Miss Japan wins Miss Universe

[SunWuKong]

there must be a lot of angry people in Korea right now, because Miss Japan won the crown and Miss Korea came in at third runner-up (fourth place).

Miss Japan - Miss Universe 2007 (http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/JP.html)

Miss Korea (http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/KR.html)

this is the second time Japan won. the last time was 1959.
http://www.missuniverse.com/history/titleholders.html

[LaiSteve66]

lol

http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=121725

[CBC guy]

WOWZERS they're so freaking skinny its like they're all skin and bones anyways.

[n3bulous]

Unsuspecting Sacha Baron Cohen fans would be surprised to find that:

Miss Kazakhstan (http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/KZ-photo-swim.html) is pretty hot. And very Asian looking.

[Tao]

miss korea's a lot hotter imo...

[n3bulous]

miss korea's a lot hotter imo...

agree. of the five finalists, i thought miss korea was gonna win it. watching on tv, compared to miss korea, i noticed miss japan has kind of a broad, heavy jaw, almost horse-like.

[Tao]

god damn, miss china looks like she's 5 years old, and miss puerto rico looks like a hooker.

[Tao]

i like miss norway and panama...and miss norway looks waaaay asian...weird

lol, miss tanzania's bald...wtf?

lmao, miss puerto rico dressed as a fuckin pirate for her traditional costume....hahahahahaha

[kimpossible]

lol

http://www.asiafinest.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=121725

When in doubt... blame the japs. I'm an expert on these matters. Just look at the title under my screen name. Go on. Look.

[SunWuKong]

am i the only one who thinks Miss Japan and Miss Korea look like the same girl? but Miss Korea has a porn star name (Honey Lee), so that's either a positive or a negative, depending on who you ask.

[SunWuKong]

Miss South Africa looks like she should be Miss Switzerland.

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/ZA.html

[yoMAMA]

Miss Kazakhstan (http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/KZ-photo-swim.html) is pretty hot. And very Asian looking.

sexy time!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2007/03/09/wborat.jpg

[yoMAMA]

miss korea's a lot hotter imo...

she is fine.

[Deadpool]

Asian girls > White Girls
I guess they are the new beauty standard now.

[mrazntre]

she's pretty cute, but her lack of hips kinda suck.

Miss Mexico is my favorite.

[n3bulous]

Miss Kazakhstan (http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/KZ-photo-swim.html) is pretty hot. And very Asian looking.
sexy time!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/graphics/2007/03/09/wborat.jpg

damn. i keep clickin on that link: i need to change the qualifier from she's "pretty hot" to she's "gotdamn hot!"

wow. kazakhstan, eh?

I LIIIKE!
</borat>

[Golden Monkey]

Miss Kazakhstan:

http://content.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/images/gown/KZ.jpg

Miss Korea:

http://content.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/images/gown/KR.jpg

Miss Norway?:

http://content.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/images/swim/NO.jpg

[lethal]

i like miss norway and panama...and miss norway looks waaaay asian...weird

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/NO-interview.html

Describe where you were raised and what your childhood was like.

I was raised in a bilingual and bicultural family in Oslo, Norway. I'm half Norwegian and half Filipino. My mom is Filipino (with Chinese blood as well) and my dad is Norwegian. Growing up with two cultures has helped to shape my identity and made me the woman I am now, secure and confident with the thought that I'm able to relate to both races as well as their cultures. My parents got divorced when I was 3. They have both remarried. I grew up with my mother and my stepfather, but I have a very close relationship with my father as well. I have a younger brother (10) whom I adore so much, a stepbrother (19) who looks up to me and a stepsister (29) whom I look up to.

[Tao]

^yep, she's a cute little number

[CBC guy]

I love how Miss Canada's "National Costume" consists of a Toronto Maple Leafs shirt and a hockey stick LOL why don't she just hold a cup of Tim Hortons as well.

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/CA-photo-costume.html

I'd have to say Miss Mexico and Miss Norway are my favourites so far.

[SunWuKong]

I love how Miss Canada's "National Costume" consists of a Toronto Maple Leafs shirt and a hockey stick LOL why don't she just hold a cup of Tim Hortons as well.

yeah, i noticed that. hahhah!

i'd like to see a breakdown of the contestants by ethnicity.

and i love that in some of their profile pictures, they look like they're really horny. check out Costa Rica.
http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/CR.html

[bluemonq]

Also of note: Miss USA tripped and was jeered at by the audience. Way to go, NAFTA!

As for cheating, I wonder what they have to say on the subject of plastic surgery? Because it looks like Miss Korea got a nose job.

[tripostrophe]

There's something very wrong about all this.

