My Top 10 Favourite Miss Universe-Winning Performances TPN#59
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- Опубликовано: 8 апр 2023
- As a fan of pageants since the early 1980s, I’ve witnessed the crowning of 40 women as Miss Universe. To get into the countdown spirit, I’ve put together my Top 10 favourite winning performances since the first Miss Universe I watched, in 1983.
These are the most memorable finals night efforts from start to finish with demonstrations of grace, elegance, humour, wit, spontaneity, sincerity, intelligence and inspirational words. Not just a single mic drop moment or a jaw-dropping evening gown - these are the best all-round performances that I still love to rewatch from time to time.
Picking just 10 women from the past 40 years was no easy feat, and my list will no doubt differ from yours. Please let me know who your favourites have been, but please keep your comments respectful.
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The moment Lara took the mic from Sinbad, she already won. It clearly show that action may be powerful than words. It is a gesture that speaks a lot about the question being asked of her.
Everything about that moment felt so special - the moody lighting made it feel even more dramatic!
Yep, the command of the mic is what got me most of all.
The three times Pia joined BBP, not once was I a fan. I was an instant convert when she joined and won Miss Universe. She handled the controversy ovee the fumbled announcement with such grace she won more fans than haters.
Lara Dutta embodies the word CLASS, period. Every word, every move, every look…exudes class, elegance and sophistication.
Lara Dutta was the clear winner of the 2000 edition. She aced all aspects of the competition and left the other girls fighting for the runner up positions.
It was a reasonable standard of competition in 2000 but Lara was just head and shoulders above everyone else. Incredible to think she and Priyanka came from the same national pageant in the same year.
@@PageantNerd Even at national contest every contestant aware of the fact that it's Lara the one to beat. Her modelling experience and international pageant experience worked in her favor.
@@PageantNerd I agree. I'm pretty sure if Lara was sent to Miss World, she would have won it just as easily. Priyanka would have done the same in Miss Universe.
Lara was 1st in the swimsuit round and 4th in evening gown. She entered the top five at second place but the moment she opened her mouth it was game all over
@@PageantNerd potentially the most stacked national pageant ever considering Mirza was also there
I think 🇮🇳👑Miss Universe 👑🇮🇳2021 Haranaz Sandhu breaked the stereotypes of beauty standards in her reign.She faced bullying about her weight gain but her confidence and her weapon of self believe gave face breaking response to all bullies
She didn't break the STEREOTYPE in pageantry, as she started gaining weight only after winning the crown, and not during the competition.. or she might had not win if she was that big during the pageant.
India's 3 Miss Universe winners are iconic.
Nothing iconic with Harnaaz though. Lara and Sushmita were iconic.
@@stainedglasssparrow9636 u know people have preferences...so u better shup up...if someone else finds her iconic....doesn't mean u have to spread hate...just admit u r jealous...you don't find her iconic ..fine don't comment and shut your mouth...shove your hate in ur @&&
@@stainedglasssparrow9636 Haarnaz is indeed iconic, her focus had more relevance thank the 5 before her..especially 15 and 18.
@@robindra5358 especially that meow moment
@@stainedglasssparrow9636 true
Pia Wurtzbach is just wow. She looks so sophisticated and very regal. Being regal is not that common before but when she won lot of contestants are so regal the next following years. I think she started it all.
I thought of these as well. Queen Pia's regal stature is undeniable.
Yep, I strongly agree with Alicia Machado topping the list. She was oozing wirh charisma and appeal during her performances. Compare to her competitors, Alicia was never stiff. Her personality and her flirty habit of flipping her hair while she ramps and talks was just fire. I never saw this kind of sex appeal on or off stage from any Miss universe winners. She reminded me of actress Alicia Silverstone a lot. Period. ❤
I agreed. Alicia Machado is the best. So memorable for her overall performance. She gave her interview in Spanish, but her confidence and personality shined brightly. My favorite Miss Universe of all time!
Catriona Gray will always be the most iconic winner to me. So different from everyone else on your list (the creativity and radical concept of her gown alone is mind-blowing!). But I love your take on every winner you listed.
She did a good job but she doesn't seem the most iconic to me because from the beginning it was already known that she had a wide favoritism to win, so there was no emotion because the final result was already known.
@@carloscondor367 In every competition, favored candidates are normal and rather accepted and there are respected judges to decide who they want to win. In Catriona's case, from the minute she landed on Thailand, to the iconic walk in the prelims down to her last evening gown and the q&a in the final top 3, she not only did a good job but an excellent job truly deserving of the crown. In fact, many ladies around the world considered her as their idol when it comes to beauty pageantry.
