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.

Shamcey Supsup, 3rd Runner Up, Miss Universe 2011

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup finished 3rd Runner Up in the just-concluded Miss Universe 2011 pageant held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

As Miss Universe 2011 3rd Runner Up, Shamcey Supsup was able to place higher than our last year's rep Venus Raj who finished 4th Runner Up.

Congrats Shamcey! The whole Philippines is so proud of you.

I believe though that she should have placed higher than 3rd Runner Up for giving an impressive answer during the final Q&A.

During the Q&A portion, Shamcey was asked with the question "Would you change your religious beliefs to marry the person that you love? Why or why not?", she answered: "If I had to change my religious beliefs, I would not marry the person that I love because the first person that I love is God who created me and I have my faith and my principles and this is what makes me who I am. And if that person loves me, he should love my God too."

Watch a video of Shamcey Supsup during the Miss Universe 2011 Q&A portion:


Last year, Venus finished 4th Runner Up only probably because of her not so impressive answer during the final Q & A, but for this year, Shamcey did so well during the interview portion and yet, a 3rd Runner Up placement is the highest she could reach in the pageant.

This just means that even if a Miss Universe candidate gives the best and most impressive answer during the final Q & A, it's not always a guarantee that she'll get the title. It's still based on to whom the judges and the Miss Universe Organization want to give the title.

But I must admit, the competition was really tough and the top winners, Angola and Ukraine, deserved their placements.


Photo courtest of Miss Universe Organization / Video uploaded on Youtube by venussmileygal

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 Live Stream: Watch the Ms Universe 2011 pageant online free

Miss Universe 2011 Live Stream Online: You can watch the Miss Universe 2011 pageant online for free, as seen on the live stream video below:

(Sorry, the pageant is over and the live stream is no longer available) You can watch a video replay of the pageant instead HERE)



Miss Universe 2011 live stream courtesy of band.com.br

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

Shamcey Supsup - Swimsuit / Evening Gown - Miss Universe 2011 Prelims

Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup fared so well during the Miss Universe 2011 Prelims (Prelimimary Competition / Live Presentation Show) held a while ago in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Watch a video of Shamcey Supsup's swimsuit and evening gown presentation during the Miss Universe 2011 Prelims:

How was Shamcey Supsup's performance during the Miss Universe 2011 Preliminary Competition?

Will she make it to the Miss Universe 2011 Top 16 semi-finalists? Find out on September 12 for the pageant finals.

Video upload courtesy of EliteIcons

Miss Universe 2011 Live Streaming - Prelims (Presentation Show)

The Miss Universe 2011 Preliminaries (Prelims) or the Presentation Show took place Thursday night, September 8, 2011 (Friday morning in Manila, Sep. 9) at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The 89 Miss Universe 2011 candidates competed in their swimsuits and evening gowns, all hoping to be part of the Top 16 semi-finalists which will be announced during the finals on September 12, 2011 (Sep. 13, 9:30 AM in Manila).

The Miss Universe 2011 Prelims / Presentation Show live streaming earlier can be viewed again here, as presented by the Miss Universe Organization via livestream.com:

Watch live streaming video from missuniverse at livestream.com

For Mykiru, the candidates who performed well during the evening gown competition were Misses Angola, Aruba, Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Nicaragua, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Trinidad & Tobago and USA, while the best in swimsuit presentation were Misses Angola, Australia, China, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Kosovo, Malaysia, Mauritius, Netherlands, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Ukraine, USA and Venezuela.

Special awards presented during the Miss Universe 2011 Prelims were Miss Photogenic won by Miss Sweden Ronnia Fornstedt and the Miss Congeniality award given to Miss Montenegro Nikolina Lončar.

The voting for the Best National Costume was also announced during the prelims and it's being conducted now at nbc.com/pageant-life website. Currently in Top 5 are the national costumes of Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup, Miss Thailand Chanyasorn Sakorchan, Miss Indonesia Nadine Alexandra, Miss Trinidad & Tobago Gabrielle Walcott and Miss Israel 2011, Kim Edri.

For you, which candidates did great during the Miss Universe 2011 Presentation Show?

Shamcey Supsup web interview for Ms. Universe 2011, among the most-viewed videos on Youtube

The web interviews of the 89 Miss Universe 2011 candidates have been uploaded on Youtube about 5 days ago and so far, the respective videos of Misses Venezuela, Thailand, Miss Poland, Philippines and USA are the 5 most-viewed ones or having the Top 5 highest number of Youtube views.



