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By Jeremy Schwartz | Monday, July 14, 2008, 09:54 AM
Mexico awoke in a collective funk this morning, with many lamenting the fifth place showing of Mexico’s representative, Elisa Najera, in last night’s Miss Universe pageant. Najera, a statuesque, 6-foot native of Guanajuato, had many here dreaming of Mexico’s first Miss Universe title since 1991. Instead, Venezuela took its fifth title as Dayana Mendoza took home the bragging rights. Najera
had previously won the “best in swimwear” competition among the 80 contestants. And despite the third-highest evening gown score, Najera couldn’t get past fifth place.
The Mexican commentators on Galavision were fuming after the results. “This makes me so mad,” said Eduardo Videgaray immediately after the broadcast ended.
In the aftermath of the pageant, angry Mexican web surfers took their anger out in cyberspace. “Without a doubt they stole the crown from Mexico. (She) had an elegance that the rest of them lacked,” said “Juan” on the Televisa website esmas.com. “Ivy” was even madder: “She was a perfect woman!!! She had everything to be a Miss Universe - height, body, face, intelligence, bearing. It makes me think that POLITICS WAS INVOLVED IN THIS!!!!”
On the Reforma newspaper website, “Ignacio” thundered: “Of course this was fraud! Mexico answered better and had much more class than the Venezuelan.”
But it wasn’t all bitterness in Mexico. Many here are glowing over Latin America’s overall performance: four of the five finalists were Latin American, further proof of the region’s dominance over worldwide beauty pageants (only Russia prevented a Latin American sweep). It seems clear that the Latin American ideal has become ascendant: there was nary a blonde among the top finalists.
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By Justin
July 14, 2008 12:35 PM | Link to this
Wow, is Mexico original or what? I’m pretty sure any country in the top 5, besides Venezuela, feel robbed. ITS A COMPETITION, people lose.
Is America fuming because our girl tripped? No, that was her fault and probably cost her a whole lot of points. Quit blaming the judges, Mexico, its your own fault you lost. Whoever got 2nd place has a more substantial argument than someone who got 5th place.
By iris
July 14, 2008 1:38 PM | Link to this
i agree with a lot of those comments, it has nothing to do that i am mexican but mexico was well fit for the title, venezuela did not even answered the question that was asked by the judge, plus miss colombia (which was also one of my favorites) was wearing a dress by roberto cavalli, did for me was not suited for the pageant; she got a very high schore on the gown which makes me think there was some favoritism since roberto cavalli was a judge!
By Joy
July 15, 2008 10:42 AM | Link to this
The whole thing is creepy, sexist and gross.
By Dr. Ricardo Garrés Valdez
July 15, 2008 2:46 PM | Link to this
My Mexican pals!
They just do not know that when you compite you win or you lose..
They have lived too much under the Jalisco Proverb “Jalisco siempre, gana, y cuando pierde, arrebata”.. Which probably could be changed for “Mexico”.. Always win, and when they lose, they steal de election” “Ooops”..