Respect his choices
@@pinoymusikaatbp.7498 The moment Catriona decided to join Binibining, the MU crown was already hers to lose.
Catriona is the #11
Oxana Fedorova was a goddess during the pageant! She was ethereal in that white gown. She was simply a cut above the rest! And she wasn’t even trying so hard!
She was my fave too.. She was a goddess in human form and all looked natural and simple but was very impactful.
Some great pics. I had Lara Dutta as my favourite Miss Universe finals performance of all time. Her beauty, poise, intelligence and confidence were unmatched. I did however think Alicia Machado's performance was incredible aswell. I loved her swimsuit performance that year. The way she walked and moved was just spectacular to watch. She really owned the stage and I agree with you that her swimsuit performance was far beyond it's years. I also remember vividly her earring flying off during her swimsuit performance due to her fierce hair flick lol.
2015 is number one for me.
I remember my Lebanese Bosses talking about what happened that morning in Miss Universe. Pia was all over the news in the Middle East that time.
are you a philipino?
Zozibini Tunzi set the standards higher
BUT I Also appreciate Pia Wurtzbach
Zozibini Tunzi set the standards higher?!?! You're kidding!! If you had said Nathalie Glebova of Canada (the Elizabeth Taylor look-alike) I would have said YES, but Zozibini Tunzi?!?! Get real! Even the THOUGHT is laughable.
MU 1993 Dayanara Torres is my most memorable performance. She was very likable on stage and her crowning moment when the crown wouldn’t fit is still hilarious and unforgettable 😂
1993 was so dramatic - the crowning at the end was just the cherry on top! And it was nice to see Dayanara overcome the confidence of Venezuela and Colombia, despite them towering over her!
and don’t forget her answer in the top 3 q & a…. One of the best in MU !
Wonderful content full of fun and wonderful memories. Great to see R'Bonney up there in your top 10. I will never forget Pia and Catriona and of course Zuzi's wins. All iconic in their sheer force and their ability to keep on all eyes on them - I guess what a Miss Universe winner does. So happy to see this content today on Monday when going back to work looms. A great way to start the week. I think my all-time favorite (TODAY) is when Shaun Weatherly won in 1980. I remember thinking she was one of the most beautiful Miss Universe titles holders ever. She was just so sweet and lovely - truly a time when beauty pageants were much different. Hope you are well and happy and sending love and friendship to your subscribers. Take care. Joseph from the US
Thanks Joseph. I hope you’re doing well! I’ve just had the luxury of a four-day long weekend for Easter so I’m not back to work til tomorrow (Tuesday). Shawn would have to be one of the most beautiful MUs of all-time - talk about dominating her year! It was a tough job to pick the 10! All the best for the week ahead - and thanks for your support as always 🥰
@@PageantNerd Shawn lead all the way thru in her year at Miss Universe, preliminaries she was first in all three categories, and definitely in finals, she was clearly in the lead and the only one who was close to getting a 9.00 average score from the tough scoring judges that year (I know it was still kind of new, but come on, the year before, the top two of Miss Universe 1979 Venezuela and Bermuda were having scores well above 9.0, the judges in 1980 were kind of harsh in my opinion and stingy with their scoring, but I digress, lol.) Point being that Shawn lead convincingly from start to finish to win Miss Universe 1980. I think she did the same thing at Miss USA 1980 as well when she won that national pageant prior to competing at Miss Universe.
Aww as we say in the Philippines, Catriona's performance had no "gulat factor" aka "shock factor". Everyone expected her to do well and she delivered! So I kinda agree with her placement in the ranking of this video. In contrast, Pia's performance was low key I was beginning to worry about her chances especially during the pre-pageant activities when there was almost no updates about her. But my fears were all evaporated the moment she introduced herself in the prelims with such confidence and it all went uphill from there. I must admit I wasn't a fan of hers (I was rooting for Janicel to win BBP Universe) but Pia proved me wrong. She had won me over! And that's why until today she's my all-time favorite Miss Universe.
*Edit: Looking back, the iconic lava gown could have been Cat's big "shock factor" moment but I feel like they ruined the surprise by allowing Ashley Graham to interview her backstage, mere moments before the evening gown competiton. Such a missed opportunity there!
Catriona is one of the best,if not the best miss universe
Pia is the most popular miss universe
Love them both ❣️
Thank you for recognising Wendy's greatness! I feel like she's often over looked in terms of well performing Miss Universes
You’re welcome - I definitely don’t overlook her. She’s always been a huge fave of mine 🥰
Up to this Day PH Love Miss Sushimita Sen…She’s Young Brain and Beauty and Humble.
