Is FIFTY really equal to GOLD?Let me take you on a series of reviews as to the more or less, controversial outcome of the Binibining Pilipinas: Gold Edition.First in my 6 part series, Ariella Arida. Let’s put her, under our microscopes, shall we?
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: ARA ARIDA
Contextualization:
Ara Arida will be sent to the Miss Universe Pageant of this
same year, slated to be sometime between September to November. So it is a
must, thusly, to put into context the lady upon whom our hopes and dreams rest.
What is Ms. Universe, in the first place?
Ms. Universe is an old pageant which has always been ranked
as the best in the world, in terms of production and more importantly, following.
Prior to the drought which begun circa 2000, the Philippines had always been a
powerhouse in this pageant. We have 2 crowns and a bunch of finalists to boast
of. In more recent times, we have a 3-peat in placing in the top 5 of the
pageant. Venus, with here ridonkulus (yes, im using this word – thanks Ted
Mosby! J)
body, Shamcey, with that megawatt smile and Janine with her stomp, reinstated
the Pearl Archipelago into the Miss Universe hall of fame.
It’s safe to say we have sash powers now. And although this
is no assurance, in fact, it’s scary even, we have a fighting chance in landing
that elusive number one spot.
But mentioning the three girls, it does raise the question
why we weren’t able to nab the crown.
Let’s review the queens we’ve had lately.
DAYANA – she started the high fashion trend that is steam
rolling the pageant world. She isn’t your typical doll, in fact, she beat out
Taliana who is just that. Why did she win then? Fierce is the word. Trump has
realized he couldn’t use those sunshiny girls as much as he would want. Those
charity balls and gala events only happen once or twice a month – not really reeking
in the greens. What is more lucrative is the modelling scene, and Dayana fit
the bill perfectly.
STEFANIA and XIMENA – These two girls are just plain and
simple – gorgeous. Also very model-esque but more importantly, they have
perfect faces. Ximena in particular has a face that sent the pageant world into
a frenzy. Stefania has so much youth and vibrancy. Both girls are just
beautiful.
LEILA – this girl is fresh – personified. No wonder why she
beat out Oleysa and Shamcey! She has such a cover girl image that is just
magnetic.
OLIVIA – The lady with the perfect face. Another straight
forward beauty. Olivia blew away the competition with her relaxed wit. Her
smile and huge eyes are big pluses too.
Let’s now take ARA and see if she matches the apparent
requirements of being a Ms. Universe.
FACE:
The good: Those eyes! Those huge seductive eyes are her
major selling points. She can just stare at you and you’d melt. In general, her
face has some symmetry. Her neck is gorgeous. There’s something about the shape
of her face that is to me very appealing.
BODY:
The bad: Her curves aren’t very obvious. When she does her
poses, her muscles tense too much and they’d seem bulging. This is something
she has to work on.
The good: Right now, she doesn’t have obvious body fat. She
is quite toned. She’s not short, but not tall either. Just the right Miss
Universe height.
PERSONALITY:
I have friends in the pageant circuit who know her. They were
pretty excited when she won, and they were sending her love. Apparently, she’s
a really nice girl. Some would say, quite fun to be with. She seems to me very
determined too.
WIT:
The bad: She gets nervous easy. And it really shows.
The good: She still spews very sane remarks even when she’s
nervous.
WALK:
YES. YES. YES. I love her walk! Perfection!
To me, Ms. Ara is a shoo-in in the top15. But she needs a
lot of work with her packaging, projection, confidence to really get to the
crown.
I’m giving Ara, right now with what she has, a 85% chance at
nabbing the crown.
