Miss USA accused of mocking Asian contestants' English: 'Miss Universe should not be an ambassador of bullying'

Will little Timmy Tebow be at the pageant with his "girlfriend," the reigning Miss Universe?

She should not only be stripped of her crown, she should also have her ovaries removed!

She just looks like any other hardened blonde bimbo. Miss Australia looks fresh as a daisy next to that phony ass cunt.

Ivanka-lite is just spouting the party line.

Has Rosie O'Donnell commented yet?

Americans can be so dumb sometimes.

She's clueless and looks horrible. Also, just because Miss Vietnam nods doesn't mean she has a poor command of English. It's sometimes difficult to understand native speakers when they are chatting casually and using slang, especially in noisy environments or in situations where multiple people are speaking. I have experienced that myself with other languages.

FarmBot is cute and kind of ditzy. Dumb of her to say but not malicious. If you watch the pageant you’d see her personality.

Guess Olivia Jordan (3rd place in 2015) is the only FarmBot in the past decade that can handle her own and keep her mouth shut. Her only controversy was post-MU because she supported the gays.

I’m sure Miss Vietnam speaks more English than Miss USA speaks Vietnamese

Is it a crime to some people if English isn’t a first language? She should be disqualified from the competition.

The pageant is this Sunday night, December 16 on FOX.

We'll see if she makes the cut, after this little incident.

More bitchiness:

Miss Philippines is being called FAT, although Miss Canada stepped up to her defense.

Who’s the alleged transgender contestant?

Miss USA wasn't going to win anyway. The betting is that Miss Spain will become the first transgender Miss Universe.

The first thought in my mind after reading this story was...

I just KNOW that she voted for Trump.

R13, Angela Ponce of Spain.

Miss Spain, R13.

I wonder what everyone is saying about HER, behind her back?

Spain is quite pretty...

Angela Ponce, before and after.

Spain often looks quite good in many photos. Sometimes, like a young Sofía Vergara.

However, in other photos, a slight drag queen element creeps in and indicates that Spain probably looks somewhat unnatural in real life.

So Spain would look good on camera winning but the many required public appearances after the win might be an issue.

Yes, pretty in a drag queen sort of way. Transgender women, like drag queens, are seldom natural beauties. It takes lots of cosmetics and illusions to get that look.

Here is a video of Miss Spain's appearance on a talk show looking quite different than the "soft" looking image at R18.

In this type of setting, Miss Spain is not only not passable as a woman but I don't think is even good-looking. There is no way a woman would win Miss Spain looking like Ponce. The facial plastic surgery is very noticeable to the point of being distracting. Seeing this video, it is really not believable that Miss Spain was as attractive as the other contenders in the contest for the Spanish title. Ponce's win must have been for publicity or political reasons.

If Ponce won, there would be no way to hide that Ponce doesn't look like the photo at R18.

That he looks like a man, of course, R17.

What a mockery.

All the subpar males are really having a field day now that they get to compete against women.

Agree r21. There’s a hint of man in the face. Doesn’t look like a woman all the way.

She reeks of deplorable cunt. NEXT.

It’s unfair to real women. To each his own, but the line has to be drawn somewhere.

There is more than a hint in that video of him speaking R24.

[quote] Transgender women, like drag queens, are seldom natural beauties. It takes lots of cosmetics and illusions to get that look.

To be fair, you could say the same thing about many natural-born females.

MissU needs controversy to remain relevant in the US. In Asia and S/C America it’s still a very big deal. In Europe not so much.

They’re not great looking r28, but I can see that they are real women. Don’t have to do a double take.

Do you see those women trying to win beauty contests though, R28?

If you saw the clip, it’s not only what she said but how she said it: kind of holding court and throwing shade left and right. What a little bitch.

Miss USA is foolish; the Asian countries always fare well in these contests.

Miss Spain ain't winning shit. An Asian will win this year. Philippines is a real favorite and those guys take their pageants SERIOUSLY.

Philippines is a fat cow.

Here is former Bond girl Caroline "Tula" Cossey - the only male to female transgender who actually looked like a female. She was quite gorgeous.

"Tula" in her prime.

All of the "pageant watchers" and pageant websites seem to have Miss Puerto Rico as the front runner.

R36/R37 please provide some video of Tula in a more casual setting. I thought R18/R19 was passable until I saw evidence of the opposite at R22.

