RESULTS REACTION & CAPSULE REVIEW: MISTER WORLD 2024

 

MISTER WORLD 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH --CONCLUSION

The final tally of contestants in this edition of Mister World is 60.  It may be a sharp decline from 72 in the previous edition and the record of 74 back in 2010, but this is a sum all other major international male pageants would envy, as none of them has ever reached this level.  So how do these 60 gentlemen stack up?  Here's ow my leaderboard looks like:

TOP CONTENDERS:  AUSTRALIA, KENYA, SPAIN, UNITED STATES, VIETNAM

SHOO-INS:  CANADA, CHINA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ENGLAND, INDIA,, ITALY, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NORTHERN IRELAND, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH AFRICA, VENEZUELA

LIKELIEST:  ANGOLA,  ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, GUADELOUPE, IRELAND, JAMAICA, LEBANON, , MALTA, NICARAGUA, PERU, POLAND, SINGAPORE, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH SUDAN, SRI LANKA, THAILAND, TURKIYE, 

BWAP FACTOR:  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, MYANMAR, 

PERSONALITY FACTOR:  INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, 

EXCELLENT:  BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, , BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, FRANCE, GUINEA, MONTENEGRO, NEPAL, 

VERY STRONG:  ALBANIA,  ETHIOPIA, JAPAN, LAOS, PAKISTAN, 

STRONG:  FINLAND, SERBIA, 

And here is my "Fearful" Forecast:

FINAL FOUR:  KENYA, SPAIN, UNITED STATESS, VIETNAM

TOP 10:  AUSTRALIA, CZECH REPUBLIC, ITALY, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, SOUTH AFRICA

TOP 20:  CHINA, ENGLAND, INDIA, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NORTHERN IRELAND, SIERRA LEONE, SRI LANKA, TURKIYE, VENEZUELA

BUBBLING UNDER:   ANGOLA,  ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, GUADELOUPE, IRELAND, JAMAICA, LEBANON, , MALTA, NICARAGUA, PERU, POLAND, SINGAPORE,SOUTH SUDAN, THAILAND

STRIKING DISTANCE:   BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, , BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, EL SALVADOR, FRANCE, GUINEA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, MONTENEGRO, MYANMAR, NEPAL, 

MISTER WORLD 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH -- GREEN TEAM (ASIA & OCEANIA)

 

The Green Team, or Team Asia & Oceania, is the biggest team in this year's batch.  It initially had 20 members, but one guy somehow decided to drop out after arriving in Vietnman and participating in Talent and Top Model:

NEW ZEALAND - Tim Kiriwi.

Still, the remaining 19 members of the Green Team still look like a formidable bunch.

AUSTRALIA - Lochlan Carey.

BANGLADESH - B Proshad Das.

CAMBODIA - Sokhurangsey Thul.

CHINA, P.R. - Wei Zihong.

INDIA - Gokul Ganesan.

INDONESIA - Nathanael Yoga.

JAPAN - Tomohiro Mitani.

LAOS - Sithpaseuth Syinthavong.

LEBANON - Mario El Hajj.

MALAYSIA - Joshua Benedict.

MYANMAR - Sai Toung Law.

NEPAL - Santosh Lokshum Limbu.

PAKISTAN - Usman Janjua.

PHILIPPINES - Kirk Bondad.

SINGAPORE - John Sathguru.

SRI LANKA - Megha Sooriyaarachchi.

THAILAND - Jeerawat Vatchasakol.

TURKEY / TURKIYE - Eğe Karabenli.

VIETNAM - Phạm Tuấn Ngọc.

COMING UP:  THE "FEARFUL" FORECAST 

MISTER WORLD 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH -- RED TEAM (AMERICAS)

 

The Red Team or the Americas Team

There are three guys who sent initial feelers but backed out when final confirmation was due:

CHILE - Jorge Aldoney.

COSTA RICA - Roberto Mena.

PANAMA - Aaron Guerra.

Like the Blue Team, there are 16 members of this team.

ARGENTINA - Tomas Ghigo.

BOLIVIA - Mario Chavez.

