Rafa Delfin's "Critical Beauty" Takes about Miss Earth 2017





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Rafa Delfin's "Critical Beauty" Takes about Miss Earth 2017

Postby Nand » Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:44 pm

    

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MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ Karen Ibasco, a 26-year-old licensed physicist and university instructor from Manila, won the Miss Earth 2017 pageant to the cheers of a hometown crowd at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City last night.
The crown was passed on to her by outgoing queen Katherine Espin from Ecuador.

Other winners in the pageant were Australia’s Nina Robertson as Miss Earth Air 2017; Russia’s Lada Akimova, Miss Earth Fire 2017; and Colombia’s Juliana Franco, Miss Earth Water 2017.
Completing the top 8 were Paweensuda Drouin (Thailand), Ninoska Vasquez (Venezuela), Iva Uchytilova (Czech Republic), and Faith Landman (Netherlands).

Ibasco, who studied applied physics and medical physics at the University of Santo Tomas, impressed both the judges and the audience with her reply during the question and answer segment of the pageant.
For the first segment, the Top 8 finalists were given 30 seconds to express their thoughts on a selected hashtag. Ibasco picked the hashtag#biodiversity.
“Biodiversity is very important. We are very known in the Philippines to have a lot of biodiversity, and they’re very important because they also balances the ecosystem. It’s very important for us to protect them, because as we protect them, we protect the environment to help save our home, our planet, our Earth, to be a better place to live in. Thank you,” she said.
For the next segment, thev four finalists were asked the question: “Who or what do you think is the biggest enemy of Mother Earth and why?”
Karen replied: “I believe that the real problem in this world is not climate change; the real problem is us because of our ignorance and apathy. What we have to do is to start changing our ways, to start recalibrating our minds, and redirecting our steps, because together, as a global community, our micro efforts will have a macro effect to help save our home, our planet. Thank you.”

Ibasco's victory marks her country's fourth Miss Earth crown. Karla Henry won in 2008, followed by Jamie Harrell in 2014 and Angelia Ong in 2015.



Just a few thoughts about Miss Earth 2017:

Rafa Delfin
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1. Miss Philippines Karen Ibasco was not on my list of favorites for the crown at all. At best, she was number 20 on my list. Like many pageant fans, I just don't find her facially attractive, as evidenced by the fact that she failed to make the top 15 of the Beauty and Poise category) and that I was totally turned off by her severe acne problem. However, I cannot deny that Karen's performance was consistently outstanding throughout the entire competition.

2. When Karen was crowned the winner, I didn't see any contestant on stage displaying any kind of resentment, bitterness or anger. Everyone - at least most of them - seemed happy with her victory. No one seemed to have stormed off the stage, and this suggests that she was well liked by the girls. I read that Karen's closest friend at the pageant was Miss Colombia Juliana Franco ("I am always with her," she quipped). "Always" being the operative word.

3. I watched the final Q & A segment several times, and it was clearly Karen's portion to lose. But it was obvious that she gave the best response. She was eloquent, articulate, and spoke with passion. The others could not hold a candle to her outstanding speaking skills. It seems that Miss Earth - like Miss America - is one pageant that determines the results based on the quality of the answer of each finalist. "Make it or break it," the old saying goes.

4. As it happens every year, the results did not please everyone, and that's okay. It comes with the territory. If you think Philippines did not deserve to win, that's okay. But your opinion counts little in the grand scheme of things, so you can bitch and whine and scream until hell freezes over and that still will not change the results. Nor will it convince the judges to recast their votes. It's a done deal. Move on.

5. So in the last 17 years, Miss Earth has produced winners whose facial beauty ranges - and this is just my opinion - from as low as a 4 (2017), to an average 6 (2001-2002, 2006, 2011, 2014), to a perfect 10 (2012). What does this suggest? That Miss Earth constantly rethinks its idea of beauty and recycles a particular type of beauty - perhaps to reduce the risk of being labeled as a superficial pageant and consequently to gain respect from unforgiving critics who reuse their vitriolic language every chance they get.

- Rafa Delfin, 11/5/2017
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Re: Rafa Delfin's "Critical Beauty" Takes about Miss Earth 2

Postby Bonggacious_Miguel » Sun Nov 05, 2017 10:48 pm

Thanks for sharing.
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Re: Rafa Delfin's "Critical Beauty" Takes about Miss Earth 2

Postby beautywatchnyc » Sun Nov 05, 2017 11:52 pm

I trust that this well-written review put things in a proper perspective.

