Philippines and Miss Universe 2010

The recent tragic death of Miss International 2009 semi-finalist, Melody Gerbasch, may have affected another beauty queen and Miss Universe 2010 hopeful, Venus Raj. After all, Ms. Gerbasch was not only her mentor but also a friend. However, Venus Raj is said to be raring to fight for the crown.

I think, the pressure is now more palpable for her if she heard or read about the hostage crisis at the Quirino grandstand today. Sigh! Why can’t the Philippines provide some really good news for international fodder?

Let’s give our full support and prayers for Venus Raj! Not only because it has been ages since we’ve won the Miss Universe crown but we need to erase or at least dissipate the bad image we have recently earned once again from today’s bad handling of the hostage crisis.

Philippines, let’s move on! Good luck, Venus Raj!