Friday, February 10, 2012

Behind the Pageantry

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The invitation said the screening starts at 2pm. The press and the photographers arrived on time and were eager to meet the applicants. THREE hours later, nothing was happening at the venue. The press people were restless and starving. The organizers did not provide food for them.Worse, the organizers asked them to step out of the venue and return 20 minutes later. The press then saw the applicants still practicing when they came back. They wondered if the screening would ever start. After almost an hour, food was finally served.

Given the events that transpired, an important point is whether the organizers can get their act together by starting on time and respecting the media. After all, media people can make or break the future of the chosen contestants and the contest itself. Now, was the MORE than FOUR-hour wait of the press worth it?

One guest commented that the event overflowed with applicants who had all guts and confidence. Those traits are good but it was a screening for a prestigious beauty pageant.

34 comments:

  1. alam na sa initial pa lang kung ano ung pageant

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  2. Lovely pretty captivating

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  3. Parang gusto kong mag carousel..

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  4. Nasupsop na kasi ang mga organizers lol

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  5. Dito nanggaling sila Major major at tsunami no?

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  6. ito ba yung event sa isang mall sa cubao kanina? na-sight ko yung nagpa-uso ng "tsunami walk". late na nga yata nagstart kaya mukhang iritable mukha ng mga tao dun kanina.

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  7. I guess the pageant's name is the initials of the title.

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  8. nakaka tass ng Blood Pressure 'yan!

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  9. tumaas siguro ang Blood Pressure ng press while waiting..

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  10. sometimes i think the media/press people are quite demanding... makagawa ka lang na displeasing sa kanila wait for a day and a bad rumor will be circling around... pero kung totoo man to shame on the organizers of the pageant!

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    1. so hindi pala displeasing sa iyo pag press release paghintayin ka ng mahigit 3 oras

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  11. yun na! alam na sa title pa lang...

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  12. baka kaya na-late mag-start yung event kasi nag-Major Major Tsunami Walk pa sila... :))

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  13. binibini, napilipit! kalerQUI

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  14. Barat naman talaga namumuno ng pageant na ito. Prizes are given in installment kahit na tapos na ang reign, recycled ang mga gowns, or pinipili yung mga foreign designers na ginagawang katatawanan ang national costume natin.

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    1. ay true yan! yung friend ko, tapos na ang reign nangongolekta pa rin sa kanila.

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  15. sino ba head nyan? nakakahiya kayo. pagkain nalang, gugutumin nyo pa mga contestant

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    1. hindi po pinay ang head. may honorary diplomatic title siya para sa kanyang homeland na mukhang isa sa tatanggalan ng philippine embassy post.

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  16. hayyy naku hanggang ngayon walang pagbabago nakakaloka talaga....karamihan ng BI mapunta sa showbiz, sa pagandahan, sa politika, sa hustisya halos lahat makupad walang respeto sa ibang tao.......kaya tayo inalipusta ng mga dayuhan dahil sa kawalang disiplina at proffesionalism.....no sense of goodwill and courtesy... aba ang gusto importante lagi.....diva attitude ang nasa utak.

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  17. May bago pa po ba. Db nga kilala tayo sa pagiging late? So dapat pag sinabing 1 or 2 or what ever time is it mag umpisa saka na kayo dumating after 5 hours db tama ang payo ko? he he

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  18. Ang TARAY!!! ALL GUTS, NO BEAUTY! wahahahaha! =))

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  19. The press should not depend on the organizers for food. They're there to cover the event, not to party. But they should be respected by starting on time. Wala naman casi respeto!

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    1. teh' asahan mo yan, in the phils....no food, no press people....lalo na kung paghihintayin ka ba naman ng halos boung araw.....nasaan ang kusiderasyon ng mga organizers na yan? sa mga mananalo wag asahan ang prizes hanggang promise lang yan mga darling.....dapat makuntento na lang sa sash, crown and title.

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  20. pasensya na po, kuripot talaga si madam, mismong swimsuit ng mga kandidata, nirerecycle. kakaloka si madam!!! nakakahiya!! FP baka puede mo namang bilhin sa kanya ang franchise ng lahat ng pageants na hawak niya.. para bonggacious lahat ng aura ng mga delegates naten

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  21. Every year nandun kasi ang mga patay gutom na press na hindi naman nag co cover....nag hihintay lang ng food! Ang dudumi pa! Wala naman masyado press mga bloggers lang na hindi naliligo at hayok mag ma photo sa mga beauty queens...che!

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  22. sana inapprove mo yung mahaba kung "comment". i think people have the right to know. hindi lang politicians ang nagbebehave badly at makapal ang mukha.

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  23. What lovely, pretty, captivating, so exciting... BP

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  24. makakapag-second runner-up naman kaya tayo sa Miss U this year kung puro guts lang ang contestants?

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  25. Pansin ko nga mga beauty pageant contestants ngayon mostly guts at confidence na lang ang mayroon sa kanila kaya sumali. No offense lang, noh! hahaha

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  26. Binubuni ang Pilinas.

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  27. d na bago yan. matagal ng ganyan ang pangyayari d lang sa beauty contest, pati na sa lahat ng contest. wala naman nagrereklamo so walang magbabago.

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