Catriona Gray will win win the contest if there's a battle of the all miss universe winners. Catriona Gray was the most well prepared contestant in the entire beauty pageants history, who sets a hight standard in pageantry. So definitely without a doubt Catriona Gray is the ultimate " The Best Miss Universe ever of all time" ❤❤❤
Love Catriona but can't ignore her inspiration lara Dutta , one who open the mouth knockout all in a single move. Cat faces intense competition by South Africa, Venezuela and Vietnam. We all know if Vietnam use translation then she would be biggest red flag for cat.
My all-time favourite has to be Lara Dutta of India. Perfect amalgamation of poise, elegance, intelligence and grace from the beginning till the end.
The fact that you included Barbara Palacio in your list (for me) gives it some major respect. A lot of these pageant fans don’t even look back at the history. Wow! Also MABUHAY PILIPINAS!!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭
Palacios.
I agreed
CATRIONA will always be the best Miss Universe ever ❤
For Filipinos maybe. What is she compared to a stunning beauty like Nathalie Glebova, for example? Put them next to each other and your Catriona will disappear off the face of the earth. No Miss Universe has even come CLOSE to that stunning beauty and it's too bad that she didn't decide to pursue a career in acting; if she had, the world would have had another Elizabeth Taylor. Even the THOUGHT of comparing that goddess with your Catriona is laughable.
@@raffiminassian2339 oh please. Look at the videos Natalie and Cat together at events and no one even remembers Natalie as reflected by the fanfare. And it's not becaise of how long ago she won - Lara from India won 5 years before her and she is still more memorable. Heck, there are even videos of Cat and Harnaaz together and the people were screaming Cat's name - and mind you, those were taken in Vietnam and Thailand, not the Philippines. So while Natalie may be considered classically more attractive, it's more of the actual PERFORMANCE throughout the competition and even during the final night that really matters and leaves a mark. Which happens to be what this video is all about. End of discussion.
Lara and Zozibini are my two all time favorite. They brought content and substance to the final answers. Their response is something what an average person appreciates who otherwise would find little or no meaning in beautiful gowns and toned body in swimsuits .
They personify what an ideal pageant should be like.....glitz and glamour but not devoid of purpose.
Well the attitude and behavior of Pia speaks the right attribute of being a Miss Universe winner the composure with grace and being humble will always be a queenly...
In my case, my favorite performances always end up in First Rup such as Kurara Chibana of Japan, Taliana Vargas of Colombia, Yendi Philips of Jamaica, and Janine Tugonon of Philippines.
Love your choices. The women you listed were my choice that year they competed to win based on Finals Night. I think that Miss Japan’s win in 2007 was due to Miss Japan’s 2006 performance
Kurara should've won her year. And I'm Puerto Rican! LOL! I think that's why Riyo Mori won the following year, to make up for it.
@@Huracan604 I agree as well
Kurara was robbed, big time! So was Janine!
Omg my people! Manpreet Brar, Kurara Chibana, and Janine Tugonon were the deserving winners in their respective years.
Pia of the Philippines winning moment is the Most Controversial and Popular of them All.
Zozibini, R Bonney, Catriona, Sushmita and Jennifer Hawkins are my favorites too.
Mabuhay 🇵🇭
Catriona all the way. The lady took on the competition like the most determined straight-A student and studied every aspect of it. The level of meticulous detail and hands-on involvement she had in her journey from going against tradition and handpicking every member of her team, curating her wardrobe, conceptualizing her photo and video shoots, designing her national constume, iconic gown and earcuff, as well as developing her walk, slow-mo turn, and end-of-runway pivot - her holistic approach is just unmatched. Everything was intentional and almost nothing was left to chance. In less capable hands, her approach would have come across as too calculated, but Catriona pulled it off thanks to her charm, confidence, and wit.
She was always predicted to win even before she won her national competition, but once she stepped in Thailand, every other contestant was competing for runner-up positions.
Catriona was indeed one of the best Miss Universe. But I feel this video is all about on stage performance of ONLY the finale night. Everyone including me believed that she would win. I quite agree with her rank in this video because she delivered an incredible performance which was quite expected - but the other girls like Alicia, Lara, Zozi, Sushmita, Wendy all gave a bit of their personality trailer in all of the rounds - swimsuit and interview - they all sounded unrehearsed and extempore.
Yes agree
Always good analysis! Really appreciate your detailing of the videobpresentation! You will definitely get my vote.
Aside from Dayana mendoza and Catriona Gray.. i love how Rosanna Purcel (Miss Ireland 2010 , Amy Willerton (Miss GB 2013 , Miss Jamaica 2009, Miss Kosovo 2009, Miss Japan 2003 Miss Puerto Rico 2001 and Miss Greece 2001strut the runway!! They killed the competition to the wholenew level!!
