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THE ELEMENTAL COURT
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MISS EARTH
PUERTO RICO
Nellys Pimentel
She ticks all the boxes from swimsuit to gown, from height to attitude and everything in between. She got what her 2 last predecessors lacked to place and win it all. The only thing that will hinder her impending victory is LUCK. If she gets a #hashtag she completely has no idea about (like Fahsai in 2017), she has to be quick in finding for strong context clues and make herself sound right and convincing.
MISS AIR
GHANA
Evelyn Abena Appiah
Probably the most well-prepared among the 85 delegates. She has her pageant ammunitions fired every step of the way in every direction almost ala-Catriona Gray (also coming up with a music video). She captured the hearts of many Filipinos by immersing early in the host country’s culture and the theatrics used in Filipino gay pageants. Apart from all these, she's got a banging body, a graceful pasarela and brain that shines. This girl will be a shoo-in but she must work hard come finals to get the judges’ precious nods especially that her beauty is not everybody's cup of tea.
MISS WATER
U S A
Emanii Davis
Originally my bet for the crown. Emanii is the perfect black beauty I want ME to crown. Maybe it’s just her nature but I find her performance in the preliminary activities lackluster. She needs to bring her A++ game during the finals to sail through the Final Four easily.
MISS FIRE
PORTUGAL
Bruna Silva
Obviously, she is a personal favorite of mine and I am hoping the best for this girl. At the tender age of 19, she is one of the youngest but also has one of the best figure and form among all the girls. I hope she dons a stunning evening gown and would answer her hashtag sans the pageant-patty ways of Telma. She should answer from the heart with spontaineity. I love her more when she smiles coz her beauty multiplies when pearly whites are shining.
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THE REST OF THE TOP TEN
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UKRAINE
Diana Shabas
She is a beauty, she has a banging body, she has the stage presence that commands attention; hence, once this girl is called out in the first cut, she will certainly sashay easily to Top 10 at least. Her English speaking abilities can already be considered topnotch considering all Ukrainian beauties in any major pageant. If she will be lucky to get a hastag she is so familiar with, then the Top 4 girls in my list have reasons to work harder.
VENEZUELA
Michell Roxana Castellanos
I am not fond of her beauty and I even said before that seeing her clap will be a welcome surprise for me; however, her performances cannot be ignored; after all, she is Miss Venezuela and I know very well she was prepared and trained to win. If she manages to get past the judges eyes in the Beauty and Poise segment then it will be very easy for her to walk towards the Top 10, however, like her two predecessors in 2017 and 2018, she needs to be very convincing in the hashtag round, which remains the waterloo of Venezuelan girls under Alyz Heinrich tutelage.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Klara Vavruskova
If I am a judge I would put her straight to the Top 4 just by looking at her beauty alone. But she has some weaknesses (i.e. stage presence and communication skills) that might impede her advancement in the competition. Nevetheless, this girl can easily clear the Facial Beauty and Figure & Form to advance further.
BELARUS
Alisa Manenok
Like Ukraine, this girl checks all the boxes to be at least sail through the Top 10. Had this girl known that the Philippines is home to the most engaging volleyball fans in the world, she could have capitalized on that to gain more social media attention but the Philippine volleyball community seems to be unaware of her presence in the archipelago, though they know her as one of the most beautiful volleybelles out there. Her compatriot from Ukraine is one notch higher in terms of stage presence, and that is one thing she should work on to reach the Top 8 I predicted of her. I’ve seen her in interviews and she seems engaging and spontaneous; thus posing a threat to the other perceived frontrunners.
NETHERLANDS
Nikki Prein
I personally wish this girl to reach Top 4 after climbing up my list in the last few days of the competition. Why I put her in rank 9 to 12? It’s because lots of other girls have topnotch Figure & Form that it might be difficult for her to make the cut after the Top 12.
SPAIN
Sonia Hernandez
She was initially in my Final Four and I believe she still has the goods to actually make it there on top. I don’t doubt her pasarela nor her beauty. My only concern of her of her is her height that might become her downfall when she flanks side-by-side with the tall glamazons of her batch.
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BEST ECO-VIDEO & BEST ECO-MEDIA AWARDEES
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Ok, let me just give a SPOTLIGHT to these 2 girls whom I strongly believe will get the TWO MOST IMPORTANT SPECIAL AWARDS. However, I do think India will still make it even if she's not gonna get this award.
INDIA
Tejaswini Manogna
If not for her not-so-good form, I would put her straight into the Top 4. Like I said in my previous posts, it’s this segment that can potentially hamper her from advancing further. I have no doubt she will be called in the Top 20 and I need her to clear the Figure & Form round because I want her to display what is in between her ears. I hope she finds a way to sway the judges votes in this segment by giving a performance that will make them overlook her form. Nevertheless, she is an excellent girl for India to make a come-back.
THAILAND
Teeyapar Sretsirisuvarna
Her beauty is not my cup of tea but she impressed me with flying colors during the preliminary interview when she revealed what she has been doing all along en route to her stint in Manila. This girl deserves not only a medal but a plaque of placement that is Eco-Media Award.
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REST OF THE TOP 20
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COLOMBIA - Yenny Carrillo
POLAND - Krystyna Sokolowska
GUYANA - Faydeha King
NIGERIA - Modupe Susan Garland
ENGLAND - Stephanie Wyatt
PHILIPPINES - Janelle Tee
GUATEMALA - Maria Regina Barco
GUAM - Cydney Shey Folsom
Aside from India, the other girls in this list that can potentially upset my Top 10 are Colombia and Poland.
The hometown girl Janelle Tee is a bit dangerous as well especially if she goes past the Top 10. She can really pull an upset not just the candidates but earthlings and earthworms alike.
I want to say goodluck also to Miss Croatia, Miss Slovak Republic and the most amusing Miss China (she seems to be the one who enjoyed the most this past month). I love her cheery attitude. Bye-bye Miss New Zealand (I liked you before, but now no more)