Shamcey Supsup comments on the Oprah Winfrey Rumor

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup gamely answered questions from the media people who went to her press conference held Thursday, September 15, 2011, at the Americana in Glendale, California.

Shamcey Supsup commented on the issue that Oprah Winfrey reportedly said in a statement via NBC that Shamcey should have won during the Miss Universe 2011 pageant held Monday in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Shamcey only finished 3rd Runner Up during the pageant despite nailing the Q&A portion.

Miss Angola Leila Lopes won the Miss Universe 2011 title.

Watch videos of Shamcey Supsup's presscon in LA (Her comment about the Oprah Winfrey rumor is in the 3rd video) [Credits: ©PACIFIC RIM VIDEO]:





Shamcey stayed 2 days in Los Angeles before she traveled back to the Philippines, where a grand homecoming celebration awaits her.

She arrived in Manila early morning today, Sunday, September 18, 2011.

Miss Universe 2011 Finals - Replay Video

The Miss Universe 2011 finals was held September 12, 2011 at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil with Miss Angola Leila Lopes as the winner, the first ever from Angola and the 4th African woman to be crowned Miss Universe.

Hosted by Andy Cohen (Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live") and Natalie Morales (NBC's "Today"), the Miss Universe 2011 finals, which also happened to be the pageant's 60th anniversary, started with the introduction of the 89 lovely candidates.

Miss USA 2004 (and Miss Universe 2004 1st Runner Up) Shandi Finnessey and STYLE Network’s Jeannie Mai served as commentators.

The announcement of the Top 16 semi-finalists followed. The Top 16 were: (in order of announcement) France, Kosovo, Colombia, China, Angola, Australia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Netherlands, USA, Ukraine, Panama, Costa Rica, Portugal, Philippines and Venezuela.

While Miss Portugal was called to join the Top 16, the commentators announced that she's the one who won the online fan voting conducted at missuniverse.com which secured her a slot in the semis. It was the first time in Miss Universe history that a semi-finalist was selected by the fans via online voting.

A big favorite, Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup was still shocked to hear her name being called as one of the semi-finalists. Commentators took notice of that and described her as "humble".

The judges who were given the toughest job of selecting this year's Miss Universe included: 3-time Indianapolis 500 winner Helios Castroneves, Actress-Producer Vivica A. Fox, Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega, "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Adrienne Maloof, Houston hair care magnet Farouk Shami, Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana, CONCACAF Deputy Secretary General Italo Zanzi, US Broadcast Legend Connie Chung and Tony-winning actress Lea Salonga. Lea was also introduced as the voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's "Aladdin".

After the introduction of judges, it was announced that Miss Panama Sheldry Saez won the Best National Costume award.

Top 10 Best National Costume: 1. Panama 2. Mexico 3. Thailand 4. Venezuela 5. Curacao 6. Trinidad & Tobago 7. Tanzania 8. Bolivia 9. Nigeria 10. Japan

Then the Top 16 competed in swimsuits and the Top 10 were announced who later competed in their evening gowns. The Top 10 were: Australia, Costa Rica, France, Ukraine, Portugal, Panama, Philippines, Angola, China and Brazil.

The Top 5 finalists were revealed (Ukraine, Philippines, China, Brazil, Angola) and they had to deal with the grueling Question and Answer Portion.

Miss Angola was crowned winner with Miss Ukraine as 1st Runner Up, Brazil as 2nd Runner Up, Philippines as 3rd Runner Up and China as the 4th Runner Up.

If you failed to watch the Miss Universe 2011 finals, here's a video replay of the pageant as presented by nbc.com's Pageant Life. (Direct link: http://www.nbc.com/pageant-life/miss-usa/video/Miss-Universe-2011/1354720)

The video runs 86 minutes or for one and a half hours.

(This is an embedded video only. No copyright infringement intended)


Here in the Philippines, the Miss Universe 2011 Finals was aired yesterday, September 13, at 9:30 AM on ABS-CBN Channel 2, with a replay on Studio 23 later in the evening at 9:30.