That tiara in R38 is hilarious, but dang if that beauty underneath it manages to just carry it off. She's stunning and that smile is mesmerizing. If she has a personality to match, Ms. PR is worthy of being a front runner.

I lived in Nebraska for three years--trust me, no one born there has any right to throw shade on the language skills of anyone else.

She needs to be disqualified. You know, Miss Universe and all.

Miss USA and Miss Spain.

Funny, in my country "Tula" means penis

I remember thinking she was gong to be a handful when she won Miss USA. She was a bit irreverent, which was refreshing, but also a bit bratty -- and short. First time anyone from Nebraska won and now we know why.

Some countries should not be allowed to compete in miss world and universe. Like Miss MAGA, Miss Polonium, Miss Rogue.

In the OP's picture, Miss USA looks like a typical American hard and angular fake blonde, while Miss Oz looks cute and charming!

Is that an Adam's Apple in r22?

R36/R37, Tula always looked HARD. Being wall-eyed didn’t help either.

It’s the usual case of a soft-looking twink wanting to become a graceful soft princess, but instead turning into a mannish womyn.

Ironically, he was softer-looking as a guy. Oh well.

Miss USA for the win!

She's actually quite gorgeous. I have a feeling she'll make it to at least the final five.

Asians love blonde white people, and the pageant is being held in Thailand, so they'll love her.

Glad you could join us, Miss U.S.A...or her family.

She may be lovely, but she's both an idiot and a fool for being caught on film being so catty. Looks fade. Character counts. I'm sure she'll find some rich asshole to soothe her until she ages out.

Thats what happens when you send these flyover pageant queens

Miss Cambodia is GORGEOUS!

Primera mujer transexual en Miss Universe, Ángela Ponce de España.

Miss USA is even mean when she's apologizing to Miss Cambodia starting at 1:07. The sound is not very clear but from what I can hear she says "Are you hurting? Are we even?" but in a very terse and badgering tone. Like accept mah apologeh betch!!! or else. And talking to her like she's a child, ugh

Awful woman, but karma is a bitch. Or a in this case, a bigger bitch

Miss Spain has the "look," but she still sounds masculine at R55.

Nevertheless, Thailand is the perfect place for the first transgender person to compete at Miss Universe. If any country wouldn't have a problem with a trans contestant, it's Thailand.

Miss USA is being unfair. English is a difficult language.

Miss USA is an ugly American. Speaks only English and laughs at those who, while they speak anywhere from two to seven languages, have some trouble understanding fast drawled-out, slang-ridden American English.

[quote]If she has a personality to match, Ms. PR is worthy of being a front runner.

She does; her personality, charm and charisma are second only to her now famous smile. She has a very warm genuine disposition towards each and every person who wants her attention, and everyone she’s met has fallen in love with her. There are tons of clips of her interacting with fans, pageant coordinators, prime ministers, and she wins everyone over. She’s sweet and smart.

And disciplined. List 20 pounds from the moment she joined her local pageant until she won it, and whipped herself into a great killer shape.

Miss PR in her local preliminaries

Miss PR in Thailand at a special event

I’m also a fan of her dentist

[quote]There’s a hint of man in the face.

Only a hint? Not with that brow ridge and Adam’s apple.

Both Miss PR and Miss Cambodia are gorgeous. USA is attractive but bland and boring in the looks dept. (putting her cuntery aside).

Mr. Spain is very beautiful for a dude.

R66, oh great....she's a fake blonde to boot. Phony person with a sneering smile.

I'm glad this came out. The US needs to get a good ass kicking, everywhere, for this type of bullshit around POC. Beauty contests are pretty stupid as it is, so how hard would it be to just be kind and go about your business? Nope, she has to pretend empathy around the language skills of people who, as a poster pointed out above, more than likely speak at least 2 or more languages.

Fox job. I called it first.

[quote] Beauty contests are pretty stupid as it is, so how hard would it be to just be kind and go about your business?

Beauty pageant contestants are usually the height of cuntery.

Very superficial, very mean, and very catty. These women are VERY compeitive, and they will sometimes stoop to crazy levels to beat the competition.

It's sort of like the girly-girl version of sports, and they can be just as cut-throat with each other, as male athletes.

I think that Spain will make the semi-finals, just for the publicity factor.

Forget the language controversy - Miss USA was a porker MESS in her evening gown! Good god!

R58, at first, I thought Miss Spain had "the look", too. I was basing my opinions on photos of Miss Spain that appeared in the media and that were similar to the ones at R18 and R19.

