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Miss China - Zi Lin Zhang - has now become the new favorite to win Miss World 2007. The competition, held on Saturday, will take place in China. She is the home country favorite.
Her odds had been as long as 25/1 (or +2500) at BetUS.com. Zi Lin Zhang was now offered at 10/3 odds at BetFred.com, which was equivalent to around a US$300 payout for every $100 bet compared to $400 for every $100 bet on the previous favorite to win, Miss Dominican Republic.
Heavy betting on the China representative is anticipated from the Chinese gambling community throughout the world.
Miss China 2007 Could be Crowned Miss World
Zi Lin was born in Shi Jia Zhuang City in Hei Bei Province
She attended the University of Science & Technology and attained a Degree in Business Administration.
She is working as a company secretary.
Hobbies and sporting interests: travel; reading; watching movies, writing, sports; 100 meters jump & hurdle, triple jump, swimming, both classical and folk dancing, and listing to folk music.
Her favourite food is; fruit, chocolate, and ice cream.
Zi Lin’s personal motto is “Where there’s a will there’s a way”.
In other Miss World 2007 betting news, Miss Lithuania has been gaining steam. She wasn't even listed among the original odds offerings at BetUS.com and suddenly she's catapulted to 10/1 odds at BetFred.
The top 10 favorites listed with 3/1 odds to 20/1 odds include the likes of Miss Jamaica, Miss India, Miss Puerto Rico, Miss United States, Miss Malaysia, Miss Mexico, Miss Austria and annual favorite, Miss Venezuela.
"It's a very volatile betting scheme," admits Payton O'Brien, Senior Editor of Gambling911.com.
And there is a reason for this.
Pageant Upsets
This past May, Miss Japan became one of the biggest upsets in online gambling history when she won Miss Universe 2007.
"Nobody had money on Miss Japan," said one online gambling analyst. And because BetUS.com was one of the few North American facing online gambling establishments taking bets on the hugely popular beauty pageants, it is widely believed the company had one of its best weekends in months, profit wise.
A $100 bet on Miss Japan to win Miss Universe 2007 would have resulted in a $2200 win. A $200 bet would have paid out $4400 and so on.
"The amount of money being placed on each of these girls is nominal," explains Payton O'Brien, Senior Editor of Gambling911.com. "But the sheer volume and fact that bets were being placed from all over the world most certainly made a tremendous impact on BetUS.com's bottom line."
This is not necessarily true of the Miss World competitions where national pride takes on a whole different meaning. High rollers often get into the action.
Likewise, Miss World is the second biggest television show in the world, second to the Olympic Games, with in excess of two billion viewers across 150 countries worldwide. When all is said and done, millions of dollars could be bet on the event.
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VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese competitors always suffer bad luck at international pageant contests. It is common that they hurriedly go abroad for competitions and miss many activities of these contests.
Beauty contests: bumper crop at home, failure abroad!
Leaving hastily, returning hurriedly
Vietnamese girls go to international beauty arenas rather hastily. Several days before the contests, many of them say they had just learned that they were selected for the contests. All of them say they were surprised to be chosen.
When a journalist ask about her preparations for Miss International 2007, supermodel Pham Thuy Duong said that she still had not received any official announcement about it.
Miss Sea Dang Minh Thu also said she was surprised to be selected for Miss World 2007 because she thought that if Miss Vietnam Global 2007 Ngo Phuong Lan did not go, the first runner up Teressa Sam would be the substitute, not her.
Model Truong Tri Truc Diem, who attended Miss Earth 2007, knew that she and two other girls were nominees for this contest just one month before the event began.
For that reason, up to the day Minh Thu left Vietnam for China for Miss World 2007 she was being instructed in how to process and send photos to Vietnam by mail. Nguyen Ai Chau, Vietnamese competitor at Miss Young International 2007, urgently learnt make-up skills from a friend several days before she went to Taiwan for the contest.
Ai Chau and most Vietnamese competitors at international beauty contests have not taken part in any professional make-up course so it is understandable that their appearance on the stage in a forest of beauties is not eye-catching.
Limited time for preparation also results in weakness of social knowledge. Not having time to read documents about the environment, Truong Tri Truc Diem, Vietnamese representative at Miss Earth 2007, surfed the net for environmental information of Vietnam immediately before her interview in the Philippines.
Why do Vietnamese beauties suffer bad luck?
