Critical Beauty
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Critical Beauty is unique in the sense that it treats beauty pageants, and anything else related to beauty, from a critical perspective. It offers the latest news and events related to pageantry, interviews of individuals in the pageant industry, and articles of interest to the pageant community.
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10h ago
This interview was conducted via Zoom on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 at 12:00 PM EST. Amanda van Wezel will compete in Miss Grand Netherlands 2024 on July 21, 2024. Follow Amanda's journey to the crown via her Instagram @amandavanwezel ..read more
Critical Beauty
1w ago
Alejandra Rodríguez has shattered stereotypes and captivated hearts as the newly crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires. A lawyer and journalist from La Plata, Rodríguez has made history as the first 60-year-old woman to achieve such a distinction, marking a monumental shift in beauty pageants.
Her triumph celebrates her achievements and the evolving definition of beauty. Rodríguez’s victory represents a significant milestone in challenging ageist norms and redefining societal standards of attractiveness.
Following her win, Rodríguez expressed her profound joy at being chosen to represen ..read more
Critical Beauty
2w ago
Osmel Sousa revealed what his position will be in the Miss Universe Organization. The beauty czar will be an advisor to the president of the organization.
Sousa shared the news on his Instagram account on Wednesday, April 17. “For everyone who asked what my position was going to be at @missuniverse, I send you greetings from #Mexico. “I hope to do a good job as president advisor,” he wrote.
“In addition to the great affection that he knows I have for him, and the great recognition, well, forget it, he is a reference in beauty pageants, with all that experience he has, and I am happy ..read more
Critical Beauty
2w ago
Watch my fun interview with Ashley Brown, Miss Grand Noord-Holland 2024, who is competing in Miss Grand Netherlands 2024 ..read more
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3w ago
Samoa returns to Miss Universe! On April 3, 2024, Manaia Event launched the Miss Universe Samoa pageant that will pick a Samoan representative to the 2024 Miss Universe contest held in Mexico in November.
Director of Miss Universe Samoa, Leiataualesa Jerry Brunt, revealed that Miss Universe organization granted them the license to organize and recruit a candidate to represent Samoa, with efforts underway to finalize the selection criteria.
Leiataualesa disclosed that they have asked MUO to consider exemptions for Samoa, for example, regarding traditional Samoan tattoos such as the ..read more
Critical Beauty
3w ago
Rumy Alqahtani will reportedly represent Saudi Arabia in Miss Universe 2024, however, it has been denied by the Miss Universe organization. Image: Instagram/@rumy_alqahtani
The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) denied reports of Saudi Arabia sending a representative in the upcoming global tilt, saying that “no selection process” was made to determine whether she qualifies for the pageant.
The 27-year-old Rumy Alqahtani made headlines after she announced on her Instagram page on March 25 that she was “honored” to be named the Arab country’s “first representative” for Miss Universe 2024 ..read more
Critical Beauty
1M ago
Maria Gigante, 30, representing the Philippines, has been crowned Universal Woman 2024 on March 22, 2024 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. She is the first woman from her country to win the title. She was crowned by outgoing queen Valentina Sanchez Trivella of Venezuela.
Her court includes:
1st runner-up - Lisandra Chirinos - Venezuela
2nd runner-up - Elise Mysyshyne - France
3rd runner-up - Brianna Mai - Cambodia
4th runner-up - Tavera Pena Chabeli - Dominican Republic
Making the top 12 were the delegates from Zimbabwe, Denmark, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Great Britain.
A to ..read more
Critical Beauty
1M ago
The Miss Universe Costa Rica Organization, in charge of choosing the Costa Rican representative for Miss Universe 2024, confirmed that trans women will not be able to participate in this edition of the contest.
This was announced by Yessenia Ramírez, director of the beauty contest, during an interview with La Nación: “In the last beauty contests (in the world) trans women have been participating, who are medically and legally recognized as women. What about that requirement? Are they no longer going to be allowed?”
Ramírez re ..read more
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1M ago
The new Miss World is Krystyna Pyszkova, 23, of Czech Republic who was crowned in March 9, 2024 at Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India.
The first runner-up is Yasmina Zaytoun, 21, of Lebanon.
The other two finalists are Lesego Chombo of Botswana and Aché Abrahams of Trinidad and Tobago.
Completing the top 8 and winning the continental queen titles are: Leticia Frota of Brazil (Miss World Americas & Caribbean), Jessica Gagen of England (Miss World Europe), Sini Shetty of India (Miss World Asia & Oceania) and Hannah Tumukunde of Uganda (Miss World Africa ..read more
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1M ago
This group chat was conducted via Zoom on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at 10:00 PM EST. My guests include Ed Dominguez, Antonio Rivadeneira, Julio Rodriguez, George of the Pageant Empress and Lenka Vomocil.
Watch with timestamps.
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