But then I watched the video at R22 and it was clear that those photos are edited and that Miss Spain doesn't look like that at all in real life.

In reality, Miss Spain should never have won that title. A woman who looked like Miss Spain at R22 would never win a beauty contest.

I think this is the case with many images of trans women online. They are passable as women only when they have control over how photos and videos are edited and shot.

Miss Spain didn’t disappoint in wearing a high neck evening gown equipped with a chunky choker. That’s a man, baby.

R73, yes, notice you don't see the Adam's apple at R18 (covered) or R19 (edited out) but you can see it at R22 along with a face appears "hard" instead of "soft" like in the edited photos.

[quote]Ironically, he was softer-looking as a guy. Oh well.

Tula before transition. She was actually born with XXXY chromosomes, a variant on a form of intersex called Klinefelter syndrome.

Spain's first runner-up was much better looking.

You can watch the entire preliminary competition here.

I'm already choosing my top 10.

Watching the prelims at R77, I think that the following 18 have a chance of making the cut (just based on their intros):

Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Curacao, Ecuador, India, Jamaica, Japan, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam.

I only chose Spain because you just know that Spain will make it because of the publicity. Puerto Rico wasn't as telegenic, as she is photogenic.

The ones who really stood out to me were Philippines, India, USA, and Vietnam. I think that one of them will win.

Ecuador is gorgeous. She could be the winner.

Miss Hungary is stunning.

If she speaks well, Hungary could have their first Miss Universe.

Puerto Rico is gorgeous, but she looks like a generic Latina beauty. There's nothing distinctive about her looks.

I can't believe that Miss New Zealand is 28 years old.

Russia and Hungary are both 18. TEN years younger!

I know many might hate this, but USA looked fabulous in the preliminary competition.

This girl is in, for sure.

She's a bitch, but she's gorgeous...

The eventual winner is usually not necessarily the most beautiful or most stunning contestant. It's that X-factor i guess. Usually one who is pretty enough but more importantly can be a good interviewee.

[quote] Has Rosie O'Donnell commented yet?

Ching-chong! Ching-chong! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Always funny!

It was a shitty thing to do, but this whole story made me laugh. I can't believe the seriousness with which some people still treat pageants.

Like it or not, in virtually any context, the utterance "ching-chong, ching-chong" is very funny.

Miss USA isn't going to win. She ruined her chances. Besides, her look isn't "in".

He look like a man

I’m hoping for Miss Congeniality!!

So, do anyone but gay men watch beauty pageants nowadays?

Treechada Petcharat - I think she's the best looking transgender. She makes real women look butch.

R93 it's impossible to tell from staged photos and videos. Miss Spain looks great too in many photos and some video. But not when seen in a casual, uncontrolled setting like at R22.

Plus, plus you can't get more "butch" than a woman with a penis.

R94, you be the judge.

R94, no, not in that type of video. That video is heavily edited.

I know trans Asian women often have the best chance at passing due to their generally smaller stature and relatively delicate features but I can't tell from that video if they actually pass or not.

^R95

Treechada Petcharat - before and after.

Miss USA looks like your typical bland blonde Fox News reporter. There is nothing exceptional about her looks-wise. She leaves me triggered.

Why would anyone complain. This bitch perfectly represents the people of the USA. We're shit people, asshole is our national personality type.

Yeah, there's different skin tones and hair colors and eye colors and slightly different features, but in a larger context, they all look the same - that classic pageant look.

Ms Philippines' slow motion twirl is going viral.

Someone needs to kick Miss Deplorable USA right in her cunt

It would be funny if Miss USA won but I don't think it would happen.

At least she didn't do this. My mommy makes me sad sometimes.

Nope r95- once again, brow ridge. Put your hand over their nose and mouth and you’ll see it.

R102, Fierce. The Philippines, Colombia, and Venezuela take their beauty pageants seriously.

Imo transgender contestants should not be allowed to compete.

Treechada Petcharat

In video at R22 Spain moves like a male and has the body of a skinny male. Sounds like one, too. Seriously do they think we're all stupid? So does this Spain still have a penis and balls?

Yeah I just listened to the presentation show contestant introductions, which is always an experience as you hear these exotic sounding names said in unfamiliar accents again and again, and the girls are always so excited to be there.

Then we get to Miss Spain and yeah, she sounds like a dude. She's not fooling anyone.

From looking at videos of the trans woman at R109 it appears they are one of the rare ones that could actually pass in person.

