MALAYA:
AFTER four long months of rigorous personality development and public speaking courses, Spanish and Portuguese language classes, rigid gym workouts, visual poise, hair and make-up sessions, photo shoots, TV guestings, pasarelas, gown and swimsuit fittings, and sessions on how to have a "winning spirit," 25-year old Miss Universe-Philippines 2011 Shamcey Supsup is ready to face the world and try her best to be the third Filipina to be crowned Miss Universe.
Bb. Pilipinas Charities Inc., headed by Madame Stella Marquez Araneta, gave Shamcey a grand send off to the Miss Universe Pageant at the Gateway Suites, Araneta Center last Monday which was also graced by Shamcey’s co-winners namely Bb. Pilipinas International 2011 Diane Necio, Bb. Pilipinas Tourism Isabella Manjon, 1st runner-up Janine Tugonon, 2nd runner-up Mary Jean Lastimosa, and past titleholders including Miss Universe Philippines 2010 Venus Raj, Miss Universe Philippines 2009 Bianca Manalo (who went to the party straight from the set of "Happy Yipee Yehey!"), Miss Universe Philippines 2008 Jennifer Barrientos and Bb. Pilipinas 2010 Czarina Gatbonton.
Shamcey knows that she is facing a tough field of some 90 international delegates, winners in their respective countries all, when she competes in the 60th Miss Universe Pageant in Sao, Paulo, Brazil on September 12. She is unfazed by the challenge and the added pressure brought about by the amazing fifth place finish of Venus in Las Vegas last year. "I thrive on balance. I am a person who knows that winning means being responsible for the task that was handed to you, but still it should be handled with fun and a zest for life. When I won the title in April, I knew that the journey to become the next Filipina Miss Universe would be very challenging, but it will be a task to be enjoyed."
Before she goes to Sao Paulo, Brazil, Shamcey will visit Colombia for ten days for some final polishing to cap her training. Like most of her predecessors, Shamcey will be very self-reliant and independent in her trip, as she travels alone to the competition. So far, the Philippines has produced two Miss Universe winners, Ms. Gloria Diaz in 1969 and Ms. Margie Moran in 1973, beauty and brains both. Similarly, Shamcey is not all face, poise and figure. She’s got the brains to match it too, graduating magna cum laude from the University of the Philippines and was the topnotcher in the 2010 Architecture Licensure Examination.
The Miss Universe 2011 will be held at the Credicard Hall, Sao Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011 (September 13 in Manila). Mexico’s Ximena Navarrete will crown her successor at the end of the glittering event. ABS-CBN will air the event live.
Shamcey looks at winning the Bb. Pilipinas title as only the first step in a journey in a greater mission of putting the Philippines in the global map. "I know that if I am crowned Miss Universe, this will open doors not only for me, but more so for my country. Becoming Ms. Universe will be the gateway to make a significant mark and contribution to making things better for my country. Moreover, I can show the young people like myself, that nothing is impossible if you have the drive and willingness to learn and do your part to make the world a better and more beautiful place," Shamcey adds.
Words spoken like a true Miss Universe.
Information Courtesy of Malaya
http://www.malaya.com.ph/aug12/ent4.html
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