Miss Universe 2011 Official Results

The Miss Universe 2011 winner has just been crowned in Sao Paulo, Brazil and she's Miss Angola Leila Lopes.

Here's the official results of the 60th Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2011):

MISS UNIVERSE 2011: ANGOLA, LEILA LOPES
1st Runner Up: Ukraine, Olesia Stefanko
2nd Runner Up: Brazil, Priscila Machado
3rd Runner Up: Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
4th Runner Up: China, Zilin Luo

Top 10:
Australia, Scherri-Lee Biggs
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
France, Laury Thilleman
Panama, Sheldry Saez
Portugal, Laura Goncalvez

Top 16:
Colombia, Catalina Robayo
Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
USA, Alyssa Campanella
Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Special Awardees:
Best National Costume - Panama, Sheldry Saez
Miss Photogenic - Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt
Miss Congeniality - Montenegro, Nikolina Loncar


MYKIRU'S LIST OF FAVORITES AGAINST OFFICIAL RESULTS:
(Mykiru got 3 out of the Top 5, 5 of the Top 10 and 11 out of 16 semi-finalists. All 16 are part of Mykiru's Top 40)

1. Malaysia
2. China - 4th Runner Up
3. Philippines - 3rd Runner Up
4. Ukraine - 1st Runner Up
5. Greece
6. Australia - Top 10
7. Venezuela - Top 16
8. Puerto Rico - Top 16
9. USA - Top 16
10. France - Top 10
11. Costa Rica - Top 10
12. Angola - Miss Universe 2011 winner
13. Peru
14. Nicaragua
15. Netherlands - Top 16
16. Paraguay
17. Kosovo - Top 16
18. Mexico
19. Aruba
20. Trinidad & Tobago
21. Panama - Top 10
22. Spain
23. Finland
24. Brazil - 2nd Runner Up
25. Chile
26. Sweden
27. Switzerland
28. Hungary
29. Russia
30. Mauritius
31. Portugal - Top 10
32. Argentina
33. Korea
34. Canada
35. Ghana
36. Colombia - Top 10
37. Israel
38. Poland
39. Uruguay
40. Thailand

Leila Lopes, Miss Angola, is Miss Universe 2011 winner

Miss Angola Leila Lopes has just been crowned Miss Universe 2011!

Miss Angola Leila Lopes (Miss Angola) reacts after being named Miss Universe 2011 winner (Screenshot from Ao Vivo's live broadcast)

Angola's Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011 during the live pageant finale held Monday, September 12, 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Though already one of the favorites, no one predicted Miss Angola Leila Lopes to end up as Miss Universe 2011 winner, but thanks to her great performance during the finals, especially during the final Q & A.

Miss Angola was able to beat 88 other lovely candidates, including mega favorites Ukraine (who finished 1st Runner Up), Philippines (3rd Runner Up) and China (4th Runner Up).

This is the first time that Angola has won the Miss Universe title.

Angola started participating in Miss Universe only in 1998 and only had 3 semi-finalists before winning the prestigious Miss Universe 2011 title.

Miss Universe 2011 Top 5 finalists: Philippines and China both IN

The Miss Universe 2011 Top 5 finalists have just been announced during the pageant finale being held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening, September 12, 2011 (September 13, 9AM Manila time).

Host candidate (Brazil) is among the Top 5 finalists. A major surprise!

The official Miss Universe Top 5 Finalists:

Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
China, Luo Zilin
Brazil, Priscila Machado
Angola, Leila Lopes


ELIMINATED:
Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
France, Laury Thilleman
Portugal, Laura Goncalves
Panama, Sheldry Saez

Miss Universe 2011 Top 10: No USA and Venezuela!

The Miss Universe 2011 Top 10 finalists have just been announced during the pageant finale being held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening, September 12, 2011 (September 13, 9AM Manila time).

Despite an impressive swimsuit performance, Miss Venezuela has failed to enter the Top 10.