R21

"Women, like drag queens, are seldom natural beauties. It takes lots of cosmetics and illusions to get that look."

There, fixed.

No, it doesn't take women lots of cosmetics and illusions to look like women. But it does for males who attempt to look like women.

[quote] In video at [R22] Spain moves like a male and has the body of a skinny male.

Yep, R110. Very awkward.

Miss Philippines’ last expression in R102’s vid is purty. And she’s being fat-shamed?

Pretty doesn't automatically mean female looking. That's the issue with Miss Spain. Miss Spain may be "prettier" than say Rosie O'Donnell but Rosie looks like a woman while Miss Spain does not.

Miss Vietnam has a chance to win

I like Ms. Vietnam’s cropped do. It’s unusual. Doesn’t require a bunch of long Clairox extensions to show off her beauty.

Miss Vietnam definitely is top 5. She also has a cool platform: fighting against discrimination directed towards children with HIV and AIDS.

R77, I don't like the yelly introductions! It seems they were all instructed to yell out in their ugliest voice possible. And, there's a prize for the ugliest yell.

Is this how they normally do the parade of nations?

I think the yelling is needed because of the loud cheers from the audience tend to drown out their introductions.

Thanks R117 I must admit that all the ladies look gorgeous in swimwear

Wow, R117, thank you for that video! This lez hates beauty pageants, but is entranced by Miss Vietnam's punk-rock hair and HIV/AIDS advocacy platform.

Anything ANY Miss Philippines does goes viral. The country has hundreds of millions of rabid pageant fans. Two years ago that same Miss Philippines was the “favorite” to win Miss World (again, due to a very well organized cybernetic rabid fan campaign).

She lost to Miss World Puerto Rico.

So now it’s personal and the Filipino fans see blood when they look at the current Miss Puerto Rico, yet another very strong contender.

I agree, Miss Spain looks and walks like a very sweet .... boy. If at least she had developed some dancy grace. But she’s a clunker- not that there aren’t any women who clunk. It’s just that in her case, it reminds people she used to be a boy.

Nonetheless, any representation or achievement by her should be celebrated as a victory for our LGBTQ community.

There has never been a Miss Philippines without a "very well organized cybernetic rabid fan campaign" for every Miss World or Miss Universe pageant since the dawning of the Internet.

I wasn't on DL in 2009 but I wonder how DLers reacted to this video back then:

More mean girl moments:

Miss Colombia was trashed for yanking a gift that was being handed to Miss Australia (a travel pillow at some airport) and keeping it for herself while handing Australia a shittier gift (a piece of cloth and a stupid flag). They later set the record straight to appease evil fans, especially since they’re two-thirds of that Three Amigas bitch clique.

Miss Mexico recorded an Instagram Live where all she did was complain about Thai food. The girl has a lovely doll face with big thunderous thighs and rich arms, so you can imagine the jokes that generated.

Miss Ecuador complained about the shabby, “poor people” hotel (which is anything but).

But in general the girls all get along wonderfully judging from the other 99.5% of the live feeds.

[quote]Nonetheless, any representation or achievement by her should be celebrated as a victory for our LGBTQ community.

If he was a real woman his subpar looks mean he wouldn't have gotten anywhere near this competition. So you're saying that not only do we have to tolerate the presence of someone who is only there due to virtue signalling, but we also have to celebrate it? That is breathtakingly misogynistic and unfair.

His presence there should be mourned as a setback for feminine gay men, women and science. Also, he doesn't look sweet at all. He looks bitchy.

R126, those were the beginning years of the Asian pageant wave. Before then, Latinos were the big followers.

Even though by 1988 there were already two Miss Philippines and two Miss Thailands who had been crowned Miss a Universe, it wasn’t until the beginning of this decade that those two nations became insanely fanatic of the pageants, with the advent of online pageant groups.

Point well taken, r128. You are absolutely right. It’s just that at times I think that, like Harvey Fierstein used to say, “any visibility is better than none.”

R130 = r125

I'm surprised these pageants still take place. Surely they belong in the last century. Judging people by looks (don't pretend it's anything else) is dangerously small minded.

But I do like when small or poor countries win!

[quote] Sarah Rose Summers graduated Cum Laude from Texas Christian University in four years with two separate degrees while working two part-time jobs. After graduating, she completed her clinical rotations and exam to become a Certified Child Life Specialist.

