Source: www.news.abs-cbn.com
“I really wanted to have an interpreter.”
Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up Venus Raj made this revelation amid discussions about whether Philippine bet Maxine Medina should get an interpreter for the upcoming pageant.
In an interview with GMA-7's “News To Go” on Monday, Raj recalled the time she filled out a Miss Universe form, where she indicated that she wanted to get an interpreter.
“I checked it out, inilagay ko doon, ‘Yes, I need an interpreter,’ because Miss Universe will provide for [an] interpreter,” she said.
But in the end, Raj’s request was not granted, with the Filipina beauty queen explaining that she “had to submit to authorities.”
She noted that Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) first had to approve her application before it could be handed over to the Miss Universe Organization.
“They (BPCI) said, ‘No, you don’t need an interpreter, because the Philippines is actually known as [an] English-speaking [country], so hindi mo kailangan,” Raj said. “Pero kung ako lang talaga, gustung-gusto ko. I really want.”
Looking back, Raj believes she could’ve given a better answer during the Miss Universe 2010 pageant if she was given an interpreter.
“My answer could have been different. I could’ve framed it in a way na, wow,” she said.
“[But] it [did not] happen and everything really happens for a reason.”
When asked if she thinks Medina, the country’s representative to the Miss Universe pageant set on January 30, needs an interpreter, Raj replied: “I think prerogative pa rin ni Maxine ‘yun.”
“Pero she has to submit pa rin talaga to the authority which is Binibining Pilipinas… But with Maxine, she’s okay,” she said.
Watch the 65th Miss Universe coronation live on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on January 30, 2017 Monday 8 a.m. (Manila time)
“I really wanted to have an interpreter.”
Miss Universe 2010 fourth runner-up Venus Raj made this revelation amid discussions about whether Philippine bet Maxine Medina should get an interpreter for the upcoming pageant.
In an interview with GMA-7's “News To Go” on Monday, Raj recalled the time she filled out a Miss Universe form, where she indicated that she wanted to get an interpreter.
“I checked it out, inilagay ko doon, ‘Yes, I need an interpreter,’ because Miss Universe will provide for [an] interpreter,” she said.
But in the end, Raj’s request was not granted, with the Filipina beauty queen explaining that she “had to submit to authorities.”
She noted that Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc. (BPCI) first had to approve her application before it could be handed over to the Miss Universe Organization.
“They (BPCI) said, ‘No, you don’t need an interpreter, because the Philippines is actually known as [an] English-speaking [country], so hindi mo kailangan,” Raj said. “Pero kung ako lang talaga, gustung-gusto ko. I really want.”
Looking back, Raj believes she could’ve given a better answer during the Miss Universe 2010 pageant if she was given an interpreter.
“My answer could have been different. I could’ve framed it in a way na, wow,” she said.
“[But] it [did not] happen and everything really happens for a reason.”
When asked if she thinks Medina, the country’s representative to the Miss Universe pageant set on January 30, needs an interpreter, Raj replied: “I think prerogative pa rin ni Maxine ‘yun.”
“Pero she has to submit pa rin talaga to the authority which is Binibining Pilipinas… But with Maxine, she’s okay,” she said.
Watch the 65th Miss Universe coronation live on ABS-CBN Channel 2 on January 30, 2017 Monday 8 a.m. (Manila time)
Isa lang gusto niya iparating na kailangan talga kasi ni Maxine.
ReplyDeleteObvious naman e. Pero pano kung sabaw yung sagot niya
DeleteEh kahit nga sa tagalog na interviews niya sabaw pa rin ng mga sagot niya eh. Tagalog na tanong di niya masagot nang may sense. Wala sa language yun, nasa train of thought ng tao yun.
Deletedi kailangan ni maxine ng interpreter.. ang kailangan nya ay utak.
DeleteKahit payagan magkaron ng interpreter si Maxine kung hindi pa din nya maiintidihan ang question dahil mahina ang comprehension nya, wala pa din!
Delete2:49, naunahan mo ako, yan din dapat ang ikokoment ko.
Delete2:49 hahahhaha agree
DeleteUnfair kung si Maxine papayagan na may interpreter. Kayanin nya yang Q&A magisa, diskartehan nya.
ReplyDelete"i look like fat"
Deletetapos ang laban.
I agree with you. Si Ara nga naka-3rd kahit mukhang need din noon ang interpreter.
