OPINION: How Katherine Espin won the Miss Earth crown
Days before the Miss Earth 2016 press presentation, I had the privilege of meeting several Miss Earth 2016 candidates including the eventual winner, Katherine...
Before and After :: A quick look on beauty transformations
Transformations in the world of pageantry is nothing new of course. An important lesson can however be learned from all of these and that...
OPINION: How Iris Mittenaere won the Miss Universe crown
There were three types of answers that were given during the final Q&A at Miss Universe 2016. Each answer echoed a certain era of...
OPINION: Can Jamaica finally win the Miss Universe crown?
by Ric G. Galvez @the4ofustraveling
It was January 25, 2015 and it was already kind of weird that...
OPINION: Thailand could win its third Miss Universe title this year
by R. Galvez @the4ofustraveling
If there is anything that stops Thailand from winning its third Miss Universe crown, it...
OPINION: Miss Universe Puerto Rico organization should be rehauled
Can the Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant bounce back?
The series of misfortunes of Puerto Rican queens at Miss Universe seem to sway the opinion...
IN FOCUS :: Pakistan’s participation at major pageants
Dwarfed by its bigger neighbor and long time nemesis India, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, despite its notorious image as the hotbed of Islamic...
OPINION :: Is the Miss International crown worth chasing after?
In late November of last year, the excitement of then reigning Miss International, Ikumi Yoshimatsu, was shattered into pieces when she was informed by...
OPINION :: Philippines and Indonesia are friends
Despite the online vitriol and all the name calling, the general relationship of the Filipino and Indonesian beauty pageant fans are generally cordial. Well...
OPINION: Miss Grand International’s grand scheme
For a pageant that encourages its contestants to do comical
monologues when presenting themselves onstage, everyone should have a clue by
now that Miss...
OPINION: Make Miss Universe great again!
By Ric Galvez
@ricggalvez
No one could perhaps blame me if I think that the background tarpaulin during the Miss Universe 2017 (66th Miss Universe Pageant)...
OPINION: Why beauty queens should be allowed to take a stand...
Written by R. Galvez
Beauty queens were once stereotypically viewed as ambassadors of goodwill where the toughest questions they...