Most Vietnamese beauty representatives have bad luck when abroad for international beauty contests. They also miss many parts of pageant contests. Why?
Last year Miss Vietnam Mai Phuong Thuy participated in Miss World competition in Poland in hurried preparation and she missed many parts. She also lost her suitcase so she could not take part in the talent competition.
Dang Minh Thu, who is now in China for Miss World 2007, did not compete for Miss Talent title because she could not bring necessary tools to China and would not have enough time to perform.
Pham Thuy Duong, who recently took part in Miss International 2007 in Japan, and Nguyen Ai Chau (Miss Young International 2007 in Taiwan) regret that these contests did not have talent competitions. Thuy Duong’s plan to play piano and sing an English song titled “Colour of the Night” was ruined.
Huong Giang (Miss Asia 2007) and Truc Diem (Miss Earth 2007) showed their talents at these contests but the results were poor.
In this competition, Huong Giang whistled “Hello” song, but with only one minute, she could whistle the refrain only. As the talent competition was bad, competitors had to do their talent shows again and this time Huong Giang performed with a chair but she still failed.
Truc Diem sang an English song about the environment, What I have done, but there was no VCD player at Miss Earth 2007, so she had to sing without music.
Inferiority complex, the mother of failure
Many may ask, how does the beauty of Vietnamese girls compare to international contestants? They are all famous models, with international height (at least 1.70m). Huong Giang was even one the tallest girls at Miss Asia 2007. So why have they all lost?
English is said the biggest barrier of Vietnamese beauty queens at international beauty contests. Because of their poor English, they cannot even communicate, so how can they express themselves?
Model Trieu Nguyen Thu Trang, who attended Miss Tourism Queen International 2007 in July 2007 in Shanghai, China, said that her roommate was her interpreter as well. Because of poor English, Trang did not know about the daily plan of the contest so she had to see how her roommate prepared for each day to follow.
Thuy Duong (Miss International 2007) said that foreign languages were not the biggest problem of Vietnamese girls at international beauty contests, but their timidity.
She said that many contestants who could not speak English were still very self-confident to show themselves and they could still smile if they did something wrong, not be shy or abashed.
Too late to draw experience
Most Vietnamese competitors take part in international beauty contests for the first time while their rivals are very professional and experienced.
Unprofessional training, health problems, hurried preparations are continuously blamed for the failure of Vietnamese beauties. There are many objective and subjective reasons for their failure but Vietnamese beauty queens should look at themselves.
Some of them went abroad with the thinking that they would surely fail and they went to learn and have an exchange with the world. Some left with great determination and they only understood what their real ability was at the contests and some felt regret and learnt experience for themselves after the contests but they don’t have any chance to use their experience.
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Unlike 2005 and 2006 editions, Miss World 2007 will not have continental zones in the selection of the semi-finalists i.e. all the contestants will vie for the 10 semifinals spots. Another 5 spots are for the winners of the Beach Beauty, Beauty With A Purpose, Sports, Talent, and Top Model contests. The format is also similar to that used in Miss World 2004, with the exclusion of the Contestant's Choice award.
Curacao, home to a handful of online gambling companies slated to take bets on the Miss World 2007 event, was interestingly involved in one of the more highly publicized contest debacles.
Lisaika Everitz, Miss World Curaçao, was not accepted as Curaçao's entry to Miss World 2007 because of not meeting age requirements. She was replaced with Naemi Elizabeth Monte. Since Monte did not turn in the official application to the national organization before the deadline established by Miss World Ltd, the franchiseholder appointed a new delegate: Mckeyla Antoinette Richards. After this action, Naemi Monte decided to file a lawsuit against the franchiseholder, Reprod, to regain the right to represent the island at the international pageant. On October 17, a jury decided in favor of Reprod, ending the dispute between both.
Some of the usual suspects appear among the top 20 favored to win at BetUS.com including Miss Puerto Rico, Miss Philippines, Miss USA, Miss Dominican Republic and the always present Miss Venezuela. Host country, China, also has its delegate among the top 20.
While a certain number of bets are always likely from each country, the top 10 favorites tend to get the most action. This year's Miss Universe winner, Miss Japan, turned out to be a huge underdog with a payout of $2200 on a $100 bet. Miss Japan's win is widely considered one of the biggest upsets in online gambling history based primarily on the odds offered within hours of entering the competition.
Here were your Miss World 2007 betting odds courtesy of BetUS.com
Miss Jamaica, World Yendi Phillipps, is among the finalists for the Beauty with a Purpose Award at the Miss World pageant.
