THE DUCHESS’ FINAL ASSESMENT
MISS USA 2017 TOP 10 + ALTERNATES AND FAVORITES
Finally! The new Miss USA will be crown tomorrow night and Deshauna’s reign will finally be over. Yes you all can call me shady but the reality is that I don’t have to be sad for a reign that in my opinion was Hardin’s to begin with. Also let’s be real, she is a free fall from Olivia Jordan (My pick for Miss Universe in my mental prediction) even though she is a fairly nice performer. Now ya’ll can hate on me because I’m happy Barber will be out, and for that ya’ll can kiss my beige Rican butt. Anyways enough positivity, let’s get down to business. We are here to read my choices of the TOP 10, TOP 5, TOP 3 and alternates with the little addition of my favorites to win.
Now, considering that this year hasn’t exactly been the year of favorites winning the crown (#neverforgetPONCE) so I wouldn’t be surprised if SOUTH CAROLINA, NEVADA AND CALIFORNIA are left without the crown. Besides I am all for a back to black but not as sure is achievable anymore. But more on that later, for now let’s focus on choosing a Top 10 which I got to admit was the best decision because I’m afraid this is not the strongest batch. 90% of these girls walked yesterday as if they were in the mall and let’s be real when the Asians and Latinas start working it on the Miss Universe prelims, we are going to need a bitch that can walk at least pretty.
ALTERNATES: TEXAS, MINNESOTA, ARKANSAS, TENNESSEE AND UTAH
HOW I WISH ONE OF THESE GIRLS TOOK HAWAII’S SPOT. I’D BE SO GLAD EVEN IF IT TAKES AWAY FROM THE PREDICTION.
11TH POSITION, WHICH ALSO MEANS THE GIRL WHO COULD CRACK THE TOP 11 IS…
NEW JERSEY OR DC
Don’t care about either to be honest but I know maybe one of them is in either as #11 or in the place of a favorite.
10TH PLACE BELONGS TO…
NEW YORK
Great Preliminary, but she is not a Miss Universe. Could slip into the Top 10 but shouldn’t go further.
9TH PLACE IS FOR…
HAWAII
This bitch is in, I am afraid. Thank You, Prelims
8TH PLACE IS FOR…
NORTH CAROLINA
LET YOUR HAIR DOWN DAMMIT!
7TH PLACE BELONGS TO…
ILLINOIS
6TH PLACE BELONGS TO…
CALIFORNIA
Pre- Arrival: 6
Pre- Prelim: 5
COMPLETING THE TOP 5…
RHODE ISLAND
Pre- Arrival: 11
Pre- Prelim: 6
This is a girl that I am barely seeing anywhere on the lists and I am actually very surprised that some of you are not seeing how well this girl fits IMG. And how much this girl looks like that one girl in every pageant that somehow wiggles her way into the Top 5, there is always one hahaha. Now this girl is so refreshingly beautiful, besides being a great performer in the preliminary competition although this is another girl that needs another dress. Her dress looked so meh, for lack of a better word, but she knew how to work it and look absolutely beautiful. She has amazing candids and her smile is a scene-stealer on professional photos, she even possesses one of the best glamshots. I think this girl can get to the Top 5 but does not deserve to win a MUSA crown even if Dorabian gets a heart attack. I understand that IMG looks for a different type of girl and this girl is probably the perfect mold for it but let’s be honest. She is not better than the rest of these girls, and we can find a girl who matches the IMG mold while staying as a beauty pageant. Pia and Iris are the perfect examples of this but I’m afraid Rhode Island shouldn’t win the crown. Best Case (and by that I mean miracle): 1st Runner Up.
