Do you think Miss Universe Org., Mr. Donald Trump and CBS really rejected Martina Thorogood as Venezuela's representative at Miss Universe 2000 just because she was 1st Runner Up to Miss World and there was a chance that she could inherit the crown had Yukta Mookhey unable to fulfill her duties as Miss World 1999? Or there is another claimed that MVO President Osmel Souza (at that time) decided to withdraw Martina's application at Miss Universe 2000? Martina almost fell into the "Miss World runners-up" curse had she competed at Miss Universe 2000 when MW runners-up later competed at Miss Universe that ended up as a clapper.
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Dear, you're the ONLY one who thinks this is an unclosed case. All of us have moved forward, believe me, even Martina herself. She is so 20 years ago. Let it go. She'd still be defeated by another Indian if she competed at Miss Universe 2000 simply because it was Lara Dutta's destiny to win. You can try to ask MUO or President Trump or Osmel for your 20-year old questions LOL
she had contract with miss world organization being 1st runner up at miss world 1999 pageant that is why she was not able to compete at miss universe 2000 pageant.
Probably MWO ordered MVO that the winner of MV should be compete MW Miss Venezuela flopped girls were able to compete Miss Universe Venezuela 2000 special pageant, So Claudia Moreno crowned, and later she competed Miss Universe.
There’s not many cases that MV girls compete multiple Big F O U R pageants
NIKHIL wrote:she had contract with miss world organization being 1st runner up at miss world 1999 pageant that is why she was not able to compete at miss universe 2000 pageant.
So netizens think Martina was a "huge contender" for the Miss Universe crown but her great performance at Miss World does not necessarily she will do well at Miss Universe too, as some MW runners-up later ended up as clappers at Miss Universe.
New Theory that MWO had started to forbid the 1st Runners Up from competing in other pageants for one calendar year after Miss World 1992 1st Runner Up Claire Elizabeth Smith ended up unplaced at Miss International 1993? So Martina was one of the "victims" of this "new rule" on 1st Runners-Up at Miss World?