Miss Universe 2023: Dark Horse & Underrated Contenders TPN#69
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- The last couple of years at Miss Universe have seen a few pleasantly surprising placements to go along with some shock exclusions. So, for the 72nd Miss Universe which is just getting underway in El Salvador, who are the dark horse contenders that may just pull those surprises?
I’ve picked out 10 delegates who may well find themselves in the semifinals - or even better - without a strong sash or a massive amount of hype surrounding them.
By no means is this a definitive list - if you have any other dark horse contenders in mind, leave them (respectfully) in the comments below.
#missuniverse2023 #darkhorsecontenders #PageantPreview
1:30 Australia: Moraya Wilson
2:31 Bahrain: Lujane Yacoub
3:26 Cameroon: Issié Princesse
4:13 Chile: Celeste Viel
4:57 Curaçao: Kim Rossen
5:56 El Salvador: Isabella García-Manzo
7:07 Great Britain: Jessica Page
8:08 Pakistan: Erica Robin
8:59 Singapore: Priyanka Annuncia
10:04 Spain: Athenea Pérez
To be honest, I think it would be a bit hard for the dark horses, but there is still a chance that one could qualify, or even win.
Miss Universe 2023 is Philippines because of the coincidence I learned from Miss International of 2015 2018 and 2023 won by Venezuela and Miss Universe won by Philippines in the years 2015 2018 and 2023 thru Mitchelle Dee? I hope for the Philippines,,, ❤️🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
I also agree but there is a 50 - 50 chances of both Phillipines and Thailand.
Impressive list - any of their placements would be a welcome surprise. I’d also like to offer up Namibia, Lebanon, and Zimbabwe as potential unexpected placers at this year’s edition.
It's so refreshing to see candidates who don't have strong sashes being given some attention. Watch out for Italy as well, a STEM scientist whose confidence and advocacy could make a strong enough impression during the interview round to make her a surprise semifinalist. Thanks from the USA!
I love Costa Rica. She was not on my radar but I was so mesmerized by her lately. She’s one of the gems.
My picks from the dark horses are El Salvador 🇸🇻 Chile 🇨🇱 and Australia 🇦🇺
Great list, Roger! Others that need to be on the look out for are Jamaica (impressive credentials), Namibia (beautiful!), Ukraine (Voice of Change), and Portugal (I prefer her over Netherlands).
Nerd I may be saying this because I am South African but we tend to forget that Zimbabwe is a powerful speaker and was always placing before the sanctions. Could we have another shocker from her?
Hello from Brisbane! My favourite thing about pageants is seeing a dark horse upset! Angola's win was my favourite of all time. In terms of dark horses, I definitely think Australia may do well. I also have Egypt on my radar because of how well-spoken she is. I've also got Pakistan, Ireland and Equitorial Guinea for dark horses. Ultimately though I think it will be a battle between France, Thailand and USA as the strong contenders.
From your lips to god's ears about the dark horses. Namibia is also on my list but I won't be surprised to see Nigeria making the first cut. Some of my frontrunners also include Nicaragua (face of the pageant), Puerto Rico, and Russia.
@@iancaldeian I like Namibia too! It's going to be a competitive year!
Australians don’t care about Miss Universe, not into pageants, babe! 😂
My Top 3 beauty face are:
Russia
Chile
Lebanon
Greetings from Norway
Ms Philippines 🇵🇭
Has Strong Advocacy, Authentic,and Inspirational Woman.
Whatever.
There are at least 20 girls with stronger advocacies.
@@d.l.c7456abnoy ka😂😂
@Toooo_Awkward agree. As if beauty pageants are really that relevant, maybe in some areas but not generally: eg. Actual global politics - I haven't heard of any policies influenced by a pageant!
Besides Beauty pageant doesn't mean majority of a population (masses) are equally or nearly beautiful as their winners. Ex Pia & Catriona's are mixed, physically they're not truly representatives of mostly Austronesian Filipinos.
@Toooo_Awkward let's spread love here not jealous 😊
Chile is beautiful, it is the face of the edition, a true doll, Icona 🇨🇱
One of my favorite places to hear an analysis of the pageant. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks very much for the kind words!
Chile , Rusia , Canadá Libanon,
I have Lebanon, Pakistan, Chile and Cameron in my top 10. They're so beautiful.
Pakistan is a well spoken beauty queen..I thought she can make it to top 16...
Celeste Viel ❤ Chile 🇨🇱
This year I see a lot of strong contenders from non sash countries and it is about time the new owner do the walk. A fair competition where everyone gets an equal chance because of how she preforms during the preliminaries , not where she is from, or how successful her predecessors have performed in previous years. That is why MU was so successful till the early 2000s…. Before the powerhouses totally took over.
Curacao y Chile son hermosisismas!!!
My 5 dark horses
1:Zimbabwe
2: Costa Rica
3::Portugal
4:Singapore
5:Bolivia
Woow chili is beautiful💐
France looked gorgeous in a video with Thailand that I saw on Facebook yesterday.