The official Miss Universe Top 10 Finalists:

Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
France, Laury Thilleman
Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
Portugal, Laura Goncalves
Panama, Sheldry Saez
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
Angola, Leila Lopes
China, Luo Zilin
Brazil, Priscila Machado


ELIMINATED:
Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
Colombia, Catalina Robayo
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
USA, Alyssa Campanella
Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Miss Universe 2011 Top 16 Semi-Finalists Announced: Malaysia fails to enter semis

The Miss Universe 2o11 Top 16 semi-finalists have just been announced during the pageant finale being held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Monday evening, September 12, 2011 (September 13, 9:00 AM Manila Time).

The Top 16 were generally fine as most of them were really deserving to be part of the list.

There's no really huge surprises except probably for Portugal and Colombia (but not what much) and it's so much surprising that the top favorite for the crown, Miss Malaysia Deborah Priya Henry, has been shut off from the list.

(Mykiru's list was able to guess 11 of the 16 semi-finalists)

Portugal by the way was the winner in the MissUniverse.com online poll which secured her the 16th slot in the semi-finals.

Here they are, the Miss Universe 2011 Top 16 semi-finalists: (in order of announcement)

France, Laury Thilleman
Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
Colombia, Catalina Robayo
China, Luo Zilin
Angola, Leila Lopes
Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
Brazil, Priscila Machado
Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
USA, Alyssa Campanella
Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
Panama, Sheldry Saez
Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
Portugal, Laura Goncalves
Philippines, Shamcey Supsup
Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Miss Universe 2011 Winner / Results Predictions: Malaysia, China, Philippines in the Top 5

MISS UNIVERSE 2011 OFFICIAL RESULTS LATEST UPDATE: TOP 16 SEMI-FINALISTS ANNOUNCED, MISS ANGOLA IS MISS UNIVERSE 2011

The Miss Universe 2011 Finals Night is happening in just a few hours and Mykiru Isyusero's final list of favorites is now ready, with three Asian candidates being ranked in the Top 3 and Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry as the top favorite to win Miss Universe 2011.

Mykiru's list of favorites also serves as its predictions of the Miss Universe 2011 results or of who will end up as Miss Universe 2011 winner (Miss Malaysia Deborah Henry predicted to win), finalists and semi-finalists (ranked #1 to #16 on the list are predicted as Top 16 semi-finalists).

TOP 5:

1. Malaysia, Deborah Priya Henry


2. China, Luo Zilin


3. Philippines, Shamcey Supsup

4. Ukraine, Olesia [Olesya] Stefanko
5. Greece, Iliana Papageorgiou

TOP 10:
6. Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs
7. Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves
8. Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz
9. USA, Alyssa Campanella
10. France, Laury Thilleman

TOP 16:
11. Costa Rica, Johanna Solano
12. Angola, Leila Lopes
13. Peru, Natalie Vertiz
14. Nicaragua, Adriana Dorn
15. Netherlands, Kelly Weekers
16. Paraguay, Alba Riquelme

CLOSE SHOTS:
17. Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj
18. Mexico, Karin Ontiveros
19. Aruba, Gillain Berry
20. Trinidad & Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott

STRONG ALTERNATES:
21. Panama, Sheldry Saez
22. Spain, Paula Guillo
23. Finland, Pia Pakarinen
24. Brazil, Priscila Machado
25. Chile, Vanessa Ceruti
26. Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt
27. Switzerland, Kerstin Cook
28. Hungary, Betta Lipcsei
29. Russia, Natalia Gantimurova
30. Mauritius, Laetitia Darche

HONORABLE MENTIONS:
31. Portugal, Laura Goncalves
32. Argentina, Natalie Rodriquez
33. Korea, Sora Chong [Jung]
34. Canada, Chelsae Durocher
35. Ghana, Erica Nego
36. Colombia, Catalina Robayo
37. Israel, Kim Edry [Edri]
38. Poland, Rozlia Mancewicz
39. Uruguay, Fernanda Semino
40. Thailand, Chanyasorn Sakornchan

The 60th Miss Universe Finals happening Monday night, September 12, 2011, at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil (Sep 13. 9AM Manila Time, telecast on ABS-CBN at 930 AM)


Photos courtesy of Miss Universe Organization