The Beauty with a Purpose Award is one of five fast-track events that automatically qualifies the winning contestant to the Top 15 semi-finals. The recipient of this award is the delegate whose charity project has created the most impact within the judges, fellow contestants and society in general.
During the Red Cross Ball in Beijing, Miss World Chairman Julia Morley announced the five finalists who will compete for this humanitarian award.
Phillipps, who planned and executed a charity fashion event in Jamaica to benefit the victims of Hurricane Dean as part of her Miss World Beauty with a purpose campaign, is up against Ecuador's Valeska Saab, China's Ka Yi Cheung, Indonesia's Kamidia Radisti, and Sweden's Annie Oliv.
GlobalBeauties.com lists the other charities of the Miss World beauties as follows:
Miss Hong Kong China, Ka Yi Cheung "helps old people and regularly works at retirement homes. She also has strong ties with (the United Nations' Children's Fund) UNICEF".
Miss Ecuador, Valeska Saab, "helps people with a terrible generic skin condition called itchiosis".
Miss Indonesia, Kamidia Radisti, "helps less fortunate children with home schooling, free medical services for babies and young children".
Miss Sweden, Annie Oliv, "has for the last two years worked with a disabled person who has always been in a wheelchair and unable to do anything for herself".
The winner of the 'Beauty with a Purpose Award' will be announced at the coronation to be held in Sanya, China on Saturday, December 1.
Top Model
Yendi will show lots of national pride in this fabulous two-piece swimwear and beach wrap. - photos by Winston Sill/ Freelance Photographer
Phillipps also made it to the top-seven of the Miss World Top Model competition, another fast track event. The winner of that event was China's Zi Lin Zhang.
Puerto Rico's Jennifer Guevara placed second, while Mexico's Carolina Moran placed third. Rounding out the top seven were Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Trinidad & Tobago, and Venezuela respectively.
Phillipps, however, did not make it to the top three of the talent competition. That competition was won by Ghana's Irene Dwomoh, while Scotland's Nieve Jennings placed second and Sweden's Annie Oliv placed third.
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By HIEN NGUYEN (SGT-HCMC) Hoan Vu Joint Stock Company (Unicorp) and Miss Universe pageant chair Paula Mary Shugart cut a deal in HCMC yesterday marking the first time that Vietnam will play host to the Miss Universe contest next year. Unicorp will partner with the Miss Universe Organization to organize the 57th annual Miss Universe Pageant in Nha Trang in the central province of Khanh Hoa in July 2008. Attending the signing ceremony were Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori, Miss USA 2007 Rachel Renee Smith and Miss Teen USA 2007 Hilary Carol Cruz. Le Xuan Than, vice chairman of Khanh Hoa Province, said the forthcoming event would provide a good chance for Vietnam to introduce its image and tourism to the world. To prepare for the event, Khanh Hoa authorities last Thursday signed a decision setting up a 22-member organizing committee for Miss Universe 2008. Other countries like Japan, Spain and United Arab Emirates failed in their bids to host the event. Organizers made up their mind after a fact-finding trip to Vietnam in August this year, led by Paula Mary Shugart and a subsequent visit to New York by Unicorp in early October. Vietnam met a number of criteria set by the Miss Universe Organization, including support from the Government and people, tourism facilities and improved infrastructure. Shugart said at the signing ceremony yesterday that hosting the Miss Universe 2008 would present Vietnam with an excellent opportunity to attract millions of tourists and introduce the country to billions of potential television viewers worldwide. According to organizers, around one billion television viewers will watch the Miss Universe event in Vietnam that will be broadcast live. The country’s image will be aired for eight minutes on NBC channel. “This worldwide telecast will mark the first event of its kind to be centered in Vietnam. I’m very happy to have the Miss Universe Pageant 2008 in Nha Trang,” she added. The Vietnamese side will spend at least US$7 million on Miss Universe 2008 copyright. The Miss Universe attracts contestants from around 80 nations. The contest this year was held in Mexico where Miss Japan Riyo Mori was crowned Miss Universe 2007. http://www.saigontimes.com.vn/ |
Stunning Ingrid Marie Rivera, a runner-up from Miss World, had her clothes and make-up spiked with the spray in an attempt to force her to quit the competition.
The 24-year-old broke out in series of ugly blotches and a rash after coming into contact with the contaminated evening dress.
