BIG CHANGES COMING TO MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT NEXT YEAR

January 25, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Donald Trump with 2012 Miss Universe Olivia Carpo of the United States.

DORAL, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – While the world is anticipating the final results of the 2014 Miss Universe Pageant now being held in Doral, Florida, Donald Trump has announced major changes in the international competition starting next year.

The business mogul and Miss Universe Pageant owner spoke with reporters tonight while he was busy assisting the 10 finalists put on their evening gowns in the dressing rooms.

Specifically, he announced three major changes:

1. The Miss Universe organization will now actively recruit transgender contestants to this international competition which originally only allowed contestants who were born women.

2. Because of the perennial outstanding performance in the pageant of contestans from Latin America (including Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia and Brazil), the pageant will adopt a new official language which will be used throughout the competition, from the preliminaries to the finals. That language, of course, is Spanish. Non-Spanish speaking contestants will still be allowed to engage the services of a language interpreter.

3. Trump will have to personally approve the final decision of the pageant’s panel of judges to ensure that his favorite contestants win the crown. After all, he’s paying for it.

The LGBT community and Spanish-speaking countries immediately praised Trump’s new policies. The government of the Philippines, meanwhile, has mandated the teaching of Spanish in schools and universities — from kindergarten through college, especially among women and girls to increase the country’s chances of winning more Miss Universe crowns.

International, LGBT

REVEALED: ONE OF THIS YEAR’S MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTANTS IS A TRANSGENDER WOMAN

January 25, 2015 Pol Pinoy 1 Comment

Talackova and her attorney, Gloria Allred — Talackova, right, and her attorney, Gloria Allred

DORAL, Florida (The Adobo Chronicles) – The 63rd edition of the Miss Universe Pageant concludes tonight with the finals in which Gabriela Isler of Venezuela will crown her successor.

Just hours before the televised event, The Adobo Chronicles has confirmed that one of the 88 contestants is a transgender woman. And it is not Miss Canada.

Many will recall the big controversy that rocked the past Miss Universe Canada Pageant when Jenna Talackova was thrown out of the contest before being allowed to compete again, with the blessing of Donald Trump. Talackova was initially disqualified because she was not born a woman. It took the threat of a lawsuit from Talackova and her celebrity attorney Gloria Allred to change Trump’s mind.

Which of the 88 ladies is a transgender woman? Could she win the coveted crown?

Watch for the great reveal tonight at 8pm Eastern time or its equivalent in time zones worldwide.

Health & Medicine, Politics, Tourism, Travel

OBAMA APPOINTS RON KLAIN MEASLES CZAR

January 24, 2015 Pol Pinoy Leave a comment

Klain: from Ebola Czar to Measles Czar (Photo credit: Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, D.C. (The Adobo Chronicles) – Ron Klain, the Democratic power broker and Washington attorney appointed by President Barack Obama in October to manage the America’s response to its isolated Ebola outbreaks, is set to leave his newly created job on March 1.

Klain was appointed in October 17 last year as the Centers for Disease Control and other government agencies grappled to contain the public’s jitters over several Ebola infection cases. He is set to return to his previous job in the private sector.

Not so fast.

In an announcement today that suprised many, Klain included, The White House said Obama is appointing the Ebola Czar as the new Measles Czar. The action came in the wake of the recent outbreak of measles cases, largely traced to the Disneyland theme park in Southern California.

Once thought to have been eliminated in the U.S., the highly contagious disease is back with a vengeance, thanks to world travel and the growing movement against vaccinations in the U.S.

Dozens of confirmed measles cases have been reported in recent weeks. In contrast, one can count confirmed Ebola cases in the U.S. with less than five fingers, with only one recorded death from the virus.

In an interview with Klain, the lawyer informed The Adobo Chronicles that he was inclined to accept the nomination primarily to make up for the salary he received doing practically nothing as the country’s Ebola Czar. “This would be a great way to give back,” Klain said of his new nomination.

All’s well that ends well.