Sunday, July 23, 2006

Competition for the Miss Universe Crown Gets in Full Swing

Competition for the Miss Universe Crown Gets in Full Swing
Momar G. Visaya/Asianjournal.com
"I did not expect it to be this brutal."

That was not Manny Pacquiao describing his latest fight against Oscar Larios.

That was Miss Philippines talking about the upcoming Miss Universe pageant.

A week has passed since Lia Andrea Ramos, a 25-year old stunner representing the Philippines, arrived in Los Angeles to compete in the 55
th Miss Universe beauty pageant.

We have seen the candidates do a host of events during the past seven days, including visits to the Universal Studio, Hard Rock Cafe in Universal City, mall shows and presentation at The Grove in Los Angeles and South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, dinner receptions at the Wilshire Grand and Plaza Mexico.

Now that the competition is underway, the gloves are off and the claws (with matching fangs) are revealed.

"Nakakagulat. I did not expect this," Lian told the Asian Journal in an exclusive one-on-one interview arranged by the Miss Universe Organization. Without naming names, Lian said that she saw some of the candidates’ true colors have been revealed.

She remains unaffected, for the most part.

"I understand this is still a competition, and that they did not really come here to make friends but as I told you last week, ayokong magpa-apekto sa mga nakikita at naririnig ko," she said.
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