4TH PLACE GOES TO…
NEVADA
Pre- Arrival: 2
Pre- Prelim: 3
Now Malko, before you go insane and yell at me let me explain papi. I agree on you that Lauren is an amazing competitor WORTHY of a crown and she had the second best performance of the night. But I have had this feeling I can’t seem to shake off that they won’t let her get to the Top 3 or at least they won’t give her the crown. I just don’t see it. Now, can she do it? Of course she can. I actually don’t believe she is an ugly candidate or a playboy bunny, that girl just needs a styling like at the prelims which can be achieved during her reign. For me she has one of the best modeling abilities from this year’s batch, especially picture with barely any makeup. The only obstacle for Lauren is called a makeup brush, it can bury her. But if she puts effort of her performance she can easily get further in the list but that is ENTIRELY up to her to achieve the crown tonight. But people take the blindfold of your eyes and realize this girl is not one to ignore for she could shake about 40% of the lists I’ve seen. Best Scenario: 1st Runner Up.
THE TOP 3
2ND RUNNER UP IS…
SOUTH CAROLINA
Pre- Arrival: 3
Pre- Prelim: 2
OKAY, let’s be fucking real. The bitch was probably the best performance of the night and she stood out in a night which 90% of the girls managed to bomb. And since the beginning she hasn’t failed to impress me with her candid shots, telegenic qualities and speaking abilities along side with the best smile. She is for me the best black girl by far even though most people think India is better, for me South Carolina is miles ahead in terms of a complete package. She had an amazing performance in the Swimsuit portion even though that swimsuit emphasized that she had zero breast, which threw off her figure. But she was great also in the evening gown portion WHICH BARELY ANYBODY did (SS and EG combo) but I hate her gown and I wish she could change it because it doesn’t scream winner to me. NOW will she be an upgrade from Deshauna? Absolutely, both physically and performance wise and by far. Does she belong in the IMG era? Sure, as Deshauna proved. Could she be Iris’ successor? I’m not sure although I wouldn’t mind if she took the american crown. Best Case Scenario: Winner, even if I don’t exactly want her to.
1ST RUNNER UP IS…
PENNSYLVANIA
Pre- Arrival: 4
Pre- Prelim: 1
Okay, her preliminary wasn’t as good as I expected it in the swimsuit portion but it was still a great. She reminds me so much of Stefania Fernandez and the qualities to win. Look for me this would be your best option or perhaps the most obvious if you want to win the Miss Universe, especially with what is turning out to be a rather weak pageant. She has a beautiful face which is the best mix between stunning yet gentle, perfect for the IMG era. She has a nice body and a rather nice catwalk even if I miss the good old days of Zuleyka and Taliana. And she has a good nice story that can help her chances, with a good platform for being healthy. I think that her only bad physically is that her face looks so tiny sometimes in comparison to her body curves, especially in her evening gown. But I am not sure her dress was the best choice because it made her body look rather odd but she still knew how to pull it off. Even though I think Pennsylvania would make an amazing representative for USA and for me she could win and I would have nothing wrong to say. I will be absolutely glad and would be in my Top 5 list as of right now.
MISS USA 2017 IS…
MASSACHUSETS
Pre- Arrival: 7
Pre- Prelim: 4
I know. Lay on me. But hear a girl out. This young lady was not interesting to me a month ago, she seemed okayish or pageant patty in a way. And then as the arrivals and the weeks following I started to noticed that should a great Top 5 mostly because she is well spoken, falls into the IMG bubbly personality and she is very beautiful. NOW, what left me absolutely silent during the preliminary is how well this woman looks on camera, the aura that she presented a couple days ago has stayed with me. Her performances for me were good enough to get her in the Top 10 and I see that she is very well spoken so I think she did well on the interviews. But I have spend the last hour just looking at material of her because I can’t shake this gut feeling that she could end up taking the crown. And let me tell you, this could be one of the best faces of the international pageant and for me a deserving win of the national pageant. She just needs to amp up the catwalks a bit because her hair looks amazing and her dress fit her and her aesthetic like a glove. The only problem she could have is that the makeup artist puts too much powder under her eyes, which can be a problem. BUT I believe this girl has a queenly aura on stage that could surprise many just like it surprised me. And I know this is risky as f**k, and I know that I am pretty much throwing away my Prediction Game but you what? I don’t care, because for me Massachusetts could do SO WELL tonight if she leaves her styling as it is and amps her catwalk. If I’m wrong, it’s not like the winner (DESERVING) is on my Top 6 so I am not worried. But bitches, if I am right… uf, if I am. So screw it, life is too short to make safe bets.