Deletedi naman kasalanan ni maxine if payagan siya this time and sa future contestants. ang objective naman ay manalo.
Delete12:48 uy in fairness naman kay ara non may sense naman. Si Maxine...well...
DeleteSi ariella medyo matigas mag english pero may sense at logical yung thoughts nya si maxine sabaw
DeleteYup Ara is way more sensible than her may pagka taklesa lang and yung diction nya. Pero overall way better than maxine. Mag memorize ka nalang baka umeffect pa
Deletebakit ba pinoproblema ang q&a? aabot ba sya sa top 10? masyado nmn yta tayo umaasa ng back to back.
ReplyDeleteDi naman baks wala ng umaasa nun watching Maxine's interview. Kahit hanggang top 5 lang kung madadaan sa votes.
DeleteKaya pala si Kylie ang Bb International kasi it would have been very difficult hearing Maxine do a speech. Anyway, I still support Maxine. Go Philippines!
ReplyDeleteNo. It would have been easier for Maxine kasi yung speech sa miss International is a memorized speech na idedeliver na lang with conviction.
DeleteThey put Kylie sa Miss International para mas sure win kasi very unlikely na magkaroon ng back to back wins sa isang beauty pageant, as in Colombia pa lang yata ang nagkaganun. Inaavoid yan sa mga pageants.
Baks di bawal ang back to back. Miss world nag b2b na india at yun sinasabi mo miss universe b2b ang venezuela. Sa miss earth naman tayo ang b2b.
DeleteI know na hindi bawal. Pero vwry long shot yan, i said inaavoid, hindi ibinabawal.
Deletemejo nakakirita na sya. alam namin 4th runner up ka lng. tapos palalabasin na kesyo ok lng kasi nd nya pangrap ng crown. such a hypocrite lady. sorry for you girl. such a lie. kaya walang career eh
ReplyDeleteagree...........
Delete12:36 Puso mo baks! Wag masyadong nega masama sa health yan. Surround yourself with positive people para ganun din maging attitude mo.
Deletetrue. nakakairita nga eh tong si venus raj
DeletePunong puno ka ng puot sa puso. She is just optimistic. Wag nega teh.
Deletenaniniwala ako sa kanya na ayaw nya ng crown. nung 21 ako gusto ko lang makahanap ng trabaho na malapit. e probinsyana pa yan.
DeleteAko rin dati nung highschool ayaw ko mag win ng top spot gusto ko lang 2nd or third as I'm afraid of the responsibilities. It's totally different now.
Delete4:30 Me too. Sinadya kong di sagutin ng maayos yung final Q&A sa school namin dahil ayokong manalo. Bukod sa gutom na ako ay ayokong lumaban at rumampa sa ibang schools wearing swimsuit. Hayaan ko na yung gawain na yan sa mananalo hahaha. I ended up 1st runner up, ang saya ko nun.😂 Nagalit nga bestfriend ko na nanalo nun dahil ayaw din niyang rumampa. Napilitan lang kaming sumali dahil part ng grades haha. Sapilitan bang isinali ng mga kakalase ganern.
Deleteetong babae na to give away na yung tanong for her to take the crown! She should have milked her poverty and re-qualification for all its worth. Dami tuloy bettors na natalo! Di daw major major eh sa pilapil lng nakatira dati, middle class lang?
DeleteShe was teased a lot with her answer sa Miss U. With that I say having an interpreter did matter. She could have won as she was for me the most beautiful then. May sense answer niya but the way she was able to express it was not very good.
DeleteKahit may interpreter hindi mananalo si maxene.
ReplyDeleteI love venus... Saw her sa sg. Ang bait nya in person.
ReplyDeleteFor me may interpreter or wala okay lang it won't give a dent. Hindi naman English ang mother tongue natin at hindi naman basis ang pagiging magaling sa English sa pagiging matalino. If she wanted to have an interpreter para mafully express sarili nya so be it. Tama naman si Venus if need nya wag sya mahiya
ReplyDeleteBakit nga ayaw nila may interpreter. Minsan sa Q&A kapag may interpreter nakakapag uhh or umm ang contestant and its okay. Masama kapag marinig sa English yun sa pagent at least kung may interpreter straight ang sagot. Kasi delivery of the message also counts kapag walang interpreter.