We have the same no. 1. Yay! Alicia was so, so charming and gorgeous when she won in 1996. I love her, too! Thanks Roger for this wonderful video...
Zuzi, Catriona and Pia are my all-time favorites.
You naild it!! Wonderful work
Catriona, 2018, Margaret, 1978 and Paulina, 2014 all lead the pack. They are bubbly, articulate, natural, regal and very appealling. Truly, what queens are made of.
Love your top ten.Four of my favourite Miss Universe { 1994,1996,1998 &2000] made the list.Also your honourable mention of Miss Universe 2021.
I’m an American, and my all-time favorite Miss Universe is Barbara Palacios. Ironically, my all-time favorite Miss USA is Christy Fichtner. I fell in love with Christy the night she won Miss USA. She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen. I was 10-years-old the night of the 1986 Miss Universe Pageant. When Miss USA lost, I was devastated. I cried myself to sleep that night. I couldn’t understand how Miss Venezuela had won. However, having re-watched that pageant probably hundreds of times over the years, I was eventually able to see it objectively without the inherent bias for my home country. Then I fell in love with Barbara. She’s exquisite and exudes sophistication and class. Her skin is porcelain, and her eyes are oceans. She’s the top queen in my book.
Lara Dutta was the best. I mean she already was the top in swim, simply stunning body. And then she was among the top in gown but really her question and answer was too good.
I agree with Alicia Machado’s placement as your number 1 MU winning performance. I predicted she would win MU when she won MV. Aside from being stunningly beautiful, Alicia was intelligent and charismatic. She won over the judges at MU with her spontaneity, freshness, and flirtatious charm. I amazed my group of friends the night of the MU pageant when I announced before the telecast that she would win and I was right. Her performance that night was truly iconic and most memorable to me was how she responded to each round of questions. Truly one of the best MU performances of all time. Thank you for highlighting this.
I also agree with Alicia Machado on the top of this list, she's generally considered one of the best finals night performance of all time.
But I think he missed Oxana. She's effortlessly beautiful that the judges were stunned by her beauty, that it seems she's the sure winner regardless of her final answer. Remember that swimwear of Oxana, goddess! The only reason why he removed her in this list is perhaps she was dethroned and doesn't qualify as a former miss universe, but he's referring to finals night performance in this video so even if she's dethroned she is still a former winner.
And about Catriona Gray. A lot of pageant followers often touted Cat as the gold standard or benchmark of a true Miss universe. One of the best, if not the best miss universe. That she raised the bar so high in miss universe. Fair and square shes easily one of the best of all time.
also has to reconsider Amelia Vega, Jennifer Hawkins, zuleyka rivera, ximena navarrete and Paulina Vega. These women are the standard of a true Miss universe.
I'm curious about how people would make these predictions back in 1996 when there was no internet, social media.. no hot picks, etc.. Unless you are Venezuelan of course.
@@santigetaz8879
Back in the 1990s there are already live televised beauty pageants. Miss USA miss India Miss Venezuela etc are already broadcast live on tv those days
my 2 cents opinion:
pre-trump era - beauty is defined by swimsuit companies
trump era - beauty is defined by males
mgi era - beauty is defined by females
current ann era - beauty is from business perspective
Loved your Top 10 and love your reasoning, with spontaneity being important to you 🙌🏻 People will always have differing opinions on all-time Top 10 list, as do I, but I enjoy listening to everyone’s reasoning for theirs :)
Agree with your top 1! Visser and Dutta was my fav! Such an incredible video! PLEASE do more !!!!!
I love your list and even honorable mentions. I saw the Miss Venezuela pageant on TV when Alicia won and said that night she would go on to win Miss Universe and I was right
I have watched quite a few of the Miss Universe pageants and there is one particular moment among all those pageants that has stuck in my mind and which has left a very positive impression on me. It was during the 1976 pageant held in Hong Kong and it was during the final question segment where there were only five finalists left. One of the five finalists was Miss Israel, Rina Messinger, and the answer which she gave really surprised and impressed me. When asked by Bob Barker which country among all the countries represented at the pageant she would like to visit if she had the opportunity, she said that if she could choose any country she would choose an ARAB one which she would be very glad to see. Given that this pageant was taking place shortly after the hijacking of an Air France airliner en route from Tel Aviv to Paris by a group of Palestinian freedom fighters and their German friends involving a large number of Israeli hostages, her answer showed a very compassionate and loving person who probably would have liked to see peace between Israel and its Arab neighbors. Although I am sure that anti-Arab sentiment was at an all-time high in Israel at the time, her answer was quite remarkable and I am sure it had a lot to do with her winning the title of Miss Universe that evening. I guess one can never go wrong with a positive attitude, optimism, and forgiveness!
