Issue 6 A.Y. 1112
Trending worldwide, this is indeed another remarkable year for the Miss Universe 2011, and for the Filipinos, another victory is celebrated. Our very own, Shamcey Supsup won the third runner up. But then we question: Is this the real place for her? Why did not make it as Miss Universe 2011, where most of us argued that she gave the best answer among others? Some said that it's the judges’ decision that disappoint us. Even politicians expect more, international personalities cast their choice for her. But for awhile, how does this pageant enters the room and creates another discussion that matters?
For one thing, I am sure that die hard Filipino fans are now frustrated because of the disappointments they felt on the results. I can hardly see people who are so happy for the decision, most sentiments from corners to corners tell us that she could have won the crown or at least the first runner-up. Now, we can see how question and answer drives the competition and this value or essence of having an interpreter for one thing. This tells us that even in pageants, nuances do exist. For this matter, questions given are of same equal importance in picturing the society today. We can see that the ideas are coming from how a particular choice will change the world, how beauty can be powerful to be an effective tool for good cause, even to limitations and involvement of religion, and many other aspects of modern life.
Well, it is distinct that the very nature of a question and answer portion in any pageant is to assess who deserves to win the crown and to showcase the intelligence of those who make it for the final cut. In this context, most questions here are subject as to how they will make or break these questions just to get the title. It is indeed the doorway for success, for this will be their starting point, the beauty queen stardom.
During the last minutes of the competition and with the absence of any interpreter, Shamcey was confident in answering the question: "Would you change your religious belief to marry the person that you love?", “I would not marry the person I love because the first person I love is my God and if the person loves me, he should also love my God,” she said. And this answer paved way for her to rank first in the fan votes among the top five.
The discussion enters when people see how Shamcey performed well during the entire pageant and yet ranked third runner up in the end. And for this, it is time for us to look for commentaries and weigh them to see which will count.
It is given that people from Binibining Pilipinas and other bodies from the pageant world will be very proud of what Shamcey achieved. From them, entering the top 5 already signals victory. They believe that defeating countries like USA and Venezuela is also a milestone. And being the third runner up in the competition is really a great thing for them too. While, politicians like Miriam Santiago are vocal on their disappointment on the result. And as senator Santiago said: that if ever she can file a legal remedy, she could have done that. On one side, international personality like Oprah felt that it will be Shamcey who will win. And coming from these different commentaries, we can see the importance of the popular support and how it affects the shock of the event. It is then clear that having a pageant like Miss Universe, people are put to open field – a field where everyone can be heard.
The tie-back in our question of how worthy Shamcey for the crown is simple. At the end of the day, with all these arguments that we have, still, Shamcey Supsup made the Filipinos proud again. Second, we proved them how much competent Filipinos in answering questions without the benefit of a translator. Third, we showed the world that Filipina beauties are always good in and out. And for the last, we acknowledge and respect the views of the people without sacrificing our prestige to let the world see how worthy we are for the crown.
- Neil Andrew Race, 11A
* Notice to readers: The views expressed in the Weekly Perspective do not necessarily reflect the views of the Academic Committee or of UP POLITICA.
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