One reason why I am interested about Miss Intercontinental 2014 is the fact that I trained Miss Japan, Eriko Yoshii, in preparation for Jordan. But, when the pageant was postponed, we barely got the time to catch up in terms of preparation, and everything became "rushed up" because of Miss International, and the fact that Eriko had to work doubly hard for the lost income due to the postponement. Yeah, Eriko is a professional accountant and translator, who had to give up job appointments in favor of Miss Intercontinental. Before Eriko flew to Germany, we had to redo her costume to make her baggage lighter. Cold Germany means, more clothes to bring, and is heavier.
So, I've been following this pageant because of Eriko and what I noticed are the other delegates who are being promoted by the organizers in the Miss Intercontinental Facebook Fan Page, sponsors and blogs, as well as the official YouTube video of WBO. So, there is only one girl who is basically "competing" for the crown at this year's edition, while the rest are just battling for the runner-up position.
So, here's my verdict for the Miss Intercontinental 2014.
MISS INTERCONTINENTAL 2014: PHILIPPINES
1st Runner-up - CUBA
2nd Runner-up - ECUADOR
3rd Runner-up - TURKEY
4th Runner-up - NIGERIA
TOP 15
ARGENTINA
CANADA
COLOMBIA
ITALY
KOREA
MAURITIUS
PORTUGAL
PUERTO RICO
SOUTH AFRICA
THAILAND
Kris Tiffany Janson of the Philippines is poised to win her country's first ever Miss Intercontinental crown. Personally, I believe that now is the perfect time because it can't be denied that the respective reign of Megan Young and Mutya Datul as winners of two European-based pageants (Miss World is based in London, while Miss Supranational is based in Poland), have brought a new and higher level of popularity to the organization that they are representing. Miss Intercontinental, which is based in Germany (although the WBO office is in Panama City), can capitalize on Kris' huge fan base. She is one extraordinary beautiful young woman, whom many believed should have been sent to Miss Universe, when she competed in her national pageant.
Miss Intercontinental is basically all about Kris. The rest of the candidates, in pageant term, will act as "decorations". Unless something extraordinary will happen to prevent Kris from winning the crown, we must all be ready to witness the crowning of another Cebuana beauty in less than a week!