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Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City
Miss Universe 2007 EN LA CIUDAD DE MEXICO
By Alejandro Guevara Onofre
Miss Universe € ™ Transmissions is my favorite. Itâ € ™ s really exciting. I always want my preferred "Miss" to win. When we win, I'm really happy. But when I preferred to lose € | Every year, I am a delegate favorite. Last year was Miss Japan, Kurara Chibana. From my perspective, I think Miss Japan 2006 is a perfect beauty € | In 1978, my compatriot in my opinion, I think Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumarán Burga, is one of the best bodies in the history of Miss Universe … was a heavy favorite in Acapulco, Mexico … I think Olga has been eliminated this competition because they do not speak English … This year, I was a kid … I was an admirer of Miss India € |
In 1985, my favorite is Miss Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo …. Miss Zaire Kayonga "Benita" Murek head … Miss Africa and overwhelming favorite at Miss World 1985 … … her exotic beauty has been very special. Some people think I'm a fan of Miss Universe € | Câ € ™ is true … My mother is guilty of that. She has a great admiration for Gladys Zender, Miss Universe 1957.
Remember that my country has been chosen to host the Miss Universe contest in January 1982. For me it was a surprise to read in newspapers that Lima, Peru € ™ s capital, has allowed Miss Universe. I was very happy … My country has done a great contest … have been taken against terrorism by Sendero Luminoso patha € | One of my favorites was Miss Brazil .. spectacular Cecyl Pinto Marques da Silva (1.80 m-18 and brown eyes) was born in Belem do Para, Amazonas (Amazon jungle. It studied medicine. Glamorous Miss Amazonas, says his idol is the supreme Pontieff John Paul II.
The Miss Universe contest originated in the 1950s Long Beach, California. Without hesitation, Miss Universe has been likened to the Olympics. I think that Miss Universe will begin in ancient Greece € | More than 1,000 years € | I remember the Sports and beauty are important to the ancient Greeks. Certainly, the island of Cyprus was the sanctuary of Aphrodite, the goddess of beauty and love
For the fourth time Mexico hosted the 56th election of Miss Universe. The finals will be held in the auditorium National 28th.Mexico Mexico in May is one of the most beautiful places on beaches Eartha € | It is very nice: Cancun, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta, La Paz, Puerto Escondido and Acapulco. For example, the island of Cozumel is a tropical Paradisea € | the Mexican jungle is the real fascination € | paradisiacal landscapes. In addition, Mexico is one of the oldest stories in the world. Like Peru, France and Thailand, Mexico is home to International gastronomya € | Mexico is famous for its fooda € | tacos, empanadas, moles and enchiladasâ € | Finally, people are very warm and friendly. From my perspective, I think Mexico is the ideal place for Miss Universe € | Welcome to Mexico!
From 1952 to 2007:
1952: Long Beach, California. Miss Finland was the first Miss Universe € |
1955: Long Beach, California. Miss Sweden was crowned Miss Universe. Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrieta was the favorite. Miss El Salvador was compared to Marilyn Monroe by American journalists.
1957 Long Beach (California). Miss Peru, Gladys Zender Urbina was elected Miss Universe. It is the first Latina to win the Miss Universe contest.
1959 Long Beach, California. Miss Italy, Maria Grazia Buccella, was the favorite, but he made the semifinals. The next day, Italian newspapers criticized Akiko Kojima … New Miss Universe Japan ….
1961: Long Beach, California. Marlene Schmidt became the first German to win the title of Miss Universe.
1962: Haiti Miss, Evelyn Miot, was the first black woman to be semi-finalist at Miss Universe € |
1964: Long Beach, California. Corina tsop was the first person from Greece to win the contest.
1968: Miami Beach, Florida.Martha Vasconcelos became the second Brazilian to win the title of Miss Universe.
1969: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz became the third Miss Universe from Asia.