DeleteAgree. Nakakadagdag din kasi sa pressure 'yung pag-iisip mo pa ng contruction ng sagot mo in English. I remember one French actress during an interview, she was praised na gumaling na syang mag-English. She said, it took her years and constant practice of the English languange para gumaling sya sa pagsagot. Ang hirap raw kasi na pag may interview, hindi nya maipaliwanag nang maayos yung nais nyang sabihin kasi iniisip pa nya kung paano ita-translate yung thoughts nya to English. Kaya nga mas makakabuting manghingi na ang ng translator para sa Q&A portion para pag sumagot si Maxine, mas mai-express nya ang sarili nya nang maayos at wala na yung pressure kung tama ba yung pagtranslate nya to English.
DeleteHindi interpreter kelangan ni maxine kundi comprehension skills hahaha
ReplyDeleteMaxine lacks comprehension skills
ReplyDeletefeeling ko di mananalo si maxene with or w/o interpreter... sina vene, colombia, thai ang mga front runners eh... wala siyang appeal ever since ng manalo siya sa bb. mas ok pa talaga si ariella, venus at shamcey
ReplyDeletesa tingin ko wala pagasa si Colombia parang may konti attention lang sya dahil nga nangyari last year. ok pa si Singapore.
DeleteDepende yan sa judges sa final
Deletetama din un sinabi ni Ariela sa unang hirit dapat magbasa ng magbasa si Maxine kasi kung alam mo ang tinataong madali ka makakasagot.
ReplyDeletekeber sa grammar. tagalog o english kung hindi sya aware o walang syang alam sa tanong wala padin maisasagot.
Na-shock naman ako pagkakita ko sa source tapos si Kara David ang nakita kong nag-iinterview. Akala ko inembed talaga ng ABS News ang video ng News2Go sa site nila. lol
ReplyDeleteAnyway, okay na ako sa top 10 finish for Maxine para may ka-level na si MJ...
Top 5: Thailand/Colombia/Venezuela/Brazil/USA
original source din naman ng ABS ang GMA nasa article. Anyway same tayo ng mga bet sa top 5
DeleteNot Thailand and USA. Ph and Puerto Rico will make it to top 5.
DeleteSa totoo lang naaawa ako kay Maxine. People are calling her sabaw, lack of comprehension skills, b***, stupid, etc. I mean, can't we make a constructive criticism? Kailangan talaga laitin yung tao? Nakaka-down masyado lalo na sariling kababayan niya ang gumaganyan sa kanya sa competition na gaganapin sa sariling bansa. Imbis na suportahan at sabihan na "kaya mo yan", or like how Miss Gloria Diaz said her support, e tatawagin pa siya ng kung ano-ano ng iba dito. Kayo na lang kaya ang sumali?
ReplyDeleteTrue vaks. Grabe sila no? Naaawa na nga ako sa hitad eh. Take it easy guys, kungg yung ngang mga native speakers mali mali grammar ano pa kaya tayong secondary language ang english? Sobra na yung pambabatikos nyo sa girlash. Pinapasweldo nyo ba sya para mag demand kayo ng sobra?
DeleteSareeee naman. Carried away ng emotions.
Na disappoint lang siguro nga tao kasi after pia eh biglang balik janina san miguel na naman ang peg ng bb pilipinas lol!
Delete2:08 Kahit gaano pa tayo ka-disappointed wala tayong karapatang hamakin si Maxine. So bad.
Deletelaki ng improvement ni venus ah!! galing!
ReplyDeletei like her . simpleng simple and gunaling sa interview.
DeleteGo Maxine! Kaya mo yan. Kiber na sa mga negative comments. Just do your best!
ReplyDeleteHopefully she can focus during the q&a and be able to give a heartfelt yet sensible answer.She still has time to prepare.All the best!
ReplyDeleteOn another note,I think Thailand is a standout.It's just the way she carries herself.
Support your own candidate. Lahat ng bashing/namecalling sa kanya nagre-reflect sa Pilipinas. Ang sama talaga na yung mismong mga kababayan nya ang nada-down sa kanya.
ReplyDeletemismo
DeleteMananalo si Maxine dahil ang omen ay nagyari na, nagka state of calamity sa CDO. Diba ganyan na ganyan nung nanalo si Meagan and Pia, lagi may calamity na kakambal...lol pampalakas loob lang, at baka magka totoo..