In the said videos, all Miss Universe contestants had to answer 3 common questions: 1) Do you believe in life on other planets? 2) What advantage do women have over men? 3) If you were an animal, what would you be and why?



Here are the 15 Miss Universe 2011 candidates whose videos have the most views on Youtube:

1. Miss Venezuela Vanessa Goncalves 104,028 views





2. Miss Thailand Chanyasorn Sakornchan 101,975 views





3. Miss Poland Rozalia Mancewicz 71,971 views





4. Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup 56,243 views





5. Miss USA Alyssa Campanella 43,246 views





6. Miss Korea Sora Chong 41,469 views

7. Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros 38,153 views

8. Miss El Salvador Mayra Aldana 37,340 views

9. Miss Spain Paula Guillo 33,812 views

10. Miss Peru Natalie Vertiz 31,578 views

11. Miss Kosovo Aferdita Dreshaj 29,785 views

12. Miss Russia Natalia Gantimurova 28,171 views

13. Miss Uruguay Fernanda Semino 26,595 views

14 Miss Puerto Rico Viviana Ortiz 26,066 views

15 Miss China Luo Zilin 25,857 views

Miss Universe 2011 candidates now in São Paulo, Brazil | Early favorites: USA, China, Netherlands

The 60th Miss Universe pageant (Miss Universe 2011) has already started in São Paulo, Brazil with a record 89 candidates competing for the title.



The candidates from USA, China, Netherlands, Costa Rica, Brazil, Greece, Malaysia, Paraguay, Ukraine, Australia, Sweden, Angola, Albania, Venezuela and Puerto Rico are considered as favorites this early stage of the competition.



The Presentation Show or the Preliminary Competition is scheduled on September 8 and the finals will be on the 12th, both to be staged at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil.

Miss China Luo Zilin and Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup during the Operation Smile Medical Mission held Thursday, August 25. (Photo Credit: @MissUChina on Twitter)

Here's the list of Miss Universe 2011 candidates:



Albania, Xhesika Berberi

Angola, Leila Lopes

Argentina, Natalie Rodriquez

Aruba, Gillain Berry

Australia, Scherri-lee Biggs

Bahamas, Anastagia Pierre

Belgium, Justine De Jonckheere

Bolivia, Olivia Pinheiro

Botswana, Larona Motlatsi Kgabo

Brazil, Priscila Machado

British Virgin Islands, Sheroma Hodge

Canada, Chelsae Durocher

Cayman Islands, Cristin Alexander

Chile, Vanessa Ceruti

China, Luo Zilin

Colombia, Catalina Robayo

Costa Rica, Johanna Solano

Croatia, Natalija Prica

Curacao, Eva Van Putten

Cyprus, Andriani Karantoni

Czech Republic, Jitka Novackova

Denmark, Sandra Amer

Dominican Republic, Dalia Fernandez

Ecuador, Claudia Schiess

Egypt, Sara El Khouly

El Salvador, Mayra Aldana

Estonia, Madli Vilsar

Finland, Pia Pakarinen

France, Laury Thilleman

Georgia, Eka Gurtskaia

Germany, Valeria Bystritskaia

Ghana, Erica Nego

Great Britain, Chloe-Beth Morgan

Greece, Iliana Papageorgiou

Guam, Shayna Jo Afaisen

Guatemala, Alejandra Barillas

Guyana, Kara Lord

Haiti, Anedie Azael

Honduras, Keilyn Gomez

Hungary, Betta Lipcsei

India, Vasuki Sunkavalli

Indonesia, Nadine Alexandra

Ireland, Aoife Hannon

Israel, Kim Edry

Italy, Elisa Torrini

Jamaica, Shakira Martin

Japan, Maria Kamiyama

Kazakhstan, Valeriya Aleinikova

Korea, Sora Chong

Kosovo, Aferdita Dreshaj

Lebanon, Yara El Khoury-Mikhael

Malaysia, Deborah Henry

Mauritius, Laetitia Darche

Mexico, Karin Ontiveros

Montenegro, Nikolina Loncar

Netherlands, Kelly Weekers

New Zealand, Priyani Puketapu

Nicaragua, Adriana Dorn

Nigeria, Sophie Gemal

Panama, Sheldry Saez

Paraguay, Alba Riquelme

Peru, Natalie Vertiz

Philippines, Shamcey Supsup

Poland, Rozlia Mancewicz

Portugal, Laura Goncalves

Puerto Rico, Viviana Ortiz

Romania, Larisa Popa

Russia, Natalia Gantimurova

Serbia, Anja Saranovic

Singapore, Valerie Shu Xian Lim

Slovak Republic, Dagmar Kolesarova

Slovenia, Ema Jagodic

South Africa, Bokang Montjane

Spain, Paula Guillo

Sri Lanka, Stephanie Siriwardhana

St. Lucia, Joy-Ann Biscette

Sweden, Ronnia Fornstedt

Switzerland, Kerstin Cook

Tanzania, Nelly Kamwelu

Thailand, Chanyasorn Sakornchan

Trinidad & Tobago, Gabrielle Walcott

Turkey, Melisa Asli Pamuk

Turks & Caicos, Easher Parker

U.S. Virgin Islands, Alexandrya Evans

Ukraine, Olesia Stefanko

Uruguay, Fernanda Semino

USA, Alyssa Campanella

Venezuela, Vanessa Goncalves

Vietnam, Hoang My Vu

Shamcey Supsup tries a new look

Shamcey Supsup sports a new look (with a wig) in her official photoshoot as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2011, as part of her preparations for the upcoming Miss Universe 2011 pageant where she will be representing the Philippines.

Shamcey Supsup will try to snatch a 3rd Miss Universe crown for the Philippines. (See her chances HERE).

The Miss Universe 2011 pageant will kick off exactly a month from now, that's on August 21 as over 80 candidates arrive in São Paulo, Brazil. The finals night is slated on September 12, 2011.

Photos courtesy of Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc.

Alyssa Campanella, Miss California, wins Miss USA 2011 (photos & video)

21-year-old Alyssa Campanella representing the State of California has won the Miss USA 2011 title during the pageant finals held Sunday night, June 19, 2011, at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Here's the official results:

Miss USA 2011: California, Alyssa Campanella
1st Runner Up: Tennessee, Ashley Elizabeth Durham
2nd Runner Up: Alabama, Madeline Mitchell
3rd Runner Up: Texas, Ana Rodriguez

TOP 8 FINALISTS:
Hawaii, Angela Byrd
Maine, Ashley Lynn Marble
Maryland, Allyn Rose
South Carolina, Courtney Turner

TOP 16 SEMI-FINALISTS:
Arizona, Brittany Brannon
Florida, Lisette Garcia
Georgia, Kaylin Reque
Indiana, Jillian Wunderlich
Missouri, Hope Driskill
New Mexico, Brittany Toll*
New York, Amber Collins
Utah, Jamie Crandall

*New Mexico was America's Choice (chosen thru internet / SMS votes) and she automatically entered the Top 16.

SPECIAL AWARDS:
Miss Congeniality: Kentucky, Kia Hampton
Miss Photogenic: Arizona, Brittany Brannon

Watch video of Alyssa Campanella during the final Q&A portion and her crowning moment as Miss USA 2011:


Campanella will be representing the US in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant happening in São Paulo, Brazil this September.

Check out Alyssa Campanella's photos (in evening gown, swimsuit etc.) and predict her chances in Miss Universe 2011:

Video and Photos courtesy of Miss USA L.P., LLLP

Miss Philippines Earth 2011 Athena Imperial's chances in Thailand

Miss Philippines Earth 2011 has just wrapped up with Casiguran beauty Athena Mae Imperial as winner and will be the country's delegate in the Miss Earth 2011 pageant to be held in Pattaya, Thailand this November.

It will be the first time that the Miss Earth pageant will be held in Thailand and the 2nd consecutive year that it will be held outside the country.

Will it also be the 2nd consecutive year and the 3rd time that the Philippines will fail to enter the semis? Or Athena will be the Philippines' 2nd Miss Earth titleholder?

Predict Athena Imperial's chances in Miss Earth 2011 pageant...


Mykiru is also conducting a similar poll for Shamcey Supsup, the Philippines' rep in Miss Universe 2011 pageant.

The poll, which opened a day after Shamcey won as Binibining Pilipinas-Universe 2011, sees Shamcey Supsup as the next Miss Universe titlist.

Fifty-two (52%) of the voters believe that Shamcey will win the title, while 17% believe she'll end up as a runner-up just like Venus Raj who finished 4th Runner Up in Miss Universe 2010.

Some of the voters think otherwise. 11% of them are not hoping at all that Shamcey will make it to the semis.

Shamcey Supsup's chances in Miss Universe 2011 (as of June 7, 2011):
Winner 52.28%
Runner Up 16.98%
Unplaced 11.14%
Top 15 9.19%
Top 10 8.05%
Miss Photogenic 2.35%


Athena Imperial's swimsuit photo courtesy of Jory Rivera

Venus Raj for Pizza Hut "Major Major" TVC

Venus Raj is now benefiting from her "major major" answer during the Miss Universe 2010 as it's being used in a new TV Commercial (TVC) for Pizza Hut featuring no other than but herself.