1975: San Salvador (El Salvador). The winner was Anne Pohtamo, Miss Finland. She looks like Grace Kelly, who was an actress U.S. and Princess of Monaco (a small country in Europe). During his reign, he went to the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, Dominican Republic and other Third-World … She was crowned in El Salvador, the birthplace of Maribel Arrieta, one of the most beautiful delegates chronology MU …. Jackeline Gammarra, Miss Bolivia, is a favorite in San Salvador. Ironically, it was eliminated in the semifinals of Miss Universe. It is one Delegates of the best in South America in the history of Miss Universe …
1978: Acapulco, Mexico. Miss South Africa won the title. Favorites were 1-El Salvador, Peru-2, 3-USA., 4-SAfrica, 5-Israel, 6-Sweden, 7 and Wales, 8-Costa Rica. Miss Costa Rica, Maribel Fernandez (Actress the years 1980 and 1990), has been eliminated. The great surprise was Miss Chile € | very intelligent (speaks English, French and German) â € | Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumarán Burga, was the only favorite of Peruvians in the history of Miss Universe … but do not speak English as Miss Colombia and Miss Spain. Another was eliminated Miss El Salvador, Iris Ivette Mazorra, a delegate of the best in Latin America at MU.
1979: Perth (Australia). Miss Brazil was a big favorite until last minute but he had poor speech in the final. Miss Venezuela, Maritza Sayalero won the title.
1981: New York. Editor's Osmel Sousa, president Miss Venezuela Organization venezuelae € ™ s Irene Saez was crowned Miss Universe. The final ranking :1-Venezuela, 2 Canada, 3-Sweden 4-Brazil, 5-Belgium. After Miss Universe, Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira had worked as a professional model in Paris … In 1984 he was London, United Kingdom, where he was favored first by international journalism and the best houses. With 1.81m, had a perfect body and European profile … But she came between 7 semifinalists. It is the best representative Brazil since Sbairini Magdalena, another big favorite at Miss World 1977 …
1982: Lima, Peru. The favorites were: 1-Miss Chile, 2-Miss South Africa, 3-Miss Brazil, 4 Miss Finland 5-Miss Canada 6-Miss Austria 7-Greece 8-Miss Wales 9-Miss Italy 10-Miss France … Weren € ™ t Favorites: Guam United States, Uruguay, Germany, Peru, Venezuela, Miss England and Sweden. Miss South Africa, Odette Octavia Scrooby (18, 173m, blue eyes and 54 k) was born in Skeerpoort. It had been a model professional in Johannesburg, a city of SA. His hobbies are drawing and painting. His dream was to become an international model. She did not win because his country Apartheid was the cradle € | However, Miss Canada won the title. Karen Baldwin was a student university in Canada.Her dream was to become entrepreneurs. His hobbies are water sports and tennis, squash and racquetball. Like Gladys Zender, one of the judges, Karen was a sportswoman. "My idol is the Mother Teresa of Calcutta" he said in an interview with Mario Vargas Llosa (judge). In J. International, Karen received the support of Rod Duguay, his compatriots and a famous hockey player …
1984: Miami, Florida. Miss South Africa, Leticia Snyman, was a favorite, but she did not win Miss Universe. After 1984, the company not accept Miss Universe candidates in Africa South until 1995, when Namibia hosted the Miss Universe.
1985: Miami, Florida. The final standings: 1-PR ,2-Spain ,3-Zaire ,4-Venezuela ,5-Uruguay. Miss Zaire, Benita murek was the first black African finalist in Miss Universe. Miss Zaire has its own style, very well. Miss Puerto Rico, a common girl, was was crowned Miss Universe € | very strange results.