Really good list! Would add the following as well: Namibia, Panama, Zimbabwe, Laos
Would be nice to see someone from a country that hasn't won before take home the title... Last one was Leila if I'm not wrong?
Chile
Todas son bellas 😍
Nuestra maravillosa Miss Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱 Celeste bellísima, un rostro de los más bellos.
Vamos Chile 🇨🇱🇨🇱❤️
El UNIVERSO es CELESTE ❤️
Ms Philippines was unique simple and elegant like the way she speak and very smart ..👍 best of luck to all of them..
I don't think Australia is a dark horse,, they always made it to the 1st cut or even got higher placement,, the right term will be "underrated",, theyre not that popular or frontrunners but always in
Yes, fair point. It is indeed about the terminology! I’ve updated the video title to reflect that - good observation 😊
Love dark horse contenders. For me its way more fun when an unexpected representative captures the crown.
As evident from last year's surprise placements. It's no brainer that some interview queens are going to upset some heavy favorites this year too because I can see a lot of dark horses with impressive resumes who are getting overlooked 😁
At this point, I wanna see new countries to make the cut. I’m tired of seeing the same sashes called and highlighted when there are equally brilliant girls from ‘weaker sashes’. There is Miss Pakistan, Miss Egypt, etc.
Agreed. I am convinced if you said a delegate is from a sash factor country, all of a sudden she seemed more beautiful and qualified. If Nicaragua had the Venezuela sash, she would immediately be a top 5 contender.
Favoritism and sash are worst in miss universe among all other major pageants. philipina, south africa, india, puerto rico, usa, venezuela, colombia always has a free pass on placement even their miss are boring and aghlie.
Chileeeeee
Thanks for your detailed research and thoughtful words.
Thanks Sue for your generosity and very kind words - so glad you enjoyed the video. My very best wishes to you ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you for your videos; yours are my go-to when I want to see the lovelies and isten to your experienced expert comments.
So nice of you - thanks very much!
What if Miss Pakistan wins? Would there be an uproar or acclamation in her country?
I have never considered Chile a dark horse but a real possibility for the crown.
Philippines 🇵🇭 advocacy is amazing she had 2 brothers had autism and it’s really hard to deal on that. I love how she projects her self as well.
Advocacy is nothing without consistency and it must be a total package like miss thailand and the powerhouse venezuela
PH is not a dark horse though
E C U A D O R. IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
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For dark horses, i'll go with Pakistan very eloquent and Cameroon so gorgeous
We're definitely using the term 'dark horse' very loosely here, cuz it features some of the most popular contestants (Chile is top 10 in fan vote, even). But either way, I'm always happy to see some non-typical countries have their moment at MU.
Yes, the various countries’ track record (incl the fact Chile hasn’t made the semis in 19 years) contributed to the rationale.
@@PageantNerd most of these made it! I'm glad!
Philippines 😘
MAY OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST BLESS ALL THOSE WOMENS ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
Philippines power from head to toe Great and strong advocacy great attitude
Bahrain's face is gorgeous and Chile is also beautiful. I also like Spain she is so exotic and outspoken, I think she will make the top.
Hoping Pakistan surprises with a win or placement so her country becomes more enthusiastic and supportive. Am sure her win will make conservative countries ease up a little.
Singapore will surprise everyone 😊
I’m really liking Paraguay.
I would include Equatorial Guinea as a dark horse to place but not for the crown. I expect a surprising top 20.
Miss Trinidad and Tobago ❤🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹
It will be a surprise..why not anyone can bring home the crown 👑
MISS THAILAND WILL WIN MISS UNIVERSE 2023, SHES THE BEST AND THE MOST PERFECT CANDIDATE, AND THE OWNER OF MISS UNIVERSE IS THAI, SO MISS THAILAND DESEREVES TO WIN,NO ONE IN THIS WORLD IS PRETTIER THAN MISS THAILAND, GO GO GO GO THAILAND!!!
And Lebanon?
Miss USA has the most stunning eyes of all of the other contestants.
Malta. 🇲🇹 & Mauritius 🇲🇺 too!!!
I was about to ask why Nigeria is not on this list, then I realized she's a top contender for the crown this year. Nigeria will get it's highest placement in Miss Universe in El Salvador this year. I see 3 African countries making the Semis and 2 in the top 5.
Australia and Singapore ❤
Bahrain, Angola, Australia,
It will be a battle between the powerhouse venezuela usa and miss thailand ,and nicaragaua ,dominican and miss mexico👑👏🏼
Miss Pakistan and Miss Spain are candidates to watch for.
I reckon Australia would is no longer a dark-horse after she posted her departing picture. That look truly solidified her position as “ones to watch” in the pageant ❤
Australia is not a surprise…she’s gorgeous! I love this list. I hope Pakistan breaks through…gorgeous
I like your list but I truly believe Miss Jamaica will go very far. She has a strong Voice for Change platform and being a stunning doctor is only a plus. I think Miss Italy as well after seeing her interaction with El Salvadorians.
There is no Dark Horse this year because a Horse is now a Unicorn!