Watch Venus as the new Pizza Hut endorser:


This is now the 2nd major, major TVC of Venus Raj. Her first was for "CreamSilk" conditioner.

Shamcey Supsup: What's with her name?

Shamcey Supsup who won as Binibining Pilipinas - Universe 2011 last Sunday is being talked about, not only because she won the title and she was an Architechture Board Exam topnotcher, but because of her unique-sounding name.

I'm already excited how her name will be pronounced when she competes in Miss Universe 2011 this September.

A lot of people on Twitter find her name cute, among them is Kapuso actress Maxene Magalona.

MaxeneMagalona: "Shamcey Supsup, guys?? How's everyone doing tonight? Hehe cute ng name niya. :)"

itwitKARL: "Shamcey Supsup ... soo cute name ... Hehe! i swear **no sarcasm ;"

marjSpeaks: "Ganda ni shamcey supsup!hehe..and I like her name too..lol"

agapitopham: "Shamcey Supsup . oh dba ganda ng name nya"

angsiedoodledei: "Aminin natin, Shamcey Supsup's name helped her win that crown. Oh and I can't wait for it to be pronounced internationally".



But for some people, such as stage actor Gabe Mercado, it's not the sound of the name, but the meaning of her surname is the one interesting for them.


gabemercado: "Shamcey Supsup. That's a memorable name right there, no?"

jpareyes: "Shamcey Supsup... Kind of a kinky p-rn name for a beauty queen... Haha..”

attyarj: "Bb.Pilipinas Univ. Shamcey Supsup's name is funny for us Rizalenos. shamse is the big spoon dat we use for cooking while supsup means s-ck."

rownacow: "Pasalamat na lang si Shamcey Supsup na hindi "Hiyas" ang first name niya".

camananquil: "Shamcey Supsup. Funny name you've got there but you are HAWT!"

sleeplessinkl: "Her name is Shamcey Supsup. I can just imagine the teasing she went thru as a child. 'Supsup' in Visayan dialect means 'to suck'."

cessvillarosa: "woah talaga bet din nla? Shamcey Supsup name ni teh! Winner ang Surname nya Supsup! Hahahaha :D"


Yeah sleeplessinkl is right. "Supsup" is a Visayan term for "to absorb" or "to suck it off", as defined by Urbandictionary.com. In Tagalog, "sipsip" or "sipsipin".

For sure, Shamcey knows that coz she's from GenSan.

In the Bicol Region, especially in Rinconada area (Venus Raj's hometown is part of it), we also use the term "supsup" to describe a baby's thumbsucking hobby, while we drink softdrinks through a straw, when eating "balut", also when we eat "susong bukid" (an edible freshwater snails) and of course, when doing a (you know)...nevermind!

Miss Universe owner Donald Trump for sure will like Shamcey (especially if he knows the meaning of her surname).

Shamcey Supsup feels no pressure for Miss Universe 2011 pageant

Shamcey Supsup, the newly-crowned Binibinining Pilipinas-Universe 2011, is not pressured at all in representing the Philippines in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant which will be held 5 months from now in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Shamcey Supsup won the coveted title Sunday night and it was an added pressure to her that she succeeded Maria Venus Raj who, as we all know, ended the Philippines' 10-year-drought in the Miss Universe pageant when she entered the semis of Miss U 2010 and even placed 4th Runner Up.

And now, Shamcey is being pressured to continue what Venus has started in the pageant.

But the beauty-and-brain from General Santos City who's a Magna Cum Laude graduate from UP said during a press interview after the Coronation Night that she's feeling no pressure to match Venus' impressive performance in Miss Universe last year.

"I'm not pressured at all kasi I believe na...I was here for a reason and whatever my destiny will be (there), I'll just do my best, I'm just gonna give it my all,” Shamcey told the press, as reported on ABS-CBN's Bandila last night.

Shamcey is positive that it will be a fruitful year for the Philippines in Miss Universe 2011. "I'm really not expecting this, so let's just see what's in store for me," Shamcey tells showbiz news program SNN. "So I hope na it's going to be a fruitful year for Binibining Pilipinas. To all my fans, my friends, my family, my supporters, thank you very much. You have helped me to win this crown. I hope you will always be with me in my journey."

Goodluck Shamcey!

If you were to be asked, what do you think will be Shamcey's chances in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant this September in Brazil?



Photos courtesy of Shamcey Supsup and Jory Rivera