Oh brother 🙄

Miss Vietnam is actually 5’8”. Color me shocked.

There is something unique about miss Vietnam that makes her so attractive. She’s tall 1.75m and skinny

Interesting how now short hair is considered such an anomaly in pageants. In the 1950’s short hair was a sign of sophistication and maturity, while only young naive girls wore their hair long. And all the pageant patties had short hair.

I live in a non-English speaking country, so I'm not a native English speaker, but I'm NOT offended by what Miss USA says to her friends about Miss Vietnam. She doesn't mock Miss Vietnam's English, she criticizes her personality by pointing a faulty behavior Miss Vietnam was channeling through language.

[quote] … and she pretends to know so much English, and you ask her a question after having a whole conversation with her and she … smiles and nods.

This is not an attack on her English. She "pretends" to understand what they're saying, and then she "smiles and nods" instead of actually replying to what they're saying. If you don't understand the other party's English, then simply say: "I'm sorry, can you repeat it? I'm not very good at English", and people would kindly repeat it with a pace you would be comfortable with.

Miss USA is just pointing to the fact that Miss Vietnam is so high-heels, she won't even admit she didn't understand something people said to her because she couldn't keep up with the pace they were speaking to her. She literally talks about "behavior", and not her "speaking". She points to how she "pretends" to understand, not to the fact that she can't understand.

This SJW thing is so fucking disgusting, I actually feel sorry for you guys in the States.

I love how people are so OUTRAGED about this but they’re fine with the bimbo contest in the first place.

This is such Callout Culture bullshit. If Miss USA went to a pageant where everyone spoke Vietnamese, and pretended to speak the language, and was asked a question and nodded and smiled in response, the same people condemning her now would be retweeting that with laughing emojis and “what a bimbo” comments.

The point is that you don’t mock or judge others who speak YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE since it is their 2nd language. It’s common courtesy. I want to hear miss USA speak another language 🙄

Some are just stupid to even understand this

R129, Filipinos have always been rapid pageant fans. Every town and village fiesta has a crowning of a beauty queen. It is entrenched in their culture and dates back to the Spanish colonial era with the elaborate Santacruzan / Flores de Mayo pageants honoring the Virgin Mary.

[quote] I want to hear miss USA speak another language 🙄

Exactly, R139.

So now FTMs will enter bodybuilding contests now? They won’t be able to pack on muscles like real men, so who will they blame for that? What concessions will have to be made, I wonder...

MTF OR FTM should have their own contest, imho. No matter how good physically they are, they are still “not natural”

R137, it is not just her comment about Miss Vietnam that people find troublesome, but that combined with her sympathy for Miss Cambodia for not speaking English ("can you imagine?"), which she and her English-speaking friends think must be "isolating"and "confusing" for her. The comments make her sound like an ignorant rube discovering for the first time that, heaven forbid!, not everybody speaks English.

I find it hilarious that most people who make comments like this are monoglots who care more about the quality of their hair than they do the quality of their brain.

Monoglot <-- This is an insult, by the way.

R145 prob you are not smart enough to understand that this is a beauty not science contest. Which part of your brain does not understand this? Hey

My god, Miss Cambodia truly is a stunner. Miss Puerto Rico definitely has "it" too!

Nobody talking about me ?

R148/Miss Spain, you were discussed at R22. Why don't you look like most of your online photos?

[quote] This lez hates beauty pageants, but is entranced by Miss Vietnam's punk-rock hair and HIV/AIDS advocacy platform

Hey do you get a lesbian vibe from Vietnam?

I'm not just saying this because of the haircut. This woman screams femme lesbian to me. Plus, only a lesbian would be ballsy enough to rock this haircut at a pageant.

As for the post at R102, it made me laugh! You just know that some fierce queen taught her that spin. Practice, practice, practice, and then... BAM!

[quote]No matter how good physically they are, they are still “not natural”

Neither are any of the female contestants. And I’m not talking just about cosmetic surgery and enhancements.

When was the last time you saw a pageant girl with no make-up and unshaved bodies?

[quote]You just know that some fierce queen taught her that spin.

Well, here’s a fierce (and hot!) queen that did it at some airport, much better than her.

And BTW, the slow spin is done by dozens of pageant contestants, among them this year’s Miss Venezuela.

Why are Americans so shitty?

[quote]She doesn't mock Miss Vietnam's English, she criticizes her personality by pointing a faulty behavior Miss Vietnam was channeling through language.