Well presented. Thsnk you for sharing
I love your videos !!!I hope you will make reviews of other contests like MISS INTERNATIONAL, too !!!!
Alicia Machado's performance is the best there is, bar none. It would've been a crime not to crown her that night. Every time she appears on stage, she's winning. She annihilated the other 9 girls by simply being there.
i felt too she wasn't trying too hard and was just having fun.
I've always loved Barbara Palacios Teyde for some reason, I think her speaking voice and not to mention she's extremely stunning, especially in the decade that followed her victory. Alicia was a turn away from the Miss Venezuela mould that had developed after Carolina Izsak, which was "6 feet, slender and a bit cold." and I think it was Jacqueline Aguilera who fit that mould more so than Alicia did, but they took a chance on a shorter, spunkier gal and it paid off, paving the way for the likes of sweeter, more down to earth queens from Venezuela like Carolina Indriago, Verushka Ramirez and even Claudia Moreno(even though she didn't actually win Miss Venezuela) all of whom are notably warmer and a bit sweeter than the early to mid 90s Miss Venezuelas.
Alicia and Jacqueline came from the same national pageant. Both win Miss universe and miss world.
Alicia! True, she may not be the best MU ever but personally, she is the very definition of the "be yourself and enjoy the experience" previous title holders has been telling the candidates. I clearly remember her SS performance. She was having fun! She wasnt being extra. She passed the vibe in giving what the prod was asking for.
Well said!
As an early 80s baby who watched Miss Universe since my very early childhood, I'm so glad you highlighted (and honorably mentioned) winners from from the 80s and 90s. Many pageant vloggers usually just talk about recent history. So thank you! And I agree, Alicia Machado was one of my favorite winners with one of the best evening gown productions at Miss Universe that year, it's just sad she went through bullying about her weight during her reign, and how she ended up turning to the adult entertainment industry several years later.
Alicia just did frontal nudes, she didn't did porn
@@taroupriapus9760 NUDITY ALONE is NOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT porn !!! ..................... What a PRUDE !!!
Amparo Munoz (MU74) also went thru the same path, baring her boobs for all to see in Spanish cinema. Gloria Diaz also went sexy with her 'Pinakamandang hayop sa balat ng lupa.'
@@taroupriapus9760 actually she did, if you look it up you'll see.
@@pingyu5141 Gloria only did mild, sexy scenes. Amparo on the other hand showed her boobs, considered porn back in the 70s
Catriona sets a high standard in the world of pageantry.
Who said? Only Pinoy said that
@@AazyfRoshanDon’t be delusional every pageant fans says that unless they are extremely jealous or bias, Catriona is and forever will be the most iconic and the best miss universe that grace that stage period.
@@AazyfRoshan nope. If even Latin, Thai, and Vietnamese pages recognize it, then it's global. End of discussion.
@@AazyfRoshanI AS AN INDIAN SAY THAT TOO
SA Zozi, question and answer was tops of all your favourites and i think her answers were the best ever in this pageant. She also owned that stage from the start of the show. Pity her reign was interupted by the pandemic. Would have loved to see more of her.
Completely agree - she made the most of it with her online interviews, but indeed she was so unlucky for not having a conventional reign. She’s continuing to do great things, nonetheless.
Love your content
This is such a perfect and accurate analysis!!
I used to watch all the pageants with my mother when she was alive (she passed in 2011) and will admit, I don't follow it as much since but so glad I stumbled across your channel as you have helped re-ignited my love for watching them.
We definitely have similar views and the two minor changes in mine would be I would have MU1997 Brooke Lee in the top 10 (I have played her final 3 response to people to show how much she did not like MU1996 Alicia being "fat shamed" both at MUSA & MU and her answer was the ultimate 'mic drop'), replacing R'Bonney (HM in my view) and a switch of the top 2.
Though being held in Cyprus, MU2000 was very much being protested and the moment when Lara asked for the mic & Sinbad gave her the mic, that answer is by FAR, the BEST answer ever given.
love your list, thanks for sharing your Top 10 winners of Miss Universe.
You did a fabulous job ... I agree 1000% ... I have seen them all myself ... Well Done 👍🏾👍🏿⚘💕😍🇹🇹
I love you and your content. Plus you're so cute!!! You still promised to make a video on wins that were controversial still waiting for that 😊
Thanks for your kind words, Richard - will make sure I get to that video soon, I promise!