I’ve heard of the MUO granting Press Passes to certain pageant vloggers - they should give one to you, because you are the best around!
Oh thank you! So kind of you to say. Maybe one day! 🤞🏽
the girls from Bolivia, Ecuador and India....R.D. missing
ECUADOR es bella
I wouldn’t say Australia is a dark house. Even Osmel Sousa picked her as a winner.
Nicaragua is beautiful
I think it would be great to see a dark house especially Spain.
Great video as always. I keep on thinking of your historic video, the contestants that are making history this year like Nepal or Colombia or the Netherlands. I have to ask you a question. At this juncture do you think the organization already has contestants that they think will place already? I often wondered if it begins to form at such an early stage of the pageant. I remember when Spain was crowned, and I thought to myself this woman is amazing. A singular type of beauty and I was thinking she is going to place. Same thing with Australia. The only content that I consume is RUclips and I often wonder if you see much more on insta and other platforms. I just have a feeling that this year is somehow going to be really different and the top 16 or top 21 is going to be really exciting. I am seeing Michelle Dee front and center looking amazing and I happily seeing Miss USA which is so nice for me again this year. Dominica Republica is so amazingly beautiful that I often find myself staring at her images. Does that mean she is a contender? I can't believe it's only two weeks away! Take care and look forward to your though provoking content. XO Joseph from the US
Hello my friend! Always wonderful to hear from you and to read your thoughts on the “topic of the day”! I would hope the org is making use of these couple of weeks to come in with an open mind as to who deserves a place. I think attitude and demeanour should play a huge role, in addition to aesthetics and the prelims efforts. We don’t have proof of it, but it’s widely assumed that Mariam Habach didn’t place because of a bad attitude, despite some impressive on-stage prelims performances. I’m glad I had a few requests to do a video on the dark horses (I initially thought I wouldn’t have the time, but I made the time!), as it gave me a chance to research a little deeper into some of the lesser known queens. While the past couple of years have been shocking in terms of the exclusions and the surprise semifinalists, looking back on them both they were great selections and I’m glad the MUO isn’t relentlessly sticking with the same old favourites. I don’t think (or at least I hope) it’s enough just to be stunningly beautiful - there needs to be substance, which I feel was reflected in some of the selections last year, i.e. some of the semifinalists not necessarily being those that had a lot of hype because they may not have been the most beautiful or glamorous. As I find myself saying a little too much in my videos - we’ll have to wait and see! I hope all’s well with you and you’re having a great weekend!
Brazil amazing.
Thanks!
Thank YOU, Joseph! ❤️❤️❤️
ECUADOR ESPECTACULAR ❤❤🇪🇨🇪🇨ARRIBA ECUADOR
Zimbabwe!
Miss philippines
You dont include michelle Dee miss philippines remember most of your subscribers are filipibos. We will unsubscribe you mr. Pageant nerd
Guyana facially is gorgeous
Love Pakistan she can really make her mark
Pakistan very smart &Phillipines
Mis Trinidad and Tobago is a silent strong contender
Athenea competed at Miss Universe Spain in 2019 as well.
Loved this ❤️
Miss Curaçao 🇨🇼
It is about time Curacao 🇨🇼 take the crown following the injustices of 1968 and 1997.
There's always a dark horse in MU which comes as a surprise for everyone and it's obviously the interview queens so, not a big deal.
Honduras 🇭🇳 next miss universe 2023
Cameroon for the win!!
Sir no need to always put disclaimer on “be kind” “its my opinion” etc… this is 2023 already and just always voice out our opinion no matter what.. this is how the world works..
You raise a very good point. Indeed I shouldn’t have to make that disclaimer, and I’ll refrain from doing so from now on. Having said that, the accusations of racism, of committing “crimes against humanity” (yes, I’m being serious about that one!) for certain decisions I’ve made in putting my videos together - I find both amusing and disappointing at the same time.
Bahrain and Pakistan will definitely break barriers! It's high time global pageantry crowns a queen from an Arab or a Muslim country.
Nice video.Great voice as always.
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Im rooting for pakistan
TPN is so handsome 💘
Can you do a video about your life
That would be amazing 🤩
Haha not sure too many people would be interested in that… though I’m flattered you are! ❤️
I think our current Miss Universe is better than Monique Riley ❤ I see something special in her
U missed Guyana
Indonesia
Lol last year show that the fans who are the loudest do not decide who place not to say win
Philippinesss
I am an Indian.... But I wish a new country which never won before..... Should win.... May be the weak shash country.... From. Africa.... Europe.... Asia........ Hope for best...
That’s very gracious of you to say! I agree a victory by an unheralded country would be simply wonderful!
@@PageantNerd I mean.... It is amazing that.... USA won 9 crowns..... All deserving..... But imagine a country's first victory of Universe crown.... Would be amazing.... And then they really feel and getting fond of pageant...and other weak shash countries also feel motivated 🙌
Indonesia win
Pakistan
Honestly,I like you Pageant Nerd...you remind me of a friend now in Canada...
Thank you! That must be a nice friend you have in Canada! 😅
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