PEP:
In-announce na ng Miss Universe Organization, spearheaded by its president Paula M. Shugart and NBC Universal head Donald J. Trump, ang celebrities and experts na uupo bilang mga judge sa 60th Miss Universe pageant.
Kabilang sa mga hurado this year ang Pinay international theater actress and singer na si Lea Salonga.
Kasama ni Lea sa judges' panel sina Helio Castroneves, three-time winner of the Indianapolis 500; Connie Chung, US broadcast legend; Isabeli Fontana, Brazilian supermodel; Vivica Fox, actress and television producer; Adrienne Maloof of Bravo's hit series The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills; at Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003.
Nakilala si Lea Salonga sa buong mundo dahil sa pagganap niya bilang Kim sa hit stage musical na Miss Saigon noong 1989.
She went on to win numerous theater awards (for best actress in a musical) mula sa Lawrence Olivier Award ng West End, London hanggang sa prestigious Tony Awards in Broadway.
Si Lea ang pang-limang Pinoy na napiling maging judge sa Miss Universe.
Ang unang Pinoy na nag-judge sa prestihiyosong beauty pageant na ito ay si Carlos P. Romulo. He was the secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs sa mga administrasyon nina President Elpidio Quirino, President Diosdado Macapagal, at President Ferdinand Marcos.
He sat as judge sa 1974 Miss Universe held here in the Philippines. Ang nanalo that year ay si Amparo Muñoz ng Spain.
Pangalawang Pinoy na naging judge sa Miss Universe ay ang international Filipino designer at founder ng The Natori Company na si Josie Cruz-Natori.
Naging judge siya sa 1989 Miss Universe held in Cancun, Mexico. Angela Visser of Holland won the crown that year.
Ang Pop Diva naman na si Kuh Ledesma ang ikatlong Pinoy na naging judge ng Miss Universe held in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1991. Si Lupita Jones ng bansang Mexico ang siyang nag-uwi ng korona that year.
Ang ika-apat ay ang Chinese-Filipino businessman na si Dr. Emilio T. Yap during the 1994 Miss Universe, na ginanap dito sa Manila, kunsaan nanalo si Sushmita Sen of India.
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Information Courtesy of PEP / Ruel J. Mendoza
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