Swimwear no more?
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In a bid to inject some much-needed respectability into a beauty pageant with a sullied reputation, its new organiser is considering throwing out a pageant staple: the swimwear segment.
'We'll either cut it out or reduce it to a quick walk-through,' said Mr Raymund Ooi, 46, who was appointed by the Miss World title owners in January to run the local franchise.
The drastic move is among a slew of others that Mr Ooi, a businessman, has introduced since he took over. Among them: a greater focus on community work and showcasing the contestants' intellectual abilities.
At a press conference in Sentosa's Wave House to unveil this year's 20 finalists yesterday, he said the judges would evaluate their physiques at a separate beach event instead of at the final show, to be held at Suntec City in September.
'We are going to try not to arouse the audience during the finale,' he said jokingly.
Earlier this year, Miss World CEO Julia Morley had slammed the local pageant as 'having a showgirl club image' and chose Mr Ooi to revamp it.
-- ST
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Why not have a Miss Singapore where looks are not judged?
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just need to say world peace rite?
maybe they cant find a waxing sponsor.............so................. -
they ish scared got rad design or leopard preenz
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this will displease a lot of old man........
how are those old man going to imagine and do themselves at nite without all those swimming suit photo....???
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the old men can look at manhunt instead
they did not remove the swimwear segment
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What about in London?
There wear bikini for the lau ang mo.
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no swimwear segment = world peace! LOL LOL.
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How about a Miss Singapore Tiffany Universe pagent?
10000 turned up for the Pink Dot event at Hong Lim park, even more than political events which can only attract a few hundred people.
That's the proof of a real audience for this pagent.
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hahahahaha. feminist movement, much?
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then what is the bloody point of this pageant anymore? just make it a talent contest.
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cannot. bcos no talent.
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no boobs, just boomz ....
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I am waiting for the day when the Q&A segment question is:
"What are your views on realpolitik?"