BRAZIL - Eduardo Menezes.

CANADA - Travis Edward.

COLOMBIA - Juan Esteban Rodriguez.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Julio Peña.

ECUADOR - Antonio Borja.

EL SALVADOR - Josue Molina.

GUADELOUPE - Melvin Bartan.

JAMAICA - Tarique Bennett.

MEXICO - Alan Salazar.

NICARAGUA - Erlin Ayerdis.

PERU - Mickael Peña.Olivieri.

PUERTO RICO - Danny Mejia.

UNITED STATES - Daryn Alexander Friedman.

VENEZUELA - Juan Alberto Garcia.

COMING UP:  THE GREEN TEAM (ASIA & OCEANIA)

MISTER WORLD 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH -- BLUE TEAM (EUROPE)

 

The Blue Team or Team Europe,

There was one guy who initially sent an initial confirmation, but then backed out before final confirmation:

ESTONIA - Janno Talumaa.

The remaining members of this team number 16.

ALBANIA - Algert Beraj.

BELGIUM - Nathan de Schepper.

BULGARIA - Mihail Sitev.

CZECH REPUBLIC - Tomas Haring.

ENGLAND - Manuel Alcantara Turner.

FINLAND - Juuso Savolainen.

FRANCE - Maxime Klinger.

IRELAND - Glenn Williamson.

ITALY - Bruno Barbieri.

MALTA - Slaven Micallef.

MONTENEGRO - Vladimir Vukcevic.

NETHERLANDS - Ahmed Haydar.

NORTHERN IRELAND - James Moody.

POLAND - Hubert Gromadzki.

SERBIA - Filip Bakic.

SPAIN - Toni Company Toeps.

COMING UP:  RED TEAM (AMERICAS)

MISTER WORLD 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH -- YELLOW TEAM (AFRICA)

 After five long years, the grandest male pageant around, Mister World is being staged again.  This time it's held in Vietnam.  Despite some postponements, like from September to October, once they finally fixed on a date in November, the full itinerary was then revealed and it is filled with a host of varied activities that makes for a well-rounded experience.

Like in previous editions, this year's contestants are split into four teams--but unlike the strict alphabetical split in 2019, this time it's split by continental regions.  Typically the continental regions are presented as follows:  Europe, Americas, Africa, and Asia & Oceania.  But I'll put the African team first because they are actually the smallest roster with also the most no-shows from the so-called last confirmation.  One African made iseems to have an initial confirmation but then backed out:

GHANA - Richard Ouro-Tagba Kofi.

Six, in fact, were no-shows:

CAMEROON - Hendrix Allan Moth.

EQUATORIAL GUINEA - Abraham Mauvé.

GUINEA-BISSAU - Gabriel Monteiro.

LIBERIA - Bruce Erwin Schuler.

NIGERIA - Michael Mazi-Michael.

UGANDA - Shaun Micheal Alinda.

There wre nine mebers of this team that actually showed up, making the smallest team in this bunch.  Let's take a look at them starting with:

ANGOLA - Felipe Salvador Maria.

BOTSWANA - Vincent Gobuamang.  He is notable for winning the marathon leg of the Sports challenge, amassing enough points to be 5th place overall.

ETHIOPIA - Natnael Yazbec.

GUINEA - Djibril Cissé.

KENYA - Teddy Rossiter.

MAURITIUS - Govind Nagi.

SIERRA LEONE - Alhaji Hassan Mansaray.

SOUTH AFRICA - Samuel Chauke.

SOUTH SUDAN - Amac Mathiang Ater Apugi.

COMING UP:  THE BLUE TEAM (EUROPE)

MISS UNIVERSE 2024: "FEARFUL" FORECAST

 
 With the 50% capital infusion by Mexican business Raul Rocha into the Miss Universe Organization, it has led to bigger ambitions such as reasserting its position as the biggest international pageant around, a title it has been yielding to Miss World from 1987 onwards.  They aimed to beat the record drawn by its rival of 127 back in 2013, and by doing so they opened up franchises to new countires and those that had been dormant for quite some time.  With that program, they were able to confirm 129 delegates.