1986: Panama City. Miss Venezuela, Barbara Palacios Teyde. Venezuela has been very Judges in the contest Miss Universe in 1984: By the way, Carolina Herrera (1984 and 1997), Irene Saez (1983 and 1995), Maria Consuelo Alonso (1993 and 1998), Lupita Ferrer (1986) Barbara Palacios Teyde (1988) and José Luis Rodríguez (1991. Not unlike Venezuela, Jamaica has been a judge in the history of MU … as Bolivia, Paraguay, Portugal, Austria, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Namibia, Curacao, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland …
1987: City of Singapore. Missing Chile, Cecilia Bolocco was crowned Miss Universe. She had a sensational interview with judges. Miss Colombia, Patricia Lopez, did has not qualified for the semi-finals. After winning for the South America-Miss Universe and Miss Photogenic, Patricia Lopez became the big favorite win the Miss Universe contest, but did not speak English very well. Well bye Colombiaâ € |
1989: Cancun, Mexico. Andrea Stelzer was Miss South Africa 1985, but when he arrived at Miami Airport Immigration did not accept input in Miami. Reason: the radical protest by militant anti-American apartheid. After … Like many of South Africa became a German citizen. In 1989 won the title of Miss Germany. He went Cancun and was semifinalist at Miss Universe …
1990: Venezuela was the dominant force in Miss Universe in the past ten 1990.
1993: Mexico. Maria Consuelo Alonso, international judge, did not support Miss Venezuela, Milka Chulina in the Universe, Miss. In Caracas, there were many criticisms Mary Consuelo € | She was born in Cuba.
1994: Manila, Philippines. The final standings: 1-Miss France, 2-Miss Colombia, Miss Venezuela 3. Many people think that Colombia never winner Miss Universe € | because the drug trade. Colombia have had spectacular girls like Aura Maria Mojica and Paloma Turbay Ayala …
1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss Venezuela, Alicia Machado won the Miss Universe contest. € She always controversial and gifts |
1999: Trinidad and Tobago. Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe, became Miss Universe. Since 1999 she is an anti-AIDS activist in the Third World.
2000: Nicosia, Cyprus, birthplace of Aphrodite € | Miss India, Lara Dutta was crowned Miss Universe. Miss France, Sonia Rolland, who speaks French, English and Spanish, is another bi-racial beauty. She has a Rwandan mother and French father. Sonia was a child living at the time of the war in Rwanda.
2006: Los Angeles, California. Miss Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Universe € | Did you know … Puerto Rico has had several judges in the Miss Universe History: Mapy Cortes (actress/1972) Marisol Malaret (former MU: 1977 and 2002), Deborah Carthy-Deu (ex-MU: 1987 and 2003), Dayanara Torres (2001), Marc Anthony (2001) and Mary Celeste Arraras (journalist/2003 and 2006) … but Chile has had two judges: Cecilia Bolocco (1996) and Christian de la Fuente (20001) â € |.
2007: Welcome to Mexico € | Miss Universe 2007
About the Author
ALEJANDRO GUEVARA ONOFRE:He is a freelance writer.Alejandro is of Italian, African and Peruvian ancestry.He´ve studied political science and journalism.He has published more than seventy-five research paper in English, and more than twenty in Spanish, concerning the world issues, olympic sports, countries, and tourism. His next essay is called The Dictator and Alicia Alonso.He is an expert on foreign affairs. Futhermore, Alejandro is the first author who has published a world-book encyclopedia in Latin America. He admires Frida Kahlo (Mexican painter), Angelina Jolie (actress and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency), Hillary Clinton (ex-First Lady of the USA), and Jimmy Carter (former President of the USA). His favorite film is Gorillas in the Mist.Some of his favorite books are The Return of Eva Peron and the Killings in Trinidad (by V.S.Naipaul), Las Mujeres de los Dictadores (by Juan Gasparini) and Murder of a Gentle Land (by John Barron and Anthony Paul).His favorite song is by Karen Carpenter, called Touch Me When We´re Dancing… His personal motto is The future is for those people who believe in the beauty o f their dreams by Eleanor Roosevelt.
Interests and Hobbies:
His hobbies and interests are writing essays, going to the gym, browsing the Internet, Foreign Politics, learning about cultures, reading , cooking Peruvian food, listening to American and British Music…
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