Bashers, haters, detractors, unbelievers, whiners, defeatists and faultfinders please get educated. There's a lot to learn.

This review was done by a professional who's better equipped with a good grasp as he watched the program live.

Happy sailing Ms Earth Organization! We look forward to next year's edition with bated excitement.

And to Ms Earth 2017 Ms Karen Ibasco here's wishing for you the best of luck. You will because you can!
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Re: Rafa Delfin's "Critical Beauty" Takes about Miss Earth 2

Postby sleuth08 » Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:12 am

HERE IS MY OPINION ON MISS EARTH 2017

1. PHILIPPINES DESERVES TO BE IN THE TOP 16. THIS IS WITHOUT ANY QUESTION. SHE ACED THE FORM AND FIGURE AND THE INTELLIGENCE ROUND. THE ONLY ONE SHE DID NOT MAKE IT IS BEAUTY AND POISE - WHICH SHOWS THE PRELIM JUDGES ISN'T BIAS.

2. BUT HERE IS WHERE I QUESTION THE TOP 8 - SHOULD SHE BE IN THE TOP 8? THE TOP 16 COMPETE IN BEAUTY AND POISE - A ROUND KAREN FAILED TO MAKE IN THE TOP 16.
PERSONALLY, I THINK NO AS THERE ARE MORE FACIALLY STUNNING THAN HER: BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA, TONGA, AND MOST SPECIFICALLY, SWITZERLAND - I THINK SWITZERLAND SHOULD MAKE THE TOP 8.

3. BUT BECAUSE SHE MADE THE TOP 8, SHE WILL EASILY MAKE THE TOP 4 AS IT IS THE FORM AND FIGURE ROUND - WHICH IS PART OF THE TOP 16 PRELIMS

4. NETHERLANDS, THAILAND AND CZECH REPUBLIC FAILED TO DIRECTLY ANSWER THE HASHTAG TALK. REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH NETHERLANDS AS HER ANSWER IS THE WEAKEST OF THEM ALL.

5. WITH THAT, PHILIPPINES ANSWER IN THE TOP 4 WAS THE STRONGEST. BUT I FIND COLOMBIA'S ANSWER TO BE MORE SINCERE AND DIFFERENT - ANSWERING THE QUESTION WITH A WHAT RATHER THAN WHO.

6. I DID NOT NOTICE THAT NO ONE WALKED OUT WHEN SHE WON, NOR I DID NOT SEE A FROWN.
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Postby patch adams,md » Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:32 am

Rafa speaks so much wisom here.
Salamat for sharing.
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Postby DORABIAN » Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:10 am

AND THE WRITER IS FILIPINO.
EXPECTED! 8-}
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Postby quelab22 » Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:21 am

the real competition was after the crowning
enjoy and have fun
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Postby Violeta Urduja » Mon Nov 06, 2017 7:54 am

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Ewan ko bah, kahit sabihin ng si Karen ang pinakamagaling sumagot !
For DELICADEZA, ang sama samang tingnan na siya ang nanalo !
Kahit malinis ang konsensya nyo, iisipin ng ibang bansa eh luto ang pagkapanalo nya !

Imagine Miss Philippines na naman ang nanalo at sa home country pa !
Galit na galit kayo kay Aling Hulya at sa Miss World !
tapos eh ganun din pala ang mangyayari sa Miss Earth !

Juzkooohh mga inday, kakahiya kayo, di nyo man lang naisip kung ano sasabihin
ng ibang bansa na dumayo pa sa Pilipinas para sumali dyan sa pageant na yan !

Di ba pwedeng ibigay naman sa ibang bansa ang korona !
Ilang beses na tayong nanalo di ba ! Mga gahaman talaga ang peg !

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UWIAN NAH !!! CHAKAHH NG NANALO !!!

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Re: Rafa Delfin's "Critical Beauty" Takes about Miss Earth 2

Postby beautywatchnyc » Mon Nov 06, 2017 9:27 am

DORABIAN wrote:AND THE WRITER IS FILIPINO.
EXPECTED! 8-}


And you were not there, moron. Put some substance in your one-liners. You are exposing your deficiencies by barking too much! Try a new approach if you want to make a dent!
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