However, one delegate opted to no-show, and she is:

AZERBAIJAN

Three delegates were present in Mexico, but dropped out before the crucial Preliminary Competition:

PANAMA - Italy Mora.

SOUTH AFRICA - Mia LeRoux.

KOSOVO - Eldona 

So, the ifnal roster of 125 still did not beat Miss World's record, but it sstill is a number not to be sneezed at.  After evaluating their performance in the Preliminary Competition, here is how I think they all stand on my leaderboard:

TOP CONTENDERS:  CHILE, PERU, THAILAND, VENEZUELA

SHOO-INS:  BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, INDIA, INDONESIA, MEXICO,, NIGERIA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, RUSSIA, SOMALIA, U S A, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE

LIKELIEST:  ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CANADA, COTE D'IVOIRE, D R CONGO, ESTONIA, GREAT BRITAIN, GUATEMALA,  HONDURAS, HONG KONG, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, POLAND, SAINT LUCIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN,  TANZANIA, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ZAMBIA

ADVOCACY FACTOR:  ARUBA, BAHRAIN: CAMBODIA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, GUINEA, 

DIVERSITY FACTOR:  EGYPT, MALTA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO

EXCELLENT:  ALBANIA, ARMENIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BULGARIA, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CURACAO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GREECE, GUYANA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, LATVIA, LEBANON, MARTINIQUE, MAURTITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NICARAGUA, NORTH MACEDONIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERSIA,ROMANIA,  SENEGAL, SWITZERLAND, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN

VERY STRONG: BONAIRE, CROATIA, FIJI, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GUADELOUPE, KYRGYZSTAN, LAOS, MACAU, MALDIVES, PORTUGAL, ,SAMOA, SRI LANKA, SURINAME, TURKIYE, UKRAINE, 

STRONG:  BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, MONTENEGRO, SINGAPORE, U S VIRGIN ISLANDS

Now, my "Fearful" Forecast:

FINAL FIVE:  CHILE, DENMARK, PERU, THAILAND, VENEZUELA

TOP 12:  BRAZIL, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FINLAND, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO

TOP 30:  BAHAMAS, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS,  INDIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, PARAGUAY, RUSSIA, SOMALIA, U S A, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE

BUBBLING UNDER: ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CANADA, COTE D'IVOIRE, D R CONGO, ESTONIA,HONG KONG, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, POLAND, SAINT LUCIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN,  TANZANIA, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ZAMBIA

STRIKING DISTANCE:  ALBANIA, ARMENIA, ARUBA, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CURACAO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GREECE, GUINEA, GUYANA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, LATVIA, LEBANON, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MAURTITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NICARAGUA, NORTH MACEDONIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERSIA,ROMANIA,  SENEGAL, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN

MISS INTERNATIONAL 2024: "FEARFUL" FORECAST

 

Though the 62nd edition of the Miss International Beauty Pageant remains steeped in traditional Japanese values and cultural immersion, the gradual modernizing touches brought on by Stephen Diaz continues on, as this time the live final will feature a live competition for the Top 20 walking in swimsuits before whittling them down to a Final Eight + One (because the overall popular vote champion is reportedly going to be added to that cut) and like last year, there will be a live Q&A instead of the pre-rehearsed "cultural" speeches of years past.  On top of all these, there is a team taht actually uploaded the footage of the entire Preliminary Evaluation (interview and swimsuit), so we almost have a very good picture to assess the 71 delegates at this point.  I'm tempted to structure this review as such, but I decided to contunue with my format from last year, where after I post this "Fearful" Forecast, I will post a full-fledged Delegates and Pageant review.  All 71 delegates are still competing in the finals in national costume and evening gown, so in a way, the full Preliminary Evaluation has not yet been completed.