Love seeing 3 Filipinas Catriona, RBonney and Pia on your top 10 😊😊
Excellent top 10 lists. Fair judgment and reasonable opinion although some of them I dont necessarily agree, but it's interesting to hear and the rationale behind them that I can understand. After all, these are only your personal top 10 fav based on what you want the public to know about your personal fav and I appreciate the effort to include the lists and your speaking skills provide an entertaining presentation and a great video content.
Also, I was surprised to see your top choice once it's revealed somehow, but i took my reaction as being in a good manner not the opposite. Suprised because I wouldn't have thought she would be the no 1 choice, but delighted with the revealing result and final outcome of your no 1 favorite
❤ Thank you! Much appreciation from Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹
My love to T&T! ❤️🇹🇹
WONDERFUL ANALYSIS ❤
if you get to know Cat more, you'll find out that how she was in miss universe was her authentic self. how she answered was how she would answer any other interview question outside miss universe. she is truly both smart and kind.
I am not able to make a list like yours since I didn't follow Miss Universe's pageant since the early 80s, but just 2000s. However, two presentations from my era that you have not mentioned impacted me a lot: Miss Russia 2002 and Miss Angola 2012. I loved your video and I totally understand the first choice!
Totally agree❤❤❤.
Love your content.
God bless all pageant lovers.🙏
Love your content. I feel the same as you did with Alicia's swimsuit performance but I also liked Russia's in her white swimsuit. Lara and Sushmita's answer were very inspiring and Catriona's walk, in my opinion was one of the best. Could you also create content on the host countries? Some have given us some of the most beautiful venues such as Greece in 1973. I started watching Miss Universe when it was held here in the Philippines in 1974 when Amparo Munos won the title. So excited for El Salvador.
Thanks very much! Oxana in 2002 was historic, though I didn’t think her speaking abilities were that great. Shame she wasn’t able to finish her reign, nonetheless. That’s a great idea re host venues. I touched on that a little with my last video covering the 1975 pageant in El Salvador - I may need to speak with real pageant historians to get all the lowdown of the earlier editions once it moved away from the US in the 1970s.
Love the crowning moment of Wendy Fitzwilliam! The candidates genuinely love Wendy. 😭😍
The black candidates may have liked her, but they didn't have to RUSH towards her like a pack of wild rhinos and almost knock Miss Venezuela (the first runner-up) off her feet!!
I still get chills listening to Zozi’s answer. She was my fav to win but I didn’t believe they would crown her.
Neither did I with that HAIR!
4 Miss Universe (Philippines) and 2 being featured is an absolute joy and pride
You were on the money! I am in complete agreement wwith you on your assessments. Bravo! 😊
Thank you! Can’t say I’ve had many (if any) people agree with all my selections, so your comment has made my day! ❤️😘
Great video! 😊 If I would have the privilege to rearrange your list, I would put Catriona way ⬆️. She has been giving an 💫 performance from the time she landed in 🇹🇭. Talking about the finals night, I feel that she showed her charm, wit and greatness all throughout the show. I just feel that the commentators, except Ashley, were not acknowledging Catriona at all, which was unfortunate. What’s good is that Catriona was an undeniable force that time that she eventually won 👑👑👑. I agree with everyone else in your list 🙌💯
i love your selection
I'm Venezuelan 🇻🇪 and I thought that Botswana 🇧🇼 for me would be the first, it's my favorite 😍 but that Alicia won in your ranking, it's wonderful ❤
❤your selection
OMG! Can’t agree more with you on #1 👏👏👏👏👏
If we mean by favorite are consistency, holistic and iconic, missing on this list:
Oxana Fedorova - The OG unbothered queen - she came off unrehearsed, not trying too hard and just captivated everyone that night and that final answer was navigated so so well. That question was so tricky.
Brook Lee (should be top 10) - I remember watching as a 12 year old, accustomed with the "Venezuela Template," I couldn't fathom why someone with her kind of look, demeanor and gown won. Years later I now totally understand. You just know she had a gameplan. Catriona reminds me of Brook's old soul instinct and intelligence (without the cold and calculating approach that is totally just very Cat.)
Riyo Mori. The gown -what??? (commercial couture yet very Japanese) gown performance, swimsuit performance, the strategic pauses for the interpreter, and the depth of her answer, still blow me away. There is a Riyo Mori template that's not being noticed nor studied close enough.
Interestingly, all 3 stood out for me for the risk-taking gowns.
PS: Alicia did well but for me she came/comes off as a cute princess than a queen.
Nonetheless, superb deepdive, TPN! Another job well done! ⭐️ Thank you for the great content and for overall elevating pageant discourse.
A cute princess? What are you smoking.