But she shrugged off the sabotage attempt to be chosen as Puerto Rico's entrant for the Miss Universe contest ahead of her 29 pageant rivals.
The part-time model triumphed in the contest despite being targeted by jealous rivals
In scenes that could have been taken from the Sandra Bullock film "Miss Congeniality", Rivera was targeted by jealous rivals from the beginning of the contest.
Other contestants had complained from the start to the local media that Rivera was too experienced to take part.
Her handbag, containing personalised make-up and credit cards was stolen, shortly before the competition in Puerto Rico began.
And when she took to the stage the former runner up of the 2005 Miss World contest experienced a burning sensation on her face and body.
Miss Rivera came out in a rash after her dress was contaminated with pepper spray
She remained composed in front of the judges, but backstage organisers were applying ice packs to her face and body.
The part time model had to strip off her clothes while assistants applied the treatment.
Tests on her dress later showed it had been contaminated with pepper spray causing an allergic reaction.
Pageant spokesman Harold Rosario said Ingrid was a victim of sabotage.
He said: "We thought at first it was an allergic reaction, or maybe nerves, but the second time, we knew if couldn't have been a coincidence."
In the film Miss Congeniality, Sandra Bullock plays a police officer who goes undercover to find out who is sabotaging a beauty pageant
Organisers have not contacted the police as they try to find out who was responsible.
Ms Rivera admitted that she had considered dropping out of the contest.
She said: "At one point I said, 'Am I a masochist?'"
"But I said: 'I am with God and this is my goal, regardless of the results.'"
The 5ft 9in brown hair beauty is currently studying marketing & finance at the university of Puerto Rico, and a part time model.
She holds eight beauty titles, including Miss World Caribbean 2005, and will now compete in the Miss Universe competition in Vietnam in 2008.
In the film "Miss Congeniality", Sandra Bullock plays a police officer who goes undercover to find out who is sabotaging a beauty pageant.
Miss Rivera will now go on to contest the Miss Universe competition
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The 57th edition of Miss World will take place in Sanya, China on December 1st and the bookmakers have already named their favorites.
In the spirit of gambling, there are a hand full of events on which the British bookmakers don't offer betting odds. The 2007 Miss World is not one of them, and just a few days before the beauty pageant is scheduled to start, the bookies have named their favorite. Our preferred U.K. licensed online bookmaker Bet 365 (no USA bettor) has named two leaders in the race for the beauty crown - Miss Dominican Republic, Ada Aimée de la Cruz (picture) listed with odds 4/1 on becoming the 2007 Miss World, and Miss China, Eilin Zi Lin Zhang with betting odds at 13/2.
Miss Dominican Republic: According to the official site of the 2007 Miss World, Aimée de la Cruz was born and grew up in Villa Mella, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a country filled with colour, culture, and music, with a big African Heritage. Having graduated High School with Honours she worked as a store clerk, and with a lot of hard work and night school, she earned their trust and was promoted to keeping the accounts. Ada’s ambition is to work in the beauty business. Coming from an island it is of no surprise that her favourite food is Seafood! She enjoys: dancing, listening to music, especially salsa, playing volleyball and looking after her pet dog named Bambauna. Personal motto is “Achievement is about hard work and blind faith”.
Miss China: Zi Lin was born in Shi Jia Zhuang City in Hei Bei Province, then moved to the capital, Beijing, Beijing will be host city to the 2008 Olympic Games. She attended the University of Science & Technology and attained a Degree in Business Administration, and is now working as a company secretary. Hobbies and sporting interests include: travel; reading; watching movies, writing, sports; 100 meters jump & hurdle, triple jump, swimming, both classical and folk dancing, and listing to folk music. Her favourite food is; fruit, chocolate, and ice cream. Zi Lin’s personal motto is “Where there’s a will there’s a way”.
Other top contenders for the 2007 Miss World title include Miss Puerto Rico and Miss Jamaica, listed with odds 12/1, followed by Miss USA and Miss Lithuania with betting odds on winning the 2007 Miss World sitting at 14/1, as well as Miss Mexico at 16/1. Miss England is listed with odds 66/1. Click here for a full list of betting odds on the 2007 Miss World contestants.
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By REBECCA BANUCHI
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Beauty pageant organizers were investigating Sunday who doused a contestant's evening gowns with pepper spray and spiked her makeup, causing her to break out in hives.