With the impressions we have of them thus far, here's how my leaderboard for this batch looks like:

TOP CONTENDERS:  CABO VERDE, CZECH REPUBLIC, INDONESIA, PERU, THAILAND, 

SHOO-INS:  COLOMBIA, FINLAND, KOREA, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM

LIKELIEST:  AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CUBA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, JAPAN, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NETHERLANDS, PANAMA, POLAND, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH SUDAN, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, TAIWAN, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, 

INTERVIEW/ADVOCACY FACTOR:  NEPAL

EXCELLENT:  ALBANIA, BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GHANA, HAWAII, HONG KONG, IRELAND, LAOS, LIBERIA, NEW ZEALAND, U S A, 

VERY STR ONG:  ARGENTINA, CANADA, GUATEMALA, INDIA, ITALY, KYRGYZSTAN, LUXEMBOURG,  MACAU, NICARAGUA, 

STRONG:  PARAGUAY, PORTUGAL, SINGAPORE, 

From the above leaderboard, here is my "Fearfule" Forecast:

FINAL FIVE:  CABO VERDE, CZECH REPUBLIC, INDONESIA, PERU, THAILAND,

FINAL EIGHT + ONE:  COLOMBIA, FINLAND, KOREA, PHILIPPINES

TOP 20:  AUSTRALIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS, JAPAN, NIGERIA, PANAMA, PUERTO RICO, VENEZUELA, VIETNAM

BUBBLING UNDER:  BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CUBA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NETHERLANDS, POLAND, ROMANIA, SIERRA LEONE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH SUDAN, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, TAIWAN, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, 

STRIKING DISTANCE:  ALBANIA, BANGLADESH, CAMBODIA, CHILE, CHINA, COSTA RICA, ECUADOR, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GHANA, HAWAII, HONG KONG, IRELAND, LAOS, LIBERIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, U S A, 

RESULTS REACTION & CAPSULE REVIEW: MISTER INTERNATIONAL [DISTINCTIVELY HANDSOME] 2024

 

MISTER INTERNATIONAL [DISTINCTIVELY HANDSOME]: AT THE HOMESTRETCH --CONCLUSION

 MYANMAR - Minn Minn Shin Thant.

NEPAL - Dilip Nepali.

NIGERIA - Great Ocheni.

PERU - Estefano Balarin.

PHILIPPINES - Marvin Diamante.

PUERTO RICO - Angel Salcedo Velez.

SINGAPORE - Zane Ong.

SPAIN - Francisco Zafra.

SRI LANKA - Sudeera Perera.

UNITED KINGDOM - Joseph Atkins.

VENEZUELA - Acasio Peña.

VIETNAM - Mai Hieu Trung.

With all 25 contestants accounted for, here's how my leaderboard stacks up:

TOP CONTENDERS:  COLOMBIA, PERU, SPAIN, VIETNAM

SHOO-INS:  ITALY, MEXICO, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES, VENEZUELA

LIKELIEST:  BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CHINA, ECUADOR, GALAPAGOS ISLAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, NEPAL, PUERTO RICO, SRI LANKA, UNITED KINGDOM

EXCELLENT:  MALAYSIA, 

VERY STRONG:  SINGAPORE, 

STRONG:  HONG KONG

VERY GOOD:  MYANMAR

And, here's my "Fearful" Forecast:

FINAL FIVE:  COLOMBIA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, SPAIN, VIETNAM

TOP 12:  ECUADOR, ITALY, MEXICO, NIGERIA, PUERTO RICO, , UNITED KINGDOM, VENEZUELA

BUBBLING UNDER:  BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CHINA, GALAPAGOS ISLAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, JPANA, NEPAL, SRI LANKA

STRIKING DISTANCE:  MALAYSIA

MISTER INTERNATIONAL [DISTINCTIVELY HANDSOME]: AT THE HOMESTRETCH -- PART 1

There were some promises made from the previous edition of this version of Mister International that I was hoping would yield to growth and credibility.  First, there was this African personality who promised the delivery of multiple franchises from his area for the next edition.  Then there was the fanfare when they announced new franchise holders, especially from perceived powerhouse Latin American countries like Colombia and Venezuela.  

