It’s one thing to look good, but quite another to speak well and show intelligence. If the 2010 Miss Universe contest was judged purely on beauty then Miss Philippines may have won. Sadly for her, talking sense is also essential.
Those of us who aren’t very good looking, and I include myself here, don’t (can’t) know what it’s like to live a life where you don’t have to worry about nurturing your personality and intelligence. I guess it must be easy to revert to relying on your looks all the time.
The problem is this means that on the odd occasion (and Miss Universe is definitely an odd occasion) when someone does pose a question in your direction, you’ll struggle to answer it, no matter how simple it may appear to others.
Miss Philippines Venus Raj ended up in fourth place, with Miss Mexico taking the crown. How much did this messed-up answer have to do with the poor final placing? I’d guess quite a bit.
