Every year me and my friends gather together to watch pageants (local or international). We either go to the venue (local) or watch it on TV or livestream. Last year was rather memorable for me, my designer friends Veejay Floresca and Martin Bautista and our friend Aleck Africa. As we were watching the live telecast of the Miss Universe pageant from Las Vegas via Starworld, Veejay came up with the idea of taping how we'll react during the semi-final announcement. We placed the computer on top of the TV and then it went into sleep mode forgetting that the camera was recording. The result was a seven minute video which was very funny, spontaneous and memorable as it captured the emotion filled with nervousness, doubt, surprise and most of all jubilation when Venus Raj was the last contestant called to the semi-finals. Let's just say my sister's bedroom was full of energy after the semi-final announcement. We enjoyed every moment of last year's pageant from swimsuit, to evening gown and even the dreaded Q&A round. Though Venus did not win the crown, we were happy for her as it finally ended an eleven year drought at Miss Universe (last placement was 1999). We only realized that a video existed more than 2 hours after the live telecast and Veejay went to work editing the video which I then uploaded on my Youtube account. Let's just say the video went viral. From that point on we were invited on several TV shows, the video were featured on numerous shows here and abroad and eventually landed a product endorsement from KFC. In just 12 days, a new Miss Universe will be crowned in Sao Paulo, Brazil. No, we won't recording one this year, (Sorry to disappoint some), but we'll still have a get together which will be bigger this year.
Here's a fond farewell to Miss Universe 2010 Jimena Navarrete of Mexico
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