ReplyDeleteLumalabas dito ang totoong ugali ng Pilipino. Mga nagmamarunong, nagmamagaling, nagmamaasim, know-it-all, feeling high and mighty, mapagmata etc. Oo kasama ako dahil Pinoy din ako. Di ko itatanggi yan dahil minsan ganyan din ako lol. Pero oo, grabe ang mga nababasa kong pagmamarunong at panglalait kay Maxine sa lahat ng socmed. Kung talagang magagaling kayo e bakit hindi kayo sumali and take her place? Ganyan naman kayo e, akala nyo kayo na pinakamagaling at marunong sa lahat, pero andun na kayo sa pwesto niya at natatanggap ang mga ganitong pamumuna at pambabatikos, rarampa habang nakatutok ang camera, nanonood ang sambayanan, dobleng pressure for being the host country at pressure ng back2back winning, ewan ko lang kung di kayo mabaliw bago ang pageant night. Unawain nyo naman si Maxine kahit konti lang, at bigyan ng moral support, di yung lalaitin nyo pa ang buong pagkatao niya.
ReplyDeletete, alam naman pala nyang hindi siya kagalingan sa q&a, sana di na lang siya sumali. wala namang pumilit sa kanya na sumali di ba? well, kung ayaw nyang ma bash sana nagsikap siyang mabuti. look at pia, hindi naman ganun kagaling mag english dati si pia pero inaral nyang mabuti.
DeleteGinusto niya yan teh. Pinasok niya yan kaya panindigan niya. Di siya puwede i baby dahil hindi yan puchu puchu beauty pageant. Yan ang pinaka mataas na korona na pwdeng makuha ng isang beauty queen aspirant. Kaya dapat gawan nya ng paraan yan!
Delete3:12 sino ka ba para magsalita na wag sya sumali? pangarap nya yan, manalo man sya o hindi ang mahalaga she did her best para sa pangarap nya. beauty pageant lang yan, wag kayo masyado paapekto. next year may mga bago na namang kandidata jan.
Delete@3:-12 at sino ka para magsabi wag sumali? bakit ganun na lang pangbabash nyo at kailangan itaya mo pagkatao mo? cguro ikaw isa sa mga talunan dati o kaibigan hehe kasi masyado ka apektado
Deletetotoo ka vaks. panay pintas kay MM na di mananalo . si Pia nanalo . pintas pa rin ng todo daig pa mga colombians manlait kay pia . kapwa pinoy nilalait pero simba linggo linggo. magbago na kayo .
Delete12:25 may nagsabi ba na babyhin si Maxine? Ang sabi lang, konting respeto, tantanan ang kakabash kasi hindi kayo nakakatulong. You people just making it worst.
DeleteKung content lang ng sagot ang paguusapan--how did Miss USA Olivia Culpo win? I want Max to win but I think Miss Venezuela got this.
ReplyDeleteang mga pinoy, hindi marunong tumanggap na hindi lahat gifted na marunong sa Ingles, ke bobo ka sa ingles o hindi maintindihan ang tanong kahit tagalog man o hindi, napakasama pa rin ng ugali ng mga pilipino. simpleng good luck na nga lang hindi niyo pa magawa para kay Maxene?
ReplyDeleteSi Pia nga inuwi na ang korona dami pa rin reklamo. Karamihan sa atin Katoliko o religiyoso bakit makapanlait sa kapwa wagas.
DeleteI saw her interview about having requesting an interpreter becauwe sabi niya noon daw di siya confident enough kasi sobra bata pa siya going 22. It was about her. Nothing against Maxine. Pinag tanngol pa niya. Dont put words ibto her mouth yun iba po dyan.
ReplyDeleteshe has matured na today. Ang ganda niya sumagot kahit si kara david napabilib niya.
Judging her now (venus), brainssss over beauty siya.
Minsan naiisip ko top 10 nalang sana si Maxine, para walang ng Q&A tapos ang usapan
ReplyDeleteWow she's so eloquent sa interview na to! Girl has brainsssss too!
ReplyDeleteAnd now i love her....
ReplyDeletemiss gluta universe
ReplyDeleteandaming may alam dito. kayo na lang mag miss universe
ReplyDeletekakaloka kayo kung sinusoportahan nyo nlng si maxine edi mas ok! wala nmn kayong magagawa kasi anjan na sya! hndi nmn tayo perpekto tska tingin nyo b makkasali si maxine kung di nya deserve yan. maxine magtagalog kna lang sa philippines nmn gaganapin eh.
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