Critical Beauty

  I invited three pageant connoisseurs to share their thoughts on each of the contestants from the Americas & the Caribbean. After assessing each contestant, we rated her on a scale of 1 to 10. Then at the end of the show, we each reveal our top 5 favorites. Click the banner to go to the link.

  Watch my seriously funny/amusingly serious interview with Anntonia ("Ann") Porsild, Miss Supranational 2019! Click the banner to go to the link!

                                                                         Former Miss Universe Lupita Jones, of Mexico, poses in 2013 at a luncheon hosted by People en Espanol magazine in Coral Gables, Fla., recognizing 25 Hispanic women. In 2015, Jones said, via her official Twitter account, that she was offended and angry “like everyone else” with Donald Trump over his comments referring to Mexican immigrants as criminals and rapists.  (AP Photo / Lynne Sladky) Could a former Miss Universe become the next governor of Baja California? Lupita Jones , the 1991 winner of the international beauty pageant, is considering the idea of running for the post now held by  Jaime Bonilla Valdez . An online news service, borderreport.com, published word that Mexico’s National Action Party (PAN) apparently is pursuing Jones, to be its Baja California gubernatorial candidate in the June 6 election. This is part of a reported push by PAN to recruit female candidates to campaign for various elected posi

  Watch my interview with the amazing  Hillary Ann Williams -  Miss Universe Barbados 2020.

  Watch my amazing interview with the gorgeous Natasha Joubert - Miss Universe South Africa 2020

  Manasa Varanasi, an engineer from Telangana, on Wednesday night emerged as the winner of VLCC Femina Miss India World 2020. While Haryana’s Manika Sheokand was declared VLCC Femina Miss Grand India 2020, Uttar Pradesh’s Manya Singh was crowned VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 - runner-up. The jury panel comprised actors Neha Dhupia, Chitrangada Singh, Pulkit Samrat and renowned designer duo Falguni and Shane Peacock. The opening round of the pageant was led by Miss World Asia 2019 Suman Rao. Source: Hindustan Times, 2/11/2021

  Watch my amazing interview with the beautiful Nadia Sayers, Miss Universe Ireland 2020!  

Earlier today, Binibining Pilipinas posted on its Facebook account an official statement confirming the selection of Samantha Bernardo, 27, as the Philippines' representative to the Miss Grand International 2020 pageant which will take place in Bangkok, Thailand on March 27, 2021. Bernardo had competed twice before in Bb. Pilipinas - in 2018 and 2019 - placing second runner-up at both times. She replaces Aya Abesamis, Bb. Pilipinas Grand International 2019, who has aged out of Miss Grand International due to the delay of the pageant caused by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Philippines has yet to win the pageant which was almost won by Nicole Cordoves in 2016 when she placed first runner-up.

  Watch my interview with the amazing Filipino fashion designer Albert Andrada who designed the now iconic blue gown that Pia Wurtzbach wore in Miss Universe 2015.