Beauty queen Ingrid Marie Rivera beat 29 rivals to become the island's 2008 Miss Universe contestant, despite applying makeup and wearing evening gowns that had been coated with pepper spray, pageant spokesman Harold Rosario said.
Rivera was composed while appearing before cameras and judges throughout the competition. But once backstage, she had to strip off her clothes and apply ice bags to her face and body, which swelled and broke out in hives twice.
"We thought at first it was an allergic reaction, or maybe nerves," Rosario said. "But the second time, we knew it couldn't have been a coincidence."
Rivera's clothing and makeup later tested positive for pepper spray.
Someone also stole Rivera's bag containing her gowns, makeup and credit cards. And a bomb threat forced pageant officials to postpone the last day of competition on Thursday, said Magali Febles, director of the Miss Puerto Rico Universe pageant.
Pageant organizers said the hoped to catch and expose whoever was responsible for the pranks. They said, however, they were handling the investigation themselves and police are not involved.
Beauty competitions in the U.S. Caribbean territory — which boasts five Miss Universe titles, second only to the U.S. — are fierce, drawing boisterous audiences and accusations of rigged results.
But the pranks under investigation this year are a first, Rosario said.
Rivera, who won Miss World Caribbean in 2005, had been a target of controversy from the start of competition, as rivals complained she was too experienced and should be disqualified.
Local media touted her as the likely winner, stoking jealousy among contestants, Rosario said.
When Rivera won, rivals accused her of buying the crown, Puerto Rico's El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported.
A tearful Rivera recounted her ordeal at a news conference Sunday, acknowledging she had wavered about staying in the contest.
"At one point I said, 'Am I a masochist?'" she recalled, her voice breaking. "But I said, 'I am with God and this is my goal, regardless of the results.'"
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Magali Febles, directora de la franquicia de Miss Puerto Rico Universe, relató que durante la competencia preliminar, en la que se escogen las 12 finalistas, a Rivera le echaron pimienta en el maquillaje, lo que le hinchó el rostro y le ocasionó ronchas. También le robaron su bolso con el maquillaje.
A dos días de haber ganado la corona, la candidata del municipio de Dorado describió su victoria como una experiencia "dulce, dentro de la tempestad", en referencia a los contratiempos que sufrió durante el certamen.
Ella es oriunda de Dorado, pueblo del norte a 27 kilómetros al oeste de San Juan.
"En un momento dije: ’¿pero yo soy masoquista?. Yo dije ’yo estoy con Dios y ésta es mi meta’, independientemente del resultado yo, mientras más piedras había en el camino, más me acercaba a Dios", dijo la nueva soberana en una conferencia de prensa en la que lloró al recordar los pormenores del concurso.
Rivera fue la ganadora entre 30 participantes de varios municipios de Puerto Rico.
Febles también señaló que el día del certamen desapareció el bolso donde Rivera tenía su vestuario, maquillaje, tarjetas de crédito, entre otras pertenencias, pero desmintió que se hubiera recibido una amenaza de bomba en contra de Rivera, pero confirmó que sí hubo una amenaza el día antes del certamen en el Centro de Bellas Artes de Santurce (San Juan), lo que provocó que se tuviera que inspeccionar toda la instalación y se retrasara la agenda del día.
Rivera ganó la corona de Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico en 2005 y quedó segunda semifinalista en el certamen internacional. También obtuvo el título de Miss Caribe en 2005.
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Rivera dijo estar preparada para los comentarios adversos que le esperan esta semana como parte de su triunfo. (Mariel Mejía/ END)
Ingrid Marie Rivera se levantó ayer con la corona puesta en su primer día como Miss Puerto Rico Universe. No iba a un acto oficial, pero sabía que a las afueras del hotel la esperaba El Nuevo Día Domingo, por lo que quiso lucir como toda una reina para el lente fotográfico.
“Desperté contenta, feliz y descansada”, dijo a su paso la joven, quien lucía radiante vestida con ropa casual.
La soberana durmió hasta cerca del mediodía ayer para reponerse de la noche anterior, ya que se amaneció celebrando su triunfo en la discoteca Brava del Hotel San Juan. El festejo se extendió casi hasta las cuatro de la madrugada. Al llegar a su habitación se quedó un rato más conversando y viendo películas con las candidatas de Arecibo y Corozal.
Los padres de Ingrid, John Rivera y Elba Santos, con quienes almorzó ayer la reina, llegaron al hotel en la mañana cargando el vestido que su hija lucirá hoy en “La gran parada de Navidad” que sale a la 1:00 p.m. hacia el Capitolio.