@@mjtmla 1. Question one - a cute princess is a female (usually biological one) that normally comes from royalty, but in this context, from pageants as either a contestant, a winner, and/or both. Cute princess is used as a description to verbally depict a formed observation. 2. Question two - none.
@@jayeftee it’s fine you liked the other more but Alicia was queen all the way. You are minimizing her amazing performance.
@@mjtmla Thank you for your inputs. Duly noted. Have a great rest of the day.
Soy Venezolano 🇻🇪 y pensaba que Botswana 🇧🇼 sería el primera, es mi favorita 😍 pero que Alicia ganara en tu ranking, es maravilloso ❤
As a South African, and coming from the same province, I had high hopes for Zozibini Tunzi, and when they got to the interview round, I KNEW she had bagged it, which was a relief because I was not a fan of the favorite, Miss Puerto Rico.
unfortunately although she was brilliant, she played the old "I've never seen someone like me represented", which is untrue. There were black miss Universe's before her, including Africans, now it became a problem, choose the white girl over the black one and it looks like preference. the old race card trickl.
@@luisnieves8242you didn’t get it. She was talking about herself, growing up in rural areas, & up to that point the magazines she read didn’t feature short-natural-haired with dark-skins, even Miss Universe had straight-haired/relaxed hair black queens. You probably won’t get the significance if you’re not black. Changing one’s hair to fit into what’s acceptable is political to say the least. Presenting yourself as you want like Zozi, is empowering & liberating to black women.
@@luisnieves8242you misunderstood her answer at all.
Yes, he didn't get it at all.
Awesome post!! I have also watched the Miss Universe pageant since the 80s (started in the late 80s though when I was about 7). I absolutely agree with your #1 choice. Alicia's performance is also my favorite of all time. I would also include the performances of Chelsi and Denise. 🙂 Here are my current Top 10 favorite perfomances.
1. Alicia Machado
2. Dayana Mendoza
3. Lara Dutta
4. Pia Wurtzbach
5. Catriona Gray
6. Sushmita Sen
7. Chelsi Smith
8. Denise Quiñones
9. Zozibini Tunzi
10. Wendy Fitzwilliam
Honorable Mentions:
Brook Lee
Riyo Mori
Harnaaz Sandhu
R'Bonney Gabriel
Thanks very much! Sounds like we got into pageants around the same time. Denise was also on my long list - was very tough to get it down to just 10. You’ve got a great Top 10 - lots of similarities 😎
Totalmente de acuerdo con tu top 3 Dayana, Lara y Alicia sin duda las mejores!❤
Love this content and how handsome you are!
Fun fact: Miss Universe actually allowed married women to compete at Miss Universe until 1956. Miss India 1952, Indrani Rahman, competed at the inagural edition married and with a child.
Oh wow, I didn’t know that! I know Miss World previously allowed mothers to compete but I didn’t know MU did as well. Poor Leona Gage was a year too late in 1957!
@@PageantNerd Yeah, Leona Gage was indeed unlucky. Bless her soul.
@@PageantNerd Yeah Miss World also has an interesting history. In the 1950s married women and mothers frequent the pageant, and there was a time that the age requirement was unclear, Miss Australia 1957 was 32 years old!
I loved Miss Thailand 1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok's winning performance in your honorable mention.
"Thai is the only language allowed at home and that's how I kept my language and my English, I think I owe it a lot to Big Bird because I always watched Sesame Street when I was a kid". Something like this is her answer to the Top 10 Interview. She ranked 2nd in the preliminaries next to Korea who became her runner up on the Finals night. 😃✌️
My favorites in random order
Catriona, 18
Lara, 00
Dayana, 08
Stefania, 09
Alicia, 96
Sushmita, 94
Leila, 11
Wendy, 98
Mpule,99
Barbara, 86
Pia, 15
Zozi, 19
Though, I started watching Miss Universe in 2011, 90s edition is my all time favourite 💕💖
Sushmita is talking from her innerself. She is so collected and well educated.
I think 90s editions were really amazing and celebrated. I don't have issues with Alicia taking your top spot, I agree with everything you said. I just hope Cecilia Bolocco should be in the top 5 at the very least. She was one unforgettable queen, in terms of personality she really ranks high up there! And was able to remain in the limeight years after her reign! Talk about the .most engaging interview, Cecilia nailed it!
Petition to call The Pageant Nerd as "The Pageant Daddy". Lol! But kidding aside, I love your taste with your Top 10, especially the #1.
Thanks!
Great video to watch.
I agree with ur top 1. I really enjoyed here presentation during that year!
Favorites are of course shaped by one's own preferences. Though we all differ in our perspectives towards ranking, yours is an extremely solid list.