If that’s the case then it’s even worse! You’re saying she’s not putting down her English, she’s actually putting HER down. That’s even meaner bullying!

Oh my heavens, what IS that creature at R152???

Hold me, David. I'm scared!!

Miss Venezuela also doing the slow spin

That “creature”, r155, has a very hot body and handsome face (and probably a name and a mother).

The rest is just theatrics.

Yasssss! R99 is right -

Make no mistake. Miss USA is a world rather, universe! - class mean girl. And really just has small, unremarkable features that can be made up to make her into a ‘beauty’ -

So even if she (hopefully!) washes out of the pageant - she’s a natural for Fox News! At the very least, a gig as a weather girl in one of the flyovers (I believe there’s a recent vacancy in one of them?) - but maybe even a spot as a news anchor somewhere? Maybe even as the latest blonde in the middle between that idiot Doocey and the guy who looks like a sheep?

Why is anyone surprised this deplorable ho is a bitch? She completely robbed miss nevada and miss florida in the usa pagaent! Watch the bitch fail to even make top ten!

R138 she’s from Nebraska, she looks cornfed.

Y'all will be crying when Miss USA wins Miss Universe.

Like it not, the "nice girl" doesn't always win.

Mean girls have won in many years, such as Alicia Machado from Venezuela in 1996, Amelia Vega from DR in 2003, Paulina Vega from Colombia in 2014, and many others who came before them.

When Alicia Machado won in 1996, hardly any of her fellow contestants clapped for her, and some even shook their heads in disgust.

At the 9:00 mark after she's crowned, you can see that hardly anyone is clapping for her. She was a bitch. And though they may not like it, sometimes the bitches win.

R161 trump isn’t in charge of this shit anymore , with IMG it is more likely Miss Vietnam will win.

I forgot to say that Miss Colombia also ruffled more than a few feathers when she spoke against transgender participation in Miss Universe a few moths ago.

So if you add that to the Three Mean Amigas debacle and the airport gift drama, she already has three strikes.

[quote] Miss Colombia also ruffled more than a few feathers when she spoke against transgender participation in Miss Universe a few moths ago

The transgender issue has been a source of contention for quite a few years in pageantry.

It's basically a cis- versus trans- issue. Same thing that has been debated in sports and other competitive competitions.

There are already a ton of transgender pageants, so I don't see why it's so important for trans people to compete at Miss Universe.

The people whining about the relevancy of beauty pageants sound so tired with the same broken record from 1973. Objectification of women (and men!) is everywhere, you porn-loving, gym-attending, shoe-shopping hypocrites. Beauty pageants are simply another career advancing option for attractive women, just like modeling, broadcasting or calendar posing.

One of the first things resulting from the emancipation of women in formerly repressive nations is the selection of a Miss (insert name of oppressive dictatorship here) to represent the new nation in pageants. That’s because their women are finally allowed options out from under the thumbs of their patriarchs and options - ANY OPTIONS - are empowering.

The same people who defended Madonna wearing a dog collar in Justify My Love because it was her choice, should not be scoffing at pageants. Yes, some formats are more obsolete than others, but hey, so is fashion and hair.

Tonight's the night!!

Go, Miss USA!!

Give Miss USA a break. She's a hospital liaison who works with sick kids, FFS.

She can't be all that bad.

[quote]I forgot to say that Miss Colombia also ruffled more than a few feathers when she spoke against transgender participation in Miss Universe a few moths ago.

That’s not being a mean girl, that’s being a realist.

R167 up close the bitch is rough!

I think she just wears too much makeup, R169.

They all do, actually.

The Miss Universe pageant was previously held in Vegas, and I got to see the contestants at an event. They were all so heavily made up, that it was scary!

R170 I would say she looked good, if she was 44 years old.

"Miss USA apologizes for not being 'respectful' about Miss Vietnam and Miss Cambodia's English-speaking skills"

Miss USA, Sarah Rose Summers, has issued an apology after video footage of her making light of her fellow Miss Universe contestants’ grasp of the English language went viral, sparking accusations of racism and bullying.

Diet Prada, a fashion industry watchdog Instagram account, called Summers “condescending” and “intolerant” when it shared the footage, which showed the Nebraska native speaking about Miss Vietnam, H’Hen Niê, and Miss Cambodia, Rern Sinat. The women are in Thailand competing in the Miss Universe pageant.

