Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: National Directors ng “Miss U,” p’wede bang mag-REQUEST? (Episode 213)

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Aired (November 20, 2023): Usapang score sheet naman ang isa sa mga naging topics ngayong hapon kasama ang mga “Miss Universe Philippines” beauty queens kasama si Tito Boy Abunda! Bilang National Director ng “Miss Universe Philippines” organization, may kakayahan kaya si Shamcey Supsup-Lee para makapag-request ng score sheet sa naturang beauty pageant? Alamin!

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00:00 [Music]

00:04 Okay, I told Shams and MJ, we have 20 minutes to talk about this.

00:10 Why are we talking about this? Why are we so invested?

00:16 Why are we so passionate about it?

00:18 Because we are talking about why Michelle is not in the top 5.

00:25 But, okay, I will list the reasons one by one.

00:32 And I think it will be revealed why she is not in the top 5.

00:35 Of course, what we are saying is, I personally feel that Michelle should be in the top 5.

00:41 Yeah, even for me. Yes.

00:43 We all agree. Yes.

00:45 Okay, let's start with the Miss Universe El Salvador post.

00:51 Remember, there was a top 5 post, it was about Michelle, then Miss Thailand deleted it.

00:58 My question is, what was that?

01:00 Was that an official platform of Miss Universe El Salvador or Miss Universe organization?

01:08 What do you know?

01:10 I really have no idea, but what I know is that it's a page for the Miss Universe in El Salvador.

01:20 The Miss Universe organization.

01:21 Yes. Okay.

01:23 And I also watched Miss Universe.

01:25 What happened here in the Philippines during Maxine's time, Miss Universe is very strict with their space.

01:31 So even if we are the Philippines' host country, we don't know what's happening because it's their show.

01:40 So I don't think El Salvador has the upper hand on what's happening around at the same time.

01:44 So it was a mistake.

01:47 It was a mistake on the part of the Miss Universe El Salvador to have posted that.

01:51 We can only speculate.

01:53 But we saw that. Yes.

01:55 So that's when we were like, what's happening? Something's fishy.

01:58 Why did Thailand delete it?

02:00 So there were aspersions because Miss Universe is owned by Ann, who is Thai, and then Michelle and Miss Thailand are very good friends.

02:10 So there were many rumors.

02:12 I'll go to the next point, people's reaction.

02:16 I talked to RD, our head writer, earlier.

02:17 I said, "I don't want to quote too many people from the country."

02:20 Of course, we're obvious. We're friends with Michelle.

02:22 But let me go to people who are not Filipinos, who were just as passionate as we are about the non-inclusion, the exclusion of Michelle from the top five.

02:34 Ronan Farrow.

02:36 Okay, this is the son of Woody Allen's director and the artist Mia Farrow.

02:40 He is a... what award is this?

02:43 Pulitzer.

02:45 Pulitzer, award-winning journalist who said that he was disappointed, robbed, shaking, crying.

02:53 Lu Shara, I'm sure you've worked with Lu Shara, the both of you.

02:57 This is a long-time trainer of Miss Universe candidates, said that the Philippines was robbed.

03:06 Okay, your comments.

03:10 It's so hard to speculate or what happened.

03:15 Of course, for us, we always feel that our candidates should have been in the top five.

03:21 Always.

03:23 Always, but we don't know how the selection process works.

03:25 And I always say that maybe if we have questions, we should ask the judges themselves.

03:30 What are their criteria for judging?

03:32 Because it was never announced.

03:35 Is it really the top five, like the evening gown part, or is it that by the time of the evening gown, they already have the top five in mind?

03:42 Because we never know.

03:44 Okay, that brings me to this question.

03:46 As national director of Miss Universe Philippines, do you have the right to request for, for example, we want to see the score of the top ten to top five.

03:55 I don't think so.

03:57 No, but they have an accounting firm.

04:00 In your relationship with Miss Universe organization, can you actually request for that?

04:05 That I'm not sure, Tito Boy.

04:07 You're not sure yet?

04:09 I have never asked to see the results.

04:11 I don't know if they ever did allow…

04:14 Isn't that something that we should look into?

04:16 Yeah.

04:18 Because you have a score sheet.

04:20 But they used to show the score, Tito Boy, during the Trump era.

04:22 During the Trump era, yeah.

04:25 So, the students, for example, who have doubts, have the right to say, "Hey, can I see how I performed?"

04:30 But then again, every year, I feel like there's always a question.

04:33 So, I feel like them, as an organization, they're used to people questioning what happened, why this didn't pass.

04:39 I totally understand that.

04:41 Sometimes, they try to protect the judges as well.

04:44 Because if you see the scores of each judge…

04:46 It's like a jambash, right?

04:48 I also understand that point.

04:51 It's a clear point that back then, it was really obvious that he was the 9.8, this judge, etc.

04:56 [Music]

Fast Talk with Boy Abunda: National Directors ng “Miss U,” p’wede bang mag-REQUEST? (Episode 213)

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