What I'm really looking forward to is a list of your favorite non-winning performances. Some of mine:
1) Miss Curacao Anne Braafheid in 1968 (especially for the reasons you listed for your choices ) she effortlessly outperformed the eventual winner Brazil.
2) Miss Venezuela Mariángel Ruiz 2003 - Everything technical went wrong for this stunning beauty during the finals - everything . Yet she was composed, quick thinking and rolled with the punches as a series of bumbling and unforgivable production glitches were thrown at her. Still, there was no derailing Dominican Republic's Amelia Vega.
3) The 3 cursed Miss Colombia queens of the 90's - Need I say more?
Agree on point #1! Miss Curacao Anne Braafheid should have been Miss U 1968. Racism the culprit? or bad karma? Eventual (pretty but no answer during top 5's Q & A) winner Martha Vasconcellos' country Brazil never won the title again since 1968.
Rio Mori’s performance was very entertaining specially her evening gown 🔥🔥🔥
Good top. For me:
1. Alicia Machado
2. Denise Quiñones
3. Dayana Mendoza
4. Amelia Vega
5. Oxana Fedorova
6. Catriona Gray
7. Zuleyka Rivera
8. Sushmita Sen
9. Dayanara Torres
10. Leila Lopes
I agree with you mostly, my top 10 would be:
1. Amelia Vega MU 2003
2. Iris Mitteneare MU 2016
3. Catriona Gray MU 2018
4. Sushmita Sen MU 1994
5. Alicia Machado MU 1996
6. Wendy Fitzwilliam MU 1998
7. Leila Lopes MU 2011
8. Lara Dutta MU 2000
9. Yvonne Ryding MU 1984
10. Dayana Mendoza MU 2008.
Honorable mentions:
Cecilia Bolocco, Pia Wurtzbach, Zozibini Tunzi, Mpule Kawalogbe, Brooke Lee, Barbara Palacios, Harnaaz Sandhu and Mona Grudt.
(Is really hard to pick they're truly amazing)
Wish to see content from miss world as well.
How could you leave out 1993 Dayanara Torres? Like a master-class in MU. Just watch her evening gown. She literally cast a spell on the judges.
Alicia is the real representation for Swimsuit (fun), Evening Gown (class) and QandA (confidence)
NO PLSTC SURGERES? DOUBT!
@@joebertdaineramos7835 see...plastic surgery is a choice...people can do whatever they want with their body...one cannot impose a rule of natural beauty and make the. Forcefully carry those features they may not be comfortable with....and at the end beauty pageants are about about speaking skills and being a voice and carry out projects ....not about the best body or best face or anything
Her interview is fun, her personality so sunny that she literally lit up the whole stadium
@@joebertdaineramos7835Catriona, y tantas miss universo tienen cirugias, cual es El problema con Venezuela. Alicia y tantas otras venezolanas ganadoras de tantos concursos no se han hecho cirugia.
@@joebertdaineramos7835i bet you need a brain surgery, we are talking abouy performance here not natural beauty
MY FAVORITE MISS UNIVERSE
EVERY MISS UNIVERSE IS EXCELLENT THOUGH
CATRIONA GRAY
ZOZIBINI TUNZI
PIA WURTCHBACH
LARA DUTTA
SUSMITA SEN
WENDY
BOATSWANA
RIYO MORI
CHELSIE SMITH
ALICIA
DAYANNA TORRES
DAYANA MENDOZA
PAULINE
MISS VENEZUELA 🇻🇪 FROM THE VIDEO WHO WAS WITH USA 🇺🇸
BROOK LEE
IRIS MITTENEARE
DEMI
HARNAZ
EVERYONE
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❤ Trinidad and Tobago 🇹🇹 she was really great . I wonder if the opportunity should arise pass winners head to head what could be the results 🤔
Catriona Gray is the most predictable to win even from her first arrival in Bangkok airport people were so engaged already to her. No surprise she's on your last in your list because she's the most prepared and confident to win which everyone knew she will win, no drama,no hesitations.
Yeah. She's undoubtedly the winner for everyone unless you are a delusional Venezuelan.
We have the same number 1, Alicia Machado in 1996. I was a high school freshman when she was crowned and now that I'm 40, her performance is still the most memorable for me.
It was Pia that got the attention of Tyra for her Smize…
Anyway, kudos to u. Great vid. Thanks from Milan 🥰🇵🇭👼
Yes! And Tyra loved Catriona’s slo-mo turn as well, no?
@@PageantNerd Oh yes… You’re right and retweeted it with “Pinoy Power to The Max” Thanks for reminding. My bad. Cheers! All the best to u. I’m an admirer from Milan 👼🙏🏽❤️🥂