But as an aside I'm kind of surprised by the APIA representation. Cool, I guess.

[VV o n g B a]

But as an aside I'm kind of surprised by the APIA representation. Cool, I guess.actually, technically (anally) speaking there wasn't any apiA representation.

[tripostrophe]

actually, technically (anally) speaking there wasn't any apiA representation.

haha dang all right you got me =P forgot to take it out since i use it so much

[deez nuts]

sexist competition.

[kimpossible]

This thread is great and elevated my self esteem. Because if those are the winners I don't feel so bad.

[mrazntre]

i'd bone all of 'em except for Ms. Malaysia... eew.

[Deadpool]

sexist competition.
I know. Wheres the men?

[mrazntre]

sexiEst competition.

fix0red.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

This thread is great and elevated my self esteem. Because if those are the winners I don't feel so bad.

Agreed. While Miss Japan isn't unfortunate looking by any standards, I've seen better-lookin Asian women on the streets. I wouldn't be surprised if both Miss Norway and Miss Kazakhstan are of East Asian blood/descent; I think they're prettier than Miss Japan and Miss Korea.

[pikachupacabra]

Agreed. While Miss Japan isn't unfortunate looking by any standards, I've seen better-lookin Asian women on the streets. I wouldn't be surprised if both Miss Norway and Miss Kazakhstan are of East Asian blood/descent; I think they're prettier than Miss Japan and Miss Korea.

looks like someone skipped the text and only looked at the pics

[Napoleon Chynamite]

looks like someone skipped the text and only looked at the pics

Brilliant deduction. I am what I am ^_^

[SunWuKong]

Agreed. While Miss Japan isn't unfortunate looking by any standards, I've seen better-lookin Asian women on the streets. I wouldn't be surprised if both Miss Norway and Miss Kazakhstan are of East Asian blood/descent; I think they're prettier than Miss Japan and Miss Korea.

i'm no expert, but i think these contestants had to work on being graceful and speaking well, and all that stuff. in other words, cheesy as it sounds, i don't think the competition is purely based on looks. also, most of these women are statuesque (tall) and very skinny. i think it's rare to see Asian women just on the streets that look like that. i personally think that most of the contestants look very good. but i still think that, at least from the pictures, Miss Korea and Miss Japan look like the same person.

[Napoleon Chynamite]

i'm no expert, but i think these contestants had to work on being graceful and speaking well, and all that stuff. in other words, cheesy as it sounds, i don't think the competition is purely based on looks. also, most of these women are statuesque (tall) and very skinny. i think it's rare to see Asian women just on the streets that look like that. i personally think that most of the contestants look very good. but i still think that, at least from the pictures, Miss Korea and Miss Japan look like the same person.

Oh. Yeah definitely. But I was just talkin' about the face. Miss Japan and Miss Korea are both very cute, but I don't think I'd give them a second glance on a summer day at the park or on campus when beautiful women abound. And according to the stats they're both like 5'7" - 5'9", which may be above average but hardly rare or considered tall even for Asian women.

[tripostrophe]

sexist competition.

:eek:

[AngryABCGirl]

Does anyone find it wholly ironic Miss Israel has blond hair and the national costume looks like some european debutante dresS?

Greece's national costume looks like those people working at Caeser's Palace in Las Vegas- oh the irony.

The national costumes REALLY range from really slutty and WTF is this to really classy and wow.

[kimpossible]

i personally think that most of the contestants look very good.

good, yes. surpassing others in the universe, not so much. i'm thinking trump's pageant brand isn't drawing them in like it used to. if you're super hot and have all those extremely practical and valuable pageant skills you can probably make more money elsewhere then being part of the Miss ____ franchise.

i can see the winner make some dough and getting some recognition but the expense to win ratio must be dreadfully low for the other 99%.

[haplesshobo]

I boycotted watching this sham of a contest when Miss Sweden was not allowed to participate.

[mrazntre]

Does anyone find it wholly ironic Miss Israel has blond hair and the national costume looks like some european debutante dresS?

Greece's national costume looks like those people working at Caeser's Palace in Las Vegas- oh the irony.

The national costumes REALLY range from really slutty and WTF is this to really classy and wow.

the sluttier the better...i always say.

[CBC guy]

Miss Korea's smile in her national costume pic melted my heart ^^

But yeah IMO both her and Miss Japan look too.... similar.

[applehead]

i'm no expert, but i think these contestants had to work on being graceful and speaking well, and all that stuff. in other words, cheesy as it sounds, i don't think the competition is purely based on looks.

maybe this doesn't apply to miss korea.
she sounds like a real idiot in interviews i've been reading
in the paper.
a wallet that never runs out of money for her choice
of superpower? that's not even a superpower!!!