So it's a big let down that this year's roster is merely 25.  This levelis more of a second-tier level pageant like Man of the World*1, Mister Grand International,, Caballero Universal, and many others.  What happened to the promised multitude of franchises for the African region, as this year only one African is present?  This doesn't bode well for this organization's aim to claim legitimacy for tis title, as the rival pageant coming up next month is set to attract a record number of contestants, and a major Mister World 2019 alumni is on-hand to likely secure the title and generate more prestige and legitimacy for that organization.

*1  Man of the World had attracted 30 contestants in 2017 but since then it never reached the 25 level.

But do they make up with quality what they lack in quantity?  Let's assess...

BRAZIL - Nathanael Santos.

CAMBODIA - Ry Sovannak.

CHINA - Zeny Xianyang.

COLOMBIA - Nelson Ruiz.

ECUADOR - Mario Fernando Perez Rivera.

GALAPAGOS ISLAND - Flavio Romero.

HONG KONG - Liu Guiliu.

INDIA - Adong Jamatia.

INDONESIA - Elias Silitonga.

ITALY - Gabriele Cala.

JAPAN - Akira Hatekayama.

MALAYSIA - Datu Mustapha.

MEXICO - Gustavo Olmos.

COMING UP:  MYANMAR to VIETNAM

RESULTS REACTION & CAPSULE REVIEW: MISS EARTH 2024

 

MISS EARTH 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (CONCLUSION)

 

It's time for me to trot out my leaderboard based on my impressions of the 76 delegates.  

TOP CONTENDERS:  AUSTRALIA, KOREA, PERU, U S A

SHOO-INS: BRAZIL, CUBA, ICELAND, NAMIBIA, THAILAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, WALES

LIKELIEST: CABO VERDE, CAMEROON, CANADA, COLOMBIA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ENGLAND, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, LIBERIA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, NETHERLANDS, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO, RUSSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, VIETNAM

INTELLIGENCE FACTOR:  GHANA, KENYA,NEW ZEALAND,  U S VIRGIN ISLANDS

EXCELLENT:  ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BULGARIA, CHILE, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, HAITI, HONG KONG, ITALY, KOSOVO, MALAYSIA, NEPAL, REUNION ISLAND, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, VENEZUELA, ZIMBABWE

VERY STRONG:  BANGLADESH, BELIZE, FIJI, HONDURAS, MADAGASCAR, MONTENEGRO, NORTHERN MARIANAS, SRI LANKA, 

STRONG:  CHINA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN

VERY GOOD:  CAMBODIA, MYANMAR, SAMOA, SINGAPORE

And here's my "Fearful" Forecast:

FINAL FOUR: AUSTRALIA, KOREA, PERU, U S A

TOP 10:   BRAZIL, CUBA, ICELAND, THAILAND, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, WALES

TOP 20:  CABO VERDE, COLOMBIA, ENGLAND, MAURITIUS, NAMIBIA, NIGERIA, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, RUSSIA, VIETNAM

BUBBLING UNDER:  CAMEROON, CANADA, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAPAN, LIBERIA, MEXICO, MONGOLIA, NETHERLANDS,  PORTUGAL, PUERTO RICO,  SOUTH AFRICA

STRIKING DISTANCE:  ALBANIA, ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, BELARUS, BELGIUM, BOLIVIA, BULGARIA, CHILE, COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, ETHIOPIA, FRANCE, GHANA, HAITI, HONG KONG, ITALY, KENYA, KOSOVO, MALAYSIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, REUNION ISLAND, SERBIA, SLOVENIA, U S VIRGIN ISLANDS, VENEZUELA, ZIMBABWE

MISS EARTH 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (ASIA & OCEANIA)

 AUSTRALIA - Jessica Lane.

BANGLADESH - Ferdousi Tanvir Ichchha.

CAMBODIA - Rotha Pyadeth.

CHINA - Yang Ling.

FIJI - Ashlin Alveena Prasad.

HONG KONG - Ariel Tse.

INDIA - Gauri Gothankar.

INDONESIA - Jennifer Calista.

JAPAN - Ann Furukawa.

KOREA - Ryu Seo-byn.