“She’s (Miss Vietnam) so cute and she pretends to know so much English and then you ask her a question after having a whole conversation with her and she goes …” Summers said in one video, making a confused look and smiling.

Another video showed her expressing regret that “poor Miss Cambodia” can’t speak English.

After commenters blasted her remarks as “shameful,” Summers took to Instagram to make amends.

“Miss Universe is an opportunity for women from around the world to learn about each other’s cultures, life experiences and views,” she wrote. “We all come from different backgrounds and can grow alongside one another.

“In a moment where I intended to admire the courage of a few of my sisters, I said something that I now realize can be perceived as not respectful, and I apologize,” she continued. “My life, friendships and career revolve around me being a compassionate and empathetic woman. I would never intend to hurt another. I am grateful for opportunities to speak with Nat, Miss Cambodia, and H’Hen, Miss Vietnam, directly about this experience. These are the moments that matter most to me.”

Her message was accompanied by a photo showing her and two contestants also featured in the videos — Miss Colombia, Valeria Morales, and Miss Australia, Francesca Hung — embracing.

Judging by Sinat’s Instagram post, the apology appears to have been accepted. Sinat added a shot of all five women, writing, “I speak the language of love, respect and understanding. I love you my sisters.”

Although some praised Summers for learning from her mistakes, others have continued to berate her. Many commenters have also called Miss Cambodia and Miss Vietnam “classy” and “forgiving” for accepting Summers’s apology.

Does anyone know where we can watch this thing online?

Here you go, R173.

Youtube Live might work best.

There will be 20 semi-finalists, and five will be chosen from each category:

AMERICAS - five contestants

ASIA/AFRICA/PACIFIC - five contestants

EUROPE - five contestants

WILD CARD - five contestants

Seems a bit unfair to choose semi-finalists this way, but I guess it guarantees representation from all around the world.

Now HERE'S something that Vietnam and Cambodia can make fun of...

Payback is a bitch, and so are you!

If you watch the video she posted, you can tell that she is trying to be funny rather than malicious. She still is probably a b*tch, but I don't think she was trying to be mean in this case.

I don't get the significance of all those roses, as Miss USA's national costume at R176.

What does that have to do with the USA?

R178, She's telling you that she's an American Beauty.

Ah, thanks R179. Now it makes sense.

Her costume should have been pink roses then, instead of red roses.

From R179's link:

"American Beauty Rose - Rich and deep pink with lighter reverse"

[quote] She's telling you that she's an American Beauty

Not only that, but Miss USA's name is Sarah Rose Summers.

Rose. Get it?? Duh.

It’s still a “beauty” pagaent and she aint no beauty, bitch looks rode hard and put away wet.

R181, the clever bitch's costume motif is working on many levels.

Haha R184.

I think that Miss USA should have gone as THIS Rose....

Mamarracha!

Wow, Spain's costume is GORGEOUS at R186.

I freakin' love it.

I think it would be cool if Vietnam won.

First short-haired Miss Universe to win... ever.

I would vote for Miss Vietnam. She’s pretty, classy and confident.

Even better, if Miss Vietnam came out as a lesbian after winning Miss Universe.

That would be so awesome!

This lady is fierce!

Live stream!

Thanks R192. I’m watching livestream right now. Top 20 yay

The top 10:

South Africa Vietnam Venezuela Philippines Costa Rica Curaçao Nepal Canada Thailand Puerto Rico

Bye bye, USA bitch!

And now, the few Americans who still actually watch this, tune out!

Nah, diehard fans won't care. Miss USA was a dud this year.

The top ten in swimwear were out of this world ❤️👏👏👏

[quote] Plus, only a lesbian would be ballsy enough to rock this haircut at a pageant.

Ummmm, no, not really.

The top 5:

1. Puerto Rico 2. Vietnam 3. Philippines 4. South Africa 5. Venezuela

[quote]First short-haired Miss Universe to win... ever

Apparently you know nothing about beauty in the 1950s.

Miss Universe 1970

The Africa and Asia Pacific Rim final 5 contestants are all either Asian or South East Asian. They might want to give both regions 5 slots each next time. It's so odd that Africans, who dominate high fashion, don't have the same presence in pageants.

R203, it’s a numbers balance formula. There are only five to eight African countries participating, so it would be extremely unfair for them to get five entries by themselves.

They should just do away with that system altogether. If the top 15 are all from the Americas, for instance, some will be left in the dust to favor some European chick who came 30th but is the top European score. Unfair all around.