by chorr » Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:07 pm
Well, they aren't really crowning black girls at all, African descent or not. Black girls, not mulattas nor morenas like Jeymy Vargas or Elizabeth Coelho, or PR 2014.
The winners also come from a predictable circle. I mean true, Venezuela and Philippines deserve their crowns but it has gone sooo predictable. Don't just diversify the finalist, diversify the winner's circle as well. Over the past 2 decades, the crown only left Latin America and Philippines thrice! Lebanon, Poland and Spain were the only wins in Europe during 2002, 2001 and 2008. Crowning Indonesia is a good move for them, but is Kevin really utilizing her reign, and is she being utilized by the org?
It's not about entirely about crowning a black candidate from Africa, its more to do with diversity.
Aside from that, the winner rarely travels and is not given recognition abroad. If they let their queens travel and be given appearances like the Emmy's and Cannes experience of Jenny and Stephania, or travel to at least regular visits like Miss Earth's US, Reunion, Mexico, these could also be used as marketing not just for the winner, but for the brand and the pageant itself.
Truth bombs, truth bombs everywhere!