LAOS - Fachalin Chounlamounty.

MALAYSIA - Geetha William.

MONGOLIA - Tselmeg Purevjal.

MYANMAR - Thaw Dar Sun.

NEPAL - Sumana Khatri Chhetri.

NEW ZEALAND - Angela Rowson.

NORTHERN MARIANAS - Heavenly Divine Pangelinan.

PAKISTAN - Mehwish Butt.

PHILIPPINES - Irha Mel Alfeche.

SAMOA - Anna Li Pisa Tanuvasa.

SINGAPORE - Ashley Gan Heqian.

SRI LANKA - Hasani Kawya.

THAILAND - Rachadawan Fowler.

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - Noura Al Jasmi.

VIETNAM - Cao Ngoc Bich.

COMING UP:  The "FEARFUL" FOECAST

MISS EARTH 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (AFRICA)

 ALGERIA - Sadija Herbane.

CABO VERDE - Jasmine Jorgensen.

CAMEROON - Enanga Tian Randa.

ETHIOPIA - Ruth Tewodros.

GHANA - Winifred Esi Sam.

KENYA - Tiffany Faith Wanyama.

LIBERIA - Mary Kermon.

MADAGASCAR - Hendry Tsiky Andriambolatiana.

MAURITIUS - Shreeya Bokorjee.

NAMIBIA - Albertina Haimbala.

NIGERIA - Shuntell Ezomo.

REUNION ISLAND - Candice Françoise.

SOUTH AFRICA - Jessica Amy Nel.

ZIMBABWE - Kimberly Tatenda.

COMING UP:  ASIA & OCEANIA

MISS EARTH 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (AMERICAS)

 ARGENTINA - Sol Bonfigli.

BELIZE - Morgan Miles.

BOLIVIA - Steffany Arriaza.

BRAZIL - Josiane Viana.

CANADA - Aleena Singh.

CHILE - Janis Almendra Zamorano.

COLOMBIA - Maria Alejandra Camargo.

COSTA RICA - Sharon Recinos.

CUBA - Stephany Diaz.

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Tamara Aznar.

EL SALVADOR - Fatima Cruz.

HAITI - Estephanie Charles.

HONDURAS - Elizabeth Maldonado.

MEXICO - Patricia Lagunes.

PERU - Niva Antezana.

PUERTO RICO - Bianca Carballo.

U S A - Bea Millan-Windorski.

U S VIRGIN ISLANDS - Brianna McSween.

VENEZUELA - Karleys Rojas.

COMING UP:  AFRICA

MISS EARTH 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (EUROPE)

 

ALBANIA - Xhesika Pengilil.

BELARUS - Ekaterina Shcheglova.

BELGIUM - Elizabeth Victoria Raska.

BULGARIA - Tatiana Miroshina Savko.

ENGLAND - Brooke Nicola Smith.

FRANCE - Margaux Bourgeais.

ICELAND - Hrafnhildur Haraldsdottir.

ITALY - Egle Fruttaro.

KOSOVO - Eltina Thaqi.

MONTENEGRO - Lola Djajić.

NORWAY - Selina Josefsen.

POLAND - Julia Zawistowska.

PORTUGAL - Ionela Romaniuc.

RUSSIA - Ekaterina Romanova.

SERBIA - Viktoria Stojiljković.

SLOVENIA - Zoja Ulaga.

WALES - Grace Gavigan.

COMING UP:  THE AMERICAS

MISS EARTH 2024: AT THE HOMESTRETCH (PROLOGUE)

 

The month of November is emerging to be a very hectic season for pageants, as five major international pageants are being conducted simultaneously.  For a one-man operation like myself with limited time to be able to compile my reviews, this poses an extreme challenge.

Anyway, I've observed one dubious milestone that Miss Earth achieved this year--this is the first time in 20 years that they have attracted less than 80 delegates.  The final roster of 76 is the first time they went below the 80s threshhold since 2004.

COMING UP:  EUROPE

RESULTS REACTION & CAPSULE REVIEW: MISS GRAND INTERNATIONAL 2024