“Ingrid está feliz se merece el triunfo, ha luchado mucho para esto”, comentó con orgullo doña Elba.
Ingrid asistió ayer al cumpleaños de Kiana, la hija de su guardaespaldas, Emanuel Meléndez, en el Parque de los Dinosaurios de Carolina. La reina se tomó fotos con los niños y hasta algunos feligreses de la iglesia Fuente de Agua Viva, donde se celebraba un servicio, se le acercaron a saludarle y darle sus bendiciones.
Tras una reunión de estrategias para la rueda de prensa que le espera hoy, la nueva soberana asistiría a cenar al restaurante Makarios en el Viejo San Juan anoche.
La Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2005, dijo estar preparada para los comentarios adversos que le esperan esta semana como parte de su triunfo. “No pierdo mi tiempo en cosas negativas”, indicó sobre el tema.
Una fuente cercana a ella indicó que su propósito ahora es ganar la sexta corona de Miss Universo para Puerto Rico y de esa forma acallar las críticas que han empañado su coronación.
“Ingrid se siente tan segura de que va a volver a obtener otro triunfo internacionalmente que le afirmó a Magali (Febles) que va a ganar la sexta corona de Miss Universo”, reveló un allegado a la joven de 24 años.
Entre dimes y diretes
Desde su ingreso a la competencia de Miss Puerto Rico Universe, Ingrid Rivera fue señalada como la favorita para ganar y también comenzaron los rumores de que su triunfo estaba arreglado. Esto debido a su experiencia en otros certámenes de belleza.
Ingrid siempre estuvo consciente que iba con ventaja al certamen, pero no se sentía segura del triunfo, según dijo a este diario en una entrevista realizada hace un par de semanas.
“Sí cuento con experiencia en concursos de belleza y trabajé mucho para los títulos que he ganado. En cuanto a mi evaluación en este concurso estoy en igualdad de condiciones con las otras candidatas. Una tiene que medirse durante la competencia y, en el proceso, demostrar la calidad de reina que es compartiendo con las compañeras y con el pueblo. Eso se tiene que ganar”, comentó.
El año pasado, Ingrid fungió como jurado de Miss Puerto Rico Universe, por lo que considera imposible alterar el resultado final.
“Conozco el proceso. Sé que tienes que firmar un documento legal ante un abogado, que es parte del jurado, y de un contable que se encarga de la veracidad de las votaciones. No es Magali la que decide. Incluso, cuando fui parte del jurado, le pregunté qué era lo que ella buscaba en ese momento y nunca me dio especificaciones ni sugirió si tenía una favorita. Sé que de igual manera será ahora”.
Ingrid cursa su bachillerato en Administración de Empresas con concentración en Mercadeo que concluye este diciembre. En sus planes futuros está publicar un libro con sus poesías, ejercicio que practica desde niña, y eventualmente otro de cuentos.
En medio de su entrenamiento para el certamen de Miss Universo el próximo verano, probablemente en Egipto, tiene también pendiente concluir su participación en la película “Deambulante”, de Juan González.
Datos de la reina
Nombre
Ingrid Marie Rivera Santos
Edad
24
Altura
5’8”
Signo
libra
Ojos
azules
Cabello
marrón
Lugar de nacimiento
Luquillo, P.R.
Representó a Dorado porque sus padres son de ese pueblo
Estudios
Administración de Empresas y Mercadeo
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Miss China Zhang Zilin performs during the 57th Miss World Competition in Sanya of south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 24, 2007. Zhang is honored the title of best model. (Xinhua Photo/Zhao Yingquan) http://news.xinhuanet.com/ |
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San Juan, Puerto Rico
Sábado 24 de noviembre de 2007
El diario El Nuevo Día indicó que "el resultado no sorprendió a nadie porque desde que entró al certamen Ingrid fue señalada como la favorita por su experiencia como Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico, Miss Caribe y segunda finalista en el certamen internacional de Miss Mundo".
El periódico comentó que la nueva Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008 tuvo que ser escoltada a la salida del escenario por un contingente de policías y agentes de seguridad, debido a que había gente que a su paso le gritaba "eres una tramposa", entre otras afirmaciones.