[tripostrophe]

maybe this doesn't apply to miss korea.
she sounds like a real idiot in interviews i've been reading
in the paper.
a wallet that never runs out of money for her choice
of superpower? that's not even a superpower!!!

bahaha. but money = super power!! :biggrin:

[CBC guy]

maybe this doesn't apply to miss korea.
she sounds like a real idiot in interviews i've been reading
in the paper.
a wallet that never runs out of money for her choice
of superpower? that's not even a superpower!!!

I would love to have that superpower!

[Golden Monkey]

Very nice.

Miss Korea:

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/KR-closeup.html

Miss Kazakhstan:

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/KZ-closeup.html

[rice cracker]

maybe this doesn't apply to miss korea.
she sounds like a real idiot in interviews i've been reading
in the paper.
a wallet that never runs out of money for her choice
of superpower? that's not even a superpower!!!

I think the main talent these women need to have is the ability to walk on cue and stand still while smiling.

Which...the American contestant couldn't do.

[SunWuKong]

I think the main talent these women need to have is the ability to walk on cue and stand still while smiling.

Which...the American contestant couldn't do.

i watched the video interviews for some of the contestants on www.missuniverse.com. there's really a big difference between the way Miss Japan spoke and the way Miss Korea spoke. Miss Japan really spoke much better, and in a more natural manner. on the other hand, Miss Korea sounded like you were talking to an 8-year old asking her what she wants to do when she grows up. (and Miss China sounded like she was being interviewed for a job.)

[Golden Monkey]

i watched the video interviews for some of the contestants on www.missuniverse.com. there's really a big difference between the way Miss Japan spoke and the way Miss Korea spoke. Miss Japan really spoke much better, and in a more natural manner. on the other hand, Miss Korea sounded like you were talking to an 8-year old asking her what she wants to do when she grows up. (and Miss China sounded like she was being interviewed for a job.)

You are officially out of your mind.

Miss Korea makes Miss Japan look and sound like a guy.

As usual the Korean chick is much hotter than the Japanese chick.

Borat's cousin is hot too even though I don't know what she's talking about.

Like I care. :wink:

[SunWuKong]

You are officially out of your mind.

Miss Korea makes Miss Japan look and sound like a guy.

As usual the Korean chick is much hotter than the Japanese chick.

Borat's cousin is hot too even though I don't know what she's talking about.

Like I care. :wink:

i'm not commenting on their looks. to me, Miss Japan and Miss Korea look almost like the same person, and i think they're both very good looking. but Miss Japan was a much better speaker, at least from the videos on the website.

[power puff girl]

sexist competition.

for once, i have to agree with deez nuts. this contest is a sexist anachronomism, when a woman's worth was judged by how she filled out a swimsuit.

[nameless]

there's miss universe stuff on youtube. in videos, miss korea looks different and better than miss japan that night (makeup wise at least). oh and i read that her name is Honey because her korean name is Ha-Neu or something like that.

for once, i have to agree with deez nuts. this contest is a sexist anachronomism, when a woman's worth was judged by how she filled out a swimsuit.

totally outdated.

judging should be based on thongs these days.

[eos]

i didn't watch it, but looking at pictures, miss japan is a walking skeleton, miss china needs a new makeup artist, miss korea or miss kazakhstan should have won if it was based on looks (HAHAHAHAHAH), the latinas looked the same, the white girls looked busted, and the black girls were cute but not pretty.

[Golden Monkey]

the black girls were cute but not pretty.

If you don't vote fo' me, I'm ona kick yo' azz! :eek:

http://www.missuniverse.com/delegates/2007/files/NG-photo-swim.html

[didu]

Borat's cousin is hot too even though I don't know what she's talking about.


Like it matters ... :wink:

[didu]

i didn't watch it, but looking at pictures, miss japan is a walking skeleton, miss china needs a new makeup artist, miss korea or miss kazakhstan should have won if it was based on looks (HAHAHAHAHAH), the latinas looked the same, the white girls looked busted, and the black girls were cute but not pretty.

I wonder when we will be seeing you winning the Miss universe competition ... :biggrin:

[BigLew]

GM your douchebaggery never ceases to amaze me.

[eos]

I wonder when we will be seeing you winning the Miss universe competition ... :biggrin:

they said i was too beautiful and articulate to participate.

[popculturepooka]

If anyone cares, Miss Japan is hoping for a "Heroes" role.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/11/AR2007061101283.html?nav=rss_artsandliving/entertainmentnews

[yoMAMA]

pagents are crap.

[tripostrophe]

they said i was too beautiful and articulate to participate.

that was some pretty wordplay there :) (non-verbal)