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Subject: This is such a cheap post for a verfy cheap pageant like Miss World. Kids grow up. There are more important things in this world than this shitty crown

Author: Ridiculous and moronic. You're just making the lesbian Julia Morley tickled in her funny bones

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 09:30:53 06/10/07 Sun In reply to: MEXICANITA 's message, "MISS WORLD" on 13:37:39 06/07/07 Thu >To: Julia Morley, c/o Miss World Ltd. >In 1973, Marjorie Wallace of the United States of >America was crowned Miss World. The first runner-up >was Evangeline Pascual of the Philippines. On the 8th >of March, 1974, Ms. Wallace was dethroned because of >her penchant to date famous men, which included tennis >star Jimmy Connors and singer Tom Jones. Ideally, the >title should have been awarded to at the very least >the first runner-up, Ms. Pascual. This however was not >the case, and Ms. Wallace remains the official >title-holder for 1973 to this day. > >In 1992, Claire Smith of the United Kingdom competed >at the Miss World pageant in Sun City, South Africa. >She was declared first runner-up, while Russia's >Yuliya Kurochkina was named the winner. The problem >was that the jury voted in favor of Ms. Smith (a few >jurors later admitted this, despite them swearing >beforehand not to contest the final decision), but the >Miss World Organization chose to give the crown to Ms. >Kurochkina. > >It is unfair and hypocritical for Ms. Wallace to >retain the Miss World 1973 title. This is because at >the 1974 finals, Helen Morgan of the United Kingdom >won the crown only to be dethroned for covering up the >fact that she was both married and a mother, >contravening Miss World policy. Six years later, >Germany's Gabrielle Blum won the crown, but was >stripped of it within a matter of days for agreeing to >marry her boyfriend. Their respective runners-up, >Anneline Kriel of South Africa and Kimberley Santos of >Guam, assumed their crowns and responsibilites, and as >such are named official winners for their respective >editions of the pageant. There have been some >allegations that Evangeline Pascual was not awarded >the title because of the fact that she is from the >Philippines, and that ever since there has been a >conspiracy within Miss World to thwart a Filipina from >ever winning the title. > >It smacks of irresponsibility to overturn the decision >of the judges. Many contend that Ms. Kurochkina's >coronation was politically motivated. At the time of >the pageant, it was nearing the one-year anniversary >of the dissolution of the Union of Soviet Socialist >Republics. According to a program called "Whicker's >Miss World", the judges, including Joan Collins, did >not agree with the decision to award Ms. Kurochkina >the crown. Ms. Collins even stated that the majority >of the jurors, when prompted, casted their votes in >favor of Ms. Smith. In fact, a replay of the 1992 >pageant shows that Ms. Smith outdid Ms. Kurochkina in >virtually every aspect of the competition. > >Despite what others think of the pageant itself, we, >the undersigned, believe that the Miss World pageant >is a wonderful celebration of womanhood in all its >forms. But we also believe that an organization as >prolific as the Miss World Organization should conduct >its practices with the utmost integrity. Therefore, we >ask that Ms. Julia Morley and the MWO retroactively >give the 1973 title to Evangeline Pascual, and to be >fair to Ms. Kurochkina, declare her and Ms. Smith >co-Miss Worlds for 1992. While such a change in the >rostrum is academic at best, it would go a long way >for closure and would ensure that future editions of >the world-renowned Miss World pageant will be >conducted with the same grace and integrity that is >expected of the women who compete for the crown. > >Sincerely, > >The Undersigned [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]