Rivera, en tanto, agradeció a sus padres, de quienes sacó fuerzas "para ganar esta corona. Nunca permití que entraran pensamientos negativos en mí y me concentré en todo lo que tenía que hacer. Cuando las cosas salen del corazón y se es genuino, todo se logra".
La representante de la ciudad de Canóvanas, Letty Pérez, declaró por su parte que "esto es horrible, ya que esto estaba comprado" y comentó que "la corona era de Miss Santurce (Claudia Alejandra Cruz)" , pues ella era quien merecía ganar el título.
Miss San Sebastián, Cristina Larregui y Miss Gurabo, Nicole Vega, también coincidieron en que la final ya estaba arreglada, pero señalaron que "la reina era Santurce, ella trabajó para la corona".
El Nuevo Día apuntó que por su lado, Miss Santurce, con ojos llorosos, lanzó un reto a Ingrid Rivera: "Esto era lo que ella quería, pues ahora que traiga la corona (de Miss Universo)".
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Ha llegado la hora cero para las 30 aspirantes al título de belleza Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2008.
Tras arduas horas de ensayo, las candidatas enfrentan hoy, viernes, la competencia final, en el Centro de Bellas Artes de San Juan.
Durante la pasada semana, las reinas lograron aprender las coreografías, dirigidas por Javier Amaya y Scott Grossman, del equipo de trabajo de la organización Miss Universe.
Este dúo de profesionales, además, las adiestró en pasarela y montó sus posiciones en tarima, más creó el baile de apertura.
La expectación aumenta conforme se acerca la hora de conocer a la sucesora de Uma Blasini.
Uma Blasini entrega esta noche la corona con la que dijo haber alcanzado plenitud.Hoy, viernes, la reina de 25 años cede el título Miss Puerto Rico Universe a una nueva reina. Y aunque aseguró que siempre se siente tristeza cuando se cierra un ciclo como éste, confesó que sentía que ya le correspondía seguir otros rumbos.
“Ahora soy una mujer más madura con muchos más conocimientos. He aprendido mucho en todo este proceso y he conocido a personas increíbles. Me voy, pero siento mucha alegría por todo lo logrado”, expresó la soberana.
Y es que Uma Blasini deja atrás un título que deseó por mucho tiempo y por el cual luchó en repetidas ocasiones. En 2005, cuando ganó la salinense Cynthia Olavarría, la actual reina participó y alcanzó el puesto de quinta finalista.
Esperó dos años para lanzarse en un nuevo intento, hasta que el pasado año lo logró.
Después de su participación en varios eventos internacionales, incluyendo el Miss Universe 2007, la también deportista afirmó que se alimentó de cada una de estas experiencias, a pesar de no haber conseguido en ninguna el puesto de reina internacional.
“Estoy satisfecha por el trabajo realizado y orgullosa de mi labor... No me arrepiento de nada, al contrario, todas las experiencias han sido positivas y me han servido para mi crecimiento, tanto profesional como personal. Esto ha marcado mi vida y siempre será parte de mí”, compartió.
A las 30 candidatas de esta edición les recomendó entrega absoluta en cada una de sus actividades y pruebas y les aconsejó, además, desconectarse de comentarios externos para lograr mejor concentración.
“Que den el cien por ciento en todo lo que hagan, no importan los resultados, siempre hay grandes satisfacciones. Que trabajen fuerte en cada unos de sus pasos en su participación, que es la satisfacción más grande que se pueden llevar, no importa si ganan o no”, señaló.
A la nueva soberana le deseó un camino tan intenso y tan lleno de buenos momentos como el que ella experimentó.
en adelante...
Uma Blasini aún evalúa el rumbo que tomará su vida en adelante, aunque desea comenzar a forjar un recorrido profesional por sus áreas de estudio, que son las relaciones públicas y el mercadeo.
La modelo contó que también ha tenido acercamientos para regresar al voleibol, pero no está segura de retomar esa vía.
Por lo pronto, espera por los resultados de una audición que realizó en la escuela de actores de Televisa, en México, oportunidad que tuvo tras recibir el título de Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007.
“Me fue excelente, me gustó mucho... Tuve que hacer una improvisación de algo que me identificara, actuar una escena y hacer una prueba de pasarela y de entonaciones en cámara”, narró.
La reina también asistió al “Fashion Week Award”, que se realizó como parte de la Semana de la Moda en México y fue de paseo por la ciudad.
Esta noche se elige a la sucesora de Uma Blasini en una gala que comienza a las 8:00 de la noche y que será transmitida por Telemundo.
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