a laptop. I' am very bummed about it.
BUBBLING UP: AUSTRIA, MEXICO, PERU, INDONESIA, ISRAEL
THE TOP SIXTEEN
THE SIXTEEN PLACE: AUSTRALIA
In pure honesty the moment I felt this girl could snatch a placement was in the no makeup portion. This girl looks just as young and fresh and even pretty with makeup than without it. That is her selling point, that whole natural beauty. And the reat of her performance is still good enough for her name to be called tomorrow, this is the one girl my gut is telling me "She will be there". So we shall see how this aussie does tomorrow, maybe I'm no5 that far odd but for me is as far as she goes.
THE FIFTHEEN PLACE: ANGOLA
Angola was pleasant surprise for all of us when she started showcasting all her performances so I would give the Africa spot to her. I feel like this beautiful black beauty has performed well enough to earn her a spot in that Top 16 tomorrow. I highly doubt that she won't be going farther than that but to deprive her of a well earned Top 16 would be an awful mistake. There's not much more I can say about that, some things are easier explained that others hahaha.
THE FOURTEEN PLACE: TONGA
Now this girl is an interesting story, she literally went under our noses and suddenly dazzled us with her performance. Her natural fresh young beauty is one that I feel is much needed in the pageant circut. She also has a personality that even in pictures you kinda want to talk to her, that is a great thing because that approachability is rewarded very well by judges. I definitely think this one has become the underdog of the pageant and could easily get very far in it. I wish her catwalk was as strong as her voice so I could be sure of her placement but I have my fingers crossed for her performance to be amazing. So let's not count Miss Tonga out yet for she may surprise us more on that stage than the rest of the girls.
THE THIRTEEN PLACE: UKRAINE
Diana is an interesting case for me, I am kind of surprise I would end up liking her enough to put her on my list. But the reality is she is a beautiful young lady who is naturally pretty an with one of the freshes looks. That works in her favor and I actually think it will get her to that top 16 spot at the finals. Her body and catwalk are pretty okay too so I dont have much of doubt when it comes to her placement. So we shall see what this particular lady can do but I dont know, I just don't see her going further than this.
THE TWELVETH PLACE: ECUADOR
What a great successor of Espin we have on this young woman, she has done a fantastic job in Manila. Her fire and personality is undeniable from the moment she steps into the stage until she leaves. This leaves behind a great performance where she has even gotten medals from it, and even if she didn't it's still obvious how well she has done. It kinda amazes the fact that I thought at some point she might not be able to come out of her predeccesor's shadow. But that is not the case with this young lady, she has been an excellent performer this past few weeks. She has so much personality along with a beautiful body and face, she is one that I believe should be in the Top 16. She will be one to give a great show and with be a needed boost in the catwalk with her facial expression and ever present smile.
THE ELEVENTH PLACE: VIETNAM
Be careful of Miss Vietnam, ladies and gentleman cause she might actually be the one to crack that Top 8 from this group. She was nowhere in my list the past couple of months but I do have to say that watching her medal competitions I noticed she has a lot of spark and personality. That is usually very rewarded in pageants like this and if this girl performs as she has in the competition she might be able to get higher. Her resort and swimsuit portions were solid and her evening gown part was quite exquisite so I fear this girl a little bit. She could easily pull a surprise on that Top 8, specially with that bubbly personality she posseses on the catwalk. It would be interesting to see how she does in comparison with Ninoska and Karla who topped most of their events because I feel like this is the one girl who wont be intimidated by that.
THE TENTH PLACE: POLAND
I have to say this is one of my sentimental favorites since the arrivals and I actually wish she does very well tomorrow. She has faded to the background for me in the last weeks but to deny this girl's natural beauty and personality would be an insult. I feel like if this girl could reach that Top 8 it would amazing but I don't feel like that's an improbable feat considering the ladies above it. I do think that she did enough to get called in that Top 16 but besides that it all rests on her to perform well enough to snatch the next cut. This girl actually posseses one of the freshest faces of this competition which put her above in score in that area. I am just hoping that she doesn't dissapear in the background on that final night because that trully will be sad for me.
THE NINTH PLACE: SERBIA
Oh Serbia is a BEAUTIFUL young lady and I am actually kinda annoyed at myself for not talking about her enough. She is a very young looking woman with a fresh face and a rather nice body. Her communication skills are very nice too which sets her apart and could get her a high placement. I have a gut she might be the taking a top 8 spot but no further than that, and I have to say I'm fine with that. I am watching this girl closely toomorrow to see how she works it or doesn't, but I'm very interested in this woman.
THE TOP EIGHT
This part is actually fairly simple, these are girls who I can see doing extremely well in the catlwalk and presentation (along with scores). Now I feel like 3 of these girls could become a part of the elemental court whether I agree with it or not. This is a group of girls that I feel could suprise us with a placement of that elemental court coming Saturday. It's a gut feeling that I personally don't want it to become a reality because for me my Top 4 is absolutely fair and perfect, I have never been so defensive of a Top 4/5 like this before. Although there is one that I believe is actually worthy of a spot in that list and it will all depend of my stop 4 to avoid getting their place taken. Let's take a look.
THE EIGHTH PLACE: THE PHILIPPINES (KAREN IBASCO)
Sigh... okay, here we go. Karen will place tomorrow, the sooner you understand that the sooner you will be able to enjoy the rest of the show. Now in defense of miss Ibasco I actually find her spot in the Top 16 accurate to the performance she has given in the pre-pageant activities. She was in my list the best in swimsuit and actually find her body to be very feminine and pretty. Her catwalk on those competitions was pretty good, I can see the merit there. Obviously her strongest point and what makes her extremely dangerous is how smart she is and how well spoken she sounds. Now this could be a double edge sort because its not about knowing a lot, is also about being able to speak about comfortably and with personality. That's why she is in this particular spot, because she could turn a performance that can land her in the Top 8. Now, notice how I only talk about everything below the neck (obviously brain too)? The reality is that Karen is not the prettiest girl, that is another thing people got to get. And like I have said many times, beauty is not everything in a beauty pageant... but there has to be an amount of it also. I feel like there's a lot of more q