Miss World 2001: The Triumph Of The Bayamon Alumni; The Best Miss World Pageant Ever!

By Joseph Vitug
Excerpt from Mabuhay To Beauty:
Profiles of Beauties and Essays on Pageants

Miss World 2001 Agbani Darego

In the tradition of this year’s Miss People’s Republic of China, Bing Li, I’d like to make the following apologies:

First, to Henrique, Ed, and Marcio of Global Beauties: Sorry for failing to post my annual “homestretch” review for this pageant. Work commitments, physical exhaustion, and illness have prevented me from coming up with my review, even though I took the time to view the “You Decide” show.

Miss Universe 2002 Review: A Return To The Classics: Visions Of The Fairest Maidens In White

By Joseph Vitug
Excerpt from Mabuhay To Beauty: Profiles
of Beauties and Essays on Pageants

Miss Universe 2002 Oxana Fedorova

The title of my review has three key words: Classic, Fair, and White… These terms seem to be very apt in depicting the telecast and the outcome of this year’s Miss Universe pageant. And what makes the experience of watching this pageant richer is how the various contexts of these terms came into play…