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NO ‘MISS UNIVERSE’ IN 2014; PHILIPPINES LOSES BID TO HOST POPULAR BEAUTY PAGEANT

September 22, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Miami, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – Last week, The Adobo Chronicles reported that the reign of Megan Young, current title holder of the Miss World Beauty Pageant, has been extended for one full year. Impressed by the Filipina beauty’s talent, eloquence and popularity, The Miss World Organisation announced that the Filipina Beauty has been asked to keep her crown until December 15, 2015.

Now, the Miss Universe Organization has also confirmed that there will be no Miss Universe Pageant this year. The last pageant was held in Moscow, Russia, in November of 2013. This means that the reigning Miss Universe, Venezuela’s Gabriela Isler gets to keep her crown for an extra two months — 69 days to be exact.

There were reports that the Philippines had put in a bid to host the 2014 Miss Universe Pageant in Cebu or Palawan, but it looks like that is not going to happen. The next pageant will be held in the City of Doral in Florida on January 18, 2015.

Doral, incorporated on June 24, 2003, is one of thirty-four municipalities in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Conveniently located just one mile from Miami International Airport and twelve miles from Downtown Miami, the city is home to approximately 50,213 residents.

In deciding on the City of Doral for the next pageant venue, Miss Universe Organization owner and president Donald Trump said that “I can’t risk having the pageant in the Philippines,” citing problems like government corruption, transportation and traffic nightmares, floods and the eruption of Mayon volcano. “This is not to mention Manila’s international airport being named as the worst airport in the world. My sponsors will not support the pageant under these circumstances,” Trump added.

There were rumors that Trump, because of financial issues, was getting ready to give up the Miss Universe Organization. It therefore makes sense not to have the pageant in a place and environment that would cost him a huge loss in sponsorship and revenue.

The big question remains: will the 2015 Miss Universe have a one-year reign, or fourteen months like Isler?

Arts, Film and TV

NEW MTV VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS CATEGORY: BEST ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE VIDEO – Updated

August 22, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Katy Perry, nominated for Best Female Video for "Dark Horse" at this year's MTV Video Music Awards. — Katy Perry, nominated for Best Female Video for “Dark Horse.”

Hollywood, California (The Adobo Chronicles) – The 31st MTV Video Music Awards will be handed out this Sunday, August 24, in a televised ceremony at The Forum in Inglewood, California.

Award categories include: Video of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Lyric Video and Best Hip-Hop, among others.

This year, MTV is adding a new special category: Best Ice Bucket Challenge Video. The decision to add the new category was prompted by the phenomenal success of the social media campaign benefiting the ALS Association. Videos of people dousing themselves with a bucket of ice have become the runaway sensation of the summer.

During the live telecast, viewers will be asked to upload their favorite Ice Bucket Challenge videos on YouTube in real time. Each upload will be shown in split screen during the entire ceremony. During the last 15 minutes of the telecast, television viewers will vote on their favorite challenge video. The video with the most number of votes will receive the special MTV trophy sculpted with ice.

Rapper Vanilla Ice will do the honors of announcing the winner.

UPDATING: The Adobo Chronicles has just learned that Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: Next Generation fame, is one of the leading nominees for this new award. Here’s the nominated video:

Arts, Film and TV, Human Interest, International

SOUTH KOREA’S BUTTY CONTEST (PARENTAL GUIDANCE ADVISED)

August 14, 2014 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Seoul, South Korea (The Adobo Chronicles) – The Philippines might be the beauty contest capital of the world, but South Korea has emerged as the butty contest capital of the world. Now, that wasn’t a typo. It really is ‘butty.’

Just recently, the Miss South Korea beauty pageant was criticized for its line-up of contestants who, by face standards, seemed to all look alike, thanks to the country’s propensity for plastic surgery, especially by the women.

In an effort to move away from its reputation as the plastic surgery capital of the world — per capita basis — South Korea has come up with a different kind of beauty contest that does not involve facial looks. Instead, the emphasis is on the posterior.

Aptly titled, “Sexy Back Contest ” the women are judged based on the beauty of their behinds. The contestants are made to wear masks to ensure that they are judged not on the basis of their looks.

The first-ever butty contest was held in Seoul, featuring guest performer Justin Timberlake who sang his hit song “SexyBack” during the final segment of the pageant.

Franchise holders of various Philippine beauty pageants have reportedly scheduled an emergency meeting this weekend to strategize on how to unseat South Korea from the new world title.

Let’s hope the Filipinos will not resort to anything frontal.